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June 2015 Book Haul!

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I was actually really good this month! I didn’t buy as much as I usually do and that’s a good thing considering I’m running out of space and my TBR pile is already monstrous enough. Here you will find the few books that I did purchase at full price this month!


91-rbDuvMoL._SL1500_A Song of Ice & Fire Series (Game of Thrones)

Author: George R.R. Martin

Publisher: Bantam

Genre: Fiction, Fantasy, Adventure

Release Date: Various Dates

Page Count: Various Page Counts

Format: Mass Market Paperback

ISBN: Various ISBNs

Goodreads Synopsis (Book One): In A Game of Thrones, George R.R. Martin has created a genuine masterpiece, bringing together the best the genre has to offer. Mystery, intrigue, romance, and adventure fill the pages of the first volume in an epic series sure to delight fantansy fans everywhere. In a land where summers can last decades and winters a lifetime, trouble is brewing. The cold is returning, and in the frozen wastes of the north of Winterfell, sinister and supernatural forces are massing beyond the kingdom’s protective Wall. At the center of the conflict lie the Starks of Winterfell, a family as harsh and unyielding as the land they were born to. Sweeping from a land of brutal cold to a distant summertime kingdom of epicurean plenty, here is a tale of lords and ladies, soldiers and sorcerers, assassins and bastards, who come together in a time of grim omens. Amid plots and counterplots, tragedy and betrayal, victory and terror, the fate of the Starks, their allies, and their enemies hangs perilously in the balance, as each endeavors to win that deadliest of conflicts: the game of thrones.


Deadly Class, Vol.2: Kids of the Black Hole Author: Rick Remender

Illustrator: Wesley Craig

Colourist: Lee Loughridge

Publisher: Image Comics

Genre: Graphic Novel, Sequential Art, Thriller, Dark

Release Date: March 3rd 2015

Page Count: 128

Format: Paperback

ISBN: 9781632152220

Goodreads Synopsis: Marcus Lopez is settling into life at Kings Dominion for the Deadly Arts, a secret elite school, to train the next generation of assassins. He has a girl, a circle of friends, and he’s learning a trade: the craft of killing. But his murderous past is about to catch up with him, and there are a few things about Marcus that even his friends don’t know. Secrets that threaten the lives of everyone around him. Because there’s a reason Marcus was sought out by the school’s shadowy principal Master Lin, a man who’s long had an eye for Marcus’s unique talents. Continuing the story of a group of damaged, deranged, and struggling teenagers living through one of the country’s most vibrant and chilling eras.

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The Fangirl’s Guide to the Galaxy: A Handbook for Girl Geeks

Author: Sam Maggs

Publisher: Quirk Books

Genre: Non-Fiction, Feminism, Humour, Pop Culture

Release Date: May 12 2015

Page Count: 208

Format: Hardcover

ISBN: 9781594747892

Goodreads synopsis: Fanfic, cosplay, cons, books, memes, podcasts, vlogs, OTPs and RPGs and MMOs and more—it’s never been a better time to be a girl geek. The Fangirl’s Guide to the Galaxy is the ultimate handbook for ladies living the nerdy life, a fun and feminist take on the often male-dominated world of geekdom. With delightful illustrations and an unabashed love for all the in(ternet)s and outs of geek culture, this book is packed with tips, playthroughs, and cheat codes for everything from starting an online fan community to planning a convention visit to supporting fellow female geeks in the wild.


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4 thoughts on “June 2015 Book Haul!

  1. I’ve seen The Fangirl’s Guide to the Galaxy everywhere but I don’t know if I want to read it yet! I have read the first ASoIaF book and it was really good, I hope you like it 😉

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