What Have You Purchased - 2022

[Janice, Moderator]

I considered All the Lonely People and The Sentence but I think I'll pass today's offerings. Maybe there will be something tomorrow or the next day.

[Katrisa]

I got A Young People's History of the United States and The Land: Raiders from today's audible sale

[Katrisa]

I was going to get The Sentence but opted not to since my library has it

[Janice, Moderator]

Katrisa wrote: "I was going to get The Sentence but opted not to since my library has it"

I really need to check the library more frequently. It's available from mine too.

[Rusalka, Moderator]

I bought:
A House for Mr. Biswas
The Dictionary of Lost Words

And the Little Library gifted me:
The Messenger
The Weekend

[Kristie, Moderator]

I just picked up Once Upon a Wardrobe from today's Audible sale selection.

[Katrisa]

Janice wrote: "Katrisa wrote: "I was going to get The Sentence but opted not to since my library has it"

I really need to check the library more frequently. It's available from mine too."

I do like owning them though because I always check my audible and chirp shelves first when I am gophering so sometimes there are books that I passed on because the library had them, but then I just forget about them. At least I revisit my owned books more often.
Today I chose these 2 from the audible sale
Tales from Earthsea and
The Soil Will Save Us: How Scientists, Farmers, and Foodies Are Healing the Soil to Save the Planet

[Janice, Moderator]

That's a good point, Katrisa. I keep a spreadsheet with my books and the date I purchased them along with other info that I can use when gophering for challenges. There's always a reminder that they are waiting to be read.

[Saar The Book owl]

I bought way too many books yesterday and today, but I've given myself the excuse that it's an early birthday gift for myself. I couldn't wait until 3 weeks later. I bought:
Endless Winter on Kindle
The complete series of 'Warrior Cats: the Broken Code' and The Shadow of the Gods on The Book Depository

And then I've ordered the next 2 parts of the manga series Silverspoon.

[Janice, Moderator]

Today's sale offerings had more appeal to me. While I had more in my cart, I ended up with two:

The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires
Hook, Line and Blinker

[Katrisa]

I went a bit overboard with today's audible sale because for $3 a book I was like - might as well!
Also today was the last day of the school year that almost broke me and has ushered in an existential crisis for me wherein I wonder if I can even do this anymore - soooo BOOKS!!!! Congrats to me for surviving the year and I plan on appreciating every damn second of my summer break!
The Secret History of Food: Strange but True Stories About the Origins of Everything We Eat
When the Reckoning Comes
The Stranger in the Lifeboat
A Sand County Almanac and Sketches Here and There
Tales from the Folly: A Rivers of London Short Story Collection
Infinite Country
This Will All Be Over Soon: A Memoir
The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows
Full Tilt
Letters From An Astrophysicist
Wabi Sabi: Japanese Wisdom for a Perfectly Imperfect Life

[Kristie, Moderator]

Congrats on surviving another school year, Katrisa! It certainly has become a challenging career. Nice book haul!

I almost grabbed The Secret History of Food, but ended up taking it out of my cart. Instead, I got:
The Quintland Sisters
There's a Word for That
Bailey's Story

[Janice, Moderator]

Looks like you found lots of good summer reading material, Katrisa.

[Katrisa]

Kristie - I almost got Bailey's Story! Maybe my psyche needs some puppy love

[Katrisa]

I went back and got the puppy story :)

[Kristie, Moderator]

Hope it's good, Katrisa!

[Janice, Moderator]

I got today's Daily Deal from Audible The Raven Spell. I almost got the Kindle back in January when it was offered in the Prime Amazon First Read program. So, I was pleased to see it come up as the Audible Daily Deal.

I also used a credit and got A Good Day for Chardonnay. I'm looking forward to it. I have it slated for this month. It will fill a road trip task.

[Janice, Moderator]

I picked up a couple of books in the latest 2/1 credit sale:

Stone Cross
The Black Hand

[Janice, Moderator]

I bought the Kindle edition of Healing the Broken Brain. I've been meaning to buy this book for over a week, but the price put me off. I hate paying more than $10 for a kindle book. But I decided to quit procrastinating. It was $13.99 for the kindle and $17.99 for the paperback. I might start reading it tonight.

[Janice, Moderator]

I used 2 credits to earn a $5 coupon in Audible's sale that ends today:

Elektra
Farilane

[Kristie, Moderator]

I'm doing the same, Janice. I have one in my cart and I'm trying to decide on a second.

[Janice, Moderator]

I ended up buying 3 extra credits because I used them all up and my membership renews next month. Now I'm in danger of running out before July. LOL

[Kristie, Moderator]

haha I was thinking about doing that. I have 3 left and renew next month as well. Six credits would get me the $20. But, I think I'm just going to spend 2 and keep one that will hopefully last me until I renew.

[Katrisa]

I picked up these from the Audible sale today
Sherlock Holmes and the Miskatonic Monstrosities
Behind the Scenes at the Museum
Hounded
Infinity + One
Tower of Thorns
We Are Legion (We Are Bob)

and from chirp I picked up
The Disappearing Spoon: And Other True Tales of Madness, Love, and the History of the World from the Periodic Table of the Elements
Dark Reservations

[Kristie, Moderator]

I used two credits during the last sale to earn a $5 credit

The Kind Worth Killing
The Last Time She Died

In the current sale, I picked up:
Finding Claire Fletcher
The Body Counter
The Substitution Order
The Sacred Lies of Minnow Bly
Dead and Alive

[Katrisa]

Kristie wrote: "I used two credits during the last sale to earn a $5 credit ..."

