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Library Book Haul~ Part 1(?)
Hey, hi, henlo, and howdy everyone!
Today's post is a rather unexpected one mainly because I wasn't going out with the intention of getting something to post about (I had to go into town for jury duty). And after 30 minutes of staring into a void of faces whom you'd think I'd be familiar with being from a small town but knew not but a single person, the judge came into the room, announced all the cases for the day had already been taken care of, and that we were free to go!
A silent round of applause for my local judge getting it done!
So with many hours of free time and a library just across the road from said courthouse, I made my way inside and needless to say, I was not disappointed in the selection~
And onto the post we go!
I will be posting photos of the books I acquired along with a synopsis I obtained from Goodreads and I will also be posting a link below to Amazon where, if you're interested, you can purchase a copy for yourself! *This is not sponsored, I just like to be helpful wherever I can*
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A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas
A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas {Synopsis}
When nineteen-year-old huntress Feyre kills a wolf in the woods, a terrifying creature arrives to demand retribution. Dragged to a treacherous magical land she knows about only from legends, Feyre discovers that her captor is not truly a beast, but one of the lethal, immortal faeries who once ruled her world.
At least, he’s not a beast all the time.
As she adapts to her new home, her feelings for the faerie, Tamlin, transform from icy hostility into a fiery passion that burns through every lie she’s been told about the beautiful, dangerous world of the Fae. But something is not right in the faerie lands. An ancient, wicked shadow is growing, and Feyre must find a way to stop it, or doom Tamlin—and his world—forever.
From bestselling author Sarah J. Maas comes a seductive, breathtaking book that blends romance, adventure, and faerie lore into an unforgettable read.
Link: Amazon
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Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo
Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo {Synopsis}
Galaxy “Alex” Stern is the most unlikely member of Yale’s freshman class. Raised in the Los Angeles hinterlands by a hippie mom, Alex dropped out of school early and into a world of shady drug dealer boyfriends, dead-end jobs, and much, much worse. By age twenty, in fact, she is the sole survivor of a horrific, unsolved multiple homicide. Some might say she’s thrown her life away. But at her hospital bed, Alex is offered a second chance: to attend one of the world’s most elite universities on a full ride. What’s the catch, and why her?
Still searching for answers to this herself, Alex arrives in New Haven tasked by her mysterious benefactors with monitoring the activities of Yale’s secret societies. These eight windowless “tombs” are well-known to be haunts of the future rich and powerful, from high-ranking politicos to Wall Street and Hollywood’s biggest players. But their occult activities are revealed to be more sinister and more extraordinary than any paranoid imagination might conceive.
Link: Amazon
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The City of Brass by S. A. Chakraborty
The City of Brass by S. A. Chakraborty {Synopsis}
Nahri has never believed in magic. Certainly, she has power; on the streets of 18th century Cairo, she’s a con woman of unsurpassed talent. But she knows better than anyone that the trade she uses to get by—palm readings, zars, healings—are all tricks, sleights of hand, learned skills; a means to the delightful end of swindling Ottoman nobles.
But when Nahri accidentally summons an equally sly, darkly mysterious djinn warrior to her side during one of her cons, she’s forced to accept that the magical world she thought only existed in childhood stories is real. For the warrior tells her a new tale: across hot, windswept sands teeming with creatures of fire, and rivers where the mythical marid sleep; past ruins of once-magnificent human metropolises, and mountains where the circling hawks are not what they seem, lies Daevabad, the legendary city of brass, a city to which Nahri is irrevocably bound.
In that city, behind gilded brass walls laced with enchantments, behind the six gates of the six djinn tribes, old resentments are simmering. And when Nahri decides to enter this world, she learns that true power is fierce and brutal. That magic cannot shield her from the dangerous web of court politics. That even the cleverest of schemes can have deadly consequences.
After all, there is a reason they say be careful what you wish for...
Link: Amazon
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And that concludes my library haul!
Thank you for taking the time to check out my haul and hope you decide to stick around for future posts to come~ Bye-bye!
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Meet the Book Blogger Tag
Truth be told… I wasn’t tagged by anybody… BUT! I think this would be a good way for each and every one of you to get to know me, what I’m about, and what I will bring to the table of book blogging.
Here are the rules for this tag:
Nominated bloggers can nominate ten other bloggers.
Use the same questions from the tag.
Tag the original creator (Bibliomavens) and the blogger who tagged you
Questions
Who is your all-time favorite book character?
