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message 1: by Joseph (new)

Joseph  (bluemanticore) | 1866 comments Mod
Share here your April book buys.


message 2: by Melissa (new)

Melissa | 363 comments Went to the book fair and bought these books to share with my kids, I will be reading a few of them with my daughter I'm sure!

My son's & my books Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry (Logans, #4) by Mildred D. Taylor We Fought Back Teen Resisters of the Holocaust by Allan Zullo I'm looking forward to reading We Fought Back.

and my daughter's & mine Twin-Tastrophe (My Sister The Vampire #9) by Sienna Mercer My Sister the Vampire The Bat Pak by Sienna Mercer Coke or Pepsi? Girl! Diary Write 'Em, Rep 'em Out, Lock It Up! With Lock & Key  by Mickey Gill Prank Star Unleashed! by Tim Bugbird Pokemon Essential Handbook by Scholastic Inc.

and I recieved The Searcher by Ray Dacolias in the mail.


message 3: by Louise (new)

Louise | 280 comments After listening to and enjoying Beautiful Ruins I bought this The Financial Lives Of The Poets by Walter


message 4: by Shannon (new)

Shannon  (shananigansreads) | 355 comments I received Caden's Vow (Hell's Eight #6) by Sarah McCarty in the mail on Monday.


message 5: by Melissa (new)

Melissa | 363 comments Pulled these out of the $3 sale bin at Wal-Mart today The House of Velvet and Glass by Katherine Howe & The Union Quilters An Elm Creek Quilts Novel (Elm Creek Quilts #17) by Jennifer Chiaverini


message 6: by Veronika (new)

Veronika (vforveronika) Went to Goodwill yesterday and got these 4 for $2 (0.50 each!):

The Audacity of Hope Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream by Barack Obama Beloved by Toni Morrison Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath


message 7: by Joseph (new)

Joseph  (bluemanticore) | 1866 comments Mod
Melissa wrote: "Pulled these out of the $3 sale bin at Wal-Mart today The House of Velvet and Glass by Katherine Howe& The Union Quilters An Elm Creek Quilts Novel (Elm Creek Quilts #17) by Jennifer Chiaverini"
Melissa, if you haven't read it already, you will love The House of Velvet and Glass, it's a great work of historical fiction.


message 8: by Stacey (new)

Stacey Hunt (staceytianna) | 4 comments I just bought The Fault in Our Starslast weekend. Finished it in two days, simply adored it. I rated it five stars:) TOTALLY inspirational! I can't wait for the movie!

If you read it, what are your thoughts? What did you think? The Fault in Our Stars by John Green


message 9: by Joseph (new)

Joseph  (bluemanticore) | 1866 comments Mod
My first book of April: Breath by Jackie Morse Kessler


message 10: by Marylene (new)

Marylene | 26 comments I've only bought one book so far this month: Lover At Last (Black Dagger Brotherhood, #11) by J.R. Ward hardcover for about 1/2 off ($14.25) at B&N. I brought it right to my friend's house, so she can read it first. Lucky her!


message 11: by Ilean (new)

Ilean (ileanfulton) | 242 comments Bought a Karen Marie Moning book on clearance at Barnes & Noble and Love the One You're With at Sams


message 12: by Michelle (new)

Michelle Gilmore | 510 comments I bought:

The House Girl by Tara Conklin and Feed (Newsflesh Trilogy, #1) by Mira Grant so far this month.


message 13: by Veronika (new)

Veronika (vforveronika) Went to Goodwill again today and got 1984 by George Orwell


message 14: by Melissa (new)

Melissa | 363 comments Stacey wrote: "I just bought The Fault in Our Starslast weekend. Finished it in two days, simply adored it. I rated it five stars:) TOTALLY inspirational! I can't wait for the movie!

If you read it, what are you..."


I read this last month and was really suprised how much I liked it.


