This last weekend I was busy as all get out. I left the comfort of my home to go into the freezing cold at least five times. So, while I was out, I decided that I would make my uncomfortability worth-while, and I would visit some book stores. I visited a $1 Book Swap, Target, Barnes & Noble, and the Dollar Store (if you don’t know, the Dollar Store sells some great books).
Target
I recently
held a giveaway on my Instagram account in honor of reaching 300 follows. I
went to Target to pick out a prize for the winner. I have only been to the
Target book section once when I visited Texas, and I was impressed,
but not B&N impressed.
I went to
Target in my home state this time, and boy, I could’ve spent hours in there.
They had every new and popular YA book I could imagine. And all of them were 20%
off. How does it get any better?
I bought two books for me and one for the giveaway. I just couldn’t
help it. There were so many books in there I had been looking for but were too
expensive at the bigger book stores, like Books-A-Million.
So, I bought
two copies of Passenger by Alex
Bracken (one for me, one for the giveaway), and one copy of A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J.
Maas (for me). I love paperback books way more than I love hardcover, mostly
because of the cost difference. I paid $7.05 each for the two copies of Passenger, and then I only paid $9 for
the copy of A Court of Thorns and Roses.
All I can say is that I left that Target a happy girl.
$1 Book Swap
I travelled an
hour and a half away just to see this bookstore. Books? For a dollar? That’s heaven to us, right? Right.
From the
outside, this place looked kind of creepy and gross, but when I walked in, it
was amazing. They had homemade shelves that reached from the floor all the way
to the ceiling (and keep in mind that the building was a warehouse, so that’s
really tall).
When I walked
in, there were boxes piled on top of boxes that reached to the ceiling. The
boxes were all jam-packed with books of all genres. I wasn’t allowed to get in
the boxes, because they were books that had not yet been put out to sell. But I
totally would’ve dived into one of the boxes if I was allowed.
I bought a
copy of Sense and Sensibility by Jane
Austen (another classic book I can add to my TBR list). I also bought a copy of
Abraham Lincoln: The Vampire Hunter
by Seth Grahame-Smith, just because he wrote Pride and Prejudice and Zombies. And the last book I bought was Dreamcatcher by Stephen King. I am a
HUGE King fan.
I only paid $1
for each book, obviously. So my total only came to $3, which I think is
amazing, because, as I have mentioned before, there is nothing I love more than
saving money.
Barnes &
Noble
I know you’re
probably just so surprised, but I bought two books at Barnes & Noble, and
they were from the bargain shelf. I was actually really excited about this trip
to the bookstore. I usually am excited to go into a B&N, but I don’t ever
really plan on buying anything, since it’s so expensive.
I was out of
town visiting family, and I had time to kill. The town I was in holds a small
college campus. On the campus is a small Barnes & Noble. I mean, it was
extremely small. I could stand in the middle of the store and see all four
walls.
I first went
and looked at the YA books, because I love those. But those prices killed me,
so I had to go to a cheaper option. I then went into the front of the store,
and I found a bargain shelf. Yay me.
Of course
there were gross books on there, like how to eat healthy and how to get your
children to behave, but I did hit the jackpot when I came across a brand new
hardcover copy of The Queen of the
Tearling by Erika Johansen. It was originally $23.99, but it was on the
bargain shelf for $5.98. On top of that, the bargain price was 50% off, and I
got the book for a grand total of $2.99! It makes me all happy just thinking
about it.
I also got
another book on the bargain shelf called The
Shock of the Fall by Nathan Filer. I have never heard of this book, but the
description looked very intriguing. I got home and looked on Goodreads, and it
has a rating of four stars, which is fairly good.
The Dolla Store
Last, but
definitely not least, is the Dollar (dolla) store. I was just casually shopping
for cleaning supplies, and there they were. A whole aisle of books.
They obviously
didn’t have a lot of popular books, because it’s the Dollar Store. But I did
get two copies of books that looking fairly interesting.
One of the
books is Mobile Library by David
Whitehouse. I’ve never heard of it, but it looks good.
I also bought
a copy of Burial Rites by Hanna Kent.
It’s a dark book about murders and all that stuff.
Check out the
books here:
Passenger- here
A Court of Thorns and Roses- here
Queen of the Tearling- here
The Shock of the Fall- here
Sense and Sensibility- here
Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter- here
Mobile Library- here
Burial Rites- here
Thank you so
much for checking out my Monday Blog post. I hope you enjoyed reading about my
book adventures. I’ll see you on Thursday!
•Jessica•