What books have you bought recently?

The last lot of books i bought was possibly when i got Necropolis and Bloodlust & Initiation from 'Smiths (which is pretty naff for buying books most of the time) or it could have been when i bought Betrayed, A GaTB and The Twilight Watch. I honestly can't remember which i bought first which is further proof for my addiction. I think in total i bought 7 books last month and i have actually read them all (bar one which im still reading at the moment).

What books have you bought lately? and have you got any books which you bought ages ago and *still* haven't read? (i know i have)

Well I orderd 3 more books of the black dagger brotherhood series the other day off amazon and they should be here by Wednesday :)

As for the books that still haven't been read I'm sooo bad for that. Here's what I do I'll buy a bunch of books all toghether read a few that I want to read the most first and there normally part of a series. So then I'll get addicted to that series and buy all the other books and read them leaving the books I brought with the first batch untouched until I'm done, but by that time I've already found a load of other books I want to read so then read them after. I've had The Book thief, The Time Traveler's Wife and various other books sitting on my shelf for months...

Ah i started reading the Book thief a little while back , got three chapters in put it down one night then picked up a different book the next night and never got back round to reading it *note to self read the book thief*
I have read The Time traveller's wife though and it was awesome so i recommend you read it... as soon as you've finished with your It girl books, the BDB books AND Betrayed hahaha

Oh I will get around to it eventually as soon as i'm done with around 30 more books haha! Or I may go back to it sooner it all depends where my urges take me...

Oh i must list my newest purchases!! right...
Uglies by Scott Weserfeld
Chosen (House of Night) by P.C & Kristin Cast
Rumours by Anna Godbersen
Dark Fire by C.J. Sansom
Ritual and Legacy by Alex Duval
Feast of Fools by Rachel Caine
Rebel Angels by Libba Bray
The Sweet Far Thing by Libba Bray
Nightworld #2 by L.J. Smith
i bet half the touchstones won't work grrr...

Ahh yes I should update my list as well
Chosen by P.C & Kristin Cast
Rebel Angels by Libba Bray
The Sweet Far Thing by Libba Bray
Nightworld 1 by L.J. Smith
Evermore By Alyson Noel
Lover Unbound by J.R Ward

and later I'm ordering Untamed by P.C & Kristin Cast so that will be another one off my list.

Well i actually sort of "fell" into 'Smiths again today and found a right gem: i have all of Tamora Pierce's books most of them are the uber cool British covers but i had one which didn't match and it annoyed me soo much. But today i found it :D
Wolf Speaker by the ever awesome Tamora Pierce
Now all of my Tortall quartets match *insane giggling* yes i am that fanatical.

woah! Whats happening with Smiths lately? they've been coming out tops!

I know its mental!! i keep finding all these wonderful books that i can't find in Waterstones although in general Smiths does fail a *lot* my local branch is tiny and the teen section is pathetic so i have to drive myself either to Stafford or Hanley to get a waterstones *grumbles*

The smiths by me is the same theres only a very small teenage section, the borders one is slightly better although not much but my waterstones is fab it has a fairly large section almost as big as a regular adults

I just got a book I have never heard of until I came to this website. It is The Wind Done Gone by Alice Randall. It is sort of a re-telling of Gone with the Wind but it is told through a young black girl's eyes.

Argh I have brought yet more books!

Glass Houses: The Morganville Vampires Book 1 by Rachel Caine and Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead

The addiction strikes again, I bought True Colors and While my Sister Sleeps today. What's worse, I also joined the Book of the Month Club....I am doomed.

Yesterday, I went on a book binge. I bought Roma: A Novel of Anicent Rome by Steven Saylor, Cat and Mouse by James Patterson, and also Golden Budda by Clive Cussler. Hope to like all of them.

Oh i've been awful this week god knows how much money i've spent...
The House at Riverton
The Memory keeper's daughter
The boy in the striped pyjamas
The Host
The Pact
Then i also ordered off amazon
Evermore by Alyson Noel
Untamed by P.C. Cast
P.S. I loathe you
The Vampire Academy
Frostbite
Shadow Kiss
Infamous by Cecily von Ziegesar
i *think* that's everything *gulps*

I brought the luxe by Anna Godbersen earlyer I've only brought 3 books this week not bad me thinks *giggles nervously*

^^^ Hehe Rachels addiction really kicked in this week as you can tell!

*blushes* i couldn't help it the books made me do it!!! they lured me in with all their prettyness and robbed me blind!! :(
i need a restraining order from waterstones methinks..

*pats rach on the shoulder* It's ok hon weve all had them sort of weeks right guys? *murmurs of agreement* Damn books luring us in the with their covers and there 3 for 2 deals!

I was just thinking at the end of each week why dont we all post how many books weve brought how many books weve read like a real support group and then we can support those who have had a bad week with their addiction *coughs Rachel* haha!

ooo that sounds like a good idea that will depend on the fact i can remember how many books i've bought in a given week hehe - although frankly if i've got any sense (which past experience has shown that i don't) i will refrain from buying *any* more books until i've cleared the backlog of 43 books which are on my To-be-Read list. How long that will take me is anybodies guess..

I bet we'll still have some of those books waiting to be read still when were like 30 Rach coz we'll just keep finding more and more books to buy...ahh its never ending!
I'm going to try and remember so I can stare my addictions right in the face and then maybe I'll understand why everyone thinks I have issues...

Ah tis true :(
Frankly i think the reason i keep buying and reading books is to avoid facing my responsibilities to my schoolwork in case i mess up and disappoint people although its fairly obvious that it will become a self-fulfilling prophecy if i don't do something about it. Dang it i am a daft person. *beats brain* YOU.WILL.WORK.PROPERLY!!!

Hehe! I know what you mean I definitely use reading to escape my responsibilities

Aw crap just bought some more books! Darn my friend who wanted that book off amazon which just *had* to be under the limit for free shipping so i just *had* to buy those two extra books!!
just bought:
Lord of Misrule to feed my morganville addiction
Blue Bloods cos it looked interesting and its another vamp book.

