Fall/Winter 2019 Book Haul

Hey, guys! 

Over the past few months, I've received and bought quite a few books. I can't believe that I've let these stacks accrue so long, but here are the books I acquired since I went back to school in August.

ARCs & Review Copies

A massive thank you to Entangled/Entangled Teen, Harper/HarperCollins, Penguin, and Book of the Month for sending me these books and being so patient with me. My lack of reading has really been bringing me down and really ruining my plans.

1. Crier's War by Nina Varela

Thank you, Harper Collins!

2. Sick Kids In Love by Hannah Moskowitz (ARC)
Thank you, Entangled Teen!

3. The Good Luck Girls by Charlotte Nicole Davis (ARC)
Thank you, BookishFirsts and Tor!

4. Keystone by Katie Delaharty
Thank you, Entangled Teen!

5. The Deep by Solomon, Diggs, Hutson, and Snipes (ARC)
Thank you, BookishFirsts and Saga Press!

6. The Girl the Sea Gave Back by Adrienne Young (BOTM)

7. Carry On by Rainbow Rowell (BOTM)

8. Song of the Crimson Flower by Julie C. Dao (BOTM)
9. Frankly In Love by David Yoon (BOTM)
Thank you BOTM for the books! I love being an affiliate!

10. The Last Namsara (Iskari #1) by Kristen Ciccarelli

11. The Caged Queen (Iskari #2) by Kristen Ciccarelli

12. The Sky Weaver (Iskari #3) by Kristen Ciccarelli
Thank you, Harper Collins for the Iskari books!

Birthday Presents

1.  The Dream Thieves by Maggie Stiefvater

• My friend, @brookesbooknook is a wonderful wonderful human and sent me this book because she found it super cheap at her local used book store. I'm so eager to read it.

2. Middlegame by Seanan McGuire 

• My beautiful Bardugo Babes sent me this book and I cannot wait to read this chunky baby. 

3. Part of Your World: A Twisted Tale by Liz Braswell

• My other beautiful women, Jill and Annie, bought this for me. They gave me all Little Mermaid themed gifts and, even now, when I think about how thoughtful they were

Christmas Presents

Children of Virtue and Vengeance by Tomi Adeyemi (signed and personalized)

• This is actually a gift from last Christmas. Alex had pre-ordered this book for both of us months and months ago before the multiple deadline pushes, but we were able to go see Tomi Adeyemi at the beginning of December and she signed our books.

Harry Potter & the Philosopher’s Stone, The Chamber of Secrets, and The                       Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling (Anniversary Hufflepuff edition)

• My fiancé is freaking amazing. These books are so beautiful, and I am so excited to have them in my collection

The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern

• My beautiful and wonderful friend, Jill, gifted this book to me. I’m so so excited to have it. I cannot wait to read it in 2020.

A Merry Christmas and Other Short Stories by Louisa May Alcott

• My mom gifted this to me for Christmas. She was upset that it didn't come in time for Christmas day, but I'm excited to read it on Christmas Eve next year.

The Bromance Book Club by Lyssa Kay Adams

• Alex, my fiancé, has some really fantastic family members. His parents gifted me a gorgeous finished copy of this book. If you haven’t read my review, you definitely should because I’d love to convince you to read this super-fun book.

      Find Me Their Bones by Sara Wolf

• Alex’s grandparents also gifted me with a finished copy of this book. I’m so so so excited to check out the finished product.

      The Treasury of Myths and Legends: A Family Heirloom of Stories to Inspire and Entertain by Dr. Alice Mills

• This was actually a book that was gifted to both my fiancé and me. We are very excited to dive deeper into the stories within. We are big big fans of myths and legends

Trades & Giveaway Prizes and Prizes

1. Godsgrave by Jay Kristoff (signed 1st edition)

a. I won a raffle for my job’s summer reading program and won a Barnes & Noble gift card. I decided to purchase Godsgrave about a month into September. I haven’t continued on with the series, but I’m too excited to continue on. It’s definitely one of my 2020 goals.

2. Spin the Dawn by Elizabeth Lim (Owlcrate)

3. Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins

4. Twice in a Blue Moon by Christina Lauren 

5. Fable by Adrienne Young (ARC)

6. Wild Game by Adrienne Brodeur (BOTM)

7. Faker by Sarah Smith (ARC)

8. Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin

9. Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens (signed)

~ I actually acquired this book through a trade, but then went on to meet the author and get the book signed. I managed to read 50 pages, but I couldn’t continue on because of my school obligations. I’m eager to read the rest of it soon.

