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The more I check my past posts, the more I found out about my overdue posts!

Somehow, I have this post about my book collections, and it was “Part 1“. There never was a part 2 or sequence to that! Hahahaha! What happened, I can’t remember. Maybe just simply forgot about it! :p

I now have so many books, thanks to having a nice bookcase. I don’t think I can one by one describe my book collections, and I don’t want to do this in parts already! :p

This is my book collection now:

Last year, I just said that I overestimated my books, that I had a lot of space… Now, I am running out of space! Look, I have to do the double-row stuff now:

Actually, there are so many books I haven’t read on this shelf, but somehow, maybe because they were bought in a “lot” of 20 or 30 books, many titles were not really what I check carefully before buying, I tend to be attracted to new books in the stores! I keep on buying and reading new books, and the older books just sit on the shelves! LOL!

Let me count…
There are 55 books I haven’t read!!! And this is excluding those that I have decided I am not going to read (like those from Michael Palmer), and those that I considered text books (another 12 books).

Aiyoh, aiyoh… I really shouldn’t buy any more… But how do you resist, let’s say if Dan Brown or Tess Gerritsen has a new release? Or, let’s say if Harry Potter is just having the 7th book (I know it is the past, but let’s just imagine!). Those are the situation when I went to grab new books and got tempted to get others.

Now, I have RM50 (or 100) vouchers from MPH, I have to buy some or it would expire soon. Maybe should buy kids books, so it won’t add up to my unread books!

Remember I shared about this ‘free’ LeSportsac sling bag some time ago in Sep last year? It is doing this again!

I got myself the brown one in the center, bought the black for my sister, and my friend took the blue/pink. Then… I couldn’t resist myself, bought the black one too! It is very suitable for an evening bag, for occasion that is semi formal.

The design for this one is even much better than the last round, with very nice compartment inside:

It is more spacious this time. Looks compact but can even fit in 2 mobile phones. Can be used like a purse, which I am doing now. Love it so much!

It costs RM67.xx (can’t remember the exact) for that magazine, and it is considered as book sales (magazine!) so you can keep the receipt for income tax relief. Hehehehe! It is a good price for LeSportsac!

In the 5 months job break, I read quite a number of books. The number is not that impressive, but considered good for me. I didn’t manage to post them here earlier. Here one shot publish them all here.

Twilight Saga by Stephenie Meyer

The book is more of romance than any scary vampire story. I read the book before watching the movie, and got really disappointed with the movie – it didn’t do justice to the book! The book is a must read, but you can (or should) avoid the movie.

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When Will There Be Good News?: A Novel

I was ‘conned’ by the review and the cover of the book. It was such a slow paced boring book. It started quite well, but just after 1 chapter, the rest all very slow. Very English. I think I prefer American better. :p

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Are you afraid of the dark?

I really wanted to laugh half way. This is supposedly a thriller, but I think it is like a comic. The key characters are 2 young ladies who are just ordinary (apart from being stunning beautiful), know nothing about fighting or spy tasks. But somehow, they could win the conspiracy game by outwitting the ‘bad guy’.

It feels very Austin Power. The every ‘action’ in the story is just really, REALLY Austin Power feel. I dislike this book, honestly!!

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Hmm… after writing up to this point, I think I didn’t really read that many books after all. Hahahaha!!!

It actually started since Wednesday, but I only had the chance to go yesterday with SM.

I choose to go in the morning, when everyone is still in the office or school, kekekekekeke! Not as many people as the one that I went before. This one is with air-cond, indoor, so a lot more comfortable!!

I didn’t buy much though, coz I just bought some books in their storewide sales 2 weeks ago. I am more interested in their 70% and Best Value stuff. All others are 20% or 30%, normal only…

Here are those that I bought:

2 cookbooks, I just couldn’t resists, about steamed cakes and also some bread baking. 1 Jodi Picoult’s Mercy. These are not value buy ler…

The rest are for the kids. One audiobook that comes with book (Pipe Piper), at 30% discount. 3 short story books, at RM3.50 and RM4 each. And one tracing exercise book for Isabel at RM6 (she loves tracing…)

I saw one of Tess Gerritsen’s book, selling at RM15 only, under Best Value. Sh*t, it was RM75 or 78, even 2 weeks ago. And I bought it at full price, but 2 years ago lah! Tsk, tsk, tsk… I really not happy to see her book being sold so cheaply. Her books are great, you know?

Anyway, if you want to go, you still have today until Sunday. The location map is below:

Keeping The Dead is the latest Tess Gerritsen’s novel, also known as The Keepsake in the US version.

Hmm… don’t know why they want to have 2 different names. Here is the UK version:

And this is the US version:

After suffering from the last book (The Patient by Michael Palmer), this one is like a gem to me. So easy to read, so easy to get connected with all the characters, so easy to be absorbed into the world in the story, so easy to get scared by the villain in the story…

This is another one of Gerritsen’s great book. Keepsake, also Keeping the Dead, is about a serial killer, who is skillful in keeping the dead – the preservation of the dead.

Well, unlike the other Gerritsen’s books, I guessed the ending, more or less. I guessed who’s the one behind this, and a lil disappointed with the happy ending. Ya, Gerritsen tends to give happy ending (except for Bone Garden). So, somewhat quite predicted that the main characters won’t die. :p

My rating: **** (4)