October-December Book Haul: Ending 2020 With More Books
This post is long overdue and I meant to have it up in early January, but that’s the way things go sometimes. It was a bit of a hectic month, but now I’m ready for share my last book haul of 2020! I have unhauled a lot of books, but then I found a lot these books (below) at such a great discount that it was it was too good to pass up. I still need to work on clearing up my shelves and freeing up space and I need to due a huge unhauling session when I finally get some downtime.
Now onto the book haul!
Bought
Happy Marriage Vol. 1 by Enoji Maki – I loved this Josei manga when I read years ago and I’ve been trying to add it to my current collection. It follows the marriage of convenience trope, but the story is so good!
The Sunshine Sisters by Jane Green – I found this at my local Dollar Tree. I’ve read a lot of her works before and this looked like an interesting beach read.
The Friend Zone by Abby Jimenez – I found this in a used book store on a day trip to Frankenmuth. Everyone raves about it so I decided to pick it up.
The Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds – I always hear about Reynolds works but haven’t read any of his books. I picked up this one since I’ve read good reviews about it.
Mistress of the Storm by Terri Brisbin – A Dollar Tree find. It looks like an interesting Historical Romance.
Sour Heart by Jenny Zhang – I don’t read too many short story collections but this one is anticipated read for me. It was heavily discounted so I picked up a copy.
The Scrapbook of Frankie Pratt by Caroline Preston – This book has a mixed media collage style that really piqued my interest. I’m looking forward to reading it.
Scarlett Hart: Monster Hunter by Marcus Sedgwick – This looked like a fun middle grade fantasy novel. I found it at the discount section at BAM!
Chilling Ghost Stories – This was gifted to me by one of my friends during a Halloween snail mail swap we did. I love a good spooky story!
Instastyle: Curate Your Life, Create Stunning Photos, and Elevate Your Instagram Influence by Tessa Barton – I’m always looking for more Insta photo ideas so thought this would be a good purchase.
In The Company of Women: Inspiration and Advice from Over 100 Makers, Artists, and Entrepreneurs by Grace Bonney – I love to read stories about entrepreneurs and I like this book has a photo book style to it.
Finding Yvonne by Brandy Colbert – These next few books I picked up at Book Warehouse where the more you buy the cheaper the books are. I never read Colbert’s books, but wanted to for a while.
Tyler Johnson Was Here by Jay Coles – Can I just say how stunning the cover art for this book is? I bought it since I heard about how good it is.
Cuckoo Song by Frances Hardinge – I love a spooky looking cover design and I always see Hardinge’s books in the bookstore. It sounds like a fun urban fantasy book.
The Beauty That Remains by Ashley Woodfolk – I love the vibrant colors and mosaic style of this cover art. It’s been on my TBR since it’s release, but I haven’t read it yet.
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie – I was on the fence of buying this since I heard the author had some controversy (I’m not sure what). I found it at the Dollar Tree store so it was very cheap.
The Unbinding of Mary Reade by Miriam McNamara – The synopsis said high seas and pirates so I was completely on board. I love a good historical fiction novel!
Ash and Quill (The Great Library #3) by Rachel Caine – Caine was one of ny go-to authors in my teenage years. When she passed it hit me hard. I wanted to collect the rest of this series so I can sit and read it all at once.
Courting Darkness by Robin LaFevers – I’m such a big fan of the His Fair Assassins’ series by LaFevers. This book is set in the same universe and I’m eager to read it.
Dreamland Burning by Jennifer Latham – I think I saw this book somewhere before and it looked interesting.
The Similars by Rebecca Hanover – I saw this at Barnes & Nobles and you got it for $5 when you bought coffee at the café. It looks very suspenseful.
The Midnights by Sarah Nicole Smetana -Another Dollar Tree find! I enjoy a good coming-of-age story.
The Inevitable Collison of Birdie & Bash by Candace Granger – It looked interesting enough so I bought this one too.
Suitors and Sabotage by Cindy Anstey – The title alone sounded cool enough and I was instantly hooked!
Heartstopper by Alice Osman – Everyone always gushes about this graphic novel series so I picked it up. I flipped through the pages and I love the artwork style.
Estranged by Ethan M. Aldridge – Fantasy graphic novels are my jam! I found this on a whim and the story sounds good.
The World of Lore: Monstrous Creatures by Aaron Mahnke – I’m a big fan of the Lore podcast so I got this book. It was in a bargain books aisle!
Ghosted in LA Vol. 1 by Sina Grace -I enjoyed the first issue so much after reviewing it for a Comic Corner Roundup and I decided to buy the first volume. I’m excited to read it.
Monstress Vol. 2 by Marjorie Liu (Author), Sana Takeda (Illustrator) – I was really impressed by the first volume. This is a series I’ll be collecting for my comics collection.
