Book Haul: January + February 2017

January was my birthday month so it should not be a total surprise that this haul is on the lengthier side. Though, it really doesn’t feel like I bought a ridiculous amount since many of these items weren’t ones I spent money on; they were gifts. However, I did purchase some bookish merch (specifically wooden bookmarks and literary candles). And I have to say I’m not exactly on board with becoming a full fledged collector of either of those (yet), but I did like the stuff I ordered. I’m getting use out of the woodmarks because they’re, surprisingly, thin (so they don’t make books bully-which is good) and sturdy. Also, they effuse the nicest woodsy scent that is not overpowering. As for the bookish candles, I plan to make a separate review post about the scents I got and how they burn each; I’ll share my honest thoughts then. I’m just waiting a few more orders from different candle shops to arrive before I begin that project, haha.)

Also, lately, I’ve been into electronic books. (That’s why you haven’t seen me hauling that many physical ARCs; I just haven’t requested any.) As you can deduce, the biggest reason behind this transition is due to lack of self space. Another part of me has also recognized that I’ve become quite a critic; I haven’t enjoyed YA the same way as I did when I first began blogging. So I’ve started to prefer collecting most books electronically and saving my physical shelves for books I really love. (To be honest, I’m quite happy with myself for choosing to implement this new change. Now, let’s just see how successful I’ll be, lol.)

Lastly, have you guys noticed something different…? I mentioned this in my January Summing It Up post, but I upped my Instagram game since my last haul post. Personally, I’m really pleased with how my photos have been turning out. And I hope that you guys will think the same. 🙂

Physical Books

A Court of Mist and Fury

A Conjuring of Light

Windfall (ARC)

Seven Days of You (ARC)

Handbook of Nonprescription Drugs (the only textbook I bought for this semester)

Dangerous Deception | Lair of Dreams | Terminal

Maid-sama!  (Myanimelist)| Skip Beat! (MAL)| Everything Leads to You | The Unexpected Everything | No Man’s Land (ARC)

Turning Point (gift)

Dragon Springs Road (gift)

Cruel Beauty | Be Our Guest bookmark (gift) | Be Our Guest magnetic bookmarks (gift) | Heart magnetic bookmark (gift)

Bookmarks

Featured Shops
CraftedVan
Happy Hello Art
Ink & Wonder Designs
NerdyGrlDesigns

Bee and Honey bookmarks (gift)

Throne of Glass series bookmark (“Assassins Need Coffee Too”)

A Shade of Magic series bookmark (“From the Pages of a Book 6”)

Six of Crows duology bookmark (“From the Pages of a Book 5”)

Free! bookmarks (“The Swim Team”) | Sword Art Online bookmarks (“Trapped in a Game”) | Sailor Moon bookmarks (“A Love Story”) | Sailor Moon bookmarks (“The Knights”)

Yuuri on Ice bookmarks (“Figure Skaters, The Shy One”) | Yuuri on Ice bookmarks (“Figure Skaters, The Cat Lover”)

Yuuri on Ice bookmarks (“Figure Skaters, The Coach”)

Beauty and the Beast woodmark

Harry Potter woodmark

Harry Potter woodmark

Harry Potter woodmark

Hufflepuff woodmark

Ravenclaw woodmark

A Court of Mist and Fury woodmark

Literary Candles

Featured Shop
In the Wick of Time

Rhysand candle (citrus + sea + jasmine)

Be Our Guest candle (blueberry cobbler + white cake + champagne)

Ketterdam candle (coffee + hazelnut + vanilla)

Digital Books

The Girl with Seven Names | The Female of the Species | The Hidden Oracle | The Sword of Summer | The Red Pyramid | The Bronze Horseman | The Star-Touched Queen | Learning to Swear in America | Love, Lies and Spies | The Problem with Forever | A Million Worlds With You | All the Ugly and Wonderful Things | America’s First Daughter | To the Sky Kingdom | The Passion of Dolssa | The Thousandth Floor | Pachinko (eARC) | The Inexplicable Logic of My Life (eARC) | Girl Out of Water (eARC) | Noteworthy (eARC) | The Leavers (eARC) | The Love Interest (eARC) | Once and For All (eARC)

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Thanks so much for tuning in! Let me know if you’ve read any of these books and if they need to be added to my priority TBR. 🙂 (I do have such a thing as a priority TBR actually. I recently “cleaned” my Goodreads shelves and created two TBRs. There’s the traditional “To Read” shelf (aka the books I consider priority reads) and a “Let It Collect Dust” (aka titles that I’m not in a rush to read but plan to pick up someday). It may not have made a difference seeing as both still are TBR lists… but it does give my mind some ease.) XD