Recent Book Haul

Some of you may have noticed that I have stopped doing my regular Mailbox Monday post as I haven't been receiving as many books as I have done before. That being said I have still bought a few books and been sent some from publishers so I thought I would share these with you here. 

Books I received from publishers/authors

       
 

One Word Kill by Mark Lawrence - I received this one from the author. It came out the beginning of this month, I've already read it and really enjoyed it. 

Step Sister by Jennifer Donnelly - I received this one from the UK website Readers First. It also comes out this month and is next on my TBR. 

The Girl in Red by Christina Henry - I received this one from the publisher, Titan Books. It comes out in June. 

The Beckoning Shadow by Katharyn Blair and A Dress for the Wicked by Autumn Krause - I received these from the publisher, Harper Collins. They come out in July and Autumn respectively. 

Books I bought

Frozen Charlotte by Alex Bell - After reading and loving Alex Bell's most recent book I really wanted to pick up some more of her work. This one I picked up in a book trade on Facebook. 

Finale by Stephanie Garber - I pre-ordered this one as I had to have a first edition with the hidden cover to match my other books in this series. My local Waterstones also managed to get me a signed edition!

Half a King by Joe Abercrombie - I've been really enjoying adult fantasy recently and I've heard great things about this author. This is another one I picked up in a book trade on Facebook. 

So they are all the books I have received recently which isn't as many as normal which I'm pleased about as my TBR is getting a little bit out of control. 

What books have you received recently?

Have you read any of these that you would recommend?

Mailbox Monday - Weekly Book Post

Mailbox Monday is a weekly meme that was started by Marcia of To Be Continued. The aim is simple, for people to share what books they received in their mailbox that week. To check out everyone else's posts head over to the Mailbox Monday blog.

This week I received...

The Surface Breaks by Louise O' Neil, Cruel Beauty by Rosamund Hodge and Frogkisser by Garth Nix

I was sent these just for postage cost from a very kind person on Book Twitter. I'm super excited to get to all of them. 

Splintered by A. G. Howard and The Handmaids Tale by Margaret Atwood

Another two I was kindly sent my someone on Book Twitter for postage costs. 

The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue by Mackenzi Lee

I was excited to find this one in Foyles and it's only published in the US. 

Have you read any of these? Which ones would you recommend? I'd love to hear about the books you received this week. 

Mailbox Monday - Weekly Book Post

Mailbox Monday is a weekly meme that was started by Marcia of To Be Continued. The aim is simple, for people to share what books they received in their mailbox that week. To check out everyone else's posts head over to the Mailbox Monday blog.

This week I received...

Grace and Fury by Tracy Banghart and Everless by Sara Holland

I did a trade for Everless and I bought Grace and Fury off of the same person from my favourite book buy/sell/swap group on Facebook. 

Genuine Fraud by E. Lockhart

I found this for the very reasonable price of £2 in The Works which is a discount book and stationary store in the UK. 

What books did you receive this week? Let me know. 

Weekly Book Haul 01.07.18

I can't believe we are in July already! Where has the year gone? Only 3 books this week, all of them I'm looking forward to getting too. 

Weekly Book Haul w/e 01.07.18

The Epic Crush of Genie Lo by F.C. Lee

The Dead House by Dawn Kurtagich

I recieved these two older ARCs from the book for trade hashtag on twitter. 

The False Prince by Jennifer A. Nielsen 

This one came from a charity shop. I love browsing in these for new books. 

That's all for this week. Have you read any of these? Are there any you would recommend getting too sooner rather than later? Let me know. 

Weekly Book Haul 24.06.18

So here's week 2 of my weekly book hauls and I have some quite exciting additions to my TBR this week including some book swaps, new releases and review copies. 

Weekly Book Haul w/e 24.06.18

Legendary by Stephanie Garber

This was one of my most anticipated releases of the year so of course I was going to pick it up. I can't wait to read this one!

State of Sorrow by Melinda Salisbury

Nyxia by Scott Reintgen

I received these two from book swap groups of Facebook. I really enjoyed Melinda Salisburys Sin Eaters Daughter trilogy so I've been looking forward to getting to this one. Nyxia has also been on my radar for a while. 

The Golden Child by Wendy James

Spinning Silver by Naomi Novik 

I received a couple of review copies too this week. I got The Golden Child from Harper 360 and Spinning Silver from Macmillan I'll be honest I squealed a little when I open Spinning Silver, it was completely unexpected and I'm so excited to read it. 

Have you read any of these? Are there any you would recommend? Let me know. 

