So, as I'm sure many of you other bookworms know, Barnes & Noble is a dangerous place for the wallet. This weekend, I once again visited my local Barnes & Noble - located in Harker Heights, Texas - and I picked up a few new books! My boyfriend and I decided to have a date night visiting his favorite comic book shop and my favorite bookstore. He got to see me become the absolute crazy person that I become whenever I walk into a bookstore, so I'm sure that was entertaining for him.
I have recently been trying to get into reading fantasy books. I haven't really found many that got me totally invested. The most recent fantasy book I've read was King of Battle and Blood, but that was all the way back in March and I only thought it was a 3 out of 5 personally. It wasn't bad necessarily, it just took me a while to get invested in. Typically the books that I rate 4 out of 5 or a 5 star read have me hooked immediately. I had other thoughts on it of course, but this post isn't a review.
On the topic of fantasy, I actually went into the children's section of B&N to pick up the Inkheart trilogy by Cornelia Funke. I started the first one when I was younger, but I don't really remember it. I also didn't finish it. I wanted to give it another try (another plus was that each book was only $10.99!). I was scouring the Young Adult section and I had almost given up on finding them before I pulled the B&N website up on my phone so I could see if it was available in my store and it was. The children's section was a last resort, but there they were! I am so excited to read this trilogy.
Another book I picked up was actually a suggestion from my boyfriend. He is big into reading comic books, and apparently The Court of Owls is a novel based on a Batman comic. I decided to take the leap and buy it so I can see how it is. I love superhero movies but I have honestly never read a comic book so who knows? Maybe this book will bridge the gap for me.
In addition to these books, I also purchased a few other things because, like I said before, B&N is dangerous for the wallet. I bought a pretty stationery set so I can start writing letters to my grandmother who is hard of hearing so phone calls are difficult, and I live in Texas while she still lives in Minnesota. I got tired of writing letters on boring notebook paper, so I got some pretty paper and envelopes. I also grabbed a reading light so I can read in bed without having all the lights on. I don't think my roommate will mind a little reading light.
Other books I purchased this weekend were purchased on my Kindle. I decided to buy myself a copy of my favorite book, The Outsiders, in German so I can continue to learn German. I also bought myself a collection of short stories in Spanish to help me learn Spanish. My boyfriend's first language is Spanish and I want to learn it. German is just a language I've been learning a little bit off-and-on for about three years.
That's all for now! I plan to post a few reviews soon, but I thought this would be a fun post! What is the latest book (or books) you have purchased?
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