Nicole(thereadingrebel) (thereadingrebel) | 130 comments Death in the Stocks (Inspector Hannasyde, #1) by Georgette Heyer , Duplicate Death (Inspector Hemingway Mystery #3) by Georgette Heyer , Cinder (Lunar Chronicles, #1) by Marissa Meyer , The Maid of Fairbourne Hall by Julie Klassen ,and 8 zebra Regency Romances( Lady Roma's Romance by Cynthia Bailey Pratt , Digging Up Trouble by Jo Ann Ferguson , A Delicate Deception by Jenna Jones , A Rogue's Revenge (The Rogues, #4) by Valerie King , A Love Affair For Lizzie by Mona K. Gedney , His Last Lover (Braedon Family, #2) by Mary Blayney , The Wedding Caper by Jo Ann Ferguson ,and Cupid's Dart by Maggie Mackeever )plus a replacement hardcover of Harry Potter 4


message 16: by Joseph (new)

Joseph  (bluemanticore) | 1866 comments Mod
Got delivered: The Mystery Woman (Ladies of Lantern Street #2) by Amanda Quick Dead Silence (The Body Finder, #4) by Kimberly Derting


message 18: by Joseph (last edited Apr 11, 2013 02:07PM) (new)

Joseph  (bluemanticore) | 1866 comments Mod
Picked up two autographed books at Anderson's: Wonder by R.J. Palacio The Drunken Botanist The Plants That Create the World's Great Drinks by Amy Stewart


message 19: by Tiffany (new)

Tiffany (herbtiff) I can't read, but I sure can shop... Fang (Maximum Ride, #6) by James Patterson The Kiss (Witch & Wizard, #4) by James Patterson The Fire (Witch & Wizard, #3) by James Patterson Daniel X Watch the Skies (Daniel X, #2) by James Patterson Daniel X Demons and Druids (Daniel X, #3) by James Patterson Rapture (Fallen, #4) by Lauren Kate Passion (Fallen, #3) by Lauren Kate Sapphique (Incarceron, #2) by Catherine Fisher The Void of Mist and Thunder (The 13th Reality, #4) by James Dashner Keys to the Kingdom by Alison A. Armstrong Avalanche Pass by John A. Flanagan Storm Peak (Jesse Parker Mystery, #1) by John A. Flanagan Shadowhunters and Downworlders A Mortal Instruments Reader by Cassandra Clare


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message 21: by Thom (new)

Thom Swennes (Yorrick) | 592 comments The Crimson Petal and the White by Michel Faber Wheels by Arthur Hailey Celtic Myths And Legends by Charles Squire The Moneychangers by Arthur Hailey Road Rage by Ruth Rendell The Babes In The Wood by Ruth Rendell Not in the Flesh (A Wexford Case) by Ruth Rendell The Water's Lovely by Ruth Rendell Talking to Strange Men by Ruth Rendell The Crocodile Bird by Ruth Rendell The Rottweiler by Ruth Rendell The Keys To The Street by Ruth Rendell Facing the Lion Growing Up Maasai on the African Savanna by Joseph Lemasolai Lekuton A Crime in the Neighborhood by Suzanne Berne Also the Hills by Frances Parkinson Keyes Saving Faith by David Baldacci To the Coral Strand by John Masters The English Patient by Michael Ondaatje The Realms of Gold by Margaret Drabble Corporation Wife by Catherine Gaskin Caravans by James A. Michener From The Terrace by John O'Hara So Cold the River by Michael Koryta The Fire by Katherine Neville To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee Hand In Glove by Robert Goddard Eclipse by Robert Goddard Tears of Gold by Laurie McBain Painting The Darkness by Robert Goddard In Pale Battalions by Robert Goddard The Prodigal Daughter by Jeffrey Archer Coming Home by Rosamunde Pilcher Kane & Abel by Jeffrey Archer A Thousand Acres by Jane Smiley Ein sicheres Haus by Nicci French The Smoke Jumper by Nicholas Evans Dreaming Suburb by R.F. Delderfield The Avenue Goes to War (The Avenue, #2) by R.F. Delderfield and Lucia In London (Folio Society) by E.F. Benson and Mrs. Harter by E.M. Delafield (these last two books were both published in 1923 and are first editions. Two yards of books from a book market.


message 23: by Lianne (new)

Lianne (eclecticreading) I bought a couple of books recently that are slowly trickling in through the post:

- Patrick Rothfuss' The Wise Man's Fear
- Maurice Druon's The Iron King
- Patricia McKillip's Winter Rose
- Ned Beauman's The Teleportation Accident


Nicole(thereadingrebel) (thereadingrebel) | 130 comments North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell and Redeeming Love by Francine Rivers plus a book on Genghis Khan for my grandfather


message 25: by Michelle (new)

Michelle Gilmore | 510 comments I just downloaded Angel's Ink (The Asylum's Tales, #1) by Jocelynn Drake for free from B&N's website.


message 26: by Michelle (new)

Michelle Gilmore | 510 comments Ellie wrote: "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland & Through The Looking-Glass by Lewis Carroll The Virility Factor A Novel by Robert MerleDawn (Xenogenesis, #1) by Octavia E. ButlerAdulthood Rites (Xenogenesis, #2) by Octavia E. Butler[bookcover:Im..."