Can't think if i've bought anything else recently - i don't think so cos i've been trying hard to be good but i just failed :(

Just got back from DAEDALUS DISCOUNT BOOKS & MUSIC in Baltimore with three books:
'THE TOMB OF TUT.ANKH.AMEN; the Search, Discovery and Clearance of the Antechamber'. This is a reprint of the 1923 work by Howard Carter, who directed the expedition. It includes photos of tomb artifacts after restoration.
'ENGINEERING THE PYRAMIDS' by Dick Parry, in which a modern Engineer examines ways to build a huge pyramid using forty-five century old technology.
'A PASSAGE TO SWORD BEACH, Minesweeping in the Royal Navy' by Brendan A. Maher. The Allied Fleet for the invasion of Normandy in June of 1944 numbered over two thousand ships. They required a lot of space and all of them, especially the Landing Craft, had to be safe from mines laid by the Germans. A single mine could mean the loss of thousands of tons of supplies and weapons, or hundreds of men. The rule was simple; "No minesweepers; No Invasion. No Invasion; Lose the War." Sounds easy? It's not. It all had to be done at the last minute, in the dark, without lights or radio communication and without navigation aids or GPS, with the constant danger of being detected and alerting the shore batteries, who would fire star shells, and of thus losing the advantage of surprise for the Invasion.

Ahh Rach I want to read blue bloods as well let me know if its any good although thats not surprising I want to read all vamp books!

Ok so far this week I brought
hunted by P.C Cast
Tempted an it girl book
and on Friday I'm planning to buy...

Stray by Rachel Vincent
Touch the Dark by Karen Chance
The Truth About Forever by sarah Dessen
Guitar Girl by Sarra Manning
and if my library doesnt have it then I'll be buying
City of Bones by Cassandra Clare

*sighs* then after all of that I'll be checking myself into a clinic

*manic laughter* i might join you at the clinic Jess lol - all the addicts together i say!!

hehe yes Rach come and keep me company! can you imagine us two in some sort of book rehab toghether? The staff would have no chance of curing our addiction we'd team up and do whatever it took to get our fix! *manic laughter* you will never beat us! *twitch in the eye*

lol yea we'd be smuggling in books with anybody we got to visit and stashing them behind holes in the wall covered with posters (a la Shawshank Redemption- have you seen that film? it's awesome sorry random thought)
*manic laughter* mwa hahahahaha ... *looks around nervously* AHHH!!! JESS!!! the men in the white coats are coming for me!!! and they have the butterfly nets!!!! NOOOOOO! *flees to secret island hideout*

Haha we would! They'd stand no chance with us working as a team! mwa haha! Oooh no I havent seen it but my BF loves it and goes on to me about watching it sometime loads we have similar taste in films so im sure i'd enjoy it. The books by Stephen king as well one of my favourite authors so I want to try and read the book at some point too. I actually think I've got the book upstairs somewhere *ponders*

Well guys I dont think I'm going shopping now this weekend because I can barely walk so I made a quick order on amazon a minute ago so i can still get my books. I orderd ...
The Truth About Forever by sarah Dessen
Guitar Girl by Sarra Manning
Stray by Rachel Vincent
City of Bones by Cassandra Clare
and Blue Bloods because after doing some research on it it sounds like a sort of gossip girl vamp book so I had to buy it!

So all in all that cost me just under £25 which i didnt think was too bad so this week my grand total spent on books is £87 *faints*

You go on without my Rach! Take your books and run girl! I'm handing myself in *walks towards the men in white coats*

ah forgot to list what books snuck home from Coventry in my handbag

A Certain Slant of Light and Memoirs of a teenage amnesiac

I have already read both of them and i highly recommend them :D

Oh yeah and I need to add parasite positive I only brought one book though! Thats sooo good for me!

A few months ago I started counting up the books that I've bought but never read. Totally embarassing! (I found two books that my book group is reading, so that's making the tiniest ding in the backlog.) I've got books everywhere and now I have a Kindle which makes it much too easy to buy more books. But, so far I've been good. I've got one book that I'm "actively" reading and another that I've hardly touched. Then there are the books that I've brought home from the library!!!

Ahh well I've just ordered frostbite and shadow kiss off amazon...I *had* to because there next in the series I'm reading!

I've also just borrowed a book off my friend love lessons so I'll be reading that next.

Ahh well my bf brought me a sarah dessen book over the weekend lock and key so I suppose I better add that on here...

yes you had lol! During the easter hols im probably gonna crack and splurge on books
*thunderbolt of realisation* OMFG!!! there are books i want out at the start of april!!!! I must order them!!! ARGH!!! i need bloodhound!!!

lmao oh no the addiction strikes! I know that evernights out at the start of April sometime I must get that its sounds sooo good and has really good reviews on amazon.com!

*shuffles in* Hi guys well I erm brought some more books...I couldnt help it I say! They looked so good! anyway I brought the following...
thirteen reasons why
evernight
wake
and blue is for nightmares

Crap! Crap! buttocks!! I failed! I just *had* to wander into 'Smiths at lunch today and what did i do? came out with TWO books!!
ALTHOUGH (here is my awesome excuse) What i bought was Vampire Beach: High Stakes and Hunted by Alex Duval and Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier.
I was astonished at the Alex Duval find since Amazon "says" that it isn't out until june!! so when i saw it i just couldn't pass up the opportunity! I know i don't really like the Vampire Beach books but the covers are soo pretty and i wanted it to match :D.
I bought the du Maurier book cos i felt it was something i should probably read at some point during my life. Now i've gotta actually read it lol

Dang it! now i'm on a slippery slope to disaster- i ransacked amazon.co.uk for possibly 6 books off my wishlist (which has 25 books on it) and i got persuaded into trying that free trial of Amazon Prime so my books should be here by TUESDAY!!! *squeals* ooo my addict twitches are gonna come on fast and strong this holiday - i'll be scouring bookstores for Evernight and Stargazer and whatever else books i can think of :D

Ahh the addictions kicked in at full swing! Amazon prime is a godsend! Which books did you buy? Ah yes I found evernight in smiths no where else had it in but I couldnt find stargazer anywhere and its not on amazon either I hope it comes out by the time ive got around to reading evernight else it will be another amazon.com splurge for me!

