Bookish Deals - OH MAN!!

Happy Saturday, everyone! Jamie here! Typically we only do bookish deals bi-weekly and I know we did it last week but OH MAN...there's some good deals I couldn't NOT share with y'all!!

 

Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell: 

 

I went to BEA this year and this was one of my most anticipated and the FIRST book I read after BEA. It didn't disappoint! It's set in college, is funny and follows the freshman year of Cath -- a fan-fiction writer. Don't be turned off by the fan fiction thing if you aren't into that sort of thing (I'm not)...it's really relatable! <Get this book for $1.40 for Kindle>

Siege & Storm by Leigh Bardugo: 

 

I just scooped this one up because I LOVED Shadow & Bone! I got it from the library so I figured Kindle would be a great way to go for this one since I don't own the first book yet. Seriously, if you haven't read this series and like fantasy...get on it! Shadow & Bone is only $5 on Kindle right now! <Get this book for $1.40 on Kindle>

 

Unravel Me by Tahereh Mafi: 

 

One of my favorite series ever. This was one of the best second books in a series EVER. The third book comes out early 2014 so you should probably scoop this deal up! <Get this book for $2.99 for Kindle>

Flat-Out Matt by Jessica Park

If you read Flat Out Love you'll probably want to scoop this one up! <Get this book for $2.99 for Kindle>

The Fault In Our Stars by John Green

Oh you might have heard of this little book that is going to be a movie! Scoop this one up!! <Get this book for $3.99 on Kindle>

The Book Thief by Markus Zusak

One of my all time favorite books and in just a few short weeks it will be on the big screen! GET TO THIS ONE, friends!! <Get this book for $3.99 for Kindle>

Divergent by Veronica Roth

 The conclusion to this series came out and made a HUGE wave in the YA community. If you are like me and haven't read this series, now's a good time to get book 1 and see what all the fuss is about! <Get this book for $3.99 for Kindle>

World After by Susan Ee

This is the sequel to Angelfall and if you pre-order it (out this month) for Kindle it's SUPER cheap! <Get this book for $3.99 for Kindle>

A Long, Long Sleep by Anna Sheehan

I got a galley of this one a long time ago but it expired so I'm definitely scooping this one up! <Get this book for $2.99 for Kindle>

The Tragedy Paper by Elizabeth LeBan

I've heard great things about this one from trusted friends the price is right! <Get this book for $2.99 for Kindle>

Burned by Ellen Hopkins

I've only read her Crank books but for this price I might check this one out too! Any one read this one? <Get this book for $1.99 for Kindle>


Sorry for the ugly format and lack of covers but some of these prices are KIND OF outrageously low so I wanted to get these deals out to you before they expire!! Apologies to Julia because she normally makes Bookish Deals look so pretty and have summaries and all. I saw some good deals and my Kindle and just scrambled to post and let y'all know!! Let me know in the comments if you know of any other good deals to share with everyone!

With Our Last $20 - November Edition

With Our Last $20 is a feature here at The Broke & The Bookish wherein we answer the prompt of which book we'd purchase with the last $20 left in our pocket for each month -- be it new releases or older books...basically which ever book we'd be so excited to read that we'd be willing to spend the last $20 in our pockets on. I mean, we are The Broke and the Bookish after all. We'd no doubt live up to our name and forgo other things for a new book!

Jamie's Pick:

Champion by Marie Lu: EASILY this one. I would happily hand over my last $20 this month to find out what happens in this series! If you haven't checked out this series and like fast paced dystopians, do it!


   



 Jana's Pick:

The Princess in the Opal Mask by Jenny Lundquist: I have not heard a ton about this book, but I am really in the mood for fantasy these days. And there's a prince in it! :)

Jen's Pick:

Just One Year by Gayle Forman: Do I even need to explain this choice? I loved If I Stay/Where She Went and devoured Just One Day. I must know how Allyson and Willem's story ends.







