Hey all, Sam here.
I want to start getting my overdue book reviews up on the page, and I will (hopefully sooner than later), but things in the US are….well, not good, honestly. So I’m trying to be gentle to myself when it comes to forced productivity. Anyway, on Wednesday, my husband took me on a trip to my happy place…the bookstore. And that was after us visiting our local indie bookstore last week for our anniversary/Halloween.
So I figured that today I would just do a quick little review of the books I’ve picked up recently.
First up, the haul from my local indie (oh, and a couple from Target/Walmart)….
I picked up The Nightmare Before Kissmas by Sara Raasch, The Pumpkin Spice Cafe by Laurie Gilmore, The Cinnamon Bun Book Store by Laurie Gilmore, Blood Over Bright Haven by M.L. Wang, The Bridge Kingdom by Danielle L. Jensen, and Wicked by Gregory Maguire.
I’m currently reading The Nightmare Before Kissmas and really enjoying it, but I also just got sent a book for copy editing from my author friend Rachel Kelley, so I’m trying to focus on getting through that so I can get my thoughts and edits back to her soon. I think I’ll be doing a binge read of the Pumpkin Spice/Cinnamon Bun cozy reads, especially since I picked up the third book as well (oops, slight spoiler: that’s in the next part of my haul).
Oh, I also did a little e-book spree after I got paid as well. A few of these are authors I’ve recently started following on social media, and I try to make sure I pick up the books when I can afford to.
When Life Gives You Legends by Luna Ryder, Falling for Scotland by Kaitlyn Collins, The Academy of the Dead by Vermilion H. Baine, The Death Bringer by A.M. Eno, Love Letters & Thirst Tonics by Hailey Blackwood, The Bartender Between Worlds by Herman Steuernagel, A Drop of Fortune by Danielle Garrett, Good Game, Gamer Girl by Reina Zoric, and (not pictured) Blood Price by Nicole Evans.
And finally, my Barnes & Noble shopping spree from Wednesday…
Image 1: Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree, Bookshops & Bonedust by Travis Baldree, Bury Your Gays by Chuck Tingle, Splinter & Ash by Marieke Nijkamp
Image 2: Odd Spirits by S.T. Gibson, In the Shadow of the Fall by Tobi Ogundiran, The City in Glass by Nghi Vo, Silver in the Wood by Emily Tesh
Image 3: One Dark Window by Rachel Gillig, Two Twisted Crowns by Rachel Gillig, The Road of Bones by Demi Winters, The Lotus Empire by Tasha Suri
Image 4: Emily Wilde’s Encyclopaedia of Fairies by Heather Fawcett, Emily Wilde’s Map of the Otherlands by Heather Fawcett, The Christmas Tree Farm by Laurie Gilmore, This Will Be Fun by E.B. Asher, Dating & Dismemberment by A.L. Brody, Sorcery and Small Magics by Maiga Doocy
I know going on a little shopping spree doesn’t really make that much of a difference, but when I’m upset I buy books. When something good happens and I need to celebrate I buy books. It’s a little boost of happy in the bad times or some extra happy in the good times. And of course buying books helps the bookstores and helps the authors.
As long as I can, I’ll buy diverse reads, as many as I can afford. I love reading books by LGBTQIAP2S+ authors. I love reading books by BIPOC authors.
All right, that is all from me for today. Thank you so much for stopping by. Take care of yourself everyone, and I’ll hopefully be back soon with more geeky content.
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