Hardcovers, hardcovers! -BookOutlet Haul #2

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My second BookOutlet order came a while ago but nonetheless I am excited to read all of these books! First I have to read my summer assigned books though...(stupid Julie, why are you procrastinating!) Like seriously, I should not be procrastinating them because the 2 books I have to read combined are about 300 pages. 300!! I could read that in my sleep! Well, not really, because I have to annotate them but still...ya get my drift.

Onto the haul....

This is what I see when I first open the box. Squee!! Look at dem books :) (Again thank the brown packaging paper for protecting my books.)

(**DISCLAIMER: All of my summaries are from Goodreads.**)

Please Ignore Vera Dietz by A.S. King

Summary: "Is it okay to hate the dead kid? Even if I loved him once? Even if he was my best friend? Is it okay to hate him for being dead?
Vera's spent her whole life secretly in love with her best friend, Charlie Kahn. And over the years she's kept a lot of his secrets. Even after he betrayed her. Even after he ruined everything.
So when Charlie dies in dark circumstances, Vera knows a lot more than anyone-the kids at school, his family, even the police. But will she emerge to clear his name? Does she even want to?
Edgy and gripping, Please Ignore Vera Diets is an unforgettable novel: smart, funny, dramatic, and always surprising."

I honestly just got this book because it was available on BookOutlet (there aren't a lot of good YA contemporary novels on there) and because, of course, it was bargain-priced. I've heard a lot of good things about this book and even more fabulous things about A.S. King. This will be my first book I've ever read by her. I'm pumped! Also, people say it's a pretty humorous book so I'm looking forward to that (it actually seems like it'll break my heart, you know, will the unrequited love thing.)

The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini

Summary: "Amir is the son of a wealthy Kabul merchant, a member of the ruling caste of Pashums. Hassan, his servant and constant companion, is a Hazara, a despised and impoverished caste. Their uncommon bond is torn by Amir's choice to abandon his friend amidst the increasing ethnic, religious, and political tensions of the dying years of the Afghan monarchy, wrenching them far apart. But so strong is the bond between the two boys that Amir journeys back to a distant world, to try to right past wrongs against the only true friend he ever had.

The unforgettable, heartbreaking story of the unlikely friendship between a wealthy boy and the son of his father’s servant, The Kite Runner is a beautifully crafted novel set in a country that is in the process of being destroyed. It is about the power of reading, the price of betrayal, and the possibility of redemption; and an exploration of the power of fathers over sons—their love, their sacrifices, their lies."

I got this book because it sounded really interesting and also, BookOutlet offered the cheapest price for it out of all the sites I visited. I was pleasantly surprised to see that I actually got the collector's edition (on the site it only said hardcover version) so that's a bonus. There was so much rave about this book that I had to pick it up. Knowing me, this story is probably going to make me cry (in good ways...probably.) Hosseini's other 2 books, A Thousand Splendid Suns and And the Mountains Echoed were critically acclaimed as well; And the Mountains Echoed received a Goodreads award as Best Fiction of 2013.
Something pretty I discovered about the naked book is this:

It's a fancy, golden inscription of the author's initials! Pretty cool, right? 

Entwined by Heather Dixon

Summary (on goodreads but actually quoted from Publishers Weekly): "Just when Azalea should feel that everything is before her—beautiful gowns, dashing suitors, balls filled with dancing—it's taken away. All of it. And Azalea is trapped. The Keeper understands. He's trapped, too, held for centuries within the walls of the palace. So he extends an invitation.

Every night, Azalea and her eleven sisters may step through the enchanted passage in their room to dance in his silver forest, but there is a cost. The Keeper likes to keep things. Azalea may not realize how tangled she is in his web until it is too late. "Readers who enjoy stories of royalty, romance, and magic will delight in Dixon's first novel."

I was told it was the retelling of a fairy tale, "The Twelve Dancing Princesses" and I've got to say...I've never heard that one. xD Please tell me I'm not the only one that's never read that. 
But anyway, the summary seems pretty interesting but I have to admit that I bought it purely because of the gorgeous cover and the price (it was only 2.99!) 
I'm still excited to read it though! 

Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen(Collins Classics)

Summary: "It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife."

So begins Pride and Prejudice, Jane Austen's witty comedy of manners--one of the most popular novels of all time--that features splendidly civilized sparring between the proud Mr. Darcy and the prejudiced Elizabeth Bennet as they play out their spirited courtship in a series of eighteenth-century drawing-room intrigues." 

Awh yeah, Pride and Prejudice baby! I can't believe I've never read a Jane Austen book before (I swore I had!) so when I saw BookOutlet selling this, I knew I had to get it. I had no clue that it was actually a U.K. edition but that isn't a big deal (I feel more stylish now; owning books from different countries.) 
I also like that it comes with a little bookmark. :) 

Kinslayer by Jay Kristoff

Summary: "A SHATTERED EMPIRE
The mad Shōgun Yoritomo has been assassinated by the Stormdancer Yukiko, and the threat of civil war looms over the Shima Imperium. The Lotus Guild conspires to renew the nation’s broken dynasty and crush the growing rebellion simultaneously – by endorsing a new Shōgun who desires nothing more than to see Yukiko dead.

A DARK LEGACY
Yukiko and the mighty thunder tiger Buruu have been cast in the role of heroes by the Kagé rebellion. But Yukiko herself is blinded by rage over her father’s death, and her ability to hear the thoughts of beasts is swelling beyond her power to control. Along with Buruu, Yukiko’s anchor is Kin, the rebel Guildsman who helped her escape from Yoritomo’s clutches. But Kin has his own secrets, and is haunted by visions of a future he’d rather die than see realized.

A GATHERING STORM
Kagé assassins lurk within the Shōgun’s palace, plotting to end the new dynasty before it begins. A waif from Kigen’s gutters begins a friendship that could undo the entire empire. A new enemy gathers its strength, readying to push the fracturing Shima imperium into a war it cannot hope to survive. And across raging oceans, amongst islands of black glass, Yukiko and Buruu will face foes no katana or talon can defeat.

The ghosts of a blood-stained past."

I'm trying as hard as I can to not read the summary of this book because I don't want to be spoiled about the events that went on in the first book (which I haven't even started reading yet.) This is the second book in The Lotus War series and I just HAD to get it because I got Stormdancer (you can see it in my first BookOutlet haul.) Anyway, I'll say it again, I'm really hyped for this series because it seems EXACTLY what I like in stories. The covers are just too beautiful. I-I'm done, bye. 

And here is my stupid face holding my lovely books. Dang, I had to hold them with one hand because I was using my other hand to take the picture and as you know, iPad minis don't have self-timers, so yeah THE STRUGGLE.  

Well, that is the end of my second book haul! I am very happy to have more books now and HAPPY READINGGGG

DO BOOKS NOT DRUGS 

DON'T DO BOOKS LITERALLY 

UGH WHAT AM I SAIYAN

BYE BYE BICYCLE (if you can get my refs, you are my new best friend.)

Today is a good day to have a good day. <3 6ever (not 4ever, not 5ever, BUT 6EVERRRR)