Tahleen's Pick:

I had to participate this time because I actually bought a book. Well, an audio book. Many of you know my love of Bill Bryson, especially listening to him narrate his work, so of course I preordered his newest book, One Summer: America, 1927. It came out on October 1, so I technically spent $30 on it about a month ago, but I am only just listening to it now.





Julia's Pick:

Duke of Midnight by Elizabeth Hoyt. This is the next book in my much loved Maiden Lane series. I think it is the sixth. I absolutely adore this series! It's so creative and fun and of course sexy. The last book I was a little disappointed in so I am anxious to see where this new one will fall on my "love it or loathe it" scale. As soon as I get to the bookstore, this is going to be in my hands!

Daisy's Pick:

Crewel by Gennifer Albin: I absolutely ADORE this cover and the book just sounds so good! I couldn't help myself and ordered it after all... I've been meaning to read it for ages!

 

What book would you spend YOUR last $20 on in November -- new release or not! 

4th Annual Broke & Bookish Secret Santa!

Hello everyone! We are planning a Secret Santa exchange again --broke and bookish style. We did it for the past three years and it was a TON of fun, we've had SO many participants and we got great feedback from everyone! We want this to be a low key and fun Secret Santa that doesn't put too much of a damper on your wallet.

Please only sign up if you are truly interested and are committed to sending off a package. We have only had a few problems in the past 3 years but I'd like to not have to spend my time chasing people down -- seriously.  It's a bummer for the person who doesn't get a package and a bummer for me to have to hunt you down for months after.

Things You Need To Do

1. Send an email BEFORE November 17th to TBTBSecretSanta (at) gmail (dot) com with the answers to the following questions:

1. Full Name & Address
2. Blog URL 
3. Would you be able to send internationally if needed? Please answer with Yes, No or Would prefer not to but will if needed (if you are outside of US and Canada just know I can't guarantee that you will get somewhere even remotely close to you. I try to work it geographically for you but there have been only 10-15 international participants each year).
4. List 10 books you'd like to read or a link to a wishlist (please mix it up with older and new releases -- aka maybe things that aren't just available in hardcover right now). DO NOT ASK FOR ARCS please. If your SS wants to throw some in there because they saw it on your Goodreads or something that's fine but once we had someone ask for mostly ARCs.
5. List of your bookish preferences (a few fave authors, your fave genres, things you WILL NOT READ)
6. Please give a few things you like (to help with your goodie). See below for examples in the guidelines.
7. Any questions, comments or additional things your Secret Santa should know.

2. When you receive your Secret Santa, go play Santa and buy your prezzies. Send it out no later than the week of December 6th-10th. The earlier the better as the mail is always slow during the holiday season.

3. After you send off your package, please email TBTBSecretSanta (at) gmail (dot) com letting us know you sent it off WITH DELIVERY CONFIRMATION (changing it this year, sorry!). Email us again when you receive your package. If you have not received your package by January 1st please then email us and I will attempt to contact your Secret Santa. Please understand I will try my damndest to work it out but there is only so much I can do in the event someone decides to be naughty. Karma is a biotch though..maybe they'll get their toes run over by Santa's sleigh.

4. FOR EXTRA FUN: Thanks to Estelle from Rather Be Reading for this idea! We are going to use the hashtag #TBTBSanta for this event! We'd love to hear and see through pictures and tweets your entire process -- maybe a sneak peek of your Secret Santa skills in action (a picture of something you are sending, the wrapped picture, the box) and we'd LOVE to see your goodies as you get them!

Some guidelines:

* Books can be new or used. Use your discretion as far as used books go but please be kind and don't send something you wouldn't want to receive. They should be in VERY good condition -- like you can't even tell if it was read. Please pick at least one other goody to put in the package.

                           So your package should look something like this:

  1 or 2 books + some sort of little goodie or two (candy, bookmarks, something bookish) & a card or note.

* Suggestions for things to add that could be helpful to tell your Secret Santa for the little gift: things like music you love, Harry Potter/Star Wars/etc. fan, collects keychains or something else, would love something native to where your Secret Santa lives, tea fanatic, loves stationary, loves chocolate, etc. etc. Also maybe if you have an e-reader and would be willing to get ebooks or a gift card. That way maybe they can find something related.