Yep it has *sighs* hopefully after buying 9 books over the last 4 days i can restrain myself for a while but considering the fact that i'm planning to go up to Hanley tomorrow with my sister its highly likely i could find something else i *have* to buy.
Purchases of books are as follows
Graceling by Kristin Cashore
Poison Study by Maria V. Snyder
Magic Study by ditto
Fire Study by ditto
Nightworld vol 3 by L.J. Smith
Bloodhound by Tamora Pierce (stupid touchstone) it will arrive next week
Hunted, P.C. Cast OMFG!! *squeal*

thats all turned up today!! god knows what might happen tomorrow when i can raid not only 'Stones but a Smiths AND a Webberleys *eep*

Ahh books! I NEED to read something soon! ANYTHING!
I have my new pile of books all waiting to be read on my desk as well!

Lol calm down Jess!! Take a deep breath and calm! Better?

Well i'm not gonna help now by listing today's purchases
Pretties by Scott Westerfeld
Elsewhere by Gabrielle Zevin
and that unofficial Twilight Companion thing by Lois H. Gresh

that had better be my lot for the fortnight or i'm severely toasted

Half Price Books is going to make me go bankrupt...

The Haunting of Alaizabel Cray by Chris Wooding
P.S. Your Cat is Dead by James Kirkwood
Paper Towns by John Green
The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaimen
The Pilo Family Circus by Will Elliot
Maximum Ride: Max by James Patterson
War for the Oaks by Emma Bull
Just a Couple of Days by Tony Vigorito
Hollow Chocolate Bunnies of the Apocalypse by Robert Rankin
Toyminator by Robert Rankin
The Key by Marianne Curley
Pillage by Obert Skye
Infoquake by David Louis Edelman
and I had to replace my copy of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire because my friend lost it in Florida :(

Mind you, this is about a months worth of books... maybe :)

Well done if thats a months' worth of books I've bought nearly that many in the last week!! *eep*

Oh and welcome to the BAA you may think we are a useful group for fighting book addiction but in fact we are just a bunch of charlatans who may worsen your addictions :D but don't let that scare you off :P

That's what I hope will remain at a months worth... that's what that convenient 'maybe' clause is for :)

I assume that nothing on this site will lessen my addiction but most likely at least quadruple it.... but I think I can live with that, don't know about my bank account... but who needs money anyways?

Hehe how true that is :P yea money's not really *that* important

*takes deep breath* Ok thats a little better I shall be fine later on this evening once I've read infamous! and I'll be even more fine when I start shadow kiss!

Welcome katelisim! I hope I havent scared you off with my crazed ramblings but I havent read anything for three days now you see and im finding it very traumatic. I plan on starting a book later today though so by tomorrow ill be back to my only mildly mad ways!

Ah, but crazed ramblings are dear friends of mine, so no worries there :P
And I agree... solid words of a different non-reality help keep sanity around.

At least the library helps me keep a few dollars around :)

yep they sure do! :)

I brought two...no three sorry I forgot about my other book there for a moment new books earlier but I figured it was ok because im working extra days this week with it being the easter hols! so anyways I brought

stargazer by Claudia gray
fade by Lisa McMann
and unsticky by Sarra Manning

I have a feeling I'll be buying more books soon seems as I really want poison study and some other books on my amazon wish list!

The Dark by Marianne Curley
Monster Blood Tattoo by D.M. Cornish

These were from a few days and I know I'm forgetting somethings....

Ahh I've been spending yet again!

I've now brought

uninvited
elsewhere
memoirs of a teenage amnesiac
and poison study

le sigh

Bloodhound (beka cooper) by Tammy pierce arrived finally!! *happy dances* i'm gonna be Miss Anti-social tonight and i don't give a damn :D
Jess m'dear i think you've forgotten to put up some more books on here :P

Oh blast you noticed!

*shuffles in*

magic study
and fire study

I *had* to buy them! I need more Valek! *sulks*

I just mooched She's Come Undone and Boy Meets Boy, which I've wanted forever. Happy days :D

course i noticed! seeing as i recommended them to you i was bound to notice when you bought them silly :P

Ah you're forgiven Jess - everyone needs a bit of Valek in their lives mmm.... lol

aww drat im such a bad book addict, I think im worse for buying books at the minute than the lot of you :( I have no will power!

My will power has been steadily draining in this region, I told myself no more new books w/o coupons, and what did I do? I bought 4 new books with no coupons.

Obernewtyn by Isobelle Carmody
Marked: House of Night by by P.C. Cast
Ink Exchange by Melissa Marr
The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan

I did put down that fifth book though (Evermore by Alyson Noel) ... so maybe it's not as gone as I thought when I got home :)

Oooh you brought the first house of night book I love that series! Let me know what you think when your done reading :)

Heck darn SWOLLOCKS!!!
I cracked yesterday and bought two new books plus borrowed a third from the library :(
Jane Eyre i wanted my own copy so i bought one
The Thirteenth Tale cos i've seen it mentioned loads on here and it looked pretty good so i bought it
and i borrowed Wuthering Heights from the library cos frankly its something i need to read to be able to say i have read it lol.

