I’ve met quite a few authors since I started attending events back in 2013, but Pierce Brown has been the one author that eluded me. He was the only one of my faves (still alive, anyway) that I hadn’t met! Funny story: When I first read Red Rising and became obsessed with the series, I discovered that Pierce had been to my fave bookstore ONE. MONTH. before I’d read it. I was sooo salty! I missed him by that much. […]
I was able to block my day off to go down to the Joseph Beth in Lexington (a 2.5 hour drive) for this event on April 28th! My bookstabestie Christy (@cbookaddiction) lives in Kentucky, and she’s about 2 hours away from Lexington, so we planned to meet and attend the event together. I hadn’t seen her since we went to YALLfest together in 2018! I was a little sad that I didn’t know about the event sooner so I could […]
YALLfest haul Signed books Books I brought These are the books I already owned and brought with me to the festival to get signed! Tales From the Hinterland by Melissa Albert The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune Belladonna by Adalyn Grace The Scorpio Races (Owlcrate special edition) by Maggie Stiefvater Call Down the Hawk by Maggie Stiefvater Mister Impossible by Maggie Stiefvater Greywaren by Maggie Stiefvater Illuminating the Prophecy (tarot) by Maggie Stiefvater Navigating the Scorpio Sea […]
January haul Bought Illuminae Hypatia & Alexander patches – from @tess_a_tofi_mezi_knihami on Insta Flick the Wick Howlers box Freebies Publisher/for promo Raven & Dove by Kaitlyn Davis (direct from the author) Aurora Burning by Jay Kristoff & Amie Kaufman (Penguin Random House) We Are the Wildcats by Siobhan Vivian (Simon & Schuster) P.S. I Still Love You by Jenny Han, movie tie in cover (Simon & Schuster) The Deceivers by Kristen Stewart (Tor Teen) Scammed by Kristen Stewart (Tor Teen) All […]
YALLfest haul Signed books I actually didn’t buy any books at the festival this year, so all of these are books I already had and brought with me! Reign of Shadows by Sophie Jordan Firelight by Sophie Jordan Hidden by Sophie Jordan Nyxia: Unleashed by Scott Reintgen Nyxia: Uprising by Scott Reintgen Isle of Blood & Stone by Makiia Lucier Song of the Abyss by Makiia Lucier Forest of a Thousand Lanterns by Julie C. Dao Shadow Frost by Coco Ma The Girl the […]
May haul From the Jay Kristoff signing I was able to get all my books personalized as well as signed, yay! LIFEL1K3 (already owned) Aurora Rising (missing Amie’s signature, purchased at the event) Aurora Rising character bookmark set (freebie) Ink & Wonder Nevernight tote (already owned) Stormdancer art print (gifted) – THANK YOU MEGHAN!!! Bought Game of Thrones enamel pin from In the Reads Nevernight “never flinch” bookmark and Aurora Rising “we the legion” bookmark from Her Paper World […]