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Books for Mail is basically me showcasing my addiction to buying books. Every two weeks, I’ll show you guys which books I have bought/received, and hopefully you’ll find some great titles!

In My Mailbox:

Okay, so last Sunday I went to a secondhand book fair, where I promised myself that I would only buy books that amounted to the cash I had on me. I had $47, and I spent $46. Booyeah.

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Cress by Marissa Meyer: As Jeann and I were leaving the book fair, she saw this and snatched it up for me! I still have yet to read it, and now I can get onto it, pronto.

Rain by Amanda Sun: I haven’t read the first in this series, but this book was only $5 AND it’s a new release. I couldn’t resist.

Wildthorn by Jane Eagland: I rented this from the library years ago, and never got around to reading it. And I recently found out it was LGBT+ so I am really excited about reading it :D

I also got some books that I have read but didn’t yet own, like The Moth Diaries, and some of Meg Cabot’s Mediator series in their original format (the pretty cartoon ones). I also got the complete series of My So-Called Life! And all of this was only $46.

So technically I broke my ban of one book per month, but I knew this fair was coming up when I made that resolution, so I exempted it. Plus, the ban pretty much only applies to new books. (At least that’s what I’ll tell myself.)

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Simply Sunday is a reading meme run here at Books for a Delicate Eternity. It’s where you can share your favourite quote of the week; be it from a book, a novella, a short story, a poem, a song – whatever you like!

My Simple Thing:

“The way I feel about him is like a heartbeat — soft and persistent, underlying everything.”

A quote from Becky Albertalli (Simon v.s the Homo Sapiens Agenda).

Why I Chose It:

This entire book is just one gorgeous quote. I loved every minute of reading it, and I cannot wait to share my review with you guys. I especially liked this quote, because I have felt that way before. And the way Becky captured it is so beautiful.

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What books did you receive in the mail recently? What do you think of my Simply Sunday?

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Posted on: February 1, 2015 • By: Chiara

16 Responses to Books for Mail + Simply Sunday (#12)

  1. I love that it’s Sunday for you because right now, it’s still Saturday :P

    I hope you love Cress and Rain. Cress is so long which is good for me [at least] because I LOVE that series and that world. I just have an obsession with TLC. I guess you could call me a hardcore lunartic. I’ve also not read Rain but I have an old ARC sitting in my room, taunting me :P

    My Stacking the Shelves + Montly Recap here!
    – Nova @ Out of Time

    • Chiara says:

      Time zones are so weird!

      I really loved CINDER and SCARLET, and I’m actually pretty surprised that I have not yet read CRESS! Hopefully I will rectify that soon enough :D

      Ah, old ARCs do have a certain taunt about them, don’t they?

  2. Emma says:

    I am so proud of you! It takes great strength and will to control thyself at a book fair. I am still shocked that I haven’t bought any books this year. I am trying not to (unless people buy them for me ;).

    I still need to read the Lunar Chronicles series. I’ve heard such great things! The Mediator series is one of my favorite books EVER. I’ve read the entire series like 3 times. And they are so short that you can finish in a day!

    The quote is absolutely lovely. I feel like this constantly <3

    • Chiara says:

      Thank you! I was pretty proud of myself, since I always spent about $80 at previous fairs! I am so proud of YOU :D Not buying books is such a good feat.

      The Lunar Chronicles are pretty amazing! I would definitely recommend them, especially if you’re in the mood for awesome sci-fi with great romance ^.^

      I really need to re-read my Mediator books, especially now I have them all in their pretty covers! And before the new one comes out *.*

      I’m glad you liked it, lovely! <3

  3. Kezia says:

    Ahhh Cress!! I still gotta buy that as well. I’m waiting for the paperback though, because I own the previous installments in that format. Kinda a bummer because Fairest has a GORGEOUS illustration in its inside cover but oh well ><

    I have never heard of that book before *hides* but the title sounds funny for some reason xD

    I didn't get anything this week but I'm expecting two packages! I think they are supposed to arrive next week :D

    • Chiara says:

      My SCARLET doesn’t match my CINDER and CRESS, and it makes me kinda sad D: Oh gosh I saw the inside cover for FAIREST, and it is so pretty *.* But I don’t like it when formats in a series don’t match, so I’ll probably get the paperback when it comes out.

      SIMON? You should look into it, Kezia! It’s such a good book :D

      YAY for packages!

  4. Mawa Mahima says:

    Aw that quote was so cute. Also, Rain looks beautiful! The cover deserves to be hung up on a wall!

  5. Alise says:

    Yeah, that is definitely a very pretty quote. I really need to read that book, it sounds great. Book fairs don’t count towards bans-they are special occasions ;) That’s a great deal for Rain! And I loved The Mediator series! I also read the original cartoon cover version :P

    • Chiara says:

      I’m glad you think so, Alise! :D And yes please read it! SIMON is such a beautiful book ohmygosh.

      That’s what I told myself, haha. Book fairs are far too special to be missed!

      I love the cartoon covers for the Mediator books! I’ve only ever had a few volumes with those covers, so I was super excited to get the rest of the series :D

  6. I’m jealous that you got to go to bookfest, sadly I have no room on my book cases and I just can’t hold back when I go so I had to stop myself. You picked up some great books though, I’m really jealous of Rain, I love the cover and I have read the first book in the series. Thanks for sharing what you brought!

    • Chiara says:

      I don’t have any room, either! There are piles of books strewn cross the house, and yet I still keep buying more of them >.< Ah, what did you think of INK? I really need to read it, if only to stare at the beautiful cover! No problem, Katie ^.^

  7. Lol. There’s always a way to justify breaking a book buying ban, no? BUT! You got Cress, so any explanation would’ve been valid ;)

  8. I haven’t read Ink nor Rain and if that was me, I would’ve snatched Rain too! Five dollars is such a good deal for a new release book.

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