I really liked that Anne Frasier series and also the Frankenstein series!

[Janice, Moderator]

I've got one in my shopping cart from the sale that started today. I will continue reviewing a little later. I like these $5 sales for filling out series.

[Janice, Moderator]

Katrisa wrote: "Kristie wrote: "I used two credits during the last sale to earn a $5 credit ..."

I really liked that Anne Frasier series and also the Frankenstein series!"

I've got some of her books in a couple of series. What is the Frankenstein series?

[Katrisa]

It's Dean Koontz. The first book is Prodigal Son. I have read the first three.

[Katrisa]

I think my favorite Anne Frasier books were the Elise Sandburg series. The first one is Play Dead

[Janice, Moderator]

I bought 2 books in the sale that ends today, so will earn a $7 coupon. Not bad. I spent $10 and will get a $7 coupon.

Bloody Acquisitions
Three Mages and a Margarita

My sister commented the other day that I sure have a lot of series books. I've just added two more.

[Kristie, Moderator]

Katrisa wrote: "Kristie wrote: "I used two credits during the last sale to earn a $5 credit ..."

I really liked that Anne Frasier series and also the Frankenstein series!"

Good to know! Thanks. :)

[Kristie, Moderator]

Katrisa wrote: "I think my favorite Anne Frasier books were the Elise Sandburg series. The first one is Play Dead"

I'll have to check that one out. The only books I'v read by her so far are the first two in the Inland Empire series. I really enjoyed those, so thought I'd give the Jude Fontaine series a try too.

[Kristie, Moderator]

Katrisa wrote: "It's Dean Koontz. The first book is Prodigal Son. I have read the first three."

The only one I don't have yet is book 2. I keep waiting to grab them all in the sales.

[Kristie, Moderator]

I picked up the daily deal today.

The Patient's Secret

[Janice, Moderator]

Kristie wrote: "Katrisa wrote: "I think my favorite Anne Frasier books were the Elise Sandburg series. The first one is Play Dead"

I'll have to check that one out. The only books I'v read by her s..."

I've got 3 of the June Fontaine books on Kindle. I think I will do the Whispersync deal with them when I get the coupon. They are $1.99 each on the whispersync rate.

[Kristie, Moderator]

Oh, that's a good plan, Janice.

[Janice, Moderator]

Today is the day Amazon offers their "First Reads" for July. This month, they offered two free books so I got She's Up to No Good and Embers on the Wind.

[Kim]

Acquired several books from various charity shops whilst on holiday in Cornwall recently:-

Love Murder by Saul Black
Control by Hugh Montgomery
River Road by Carol Goodman
Gingerbread by Robert Dinsdale
The Third Wife by Lisa Jewell
Mother Loves Me by Abby Davies
Arrowood by Laura McHugh
Flashbacks by J.E. Hall

[Kristie, Moderator]

Audible is having a 2 books for 1 credit sale here: https://www.audible.com/special-promo...

I have one book in my cart, but can't decide on a second.

[Janice, Moderator]

Kristie wrote: "Audible is having a 2 books for 1 credit sale here: https://www.audible.com/special-promo......"

I'm in the same boat. I've got The Other Side of Midnight in my sale cart.

[Kristie, Moderator]

I ended up getting The Incredible Winston Browne and Trust No One.

I also grabbed today's sync offerings: We Were Kings and Truly Devious. Good options today!

[Janice, Moderator]

Kristie wrote: "I ended up getting The Incredible Winston Browne and Trust No One.

I also grabbed today's sync offerings: We Were Kings and [book:Truly Devious|2958..."

I haven't been bothering with this year's SYNC offerings because none of them have been appealing. I will check this week's offeings out.

[Rusalka, Moderator]

Kim wrote: "Acquired several books from various charity shops whilst on holiday in Cornwall recently:-

Love Murder by Saul Black
Control by [author:Hugh Montgo..."

Great haul, Kim!!

[Kristie, Moderator]

Janice wrote: "...I haven't been bothering with this year's SYNC offerings because none of them have been appealing. I will check this week's offeings out."

I agree. I have been uninterested in most of the titles, but this week looks good.

[Katrisa]

I have really been enjoying the Truly Devious books. I am waiting for the 4th book from the library right now

[Kristie, Moderator]

Katrisa wrote: "I have really been enjoying the Truly Devious books. I am waiting for the 4th book from the library right now"

I was really happy to see that one offered, Katrisa. I think it was something you said in one of the threads that got me interested in it.

I almost bought We Were Kings from a recent Audible sale, so I was really glad to see that one offered as well.

[Cherie]

I purchased the fifth Wrexford and Sloane book, Murder at the Royal Botanic Gardens from Audible. I had purchased the first four books, so I figured - why not?

[Katrisa]

Kristie wrote: "I almost bought We Were Kings from a recent Audible sale, so I was really glad to see that one offered as well...."

I bought that one the other day from Audible when it was on sale so I ended up already owning both the Sync books for this week.

I wasn't super impressed with the 2-for-1 sale on Audible this time, but I did find a couple books that belong to series I want or am already collecting so I did end up choosing 2
Clockwork Lives
A Man Rides Through

[Janice, Moderator]

I picked up We Were Kings from SYNC, but not Truly Devious. I don't like Kate Rudd's narration and I have enough books to read - free or not.

Having said I have enough books, I got 2 in Audible's 2-1 sale
The Other Side of Midnight
Along the Infinite Sea. I haven't read the 2 previous books in this series, but it appears they are all standalones - featuring each sister separately.