10. If We Were Villains by M.L. Rio (ARC)

11. The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern

12. The Matchmaker's List by Sonya Lalli

13. Darkdawn by Jay Kristoff (Waterstones edition)

~ I won this book on Twitter! I’m so excited to have it in my collection. It has black sprayed edges and stars painted on the pages. I’m so excited to just stare at it.

14. Carry On by Rainbow Rowell (Indigo exclusive)
15. A Woman Is No Man by Etaf Rum (BOTM)
16. Get A Life, Chloe Brown by Talia Hibbert (BOTM)

Thrifting Endeavors

My wonderful hometown has a brand-spankin' new used book store and, of course, I keep going there and getting beautiful books. To be fair I did sell a bunch of books to them for store credit.

1. Check Please Book 1: #Hockey by Ngozi Ukazu

2. Becoming by Michelle Obama

3. Dating You Hating You by Christina Lauren

4. The Mime Order by Samantha Shannon

5. The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss

~ My beautiful friend, Brook @brookesbooknook

6. Warriors of the Wild by Tricia Levenseller

~ This was my Black Friday purchase. It was $6 on Amazon and I’m counting that as thrifting (even though it isn’t).

Pre-Orders

As an avid reader, I love to pre-order books. I love to support my faves and get their books ASAP. Here are the books I was able to pre-order!

1.  A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas (collector's edition)

a.     Gorgeous!

2. Tunnel of Bones by Victoria Schwab

3. Darkdawn by Jay Kristoff (signed 1st edition)

4. Queen of Nothing by Holly Black (regular)

5. Queen of Nothing by Holly Black (OwlCrate)

a. My friend Brittany is a beautiful human who also has an Owlcrate subscription. I sent her some money to cover the cost and she bought it for me. The box is fantastic! I’m so in love with the exclusive cover.

6. Queen of Nothing by Holly Black (Barnes & Noble)

7. Carry On by Rainbow Rowell (Barnes & Noble)

8. Carry On by Rainbow Rowell (Waterstones)

9. Carry On by Rainbow Rowell (regular)

10.  Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo

11.  Pumpkinheads by Rainbow Rowell and Faith Erin Hicks (signed)

a.     I was able to snag a signed copy of this book at the Rainbow Rowell/Faith Erin Hicks event in Cincinnati! I love it so much! It’s such a great graphic novel!

12.  The Girl the Sea Gave Back by Adrienne Young (regular)

Various Purchases

I am honestly unsure how I have acquired this many books. I appreciate that you have made it to the end of this weird blog post.

1. A Conjuring of Light by V.E. Schwab

~ I nabbed this when I was at the Rainbow Rowell/Faith Erin Hicks event because it was so beautiful and 20% off. I cannot wait to read it.

2. Awaken the Magic: A Children of Blood and Bone Journal by Tomi Adeyemi

~  I picked this up while at the Tomi Adeyemi event. She’s lovely and I would die for her.

3. Little Women by Louisa May Alcott (BOTM)

4. Red, White, and Royal Blue by Casey McQuinston (BOTM)

5. Queen of Nothing by Holly Black (BOTM)

6. Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo (BOTM)

7. Permanent Record by Mary H.K. Choi (BOTM)

8. Loki: Where Mischief Lies by Mackenzie Lee

9. Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir

10. Tales of Norse Mythologies by Helen A. Guerber
11. Meg & Jo by Virginia Kantra0

12. Serpent and Dove by Shelby Mahurin (signed)

1.   One of my Hoosier #bookstagram babes sent this book to me after she went to Shelby Mahurin’s event in Lafayette. She was able to get the book signed for me. I managed to finish it on New Years Eve, making it my final book read for 2019! I loved it!

Books for School

I'm taking one last literature class, a women and literature course, and these are the books I've acquired.

• Room by Emma Donoghue
• A Room of One's Own by Virginia Woolfe
• Paula Spencer by Roddy Doyle

Which of these books should I prioritize?

Happy reading!
Olivia
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July & August 2019 Book Haul

Hey, guys!

I cannot believe that I didn't get to posting my July book haul, but oh well. It was definitely a wonderful month for reading and for acquiring books. I'm really pleased with all that I bought/acquired. However! August was an even bigger month for acquiring books too. I really did not mean to acquire over 30 books in August, but it happened. Before the end of the month, though, I gifted or traded some books that I did not buy for myself or was gifted. 

Here are the stacks and stacks of books that I acquired in the past couple of months!

