If I didn’t love getting mail so much and didn’t equally love getting new books consistently I wouldn’t have a problem. But the fact remains that I do. It’s as simple as that. Books have such a hold on me that even just seeing pictures of other people’s bookshelves gets me excited. (How ridiculous is that, right?)

Hi, my name is Sarah and I am a bookaholic.

That being said let me share my latest book purchases with you. Initially “Hex Hall” by Rachel Hawkins was waiting in my shopping cart, but it is so good that I know I won’t be able to stop reading the library copy I currently have in my position, therefore the need to own it right this minute is not necessary (it can wait for a little while). So I swapped it out for something else and purchased the following books last night on Amazon.

The Alchemyst: The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel by Michael Scott

Description from Amazon: He holds the secret that can end the world. The truth: Nicholas Flamel was born in Paris on September 28, 1330. Nearly 700 years later, he is acknowledged as the greatest Alchemyst of his day. It is said that he discovered the secret of eternal life. The records show that he died in 1418. But his tomb is empty. The legend: Nicholas Flamel lives. But only because he has been making the elixir of life for centuries. The secret of eternal life is hidden within the book he protects — the Book of Abraham the Mage. It’s the most powerful book that has ever existed. In the wrong hands, it will destroy the world. That’s exactly what Dr. John Dee plans to do when he steals it. Humankind won’t know what’s happening until it’s too late. And if the prophecy is right, Sophie and Josh Newman are the only ones with the power to save the world as we know it. Sometimes legends are true. And Sophie and Josh Newman are about to find themselves in the middle of the greatest legend of all time.

P.S. Sophie and Josh Newman are 15 year old twins… you would think the description would say that. Also this is book one of six, four of which are already out.

Before I Fall by Lauren Oliver

Description from Amazon: What if you had only one day to live? What would you do? Who would you kiss? And how far would you go to save your own life? Samantha Kingston has it all: the world’s most crush-worthy boyfriend, three amazing best friends, and first pick of everything at Thomas Jefferson High—from the best table in the cafeteria to the choicest parking spot. Friday, February 12, should be just another day in her charmed life. Instead, it turns out to be her last. Then she gets a second chance. Seven chances, in fact. Reliving her last day during one miraculous week, she will untangle the mystery surrounding her death—and discover the true value of everything she is in danger of losing.

Incarceron by Catherine Fisher

Description from Amazon: Incarceron is a prison so vast that it contains not only cells, but also metal forests, dilapidated cities, and vast wilderness. Finn, a seventeen-year-old prisoner, has no memory of his childhood and is sure that he came from Outside Incarceron. Very few prisoners believe that there is an Outside, however, which makes escape seems impossible. And then Finn finds a crystal key that allows him to communicate with a girl named Claudia. She claims to live Outside- she is the daughter of the Warden of Incarceron, and doomed to an arranged marriage. Finn is determined to escape the prison, and Claudia believes she can help him. But they don’t realize that there is more to Incarceron than meets the eye. Escape will take their greatest courage and cost more than they know.

P.S. The sequel to this book is entitled, “Sapphique” and is scheduled to be released December 28, 2010

Need by Carrie Jones

Description from Amazon: Zara collects phobias the way other high school girls collect lipsticks. Little wonder, since life’s been pretty rough so far. Her father left, her stepfather just died, and her mother’s pretty much checked out. Now Zara’s living with her grandmother in sleepy, cold Maine so that she stays “safe.” Zara doesn’t think she’s in danger; she thinks her mother can’t deal. Wrong. Turns out that guy she sees everywhere, the one leaving trails of gold glitter, isn’t a figment of her imagination. He’s a pixie—and not the cute, lovable kind with wings. He’s the kind who has dreadful, uncontrollable needs. And he’s trailing Zara.

And lastly because I’m fairly paranoid about the end of times and/or convinced troubled times may be fast approaching our country due to the current administration I’ve decided it’s important to educate myself on survival techniques. The first book I’ve purchased is “Emergency Food Storage & Survival Handbook: Everything you need to know to keep your family safe in a crisis.” I figure that even if it’s really nothing more than paranoia it can’t help to learn a thing or two about these sorts of things. Maybe they will be useful to me in writing one day (I do have that plot bunny called “Post Hope” about the end of the US from a teenagers POV so…)

Also arriving this week because the release date has changed and I pre-ordered it months ago, Maggie Stiefvater’s “Linger” which I’ve already talked about HERE.

In conclusion I have to add how badly I want to read the “Percy Jackson & The Olympians” series now after seeing “The Lightening Thief” last night. I already had the box set in my wish list, but it’s rather expensive and will have to wait to be purchased until a holiday like Christmas or my birthday so it will be a while. Anyway the movie was fantastic, for anyone interested in knowing.

Peace – Sarah

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