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[Lisa Kay]

I wish I was going with you, Dhes. I lllloooooooovvvve bookstores. But, I was so bad the other day. LOL.

[Melanie]

Congrats Bekah!
Enjoy your shopping UM!

As for me

[Rose]

I'm in the airport on the final leg of my journey back to the US of A. I'm jet lagged from the 16 hrs of flights and I'm more than a little drunk from the complimentary bar in the sky lounge but as SOON as i touch down in Miami, I'm going straight to a bookstore to go CRAZYYYYYY!

[Bekah, Fellow Kleypasaholic]

UniquelyMoi *~*Dhestiny*~* wrote: "Thanks, I'll let you know what I get, but you have to post your haul, too!"

oh, believe me! I will be posting hauls ALL month long!

[UniquelyMoi ~ BlithelyBookish, Your Humble Servant]

You're not going to believe this....

I went to Target instead and I had 4 legal books in my hands. Well, 1 was only kind of legal because it's the 1st in a series I'm not already following, but I badgered my daughter into buying it! LOL

Oh, so anyway...

There I am in line to check out, and I couldn't make myself buy the books!! Can you believe that? I'm so screwed now.

But, the thing is, I'll wait until later this week when I can get my daughter to take me to the mall to the B&N because I have gift cards, so it won't cost me anythign at all.

The books are -

and the one I was trying to get my daughter to buy was by an author whose name I can't remember. It was the first book in a brand new Highlander series.

[Melanie]

UniquelyMoi *~*Dhestiny*~* wrote: "There I am in line to check out, and I couldn't make myself buy the books!! Can you believe that? I'm so screwed now. ..."

***gasp*** say it isn't so!!! lol.. you'll have to ease into it:-D

[Lisa Kay]

Ohhhhhhhh, Dhes, I've been looking at because I've most of the great books in that series. Also just recently discovered Robyn Carr. I don't think I've read any of Jennifer Ashley. Can you believe it? Not ever which, it seems, everyone on GRs is raving about.

Keep us posted on what you really get with the gift cards.

[UniquelyMoi ~ BlithelyBookish, Your Humble Servant]

Melanie wrote: "***gasp*** say it isn't so!!! lol.. you'll have to ease into it:-D ."

Seriously! My daughter kept saying, "Mom, it's ok... you can buy them..." She felt bad because she's been teasing me lately about book buying. LOL!!!!!

[UniquelyMoi ~ BlithelyBookish, Your Humble Servant]

Lisa, I fell in love with LL's Elite Ops, but the last couple books were filled with so many errors it drove me crazy. I need to read Renegade before I can read Live Wire though. If LW isn't amazing, I might stop reading that series all together. *gasp* I know, hard to believe.

I really enjoyed and of course, is one of my all time fav books, and Ian is tied with Christian from as my all time favorite MM(merely mortal) heroes.

[Bekah, Fellow Kleypasaholic]

I'mma be buying some Jill Shalvis and some Gena Showalter soon. I'm just trying to decide what should be actual books and what should be e books.

All of my Sherry Thomas books are ebooks and I'm finding I really want physical copies of those.

[Lisa Kay]

Dhes, My mistake; after checking, I've only read . I was getting that series mixed up with her Tempting SEALs. It doesn't bother me too much when there are a few errors in a book; I'm not great with grammar (only a B student, and always need to check spell-check), however, too much is too much. And it seems that I am getting more books that have an urgent need for a better editor. I mean, if it's bothering me, it is pretty bad.

I do remember how H.O.T. was. Wow. There is a scene where he goes after her in the club (in his private/rented ‘room’) that is just explosive. I thought he was going to bust the room apart or annihilate her partner.

[UniquelyMoi ~ BlithelyBookish, Your Humble Servant]

Lisa, the grammar mistakes are the small of it. She was actually changing character names in the middle of the books.

