Today's post is the first part of my April book haul! If you follow my instagram, you might of seen an image I posted of all the books I got in April. There is quite a few of them and so I decided to split the whole haul up into two posts. This first post will contain all of the fiction books and the next post (which will be out next Thursday) will be the rest of the books. Let's get straight into it!
FICTION:
Title: Second LifeAuthor: S.J. Watson
Publication Year: 2015
Publisher: Text Publishing
Goodreads Link: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/24835900-second-life
Short Summary: A psychological thriller about the impacts of living a double life. Julia is determined to find out the truth about what happened to her sister and why she was killed but how far will she go in order to get to the bottom of things? Is she willing to lose everything for what she wants?
Title: Close Encounters of the Girl KindAuthor: Andy Robb
Publication Year: 2012
Publisher: Stripes Publishing
Goodreads Link: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13043239-close-encounters-of-the-girl-kind
Short Summary: The first book in the Geekhood series. Archie is teenage geek who loves playing role-playing games. Caught up in a world full of the undead, elves and orcs, Archie has trouble dealing with his real life issues such as bullies and his arguing parents. Then he meets a beautiful girl, will Archie be able to win her heart while also tackling his other problems? Will he be able to stay true to himself?
ALICE IN WONDERLAND THEMED:
Alice's Adventure's In Wonderland by Lewis Carroll, is one of my all time favourite books and so over the years I have been collection different editions of the book that I come across. Last year marked the 150th anniversary of the book and so it was reprinted in many beautiful new editions. This month I found 3 more editions to add to my ever growing collection as well as one other book that have an Alice In Wonderland theme.
Short Summary: Whilst sitting on the bank with her sister, Alice spots a white rabbit run by holding a watch. Curious as to where the little creature is rushing off to, Alice follows the white rabbit and finds herself falling down a rabbit hole into a wonderful but strange new world. What is the rabbit late for? Where is she anyway? Will she ever find her way back home?
Title: Alice In Wonderland
Author: Lewis Carroll & Rebecca Dautremer (Illustrator)
Publication Year: 2015
Publisher: Hodder Childrens
Goodreads Link: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/27778813-alice-in-wonderland
Title: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland And Other Stories
Author: Lewis Carroll & John Tenniel (Illustrator)
Publication Year: 2013
Publisher: Canterbury Classics
Title: Alice's Adventures In Wonderland
Author: Lewis Carroll & Anna Bond (Illustrator)
Publication Year: 2015
Publisher: Puffin Books
Title: Alice's Puzzles In Wonderland
Author: Richard Wolfrik Galland
Publication Year: 2015
Publisher: Carlton Publishing Group
Goodreads Link:
Short Summary: A book filled with challenging puzzles, riddles and enigmas that are all inspired by the Lewis Carroll's beloved story of Alice's Adventure's In Wonderland. Filled with the original illustrations by John Tenniel as well as recognisable quotes from the book. How many puzzles can you solve?
GRAPHIC NOVELS:
Title: Batman: Whatever Happened to the Caped Crusader?
Author: Neil Gaiman & Various Illustrators
Publication Year: 2010
Publisher: DC Comics
Goodreads Link: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7053709-batman
Short Summary: The defender of Gotham city lies in a casket in Crime Alley. The story follows Batman as he watches over his funeral where his closest friends and worst enemies have gathered to say their goodbyes. Each of them recall how he knew the dark knight and how he died but what really happened to the beloved hero?
Title: Amulet: Firelight
Author: Kazu Kibuishi
Publication Year: 2016
Publisher: Graphix
Goodreads Link: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25943106-amulet
Short Summary: Book 7 in the ongoing middle grade graphic novel series, Amulet. The series follows siblings, Emily and Navin as they journey through a magical new world after their mother gets taken. They are led to this world after Emily finds an amulet necklace that speaks to her. Can she trust this voice? Will her family be safe? What is they new place?
Title: Cyanide & Happiness: Stab Factory
Author: Kris Wilson, Rob DenBleyker & Dave McElfatrick
Publication Year: 2015
Publisher: BOOM! Box
Goodreads Link:
Short Summary: The newest compilation of short comics in the Cyanide And Happiness Series. Hilarious comic strips that have been all over the internet. This is the fourth book published by the creators. Warning: Some of the jokes are quite rude and have some mature content.
So those are all of the fiction books I got in April. I will have the second part of this book haul up next Thursday, so definitely keep an eye out for that. I am still unsure of what I should do to haul my ebooks and childrens books as there is quite a lot that I get each month. I will keep you all posted on that but feel free to leave some suggestions in the comments.
I hope you are having a wonderful day!
~Louise
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