Throwing me straight to the wolves with this one… AND SPEAKING OF WOLVES~ Remus Lupin from the Harry Potter series. I mean, how could he not be is the real question here. A part of the Marauders, Remus helped to create The Marauder’s Map, he was the intellectual best friend to a bunch of hooligans (and I mean that in the most loving of ways… except for one person in particular, you know who I’m talking about), not to mention the man was a werewolf! Seriously a top tier character and if you don’t agree that he is, at the very least, the best character in the Harry Potter series, read them again.
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If you were stranded on a desert island, which book would you take with you? (Survival books do not count)
Obviously, I’m going to have to go with Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone. Considering I haven’t gone a single year without reading at least the first three Harry Potter books in over a decade, it would seem unthinkable to not have it with me at all times anyway.
Illustration Done By: Mary GrandPré
What’s your most unpopular book opinion?
When a book gets their cover changed to match the movie poster. Seriously, I hate it. I know ‘hate’ is a strong word but it honestly looks horrendous in my opinion. There’s a reason they are usually no more than 5 or so bucks and I still wouldn’t pay it simply because of the cover alone.
What’s your weirdest bookish habit?
I crack the spines on my paperbacks… Listen, I start out strong, I’m barely opening the pages, trying to preserve the neatness that is my paperbacks… but when I go to close the book and it does that curl thing with the cover, all bets are off. I don’t know why it sets me off like it does but to me, it’s worse when the cover curls than just to break the spines so now, while I’m reading anyways, the book opens all the way, the cover doesn’t stick up nearly as bad, and I can enjoy the book folding it in half.
What character would you bring to a family event as your fake partner?
A fake partner to bring around my family… this one is truthfully very hard to answer considering my parents live states away but if I had to choose… without hesitation Ilmari from Pucking Around by Emily Rath. Seriously the only thing that could make that man better is if he played football for LSU but otherwise he’s a sportsmen (which will give him something to talk about with just about everyone), he speaks when spoken to (mostly), and he can keep the southern goodbyes to a minimum. He’s *chef’s kiss* perfection… though getting him to actually agree to the whole “fake partner” thing might prove to be its own challenge, one I’d be willing to accept.
I would like to mention that Pucking Around by Emily Rath is a spicy romance so no one under the age of 18 should be reading this.
What made you decide to start a book blog?
I’m going to blame my ADHD on this one. Searching through all kinds of hobbies, blogging seems to be what appealed to my hyperfixation the most. Who knows, maybe this hyperfixation with be the thing that sticks, maybe I found my niche, one never knows until they try! I’m here to have fun, meet many passionate readers as I’m from a small town where no one or their mama’s read, and could really use the interaction. All in all, I’m here to have fun and hope that you all are here to do the same.
What about reading and books do you love the most?
For me personally, books, reading, and writing are the ultimate forms of art. It’s such a tangible way to not only experience a world that the author had built but to understand different ways of life whether it be reality or fiction. You can understand a range of emotions from happiness, sadness, anger, acceptance, name it you can find it within the pages. You can either feel a connection on an emotional level or simply push outside the realm of reality and escape into someone else’s world leaving yours behind for a little while. Whatever it is you need, books, reading, or writing, they can give you that.
What is your field of study/desired profession/current profession?
As for my current profession I am a supervisor of a local clothing store. You can even find me streaming on Twitch from time to time, my favorite games at the moment are Hogwarts Legacy and Final Fantasy XIV Online, I will post my Twitch link down below for you all. But for my desired profession, I want to be the owner of my own bookstore. I want there to be plenty of books to choose from, seating for anyone just needing a place to escape for a little while, and enough space so that my husband can run a game store alongside me.
What are some book recommendations that became your favorites/obsessions?
Firstly, Arc of the Scythe series by Neal Shusterman, seriously I cannot talk enough about this series, if you haven’t taken the time I highly recommend you do so.
Second, The Fallen Men series by Giana Darling. Another spicy romance series so anyone under the age of 18, do not touch. Still an ongoing series it was one I couldn’t put down and I very much plan to pick back up once the next book comes out.
And thirdly, I mean how can I not add it? The Harry Potter series by JK Rowling. You love castles? Mythical creatures? Magic? Pick up the Harry Potter books.
What is the book you shove down everyone’s throat?
Easily the book I shove down people’s throat the most… Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone by JK Rowling. When you literally have two Harry Potter related tattoos, it’s easily the most talked about book at your disposal… I’m not ashamed of it.
And there you have it! Meet the Book Blogger Tag has drawn to a close and though I don’t have anyone to tag at the moment… if you see this, you’re tagged, do it, do the thing, have fun with it, let the world know about you and your bookish thoughts and opinions. You can do it! Thank you to everyone who took the time to get to know me, I can’t wait to get to know all of you, have a good one!
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