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| My way of saying 'book haul' without feeling extremely poor. |
Before we begin, let us give a round of applause for Lyka's first ever YA book haul - Candy Apple books were my craze in the yesteryears plus full length novels aren't cheap! *clap clap*
So, August is the Buwan/Linggo ng Wika (translation: Month/Week of [the Philippine] Language) for us and that means not only a feast, but also a greatly anticipated book fair held at our school. Being a highschool student given with a hundred and fifty ($ 3.37) everyday, let's just say my wallet's in its deathbed.
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| A great million thanks to National Bookstore and Powerbooks for hosting our recent book fair and also to Chapters & Pages for my favorite cheap buys. In a matter of two days, I was able to get my hands on 3 contemporary novels and a paranormal-fantasy-romance that I've been calling me for so long (Will Herondale, anyone?).
Paper Towns by John Green - The gracious 'Award for Finally Giving in to John Green's Work(s) and Best Friend's Judgement' is given to Lyka of nowhere land!' *clap clap* Yes, this is indeed my very first John Green book. Honestly, I was not into anything by the great NY times bestseller, ignoring my bestie's protests, probably because of the many mixed reviews I've read. Still, the mystery of Margo Roth Spiegelman fascinated me (more than The Fault in Our Stars, I'm sorry) and after heaps of doubts and second thoughts, I eventually spent $ 8.95 for this. (This was bought with PHP, just converted.)
Where She Went by Gayle Forman - It was Day Two of my bankruptcy. I've already spent a hundred plus earlier that day, and then as we - my other bestie and I - were browsing through the Powerbooks side of the fair, I laid my eyes on the final copy of the one and only sequel to If I Stay. The events afterwards included: having to sit down on a chair due to heart palpitations and shortness of breath, clutching the novel in my hands while desperately adding all the cash I have left, and running to the cashier to finally own this book.
The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight by Jennifer E. Smith - I discovered this from Judith of Paperiot and not being a big fan of YA contemporary, I didn't give it much thought. That is, until I held it in my hands and was awed by the beauty and rarity (of plot) that Judith had emphasized. Plus, that cover!
Fact 1: My bestie - the John Green one - read the first part of the title and thought I was being an accountant.
Fact 2: I was never able to fully say the title before I wrote this post.
Clockwork Angel by Cassandra Clare - Due to Katytastic's TMI review stating The Infernal Devices to be better, I was introduced to and fascinated by all the Shadowhunting before the Shadowhunting. I was not exactly attracted to the sequel series (sorry, Jame, I've got to admit) so to discover a section of the vast Mortal Instruments' history, I just had to get it.
This 4 books that I can't wait to start reading are all bought in school while the Ballet Stories is from Chapters & Pages, a thrift 'store' selling very cheap and awesome books. Being an aspiring soloist in the art of ballet, I immediately took it the moment my eyes discovered all the inspiring experiences compiled in one.
Overall, for the rainy August of 2013, I bought 9 books: 1 non fiction, 2 paranormal romances, 2 historical fiction, and 4 contemporaries. (For Bound Buys, I only showed my recent buys. The rest are those read during the Bout-of-Books.)
A lot to read, I know, but it's always worth my time and money.
How about you? What's your haul for August? What books are you planning to read for September?
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