Well, I’ve been very good lately and I haven’t bought too many books since my last New On The Shelf. During one of my daughter’s softball practices, my husband and I wandered over to a shopping center for some caffeine. Of course, it was just an excuse to check out the used bookstore, My Favorite Books, which I hadn’t been in yet! And it was worth it! I found two Discworld books, The Light Fantastic and Going Postal by Terry Pratchett, as well as Zoe’s War by John Scalzi. An interesting tidbit I learned at the bookstore: There are certain author’s books who don’t stay long on the shelves and Pratchett is one of them, so I was really happy that I found these two before someone else got to them.
After watching The Legend of Korra, I had done some research prior to my write up for it to make sure I had certain facts right. I learned of the graphic novel Avatar: The Last Airbender – The Promise Part 1 that bridges the two series together. Naturally I had to get a copy for myself so Venessa and I headed over to Barnes and Noble. I didn’t tell my husband what I planned on getting, I wasn't even sure they would have a copy, so when we returned he looked at me funny and said, “I thought you were getting something for yourself?” I did! It was in the Graphic Novel section, which is right next to the Sci Fi/Fantasy section! Not the kids section! I can’t help it if it’s something we can both enjoy! (Geez, don't get so defensive, Sarah!)
This Kid needs her fingernails trimmed!
After enjoying The Dead Man: Face Of Evil, and having received it for free, I went to the Kindle store to see what else I could get for free that looked interesting. I got Wolverine’s Daughter by Doranna Durgin and The Illustrated Book Of Wrath Volume 1 by Robin Coe.
Then the Sony Reader Store had a 35% off code to redeem with select titles. One of those was The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan and I couldn’t resist. This will be a good one to read with Venessa (I say that a lot, don’t I?). I read it a few years ago when it was just that one and The Sea Of Monsters and really liked it. I ended up donating my physical copy and I've regretted it so I had to jump on this deal.
I also checked out Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman for an upcoming group read that is part of the Once Upon A Time Challenge. Anyone is welcome to join. And hopefully soon I’ll be receiving The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms by N.K. Jemisin. I ran across it at B&N a few months ago and it’s been haunting me so I finally gave in and requested it from the library. But man, am I itching to buy my own copy even if I haven’t read it yet!
Out of all of these, I’ve already read the Avatar graphic novel and I read it a second time aloud to Venessa. I’ll post a Storytime With Venessa to discuss what we thought of it soon. I also started on The Illustrated Book Of Wrath but I don’t know… It has some lovely illustrations but Famine rambles a lot in the beginning and it’s real tiresome. I don’t know if I can continue through much more of it to see if he stops.
So, that’s what’s been added to my collection. Lots of good stuff I can’t wait to get to!
So, that’s what’s been added to my collection. Lots of good stuff I can’t wait to get to!
