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Book Review: The Geography of Lost Things by Jessica Brody

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A few years ago, I read The Geography of Lost Things by Jessie Brody. The plot interested me, so I began to read it. Since then, I decided to get rid of books I no longer want to own and read anymore. Even though The Geography of Lost Things made it into the pile of books to get rid of, I decided to reread it and see if I really do want to keep it. After reading it, I decided to write a review post about the book and why I decided to donate it. (Spoiler Alert: It isn’t because it is a poorly written book. It because the plot hits too close to home!)

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Amazon Book Haul- April 2024

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In April, I began to purchase books I wanted to own, but never got around to purchasing. I always have a list of books I want to own but don’t need or want to own right away. Also, most of the books on this list are books I read, but don’t own a copy of. All the books I began to search for in April are from this list. I was able to find many of the books I wanted to own on Amazon, so I placed an order to purchase the books.

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Book Review: Grace Kelly The Illustrated World of a Fashion Icon by Megan Hess

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I am a fan of Megan Hess’ art and her books. Even though I didn’t like all her books, there are many I really enjoy.

Two of the books I like a lot are The Illustrated World of a Fashion Icon series. The first book in the series is about Audrey Hepburn. The newest book in the series is about Grace Kelly.

The books are fun to read and are so beautiful. I wanted to share my thoughts about the books in book reviews. The first book I will be reviewing is about Grace Kelly. I will be reviewing the book about Audrey Hepburn in a future post.

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Books I Read in May 2024 (And What I Think of Them)

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May was both a great and not so great month. Among the setbacks and problems, I had quite a bit of time to sit down and read. This was a great thing because I haven’t had so much time and/or the mindset to read, in such a long time!

I was able to read more than five books in May. After some consideration, I decided to talk about four of them in a post. I didn’t finish reading all the books mentioned in this post, but I did read them and have opinions about them.

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January 2024 Grocery Store Book Haul

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In January, I went on a shopping trip to a grocery store. This grocery store was not Walmart, which is where I like to purchase many groceries at. Instead, it is a smaller chain of grocery stores, but are more locally sourced and contain more foods without my food allergies.

During my shopping trip, I found a bin full of books for reduced prices. Since this grocery store is different than Walmart or Dollar Tree, I decided to have a look through the books available for purchase. Much to my surprise, I found five books I liked and wanted to buy! (Normally I don’t find any books to purchase!) After months of sitting on the photographs I took of my haul, I decided it was time to write a post about them!

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January 2024 Book Haul- Part 3

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Well, it’s time for the January 2024 final book haul post!

In this post, I purchased all the books from either Amazon.com, Walmart, or Dollar Tree. I really am happy I now own all these books, especially the Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream & Desert Book! I am interested in making ice cream from scratch, so to now own their recipe book has been the major highlight of my book shopping for the month of January.

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January 2024 Book Haul- Part 2

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In January, I went shopping for a lot of books. I am still surprised I found so many books to purchase! Since January, I was in a book shopping slump, so seeing this many books together in a book haul form still amazes me.

In retrospect of all the books in this haul, I can say I am happy I own some of them. As for others, I still feel conflicted to own and read. This is due to the fact I’m tired of books that are inspired by the same person, place, or thing. Even though I have opinions about one book in this haul, I will try to keep my current opinions about it out of this post and focus on explaining why I purchased the book in the first place.

All the books I purchased in this haul are from either Amazon.com or Walmart.

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January 2024 Book Haul- Part 1

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For the past few months, I’ve been very busy. Sadly, there are many blog posts that need to be written or finished that still have yet to be. For this reason, I decided to dedicate a post every week for as long as it will take to publish these unfinished posts!

One of these posts are about a series of book hauls. I really liked the books I purchased, but I felt embarrassed by the amount of books I purchased in one month’s time. This was also around the time I started to dedicate more time and energy to decluttering my things, including books. Because of this, I wanted to hold off writing book hauls posts just in case I decided to get rid of any of the books in this haul. For this haul, which is one of four haul posts I will be publishing this month, I decided to keep all the books in this haul. Even though they are new and some I don’t really enjoy as much as I thought I would, I still want to keep them for a little while longer in the event I change my mind about them.

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Book Review: Superheroes: Fashion and Fantasy

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It’s the first Monday in May, which means it is time for the Met Gala! Over the years, I collected books about previous exhibition the Met Gala celebrates the opening of. One of the newest additions to my book collection is Superheroes: Fashion and Fantasy. In honor of the Gala, and the fact I have a new-to-me copy of the book, I decided to write a review of the Superheroes: Fashion and Fantasy book.

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5 Affordable Collectors Edition Book I Love

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I love collecting books. I don’t always purchase expensive or rare books, but the books I purchase make me happy whenever I read them. Since I began to collect books to read and for reference, I realized there are many books available that are collectable. Some are advertised as collectable while others are not, yet become collectable over time.

I was recently browsing single versions of books I own in collective editions when I found many collectable editions of the books I was looking for. Discovering these collectable editions started to make me think about all the collectable editions I actually love to collect. Since I don’t talk much about collecting books on this blog, I decided to start by writing about my five favorite affordable collector’s editions. Some of the collections are not in print anymore but are still available for purchase for $50 USD or less. (Sometimes less than $30 USD)

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