Life of a Random

The Bane Chronicles by Cassandra Clare, Sarah Rees Brennan, & Maureen Johnson Pages: 528 Published: November 11, 2014 Genre(s): Fantasy, YA, Magic Cover Rating:   ✰ ✰ ✰  (not bad, I like the picture and the title placement but it's not amazing imo) This collection of eleven short stories illuminates the life of the enigmatic Magnus Bane, whose alluring personality, flamboyant style, and sharp wit populate the pages of the #1 New York Times bestselling series, The Mortal Instruments and The Infernal Devices . I'm so glad I read this book. I kind of already had a soft spot for Magnus Bane...his flair, his sass, and his continual help even though at times he seemed reluctant or cold (and of course he had the right to be).  But now I think I understand better how hard it could be to continue on through the centuries, continually finding and losing people. And how it would most definitely be easier to not care. Magnus is so strong.  He cont...

I've decided to start posting monthly TBR posts as something to remind myself that I need to read these books and not get distracted by shiny library books. Just let me dream please. This month's TBR pile is: Here, There and Elsewhen  by Charles Fontenay City of Heavenly Fire  by Cassandra Clare Finding Audrey by Sophie Kinsella (I've actually already finished this one) A Darker Shade of Magic  by V. E. Schwab Compulsion by Martina Boone (fun fact: two of these books are library books) Have you read any of these? Do you want to?

Well, in a literal sense, I'm not reading anything at the moment , but I'm going to show you the books I have acquired recently. :) I picked up these three books at a used-books store today. The bookstore had been organized differently from the last time I'd been there and they had a WHOLE new YA section. I saw quite a few books that have been floating around the blogosphere because they're famous, but were unfortunately also quite expensive. So I decided to get three books published not so recently. The Girl Who Could Silence the Wind by Meg Medina Eon by Alison Goodman The Blue Girl by Charles de Lint I got so lucky. As I was browsing the Middle Grade section, I saw a book ( The Girl Who Could ...eh, you get the idea) that looked pretty interesting and actually seemed YA to me but oh well. I flipped through the very first few pages and saw...a signature. It's signed!! Win for me. ;) City of Lost Souls by Cassandra Clare The Unbecoming of ...

Well, no, our library isn't that ancient. I just thought it made the title sound more poetic. I haven't written a library haul in a long time, mainly because I haven't actually gone to the library in ages and have been existing solely on books I've bought and books I've borrow from the e-Library. Today was a beautiful (little bit cloudy) day and our whole family went to the our little local library together which was fun. :) But, guys. I fangirled/whatever-you-call-it-when-the-love-of-books-makes-you-hyperventilate when I saw that this, our small town library, had a gazillion books that are currently very popular and on my TBR list. I almost couldn't handle it. I was SO tempted to walk out of there with half the YA section. However, I exercised enormous restraint and only borrowed six (see? I'm very responsible). Five of those are ones I will be able to cross of my TBR list when I finish! *happy dance* I'm going to list these from the bottom ...