Ooo Katelisim - not to be the devil's advocate but Evermore is a pretty good book (not perhaps a literary gem but i really liked it) :D sorry i know i'm not helping the will-power issue

No worries LadyViolet, I figured I would eventually be buying or library-ing it... Just couldn't let myself get to 5 at the time. I'm sure if it's at hpb I won't fair well :P

The thirteenth tale is a really good book!
Cant wait till you read it!

Oh drat just rememberd I brought another book off amazon earlier that will be here tomorow :D

wintergirls by Laurie Halse Anderson

I know someone who needs to add to this! *giggles*

shush you! i was getting round to it! :P

Envy : a Luxe Novel by Anna Godbersen

Happy now? lol

So, today Half Price Books had a warehouse sale where everything was under $3. Obviously I went. As I was excavating, they walked around saying everything was now 1/2 off the under $3 price.....

Fishboy by Mark Richard
Hangman's Curse by Frank Peretti
Outriders by Kathryn Mackel
Running With Scissors by Augusten Burroughs
Blue light by Walter Mosley
Atomic Bodyslams to Whiskey Zippers by Adam Rocke

Oh drat I need to add to this!

Jessicas guide to dating on the dark side
and the bronze horseman although I actually had that brought for me :P

JESS!!! I HAVE THE BRONZE HORSEMAN!!!!! *dances*
i went into the British Heart Foundation charity shop (by fate it seems) and went straight to their book shelves and BAM! there it was just waiting for me! only cost me £3!! when it should have been £9! OH MY FREAKING GOD I AM HAPPY!!
I also popped into the library and got out 3 books as well :P Parasite Positive , Sabriel and a random history book on the guy who owned warwick castle in the 13th century or something - the guy they called the Kingmaker. so all in all a *very* good use of my free periods LOL!

From the library
The Hollow People by Brian Keaney
The Unseen by Richie Tankersley Cusic

Oops... double post

So I had to go to the mall to pick up my dropped cash card from the theater and get my ipod looked at.

--basically a horrid day--

The closest door to the mall by the theater is Borders. I intended to just walk through, no purchases, and then my self control killed itself under a rock.

City of Ashes by Cassandra Clare
Breathers by S.G. Browne
The Way of Shadows by Brent Weeks
Patient Zero by Jonathen Maberry

I also buy books constantly and don't have enough time to read them. I swear, work gets in the way of the things I want to do! I have about 50 books that I need to read! Some of these are- Candace Haven's series, Vampire Diaries by L.J Smith, Don't Hex with Texas and many more.

Oh yeah guys im awful for buying too many books I cant help it though if I dont buy it then it tends to be what I want to read most!

*sigh* i must drag my miserable butt in here and confess my sins
ok the damage isn't too bad only 3 this time lol:
pride and prejudice and zombies
the uncommon reader
Company of liars
all three look really good and i intend to actually read them in the near future instead of letting them languish on my shelf for months

Ahh me too I brought...
envy
rumours

and I've brought these off amazon which should be here tomorrow!
gossip girl the carlyles take a chance on me
graceling
and life as we knew it which was recommended by Maria V Snyder on an interview and looks awesome!!!

YOU DID WHAT?!?! OMG!!
*points accusatory finger at Jess* YOU ADDICT!!! lol
well at least you won't suffer INTNBNOIGIS too badly :P

*Blushes* I know I know! but lets see who recommended to me the luxe and graceling? ermmm you :P! gah how could I avoid such temptation? how!? Argh I dont care I have new books *happy dances out of thread*

*hangs head in shame* tis true I am the devil's advocate in this respect therefore it is highly hypocritical of me to shout at you for buying books i told you to buy
soo... *joins in happy new book dance*

I had a coupon that was about to expire for HPB....

The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
The Good Fairies of New York by Martin Millar

....and a couple of cds

ooo if you haven't already read the Hunger games i have to say it's just plain brilliant!

I have to confess another purchase today. I went into one of the charity shops on the high street in town and found a gorgeously pretty copy of Pride and Prejudice for only £2!! I do already have the book in a compendium with Austen's other books but i just couldn't pass this gem up.

katelisim the hunger games is awesome! You'll love it!

Oooh that sounds like a bargain Rach! *beams at everyones new book purchases and does happy dance*

I've heard only good things about hunger games and was super surprised and excited to find it at the used store so soon.... *joins in happy dance*

LadyViolet, I assume your somewhere in England with the whole 2 -Pounds, right?- don't have it on my keyboard .... anyway, I've always wondered the exchange rate for US dollars, do you know?

>83 katelisim: yup both Jess and I are from england so any squealing over the cheapness of books by us will be related in pounds. Well from what the radio said this afternoon it said the exchange rate was something like $1.5 to the £ which is pretty bad compared to what it was a couple of years ago when it was nearly $2 to a £. crikey i sound like *such* a geek knowing that - it's my own fault for listening to classic fm in the car on the way home, i can probably tell what the FTSE was at when it closed if i remembered hard enough lol

That's not nearly as geeky as some of the things I know....

And, I'm glad someone listens to the radio... I can't much take it, repeats and nothing but highly publicized mass market around me :(

oh dear... this is *not* good. I just ordered 3 books off amazon when i really only desperately wanted one- i didn't really want to pay for postage so i bought 2 other books to get the total up enough for free postage. *sigh* i may get flayed alive by parentals now but i'm hoping i can be sneaky enough to get the package when no one else is in and keep it well hidden for a week or two and then pretend i ordered it in the middle of june.
Bought in fit of madness
Pagan's Crusade - there was only 2 copies left and i *really* wanted it!!!
Wicked Lovely
Jessica's Guide to Dating on the Dark side
argh i definitely need locking up *rocks crazily*

Ahh, the Wicked Lovely series is really good :)

Yea it does look good that's why i bought it, i had hoped to get Evernight by Claudia Gray but Amazon UK had the impertinence to say it would now take between 1 to 3 weeks to ship it *grr* why can't they just keep a load constantly in stock ?

All to vex us avid readers...

ah yes that must be their intent for sure ! dang and blast them!!