WC and Maverick were amazing, then it kind of went downhill a bit. I'm hoping - REALLY hoping, they continue to get better.

[Lisa Kay]

I really enjoyed , but the heroine was brought to the hero by the Indians in March, no April, make that May...then changed to June! She was ‘with him for three months…no two’. What? The book was excellent, the plot was action-packed, but that drove me a little loopy.

I remember once I read a romance book where the scene went on for a really long time. It started in a gazebo that had like window-seat benches. In other words, you could lift the lid and low and behold that is where the H/H found a dead body stashed. Pages and pages go by after they find it, but eventually the H/H end up making passionate love on that same bench. Yuk! And no, the body had not been removed. Really? Double yuk.

[MashJ]

This is the sort of stuff that should have authors being lined up against the wall and have many books thrown at them. I'm fairly relaxed but that sort of inconsistency makes you think you are hallucinating- do authors not think we are concentrating when we read their books? And what happened to editing- are the editors drinking a bottle of gin before they can face opening the book?

OK- rant over. I feel better now.

[Lisa Kay]

Mshj, LOL. Me too. One more thing...



Now I feel better too.

[UniquelyMoi ~ BlithelyBookish, Your Humble Servant]

I feel better, too!

Seriously, I can excuse some grammar and punctuation, but come on... changing the characters name mid-story... UNintentionally? It's time to hire a new editor.

[Lisa Kay]

I've seen the name spelled differently recently...can't remember which book. But a whole name change? Maybe they went into WITSEC.

[UniquelyMoi ~ BlithelyBookish, Your Humble Servant]

LOL!!!! No, there was no WITSEC involved. The name just changed.

[Bekah, Fellow Kleypasaholic]

spelling errors drive me crazy!! Hate them hate them hate them and if they are so many of them that it starts to distract me greatly, I will rate down for it.

[UniquelyMoi ~ BlithelyBookish, Your Humble Servant]

Bekah wrote: "spelling errors drive me crazy!! Hate them hate them hate them and if they are so many of them that it starts to distract me greatly, I will rate down for it."

Rightfully so! I don't expect an author to be perfect, but like you said, if it becomes distracting, it has a negative impact on my rating, too.

[Melanie]

Dhes... Did you get anything yet? Or are you still having buyer's block?


I got the bookstore today:

[Autumn]

My God Melanie, ur tortring the girls here (and my self **drools**) with all those books you've got!!! Xxxx

Ur a bad naughty girl!! =P

[Bekah, Fellow Kleypasaholic]

its my month to buy and I haven't yet bought anything. Not one thing! I almost did last Thursday but then got interrupted before I could. 8 days in and not one book bought. I don't know if I should be proud of myself or ashamed.

Could I have been cured that easily??? I mean its only been three months AND I tried to cheat the last of the month of February?!!

What is goin on??

[Autumn]

Hahah Beckah! Well, I think you should feel proud of yourself. In my opinion it means your becoming selective rather than compulsive hmm..? So when you see a book that is truly worth your $$ then you would not feel guilty about spending the money,since ur not driven by the fever of "gotta have book in my hands" .. that's just my opinion. Either way is good that your curving your enthusiasm. U still have plenty of TBR books,and still love to read. Don't freak out just yet! ;) xxxxx

[Melanie]

Autumn wrote: "Hahah Beckah! Well, I think you should feel proud of yourself. In my opinion it means your becoming selective rather than compulsive hmm..? So when you see a book that is truly worth your $$ then y..."

Lol I guess that means I'm still in the compulsive stage:-p

Bekah! What is up with you and Dhes???? I feel like I should be the little demon on your shoulder whispering: "gooooo ooooonliiiiine! soooo maaaaany goooood boooooks to buuuuuy!!!"

BTW, before I post anymore of my buys, is this thread only in suppor of the crazy ones who aren't buying any books this year? (if so, yes, I feel guilty, and Bekah... Ignore the demon!)

