A library haul I didn't need.
So you might remember from my last blog post, I complained about being a slow reader and not meeting the deadlines I set for myself with regards to my reading. If you remember that it means you read my last blog post and to you I say thank you. We new, we small, but we here and we're staying here. If you didn't read my last blog post and this is your first read, welcome, and that's sentiment of frustration was pretty much where I left off.
Last time I went to this library I'd borrowed a DVD, The Equalizer 2 (it's good, I recommend it). It The DVD was due tomorrow so I went today to return it and Animus (Antoine Revoy). I knew the likelihood I was going to borrow stuff was high, but did I go prepared with a large enough bag? Of course not. Moving on.
Book and DVD returned I went to the aisles once more. Last time I was at the library, as has become my trend, I went looking for books off my wishlist. I was able to borrow Smoke (Dan Vyleta), a book I have yet to start reading. The important thing is that I have it in my possession and it is on mental queue. I have a long list of books to read, wow.
Today being Sunday the library was only open four hours. I'd arrived with little more than two hours to closing, so I wasn't walking around reading my wishlist like last time. Instead I was hitting up the authors and the respective books that were most desired and that I could remember off the top of my head. I wasn't finding much. I ambled around the paperbacks, glanced over the DVDs as I walked around.
I headed towards one of the books on my wishlist that interested me most, A Darker Shade of Magic by V.E. Schwab. I'm a sucker for a series and any world building, so it was an easy sell. Previously, the only books available on shelves were either of the sequels. For some reason, today all three books were there. I considered borrowing all three, all at once, but I'm not that ridiculous. First off, I know I'm not going to read all three in a time without a renewal. Secondly, there's no guarantee I'll enjoy the first book anyway. So I got the book and went back to the shelves.
To the best of my recollection, at some point I went and sat down (or nearly sat down) briefly to have a better look at the Google search I'd performed on my phone, "supernatural thriller books 2019." Described as "cosmic horror" I went looking for Inside the Asylum by Mary SanGiovanni. It's no wonder I didn't find it, it appears to only be available in eBook format. Presumably I was by the "S" surname authors when the cover of the second book I grabbed caught my eye.
I'd just like to say as a quick aside that I feel ridiculous for only now in my adult years really considering how important a cover design can be. You don't know the synopsis. You might not have a recommendation. But a vibrant color or a wild design can draw you in. If and when you open the book flap and you like the description, boom, you're sold. Such was the case with Final Girls by Riley Sager. What I've gathered the story to be is that a bunch of survivors of unrelated murders are trying to deal with their traumas and live their lives separately when suddenly one of them dies, acting as a catalyst for whatever the plot of the book is. So there's that.
Again I went towards the DVDs. In fact, it when I was in the DVD section when I saw the book that led me to the third and final book I would borrow. From across the way, and from anywhere you could see them really, the covers in the YA section glistened and beckoned to me. Wanting to stay away from ridiculous plots of high school romances and cheesy protagonists who center themselves at everything, I, an adult woman, tend to stay away from enticing, shiny, glossy design meant to attract. This time I couldn't resist.
The third book I borrowed was York: The Shadow Cipher by Laura Ruby. I guess the book series is recent. That's great if I end up liking it, I've never really been in the middle of a current, ongoing book series. Beckoning as it was splayed out on display the book that caught my attention was the second book in the series, The Clockwork Ghost. Reading the description first, and seeing my interest caught, I eventually saw that the Clockwork Ghost was a sequel in a series. I quickly ran to the shelves and found the first book, The Shadow Cipher.
So I got three books. Then I went and bought some chips. As excited as I am for these books, Mr. Mercedes (Stephen King) is really interesting. I want to finish River Run (J.S. James) as soon as possible. I'm reading it thanks to NetGalley early access. It comes out October 8th, so the sooner the better.
The point is I have physical books to read, some that I haven't started and even more that I've yet to download. I didn't need these books today, but I'm glad I got them. And at the end of the day, isn't reading supposed to make you happy? Maybe not innately or directly, but whatever you get from it. Edification, knowledge, access, I don't know. But in my case they did and I am.