I have acquired The TIMES Complete History of the World which shows the geography of History, focusing on Eras. This one is the seventh edition since 1978 and includes the history of India, China, Africa, the pacific islands and everywhere else. Recommended.

Also bought THEY SAILED THE SKIES; U.S. Navy Balloons and the Airship program. This was published by the U.S. Naval Institute in Annapolis, Nd.

*drags self in*
Yes I have brought more books it should come to no surprise to you now that I buy too many books!

I brought

sloppy firsts
the dead and the gone
and the knife of never letting go

*also drags self in*
Well i've been avoiding this thread this week cos i didn't want to own up to my sins.
Over the last week i've acquired
The Lovely Bones - this mysteriously turned up on thursday from BookMooch
Pagan's Crusade
Wicked Lovely
Jessica's Guide to Dating on the dark side
The Notebook
The Lucky One
right i *think* thats it... for May at least :P

*giggles* oh yeah I forgot about you getting jessicas guide *happy dances for rach managing to get it*

oh and I love how this place is turning into a confession box of sorts!

yea we need a Waterstones salesperson as our confession priest!! (no offence to any catholics who may read this)
hehe i've got a hilarious mental image of the almighty Stones in B'ham as our cathedral with the confession box on the top floor and a looooong line of people winding round the staircases with books in their hands waiting to confess their latest purchase *giggles at image*
(again no offence to any religious people who may read this)

Rofl! Hahaha! ahh that mental image is hilarious! speaking of confession boxes Rach has a confession to make! *shoves Rach into box to confess sins to stones salesperson and runs off manically laughing*

*Drags self in after others and warily peers at box*
I think that thing may gain power from our addiction, come alive and attack us all. I will stay outside of the box for now :P

Bought these last week, maybe? And I know I'm forgetting a few.
Elephants on Acid
The 13th Reality

And sadly, I will be making my way dangerously close to a book store today, which if history says anything, I won't be able to resist entrance and inevitably purchase.

*is shoved into confession box by jess* oof! ah what are friends for if not to remind us of our weaknesses ? :P
I *was* going to pop in anyway so the shoving may have not been entirely necessary.
Today I was terribly sinful and bought two new books and borrowed a third from the library.
Ink Exchange
Take a Chance on Me
and At First Sight
That is all I have to confess... for now ;)
*steps out of confession box*

Hehe dont mind me I was just glad other people had things to confess seems everyone knows im the regular in the box! :( and alas here I am again to confess.

*steps into box*

Hello again Bill I have come to yet again confess my sins this morning on amazon I brought

Strange Angels and wings

*runs out of box before I get scolded for buying yet more books*

our salesclerk/confession priest is called Bill??
awesome lol
I did very well today when i went into town at lunch with my friend, yes we both may have bought a lovely looking dress in Ethel austin (for all its usually pretty naff got two pretty decent things for only £16!) but i didn't buy ANY books :D
Aren't you proud of me??

Yes Bill, and he also has a helper called Bert who's incredibly scared of us addicts and is terrified when Bill has time off work and he has to cover single handedly!

Wow that really is an achievement *applauds Rach*

oh poor Bert!! we'll have to work hard to make him feel at home - maybe if we recruit the tea lady Brenda to help?? (we gotta have a tea lady- i can't live without my tri-daily cups of tea :P)

I sinned again...
Everlost by Neal Shusterman
Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead
Storm Thief by Chris Wooding

Maybe we should bring Bert a peace offering of a book.... we might make him one of us addicts *devilish grin*

Ooh you're gonna *love* Vampire Academy!! that series is awesome!!!

hehe yea convert those who are supposed to be keeping us sin-free :P

Bill, Bert and Brenda? I likey! Yeah we really need to help Bert realise were not as scary as we look! Bill wont be happy when he finds that Berts been sneaking off with books to read on his lunch break! We will convert them all! *evil laughter*
Kate- Vampire academy is oh so amazing im sure you’ll love it! My bf has read a few Neal Shusterman books and has really enjoyed them im thinking of borrowing one called unwind off him I hear hes a bit like another scott westerfeld.

I haven't read anything by him, just happened to stumble upon it at HPB and thought it looked interesting. If he's anything like Scott Westerfeld, I will definitely like, since he's one of my faves and all :)

*Sneakily slides book up tbr list, disregarding the rest

Hehe let me know what you think when your done reading it!

Definitely! Only 90 more pages left in Rebel Angels....

And I did good today. I had to go to the bank today, which is right by the bookstore. Amazingly, I resisted temptation and didn't go in!

Oooh well done! How are you finding rebel angels now?

Wow really!? Jesh that is good.

I just finished it! So the first 1/3 is a bust and bore city, imo, but then it picks up with the realm stuff and is pretty okay. The last few pages are 'wrap up' and feel a little forced in tying things up nicely, but I guess that's okay.

Now, I'm at the library, which is near my fave store, Half Priced Books(Do you guys have those in England?)... so I don't think I will fare as well as yesterday, even though I'm bringing books back from the library

No we don't have the variety of book shops that you do in America (tisn't fair :( we have addictions too!!) I adore the numerous Borders, Waldenbooks and Booksamillion that i've been to over the years in Florida although i've never found a Half Price books store ... shame really cos then i could have brought back even *more* books than i did :P

I bought Dark Prince by Christine Feehan last week and have already finished the book. Now I'm waiting for Dark Desire to arrive.

Yeah I wish we had more bookstores over here we only have 3 chain stores, borders, waterstones and whsmith then ive just got a few charity shops and second hand shops and thats it :| our book shops are nowhere near as big as yours either snot fair :(

P.S I also had an arrival from amazon this morning consisting off
second helpings
charmed thirds
fourth comings
perfect fifths
into the wild
and The Demon's Lexicon

I think you'll like The Demon's Lexicon Bert if you dont tell the others about my recent purchases I'll let you borrow it ;)

*sees JEss sneaking out of confession box* busted sunshine!!!
I've wishlisted all of the Jessica Darling books, but they are pretty expensive compared to other paperbacks aren't they??

