For the past few years my book buying habit has been getting slightly out of control. The shelves in my bedroom are stacked two deep, there are books on the floor, under the bed, in the bed, in my office, in my parents house, in handbags, still in the bag I got them in, everywhere. Lots of these books don't end up getting read.
I'm trying to get a handle on exactly how many books I buy, how much I spend on them, what proportion of them get read, etc. So I'm going to blog every purchase for a year. Why not?
Where? Eason's, O'Connell St (new)
Why? I saw Sarah Rees Brennan at Octocon last year, she seemed cool. I have little interest in the sort of YA urban fantasy but I'd like to read something of hers before this year's Octocon, which gives me two weeks.
2)The Chains that You Refuse - Elizabeth Bear (tpb) (signed by author)
Where? Chapters, Parnell St (used)
Why? I'm on an Elizabeth Bear kick right now. This is signed and inscribed to another author I like but won't name for fear of embarrassing him/her (not that anyone is likely to read this). I found this really cool but when I explained it to my sister she looked at me blankly.
3)Urban Shamen - C.E. Murphy (mpb) (signed by author)
Where? Chapters, Parnell St (new)
Why? Similar reason's to 1, replace YA urban fantasy which just urban fantasy... or possible paranormal romance.
The Damage? €7.99
Total spend €23.23
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