[An update: River Run by J.S. James is set for release November 12. So I'm actually really good. Wow. Unnecessary stress begone!]
Last time I went to this library I'd borrowed a DVD, The Equalizer 2 (it's good, I recommend it). It The DVD was due tomorrow so I went today to return it and Animus (Antoine Revoy). I knew the likelihood I was going to borrow stuff was high, but did I go prepared with a large enough bag? Of course not. Moving on.
Book and DVD returned I went to the aisles once more. Last time I was at the library, as has become my trend, I went looking for books off my wishlist. I was able to borrow Smoke (Dan Vyleta), a book I have yet to start reading. The important thing is that I have it in my possession and it is on mental queue. I have a long list of books to read, wow.
Today being Sunday the library was only open four hours. I'd arrived with little more than two hours to closing, so I wasn't walking around reading my wishlist like last time. Instead I was hitting up the authors and the respective books that were most desired and that I could remember off the top of my head. I wasn't finding much. I ambled around the paperbacks, glanced over the DVDs as I walked around.
I headed towards one of the books on my wishlist that interested me most, A Darker Shade of Magic by V.E. Schwab. I'm a sucker for a series and any world building, so it was an easy sell. Previously, the only books available on shelves were either of the sequels. For some reason, today all three books were there. I considered borrowing all three, all at once, but I'm not that ridiculous. First off, I know I'm not going to read all three in a time without a renewal. Secondly, there's no guarantee I'll enjoy the first book anyway. So I got the book and went back to the shelves.
To the best of my recollection, at some point I went and sat down (or nearly sat down) briefly to have a better look at the Google search I'd performed on my phone, "supernatural thriller books 2019." Described as "cosmic horror" I went looking for Inside the Asylum by Mary SanGiovanni. It's no wonder I didn't find it, it appears to only be available in eBook format. Presumably I was by the "S" surname authors when the cover of the second book I grabbed caught my eye.
I'd just like to say as a quick aside that I feel ridiculous for only now in my adult years really considering how important a cover design can be. You don't know the synopsis. You might not have a recommendation. But a vibrant color or a wild design can draw you in. If and when you open the book flap and you like the description, boom, you're sold. Such was the case with Final Girls by Riley Sager. What I've gathered the story to be is that a bunch of survivors of unrelated murders are trying to deal with their traumas and live their lives separately when suddenly one of them dies, acting as a catalyst for whatever the plot of the book is. So there's that.
Again I went towards the DVDs. In fact, it when I was in the DVD section when I saw the book that led me to the third and final book I would borrow. From across the way, and from anywhere you could see them really, the covers in the YA section glistened and beckoned to me. Wanting to stay away from ridiculous plots of high school romances and cheesy protagonists who center themselves at everything, I, an adult woman, tend to stay away from enticing, shiny, glossy design meant to attract. This time I couldn't resist.
The third book I borrowed was York: The Shadow Cipher by Laura Ruby. I guess the book series is recent. That's great if I end up liking it, I've never really been in the middle of a current, ongoing book series. Beckoning as it was splayed out on display the book that caught my attention was the second book in the series, The Clockwork Ghost. Reading the description first, and seeing my interest caught, I eventually saw that the Clockwork Ghost was a sequel in a series. I quickly ran to the shelves and found the first book, The Shadow Cipher.
So I got three books. Then I went and bought some chips. As excited as I am for these books, Mr. Mercedes (Stephen King) is really interesting. I want to finish River Run (J.S. James) as soon as possible. I'm reading it thanks to NetGalley early access. It comes out October 8th, so the sooner the better.
The point is I have physical books to read, some that I haven't started and even more that I've yet to download. I didn't need these books today, but I'm glad I got them. And at the end of the day, isn't reading supposed to make you happy? Maybe not innately or directly, but whatever you get from it. Edification, knowledge, access, I don't know. But in my case they did and I am.
[An update: River Run by J.S. James is set for release November 12. So I'm actually really good. Wow. Unnecessary stress begone!]
Comments
Post a Comment