This is going to be a long one so make yourself a cuppa, grab some snacks, and get comfy. As you can see from the title, this is my review of Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo. I originally filmed a video review of this and uploaded it to YouTube, but it's probably going to stay private for the rest of eternity. I wanted to upload the video, but honestly as stupid as it sounds I'm legit scared of making it live. So instead, I'm transcribing the video here for a false sense of security. I have my reasons for doing this, some of you even know them. (I made some gifs from the video, so I'll be putting some of them in here instead.) 

Disclaimer: some people might consider this review to contain mild spoilers, so read at your own risk. 

I first read Thirteen Reasons Why back in 2010. It was a 5 star read for me then, and it was still a 5 star read for me now. I have, however, formed a lot of different opinions this time round. But before I get into my thoughts, I first want to go over what extras the 10th anniversary edition has because a lot of people have asked me about this already. The anniversary edition comes included with the story (of course), an introductory chapter from the author, deleted scenes, and the original intended ending, among other things like what the first draft was titled, the pitch to the editors, and his notes for when he wrote the story. They were all really nice to have a read through. 

At the beginning of the month I told myself, "Emilija, it's time for a book buying ban. You need to save money and get presents for your loved ones. CONTAIN YOURSELF, IT'S ONLY FOR A MONTH. YOU CAN DO IT!"

...

I failed. 

Somehow, I acquired 26 books in December. Some were bargains from Amazon. 2 of these were books I chose as xmas presents, some were boxing day sales bargains, others... were simply a catastrophe for my purse. Anyway, when you're done being dramatic, Emilija, get on with the list of books you got. 

Well, I don't know how about you, but winter evenings for me mean chill time to the max snuggled up in a blanket by the fireplace with a cuppa in my hands and a book in my lap. I have compiled the perfect playlist for these evenings to play softly in the background. 

I mean I'll be honest, Halloween has just passed and even though I love it, my favourite time of the year by far is the winter holiday period between Christmas and the New-Year. I don't care, I'm getting prepared for it now. I'll fight you if you have anything bad to say about this. 

Much love.

Em

I somehow managed to haul 18 books this month, even more than I did in September. 9 of these books were bought at a car boot sale and I paid like £7 for all of them so it's not as bad is it may look! One of these books I got from a subscription box, and one book not featured in the picture is It by Stephen King and it's an audiobook because I have an Audible subscription. It's almost 45 hours long, holy shit! I'm planning on listening to it when I finish The Name of the Wind. I have like 11 hours left and I am absolutely loving it. 

I've been really looking forward to doing this blog post for a while now. &book is a curated monthly book subscription box. Wow, what a mouthful that sentence was. Like many other subscription boxes out there, it has a different theme every month and the book along with all of the goodies in the box are according to the theme. The October theme was POSSIBILITIES. I was sent the October box because I took pictures for their IG feed for a while (which was amazing), and I held off doing an unboxing as soon as I got it because I didn't want to spoil the contents for others who still hadn't received their box. It's been a while now, so let's get to unboxing!