Books 2019 - What if it's Us and The Up Side of Unrequited

Two books at once, but only one of them counts for a challenge this time, because they're both new... I couldn't resist giving myself a treat after the dentist last week, just for the sheer relief of things!

Mount TBR so far = 5/24 (still)
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( What If It's Us by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silveri )

( The Up Side of Unrequited by Becky Albertalli )

I couldn't fit either of these books into the ljbookbingo square, until I realised that smack in the middle of it was a Free Space, so I'm using it up with What If Its Us, just for the sake of it. Which means I've got another row of three... *g*

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Books 2019 - A Good Thief's Guide to Amsterdam by Chris Ewan

Mount TBR so far = 6/24
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The Good Thief's Guide to Amsterdam by Chris Ewan
Charlie Howard travels the globe writing suspense novels for a living. To supplement his income - and keep his hand in - Charlie has a small side business: stealing for a very discreet clientele on commission.
When a mysterious American offers Charlie 20,000 euros to steal two small monkey figurines to match the one he already has, Charlie is suspicious; the job seems too good to be true, and of course, it is. He soon finds the American beaten nearly to death, and the third figurine has vanished.
Back in London, his literary agent Victoria (who is savvy naive enough to believe he actually looks like his jacket photo), tries to talk him through the plot problems in both his manuscript and in his real life - but Charlie soon finds himself caught in a caper reminiscent of a Cary Grant movie, involving safe-deposit boxes, menacing characters, and a beautiful damsel in distress.

( I wasn't expecting... )

And yeay - because not only is the title six words long for ljbookbingo, but it's been on my shelf for at least a year, so it's another one for Mount To-Be-Read too! *g* And oooh, look - nearly two full rows! *vbg*

It just squeezes into Mount TBR (loaned to me by a friend when I got back from Australia - but I figure if a loan's been on my shelves for more than a month waiting to be read, then it counts as TBR - and this has been here since last year. *g* And it's also

( Books 2019 )