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Sunday 26 May 2013

Book Haul [#3]

This is probably going to be my last book haul for about three weeks as I will not be buying multiple books each week for a little while, but if I do end up accumulating enough books I will post a haul some time within those few weeks.

The books that I managed to find this week were a wonderful surprise!

  • Divergent By: Veronica Roth
  • Delirium By: Lauren Oliver
  • Summoning By: Kelley Armstrong
  • Awakening By: Kelley Armstrong
  • Reckoning  By: Kelley Armstrong
  • Unbelievable By: Sara Shepard
  • Heartless By: Sara Shepard
  • Flawless By: Sara Shepard
The total cost for all eight of these books were a bit less then $20
At regular price I would have paid a little more then $100

Another great book buying week!

Book Tag #3 Favorites

1. Top 3 favorite books?
  • HP 7
  • Burning Roses
  •  Thirteenth Tale
2. Top 3 least favorite books?
  • Life of Pi 
  • Jane Eyre
  • Scorch Trials (This may change in the future, but as of right now I just can't get into this book)
3. Top 3 favorite characters?
  • Etienne St Clair (Anna and the French Kiss)
  • Ian (Host) 
  • Spencer Hastings (Pretty Little Liars) 
4. Top 3 least favorite characters?
  •  Jane (Jane Eyre)
  • Primrose (Hunger Games trilogy)
  • Pi (Life of Pi)
5. Biggest let-down?
  •  Maze Runner
6. Books that you liked that other people hated?
  • Thirteenth Tale
7. Characters that people love but you hated?
  •  Prim (Hunger Games Trilogy)
8. Characters that people hate but you loved?
  • Bellatrix (Harry Potter)
9. Books you didn't finish?
  •  Jane Eyre
  • Scorch Trials
10. What book have you read the most times?
  • Any of the HP books!
  • Thirteenth Tale

Book Haul #2

This is the book haul that I have from the weekend of the 18th

The books I purchased are once again books that are being sold at discount because of something being wrong with them.

This haul the books I purchased included.

The confession of Georgia Nicolson Series by Louise Rennison
Books 3: Knocked Out by My Nunga-Nungas
           4: Dancing in my Nuddy-Pants
           8: Love is a Many Trousered Thing
           9: Stop in the Name of Pants
          10: Are these my Basoomas I see before me?

The last book I purchased was
Two Truths and a Lie by Sara Shepard

The total of this haul was $13
and at regular price i would have paid about $80

Wednesday 22 May 2013

Book Tag # 2: Inside & Out

Inside & Out TAG

I Inside flap/Back of the book summaries: Too much info? Or not enough (Discuss)

  • I honestly don't even read those anymore, i find books on blogs, goodreads, and youtube, if i find it interesting then i'll buy it, if i'm in a store shopping and come across a book i will read the blurb but it is always different, sometimes it barely says anything, if it doesn't give me enough to be interested then i put the book down and move on.
N New book: What form do you want it in? Be honest: Audiobook, E-Book, Paperback, or Hardcover?
  • I love books! paper back or hard cover i just love to have them physically on my shelf. But i do have an e-reader and I love it! People get upset about e-readers, but its so easy when traveling. and you can carry hundreds of books and it weighs just about nothing!
S Scribble while you read? Do you like to write in your books, taking notes, making comments, or do you keep your books clean clean clean? (Tell us why)
  • No no no no no! No writing in books! I am so against it! It should be illegal. Sadly as much as i hate doing it, it is necessary when it comes to my textbooks.
I It's your favorite, What is your favorite quote from a book.
  •  "In dreams we enter a world that is entirely our own"
D Does it matter to you whether the author is male of female when you're deciding on a book? What if you're unsure of the author's gender?
  • Authors gender does not matter to me at all. As long as i enjoy the book itself then the author's gender is irrelevant
E Ever read ahead? or have you ever read the last page way before you got there? (Do confess thy sins, foul demon!) :)
  •  To be honest.... yes, I have and I'm not proud of it! I don't want to do it, but sometimes i get to excited, or far to worried to wait until the end of the book to find out certain things. I know its wrong and I try to do certain things to stop myself. For example if I read ahead and have to minus one book from what I am allowed to purchase that month.

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O Organized bookshelves, or Outrageous bookshelves?
  •  My bookshelves are crazy... crazy organized that is. I will reorganize my bookshelves at least twice a month, because I will get tired of how my shelves look. I keep series together. I will post pictures of my shelves soon. But I have five shelves at the moment, one is my YA shelf and my other is for Fiction and biographies, and a very small shelf i have is my magazines, and these three are in my bedroom. I have two in my basement and these are strictly, text books, and music related books, along with some random books that I do not want on my selves.
U Under oath: have you ever bought a book based on the cover (alone)?
  •  Yes! I have bought a book based on the cover, if the cover interests me then I am sure I will love the book, and based on my thoughts of the books I have purchased based on the cover I have been correct in how much I love the books.
T Take it outside to read, or stay in?
  • This really depends on where I am. When I am at home I prefer to read in my room, if I am at the cottage then I love reading on the porch, but also in my room, where its quiet with no distractions. While on vacation I of course love to read outside!

Tuesday 21 May 2013

Book Haul #1

This was a book haul from last weekend May 18th and 19th!

I paid a total of $22 dollars for all of these books and at regular price they would have came out to $200+
These are all new books, but they do have some damage but the books I bought were all in great shape it was only the marker tag on the bottom of the book. Although it had this mark it was still well worth it.

The Books i purchased were
  1. The Fame Game By: Lauren Conrad
  2. Bright Young Things By: Anna Godberson
  3. Beautiful Days: By Anna Godberson
  4. Perfect By: Sara Shepard
  5. Wicked By: Sara Shepard
  6. Killer By: Sara Shepard
  7. Twisted By: Sara Shepard
  8. Ruthless By: Sara Shepard
  9. The Vampire Diaries: The Hunters: Phantom By: L.J Smith
  10. The Vampire Diaries: The Hunters: Moonsong By: L.J Smith

Book Tag #1 Playing with your Emotions!

Simply name a book that made you feel a certain way while reading it!

  1. Happy: Anna and the French Kiss (Just a happy book)
  2. Sad: Burning Roses (I was crying then laughing, and crying, just an amazing book)
  3. Angry: New Moon (I hated it.... and i hated that Edward left, so i was pretty dang angry)
  4. Nostalgic: Star Trek (I used to watch Star Trek with my dad growing up!)
  5. Scared: Thirteenth Tale (It was just really creepy! But by far one of my favorite books!)
  6. Disappointed: Maze Runner (I expected so much more with the way people had been talking about it)
  7. Surprised: Harry Potter 6 (Dead! Dead? Dead?!?!)
  8. Distressed: Hunger Games (I was freaking out throughout this entire series!)
  9. Confused: Pretty Little Liars (I love the show, and the books are awesome but i was so lost! But i guess that was A's point.)