As I started typing this post, I had to stop and think about the last time I pre-ordered a book. I haven’t pre-ordered any books since I got back into reading in 2014, so it’s been longer than that. Honestly, it might have been in middle school when we got those magazines with all the new books coming out, and you could place your order through them, and they would be delivered to the classroom. Those were the good old days. Since I have been consolidating and tracking my book series, it’s helped me get caught up on several series and become aware of when the next book is coming out. As such, I had two series with books coming out in August, so it made sense to pre-order them now. For almost all physical book purchases, I order from Cream & Amber since they can order books and ship them directly to my house, so this time was no different.

I pre-ordered two books. The first is The Lion & the Deathless Dark by Carissa Broadbent. This is a series I’m fully caught up on, so it made sense to pre-order this book. This is the first book in the duology featuring the vampire house, the House of Blood. There will be a second book after this one. I’m not sure if this will complete the Crown of Nyaxia series or if Carissa will find a way to write other stories, even if they don’t feature the noble vampire houses. From reading The Fallen & the Kiss of Dusk, there is a war brewing amongst the gods, which I’m here for because some of the gods deserve to be knocked down. The second book I pre-ordered is the paperback for Brigands & Breadknives by Travis Baldree. I have read the other two books in the Legends & Lattes series. Brigands & Breadknives came out last year, but the paperback is what I’m waiting for. I have mentioned my preference for paperback over hardcover before, but also, the other books I have in this series are paperback, so I wanted to match what I already own.

I can see myself pre-ordering more books again in the future. With balancing multiple book series at once, I don’t want to wait more than I have to before I read the next book. If I can remember to pre-order the next book and have it shipped to me, then I can read it without getting spoiled by accident, which is honestly the worst.