Those are all the books I got in April! I think... I could be missing a few. I actually was missing a few, I had to retake this picture.
This book haul is actually a lot bigger than I was expecting, so let's get to it! Should I put pictures? Do you guys like pictures? (I say that as if there's anyone actually reading this blog). I'm gonna put pictures.
This first batch of books are ones I ordered from Amazon and other various online sources:
A Song of Ice and Fire series by George R.R. Martin. I found the box set really cheap on Amazon ($30!!) at the beginning of the month, but I had no idea if I'd like it so instead, my brother lent me the first one. I got about halfway through before deciding that yes, I absolutely had to order the box set. I'm still about halfway through. Because I ordered the box set two days ago. It just came in today, I unboxed it half an hour ago and it's just so perfect, I can't wait to put it on my bookshelf.
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Saenz. This book. This book, man. Everything about it is stunning - the cover, the feel, the content, just yes. So, if you couldn't tell, I've already read this one (I read it for Dewey's 24-Hour Read-a-thon). It's told from the POV of this boy named Aristotle (Ari for short) and it's all about his friendship with another boy named Dante. I can't say much more without really spoiling it, this is a very spoiler-ripe kind of book, so you'll just have to go read it for yourself. If I could just sum up my feelings for this book in one gif (I can't), this would be it:
Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor. I'm going to be honest. I bought this book 100% based on the cover. I had no idea what it was about until I got it in the mail, opened up the package, and read the back. Good thing it's actually right up my alley (angel falls in love with a demon, or something). When I did open the package, however, the first thing I noticed was the awful shape the book was in. The cover was bent, it looked like a cat or something had chewed on the bottom corner, and the pages were so worn and gross it was just... ugh. I'd ordered the book from thriftbooks.com, so obviously it wasn't going to be a brand new copy, but this copy... nope. So I contacted thriftbooks and told them about the quality and not only did they refund me the full price of the book ($5), they let me keep it anyway. A+ on customer service, thriftbooks. I'm going to go out and grab a different copy before I read it, though, because I can barely stand to look it at. Who would treat a book like that?
The Fault in Our Stars by John Green. I had to. I just had to. Look at that cover. I usually hate movie tie-in editions of books, but look at it. I order this one right from B&N's website, even though I already have ahem... five... copies... of it... I can list them, see:
1) My original copy. It has notes and stuff in it. I don't loan this one out anymore, because apparently the notes contain spoilers. (Sorry, Amanda!)
2) The collector's edition copy. It's shiny and silver and has stuff inside it.
3) A signed copy.
4) A Spanish copy.
5) The audiobook, narrated by John Green.
And now, 6) this one.
It's honestly such a nice copy though, it's not super floppy and fingerprint-gathering as most movie tie-ins, it's actually pretty good quality and there are pictures inside. Of the movie.
How Evan Broke His Head and Other Secrets by Garth Stein. I loved The Art of Racing in the Rain, so I just had to get this book. Unfortunately, the cover I have isn't as nice as this one, but it's not too bad. From what I can gather it's about this guy named Evan who hooked up with this girl in high school and she got pregnant. The book takes place several years later - the girl has just died and now Evan is stuck with his estranged teenage son who wants nothing to do with him. Not as creative as Racing in the Rain, but I'm still pretty excited for this one.
Man in the Middle by John Illig. I love hiking. A lot. I've already read a bunch of books (ok, a couple) about the Appalachian Trail, so I figured it was time to branch out and read some about the Pacific Crest Trail and the Continental Divide Trail (together they are the three longest hiking trails in the US, besides the American Discovery Trail). This one's about the author's experiences hiking the CDT, which runs from Mexico to Canada and is about 3,100 miles long. It's the newest one of the three, and I'm pretty sure it's not even done being constructed, so this should be a pretty interesting read. This book is actually the third in a series, because before he wrote this one he wrote two others on the Appalachian Trail and the Pacific Crest Trail, which he also hiked. I don't... I don't even know how.
Now let's move on to books I bought in store. I actually bought all of these books at the same store, a second-hand bookstore that usually has books in decent shape at even better prices. So that's nice.
Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Halloween Rain, Bad Bargain, and Afterimage by a bunch of people. This book is huge, and it was only $2, and I love Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and I didn't even know there were books based on it until I saw this. Enough said.
BtVS: Chaos Bleeds by James A. Moore. Again, Buffy. $2. Buffy.
Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut. I've already read this book for class, but I absolutely loved and I had to get my own copy to make notes and stuff in, because when I really like books I have to make notes about how much I love it. In all honesty, though, this book blew my mind.
Breakfast of Champions by Kurt Vonnegut. Slaughterhouse-Five blew my mind so far into the stratosphere that I had to get more books by Kurt Vonnegut. This was the only one they had at the store :( .
The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown. The only other book by Dan Brown I've read is Deception Point, and I actually really liked it - more than I thought I would, anyway. So I decided to pick up another one by him, and, well, it's The Da Vinci Code.
That's it for my April book haul! I did order one more book, but it's not going to be here until May, so I'm going to put it in my May book haul instead. I'll just keep you all in suspense until then.
Yup.
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