Balancing the Book Budget Feb 2014

Balancing the Book Budget Feb 2014

Monthly Balancing the Book Budget Check-In!

The RULES

• I can purchase up to $600 ($450 in GC from Christmas/Birthday and $150 actual Book Budget) +$50 from Valentines Day GC
• I can use my audible credits (2 a month).  If I buy extra credits or if I use “Add Professional Narration” that comes out of my budget
• I will track my review requests this year too

Books Purchased/Dollar Amounts: I have 522.74 + 50.00 left from last month: 572.74

• The Burning Men: A Nathaniel Cade Story by Christopher Farnsworth $2.15 (ebook)
• Dead Man’s Deal (The Asylum Tales) by Jocelynn Drake $1.07 (ebook)-Finished
• Ever Yours by Gabi Anderson $4.32 (ebook)
• Daring the Highlander (The Legacy of MacLeod) by Laurin Wittig $2.17 (ebook)
• One Dance with a Duke: The Stud Club Trilogy, Book 1 by Tessa Dare $4.95 (audiobook)
• Love in the Time of Dragons: A Novel of the Light Dragons by Katie McCallister $4.95 (audiobook)
• The Mane Event: Pride Series #1 by Shelley Laurensten $4.95 (audiobook)
• Rosemary and Rue: An October Daye Novel, Book 1 by Seanan McGuire $4.95 (audiobook)
• What the Duke Desires: The Duke’s Men, Book 1 by Sabrina Jeffries $4.95 (audiobook)
• Feed: The Newsflesh Trilogy, Book 1 by Mira Grant $4.95 (audiobook)
• Enchanted by Alethea Kontis $6.99 (audiobook)
• Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi $4.95 (audiobook)-Finished
• Daring the Highlander by Laurin Wittig $1.99 (audiobook)
• Dead Man’s Deal: The Asylum Tales, Book 2 by Jocelynn Drake $3.99 (audiobook)-Finished
• Enslaved: Eternal Guardians, Book 5 by Elisabeth Naughton $5.36 (audiobook)
• 3 Extra Credits $34.41

Total Spent: $97.10
Total Left to Spend in 2014: $475.64

Audiobook Credits used: I still have 1 unused credits for when something screams at me

• Unravel Me by Tahereh Mafi
• Ignite Me by Tahereh Mafi
• When the Duke was Wicked by Lorraine Heath-Finished
• Hope Flames by Jaci Burton
• The Pirate Bride by Sandra Hill-Finished

Review Books Requested (14):

• Vixen in Velvet by Loretta Chase
• One Kick: A Novel by Chelsea Cain
• To Marry a Scottish Laird by Lynsay Sands
• The Secrets of a Scoundrel by Gaelen Foley
• When We Met by Susan Mallery
• Always on My Mind by Bella Andre
• Talk Dirty to Me by Dakota Cassidy
• A Biscuit, A Casket by Liz Mugavero
• Atonement by BJ Daniels –In Progress
• Holy Shift by Robert Holden
• Nothing Changes Until You Do by Mike Robbins
• Guidebook to Murder by Lynn Cahoon
• Archetype by MD Waters  –Finished
• Dancing with Dragons by Lorenda Christensen

Discover a New Love Credits (6): Can use until they are gone

Audiobooks for Review (12):

• Archetype by M.D. Waters (Penguin Audio)-Finished
• The Bone Collector by Jeffrey Deaver (Penguin Audio) – Finished
• Twisted Sisters by Jen Lancaster (Penguin Audio)-DNF
• ACID by Emma Pass (Listening Library)
• The Winner’s Curse by Marie Rutkoski (Listening Library)-In Progress
• Killer by Jonathan Kellerman (Random House Audio)-Finished
• Fear Nothing: A Novel by Lisa Gardner (Brilliance) – Just Got 2/25
• Single by Saturday by Catherine Bybee (Brilliance)- Just Got 2/25
• Blood Trade by Faith Hunter (Brilliance)- Just Got 2/25
• Home to Seaview Key by Sherryl Woods (Brilliance)- Just Got 2/25
• Lost Lake by Sarah Addison Allen (Brilliance)- Just Got 2/25
• Optical Delusion in Deadwood by Ann Charles (Audio Jukebox)- In Progress (almost done)

Books Won/Gifted (4):

• Cress by Marissa Meyer
• High-Heeled Wonder by Avery Flynn- Finished
• Tycoon Reunion by Candace Havens- Finished
• Pearls and Poison by Duffy Brown- In Progress

What I shopped (read) off my Shelves aka I bought them (8): Finished

• Pack Challenge by Shelley Lauren (Ebook)
• Still Missing by Chevy Stevens (Audiobook)
• Fate’s Edge by Ilona Andrews (Audiobook)
• High-Heeled Wonder by Avery Flynn (Ebook)
• The Pirate Bride by Sandra Hill (Audiobook)
• Dead Man’s Deal by Jocelynn Drake (Audiobook/Ebook)
• When the Duke was Wicked by Lorraine Heath (Audiobook)
• Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi (Audiobook)

What I borrowed/read/listened from the library/friend (3): Finished

• Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? by Mindy Kaling (library)
• Still Missing by Cheryl Stevens (library)
• Romancing the Duke by Tessa Dare (library)

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