Newly Purchased Books

[foreverdawning]

I went on Bella Books and kind of went wild.

• Absorbed in Silence by Baxter Brown: A free ebook about a woman named Sara who is on a silent retreat and meets the mysterious Em. I'll probably be able to knock it out pretty quickly so that'll be fun.
• Unknown Horizons by CJ Birch: Ash loses her memory when she goes into space. I've never really read a scifi book before so I'm looking forward to reading it. It's a part of a trilogy so maybe I'll get super into it.
• Mother of Souls by Heather Rose Jones: This is the book I'm most excited to sink my teeth into. It's the last in the Alpennia series. I fell in love with these books almost immediately. The books take place in a fictional country bordering France and Sweden where magic and religion are one in the same. There's also political spies and alchemy. The first book, Daughter of Mystery, is one of my favorite books of all time.

I'll let y'all know how I like them

Comments

[bunnyboo]

Unknown Horizons sounds interesting. And I've never heard of the Alpennia series. I'll have to check it out!

[foreverdawning]

Yeah I definitely recommend the Alpennia series to everyone but especially to those who like historical fiction.

[bunnyboo]

I'll have to check around and see if I can find a copy then! I usually get my books from local libraries and looks like there's a copy checked out in the "big city". I'll put it on hold. :)

[foreverdawning]

Even though I am (or was) frequently at the library I never consider checking out books that I've been recommended. Before all this virus stuff started happening I used to use the library strictly for studying and any events they had. If I did check out a book it was for reference for class.

I found all three Alpennia books are at my local library so that's something.

[bunnyboo]

I'm usually not hanging out at the library (especially now) but I really appreciate their selection for the wonderful, unbeatable price of free. I never actually used the library in college for reference or studying. I had the best plan - don't study and hope you pass. I'm sure you're a better student than I was!

[foreverdawning]

Ha! Without the library being open I employ your study habits: just take the test and pray. But when the libraries were open I was pretty much there everyday. The first time I ever passed any college classes was because I needed time to study and focus. Studying is significantly harder now.

I used to treat myself by saying "You can check out a book or movie if you do just two more hours of focusing without DW or tumblr." I will say that the low low price of free is exciting.