Weekly Book Haul 17.06.18

So I've decided to do my book hauls a bit differently for the time being. As we've had to move my bookcase and now that the spare room has been turned into the babies room I'm a bit limited as to where I can store my books. So, at the moment I think it will be easier to document the books I have coming in on a weekly basis so then I can pack them away. Hopefully this works but I can always rethink the way I do my hauls at a later date. So here are the books I have acquired this week. 

Weekly Book Haul w/e 17.06.18

I received the following from a book swap I carried out on Facebook.

Because you Love to Hate Me edited by Ameriie

The Somnambulist by Essie Fox

All of This is True by Lygia Day Penaflor

I received this one from the publisher, ZunTold Publishing, for review. It sounds amazing I cannot wait to dive in!

Jiddy Vardy by Ruth Estevez

So that's the books I received this week. Check back in next week to see if I managed to acquire any more. 

January Book Haul

I was doing so well at the end of last year not buying too many books but I seem to have fallen off the bang wagon somewhat this month, opps! That being said I'm pleased with everything I did get, so here they are. 

Physical Books

Killed by Thomas Enger - I received a copy of this from the publisher, Orenda Books, ready for the blog tour.  
The Owl Always Hunts at Night by Samuel Bjork - I received a copy of this from the publisher, Transworld Books, ready for the blog tour. 
The Perfect Stranger by Megan Miranda - I received a copy of this from Readers First.
The Lost Moon by Pat Roper and Toby Gentle and the Winter Assassin by C.G. Hickling - I won both of this in a Twitter giveaway from Burst Publishing.
Stardust by Neil Gaiman
A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J Mass
The Coldest Girl in Coldtown by Holly Black
One of Us is Lying by Karen M. McManus
Goldenhand by Garth Nix
Suicide Notes from Beautiful Girls by Lynn Weingarten
Eon Rise of the Dragoneye by Alison Goodman
A Darker Shade of Magic by V.E. Schwab
The Call by Peadar O' Guilin
Troll by D.B. Thorne
Queen of the Tearling by Erika Johansen
Say Her Name by Juno Dawson
The Extinction Trials by S.M. Wilson
The Foster Child by Jenny Blackhurst
Truthwitch by Susan Dennard
The Girl at Midnight by Melissa Grey
Carry On by Rainbow Rowell

Ebooks

To Kill a Kingdom by Alexandra Christo - I received an eARC of this from NetGalley
Rafferty Lincoln Loves by Emily Williams - I recieved a copy of this from the author in exchange for an honest review. 

So that really is a lot of books that I managed to aquire this month! Hopefully I'll be able to get back into reading a bit more in February and get through some of these. Are there any here that you've read and would recommend or are looking forward to reading? Let me know. 

 

December book haul

My haul for this month was a bit larger but not by much which if good considering Christmas happened. I did acquire a few more books after I took this picture with Christmas money but I'll include them in next months haul. 

Physical Books

Even the Darkest Stars by Heather Fawcett - I received this finished copy from the publisher, Harpercollins, in exchange for review.
Before I Let Go by Marieke Nijkamp - I received this ARC from the publisher, Sourcebooks Fire, in exchange for review. 
Nemesis by Brendan Reichs - I won this one in a giveaway on Twitter
The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead
Dark Matter by Blake Crouch
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban Illustrated Edition by J K Rowling - Christmas gift (not pictured). 

Ebooks

Triple Cross Killer by Rosemarie Aquilina - I received this from the publisher for the blog tour in December.
The Beginning of the World in the Middle of the Night by Jen Campbell - eARC from NetGalley
Dark Game by Rachel Lynch - eARC from NetGalley for the blog tour in February. 
Furyborn by Claire Legrand - eARC from NetGalley

As I said before I also bought a few more books in the final days of December but I had already taken my photo for this post so I'll include them in January's haul. 

Out of what I've listed here I'm most excited for Even the Darkest Stars, Before I Let Go and Furyborn. Hopefully I'll be able to get to them very soon. What books did you receive over this holiday season? Let me know. 

 

November Book Haul

I have a fairly small book haul this month which is good because with Christmas coming up I'm expecting to end up with quite a few books next month. I also had a bit of a move around on my bookshelves this month and got a rid of a few things to make some room. So here are all the books I acquired this month. 

Physical Books 

Boy Snow Bird by Helen Oyeyemi 
The Wrath & the Dawn by Renee Ahdieh 
The One Memory of Flora Banks by Emily Barr
The Mayfly by James Hazel
They Both Die at the End by Adam Silvera

Ebooks

Blackheath by Gabriella Lepore - I received this from the the publisher Oftomes Publishing for the monthly read-a-long. 
The Last Namsara by Kristen Ciccarelli
The Cruel Prince by Holly Black - eARC from NetGalley
The Hazel Wood by Melissa Albert - eARC from NetGalley
The Traitors Crux by Jessica Prather - Ebook received from Oftome Publishing for review. 