Got the phone call today! Dark Desire is in! Picking it up tomorrow! Can't wait!!

We do have quite a few used stores here. I think HPB is mostly in the midwest and parts of the south(I'm pretty sure Texas has a few), but that is so very sad :( I don't think I'd be able to get as many books as I do if they had to be bought new or offline.

From Library(I resisted HPB's call)
The Unseen 3: Blood Brothers by Richie Cusick
The Unseen 4: Sin and Salvation by Richie Cusick
Freaks: Alive on the Inside by Annette Curtis Klause

Rach- Yeah they are there pretty big books though like the size of a hardback but in paperback...

Kate- I know I really envy you Americans! Seriously English bookstores suck ass.

I dont think ive brought any more books since my last post...*checks* No I havent! :D

*peeks head into confession box* Hello?? Bill are you here??
I have several books to confess as i've been treating myself after certain exams.
I've bought over the last week:
The Demon's Lexicon
The Handmaid's Tale
The Magician's Apprentice
Parasite Positive

that's all for now but i can guarantee that next week is going to be ba-a-a-d
see you soon Bill!!
*skips out of confession box*

I was doing really well at restraint--key word being 'was'
*hangs head in shame*
The relapse was bad
Cryptonomicon by Neal Stephanson (now the biggest book I own)
Fine Prey by Scott Westerfeld
Frostbite and Shadow Kiss by Richelle Mead
The Green Futures of Tycho by William Sleator

Hehe you two have been so bad! Look at them all Bill weak to their addictions, not like me im doing really good arent I Bill? :D

Eh, you talk high and mighty now... but just wait until you fall

*plots to push Jess off the pedestal of purity* you may be free of sin at the moment but not for long.... *evil grin*

OH yea that's why i'm here:
*sneaks into confession box*
Hey Bill sorry to be back so soon but i had a slip in willpower and went into Stones and you how tempting their 3 for 2 offers are :(
I bought City of Bones which i'm reading at the moment (dang it's better than i expected and i'm resorting to sneaky reading)
Also Lock and Key (on Jess's Rec cos Sarah Dessen is just brill)
and Finally Generation Dead which i've seen recommended on a challenge thread on here (i do so love to stalk those threads, even though they're murderously hard on my wishlist :P)

*flees the confession box*
Now i'm hoping to stay out of here for at least a week but i'm doubtful i'll succeed lol

Hehe I think ill cave soon enough seems I finished wicked lovely earlier and loved it so now I really need to get IE and FE I loved the ending :D Seth and Ash all the way!

Oooh Rach I see you brought and read city of bones what did you think? I think im going to start that series when im done with the WL series hopefully the last book will be out then. Oh and you brought lock and key? yay for getting another sarah dessen book! I havent read it yet but if its like her other stuff itll be good.

Well Ive still not brought any books yay! By my next post we shall see...

I liked CoB better than i'd thought i would although the plot twist at the end kinda arses up the chemistry between Clary and Jace (IMO) i am gonna read the other two - hopefully with the number of other books that i have to read by the time i want to read City of Glass it will be out over here.
Lock and Key looked pretty good from the first few pages i read... ooo should i start that tonight??

tick tock, tick tock .... that is the sound of the time counting down until you crack :P

Oooh did you start lock and key in the end?

Yeah I think im going to crack tomorrow, seems I plan to go to stones and buy IE and FE...

nah i re-read the first bit of CoB for lols - i will read it soon though

*jumps back into the confession box*
Oh! hey Bert I take it Bill has mondays off then?
Bert:*awkward silence*
Me: anywho! Did it again and spent *more* money on books but to be fair one of my purchases was an undeniable gem.
I got Just Listen for only £1.50! and also Fragile Eternity since i really wanted to finish reading that series :D So that's all for now but i'll probably see you again soon Bye!!
*Rach skips out of confession box*
*Bert remains sat there in stunned silence* :P

Fragile Eternity will not be the end, thankfully... you'll understand when you finish reading it.

I've had CoB on my shelf for a couple of months now, just haven't had the spark to read it yet.

I haven't bought anything since my lapse, but Bill or Bert will see me soon as I'm about halfway through the first Night Angel Trilogy book... and I will *NEED* the other ones. And they are all over 650 pages long, but this one is oh so good. Assassins that use magic, love it :)

ah right *twitch* dang i need to read it!!

Assassins you say?? and magic? heck i'm there! now where can i find such books? *sprints to the Zon*

*runs back into BAA*
OMG i am going to *have* to buy those books!! i can get all 3 for £15.28 (which is pretty darn good) and they look like something i'd be very interested in!!
ARGH DANG IT!! my TBR pile just keep growing!!!

Oh man, yes... Assassins with magic, and lies, and Sa'kage--which is pretty much mafia/yakooza like, and tries for the throne. I finished it last night and it is now one of my faves, so glad I bought that on a whim(pretty cover) :)

And since I *WILL* be buying them later. . .
Shadow's Edge
Beyond the Shadows

Oooh I looked these up and they do sound really good im going to add them to my wishlist!

