Buying Different Editions of the Same Book

I was never one to buy different editions of the same book, or even the same book in different formats. I thought it was pointless. But boy did things change for me. Lol. Today I wanted to share the books I own several different versions of and why I decided to buy them. Things started off pretty innocuous, but then this March things got crazy...

Sweet Venom by Tera Lynn Childs



The first book where I decide to venture out and buy multiple versions of it was Sweet Venom. I first bought the hardcover, from Book Outlet probably, but then one day much later, the ebook version was free on Amazon and I decided to grab it. It wasn't a big deal... I didn't lose money OR space!

City of Bones and Clockwork Angel by Cassandra Clare



The next book I got a second edition of was City of Bones. As you already know, I adore The Shadowhunter Chronicles! The Mortal Instruments is one of my all-time favorite series! Surprisingly though, I don't think I ever had the intention of buying the 10th anniversary edition of CoB even though I was aware of its existence 🙀 I was on a trip in Seattle (remember those days when we could travel and go on vacation? Good times.) when we went to a bookstore and I saw this beautiful edition with gorgeous illustrations and stunning gilded edges.



My cousin knew how much I loved this series and she convinced me to buy it, so I did! And I decided to not get rid of my original copy because I was attached to it. Who knew I would be so sentimental? Lol. Anyway, when the 10th anniversary edition of Clockwork Angel came out it was a no-brainer: I needed to buy it. I mean I already had the 10th anniversary edition of CoB, I obviously had to get CA too. Lol.

Tales from the Gas Station by Jack Townsend



Next is Tales from the Gas Station Volumes 1 and 2. I have both the ebook and the audiobook and the reason why I decided to get both is because I'm not super into audibooks because I feel like I would miss something if I don't pay close attention, so I got the ebook too to read along. And the reason why I got the audiobooks at all is because these books are based on short stories that were narrated by my favorite Creepypasta narrator! I've been listening to Mr. Creepypasta for years, and one of my favorite stories he has ever done ever is this one. So yeah. I got the audiobooks because I like the narrator, but I also got the ebooks so I could read along.

Chain of Gold by Cassandra Clare

So far things have been pretty tame, but then earlier this year I went insane and bought FIVE copies of Chain of Gold!



Five!



AKA me. I am the crazy person. Thanks so much Dean 🙄😂 Okay, so why? It's simple really: I am trash for them Shadowhunters and I NEEDED all the Shadowhunter goodies that were gonna be in the book boxes! Yeah, I didn't even buy these for the book, not really, more so for the other stuff that was gonna be in the boxes 😅😂 Was it worth it?



Let's take a look at all FIVE editions of the book. I am also including a picture of everything I got in all the book boxes in spoiler tags just because this post is gonna be long enough as is. There are no actual Chain of Gold spoilers because I haven't even read the book yet 🙈😂 With FIVE copies of the book you'd think I would've read it at least five times over by now 🤣

Good Choice Reading Edition



Not gonna lie, this is probably my favorite out of all them just because it's signed 😂 There is nothing else that is "special" about it... it's just the first edition of the book. Here is the rest of what came in the box:

I got a bookmark, a key chain, and an invitation to Will and Tessa's wedding 💗

LitJoy Crate Edition



The next book that came in is another regular first edition, BUT this one came with this really pretty book sleeve!



And here is the rest of the box:

Besides the book with the book sleeve, this box came with a print of James Herondale and a note Lucie wrote to Cordelia. I believe this box came with a signed book plate as well but it's nowhere to be found in this picture because I had already put it in another of my Cassie Clare books 😂

Fairy Loot Edition



This next one is a true special edition. It's a black hardcover with gold writing and details AND the edge of the pages are black with Cortana painted on them! It is SO cool! This is one of my favorites!
And this is the rest of the box:

This one came with a gorgeous wall tapestry of Cordelia and James 😍, a bookmark, an art print of the boys, a mortal cup replica, and a protective, fluffy book sleeve.

Illumicrate Edition



This next special edition is a green hardcover with orange foil writing and details, and orange freaking page edges. I'm not gonna lie, I'm not crazy about the color combo, but those orange pages are pretty cool. And even though I'm not crazy about this edition, this was my favorite book box out of all of them! Here's what I got:

A really soft blanket 🖤, playing cards, a Cortana replica that doubles as a letter opener, two art prints with foil detail, faux stain glass art display, and a freaking tea cup and tea pot!!! I LOVE my tea pot! It's beautiful and I've been using it constantly!

The Bookish Box Edition



And this last one I got is another regular edition but with a beautiful illustrated jacket of Will and Tessa's wedding!



It's SO pretty! And here is what I got in this last box (it's another of my favorite boxes):

Another beautiful, very soft blanket, a t-shirt, journal, art print of Will and Tessa on their wedding night, key chain, and a bag with runes on it. Oh and another bookplate, which is now living in a different Cassie Clare book 😂 I love a good t-shirt, and I adore the blanket, and I've actually been using the keychain for quite a while now. I love that I can just slip it over my wrist! Anyway, another great box!

And if you're wondering how much I paid for all 5 boxes, I will tell you... I almost don't want to because

yikes 😬 But... okay, it includes tax and shipping and all that... the total was... $334.12 USD 🙈 The most expensive one at $97.48 was the Illumicrate box, which was my favorite and everything was really good quality so you know 🤷‍♀️ I loved it. Lol.

Well, since I have so many copies of Chain of Gold that I obviously don't need 😂, I thought I'd give one away today! And the one I picked to give away is...

the Illumicrate Edition! Not gonna lie, I picked it mostly because it's Spooky Season and this color combo is giving me total Spooky Season vibes 😂
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Sooo yeahhh. And I literally just bought my first Chain of Iron (the sequel to Chain of Gold) book box from LitJoy Crate this Thursday so I'm not gonna be stopping anytime soon 😅 And I say 'first' because I presume there's gonna be more book boxes popping up for this book. And yes I am going to buy them all... again 😂