My Ebookshelf (Small Though It Be)

Wow, what a nerdy title! Only the 21^st century could present us with such an awkward, amazing thing. Paper books are definitely my preference, but giveaways and sales have given me a few of my own ebooks to talk about. Sorry--I had so much fun with my paper-bookshelf tour, that I couldn't stop there. ; )

Brothers and Betrayal by Sarah Holman

Sequel to Adventures and Adversities (Love the alphabetical!), I got this book through a giveaway. I really enjoyed reading it since I’m a medieval and Robin Hood junkie. The best thing about it, though, is that it’s those things redeemed. ; ) Robin Hood without the thievery. It does bring up some interesting moral dilemma discussions, but you’ll hear more about that when I post the full review sometime.

Daddy-Long-Legs by Jean Webster

I picked this book up because it was cute-looking, famous, and free. I really enjoyed the letter format and the endearing, down-to-earth character of Judy. ; ) It is a product of its times, however, so there are some things I don’t agree with. (And I found the romance disappointing but I’m picky, so...) ; )

The Graham Quartet and the Mysterious Strangers by Rebekah Morris

I picked this up because it was free online, and I knew it would be good since I’ve read a lot by the author. ; ) My siblings and I all really enjoyed it since it’s an adventuresome mystery where the kids have their parents in on it and they actually call the police when they need to. We are so excited for the next book to come out! ; )

The Green Ember by S.D. Smith

My mom picked this up for free through a Famomook friend’s recommendation and asked me to preview it. Cute cover, probably Beatrix Potter-like, right? I decided to try it out to see if maybe the younger kids could read it. And I love it so much!!! It’s definitely a very favorite ever, as you can probably tell from the extended review I have on here. And I just read the prequel The Blackstar of Kingston. And I just found out there’s another book in the series coming next spring. Eeek!!

It Took a War by Emily Ann Putzke

This book looked really interesting, and since it was discounted for a summer reading program on Homeschooled Authors I thought I would give it a try. Very neat story concept, but I found the story to be a bit like a textbook sometimes and somewhat abbreviated with not much character development in some cases. Still an interesting read, but not exactly my taste.

Never by J. Grace Pennington

I won this book in a giveaway and was interested to see what it had to offer since I’d only read the author’s sci-fi works. It was a very well written complicated story, but I had trouble enjoying it because of the grunginess and the violence. I also wished the Christian theme had been stronger. Once again, a good book but not my taste. ; )

Waltz into the Waves by Sarah Holman

You know how when you have an Amazon giftcard and you squeeze as many real books onto it as possible there’s still those delightful little bits of money left over? Yeah, I found myself in that troubling situation. Coming across this short story, I decided to give it a try since it sounded really cute. ; ) It was a really cute. And a really clever Cinderella retelling. One problem though—too cute. The romance was more of the kind that gets into the characters' thought lives (i.e. Oh, wow, I want to kiss him.), and I try not to read much of that because it can affect my brain. ; ) So, I did enjoy it for its good writing, but it’s not something I’ll read again for a while. ; )

So, that’s my ebookshelf. As you can see it’s been collected mostly through giveaways, discounts, and the like which is exactly what Kindle is for, right? I want to publicly thank my brother for figuring out how to link my account with the family’s so we can have our books on the same Kindle. Pretty awesome, bro.

What does your ebookshelf contain? Do you like the adventure of trying out books or do you find it discouraging and maddening? Which do you prefer—paper books or digital ones? ; )