*walks into confession box*
me: Oh crap its you Bill! I was hoping to get Bert *shrugs* never mind I have a confession to make.
Bill: Child you have failed me you were doing so well and setting such a good example to all the other addicts.
me: but Bill you dont understand! I need the next books to a series! I NEEDED them I tell you!!!
Bill: Ok take a deep breath calm down. Now what did you buy just those books?
me: well erm no I also brought along with ink exchange and fragile eternity, princess academy and the it girl adored bye Bill! *runs out of confession box*
Bill: Jess? Jess!? *sighs*

mwa ha ha ha! :D

Well i gave in yet again to my sinful nature and went totally overboard , although my excuse is that i had to do my post-exam amazon splurge a bit ahead of time due to certain books being few in stock so thats what i'm sticking to :P

Kate i often fall prey to a pretty cover, those dang publishers know so well how to swindle me out of my hard-earned cash lol

*sees a note on the confession box door* "Out for dinner be back later"
Oh what a shame i can't confess to my sins *evil grin*

*runs away singing with glee*

Usually I don't fall for the pretty cover.... but it was a dark clad assassin with pretty magic purple stuff flowing off of him, on white background--coupled with the description, I couldn't resist. At least it was in my favor :)

*Leaves post-it note for Bill on box*

Dear Bill- I sinned. In addition to the rest of the Night Angel Trilogy, I found Skulduggery Pleasant at HPB.
Sorry-I'd say it won't happen again, but we both know that's a lie.
-Katie

Oh i'm terrible for falling for any book that is halfway decent looking - i'm such a child in how i react to pretty colours lol.

hehe boy do we know it's a lie :P

*Bill wonders down hall to confession box and sees pile of notes from book addicts admitting to their recent purchases*
Bill: So when the cats away the mice will play huh? Bert! Bert! Where are you?
*Bert meekly appears from around corner*
Bert: Yes boss?
Bill: Where have you been? I told you to be on duty of the confession box while I had dinner.
Bert: erm well I was reading sir.
Bill: Reading? *sighs* Look around you Bert, look at these addicts weak to their additions, you must be strong Bert, you must not be lured in by the pretty covers and the recommendations, now get in the box and get some work done!
Bert: yes sir *steps into box*

*Jess walks down hall and into confession box*
Jess: Oh hey Bert I brought some more books! I ordered off amazon sea change, the chosen one, its not you its me, princess Ben, nobody's princess, the season and Sarah Dessens new book along for the ride. See ya later Bert! *hops off stool and strolls away while Bert remains inside shaking with envy and the urge to run off and read*

good grief jess! when you fall off the wagon you do it in style eh? lol
well i'm *still* waiting for my waterstones package to arrive and i haven't had an email saying that my amazon order has been shipped yet *sad face*

*walks past the confession box waving at Bert whose sat with his nose in a book*

Wow, 7, and you thought my 5 was bad ;)

When this thread gets too long, which we all know it will become, we should call the new one something like 'Bill and Bert's Confessional' or something of the s.ort

hehe you thought 7 was bad just wait til i come back here with the TEN i bought off amazon last week :P

ah yes i think once we get past 150 maybe we'll upgrade to a new thread - "Bill and Bert's Confessional" is an excellent name :D

I'm trying my best at the moment to avoid buying any new books considering my uber splurge last week. Hopefully i'll stick to it for at least a few weeks lol

Bill and Bert's Confessional is a great idea! I think we should re-vamp all threads in BAA make it more fitting to our little cathedral skit. We could have the what are you reading thread and the reading challenge in the BAA meeting room with refreshments such as tea, biscuits, cakes and sandwiches provided by Brenda and at the start of Bill and Berts confessional maybe have a little profile on Bill and Bert such as.

Bill cathedral manager and confessional priest of BAA, despises any form of weakness and as he calls them ‘‘airy fairy stories’’ and wants to turn book addicts into miserable people with no imagination.

Bert, Bills assistant manager and confessional priest in training. Berts a very timid fellow who has been drilled in his training that books are bad and book addicts are highly crazed people. He was there for very frightened of us addicts at first but has recently discovered the pleasures of a good novel and spends a lot of time reading when he should be working to Bills distaste.

Haha we should have one for Brenda, we don’t see much of Brenda what’s she like?

Hmm well Brenda can't actually read as much as she wants to since her eyesight has gone all off-kilter but she does love her audio books. She sympathises with us addicts and is willing to provide all the caffeine we need to keep up our reading habits. She also knows secrets about Bill which she may divulge if properly persuaded *knowing smile*

Ah yes now i remember why i'm back in here. I never got around to confessing to my uber Zon splurge.
*Steps into confession box*
Me: Bill? You there?
*muffled sounds of snoring from the other booth*
Me: BILL!!! WAKE UP!!
Bill: Wha-? who's there? *massive yawn*
Me: It's Rachel , Bill why are you asleep in the confession box??
Bill: erm... no reason... just resting a little... *cough*
Me: ook. Anyhow I have to confess to my worst sinning since I started coming here.
Bill: *resigned sigh* Go on..
Me: well... last week I bought 10 books off the Zon and they arrived yesterday, I've already read two of them and I'm sure it won't take me very long to get through the rest of them.
Bill: TEN!!?! what on earth possessed you??
Me: I'm sorry I couldn't help myself!! Here's what i bought : Sloppy Firsts, Second Helpings, Evernight, Stargazer, The Goose Girl, The Book of a thousand days, THe Way of the shadows, The Truth about Forever, City of Ashes and The count of Monte Cristo. *deep breath* That's all I intend to buy for the next few weeks now.
Bill: *shocked silence*
Me: I know, go say a thousand "hail Marcuses" and try to behave myself.
Bill: *inarticulate spluttering*
Me: Well bye now Bill, I'm gonna go beg some biscuits off Brenda
*Leaves the Confession box*
*Bill sits there gaping for several hours*

Ooooh really secrets about Bill? What kinda secrets? *mooches down to tea room to find Brenda*

I definitely want in on these secrets. I'm hoping we find out all about Bill's not-so-holy pre-ordained life ;)

hehe wouldn't it be soo hilariously ironic if we found out he was *worse* than us earlier in life :P

Yes! What better way to make ourselves feel better about our behaviour than to make a priest with a dodgy past? Can't wait til we find out about some illegitimate children and other Jerry Springer-esque behaviours :D

*evil cackle* oh it would make us feel soo much better - it'll prove that No one is completely sin-free :P
although to be fair to him he is doing an admirable job of atoning for his previous sins by trying to keep us lot in line (key word is *trying* here ;) )

