This has not been
a good week for a variety of reasons. Lots of work drama in the form of declined
grant requests and me feeling sick for four days and taking a COVID test, just
in case. (I feel fine now, btw.) Results for the test are pending. Ick.
A pleasant
surprise for the week, however, was my July FairyLoot box, which came with no
warning. Normally, I receive a tracking email, but not for this box. It just
showed up on my doorstep. Unfortunately, the contents weren’t that great, in
my opinion. The original book cover for Shielded is waaaay prettier than
the green exclusive edition. If I end up liking this book, I may purchase the
original and get rid of this edition, depending on how much I enjoy it. As for
the other items, none of them really excited me. Plus, the little tray was
broken. I emailed to request a new one, but it’s still annoying, especially for
an item you don’t really want, but you still paid money for.
Other than the
FairyLoot box, my parents bought me a hardcover copy of Children of Virtue and Vengeance
at my local independent bookstore. I also started a free trial of Kindle
Unlimited to get a free ebook copy of Silk & Steel. Now I just have
to remember to cancel my membership in two months…
What books have
you bought/received lately?
Yeah, I thought the blue coloring for the July book was prettier. I don't think the green goes well at all with the rest of the cover. When they decide to change a color, they usually do better to find one that coordinates with the rest, because it tends to be just one color change. Not their finest exclusive cover. If I do eventually read it, I might track down a blue one too if I enjoy it enough.
ReplyDeleteNice on the other books! I joined Kindle Unlimited temporarily just to read one book too. Never did "borrow" anything else in my two months. You can actually cancel whenever and you'll still get your two months. I think I canceled mine at the one month mark and was still told I had the other month to enjoy.
Hope you enjoy the new reads!
My StS will be up tomorrow, so stop by then if you can!
Have a GREAT day!
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Oh cool! That's good to know! I'll cancel soon then. :)
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