*Please be aware that I did not buy the majority of these at their full price. I'm not as excessive as this book haul makes me out to be. Promise. I am excessive, but not "nearly 50 books" excessive.*

Personally Purchased

• The Whisper Network by Chandler Baker
• My Amazon Prime Day purchase! Thank you, Amazon for coupons!
• Gods of Shade and Shadow by Silvia Moreno Garcia
• my YA BOTM pick!
• Three Women by Lisa Taddeo 
• one of my BOTM picks!
• Things You Save In A Fire by Katherine Center
• another BOTM pick!
• Mississippi Jack by L.A. Meyer 
• $3 hardback? Thank you Half Priced Books!
• In the Belly of the Bloodhound by L.A. Meyer
• another $3 hardback? Thank you Half Priced Books!
• The Pisces by Melissa Brandes
• I splurged and bought this lovely book at an indie bookstore in Indianapolis!
• The Bookish Life of Nina Hill by Abbi Waxman
• I also bought this at Half Priced Books, new, but at a reduced price!

Gifted and Traded

• Writer's Market Guide to Getting Published
• How to Write a Book Proposal (3rd edition)
• A massive thank you to my pastor and his wife for gifting me these awesome books for writers!
• ((ARC)) The Unexpected Everything by Morgan Matson
• Landline by Rainbow Rowell
• ((signed)) Eleanor and Park by Rainbow Rowell 
• One Day In December by Josie Silver
• ((signed, sprayed edged Owlcrate edition)) Heart of Iron by Ashley Poston
• Where'd You Go Bernadette by Maria Semple

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This month was such a wild ride. I only personally purchased 5 of these books, but I'm quite excited about the books that I was sent this month. 

Personally Purchased

• A Conjuring of Light (Shades of Magic #3) by V.E. Schwab
• I picked this up at Joseph-Beth Booksellers Cincinnati. I was originally going to pick up Nevernight in hardcover, but they didn't have it in stock. I'm so glad that I picked this book up. I'm so obsessed with this series right now.
• Godsgrave (Nevernight #2) by Jay Kristoff 
• This is a signed first edition from Barnes and Noble! 
• This month, I won a gift card from my job to B&N for the summer reading program. 
• Well Met by Jen DeLuca 
• This is one of the books that I picked for my BOTM monthly subscription!
• Queenie by Candice Carty-Williams
• This is another book that I picked for my BOTM box!
• Pumpkinheads by Rainbow Rowell and Faith Erin Hicks
• I had the pleasure of going to Cincinnati for the first tour stop for Rainbow and Faith's book tour for Pumpkinheads! It was such a wonderful experience and meeting them was a dream come true! 
• My book is SIGNED!

School Books 

Yes, I did purchase these, but not by choice. These don't count!

• White Teeth by Zadie Smith
• Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides
• Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozie Adichie
• The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri

Gifts/Trades/Prizes

• Recursion by Blake Crouch
• I actually found this book at my job's free little library! So!!!!! It basically fits in this category! I got it for freeeeee!
• The Friend Zone by Abby Jimenez
• I was sent this book through a trade! 
• Frankly In Love by David Yoon
• This lovely ARC was also acquired through a trade!
• Fire by Kristin Cashore
• Another trade! My Graceling trilogy is complete!
• Sky In The Deep (Russian edition) by Adrienne Young
• Adrienne Young actually sent this to me! I won this awesome edition on one of her Instagram live stream!

ARCs/Review Copies

• Dinosnores by Sandra Boynton 
• This was sent to me by the publisher, Workman Publishing Company. It was super super cute and I definitely will be saving it for when/if I have some kid(s) of my own. 
• This will be out on September 3!
• House of Salt & Sorrows by Erin A. Craig 
• My YA BOTM affiliate complimentary copy! I cannot wait to get to this book! It's so gorgeous and I just need the murder-y, mystical-ness in my life!
• Rules for Vanishing by Kate Alice Marshall
• This was sent to me from Bookish First! 
• I'm not usually into thrillers, but this instantly caught my interest. I hope that I can get to it before its release date: September 24.
• Juliet Takes A Breath by Gabby Rivera 
• I also acquired this via Bookish First!
• This was originally published in 2018, but it is being published again with some rebranding! 
• This will be released on September 17!
• Good Luck Girls by Charlotte Nicole Davis
• Another Bookish First ARC! 
• I'm so excited to dive into this before its release on October 1!
• As Many Nows As I Can Get by Shana Youngdahl - ARC & finished hardback
• Penguin was so so kind and sent me an ARC & a finished copy of this lovely book. 
• We Speak In Storms by Natalie Lund 
• Penguin also sent me an ARC and finished copy, but I sent the finished copy along to another reviewer. 
• Mirror Bound by Monica Sanz
• This was kindly sent to me by Entangled Teen/Entangled Publishing!
• Unsolicited finished copy. 
• The Stars and the Blackness Between Them by Junauda Petrus 
• This was sent to me by Penguin too! I was given an ARC and finished copy, but I gifted the ARC to my best friend Courtney.
• Ziggy Stardust & Me by James Brandon
• This was such a lovely book. I have a full review up!
• Penguin kindly sent me an ARC and finished copy.
• Michigan vs. The Boys by Carrie S. Allen 
• This was sent to me by KCP Loft. I think my fiance is going to read it. 
• Unsolicited finished copy.
• The Hive by Barry Lyga, Morgan Bayden, 
  Jennifer Beals
  , & 
  Tom Jacobson
• This was also sent to me by KCP Loft. 
• Unsolicited finished copy.