[Bekah, Fellow Kleypasaholic]

I will be buying...don't you worry..I'm making my list...

2 things are stopping me.

1, I'm trying to decide what has priority and
2. whether they should be e books or actual books.

I want the actual book for those books that I just love and fall in love with, but how am I to know that BEFORE I read it????!!

Ugh..

see like..I have all of Sherry Thomas' books in ebook format but I want them in actual paperback..so I'm going to be buying them AGAIN to ... have and to hold.... :)

too funny

See my dilemma???

[Melanie]

Bekah wrote: "I will be buying...don't you worry..I'm making my list...

2 things are stopping me.

1, I'm trying to decide what has priority and
2. whether they should be e books or actual books.

I w..."

Lol... I see... But aren't ebooks pretty much the same price as actual books (other than hardbacks or bundles)?? In which case you could buy the paper copy and you can always resell or exchange (on PBS) the ones you're not crazy about, no? It does seem silly to buy them twice! Or you could buy them used on betterworldbooks to save money:-D

[Bekah, Fellow Kleypasaholic]

Typically I only buy ebooks if they are under $6, and if they are the same price or more obviously I'm not going the ebook route and buying the real deal if I find I really want the book.

BUT! I did just buy my first book of the month:

$3.99:

[Bekah, Fellow Kleypasaholic]

what the frick????

They're taxing ebooks now?????!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[UniquelyMoi ~ BlithelyBookish, Your Humble Servant]

Bekah wrote: "Typically I only buy ebooks if they are under $6, and if they are the same price or more obviously I'm not going the ebook route and buying the real deal if I find I really want the book.

BUT! I..."


Is that the BOM for this group? Holy Moly! Where have I been?

[MashJ]

Bekah wrote: "what the frick????

They're taxing ebooks now?????!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

Speaking as a tax specialist in my country ebooks attract VAT (European sales tax) although printed books don't. It's one of the vagaries of the tax system being behind the curve- when the laws were written they didn't anticipate kindles etc. I don't know if they're planning on changing it.

[Bekah, Fellow Kleypasaholic]

UniquelyMoi *~*Dhestiny*~* wrote: "Bekah wrote: "Typically I only buy ebooks if they are under $6, and if they are the same price or more obviously I'm not going the ebook route and buying the real deal if I find I really want the b..."

lol, no...

its my month to buy though!

[Heidi]

I only wish I could read as fast as I buy!

[Autumn]

Bekah wrote: "what the frick????

They're taxing ebooks now?????!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

What??? *_* where???

Ps: **I'm thinking about rose... where is she at now..must be close to the USA anytime now****

[Christine (Cagnes)]

I haven't bought a real book in ages... well one a couple months ago for a book signing.

I mainly read Kindle books or a library book if I can't buy it for my Kindle. I think of you guys every time I go to my library, the have hundreds & hundreds of donated paperback romances for sale for .25 each.

If any of you ever want me to look for something on your wish list, just lmk. I'd be happy to buy the books & ship them to you at exact cost (books + shipping).

[UniquelyMoi ~ BlithelyBookish, Your Humble Servant]

That's awesome of you, Christine! Thank you!

[Christine (Cagnes)]

UniquelyMoi *~*Dhestiny*~* wrote: "That's awesome of you, Christine! Thank you!"

Thanks Dhestiny! I really wouldn't mind, so you guys don't hesitate to send me your lists. I end of browsing & fawning over the books anyway, wishing I knew of good homes for them to go to!

[UniquelyMoi ~ BlithelyBookish, Your Humble Servant]

I've gotten a ton of my books from the library sales because I figure I can work them into challenges, yard sale them, or trade them away AND I'm helping the libraries, too.