Ellie, I have the Octavia Butler books too. I haven't read them yet. If you'd like to read along and discuss the series, let me know.


message 27: by Laurel (last edited Apr 14, 2013 11:28AM) (new)

Laurel (goodreadscomboddy_l) | 125 comments April purchases, a mixture of paper and ebooks:
Nefertiti by Michelle Moran Cleopatra's Daughter by Michelle Moran Shanghai Girls by Lisa See Lady of the English by Elizabeth Chadwick Nothing Down by Mike Reuther The Lime Pit by Jonathan Valin In the Bones by Renee Miller April Fool by William Deverell In the Woods (Dublin Murder Squad, #1) by Tana French Ten Thousand Islands, plus Highball Exit by Phyllis Smallman whose link will not show up here.


message 28: by Joseph (new)

Joseph  (bluemanticore) | 1866 comments Mod
Picked up used copies of: The Color Purple by Alice Walker The Lost World by Arthur Conan Doyle The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, #1) by Douglas Adams The Restaurant at the End of the Universe (Hitchhiker's Guide, #2) by Douglas Adams


message 29: by Marie Z (last edited Apr 15, 2013 11:35AM) (new)


message 30: by Melissa (new)

Melissa | 363 comments Just bought To Tame A Highland Warrior (Highlander #2) by Karen Marie Moning Sweet Cravings by Eva LeFoy Traphis A Wizard's Tale by James D. Maxon The Cartesian Machine by Nick Tran Last Chance Book Club by Hope Ramsay Rest in Pieces The Curious Fates of Famous Corpses by Bess Lovejoy


message 31: by Melissa (new)

Melissa | 363 comments I went to the library sale today and came back with these

A Very Strange Trip by L. Ron Hubbard Out of Eden by Kate Lehrer The Wilder Sisters A Novel by Jo-Ann Mapson Mistress by Amanda Quick Five Women by Rona Jaffe The Cobra Event by Richard Preston The Viscount Who Loved Me (Bridgertons, #2) by Julia Quinn Lie by Moonlight (Vanza #4) by Amanda Quick Deception Point by Dan Brown


message 32: by Laurel (new)

Laurel (goodreadscomboddy_l) | 125 comments Melissa wrote: "I went to the library sale today and came back with these

A Very Strange Trip by L. Ron HubbardOut of Eden by Kate LehrerThe Wilder Sisters A Novel by Jo-Ann Mapson[bookcover:Mistress|..."



message 33: by Empress (new)

Empress (the_empress) Michelle. I'd love the idea to ead along. Never done it,.
But I'm still eaiting for the books to arrive by post. I think some are from USA sellers, so it will take some time.


message 34: by Michelle (new)

Michelle Gilmore | 510 comments Ellie wrote: "Michelle. I'd love the idea to ead along. Never done it,.
But I'm still eaiting for the books to arrive by post. I think some are from USA sellers, so it will take some time."


Ok, just PM whenever you're ready :)


message 35: by Ilean (new)

Ilean (ileanfulton) | 242 comments My birthday is tomorrow 4/20. My sister in law gave me a little book "Smitten with Kittens" and a $20. Gift card for Barnes & Noble. My lovey daughter gave me "Gypped" by Carol Higgens Clark in hb and "Little Women" hb special edition from B&N pretty cover.


message 36: by Thom (new)

Thom Swennes (Yorrick) | 592 comments Have a very happy and memorable birthday. Most people only have it once a year!


message 37: by Michelle (new)

Michelle Gilmore | 510 comments I just bought:

Scarlet (Lunar Chronicles, #2) by Marissa Meyer Finding Opa! (The Lonely Heart Series) by Latrivia S. Nelson Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter by Seth Grahame-Smith


message 38: by Lianne (new)

