February 2017 Book Haul

Hey, guys!

      I did so well this past month! Well...it looks like I did...I actually ordered more books on Book Depository and pre-ordered a few books on Amazon, but they're not here yet so it looks like I did well. *sneaky grin* Here are the books that I bought/received this month.

 

• The Odyssey by Homer
• I read this book in high school and I meant to reread it for one of my history classes for a paper, but I may just end up skimming and spark-noting it. I'm not even sure. I'd love to reread it, but it's just so dense and archaically written. It would take a while. 
• The Phantom of the Opera by Gaston Leroux
• Oh my gosh I love Phantom. I've already read and reviewed this on the blog, so I'll link the review into this little blurb.
• Review: {click here}
• On A LARP by Stephani Deoul
• This book was sent to me for an honest review, and I plan on reading it very soon. I can't wait to go into this world
• Caraval by Stephanie Garber
• My amazing boyfriend bought this for me for Valentines Day and it's absolutely gorgeous! I cannot wait to get into this book. I've only heard wonderful things.

Pre-orders:

• A Court of Wings & Ruin by Sarah J. Maas
• Flame In the Mist by Renee Ahdieh
• The ACOTAR/ACOMAF coloring book

Other Orders:

• Wintersong by S. Jae Jones
• Glass Sword by Victoria Aveyard

Bookish-Related Goodies (Ordered and Received)

Ordered:

• 2 Candles from @BiblioFlames on Etsy 
• I ordered 2 candles from her clearance sale, but I'm hopefully getting 2 2oz candles: Night Court & Hufflepuff Common Room
• 1 painted copy of A Court of Mist & Fury (by Sarah J. Mass) by @cityoffiction on Etsy

Received:

• (5) 2oz. candles from @acourtofcandles on Etsy

• Fantastic Beasts magnetic bookmarks (6)
• (3) ACOMAF quote magnetic bookmarks
• To the Stars quote boomark (1)
• From NerdyGrlDesigns on Etsy

I love supporting independent bookish Etsy artists. I think their work is so fantastic and I love the variety that there is. If I could buy everything that they put out, I would. 

Favorites:

• ACourtOfCandle's Hufflepuff candle
• To The Stars Who Listen... paper bookmark
• The Niffler mag bookmark
• I am broken... mag bookmark

I can't wait to show you all my newer packages that come soon. I'll post unboxings on Instagram, so follow me there for impromptu unboxings! I'm also trying to post every day, so I hope you enjoy that.

Happy reading, everyone!

Olivia 

~LivTheBookNerd~

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February Wrap Up 2017

Hey, guys!

      It's been such a busy month, but I managed to read at least 2 & 1/2 books this month. I've been so swamped with school, work, and other activities that I've barely been able to read. Because of that, I decided to reread ACOTAR & ACOMAF. I was feeling a book slump coming on, so I decided to do what I wanted and read something that I desperately needed. That would be ACOMAF. I am so glad that I am rereading these books. I'm so freakishly excited for A Court of Wings & Ruin to come out. It's kind of insane how excited I can feel for a book. It's been a while since I've felt like this for a book. 

via @livthebooknerd on Instagram

Wrap Up:

• Carve The Mark by Veronica Roth
• Review coming soon in March!
• My Rating: 4 stars
• A Court of Thorns & Roses by Sarah J. Maas
• My Review: {click here}
• My Rating: 5 stars
• Reread Status: Read 2 times

Currently Reading:

• A Court of Mist & Fury by Sarah J. Maas
• I actually already have a review for this, so take a look if you'd like to read what I think about this book: {click here}
• My Rating: 5 stars
• Reread Status: in the process of the 2nd time

TBR:

      I'm not even going to set a TBR this month. My last TBR was a catastrophe, so I think TBR's are going to become a summer occurrence. I never know how much time I'm going to during the day and even my weekends. Most of my time is spent doing homework or catching up on writing. As human beings, I'm sure you understand. I hope to read more than two books this next month, but who knows what will happen. This year has already started out pretty hectic, but I will persevere! We can do this, guys!

      I've been updating almost daily on Instagram with bookish pictures and little blurbs in the description on what's going on with my life. I've also started using the Instagram story feature much more often. If you'd like to watch that, those are up there too. I've also taken to buying some nerdy and bookish things from small bookish businesses, lately. There are a couple of those items featured in my wrap up/currently reading picture so let's give them a bit of love as well.

The Candle:

I ordered this from ACourtOfCandles's page. I actually ordered 4 2-oz candles and received an extra! I ordered: Draco, Hufflepuff, Warner, & Rhysand AND Herbology as a surprise. I think I'm going to do a candle review really soon!

Her Etsy: {click here}

The Candle: {click here}

Her Twitter: {click here}

Her Instagram: {click here}

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The BookMark:

My sister and I did a really unconventional kind of gift exchange for Valentines Day. I bought her $20 of beef jerky and she bought me $20 of what I wanted on Etsy. I chose to buy 3 things from NerdyGrlDesigns: a set of Fantastic Beasts magnetic bookmarks, a set of 3 magnetic bookmarks that had quotes from ACOMAF, and the one featured above. I AM SO IN LOVE!

I'll probably be doing a bookmark haul/tour on Instagram's live feature, so stay tuned for that if you'd like close ups on my newest bookmarks!

Her Shop: {click here}

Her Instagram: {click here}

I also have an update regarding my new affiliate link to Book Depository, but I'll be doing a more indepth post about it later in the week! The run-down is. You get reduced priced books, free shipping, and SO MANY books to chose from! I get 5% of sales that will go back to providing more giveaways and fun goodies for the blog! I'm not telling you to use the link, but if you'd like to, then that would be pretty cool! Thank you all!

Affiliate Link: {click here}

More about BD on Friday!

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Happy reading, everyone!

Olivia Williford

~LivTheBookNerd~