Book Haul (feat. overdosing on books)

Hello friends!

It’s been a while since I’ve shared my book purchases. And, being me, I’ve bought quite a lot lately. Would you guys like to see?

One of my goals for 2022 was to reduce the number of books on my physical TBR. But I think the opposite has occurred. Oh well. At least I got good deals! Maybe 2023 will be my year?

Onto the books!

First up, I had three free book certificates from ThriftBooks that I got during a double points event. Sadly, ThriftBooks changed its policies to where you can only get one free book per order. *sighs* That means I had to either spend $15 or pay shipping…for these two I elected to pay the shipping costs. So technically I paid about $3 for these ‘free’ books? But oh well, I suppose I can’t really complain.

Anyway, I got the second book in the Remnant Chronicles by Mary E. Pearson and the third Legend book by Marie Lu. I haven’t read either of these yet, but I did really enjoy the first books in the series’s!

When my mom and I went to the beach, we went to Books-a-Million, which just so happens to be my favorite chain bookstore. I scoured the clearance rack, but I couldn’t find anything I wanted to buy. I mean…I couldn’t very well leave a bookstore without buying a book? Could you imagine the horror? So I went to the *gasp* regular price section. I found this one, which I’ve had my eye on for a while. I’ve actually looked for this one at a few used bookstores and I’ve been unsuccessful every time. So I didn’t mind paying full price, knowing that there weren’t a lot of cheaper options.

I have actually read this one by now, and I think I know why I couldn’t find it used. Because it’s that good! Elizabeth Lim did a great job with this one. I just…this is exactly the sort of book I aspire to write one day. And actually, now that I mention it…it did remind me a bit of Betrayal of Thorns. I mean…magical dresses anyone? Anyway, I highly recommend Spin the Dawn!

Okay, so I had another free book certificate. Yet this time, I didn’t want to pay for shipping. So the only logical choice was to spend an extra $9 to avoid spending $2 on shipping. Right??

Anyway, I picked Lovely War by Julie Berry as my free book and then A Spy in the House by Y.S. Lee and The Nutcracker by E.T.A. Hoffman to qualify for free shipping.

Now…do you see that yucky inky mess on the cover of The Nutcracker? That book was marked “good” condition by ThriftBooks. It looks like a child used it as a coloring book, and trust me, the inside isn’t much better. I hate complaining, but this just seemed a bit extreme. So I ended up emailing ThriftBooks to return the book and they fixed the matter very quickly. So I was a bit upset about the condition of the book, but ThriftBooks Customer Service is awesome.

Finally, we have my “splurge” haul. Once I finished with Spin the Dawn, I obviously had to buy the sequel. And I could save $4 if I got it from Book Outlet. The only problem? You have to spend $40 at Book Outlet to qualify for free shipping, and shipping is nearly $5.

so basically, I spent $35 to save $4

Anyway, I can’t be too upset about my splurge because I got mostly books I’m really excited to read soon. I’ve already read Unravel the Dusk by Elizabeth Lim, and I can’t wait to get to Rebel and Skyhunter by Marie Lu, A Dress for the Wicked by Autumn Krause, Love & Luck by Jenna Evans Welch, Luck of the Titanic by Stacey Lee, and Coral by Sara Ella.

Anyway…I realize I’ve got quite a few books over the past few months. Maybe I won’t buy any more until after Christmas? That would certainly help my struggling bookshelf. We shall see if I can do it.

Have you read any of these books? Let me know what you thought if so. Tell me in the comments what the last book you bought/were gifted was!

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