*We would love to again have this be open internationally and will make an effort to pair up people from the same countries to keep costs down. However, if anyone would like to do an international exchange, you can let us know. It was hard on some people who had to send internationally but using The Book Depository could be a good option. If you are from outside the US, be aware that you might have to send internationally due to the fact that there are significantly more US participants and we may not be able to pair you up with someone closer.



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Please ask any questions in the comments!!

Also, be sure to keep an eye out for my 4th annual End of Year Book Survey. Check out the 3rd annual End of Year Book Survey to see all the fun we had!

Julia muses: Because I am a Reader

I'm in a reading slump. There is no getting around it. I just don't have the time (or when I do the want) to read. I've been working a lot, dreaming of traveling, getting as much moneys worth as I can a month with my Netflix account. I guess we all need a break from time to time.

But really does the act of reading ever leave us? I've had real life examples lately where it doesn't. Because I am a reader, it's hard for me to enjoy some of the Netflix shows I've been watching. Because I've read history. I know what really happened, and I know what Hollywood would need to do to that to make a good story.

Because I am a reader, it's hard for me to picture a person who doesn't read as much as me. Who doesn't seep in all the new vocabulary and start using it in their day to day lexicon. I've noticed myself having to define words a lot more lately. Some of them, sure I guess they are a little antiquated and I can understand people not knowing them who don't live their lives in the pages of historical fiction. But others I can't even remember where I've picked them up. Just don't ask me to spell them.

Because I am a reader, even though I am in a slump, the books never truly leave m. And that is kind of an awesome thing.

Top Ten Tuesday -- Top Ten Books To Read During Halloween

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This week was all about the creepy --whether or not you chose Top Ten Books To Read During Halloween or Top Ten Creepiest Covers!

Bridget's Pick: Since horror is pretty much my favorite genre, this is kind of hard for me, but in the end I think I'll have to go with the easy one: IT by Stephen King. It's super long, but it's a deliciously scary tale of 7 kids who band together to fight the monster that feeds on their town. Definitely a great Halloween read! And if you REALLY want to be scared, buy one of the 25th Anniversary Editions that have black and white AND full-color illustrations.


Jen's Picks: The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman - I'm not a fan of scary books so The Graveyard Book won't make you jump with fright. But I loved the story of Nobody Owens, a boy who is raised in a graveyard by ghosts.

The Halloween Tree by Ray Bradbury: Growing up my grandma would get this book out every October and we'd read it at least three times before the month was over. It was a tradition between her, my brother and myself.



Jamie's Picks:

The Scorpio Races by Maggie Stiefvater: If you don't like scary but want something that is so atmospheric and just FEELS like Fall? The Scorpio Races is beautifully written and um KILLER HORSES.

The Body Finder by Kimberly Derting: I wouldn't say this is SUPER scary but it is a little creepy. Great YA series to read around Halloween that follows a girl who can hear the echos of dead people.


Ten by Gretchen McNeil: Did you use to love slasher-y type RL Stine or Christopher Pike books? Pick this one up if so! The body count is high and you are always trying to guess "whodunit".

Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier: I love Gothic novels in the Fall and this one is one of my all time favorite books! Definitely a good one if you don't want something super scary or of the horror variety.

Daisy's Pick:
Sorrow's Knot by Erin Bow: this books reads like a dark kind of fairytale and some of it was SO CREEPY! I think it'd make for a perfect Halloween read!


 
Julia's Pick:
I am not a person who likes to be scared. So horror is not my genre, but this October and lead-up, I have been gravitating toward Steampunk. I read Kiss of Steel and Heart of Iron by Bec McMaster. Both were enjoyable.  

The Iron Duke by Meljean Brook I think would be another really good Steampunk read for October! I hear the rest in that series are excellent as well!




Have any of these on your list? What books would you suggest for us to check out for good Halloween reads??

Libraries still exist?

