It’s been a while since I bought more than 2 books in a month, in fact, since I got my kindle months ago, I stopped buying paperbacks. Well, stopping may be a bit exaggerated but there’s a drastic decrease of book purchases which makes my wallet and my bank account happier. LOL!
This month, however, I decided to reward myself a bit, ok, I KNOW! I’ve been rewarding myself since January but I know I deserve all the stuff I buy for myself. Right? Right!
There are tons of bookstores online that are so freaking tempting, and second-hand bookshops, too. I might have enjoyed adding books on my cart too much because I somehow ended up buying 6 books for the month of February alone. I wonder how that happened. *insert thinking emoji*
As you probably know, I’m a huge Colleen Hoover fan! I loved and enjoyed almost all of her books and it’s in my bucket list to buy all of her books (and some of my favorites from other authors, too). I have all of her books in my kindle but I’ll be happier if I’ll have them all in my bookshelf as well. So here we go, the books
1. LAYLA by Colleen Hoover - I ordered at Fully Booked website but I believe copies are already available in our local bookstores. I’m about to buddy read it with a friend but I’m a busy bee so we’ll probably read it when we’re both free.
Some of Colleen Hoover’s books are indie so it’s impossible to find them in local bookshops here in the Philippines, luckily, I found an online shop via shopee and they are selling authentic CoHo books! Yaaaay! A bit pricey for a paperback but I just thought of it as a reward for myself for being alive. LOL!
2. VERITY by Colleen Hoover - this book is freaking twisted. I never thought that Colleen Hoover would write a book as twisted as this. No it’s not that dark but it’s completely different from all the Colleen Hoover books I’ve read, not to mention a mind-blowing ending. Go check it out.
3. HEART BONES by Colleen Hoover - another cute Colleen Hoover book. Beyah and Samson are so freaking cute. I liked how the story and the characters developed and a plot twist that I somewhat expected but it still hurts, a looooot.
You know, whenever I read a CoHo book, I feel butterflies and kilig all over but I also brace myself for a heartbreaking scene. No matter how cute/ fluffy/ sweet the book was, when it’s by Colleen Hoover, trust me when I say that a heartbreaking plot twist will happen because it will and just like any other heartbreak, it won’t be pretty. So if you want to fall in love, become a sobbing mess and fall in love all over again, go and do yourself a favor, read Colleen Hoover’s books.
4. ISLA AND THE HAPPILY EVER AFTER by Stephanie Perkins - One of the series I binged last year was the Anna and the French Kiss trilogy, while I enjoyed the 1st book in the series, I didn’t really enjoy the 2nd one. Isla and the Happily Ever After is my favorite! My first five-star read last year! Isla and Josh are just so cute, they made my heart melt, definitely one of my favorite YA books of all time! I got frustrated that I don’t have a paperback copy of it and for some reasons, they are not available in our local bookstores. Luckily, I saw a copy of it online, it’s pre-loved so I was able to buy it at a cheaper price plus it’s in a very good condition! Awesome deal, y’all!
5. EDGE OF NEVER SERIES by J.A. Redmerski - I’ve seen a lot of positive feedback about this duet plus J.A. Redmerski never disappoints. I’ve seen a pre-loved copy of the Edge of Never series online so I added it to cart immediately. I only got these books for Php 650.00, in perfect condition and considering the fact that her books are not available in our local bookstores, then that’s also a good deal.
There you go! Thank God for online shops, I’m one happy bookworm! In my next post, I’ll be sharing some books that I bought from second-hand bookshops and will also do a new list of book recommendations featuring SECOND CHANCE ROMANCE and MAFIA ROMANCE (I accidentally deleted the post I’ve made before so I’ll just post it again and will probably add more) novels so stay tuned! Thanks for reading! Stay safe, stay healthy!
PS. Book buying ban starts now. LOL!
