Mailbox Monday :: Edition the Second

Do you remember long ago when I participated in this meme for the first (and only) time? You probably don't. It was pretty insignificant really. But! As I went book shopping this weekend, I found a couple beauties and decided now would be the perfect time to join in again! I mean, who doesn't love to add books to their towering TBRs or just admire beautiful covers?

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So let's get to the pretties...

Firstly, I admit to buying this one purely because of that gorgeous cover! The colors are even more amazing in real life, for the record. :) But it also happens to be the final book of a series that has been on my radar for a few years. I've been impatiently waiting for this one to come out so I could read the series. Y'all know how I much prefer reading an entire series in one fell swoop! Thus, I decided the best option was to purchase the last book first. Great plan, right? Makes perfect sense? ;) Still, perfect sense or not, I am very pleased to have this sitting on my bookshelf in all it's prettiness.

I know a certain someone (*ahem* Emma) is going to be thrilled to see Yankee Stranger in that picture! I have it on my TBR because of her. And you don't know how excited I was to find that copy. The book isn't in print anymore, so this was a huge (and happy!) surprise! :) I already own a copy of The Scorpio Races, but I love that book so much I could not leave it at the store! Perhaps I should have a giveaway for it? (Would anyone actually be interested?) And A Grief Observed seemed appropriate for my life right now. I've always enjoyed C.S. Lewis' books, but I've never read this one.

So! What books have you bought recently?

Mailbox Monday :: Edition the First

I've seen Hamlette (plus a few others!) participate in this meme and haven't really felt the need to join in before. But as I happened to stumble upon a Books-A-Million this past Saturday whereupon I discovered a copy of a certain book that she and I both love (and I also happen to know she owns this particular copy as well) I just had to share. And hope that she doesn't mind that I now own the exact same cover and bookmark as she! They were simply so lovely, that I couldn't leave them there.

See? Isn't that cover a beauty?! I love it. It also has those awesome uneven edges, which means that I love the feel of them in my hands. To be quite honest, I'd completely forgotten that Hamlette owned a copy of that bookmark as well, until I came home and checked her post about it. Ah well. You have awesome taste, Hamlette! So please take this as a compliment! :)

I also happened to attend a used book sale that very same day and the above stack is what I came home with. I've been wanted a physical copy of Seraphina for a while now (I have it on my kindle), and was beyond excited to find this one for $1. That's right! One whole dollar, people! :D I already own The Near Witch in hardback, but I couldn't just leave that one on the shelf. So maybe a giveaway should happen in the near future? Anybody interested?

Rachel has exclaimed for years about The Blue Castle, so now I have no excuse for not reading it! :) I now own The Scarlet Pimpernel too, for reasons that'll get explained in another post. Rest assured they are fabulous reasons though!!!

So! What books have you added to your shelves recently?