Today's post, as you'll have guessed by the title, isn't a book review, but a book haul. Before I get any comments on the amount of books that we're purchased here, I'd like to say that these were bought over the course of a few months (from January to May, so 5 months) and that buying this amount of books is not a habit of mine.
Anyway, onto the new books! :) I'll put these in order of purchase.
1. Daughter of Smoke & Bone - Laini Taylor (iBooks)
I watch Christine's (polandbananaBOOKS on YouTube) videos and for a while now she's been singing the praises of this book, so I thought I'd check it out. I haven't read it yet, but defo look forward to doing so.
2. Me & Earl & The Dying Girl - Jesse Andrews (iBooks)
Another book that was purchased after hearing a booktuber say great things about it (in this case, Raeleen, aka padfootandprongs07 on YouTube) and so I thought I'd give it a try. Haven't read it either.
3. Lola and the Boy Next Door - Stephanie Perkins (iBooks)
I bought this after reading Anna, have read it and absolutely loved it. I did a review on it, you can go check it out if you want.
4. The Summer I Turned Pretty - Jenny Han (iBooks)
I found this one while browsing on iBooks and quite enjoyed it. It wasn't the best book ever, but it was a fairly agreable read. If you want me to write a review on it, feel free to ask.
5. Clockwork Princess - Cassandra Clare (iBooks and Amazon)
I'd been waiting for this gem to come out for a few months now and I certainly wasn't disappointed. Definitely one of the best books I've ever read. I'll be writing a review on this one quite soon, hopefully. (Also, I bought it in eBook and physical format because it was that great)
6. The Fault in Our Stars - John Green (Amazon)
I borrowed this book sometime last year and loved it so much that I decided to buy so I could have my own copy. If you want a review, I'd be glad to write one.
7. Looking for Alaska - John Green (Amazon)
Well, John Green purchases are self-explanatory, I believe. I mean, come on! The man's genius! 'Nuff said.
8. Just One Day - Gayle Forman (Barnes & Noble)
I was in Barnes & Noble about a month ago and saw this book. I'd heard nothing of it, but it looked pretty good. We'll see how that turns out.
9. Speak - Laurie Halse Anderson (Barnes & Noble)
I'd heard some quite good things about this book on the Internet, so I decided to give it a try.
10. The Messenger - Marcus Zusak (Barnes & Noble)
The Book Thief was amazing, so I thought I'd pick Zusak's newest novel (at least I think it's his newest).
11. Warm Bodies - Isaac Marion (Barnes & Noble)
I've been dying to read this book. The movie was great (I wanted to wait to read the book before I saw it, but alas, it wasn't possible, so I'll be reading it as soon as I can).
12. The Name of the Star - Maureen Johnson (Barnes & Noble)
I've been a pretty hardcore Cassandra Clare fan for a while now, and Maureen constantly appears on her tumblr and she seems to be very good friends with her, so I thought I'd pick up one of her books and this one seemed particularly interesting.
13. Paper Towns - John Green (Barnes & Noble)
I'm currently reading this one and absolutely loving it, but that's not a surprise since it's John Green.
14. Go Ask Alice - Anonymous (Barnes & Noble)
I've heard some pretty great things about this book. I'm halfway through it, and I quite like it. Though I don't think 'like' is the right verb. Anyhow, the book's good.
15. Crash and Burn - Michael Hassan (Barnes & Noble)
Another Raeleen recommendation, we'll see how it turns out. It sounds pretty good.
16. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children - Ransom Riggs (Barnes & Noble)
This book had gotten some extremely varied reviews from all over the internet: some, like Jesse (aka jessethereader) can't stop saying wonderful things about it and others, like some girl I can't remember from Goodreads, said it was one of the worst books they've ever read. I thought I'd give it a try anyway, so we'll see how it turns out.
17. Changeling - Philippa Gregory (Sent to me)
I won this book in a contest on a bookworm blog like mine, so I really don't know anything about it. I thought I'd include it in the haul anyway.
18. The Perils of Certain English Prisoners - Charles Dickens and Wilkie Collins (Waterstone's)
I'm a pretty big Dickens fan and when I saw this book at Waterstone's I thought I might see what it was about. I'd never heard of it, so I'll see how it turns out.
19. The Night Circus - Erin Morgenstern (Waterstone's)
Another recommendation from Raeleen I thought I'd give a try. It seems really good and I really liked the cover.
20. The Raven Boys - Maggie Stiefvater (Hatchards)
I read this one on the plane and it was one of the best books I've read in a while. I'll be putting up a review fairly soon, because, guys, it was truly amazing.
21. Love and Friendship - Jane Austen (Hatchards)
I'm a pretty big Jane Austen fan so it was only natural that I bought this one when I saw a Jane Austen book I'd never heard of. It's one of her really early novels (she wrote it when she was fourteen!) and, plus, it was only 6 pounds.
These last two aren't normal books but I thought I'd include them anyway: Wreck This Journal, which I got from Urban Outfitters, and Finish This Book, which I got from the Tate Modern, are both by Keri Smith. They've gotten pretty popular in the past few months. If you haven't heard of them, they're a kind of interactive books, where you're told to either do something to the journal or write about something in the book. They're quite fun to complete.