 

I get the majority of the books I read from my public library. Free books! What could be better? One day last week I was talking to a couple people I work with and one of them asked how I can afford to read so many books. I told her I get them from the library and her response was, "libraries still exist?"...Yes, my coworker really said that. And she reads too! Not often but she reads at least a few books a year.

I am still shocked that there are people who think public libraries are extinct. Is it just because people are unaware of the free books, DVDs and CDs that library offers? My town's library is small but I can usually get any book I want from any other library in the state.

It breaks my heart to know that people are unaware of the fantastic resource that is the library. The library is so much more than just doing research for a school paper or project.

So fellow readers, are there people in your life who are also clueless about all of the wonderful things that libraries have to offer?

 

 

Broke and Bookish Book Haul for 10/13 - 10/26

Jamie here to share the latest books that have found good homes here on my shelves! Very good past week or so so I'm excited to share and hear what you got!!

First and foremost, Gayle Forman came to my area on my birthday!! You'll have to check out my blog to see what happened in my awesome Gayle Forman-filled celebration but naturally I bought a copy of Just One Year which I LOVED. Seriously, I love Gayle Forman, my local indie and my book club friends for everything they did to make my birthday special!

Gifted

The lovely Jen from Pop Goes The Reader gifted me with two books she loves and I'm SUPER excited to read them. If you don't know Jen, you should probably mosey on over to her blog because she is an awesome blogger who is among my favorites!

* The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion -- I've been curious about this one for a while and I remember Jen made me excited about it after she read it so I'm SO excited to read this soon!

* Vision in White by Nora Roberts -- super excited about this one as I've been getting more into the romance genre lately and the cover is stunning!

 

My lovely friend Mitali sent me these for my birthday and I'm SO excited. Firstly, MUG CAKES. YOU CAN MAKE AMAZING DESSERTS IN YOUR MICROWAVE. You need this book. I want to make 99% of these!! And secondly, I've always wanted to read Janet Evanovich so I'm excited to check this one out! Have any of you guys read her books??

For Review

We Were Liars by E. Lockhart: EEEE!!! BEYOND EXCITED. Seriously. I loved Frankie Landau Banks and have the Ruby Oliver series on my shelves but this book seems completely different from what she typically writes and I'm excited because I LOVE psychological thrillers. Make sure this is on your TBR for 2014!!

Being Sloane Jacobs by Lauren Morrill: This one sounds really cute and I love when I read a summary that features an MCs I've never seen anywhere -- a hockey player and a figure skater! So looking forward to this!

 Premidiated by Josin L. McQuein: I've been wanting to read this one so I was very happy when it showed up here! It's gotten good reviews by some reviewers I trust!
Red by Allison Cherry: The premise seems a little weird but I'm intrigued based on chatter about this one! Let me know if you've read this one!
Indigo by Gina Linko: I've never heard of this one but it seems to be paranormal and possibly a standalone? Anyone heard of this one? It is set in New Orleans which is a city I've been wanting more books to be set in!
Splendor by Elana K. Arnold: This is the sequel to Sacred which I have on my shelf but haven't yet read! I'm really interested in it though!
Loud Awake and Lost by Adele Griffin: I've been intrigued by this one for a while and I love a good mystery so I'm hoping this will be good!! I have another one of her books, Tighter, on my shelf..has anyone read that one?

The Impossible Knife of Memory by Laurie Halse Anderson: One of my fave authors and I am SOOOO looking forward to this one! LHA has done so much for the YA scene and she writes some of the best books out there!

The Book Thief by Markus Zusak: This was a reread for me for book club. Was very excited for this opportunity to share this book with the rest of the book club ladies as it is a favorite. PLUS, if you checked out my "In Memory of Lost Books" post, you'll know why I'm super excited.

 Have you guys read any of these?? Let me know what you thought so I can prioritize! Or let me know which ones you are planning to read/also own!

Our Broke & Bookish book haul is inspired by memes like IMM & Stacking the Shelves & Mailbox Monday. This is just our very simple way of doing it collaboratively so we can participate in all of them and not have to choose one.