These are all such fun books. I'm eager to get to the books I haven't read yet and I'm so glad to have the books that I have read. 

What is your favorite book that you acquired this month? I think I'm the most excited about Godsgrave, A Conjuring of Light, and Pumpkinheads!

Happy reading!

Olivia

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June 2019 Book Haul

Hey, guys!

Once again, I've acquired SO many books through my wily means. I've bought quite a few, been gifted some, and I've traded quite a few as well (though some aren't here yet). I've also read quite a lot, so don't think I'm just acquiring all of these books just because. I'm so excited about these books!

Here are the books I received, bought, and traded for.

• We Hunt the Flame by Hafsah Faizal
• I bought this through the Book of the Month club! I'm so excited to read this book!
• Aurora Rising by Jay Kristoff and Amie Kaufman
• I purchased this from Good Choice Reading! I'm so excited to have another Kristoff/Kaufman book signed! I cannot wait to read this for the last Biannual Bibliothon Read-a-Thon!
• Sorcery of Thorns by Margaret Rogerson
• I actually acquired 2 copies of this book this month! One was a preorder and the other (which is pictured) is the OwlCrate edition. My regular edition is being lent out to Julia who is reading it for our book club! 
• Sky in the Deep by Adrienne Young 
• Guys! Another OwlCrate edition! This is actually an exclusive new cover, signed, and so pretty! I acquired this through a Twitter trade!
• Beyond the Shadowed Earth by Joanna Ruth Meyer [ARC]
• This was graciously sent to me by Page Street for a review. This lovely book comes out in January! I cannot wait to read it! Joanna is such a fantastic writer! 
• Good Omens by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman
• Alex and I have been wanting to pick this book up for a while, so while he was away for the week I snagged us two copies from Books A Million. I'm so excited to read this book. It looks phenomenal.
• Call It What You Want by Brigid Kemmerer
• I preordered this gorgeous book soon after finishing A Curse So Dark and Lonely. I plan on reading this in the next few days! I love bingeing Kemmerer's contemporaries!
• Ask Again Yes by Mary Beth Keane
• This is another BOTM pick! It sounds so intriguing! I cannot wait to dive in!
• The Bone Season by Samantha Shannon
• I went to an amazing sale at the beginning of the month and I found this 1st edition hardback for $2! How could I pass that up!?
• How to Walk Away by Katherine Center
• Another BOTM pick! I'm such a sucker for adult romance! This just sounded so fantastic! Not to mention, Taylor Jenkins Reid RAVED about this on the BOTM site!
• The Song of Achilles by Margaret Rogerson
• I actually got to meet Madeline Miller a few days ago! She spoke about her work for about an hour and then signed. I got my copy of Circe signed and then I bought a copy of The Song of Achilles for Alex and me, as well as a copy of Circe for him.
• Famous in a Small Town by Emma Mills [ARC]
• This is also another book I acquired through a Twitter trade! I feel so blessed!
• Eleanor Oliphant is Okay by Gail Honeyman
• I'm so excited to read this! A huge shoutout to the BOTM swap group that has blessed me with so many awesome swaps!
• The Cactus by Sarah Haywood
• This book sounds so good! I cannot wait to get to it in July. Reese Witherspoon actually sold me on this book. It's her book club's June pick! I'm sad that I couldn't fit it into my June reading, but I'm definitely reading it in July.
• The History of Jane Doe by Michael Belanger
• This sounds so fascinating. Thank you Michael Balanger for the copy! Stay tuned for a review, all.
• Waiting for Tom Hanks by Kerry Winfrey
• Thank you, Berkley, for the gifted copy! I had the pleasure of reviewing WFTH through NetGalley and I really enjoyed this book. Don't forget to check out my review! 
• The Grief Keeper by Alexandra Villasante
• I had the pleasure of interviewing Alexandra for a blog post in early June. She and Putnam sent me a complimentary copy to review. I cannot wait to dive into this one. It sounds so freaking good.
• The Moderne Faerie Tales by Holly Black
• Another pre-order! I cannot wait to read these books! I've already started Tithe and I'm honestly iffy. 

