Out of My Pocket #15 - or, just in under the wire!
Due to my book buying addiction I started this feature on my blog where I post about the book(s) I bought that week. Not something I plan on having every week – though it seems to be turning out that way. So here’s what I bought this week!
Previous OoMP posts can be found here!
I finally got some vacation approved at work and had this week off. Because of that, and my having Fridays off in the summer, it had been over NINE days since I had been in a bookstore. NINE! That is so wrong. So today, I looked through my Amazon wish list and then looked stuff up on the Chapigo website to see what might be in stock. Then, I made my husband drive me to the bookstore. Heh. Yes, I still do not drive. Shush, now. I was thrilled to learn that 3 books I had been desperately waiting for were IN STOCK! Armed with my sticky note of book titles, I was off in search of my treasure!
To my disappointment, even though the store's computer SAID they had 20 copies of L.J. Smith's Dark Visions, they were nowhere to be found. So I asked a potentially helpful employee who looked at my paper and said "We're not getting that yet. It'll ship in September." Um, ok? But what about your in-store computer that says you have 20 copies? She sighed! "It says September 8. We don't have it yet." You know, I worked in bookstores, I know that some books have hard sale dates, but you don't have to be RUDE to the customers who are asking when their own computer is listing it as in stock. I was very unimpressed. Had she been one of my employees I would have had a stern talking-to with her. Argh. So rather than get the L.J. Smith book I was lusting after, I FINALLY broke down and bought Alyson Noël's evermore. I have always been curious about it and thought I would just bite the bullet and buy it!
Sea Glassby Maria V. Snyder
Like the colorful pieces of sea glass washed up on shore, Opal has weathered rough waters and twisting currents. But instead of finding a tranquil eddy, Opal is caught in a riptide. Her unique glass messengers which allow instant communication over vast distances have become a vital part of Sitian society. Once used solely by the Councilors and magicians, other powerful factions are now vying for control. Control of the messengers equals control of Sitia. Unfortunately that also means control of Opal. If that isn’t enough of a problem, Opal’s determination to prove blood magic is still being used is met with strong resistance. The Council doubts her, her mentor doubts her, and even her family is concerned. When her world is turned upside down, she begins to doubt herself. In the end, Opal must decide who to believe, who to trust, and who has control—otherwise she will shatter into a million pieces and be swept out by the tide.
YAY! I was so happy that this was in stock! I simply adore Maria V. Snyder's books!
Walking Deadby C.E. Murphy
The undead have just crashed Joanne Walker’s Halloween party, and she has to figure out how to break the spell that lets ghosts and zombies roam the earth. Unfortunately, there’s no shamanic handbook explaining how to deal with the walking dead….
It's been ages since a new Walker Papers novel has come out - I am so happy to have this one!!
Evermore: The Immortalsby Alyson Noël
Since a horrible accident claimed the lives of her family, sixteen-year-old Ever can see auras, hear people's thoughts, and know a person's life story by touch. Going out of her way to shield herself from human contact to suppress her abilities has branded her as a freak at her new high school-but everything changes when she meets Damen Auguste...Ever sees Damen and feels an instant recognition. He is gorgeous, exotic and wealthy, and he holds many secrets. Damen is able to make things appear and disappear, he always seems to know what she's thinking-and he's the only one who can silence the noise and the random energy in her head. She doesn't know who he really is-or what he is. Damen equal parts light and darkness, and he belongs to an enchanted new world where no one ever dies.
I am pretty sure I have seen only positive reviews of this book on my blog travels. Please let me know if you have any thoughts about the book. I love the cover and it sounds like it'll be good and I love the covers of the next one and the newly announced cover - but I am still nervous about this purchase!And yes! I only ended up with 3 books - but boy were they pricey! And you know what? Michelle Zink's Prophecy of the Sisters is ONLY $19.99 even though it's in hard cover and I almost got it since both Sea Glass and Walking Dead were about $17 each. I thought, well, what's the difference really? So I will be picking up that book after my next payday (or, you know, this week when I go to the bookstore to see if the L.J. Smith book is in a downtown store. After all I can't leave a book store empty handed, now can I?)