Where I Shop for Books!

In case you didn’t know, I live in Canada! I usually shop and buy books from Chapters or Coles, and if I’m in a major city, than Indigo (Indigo owns Chapters and Coles if I am not mistaken). These stores are the Canadian Barnes and Nobles (I think this is an accurate comparison!). I also sometimes buy books online, if I can’t find the ones I want in store. I’ll usually go to the online bookstore for Chapters first, to see if what I want is there. If not (although it usually is) I’ll use the online book stores, the Book Depository (because free shipping!), and the Book Outlet (because super cheap books!).

I’m also trying to find used book stores to buy books from (and even sell unwanted books too as well) in the city that I live in right now. Although I have yet to go exploring to track some of these stores down.

And this is pretty much all the places where I buy books from! So, now you know in case you were wondering 😁.

Where do you buy books from?

January 2016 TBR

This month I plan on reading 4 books! I feel like I can handle that even though college starts back up this month, because it shouldn’t be too hectic yet. The books I want to read are:

1. Queen of Shadows (Throne of Glass, #4) by Sarah J. Maas
2. I’ll Give You the Sun by Jandy Nelson
3. Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone (Harry Potter, #1) by J.K. Rowling
4. The Martian by Andy Weir (audiobook)

My Top 15 Books of 2015!

I came up with a list of my top 15 books that I read and LOVED throughout the year! This list is in no particular order:

• Throne of Glass (Throne of Glass, #1) by Sarah J. Maas
• Heir of Fire (Throne of Glass, #3) by Sarah J. Maas
• Illuminae (The Illuminae Files, #1) by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff (check out my review here)
• Amy and Roger’s Epic Detour by Morgan Matson (check out my review here)
• Love Letters to the Dead by Ava Dellaira
• Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Saenz

Christmas and Boxing Day 2015 Book Hauls!

This month I bought, or was given, 5 books!

For Christmas I was given Peter Pan (Illustrated Edition) by J.M. Barrie and Illustrated by Trina Schart Hyman from my Mom (which is beautiful by the way!), and the Harry Potter Colouring Book from my Aunt (which I am very excited about!).

December 2015 TBR

This month I plan on reading:

• Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone (Harry Potter, #1) by J.K. Rowling (reread)
• Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Harry Potter, #2) by J.K. Rowling (reread)
• Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Harry Potter, #3) by J.K. Rowling (reread)
• Queen of Shadows (Throne of Glass, #4) by Sarah. J. Maas
• I’ll Give You the Sun by Jandy Nelson

REVIEW: Nimona by Noelle Stevenson

Synopsis (from my paperback cover)-

Nimona is an impulsive young shapeshifter with a knack for villainy. Lord Ballister Blackheart is a villain with a vendetta. As sidekick and supervillain, Nimona and Lord Blackheart are about to wreak some serious havoc. Their mission: prove to the kingdom that Sir Ambrosius Goldenloin and his buddies at the Institution of Law Enforcement and Heroics aren’t the heroes everyone thinks they are.

Nemeses! Dragons! Science! Symbolism! All these and more await in this brilliantly subversive, sharply irreverent epic from Noelle Stevenson, based on her award-winning web comic.

REVIEW: Illuminae (The Illuminae Files, #1) by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff

Synopsis (from my hardback cover)-

This morning, Kady thought breaking up with Ezra was the hardest thing she’d have to do today. This afternoon, her planet was invaded.

The year is 2575, and two rival megacorporations- _______ and _______- are at war over a planet that’s little more than an ice-covered speck at the edge of the universe. Too bad nobody thought to warn the people living on it. With enemy fire raining down on them, exes Kady and Ezra—who are barely even talking to each other—are forced to fight their way onto an evacuating fleet, with an enemy warship in hot pursuit.

November 2015 TBR!

This month I plan on reading three books (two for school and one for fun) as well as listening to an audiobook (also for fun)! They are:

• Illuminae (The Illuminae Files, #1) by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff
• Carry On by Rainbow Rowell (audiobook)
• The Ottoman Empire and Early Modern Europe by Daniel Goffman (for my History research paper)
• The Ottoman Empire: A Short History by Suraiya Faroqhi (translated by Shelley Frisch) (also for my History research paper)

Currently Reading (November 1- 14, 2015)

Over the next couple of weeks I am planning on researching for both my English and History research papers (which requires a lot of reading). I will be buckling down and doing most of my research for both my History and English research papers during reading week, which is next week (November 11- 15), as well as continuing Illuminae (The Illuminae Files, #1) by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff. I am also hoping to be able to start the audiobook Carry On by Rainbow Rowell!

What will you be reading over the next couple of weeks?

October 2015 Book Haul!

This month I’ve accumulated quite a few books. I bought two (technically I bought three but the one book I purchased is for my brother for Christmas) and then I was given three for free (yay, free books)!

Here’s the books I bought (not including the book I bought for my brother):