*sigh*
Jurassic Park
Bridge to Terabithia
The Wish List
The Plague
And Then There Were None
and a Ray Bradbury collection that I can't remember the name of

........granted the lot only cost me $2 from 3 different garage sales, does that count as some redemption?

hmm i think you have redeemed yourself because while buying books is frowned upon, buying them dirt-cheap is actively rewarded ;)
I also fall into this category somewhat since i ordered 2 new books off amazon who decided it wanted to love me again and got the books i really wanted back in stock for £2.99 and £4.94 a piece. Considering how both of them should cost £6.99 each i feel it was worth breaking my amnesty for such bargains which may only be around for a limited time.
They've been dispatched and should hopefully arrive tomorrow or tuesday.
Pagan in Exile and Pagan's Vows *happy dance*

"Bill Bill Bill!" *jumping excitedly into box
"I've had a breakthrough of sorts. I had 3 books in my hand at HPB and was on my way to checkout, when, I put one back! How unbelievable is that! I mean I still got the other two, The Player of Games and Lonely Werewolf Girl, but I put one back!" *Skips delightedly away

*steps into confession box*
Jess: Oh hi Bill *giggles*
Bill: erm hi? Are you ok?
Jess: Oh fine fine *followed by more giggles* I have a confession to make just a moment ago I purchased off amazon storm glass, Going Too Far and the forest of hands and teeth, no erm harry potter though im afraid *cough, cough*
Bill: *nervous* Harry Potter?
Jess: *giggles* yes neither did I go to this very cathedral dressed up as harry potter at midnight scar and all
Bill: what!? Who told you this!?
Jess: Bye Bill! *skips out of confession box and off to find Kate and Rach to show them photo of Bill at harry potter opening night dressed as HP himself that Brenda dug out from the attic mwa ha ha!*

What?!? gimme that picture!! *grabs pic off Jess* OMG LOL!! *manic laughter* I would never have pegged Bill as being a closet Potterite! :P Brenda is an angel!

Right Since this thread is now over 150 i shall make a second thread and post the link in here lest we forget.

Hehe I know! *skips past confession box humming harry potter theme tune*

yay a new thread! P.s If I dont reply randomly at some point or post something odd its because my computer is having one of its melt downs on me and keeps freezing then crashing and not clicking on things when im clicking on them its took me about a year to send this but hopefully it shall send...

Just got 'Gut Feelings; The Intelligence of the Unconscious', a work of psychology. Have not finished it yet but it looks interesting.

Just picked up
Alphas by Lisi Harrison
on Friday.

A good book for the younger set.

I just picked up Revolutionary Road, Gods & Monsters, and Deliverence. And I was just given a lovely copy of Angels & Insects as a gift.

Hi All! I'm new to this group, but by the sounds of things this is group for me!

Here are a few books that I bought on my lastest book buying binge:

Lament: The Faerie Queen's Deception - Maggie Stiefvater
Ballad: A Gathering of Faerie - Maggie Stiefvater
Hush Hush - Becca Fitzpatrick
Friday Night Bites - Chloe Neill
Hex in High Heels - Linda Wisdom

I'm sure there are more but these are the ones I can remember at the moment.

My word i nearly fell out of my chair when I saw someone new had posted here!
Hi Kat welcome to the BAA, home to all those hopeless book addicts who just need to own up to their weakness ;)
It's been pretty quiet around here for the last couple of months as my fellow Addict-in-Chief has been MIA due to computer malfunctions but I'm hoping she'll make it back here soon.
I read another of Maggie Stiefvater's books last week - Shiver which was fantastic. Have you started the Faerie books yet? are they any good as they might be something I'd fancy taking a look at.

I miss buying books :(

. . .

I went and got broke :(

. . .

I'm in a state of withdrawal :(

I did sort of acquire 6 new books earlier this month although that was me taking advantage of having £35 worth of amazon gift vouchers - being a student is terrible for your book addiction as you *know* you're not supposed to buy books even if you really want to. :(
But on the bright side not being able to buy new books should help us to reduce those teetering TBR piles all over the place ;)

Very true... if I ever get caught up on my text book readings.

Ah yes i have several reading lists which i'm supposed to get through this semester but since they consist almost entirely of fusty-looking books on tedious subjects i'm not much inclined to crack on with them. *sigh* it'll come back to haunt me soon enough.

#157 - I'm reading Lament right now and so far it's good. I think Shiver is kinda spoiling it for me because I just loved Shiver and so far this one is just good, but i'm only about 80 pages in so it's bound to get better!

Ah right thanks - hopefully it will work its way up to awesome as I know Maggie is capable of writing brilliantly if Shiver is anything to go by.

-Hmm. I liked Lament a lot more than Shiver. (Going to pass on Linger.) But I didn't like Ballad either. I can be picky sometimes.

-Yesterday I pre-ordered a copy of The Body Finder. Friday I ordered Blue Plate Special, and mooched Gingerbread by Rachel Cohn. I asked to borrow the new Pretty Little Liars book from my friend, although she ignores me half the time. And I lent her my copy of Fallen because I thought she would like it. Man that book is terrible! 450 (or so) pages of sheer whining and talking! That reform school is like a spa! The only 'security' in that place were the bars on the windows! There they go again with the whole 'average girl loves unattainable hot guy'. Wah!!

-Now that I've gotten of my soapbox, "Hi everybody! I'm new to the group! I spend about 90% of my money on books, so this sounds perfect for me."

Some other new books I bought:

Bleeding Violet by Dia Reeves
Some Girls Are by Courtney Summers

Last week I bought 'The Oxford Companion to Cosmology' (2008) by A. Little & J. Loveday and 'World War Z' (2006) by Max Brooks at Daedalus Books in Baltimore. All books at Daedalus are 50% to 70% off cover price.