Half Price Books Book Haul | December 2015

In celebration of my birthday last week my mom and I made a day of it, which of course included some book shopping at Half Price Books. I hauled six books. This first one is one that I actually already own, but my edition was a mass market paperback and this edition is a much nicer soft cover. And that is "Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell" by Susanna Clarke. Then I got "Storm Front" by Jim Butcher, soft cover edition, book one in "The Dresden Files". I hear a lot about this series and so I desired to try at least the first book. I also got "Shadow's Edge" and "Beyond the Shadows" by Brent Weeks, paperback editions, book two and three in the "Night Angel" trilogy. I just recently hauled the first book. Then "The Innocent Mage" by Karen Miller, paperback edition, book one in the "Kingmaker, Kingbreaker". Lastly I got "The Sword of Shannara" by Terry Brooks. I don't expect much from this book, but since it is being made into a television series it has caught my interest.

I probably won't be purchasing anymore books during the month of December, and quite possibly not until February when there are several anticipated book releases that I am eagerly awaiting. I want to take on some of these fantasy series that I have been purchasing, plus, I did something really scary over the past week ... I purged my library. Stay tuned for a massive book un-haul feature. This is the most books that I have ever un-hauled at any given time.

Half Price Books Book Haul August 2015

I had to go to Barnes and Noble last night because I had some online book orders that I needed to get straightened out (some books were received damaged, one order was actually a glitch in the system and I not only received duplicate copies of the books that I had ordered but I was also double charged). The manager on duty was very pleasant to deal with, and even assured me that he as a book collector also would not of been satisfied with the slightly crinkled pages. He went to find me a replacement copy of "The Knife of Never Letting Go" and brought back up two copies so that I could pick out and choose my own. It's nice when my book disease is recognized and understood. Next I had a box of books to sell at Half Price Books (the books that I have featured in my past two book unhaul posts). "We will call your name when we have a offer for you, meanwhile feel free to look around a browse" ... they know exactly what they are doing. My 'browsing' uncovered five books. I got a decent sum for my books but I ended up paying out of pocket still for my purchases.

I got, "The Graveyard Book" by Neil Gaiman, hardcover. I read this book earlier and I really enjoyed it. My review on this book can be read here: "The Graveyard Book" by Neil Gaiman
"Stardust" by Neil Gaiman, paperback. I have not yet read this one but it sounds good.

"Phantom of the Opera" by Gaston Leroux, hardcover. I actually already own this exact edition, but mine was rather shabby compared to this one. I will be replacing my current copy with this one. "The Haunting of Hill House" by Shirley Jackson, hardcover. I have been wanting to read this book for a while now. And finally, "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern, paperback. I read this book several years ago and enjoyed it at the time, but I don't really remember all of the details.