I thought this week’s Top Ten Tuesday theme would be kinda fun, and maybe a good prompt to get round to reading some books I’ve been neglecting, so… here we go. The prompt is the ten books you find from randomly grabbing books from your shelves — let’s see what I find on my shelves!

1. Love, Theoretically, by Ali Hazelwood. I haven’t read this one yet. I’ve enjoyed a couple of Hazelwood’s books/stories, so I’m looking forward to getting around to it, though I have to be in the right mood to pick something described as a romcom. I get embarrassment squick really easily!
2. A Prayer for the Crown-Shy, by Becky Chambers. The second book in the Monk & Robot duology. I didn’t love these as much as Chambers’ other work, but there’s always something kind about her work that I’m drawn to.
3. The Book Eaters, by Sunyi Dean. Ah, definitely one I’ve been neglecting. I passed it up for review because I wasn’t quite sure about it, but ended up buying it a couple of years ago in Topping & Company in Edinburgh (an excellent indie bookshop).
4. A Mourning Wedding, by Carola Dunn. This is fairly deep into the Daisy Dalrymple series, and probably one of the furthest along I’ve read, though I haven’t got to it yet in my reread (preparatory to actually finishing the series). By this point things are a little repetitive, to be honest, and it’s possibly time for me to let go of this series.
5. Merchants of Doubt, by Naomi Oreskes and Erik M. Conway. I’ve been meaning to read this for ages — it digs into what is an absolute scandal of scientists manipulating public opinion with unfounded claims. I think this one is only getting more relevant, not less, though the examples will be out of date.
6. Hot Earl Summer, by Erica Ridley. This is in the Wild Wynchesters series, and I’m a liiiittle behind. I should really catch up, because I’ve absolutely loved the books. This one sounds a bit over the top and bonkers, but hopefully it’ll be fun anyway.
7. Heaven Official’s Blessing, vol 8, by Mo Xiang Tong Xiu. Ahhh, my beloved. This volume finishes off the story and contains the extras as well. There’s some really lovely stuff, though I can’t say it’s my favourite volume because it is a bit scattered, given it’s about a third of the main story plus disconnected extras. Still, a wonderful series.
8. The Shards of Heaven, by Michael Livingston. Hm, I’ve forgotten everything I might have ever known about this one. Looking at the summary, I’m curious how it turns out, mixing magic and the fallout from the assassination of Julius Caesar. Might have to be in the right mood for it, though, since it’s a series and I can be quite slow with reading the next book sometimes.
9. Istanbul: A Tale of Three Cities, by Bettany Hughes. It’s… been a while since I picked this one up. I want to learn more about this part of the world, especially beyond just Byzantium (which I have read about in the past), but this book’s daunting me, I must admit.
10. Archivist Wasp, by Nicole Kornher-Stace. I’d almost forgotten about this one, but I’ve been meaning to read it forever. The ghost-hunting, post-apocalyptic setup sounds fascinating.

And there we go! I almost wanted to keep going and pull a few more random choices…