I should have a review up for Destined for An Early Grave soonish (letting it simmer for awhile so that I don’t sound too fangirly,) and I’m currently totally absorbed in a fantastic read, so in the meantime…Why not pull out a sorta-meme. This one has been drifting about but I saw it on Presenting Lenore and again today on Hey Lady! Whatcha Readin’? and thought I’d do it, too.
Prompted by an article that both ladies reference in their posts, essentially, you look at the last twenty books you read and list where you got them from. It’s a neat idea, and I have a feeling for where my majority will lie, but let’s see. Here goes.
- The Bean Trees by Barbara Kingsolver – Library and read for a workshop
- Dull Boy by Sarah Cross – Borrowed from library
- Close Encounters by Katherine Allred – Purchased from bookstore because I couldn’t find it in my library consortium
- Bird by Rita Murphy – Read for review for my regional library system
- Fire by Kristin Cashore – Received ARC
- Twenty Boy Summer by Sarah Ockler – Borrowed from library and bought (after realizing how much I loved it)
- Street Magic by Caitlin Kittredge – Purchased it, again because no library owned it
- The Last Olympian by Rick Riordan – Autobuy series for me
- Prada & Prejudice by Mandy Hubbard – Borrowed from library
- The First Part Last by Angela Johnson – Borrowed from library to read for the course I am currently enrolled in
- Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins – Borrowed ARC from a fellow YA librarian
- Nekropolis by Tim Waggoner – Read ARC for review/received from publisher
- Goddess Boot Camp by Tera Lynn Childs – Borrowed from library
- Along for the Ride by Sarah Dessen – Read for review for my regional library system
- The Absolutely True Diary of a Part Time Indian by Sherman Alexie – Borrowed from library
- The Luxe by Anna Godbersen – Purchased because I was being impatient
- Howl’s Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones – Purchased
- The Strangely Beautiful…Percy Parker by Leanna Renee Heiber – Received ARC from author/publisher
- Resenting the Hero by Moira J. Moore – Ordered
- When the Circus Came to Town by Laurence Yep – Borrowed from library
- Destined for an Early Grave by Jeaniene Frost – Also an autobuy author for me; I was at the bookstore on release day as soon as I could possibly get there
It was a no-brainer that I would have borrowed most from the library. I do work in one, after all. 
And out of the ones I actually purchased, quite a few were because I love/adore/worship the authors and will buy all of their future releases, and the rest were either due to my impatience or because I just couldn’t get them through the library. So, the next time my husband complains about me buying a book, I guess I have something to show him.
(Oops! Just realized I did 21 instead. Ah, well.)