Lianne (eclecticreading) I recently bought:

- Hilary Mantel's Bring Up the Bodies
- David Anthony Durham's The Other Lands and The Sacred Band
- Hawkeye, Vol. 1: My Life As A Weapon

I think I need to go back to the book-buying ban I was on some weeks ago xP


message 39: by Alondra (new)

Alondra Miller Ordered up a few books from Amazon; including Poirot Investigates, Gone, The King of Plagues, Storm Front and Dead of Night!! I am too excited. :D


message 40: by Joseph (new)

Joseph  (bluemanticore) | 1866 comments Mod
Picked up used: Captain's Fury (Codex Alera, #4) by Jim Butcher Cursor's Fury (Codex Alera, #3) by Jim Butcher The Dragon of Despair (Firekeeper Saga, #3) by Jane Lindskold and a practically unread copy of The Serpent's Shadow (Elemental Masters, #2) by Mercedes Lackey which shocked me since I've read my copy so much it's pretty much falling apart and could certainly use replacing.


Nicole(thereadingrebel) (thereadingrebel) | 130 comments Daughter of Smoke & Bone (Daughter of Smoke & Bone, #1) by Laini Taylor and for 50cents I got The Murder of Roger Ackroyd (Hercule Poirot #4) by Agatha Christie


message 42: by Joseph (new)

Joseph  (bluemanticore) | 1866 comments Mod
The book sirens were calling to me and I just had to order some more books. Three came in yesterday: When You Give a Duke a Diamond (Jewels of the Ton, #1) by Shana Galen The Terrible Thing That Happened to Barnaby Brocket by John Boyne Deadly Pink by Vivian Vande Velde


message 43: by Robert Krone (last edited Apr 24, 2013 04:34PM) (new)

Robert Krone | 5 comments Bought these books this month

Fangtooth by Shaun Jeffrey Wolf Hunt by Jeff Strand The Walls of the Castle by Tom Piccirilli The Halloween Phantoms A Halloween Short Story by John R. Little The Mountain King by Rick Hautala Kill Whitey by Brian Keene Granta 117 Horror by Granta The Magazine of New Writing


message 44: by Joseph (last edited Apr 25, 2013 06:45AM) (new)

Joseph  (bluemanticore) | 1866 comments Mod
Bought a couple off the used book shelf at a local library: Death's Daughter (Calliope Reaper-Jones, #1) by Amber Benson , Murder is Binding (A Booktown Mystery, #1) by Lorna Barrett , and The Long Quiche Goodbye (A Cheese Shop Mystery #1) by Avery Aames which when I got it home I discovered was signed by its author, Avery Aames!


message 45: by Joseph (new)

Joseph  (bluemanticore) | 1866 comments Mod
Got a delivery of a used book order today: Nightshifted (Edie Spence, #1) by Cassie Alexander Arcadia Awakens (Arkadien, #1) by Kai Meyer Midnight Sins (Midnight, #2) by Cynthia Eden Midnight's Master (Midnight, #3) by Cynthia Eden Owl Ninja (Samurai Kids, #2) by Sandy Fussell Monkey Fist (Samurai Kids, #4) by Sandy Fussell


Nicole(thereadingrebel) (thereadingrebel) | 130 comments Scarlet (Lunar Chronicles, #2) by Marissa Meyer
Just got it today and going to start it tonight


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message 48: by Laurel (new)

Laurel (goodreadscomboddy_l) | 125 comments More April purchases:
Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein Mad Dog House by Mark Rubinstein One Dead Sister by Randall Denley 11 Days in December Christmas at the Bulge, 1944 by Stanley Weintraub No Silent Night The Christmas Battle For Bastogne by Leo Barron Up in Flames by Geraldine Evans The Ambivalent Corpse (Crime and Pun Is Meant) by Jerold Last


message 49: by Joseph (new)

Joseph  (bluemanticore) | 1866 comments Mod
Got back from the first day of C2E2, The Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo, with a copy of The Legend of Oz Wicked West by Tom Hutchinson , signed by one of the illustrators Nei Ruffino.


message 50: by Carolina (last edited Apr 26, 2013 06:20PM) (new)

Carolina (sunnyflower) Number the Stars by Lois Lowry

And a present for my birthday: Maleficium by Patrick Ericson


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