Showing posts with label Bookhaul. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Bookhaul. Show all posts

Monday, December 1, 2014

(Late) Autumn Bookhaul

Even if winter is almost here, I have been wanting to post my autumn bookhaul for quite some time now. I bought most of these back in September, but haven't read them all yet (had no time at all). So I'm just going to make a brief introduction to them. 

- Another (Vol. 3 & 4) I got the first volume for my birthday back in June, and really enjoyed it, so I was really looking forward to finishing the series. My friend gave it to me knowing it was a short series, since I am not going to be following typical series with 40, 50 volumes. I have no time and no money for that. But Another was a great manga, and I'm really looking forward to watch the anime. It was creepy and confusing (very, very confusing at first) but everything got sorted out and I'm glad that the ending was unexpected. Sort of. 
- Naked Heat, by Richard Castle (Nikki Heat #2). Yes, my obsession about the show got into my bookshelves. I enjoyed the first book, and since they aren't that expensive I thought about reading the rest of the series. Haven't had time yet, but here it is. It looks good. 
- The Book Thief, by Markus Zusak. This is a book I have to read for my English class in school, but I have wanted to read it for years now. I knew I would have to read it in 12th grade, so I just waited for it. And now that it's here I have only 100 pages left and I really love it but, like always, I don't have that much time to read lately... 
- Looking for Alaska, by John Green. I can't believe I haven't read this yet. After TFIOS, Paper Towns and An Abundance of Katherines, there's only this and Will Grayson, Will Grayson. So I need to read this. And it actually looks really good and, you know, it's a John Green. 
- The Slow Regard of Silent Things, by Patrick Rothfuss. I love Patrick Rothfuss. The Name of the Wind is one of my favourite books ever. And when I saw this had come out, and it was about Auri, a character I have always thought she should be more developed, I got really excited. But, you know, Patrick should've been working on Kvothe's next book which I have been waiting for for ages, and not in other works... But it's great anyway. Can't wait to read it. 

So overall they all look pretty good, and I can't wait to read them! I'm still reading stuff from my spring and summer bookhauls, so I still have lots left... My excitement never decreases, though. 

Sunday, April 27, 2014

Spring bookhaul

So here where I live we celebrate this holiday called Sant Jordi (literary Saint George) on April 23rd where we buy and sell books and roses. It's one of my favorite days of the year because I get to buy and receive any books, and I just love that. So here's a picture of the books I've got this year during this last couple of weeks in order to celebrate this holiday: 


  • Heat Wave, by Richard Castle. I've been watching the TV show Castle lately a lot, and grown kind of obsessed with it, so when I saw this at the bookshop the other day, I just had to get it. For sure. I just hope it doesn't let me down, because I really really love the show. 
  • Shatter Me, by Tahereh Mafi. I finally found it!! I've been looking for this book like crazy! I found out recently that the reason why I couldn't find it is because it hadn't been published here until March (unfair!), but that doesn't explain why I couldn't find it in English either. So a friend bought it for me, and I was so excited to read it that I started it on Friday night, and by the afternoon of the next day it was already over! I'm going to write its review soon, as soon as I'm done with my exams, because I really liked it! Can't wait to read the other two. 
  • Just One Day, by Gayle Forman. I've been looking forward to reading this for a long time now, and I found Just One Year, the second book, the other day but I couldn't find the first one, so I asked my dad for it as my Saint George present, and here it is! 
  • Brahe and Kepler, by M. Pilar Gil. I have no idea what this is, but it doesn't look bad for an Spanish book. I guess I'll have to try and see. That was my mom's present. She wanted to buy the first book in the Mara Dyer series (which is what I wanted the most) but couldn't find it anywhere so... I guess I'll have to look for it somewhere else. 
  • Marvelous Disaster, by Jamie McGuire. I loved the first book, it was great, and I really wanted to know more about Travis, so reading from his point of view may be nice. But I just feel like every time an author wants to do this, they ruin it, so I hope this one's fine...
  • Eleanor & Park, by Rainbow Rowell. While this one was in my list, I wanted Fangirl first but couldn't find it anywhere, so I bought this one, which looks awesome and the kind of story I need to read right now, and I'm pretty sure I'll love it. 
  • El guardián invisible, Dolores Redondo. Literary "The invisible guardian", this book was a recommendation from one of my teachers, that teacher I love and who reads everything I read. I've always liked her recommendations, so why not this one? It's a mystery novel, which I haven't tried yet, but it looks quite good and I really want to start it. 
  • Emma, by Jane Austen. Another classic to my shelves. I've been buying all these books in English lately, from A Tale of Two Cities to To Kill a Mockingbird, and the only one I've read so far is Wuthering Heights (awesome!), so I couldn't help but getting this one too, because I would really want to read it. The only problem is that these books in English aren't as easy for me as the ones that belong to the young adult genre. These are classics, and its English is quite older and way more difficult. But I have to try. 
So these are the new books I've got this week and that I'm really looking forward to reading. The next one I'm going to buy is probably The Fiery Heart, because I'm travelling to London soon and it will be the perfect opportunity to buy books in English, and I just can't believe I still haven't read that one! I'll keep you updated :)