Posts Categorized: 2015 Purchase Challenge

2015 Purchase Challenge Review

Challenge Goal: The goal of this challenge is to try to limit my book purchases to no more than $20 a month. I did this same challenge in 2014 and…failed. I gave myself a “Special Purchases” category: This encompasses those books that would normally bust my budget but I have… Read more »

2015 Book Purchases: December

Book: Magic Stars (Grey Wolf #1) Author: Ilona Andrews Cost: $1.99 (giftcard) Format: ebook Date Purchased: 10-Dec-2015 Notes: Ilona Andrews. Does anything else need to be said?? Book: Geisha, a Life Author: Mineko Iwasaki, Rande Brown (Translator) Cost: $5.31 ($1.32 + $3.99 S&H) (giftcard) Format: hardback… Read more »

Review: Mindfulness for Beginners by Jon Kabat-Zinn

Awarenessing. Awarenessing is what Jon Kabat-Zinn calls the act of being aware and present. I suck at mediation. I’ve tried it in the past but it’s always been difficult for me. I have a very active brain. Very, very active. It’s the reason why I’m not really into watching TV/movies… Read more »

2015 Book Purchases: November

12-Nov-2015: Houston, we have a problem. O_O I’ve been glomming Carolyn Jewel’s My Immortals series something awful… 13-Nov-2015: And I’ve just pre-ordered an Ilona Andrews novella! Yeeeeeeesssssss! Book: My Immortal Assassin (My Immortals #3) Author: Carolyn Jewel Cost: $6.99 (used giftcard = $0) Format: ebook Date Purchased: 02-Nov-2015… Read more »

Review: My Wicked Enemy (My Immortals #1) by Carolyn Jewel

This is the beginning of what looks to be a beautiful relationship. *happy sigh* I first learned about the My Immortals series via the Alphas Unleashed anthology. I loved the short story Carolyn Jewel included and I immediately went looking for more. And I found it. The more I was… Read more »

2015 Book Purchases: October

15-Oct-2015 – I’ve really lucked out in finding some great hardcover books for really bottom of the barrel prices. SCORE! 23-Oct-2015 – Jesus Christ!! What happened??! I’ve been doing so good. But this? This is a straight up mess. Book: Into the Woods (The Hallows #10.1) – Tales… Read more »

2015 Book Purchases: September

15-Oct-2015: So…I totally forgot to do this at the beginning of the month. O_O I also have notice that I’ve really given that gift card a workout. Honestly, an Amazon Gift card is really the best gift ever. Book: Gunpowder Alchemy (The Gunpowder Chronicles #1) Author: Jeannie Lin… Read more »

Review: Nikolai (Her Russian Protector #4) by Roxie Rivera light spoilers

Out of the four books in the Her Russian Protector series that I’ve read, Nikolai is the most “grim.” I still feel that a lot of Nikolai still falls within the “fantasy romance” arena [as in the romance itself is a fantasy] but it is one of the more realistic… Read more »

2015 Book Purchases: August

28-Jul-2015: I DO have a special purchase for August: The new Kate Daniels release by Ilona Andrews !!!!!!!!! (Sqeeeeeeee!) 03-Aug-2015: I decided to start reading audio books. My husband has an Audible account (a gift from me) and I decided to use some of his credits. I’m not going to… Read more »

Review: #GIRLBOSS by Sophia Amoruso

I’m not much of a memoir reader. Nor am I particularly fond of audio books…but I do a lot of driving. A lot. This made me join Ford’s Audiobook Club at Goodreads. #GIRLBOSS was one of the books selected as a BotM. I did not read #GIRLBOSS with the group… Read more »