Do you buy a lot of books? What has been your favorite of your recent purchases? 

Happy reading!

Olivia

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Spring Book Haul

Hey, guys!

      I've managed to neglect to post my full list for the past few months' book hauls. I've decided to just combine these past three months. Once again, I've managed to acquire SO MANY books. 

     March was full of preorders and a lovely weekend with my boyfriend where we went on an adventure to Indianapolis and did some book shopping. 

     April was a really hard month, emotionally. I also had a full schedule with final examinations and projects. I managed to go on another treat-yo-self-trip with Alex and bought some books. I was gifted some books too, by some dear friends. I'm super thankful. 

     May -- what can I say? I got to meet some fellow Hoosier Bookstagrammers where we exchanged books and chatted about our favorite books. It was so much fun. That is where I acquired the majority of my books. I also got some of my preordered books and I purchased a couple new releases. Overall, I'm still excessive and I'm really excited about the books I've acquired. 

MARCH

1. Dragon Rider by Cornelia Funke
• Gifted by my baby sister
2. Nevermoor by Jessica Townsend ~ 5 stars
3. Letters to the Lost by Brigid Kemmerer
4. One True Loves by Taylor Jenkins Reid ~ 4.75 stars
5. In Real Life by Jen Wang + Cory Doctorow ~ 3 stars
6. The Near Witch by V.E. Schwab 
• Signed Forbidden Planet edition
7. A Crystal of Time (The School For Good & Evil: The Camelot Years #2) by Soman Chainani 
• Signed first edition
8. More Than We Can Tell by Brigid Kemmerer
9. Grim Lovelies by Megan Shepherd 
• Gifted from Alex
10. Children of Blood & Bone by Tomi Adeyemi [ARC]  ~ 5 stars
• Twitter trade
11. Daisy Jones & the Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid  ~ 5 stars
12. Throne of Glass (TOG #1- US Collectors Edition) by Sarah J. Maas  ~ 5 stars
• Another Twitter trade from my dear friend, Lauren @laurensboookshelf)

APRIL

1. The Horse and His Boy (Narnia #3) by C.S. Lewis ~ 4 stars
2. The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (Narnia #5) by C.S. Lewis ~ 5 stars
3. The Silver Chair (Narnia #6) by C.S. Lewis ~ 4 stars
4. The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson
5. Meet Cute by Helena Hunting
6. The Chupacabras of the Rio Grande (The Unicorn Rescue Society #4) by Adam Gidwits and David Bowles ~ 3.5 stars - review coming soon!
7. Scarlet (The Lunar Chronicles #2) by Marissa Meyer ~ 4 stars - reread review coming soon!
8. Winter (The Lunar Chronicles #3) by Marissa Meyer ~ 5 stars
9. Stars Above (The Lunar Chronicles #4.5) by Marissa Meyer
10. {BOTM} Normal People by Sally Rooney
11. {BOTM} Wicked Saints by Emily A Duncan
12. {BOTM} The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid
13. A Court of Thorns and Roses (ACOTAR #1) by Sarah J. Maas
14. Princesses Behaving Badly by Linda Rodriguez McRobbie
15. The Iron King (Iron Fey #1) by Julie Kagawa ~ 5 stars
16. The Iron Queen (Iron Fey #2) by Julie Kagawa ~ 5 stars
17. The Iron Daughter (Iron Fey #3) by Julie Kagawa ~ 5 stars
18. The Iron Knight (Iron Fey #4) by Julie Kagawa

MAY

1. The Bride Test by Helen Hoang ~ 5 stars
• paperback
• BOTM hardback
2. How To Not Die Alone by Richard Roper 
• BOTM pick
3. Red, White, and Royal Blue by Casey McQuinston
• July BOTM for the book club
• preorder
4. The Unhoneymooners by Christina Lauren
5. Defy Me (Shatter Me #5) by Tahereh Mafi
• signed copy from my Defy Me Hangover Crate
6. With the Fire On High by Elizabeth Acevedo ~ 5 stars (review coming soon!)
7. The Light We Lost by Jill Santopolo
8. The Nest by Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney
9. The Wife Between Us by Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen
10. Honestly, We Meant Well by Grant Ginder
11. Modern Lovers by Emma Straub
12. Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng

Happy reading!

Olivia

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