Thursday, January 17, 2013

its abookalypse!

so, every year The Big Bad Wolf brings books at a cheap rate..so cheap that u're just FORCED to buy! it is crazy! and you'd be crazy not to buy! most books are at a RM8 price range! DO YOU KNOW HOW CHEAP THAT IS FOR A BOOK?! when i first heard about the sale, i was sceptical, because most of the time, books that goes for cheap are shit titles! but..this sale has a good range of book titles for all! 

LOL. that sounded like an advert for them! i swear i am not being sponsored by them to say that! I WISH!

anywho, i went to the sale, and needless to say..i SHOPPED! and shopped! and 1 trip was not enough (as they were cheeky and release new titles every now and then, that i had to keep going back).

but i was really happy i went the many times i did! i discovered new books to read, books i was curious about before, and books i had on my wishlist for forever.
decisions!

my buddies throughout this fiasco was Ewie, Jing, Zhi, Yee Keong, & Justin!
the dilemma of TOO many books!

i went to the sale, a total of 6 times..and bought something each time!

so without further ado, here is my massive book haul of over 6 trips! :)
yes, i feel extra nerdy now, and i am in serious need of a new bookshelf because of it.

MASSIVE BOOK HAUL TIME,
 Day 1 (07.12.12)
22 books (RM 178)
  1. Pop goes the Weasel by James Patterson
  2. Cat and Mouse by James Patterson
  3. Mary, Mary by James Patterson
  4. Cross by James Patterson
  5. Double Cross by James Patterson
  6. Toys by James Patterson
  7. Alex Cross's Trails by James Patterson
  8. The Lost Symbols by Dan Brown
  9. The Gift by Cecelia Ahern
  10. Girl in the Mirror by Cecelia Ahern
  11. Memoirs of an Imaginary Friend by Matthew Green
  12. For one more day by Mitch Albom
  13. Starting Over by Tony Parsons
  14. Department 19 by Will Hill
  15. Lament by Maggie Stiefrater
  16. Ballad by Maggie Stiefrater
  17. Final Friends (Vol. 1) by Christopher Pike
  18. By Midnight by Mia James
  19. Darkness Falls by Mia James
  20. Darkness Becomes Her by Kelly Keaton
  21. The Stone Testament by Celia Ress
  22. Let's Kill Uncle by Rohan O'Garady


 Day 2 (10.12.12)
13 books (RM 106)
  1. Watchlist by various authors (et al) 
  2. The Book of (Even More) Awesome by Niel Pasricha
  3. The Cry of the Sloth by Sam Sawage
  4. The Weed that Strings the Hangman's Bag by Alan Bradley
  5. Hector's Search for Happiness by Francis Lelord
  6. Hector and the Secret of Love by Francis Lelord
  7. The Bone Collector by Jeffery Deaver
  8. The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold
  9. My Swordhand is Singing by Marcus Sedgwick
  10. Shamanka by Jeanne Willis
  11. Numbers 2: The Chaos by Racheal Ward
  12. How to Survive Safely in a Science Fictional Universe by Charles Yu
  13. Skarlet by Thomas Emson


Day 3 & 4 (14&15.12.12)
3 books (RM 24) + 5 books (RM 40)
(day 3)
  1. Number 3: Infinity by Rachel Ward
  2. Bloodline by Mark Billingham
  3. Sleepyhead & Scaredy Cat by Mark Billingham 
(day 4)
  1. Matched by Ally Condle
  2. Crossed by Ally Condle
  3. Violets are Blue by James Patterson
  4. Death Message by Mark Billingham
  5. There Once was a Woman Who Tried to Kill Her Neighbour's Baby by Ludmilla Petrushevskaya


Day 5 (21.12.12)
7 books (RM 106) + 1
  1. Inside Out by Maria V. Snyder
  2. Perfume by Patrick Suskind
  3. The Girl with the Glass Feet by Ali Shaw
  4. Snow is Silent by Benjamin Prado
  5. The Diary of Nobody by Grosssmith
  6. The Rape of the Lock by Alexander Pope
  7. The Penguin book of Vampire Stories (by various authors) - edited by Alan Ryan

the (+) 1 book that you can see that is peeking out of the bag still is a book I bought as a gift. no, i am not being a cheapo and bought someone a RM8 book. this book is one of those HUGE history like picture books, it is heavy, and at normal price it would be in the hundreds! i just happen to know she would love this book, & even with the discount, the book was not cheap. but i am not mentioning it cause i have yet to pass the present to her. 

Day 6 (22.12.12)
4 books (RM 52)

  1.  Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll
  2. Room by Emma Donaghue
  3. The Scorpio Races by Maggie Steifrater
  4. Starcrossed by Josephine Angelini

RM 506 (+), 54 books (+ 1), and 6 days later.......
total: 54 books + 1
my bookshelf is overflowing now! and would need more shelf space if i should buy more. <3
DOUBLE STACKED!

OH, and since this is a book haul, I've decided to also add the books i bought PRIOR to the book sale!
The Casual Vacancy by JK Rowling
RM 69

From Popular Sale
  1. One for my Baby by Tony Parsons (RM 7.90)

    (Classics, buy 1 free1- RM 8 each)
  2. The Secret Garden by Francis H. Burnett (Classics)
  3. The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde (Classics)
  4. [not pictured] The Phantom of the Opera by Gaston Leroux (Classics)
  5. [not pictured] The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum (Classics)
    Total: RM 23.90

so, really. the total of new books that I got (for myself) at the end of last year comes up to about: 59 books!
well then! i'm all set for 2013!

till the next Big Bad Wolf sale! psssstttt i got preview passes! :P

bookworms unite!


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