Check out my most recent post to read my BookCon experience! This is just going to be discussing the books I managed to acquire during the two day convention :)
These are not in the order that I got them or else in any particular order, but my favorite/the most exciting ones will be at the end. I'm also counting down for... dramatic effect (or something lol).
25. The Painting by Charis Cotter
This was a random one my mom grabbed, but the cover is pretty! I think it's middle grade and I like middle grade a lot, so I'm hoping it'll be a good read.
24. Feral by James DeMonaco and B. K. Evenson
This is one that I don't know if I'll actually read. I'm pretty much a huge scaredy cat and this looks like it might be too scary for me. But my aunt grabbed it while I was in a couple lines, so I took it home. My mom likes scary stuff, so maybe she'll like it.
23. Life is Like a Musical by Tim Federle
I was a theatre geek growing up and will always hold anything theatre related close to my heart, so when I saw the signing for this book and the line was short, I jumped right in! It's really short, so I hope it's cute and funny and real. I also got a copy for my sister, though she was never as big a theatre geek as I was.
22. The Nightingale Won't Let You Sleep by Steven Heighton
This one sounds kind of creepy.... I'm not sure how into that I am. I'm not usually into that kind of book, but this had a deceptively pretty cover and it was free and the last one they had, so I grabbed it. I hope I end up liking it.
21. An Enchantment of Ravens by Margaret Rogerson
I like just about anything to do with ravens, so I hope I like this ARC that I got! This was one I think my mom grabbed in passing and I'm glad she did- it looks really good. It's also really tall, which tends to be a trademark of good high fantasy.
20. The Readymade Thief by Augustus Rose
This one looks cool. I have no idea what it's about, but it just
looks like it's gonna be a good book. This was from the table of four ARCs that I passed on my way to the Harlequin ARC drop and this one alone makes me so happy I stopped and grabbed the books.
19. Mustaches for Maddie by Chad Morris and Shelly Brown
This was one I got from the Shadow Mountain booth after spinning a wheel. There was a whole row of books you could choose from and out of them all, this looked like the one I would most like. All I really know is that it's middle grade. But it's also pretty small and should be a quick read, whenever I get around to it.
18. Natural Disaster: I Cover Them. I Am One. by Ginger Zee
This is one of the ARCs I got from the table of four on my way to an ARC drop, so I didn't really look at it before I grabbed it. But I mean, it sounds interesting? It's a memoir, which is something I don't read a lot of but would like to.
17. The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden
This cover is so pretty and has me soo intrigued! I have no idea what it's about, but I managed to hop in the tail end of a book drop for it, so I got it. Hopefully the story will be as good as that cover is :p
16. Water in May by Ismee Williams
At this point, I'm not 100% sure when I got this one?? I think it was from the table with four ARCs on it, but it might not have been. I know this was one I just sort of grabbed in passing, though, which is why it hasn't made that big of an impression yet.
15. The Language of Thorns (Sampler) by Leigh Bardugo
This was a fun thing to get! It's also super pretty and pretty damn big for a sampler. I wasn't too interested in the book before, as I've only read Leigh's Six of Crows duology and am not too keen on reading the Grisha trilogy. But I like having the sampler and who knows- maybe it'll convince me to get the book when it comes out.
14. A Court of Thorns and Roses (Coloring Book)
This counts as a book, right?? I'm counting it anyway, since we bought it and all. Plus, it has Sarah's signature stamped on the inside along with a little BookCon 2017 stamp. I already love coloring in it, though it's a little more ornate than I would like.
13. Daughter of the Pirate King by Tricia Levenseller
This one was very exciting, since I got it from the Owlcrate box my mom won! Also, I already had this book on my TBR from back when everyone was hauling it from their subscription boxes, so it was really nice to have gotten it. Now, I just have to actually read it.
12. Maud by Melanie Fishbane
I have no idea what this one is about, but it was a free finished copy and it has a pretty cover, so that was good enough for me!
11. The Crown's Fate by Evelyn Skye
So, technically I got this from the Strand Bookstore, not BookCon, but it was on the same trip, so I'm counting it anyway :p
10. Warcross by Marie Lu
No, no, I did not get my hands on the ARC! The line was way, way, way too long for that (though I did try). But I did end up with a teeny, tiny sampler. Which is better than nothing, right? Right? I don't know if I'll actually read it since I'm not the biggest fan of samplers, but it's something cool to have.
9. Jackaby by William Ritter
This is one I had on my TBR list for a long time and eventually took off because I didn't think I'd actually ever buy it. I wouldn't have bought it at BookCon either, but my mom had pointed it out and I have trouble saying no to her, so I ended up with it. Still, I'm excited to read it, I just wasn't actually planning on it ever.
8. Rosemarked by Livia Blackburne
Okay, two things about this book first: 1) that stand-in cover is pretty enough to be the real thing, 2) I'm stealing the author's name for a future novel. But anyway, this was one of four books that was on a random table right at the beginning of day two and I just sort of blindly grabbed all three when they said "free books!" I have no idea what it's about, but I want to find out.
7. Spindle Fire by Lexa Hillyer
This was one my mom bought me. I've never heard anything about it and it is a finished copy, but I'm really excited to read it. It's a Sleeping Beauty retelling, which is something I don't think I've read before. The cover is really pretty, though, and I hope I read it somewhat soon :p
6. Because You Love To Hate Me (Sampler) Anthology
There's a fun story about this sampler in my BookCon Experience post, so make sure you check it out! But anyway, this is a little sampler with a couple of stories from the anthology, including Victoria Schwab's (which, incidentally, is the one I'm most excited to read). It's not a huge sampler or anything, but it's pretty neat because there's at least two or three full short stories in it. This is also one of my more anticipated reads, so I'm pumped.
5. Eliza and Her Monsters by Francesca Zappia
This was another actual purchase, but I've been waiting for this book for so long that I didn't care a whole lot! My mom bought be a couple books while I was in line for the Sarah J Maas signing and one of them was a book I'd already read, so we exchanged it for this one. I can't wait to read it, since I loved Francesca's other novel Made You Up.
4. A Court of Wings And Ruin by Sarah J. Maas
Now, I already had a copy of this book, but I got a ticket for Sarah's autographing at BookCon and a book purchase was required, so I had to buy it again :p I don't mind a whole lot, since I can just give my other copy to my sister. But I loved meeting Sarah and the book means so much more to me now that it's signed :)
3. Carry On (paperback) by Rainbow Rowell
Much like ACOWAR, this purchase was because of a required book purchase for the Rainbow Rowell signing. I was a little miffed as I really don't like this cover, but at least it looks different to the copy I already own. Besides, it's one of my all-time favorite it books and it's signed, so I really can't complain.
2. All The Crooked Saints by Maggie Stiefvater
They didn't have ARCs of this one to give out at BookCon, but they said they could mail me one and they did! I was ecstatic when it showed up in the mail- I didn't think I'd really get it. I cannot wait to read it.
1. Zenith by Sasha Alsberg and Lindsay Cummings
I was determined to get an ARC of Zenith as soon as Lindsay announced on Twitter that they would be available. And boy, it was a journey for me to get my hands on this one. I literally could have cried, I was so relieved when I finally held it in my hands. And funny thing, I was unable to go to the Zenith signing at the Harlequin booth (check out the previous post for the story), and yet when I got home and started reading the book, I found that my copy was already signed!
It really was a lovely surprise :) And so far, the book is very good!
And that's all I got from BookCon this year! It doesn't feel like I got 24 items, but somehow I did. I hope I actually read most of them and enjoy the ones I read.
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