The urge on buying books is getting into my system rapidly. There's so many books so little time. And so little money. Wait that does not how it goes. It's so frustrating to go into a bookstore and only have a money enough to buy *cries* and so many beautiful books out there!

I think bookstagram community put a pressure on me! (Oh yes that's right I'm totes not impulsive, let's blame it on them beautiful bookstagram accounts!)  There are tons of books in my to buy list. Mostly hardcovers of course. They just look so beautiful! On my hands, on my shelf--perfection. But you have to deal with the fate of them dust jackets. They will be ripped and crumpled no matter how careful you are. Well me.

I just want to get out of college and earn already and buy them all gorgeous books <3

My precious Looking For Alaska Special edition uncovered

Like most of you (or most Filipinos), I also cover my books with plastic cover. I remember I had my first book (a book of the Twilight saga, namely Eclipse), my mom told me to wrap my books with plastic cover, to prevent it from being damaged, I didn't follow her at first, and that's when I noticed the edges of my book started wearing off, and the edge, had a crease. I panicked a little and that's when I started using plastic cover.

When I had my first ever hardcover book, Breaking Dawn, I did not know how to cover it! Like do I cover the entire dust jacket to the book or what. In the end, I taped the dust jacket to the book.

Afterwards, I covered my books with thick plastics. It absolutely looks (and feels) amazing to my precious babies, paperbacks specially. Take note: up until now.

Now that I started collecting again, I did a research on how to properly take care of books. And the list says that you should not cover it with plastic! For it traps moisture in the book.

The dilemma started: should I cover my books or not?

Up until now, I;m still undecided, pictured above, the other books is left uncovered because I actually like the feel of that edition. As compared to the other edition of Looking for Alaska, I covered it to hide the scratches, if you know what I mean, and to prevent further scratches.

Pros (of covering books):

• Preserves the edges
• Or yes could preserve the book's cover and dust jackets specially

This blurb is not about Over Hyped books because I'm not an evil person like that. Books, movies, persons--almost anything can be overhyped and you can't help it. YOU CAN'T HELP IT. If you aren't appeased by the book you just read don't go on telling people it sucked or it's "overhyped".

First of, there won't be any hype if not a bunch of people liked it so yeah don't be a hipster.

Don't go on hating books (or people or things). Don't be hater. Just go on and move on.

TBR pile

I was in book buying hiatus in the last two years, I think.

I don't know what went wrong actually.

It was in my last year in high school when things started--I have no idea what to read next. Like when someone would ask me to recommend them books, I didn't know what to pitch since I, myself can't find a good book to read. So back then I think, I settled for ebooks instead. That was when I discovered the whole New Adult genre. Thank you Colleen Hoover! And Abbi Glines and Jamie McGuire!

I read some of their creations summer before I finally went to College.

My priorities changed, from saving my allowance (I got a slight allowance increase) to buy for a good book to: buying new clothes. My school does not have a uniform, which is not as exciting for me since I have a scarcity of clothes to be honest.

So I was more invested in expanding my wardrobe for the first year of my college life.

And then there was this boy. So yeah, you know the drill.

I wouldn't say I stopped reading, because I read from time to time (during my book buying break). I read Twilight fanfictions (yes I'm a twihard, hate me now) and reread Fifty Shades (yes I'm a Grey girl too, hate me more).

I didn't actually realize that I was not as interested in books for the last two years and that's not okay.

So, I started again this year and aim to widen my book collection (yay!). Thanks to all those bookstagrams actually. It feels like I missed so many, and definitely have to make up for those lost years that instead of shopping and dating, I should have bought a book or two. *sighs*


So now I'm splurging for books. meh