So, it’s Saturday and time for Stacking the Shelves, which I tooootally don’t look forward to all week… It’s a meme where you show off your haul for the week, hosted by Tynga’s Reviews. (Hi to everyone dropping by from there.)
So anyway. It was going to be a very sad and empty week, haul-wise. Then I was browsing the Kindle store while feeling cranky, which I probably shouldn’t do. And this resulted…
Kindle books
![Cover of Black and White by Caitlin Kettridge and Jackie Kessler](http://breathesbooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/12371749.jpg?w=181)
![Cover of Don't Be A Hero by Chris Strange](http://breathesbooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/16046025.jpg?w=194)
Comics (collection)
![Cover of Dark Reign: Young Avengers](http://breathesbooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/6883138.jpg?w=195)
Comics (issues)
![Cover of Captain Marvel issue #1](http://breathesbooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/530242d71d8d5.jpg?w=195)
I’d say spot the theme, but the covers pretty much give it away. (Welsh books and superheroes, if you didn’t get it. I love some of the superhero covers — they’re all novels apart from Dark Reign: Young Avengers, but each I think has a bit of a reference to comics in the cover art.)
So, uh, the Dark Reign cover actively infuriates me, because that’s Billy Kaplan there with Enchantress, and — he’s gay, actually. I don’t know what the hell they were thinking with that cover. He has a boyfriend in the comics, he’s with him the whole time except for a brief break during the most recent issues. It looks very much like a ridiculous attempt to de-gay him, and I hate it. But hey, at least I also got the first issue of the new Ms. Marvel and the 2014 Captain Marvel, which I’m excited about and haven’t been able to get in physical form locally, so finally got on ComiXology. I also set up subscriptions to both, because hey.
Of the other books, I can’t decide what I’m most interested in or want to start with. Hm. Maybe Make Room for the Jester, just because I’m curious that Philip Pullman has written the introduction. Or The Heyday in the Blood, because one of my lecturers from my BA wrote the introduction!
What’s everyone else been getting? What’re you getting excited about?
ETA: Belatedly dropping in to add a link to this giveaway I’m running. Gain entries by promoting my charity run or sponsoring me!