Book Haul

My place has this community portal where you can take polls, leave reviews, post photos, etc., and earn points. All year, I play all the silly games and post little adorable pictures of my cat or the food I cook. I take every poll and fill out all the reviews. I try to earn all the points I can, and normally at the start of December, I cash out all my points for a Barnes and Noble gift card at the end of the year, or the beginning of the next, so I can do a little haul. For whatever reason that escapes me, I didn't cash any points out in 2023, so there was a lot, which meant I had a pretty hefty sum to cash out this year. On top of reward cash for Barnes and Noble getting ready to expire. 

So because I've been ill and work has been crazy busy with the holidays, I jumped online to do a bit of retail therapy. Listen I have bronchitis and coughing so much my stomach muscles hurt, I needed some joy. Honestly, I didn't go all that crazy. I stuck to books I really wanted from favorite authors, and one I got told by a friend I just had to read on my Manga, Manhwa, journey. So I have a super small haul, with a month left in case I need another little treat later.

Not in the photo is the gem of this haul because it's too thin and wasn't easy to get in the stack, but also because I'd cracked it open. I finally got my hands on I Hate Fairyland, Volume 7! I've already read it and loved it, a mini-review coming tomorrow. The Next stop is without a doubt The Metalhead Next Door. It's a toss-up as to who is going to read Gibson's newest book first, me or my roommate. Sometimes she snipes my shiny new books because she knows I have a whole library (and a stack of actual library books) to read from.

Listen I'm starting this year out right, with buying books that I do not have space on my bookshelf for, and I have two more on the way thanks to Night Worms. Some call it a problem, even hoarding, I call to collecting because I understand that I now own more books than I'll have read. But, if you haven't at least looked at the cover of Evocation in person, you have to. Not only is the dust cover beautiful, but the actual hardback is gorgeous, so even if this book isn't for you, you should bask in its glory. 

Anyone else start their 2025 with a book haul?

HAPPY READING!!