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This has been a bit of a hectic week with the General Election in the UK. I've been watching a lot of TV coverage of it which had an impact on the time I had to blog. I'm gutted at the results as well as it means a cut in our finances and harder months ahead. I'm a bit depressed about it to be honest. Still not much I can do except get on with it. I did manage to get plenty of reading done and of course I made time to hunt down those pesky book bargains from across the internet! I had to cheer myself up somehow...
So what about the choices for books this week? Well I'm in the Mountain Month of May so I felt compelled to hunt down a few of the mountain expedition books that have been on my wishlist for years. I also picked up some nice urban fantasy and horror from a few new authors which was quite exciting! I'm not sure if I'll list them all this week or not.
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I'm glad you've found a way to cheer yourself up after yesterday's results. You have a fine selection here thanks for sharing. My STS post is here https://cleopatralovesbooks.wordpress.com/2015/05/09/stacking-the-shelves-may-9/
ReplyDeleteI'll use any excuse to buy some books...
DeleteI don't think I've seen any of these before but I hope you enjoy them all :)
ReplyDeleteI was pleased to grab a couple of novellas from the excellent Iron Druid series. I really need to catch up on that soon!
DeleteOoh Die Trying looks really intriguing! I'm also a little depressed by the election results. Thanks for stopping my blog earlier! :-)
ReplyDeleteI can never resist grabbing a new zombie book...
DeleteNice haul. Whether it's mountain expedition books or jungle adventure books, love tales of real life explorers.
ReplyDeleteI'm addicted to these mountain climbing books and things like the treks to the poles. I love being with the climbers as they tackle Everest or K2 or something...
DeleteAwe, great that you find books to lift your spirits up!
ReplyDeleteStacking the Shelves
It worked for a few minutes anyway...!
DeleteGreat Haul. I like the Iron Druid - I fell behind on it though.
ReplyDeleteHave fun reading your books and enjoy your week!
Diane @ Diane's Book Blog
I've only read the first book in the series so far but I did love it! Now I've found out there are MORE short stories in the series but not available on Amazon...
DeleteI think the mountain climbing books are certainly different. I love Zombie books. Great haul of books.
ReplyDeleteGrace @ Books of Love
Yes, I do love a zombie! And reading about all those dangerous mountain climbs can be pretty exciting!
DeleteI think you did pretty well. I've wanted to The Iron Druid Chronicles for a while. They've been recommended by quite a few people. I swear I'm going to slow down my book buying for at least a few weeks. I need to catch up, big time! It's so hard, though! Enjoy your new books!
ReplyDeleteMichelle @ Michelle's Minions
I've read the first Iron Druids novel and loved it! It had lots of action and humour and excellent characters!
DeleteI have the first book in the Hearne series for years but I still need to read it! I should do that! happy reading!
ReplyDeleteIt's a great book! I need to catch up with the rest of the series. I'd love it if they made this into a TV series...
DeleteGlad you found a way to cheer yourself up. I really need to start The Iron Druid series. Enjoy your reading!
ReplyDeleteI always have a nice excuse for book splurges!
DeleteI hope you'll enjoy all your new books! Happy reading!
ReplyDeleteThanks Kim, have a good week!
DeleteYeah, the aftermath of elections are often hard to deal with, you're kind of lucky you don't vote as often as the Swiss do... Every three months, there are votations, because every law has to be decided by the people. And since the German-speaking part of Switzerland is bigger (and has a higher population) than the French-speaking part, it feels like we don't really get a say.
ReplyDeleteYou have some pretty gruesome covers up there, Chuckles! Die Trying looks chilling. I hope you'll enjoy all your new books.
Lexxie @ (un)Conventional Bookviews
EEEK! I'm not sure I'd have the energy for all those elections! Mind you it would be nice to get a say on some of the laws being debated...
DeleteI really need to read some of Kevin Hearne's stuff, I know I've got it somewhere... Hope you enjoy the week's haul!
ReplyDeleteI am determined to catch up with this series during the summer!
DeleteI've heard about the elections there, but haven't really followed it. That's sad things are getting harder, but like you said, nothing you can do about it which makes it even more frustrating. Nice haul you got this week. I am not really a fan of horror books, although I've read a few now and then. I hope you have a great week!
ReplyDeleteI can't believe how wrong the polls were on this election. The polls were saying it was close but it wasn't which adds to the disappointment! Now it could be five whole years before we get another chance to change things...ugh!
DeleteGreat haul, definitely need to check out a few of these!
ReplyDelete-Jon from Bookish Antics
I've been very happy with my book hauls the last few weeks!
DeleteOh, several of these snowy covers are giving me chills! Weather here just finally started to warm up. I hate when elections go the opposite directions we need and end up causing us more strife. Hopefully the hardships ahead won't be as bad as they may seem now. Meanwhile, I hope you enjoy all these. Happy Reading!
ReplyDeleteHere are my newest additions.
Thanks! I hope the new government doesn't hit us too hard with cuts but I'm not confident. My book budget is the only thing I spend on myself and I'd hate to have to cut it!
DeleteSome interesting bloody books on top.
ReplyDelete*evil snigger* I love a bit of zombie gore, me!
DeleteErm...I don't think I could do the first two on your download list. lol. I haven't read Kevin Hearne books yet. I think I have the first three here and need to get to them. Hope you have a great week and enjoy your reads. :)
ReplyDeleteI think there are a lot of us itching to get stuck into the Kevin Hearne books! I follow him on Twitter and he's a pretty funny guy in general. I need to catch up on this series next month.
DeleteGreat haul - the cover for Ground Zero is awesomely gory - I have just added it to my TBR. ;)
ReplyDeleteI also really need to read The Iron Druid Chronicles. It looks like a great series. Happy reading! :)
Brin @ Brin's Book blog