Gifted
How To Catch a Queen by Alyssa Cole – This a giveaway win from Goodreads. I love all of Cole’s books so I was very happy to win a copy.
A Deadly Inside Scoop by Abby Collette – A cozy mystery with a Black main character!!! I got this from my TBTB Santa.
Last Call At the Nightshade Lounge by Paul Krueger – Another book from my TBTB Santa. I heard a lot of good things about this Urban Fantasy novel.
Wicked Fox by Kat Cho – A gift from my TBTB Santa. I’ve seen some fun K-dramas about the legend of the Gumiho and this looks like a interesting take on the legend.
Before The Devil Breaks You by Libba Bray- From my TBTB Santa. I love the Diviners series and am eager to read the next installment!
Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas (Graphic Novel) – A gift from one of my good friends. I love this movie to pieces so I have another NBC item to add to my growing collection.
ARCs/Review Copies
The Iron Raven by Julie Kagawa – I’m a part of a blog tour for this book. I loved the Iron Fey when read them back in the day and was excited to hear about a brand new series set in the same universe!
One of the Good Ones by Maika & Maritza Moulite – This book is written beautifully and I felt connected to the text deeply. One of the Good Ones had me go through a rollercoaster ride of emotions but it was so good. (Review)
Amari and the Night Brothers by B.B. Alston – B.B. Alston takes many familiar elements of the Fantasy genre and blends them to make a story of his own. The first novel in the series takes readers on a whirlwind as we discover a supernatural world hidden in plain sight. (Review)
Mistletoe and the Mouse by Elsa Simonetti – This was such a cute and cozy holiday novel that really puts the reader in a Disney and holiday spirit. (Review)
Biko and The Thief: And Other Stories by Kevin Greene – For a person that loves Sci-Fi and all things Star Trek I liked the elements of the story that reminded me of other pop culture media set in space. It was richly diverse and it showed a different take on other stories I’ve read in the Sci-Fi genre. (Review)
Matrimony, Inc. by Francesca Beauman – Considering how we’ve evolved over time when it comes to marriage ads and that they’ve now become dating apps it was interesting to see how it all got started. (Review)
Wings of Ebony by J. Elle – The cover art is amazing. I got a review copy from Books Forward and the synopsis alone sounds so good!
The Happiness Thief by Nicole Bokat – A suspenseful thriller. It’s been a while since I read one of those.
A Deadly Fortune by Stacie Murphy – Historical fiction for the win! I seems to have a lot of it in this haul. It’s a mystery novel too.
American Betiya by Anuradha d. Rajukar – I like how the cover art for this one looks like a textured painting. It also seems like I have a lot of new YA books in this haul. I feel like I haven’t read that much lately.
The Lost Apothecary by Sarah Penner – The subject matter seemed interesting so I decided to hop on this blog tour.
Like Home by Louisa Onome – Another blog tour ARC read. I think this will be a thought-provoking YA novel.
That concludes my October-December book haul! What books did you buy these past months? What books have you recently added to your TBR? Tell me in the comment section below.
Daaaaaamn, look at all those! I hope you like the Brandy Colbert book — I think she always does such a great job of playing out her characters’ emotional lives. She’s also one of few YA authors I’ve encountered whose books engage with religion — I read a book a while back where the protagonist was Jewish, and it was truly so refreshing to see that as part of the YA landscape.
Hahaha! It’s a lot of books for sure. I’ve been doing good at reading through my backlist books this year so far. I hear a lot about Colbert’s books so I wanted to give one a try. I’m looking forward to reading her works.
Wow! That’s a big haul! I really want to read Amari sometime this year.
And omg! I’ve been thinking about the Diviners a lot lately. Let me know whether or not you want to buddy-read the third book sometime this year.
Lol, I think I overdid it this time, even in a three month span of things. Luckily all of the books I did purchase were discounted, so that helped me save a lot. And yes! Let’s plan for a buddy read of the third book. I’m eager to see how the story continues.
Awesome! Looking forward to it.
You’ve got so many good reads ahead of you! And congrats on having read so many of your backlisted books in 2020 too. That Sherman Alexie is a favourite of mine. And I’ve heard that the Sour Heart collection is great. Also, I’ve added Happy Marriage to my list of manga to check out. Thanks!
Happy Marriage is a lot of fun! Enoji Maki writes some interesting shojo manga. Thanks! I’m hoping to tackle more backlist reads this year too.
Going to read Amari and the Night Brothers this month. Added Biko and the Thief to my TBR. Hope you enjoy Wings of Ebony.
Thank you! I’m looking forward to reading Wings of Ebony. Hope you enjoy “Amari”.