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And then during my in-and-out trip to the city on Sunday I discovered the dazzler that is Elizabeth's Bookshop. I went there in one case YEARS agone, but I definitely didn't appreciate it as much as I did on Sunday. If you alive in Perth or Sydney then I can not recommend enough that yous get visit. Unfortunately, I was merely able to spend about 15 minutes in the store when I could have easily spent xv hours. I did withal make ane of the best purchases in my life.

Outside the store was this beautiful stand.

Bllind Date With a Book

I may take yelled. Out loud.

I'k always judging books by their covers – it's the kickoff thing that catches my heart. If I run across a gorgeous cover then I volition ALWAYS read the blurb. That said, I still observe this "blind date with a book" idea so fascinating and information technology seems so much fun! Too, until I stumbled across this the only ones I'd seen shipped from the US and information technology was similar a million dollars in shipping (okay possibly not, but………).

In that location was ii stands and there were then many interesting choices. I had no thought what I was going to choose and so I saw "magical realism" as a keyword and that was all I needed to know.

Blind Date With A Book

Can nosotros talk about how gorgeous the packaging is (Await AT THAT CUTE Niggling LADYBUG) and how intriguing those other keywords audio when they're combined?

Of course I was nervous because 1) what if I didn't like it? and 2) what if I already owned it? However I decided that the pros heavily outweighed the cons and if I did end up already owning or disliking it so I could give it away considering someone was spring to love it. My run a risk payed off though considering I am And so SO HAPPY with the book I concluded upwards with. It sounds FASCINATING and I can't wait to read it!

The Drowning of Arthur Braxton by Caroline Smailes An urban fairy tale from the acclaimed author of 99 Reasons Why.

Arthur Braxton runs away from school.

He hides out in an abandoned building, an onetime Edwardian bathhouse.

He discovers a naked adult female pond in the pool.

From this point on, nada will ever be the same.

The Drowning of Arthur Braxton is an unflinching account of the pain and trauma of boyhood and of how offset love can transform the most unhappy of lives into something miraculous. It is a dark and brooding mod fairy tale from ane of our most gifted writers.

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The best thing is that you can purchase these "Blind Date with a Book" books online! They're Australian based, but send internationally!

https://blinddatewithabook.com/

The prices range from $15-19AUD and shipping within Australia is $6.95-ix.95AUD or free if you live in Perth and want to option it upward from their Fremantle Warehouse store. International shipping is $eleven.95AUD. Manifestly, there might exist cheaper choices if you lot alive in the U.s.a. but for Australians (and maybe other international countries?) and so this is such a good bargain and I'm definitely going to exist making time to come purchases. Also, information technology's not frequently that something this absurd is based in my abode state then I'm a little excited

Here's just a scattering of the choices that are available!

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THAT'S NOT THE COOLEST Affair THOUGH! If nothing on the website is catching your eye then

You lot CanCREATE YOUR Own Blind Engagement

CUSTOM BLIND DATE WITH A BOOK

You lot tin can chose gender, genre and age and the creators will match you with the advisable book!

If yous wanna discover out more than information then everything is listed on their website! They also have a Twitter, Instagram and Facebook!

I honestly can't recommend enough that if you take access to any kind of "Blind Date with a Book" service that you give it a go. This was so much fun. I felt like a trivial kid on my birthday or Christmas when I unwrapped it.Non to mention information technology is an astonishing style to potentially discover new books and mayhap fifty-fifty read outside your comfort zone. I had never heard of the volume I picked, but it has so many of my favourite elements.

I'd dear to hear your thoughts on the book I picked! Would yous ever consider purchasing whatsoever kind of "Mystery Book"? Or have you already?

Hope you're all having a fantastic day twenty

P.S. This postal service is in no style sponsored or affiliated with Elizabeth's Bookshop or Blind Date with a Book. I but thought it was SUPER RAD and wanted to make a post about information technology in case whatever Australians didn't know it was a thing. You probably all did though because I am waaaay behind.