Christmas Book Haul 2011

These are the books I bought for Christmas with a Barnes and Nobles gift card that I got. All five cost me around $19.

Clockwise: Clockwork Prince by Cassandra Clare - I'm really excited for the second installment in The Infernal Devices Series.

The Year of the Flood by Margaret Atwood - a dystopic, bio sci-fi novel :)

Deeper Than the Dead by Tami Hoag - a detective thriller

The School of Essential Ingredients by Erica Bauermeister

Hannah's Dream by Diane Hammond - I have a thing for elephants and this year I intend to read at least 5 books with either an elephant on the cover or about elephants.

Well that was my holiday book haul, I'm really trying to not buy as many books this year and read the over 100 that I have yet to touch.

See you in the next post

Mailbox Wednesday #4

This is a bit late but here's another what I got in my mailbox

The Book Thief and Fallout (#3 in the Crank series, I'm currently reading this but I just can't get into it as I did for the first two).

Both for challenges I'm participating in (1) Immigration and (2) Chinese Lit challenges. Currently reading Brooklyn (review to come)

Across The Universe was for last month's Chapters Book Club. It was a good read I thought I wouldn't enjoy it since it's YA but I did, I wonder if this will be a series because I want to know 'did they ever make it to CenturiEarth? 

The Hunger Games Trilogy, I'm so excited to read these before the movie comes out.

Mailbox Wednesday #3

A mystery themed haul from Ebay, I got 12 books plus 2 bonus ones for $5.99 including shipping. This lot consists of Agatha Christie, Murder She Wrote, C.F Roe, Mary Daheim and Alice Kimberly. I have so many good books to read.

Mailbox Wednesday #2

A primarily Chic Lit haul from Ebay, I got 21 books for $13 including shipping (one seller). 

Mailbox Wednesday #1

Which should I read next? 

I intended to read Clockwork Angel next but after browsing through Front Row I intrigued. I admire Anna Wintour ever since watching September Issue. 

                                                                (from Ebay $5.99 including shipping)

Trying to expand my horizons by delving into the super popular YA genre (from Barnes and Noble $21 for the three books).

Also from Barnes and Noble for $16 and some cents. I got Water for Elephants because of my love for elephants and my quest to get books with the word elephant in the title.