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My 1st Library Haul 📚

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Libraries are definitely one of the coolest places in the world; a huge room full of books and you can borrow whatever you want for free —it sounds like heaven! If I stay in a place for longer than one month, you can bet that I will become a member at the nearest library. Although it took me a bit longer to join the library in Ioannina, where I live now, it finally happened. So, you should expect many more library hauls from now on!  For your information, even though I am not a student anymore, I joined the university library for two reasons: I hoped that they will have many books in English, and I wanted to have access to academic books.  And now, I'm ready to present you the books I borrowed! All the descriptions are taken from the blurbs.  1. Five One-Act Plays by Sean O'Casey  Plays included:    The End of the Beginning                                  ...

A Huge Book Haul 💸

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Who doesn't just love buying books? Based on the fact that my first and last book haul was in April while the year is getting close to an end, you might think that I don't indulge in this extravagantly awesome, bookish activity. Well, this is not the case at all as I have been buying books but not posting about them. This post will set the record straight as it's a huge book haul of everything you've missed. Let me just note that the summaries given are taken from the books' blurbs. Are you ready? Romance 💖 1. Sex and Vanity by Kevin Kwan (2020) On her very first morning on the jewel-like island of Capri, Lucie Churchill sets eyes on George Zao and she instantly can't stand him. She can't stand it when he gallantly offers to trade hotel rooms with her so that she can have a view of the Tyrrhenian Sea, she can't stand that he knows more about Casa Malaparte than she does, and she really can't stand it when he kisses her in the darkness of the ancien...