Bimonthly Book Haul

It’s time to take a look at all the books I’ve managed to get my grubby little hands on these past few months. It’s been a while, but I’ve been pretty good about not going overboard with my book purchases. I’ve actually now run out of room on my so I’m trying to be selective, and I’ve been reading pretty slowly lately so I don’t want to get to overwhelmed!

Bought

Alright, there are so many illumicrate editions in this particular haul. I went a little mad, picking up their gorgeous editions of The Love Hypothesis and The Atlas Six alongside my usual montly subscription. The standouts for me from this particulat haul were The Secret History for its incredible contense, and The Doloriad for its unhinged cover that looks even better in person.

*Left to right
The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood | Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke
A Marvelous Light by Freya Marske | This Woven Kingdom by Tahereh Madi | The Doloriad by Missouri Williams The Atlas Six by Missouri Williams | A River Enchanted by Rebecca Ross | The Ivory Key by Akshaya Raman
The Secret History by Donna Tartt

eBooks

I actually didn’t buy that many eBooks this month! I ended up caving and buying House of Sky and Breath on release day, the hype on book twitter got to me and I couldn’t resist. The others I picked up while they were kindle deals…I’m a sucker for a good discount.

*Left to right
The Traitor’s Crown by Victoria Lee | The Stars and Everything In Between by Victoria Lee
The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood | Dreams of Gods & Monsters by Lani Taylor
In Deeper Waters by F.T. Lukens | House of Breath and Sky by Sarah J. Maas

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No advanced reader copies this month! I’m on a self-imposed request ban until I write up some of the reviews I have notes for, so we’ll be staying away from netgalley for a little while.

March Wrap-up ’22

Back at it again with the wrap-up! March has felt exceptionally long, I managed to finally have my second brush with covid-19, got my offers rejected on two different properties, and I’m pretty sure I’ve got a serious case of burnout…

Life has been wild, hence the complete lack of posts in March. I’d love to say I had a valid excuse, but the only one I’ve got is that I’m a human in a perpetual state of exhaustion. Honestly, right now I’m cosplaying as a functional human and just praying no one notices!

What I read in March

In March I had my world broken and rebuilt by Donna Tartt and The Secret History. I won’t be writing a review because I think every thought I’ve had about this book has already been written, but if you’re wondering how much I loved this I went straight to Ao3 after finishing. The plot wasn’t quite what I expected from the blurb, but I couldn’t put The Secret History down. I also finished off two novellas based on the Feverwake duology and both were just fine.