So that's it: my huuuuuge book haul's done. Hope you enjoyed it. I'll be back with a review sometime soon. :)
Toodlepip,
x Clara
1. Daughter of Smoke & Bone - Laini Taylor (iBooks)
I watch Christine's (polandbananaBOOKS on YouTube) videos and for a while now she's been singing the praises of this book, so I thought I'd check it out. I haven't read it yet, but defo look forward to doing so.
2. Me & Earl & The Dying Girl - Jesse Andrews (iBooks)
Another book that was purchased after hearing a booktuber say great things about it (in this case, Raeleen, aka padfootandprongs07 on YouTube) and so I thought I'd give it a try. Haven't read it either.
3. Lola and the Boy Next Door - Stephanie Perkins (iBooks)
I bought this after reading Anna, have read it and absolutely loved it. I did a review on it, you can go check it out if you want.
4. The Summer I Turned Pretty - Jenny Han (iBooks)
I found this one while browsing on iBooks and quite enjoyed it. It wasn't the best book ever, but it was a fairly agreable read. If you want me to write a review on it, feel free to ask.
5. Clockwork Princess - Cassandra Clare (iBooks and Amazon)
I'd been waiting for this gem to come out for a few months now and I certainly wasn't disappointed. Definitely one of the best books I've ever read. I'll be writing a review on this one quite soon, hopefully. (Also, I bought it in eBook and physical format because it was that great)
6. The Fault in Our Stars - John Green (Amazon)
I borrowed this book sometime last year and loved it so much that I decided to buy so I could have my own copy. If you want a review, I'd be glad to write one.
7. Looking for Alaska - John Green (Amazon)
Well, John Green purchases are self-explanatory, I believe. I mean, come on! The man's genius! 'Nuff said.
8. Just One Day - Gayle Forman (Barnes & Noble)
I was in Barnes & Noble about a month ago and saw this book. I'd heard nothing of it, but it looked pretty good. We'll see how that turns out.
9. Speak - Laurie Halse Anderson (Barnes & Noble)
I'd heard some quite good things about this book on the Internet, so I decided to give it a try.
10. The Messenger - Marcus Zusak (Barnes & Noble)
The Book Thief was amazing, so I thought I'd pick Zusak's newest novel (at least I think it's his newest).
11. Warm Bodies - Isaac Marion (Barnes & Noble)
I've been dying to read this book. The movie was great (I wanted to wait to read the book before I saw it, but alas, it wasn't possible, so I'll be reading it as soon as I can).
12. The Name of the Star - Maureen Johnson (Barnes & Noble)
I've been a pretty hardcore Cassandra Clare fan for a while now, and Maureen constantly appears on her tumblr and she seems to be very good friends with her, so I thought I'd pick up one of her books and this one seemed particularly interesting.
13. Paper Towns - John Green (Barnes & Noble)
I'm currently reading this one and absolutely loving it, but that's not a surprise since it's John Green.
14. Go Ask Alice - Anonymous (Barnes & Noble)
I've heard some pretty great things about this book. I'm halfway through it, and I quite like it. Though I don't think 'like' is the right verb. Anyhow, the book's good.
15. Crash and Burn - Michael Hassan (Barnes & Noble)
Another Raeleen recommendation, we'll see how it turns out. It sounds pretty good.
16. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children - Ransom Riggs (Barnes & Noble)
This book had gotten some extremely varied reviews from all over the internet: some, like Jesse (aka jessethereader) can't stop saying wonderful things about it and others, like some girl I can't remember from Goodreads, said it was one of the worst books they've ever read. I thought I'd give it a try anyway, so we'll see how it turns out.
17. Changeling - Philippa Gregory (Sent to me)
I won this book in a contest on a bookworm blog like mine, so I really don't know anything about it. I thought I'd include it in the haul anyway.
18. The Perils of Certain English Prisoners - Charles Dickens and Wilkie Collins (Waterstone's)
I'm a pretty big Dickens fan and when I saw this book at Waterstone's I thought I might see what it was about. I'd never heard of it, so I'll see how it turns out.
19. The Night Circus - Erin Morgenstern (Waterstone's)
Another recommendation from Raeleen I thought I'd give a try. It seems really good and I really liked the cover.
20. The Raven Boys - Maggie Stiefvater (Hatchards)
I read this one on the plane and it was one of the best books I've read in a while. I'll be putting up a review fairly soon, because, guys, it was truly amazing.
21. Love and Friendship - Jane Austen (Hatchards)
I'm a pretty big Jane Austen fan so it was only natural that I bought this one when I saw a Jane Austen book I'd never heard of. It's one of her really early novels (she wrote it when she was fourteen!) and, plus, it was only 6 pounds.
These last two aren't normal books but I thought I'd include them anyway: Wreck This Journal, which I got from Urban Outfitters, and Finish This Book, which I got from the Tate Modern, are both by Keri Smith. They've gotten pretty popular in the past few months. If you haven't heard of them, they're a kind of interactive books, where you're told to either do something to the journal or write about something in the book. They're quite fun to complete.
So that's it: my huuuuuge book haul's done. Hope you enjoyed it. I'll be back with a review sometime soon. :)
Toodlepip,
x Clara
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