[Heidi]

In the summer our library has a book sale...50 cents a book or fill a bag for $5...you can get ALOT of books in a bag for 5 bucks! I had my daughter helping me...LOL...she was like, "Oooo, momma, this cover is pretty" & "Oh momma, look at this dress, lets get this one"...in a few years it will be...."hey mom, check out the bod on this guy"...LOL

[UniquelyMoi ~ BlithelyBookish, Your Humble Servant]

LOL!!!!!!!!!

[Bekah, Fellow Kleypasaholic]

I bought two books last night...whooohoo!

[UniquelyMoi ~ BlithelyBookish, Your Humble Servant]

Bekah wrote: "I bought two books last night...whooohoo!"

Well?????????? What books?????????

[Bekah, Fellow Kleypasaholic]

i don't remember.... :)

um..

and

and that's it for the s&m! :-)

[UniquelyMoi ~ BlithelyBookish, Your Humble Servant]

OOoh, I like Sophie Oak. Is that connected to any others?

[Bekah, Fellow Kleypasaholic]

I don't know...I've never read anything by her before!

[E.]

Ooookay, maybe I should put a ban on myself...though I really don't want to.

Why, you ask?

It seems that my library's used bookstore has become my main source of trouble! Seriously, I go there a lot and browse through the bookshelves, first eying the "gently-used" book cart at the front of the store (inside the library) and then going immediately to the 'romance' section. And then...BAM! I end up browsing the "Red-Dot Sale!" at the front of the store cashier. This "Red-Dot Sale" section is a LONG table full of books. Each are $0.25, a plastic bag full of books costing $2 (though a long time ago it used to be $1) and a paper bag costing $5.

Last time that I was there (which was this past Thursday, btw) there were some books that I wanted. I didn't expect to get a lot, but then I decided that I needed a plastic bag. Then...one of the staff gave me an extra plastic bag and told me "You can have this extra plastic bag for $.50" and also told another customer about it. The lady customer finished her browsing and got her two bags for $2.50. I took longer to fill up the bags because most of the books on the table really didn't grab my attention and thus I just decided to fill it up with books that (1) I can swap, (2) give to a family friend who asked for some particular books, and/or (3) give to a cousin. When I finally decided to pay, the staff told her co-worker that for this day only, it will be $1 each bag; thus I only paid $2 for two plastic bags full of books.

NOT to say that there are the other books that I buy every month that comes out (a.k.a. the "new" ones that are published). Add that and...well, my TBR is exceptionally HUGE right now.

Just like Christine S's case, my library's bookstore has TONS of books that needs to 'new' owners. Sad to say that I didn't make a lot of dent in it.

[Bekah, Fellow Kleypasaholic]

E - do not feel bad. It is virtually IMPOSSIBLE to pass by books that cost freakin $0.25! IMPOSSIBLE!

and they know it!


IMPOSSIBLE I SAY!

:-)

[Melanie]

Bekah wrote: "E - do not feel bad. It is virtually IMPOSSIBLE to pass by books that cost freakin $0.25! IMPOSSIBLE!
and they know it!
IMPOSSIBLE I SAY!:-)"


Ech... I wish I lived somewhere were books were $0.25... Can't say it'd be great for my living space, but I'd love it!!!

I did manage to find the biggest English bookstore in France while in Paris though.. I went there two days in a row, lol..

[Bekah, Fellow Kleypasaholic]

i bought 14 books last night...well this morning. I was dead tired, so I think they are good buys. They were all on my list to buy anyway... Anyway, I'm going to reveal them now..sort of a new reveal to me too since I was so tired!

I bought all of Sherry Thomas' books because I wanted to have the actual ones in my hands



Then I had the third book in the Desperate Duchesses series so I bought the first two:



and next month's book club read:



Then I went Jill Shalvis shopping:



Then the rest:



That's it for now for actual books. Next will be my list of ebooks!

Oh and I got these for $11.00 cuz I had a credit!! Whoop Whoop!!!

[UniquelyMoi ~ BlithelyBookish, Your Humble Servant]

Nice haul, Bekah!!!!!!!!