Sunday Book Coveting - November 25, 2012

So, on Friday I thought "I wonder if Bookcloseouts is having their Cyber Monday sale this year?" And then I decided to look.... BAD idea! They were having their sale for four days only this year. This lead to 'window shopping' and making a cart of books I would like to have. I thought it would be fun and then I could just delete and carry on with life... um, well, no, no I can't. It is possible that I maybe, possibly pushed 'purchase order'.  I did the sale last year, too, and then I vlogged when they arrived.

Since I lack any and all will-power, I thought I would share what I got... Some might not actually arrive. I know there were a couple that there were only a few copies left and I might not be one of the lucky ones... But, we shall see...

My friend loves Fiona McIntosh. I am determined to read her next year and I have book one on my TBR pile all ready. Decided that I should take advantage of getting book 2.

Sara Douglass' last book. *sniff* This is part of the reason why I went through with the purchase. I was going to get this book after Christmas with my gift cards... And for a lot more money!

This wasn't something I had to have, the reviews have been mixed, but I wanted to try it for myself.

A book that I believe Wendy from Musings of a Bookish Kitty suggested. I really like the cover...

I keep buying Jude Morgan books because they sound good... Now to actually read one...

I want to say Eva for this recommendation... Although I have seen it around the blogosphere in general.

This has been on my wish list FOREVER! I was so excited when it was on there.

The sequel, too!

I always look for Charles de Lint. No idea what this even is... But, de Lint!

Another author I keep hearing all sorts about, but haven't read myself...

I know nothing about this one, but it lived through the purge... Just drawn to it for some reason.

This was on last years list, but it got taken off by something else shiny... Last year I spent forever going through books. This year I didn't so much...

Not my usual affair, but I couldn't resist... I have been curious for years.

oops, turns out this is book two... I just thought it sounded good.

I love this duo!!

Again drawn to the cover...

I have read this de Lint, but don't own it. Decided now was a good time to add it to the collection.

Another de Lint. I own Moonheart and this is the sequel.

I was excited to see this on here. I enjoyed Shades of Milk and Honey, but this has got mixed reviews. At least if I don't like it I didn't pay a lot. Plus, love the cover!

This made the blogging rounds a bit this year. I read my first Bledsoe for a TLC Book Tour and enjoyed it. Figured I would try something else!

I am not sure where I heard of this book, but it is on my wish list and it sounds really good!

Memory literally just posted about this on her blog and I decided to see if it was available. Yay, how that worked out!

I am reading this right now and loving it. I don't actually own it, though, so I knew I had to take advantage of this being on here! Yay!

Keep meaning to try Elizabeth Bear... Hope this isn't terrible... At least it is book 1!

Like I said above, I really like this duo...

I actually got this book last year, but it was sold out and I never actually received a copy. This year there are 30 copies, so fingers crossed!

I have been reading some random Carrie Vaughn lately and having fun with them. I thought I would give this a try.

This is part of the series by Alex Bledsoe that I mentioned I had started. Sadly there were only two copies left, so not sure if I will actually get this one...

I saw this book make the blogging rounds and was curious...

Another McKillip... Now to actually read a book by her!!

This is Memory's fault... She was on Twitter...

I have what turns out to be the sequel to this. I obviously wanted to get book 1 even though I am told they can be read alone.

Memory again...

More Parker... More Memory...

I will need book 3, but I REALLY like this cover, so yep, bought it anyway...

And a wish list find... I almost want to say Aarti, but maybe I am wrong...

Yep, so this was a very big splurge... Even with shipping, though, it really wasn't that bad money-wise... I will spend more money on new books after Christmas when I do my annual pre-orders and get a lot less for it... I am wicked excited, though! Now, to actually get back into reading!!

What I Would be Reading if I was Reading...

I have bought all these pretty books lately and not read any of them! And, there are more, but well, it is sad that I pre-order books that just sit around lately. It's depressing! 

What books are you hoping to read soon?

Sunday Book Coveting - August 26, 2012

My birthday is in a bit over a month and I am all ready thinking about books. I haven't had a decent book splurge since Christmas and I think I am due, right? Here are what I am thinking:

It’s 1939. The Nazis have supermen, the British have demons, and one perfectly normal man gets caught in between.

Raybould Marsh is a British secret agent in the early days of the Second World War, haunted by something strange he saw on a mission during the Spanish Civil War: a German woman with wires going into her head who looked at him as if she knew him.

When the Nazis start running missions with people who have unnatural abilities—a woman who can turn invisible, a man who can walk through walls, and the woman Marsh saw in Spain who can use her knowledge of the future to twist the present—Marsh is the man who has to face them. He rallies the secret warlocks of Britain to hold the impending invasion at bay. But magic always exacts a price. Eventually, the sacrifice necessary to defeat the enemy will be as terrible as outright loss would be.

Alan Furst meets Alan Moore in the opening of an epic of supernatural alternate history, the tale of a twentieth century like ours and also profoundly different.

