@mommykim 9 December 2024

NBS Last Sale Book Haul!

Helloooooooooooooooooooooo!!!! How are you guys here? I've been unable to update as I am hooked on the current series I am following and when I'm immensely focused bout something I forget about other things...teheee Who am I kidding? I've been listening to audiobooks, reading manga, watching anime, and lastly working lol!! see how my priorities collapsing in an instant! well, that's me I guess. So last November 18-29, NBS or National Books Store held a book fair, and all the bookworms and those who love collecting books but not reading them (lol!) came to SM Seaside to avail of the sale. As a person who loves challenges went there on the last day of the fair since that's also our payday so we get to buy what we like on our limited budget with unlimited happiness. The joy of watching and reading the synopsis of the book for references and also smelling book pages really makes me feel full and contented. My original budget was to buy 4-5 books with a budget of 1,ooo pesos ($17.27) but what I got is a total of 9 books for 750 pesos ($12.95)...amazing right..i was also lucky to have my best buddy being supported with me in looking for book titles that fit my style of genre.. let me show you what I got and with their synopsis for your reference also...enjoy

SECRET GARDEN - FRANCES HODGSON BURNET *"If you look the right way, you can see that the whole world is a garden."* When the orphaned 10-year-old Mary Lennox comes to live at her uncle's gloomy manor in Yorkshire, she is intrigued by its numerous locked rooms and secrets behind them. As she exploresMisselthaite Manor, Mary discovers the key to an almost-forgotten walled garden that has been locked away for years. She strikes a friendship with Dickon, a boy from the Moors who can seemingly talk to animals. With the help of her new friend and the old gardener, Mary attempts to revive the garden back to its former glory. But is there any hope for new life in the old garden?

GENESIS BEGINS AGAIN - ALICIA D. WILLIAMS There are ninety-six reasons why thirteen-year-old Genesis dislikes herself. She knows the exact number because she keeps a list: - Because her family is always being put out of their house - Because her dad has a gambling problem - Because Genesis knows this is all her fault - Because she is too black Genesis is determined to fix her family, and she's willing to try anything to do so. But when she starts to find a thing or two she actually likes about herself, she discovers that changing her own attitude is the first step in helping change others.

ALL YOU DESIRE - KIRSTEN MILLER Haven Moore has spent a blissful year in Rome with Ian Morrow, her love of countless lifetimes. She wants to believe they've escaped the sinister Ouroboros Society- and left its diabolical leader, Adam Rosier, an ocean away. But the mysterious disappearance of her best friend, Beau, forces Haven and Iain to return to New York and face the demons awaiting them from there. In Manhattan, Haven discovers she's being tailed by Horae, a centuries-old clan of mystics committed to destroying Adam Rosier and the Ouroboros Society. The Horae claim that the clues Haven needs to rescue Beau can be found in one of the past lives the two friends shared. They promise to help Haven remember what she needs to know, but their assistance comes at a high price. To save Beau, Haven must infiltrate the Ouroboros Society, charm Adam Rosier, and lure him into a trap the Horae have set. It's a plan the Horae believe will save the world- and one Haven and Iain fear may destroy the happiness they've been chasing for two thousand years. When Haven finds herself face-to-face with Adam Rosier, she quickly discovers that she may not be able to trust her heart. Let's stop with just the first three and continue on to the next article...hope you got some ideas based on the books and their synopses and are as excited as I am about reading them... Till then... Happy reading...