Are there any books here that you've read and would recommend? I'm particularly excited for The Cruel Prince and The Hazel Wood which I'm hoping to get to over the next couple of months ready to review. 

What books did you acquire this month? Let me know. 

October Book Haul

It's that time of the month where I share with you all the books I bought in October. It's a fairly reasonable haul this month but I do have a few more eBooks then last time, NetGalley is to blame for that. So here are all the books I received in October. 

Physical Books

Warcross by Marie Lu

Ivory and Bone by Julie Eshbaugh

Luckiest Girl Alive by Jessica Knoll

Final Girls by Riley Sager

Flawed by Cecelia Ahern 

Holding up the Universe by Jennifer Niven 

Carry On by Rainbow Rowell

Ebooks

The Witches of the Glass Castle by Gabriella Lepore - I received this from the publisher for the Oftomes Publishing read-a-long. 

The Wicked Cometh by Laura Carlin - eARC from NetGalley

Everless by Sara Holland - eARC from NetGalley

The First One to Die by Victoria Jenkins - eARC from NetGalley

Wunderkinds Part 1: Wildwood Academy by Jacqueline Silvester - e-copy received from the publisher 

Renegades by Marissa Meyer - eARC from NetGalley

Coral and Bone by Tiffany Daune

Aaru by David Meredith - e-copy received from the author

So these are all the books I acquired in October. The physical book stack is fairly small which is great as I am quickly running out of room. You don't run out of room on a kindle though and this may be my downfall!

Are there any books here you've read and would recommend? I'm really excited for Warcross and Renegades. What did you acquire in October I'd love to know. 

September Book Haul

Hello everyone and I'm back today with my September book haul. I'm sorry it's a bit later than I would of liked but anyway here are all the books, both physical and electronic, that I received in September. 

Physical Books

Hunted by Megan Spooner 
The Rithmatist by Brandon Sanderson
Dorothy Must Die by Danielle Paige
Fairest by Marissa Meyer
Cress by Marissa Meyer
Winter by Marissa Meyer
The Winners Curse by Marie Rutkoski
The Winners Crime by Marie Rutkoski
And I Darken by Kiersten White
The Unexpected Inheritance of Inspector Chopra by Vaseem Khan

Ebooks

Michael's Spear by Hilton Pashley - eARC received from the publisher 
The Nature of Gods by D. J. Torres - eARC received from the author 

So that's all the books I aquired in September. No where near as many as last month which is good because I really am running out of room on my shelves. 

Have you read any of these? Personally I'm looking forward to completing the Lunar Chronicles. Let me know what you think.  

August Book Haul

Hi I'm Gemma and I have a book buying problem!

I'm not sure what really happened this month, especially since I was away for 2 weeks of the month too, I still seem to have acquired far too many books. As well as buying or swapping 15 physical books this month I also received several eARCS so without further ado here are all the books I received in August! 

 Physical Books

The Edge of Everything by Jeff Giles 

The Scarecrow Queen by Melinda Sailsbury 

Rattle by Fiona Cummins - received from the publisher for review

City of Circles by Jess Richards 

The Rest of us Just Live Here by Patrick Ness

Given to the Sea by Mindy McGinnis 

The Cuckoo's Calling by Robert Galbraith

My Name is Leon by Kit De Waal

Station Eleven by Emily St John Mandel

Show Stopper by Hayley Barker

Now You See Me by Sharon Bolton

Asking For It by Louise O'Neil

Sleeping Giants by Sylvain Neuvel

The Waking Land by Callie Bates

Into the Water by Paula Hawkins

Ebooks

Hide and Seek by Richard Parker - eARC from NetGalley (review)

I Know Where She Is by S.B. Caves - eARC from NetGalley (review)

Mask of Shadows by Linsey Miller - eARC from NetGalley (review)

Outcast by Lauren Hillman - PDF from the author (review)

The Treatment by C.L. Taylor - eARC from NetGalley

A Jigsaw of Fire and Stars by Yaba Badoe - eARC from NetGalley

Blackbird by N.D. Gomes - eARC by NetGalley

The Hanging Girl by Eileen Cook - eARC from NetGalley

The Ultimate Sacrifice by S.E. Green - eARC received from publisher

Heartshire High by Charlotte Leonetti - PDF from the author 

The Secrets You Keep by Kate White - eARC from NetGalley

The Midnight Dance by Nikki Katz - eARC from NetGalley

The Body in the Marsh by Nick Louth - eARC from NetGalley

Phew! There we have it this is all the books I acquired in August. I am looking forward to all of the ebooks I received, keep an eye out on my blog over the next month for several up and coming blog tours. 

Have you read any of these? Are there any here you would recommend that I bump up my TBR? Let me know in the comments.