Stacking the Shelves: The electronic version

Stacking the Shelves is a weekly series created by tyngas reviews where I talk about the books I've recently added to my ever growing bookshelf.

I did it y'all.

I bought an e-reader. I know, I know-- how late to the party am I?? I actually owned a Nook, once upon a time, but it sort of fell by the wayside. You see, I'm not the biggest fan of e-books. I'm sort of a traditionalist, I like my books to be made out of dead trees-- there's really not a replacement for physically holding a book in your hands. 

But I also like convenience-- browsing my library's electronic shelf and then instantly checking a book out appeals to the lazy side of myself when driving all the way to the library seems like a time consuming hassle. 

So I was suckered into Amazon's prime-day sale and bought an ad-free version of the Fire tablet and it came in on Friday! 

And I've already checked out two e-books from my library so I thought I would share what those are :) 

Lab Girl by Hope Jahren

If you've been following me for really any time at all, you might know that I don't read non-fiction. Every now and then one will catch my eye and I'll spend months slowly working my way through it, but on the whole I tend to stick to fiction. However, at my recent family reunion, my bookophile aunt recommend this autobiography of a plant scientist. As a scientist myself (how many degrees will I need before I feel like that term isn't an exaggeration?) I was interested in hearing about her life and journey. Thus far I'm liking it-- even if she does anthropomorphize plants a bit too much [[read: way too much]].

While I was electronically browsing through my library, two things repeatedly shocked me. One: that almost every book I searched my library had an e-copy. Two: they were almost always, without fail, already checked out. Like, what are the odds??


Secrets of a Charmed Life by Susan Meissner

This was the first book I found that was on my to-read list and wasn't already checked out. It's one of those books that flits back and forth in time, telling two parrelel stories-- and that's about all I know. I'm excited to start it!

That's it! I'm still working my way through two actual-hold-in-your-hands books, so I didn't want to go overboard on my additions to my new electronic shelf. 

What about you? Do you have an e-reader? Do you prefer paper books?