I saw this book mentioned on Twitter. It sounds really good! I saw somewhere it was compared to Naomi Novik's series. On to my wish list it did go.

On remote Rollrock Island, men go to sea to make their livings--and to catch their wives.

The witch Misskaella knows the way of drawing a girl from the heart of a seal, of luring the beauty out of the beast. And for a price a man may buy himself a lovely sea-wife. He may have and hold and keep her. And he will tell himself that he is her master. But from his first look into those wide, questioning, liquid eyes, he will be just as transformed as she. He will be equally ensnared. And the witch will have her true payment.

Margo Lanagan weaves an extraordinary tale of desire, despair, and transformation. With devastatingly beautiful prose, she reveals characters capable of unspeakable cruelty, but also unspoken love.

After a couple slow starts, I ended up loving Tender Morsels by this author. This was on my lists since way back at Christmas time, but I haven't ordered it yet. Soon!

After previous assignments in London, the depths of the Atlantic Ocean, and the Australian rain forest, this final adventure in the Hunchback Assignments series finds our hero, shape-shifting, masked spy Modo, on his most personal quest. Along with fellow spy Octavia Milkweed, they search for Modo's biological parents. But when the Clockwork Guild find Modo's parents first, Octavia and Modo chase them across Europe and North America to the Island of Doom. Joined by memorable characters from the first three books--some lovable, and some who are terrifying and evil--Modo and Octavia dash towards a thrilling conclusion.

The last book in the series... Sad! The only reason I don't have this book all ready is because the bookstore here doesn't have it.

The seventh instalment in the biggest, funniest, most thrilling comedy-horror-adventure series in the universe - and the follow-up to 2011’s number-one bestseller, Death Bringer…

Magic is a disease.

Across the land, normal people are suddenly developing wild and unstable powers. Infected by a rare strain of magic, they are unwittingly endangering their own lives and the lives of the people around them. Terrified and confused, their only hope lies with the Sanctuary. Skulduggery Pleasant and Valkyrie Cain are needed now more than ever.

And then there's the small matter of Kitana. A normal teenage girl who, along with her normal teenage friends, becomes infected. Becomes powerful. Becomes corrupted. Wielding the magic of gods, they're set to tear the city apart unless someone stands up against them.

Looks like it's going to be another one of those days…

New Skulduggery Pleasant. Yay!

Evie O'Neill has been exiled from her boring old hometown and shipped off to the bustling streets of New York City--and she is pos-i-toot-ly thrilled. New York is the city of speakeasies, shopping, and movie palaces! Soon enough, Evie is running with glamorous Ziegfield girls and rakish pickpockets. The only catch is Evie has to live with her Uncle Will, curator of The Museum of American Folklore, Superstition, and the Occult--also known as "The Museum of the Creepy Crawlies."

When a rash of occult-based murders comes to light, Evie and her uncle are right in the thick of the investigation. And through it all, Evie has a secret: a mysterious power that could help catch the killer--if he doesn't catch her first.

New Libba Bray! And a new series... Fun!

What books are you coveting for a book splurge?

Week in Review (17)

Random Thoughts

I was actually doing a bit better on the reading thing, but then I got distracted by life. I am still reading, but not enough to get through all the books I want. I am not really bothered by that this week, though. I will do my post for the end of April tomorrow, but this week I am talking about the end of this week. I think May will be a bit more reading, but this month I had lots of projects on the go. This month I was busy with other projects, but May is different. I hope everyone has a wonderful May!

Challenge News

Again, another week mostly dedicated to the Once Upon a Time challenge more than anything. We watched two movies on Saturday night that would count, too: The Princess Bride and Bridge to Terabithia. I had seen both before, but we are going through and watching some movies we hadn't seen in a while.

Weekly Reads

92. Enchanted Glass by Diana Wynne Jones (Completed April 25, 2011)
93. Trickster - Native American Tales: A Graphic Collection edited by Matt Dembicki (Completed April 25, 2011)
94. Ghostopolis by Doug TenNapel (Completed April 26, 2011)

Weekly Posts

Week in Review (16)

Short Story Monday - The Very Best of Charles de Lint Part 3

Review: Far and Away: A Prize Every Time by Neil Peart

2011 Reading Challenges - An Update

Graphic Novel Extravaganza - Take Three

Serenity by Joss Whedon Times Two - Take Two

Trickster and Ghostopolis - A Graphic Novel Twosome

New Additions

Bought:

Mirror, Mirror on the Wall: Women Writers Explore Their Favorite Fairy Tales edited by Kate Bernheimer

Borrowed:

Promises to Keep by Charles de Lint

Eyes Like Leaves by Charles de Lint

Mermaid by Carolyn Turgeon

Muse & Reverie by Charles de Lint

Loaded:

Nothing this week...

Received:

Vlad: The Last Confession by C.C. Humphreys

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