Book Haul: March – June 2017 (And Some of July)

Oh my goodness, it’s been ages since I’ve posted a book haul. Therefore today I’ll be showing the bookish loot I’ve gotten over the previous few months. Indeed, I did attempt the falling books concept again because (surprisingly) it was such a big hit the last time I tried it.

Another thing to note is the amount of books I bought in a span of months! Knowing how ridiculous I can get… Gosh, what a feat! In addition, I didn’t purchase a single bookmark during this period, which is also not the norm. (Well one bookmark set did come in a subscription box which I did order… but that doesn’t count in my opinion!)

And that’s pretty much all I have to say in the preface. So, without further ado, the photos. 😉

Preorders

A Court of Wings and Ruin

When I originally started this series a few months ago I had no idea that ACoWaR would be the last book in the series and that the next remaining installments were set to be spin-offs set in the same world but in the perspectives of the supporting characters. I am so relieved to learn of this news because I didn’t think the plot could drag on any more than one additional sequel. As you can imagine after liking ACoMaF so much, I preordered this title. But I haven’t started book three just yet mainly because I want to write my reviews for the first two books first before I begin that one.

When Dimple Met Rishi

I got this for two reasons: it received so many glowing reviews from reviewers I trust and I have a lot of South Asian friends. I wouldn’t mind buddy reading this with someone so if you want to be my partner let me know!

Once and for All (my review)

I read an eARC of this one but I had to place my preorder anyway. Because, I mean, it’s Sarah Dessen. I couldn’t break tradition and not buy it.

Bargain Deals

The Boy Most Likely To

Uprooted

Empire of Storms

The Beauty of Darkness

Illuminae

Go Set a Watchman

The Good Earth

Bookish Subscription Boxes

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April’s Book Boyfriend Box (Featured Book: Hunted)

Once in a blue moon I will participate in a giveaway, but, honestly, even then I rarely make an effort to submit entries because I know that it’s very unlikely for me to win. But I gave Book Boyfriend Box’s Fandom Love February Challenge on Instagram a chance and, miraculously, I was that one lucky winner at the end of the month! So this box was sent to me generously for free. The team at Book Boyfriend Box also included a cute pair of library socks from Out of Print as well.

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June’s Book Boyfriend Box (Featured Book: I Believe in a Thing Called Love)

Funnily enough, I was able to predict what books were going to come in each BBB box from the hints. I am especially pumped to read I Believe in a Thing Called Love since it’s a highly anticipated release of mine. I mean everyone knows watching Asian dramas is one of my favorite pastimes. I’ll be buddy reading this one with my friend Savindi that used to blog at The Streetlight Reader.

Review Copies

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Where the Light Falls (ARC)

This was an unsolicited review copy that I received in the mail. Unfortunately, I rarely delve into adult historical fiction unless it’s a time period that really interest me (like World War II, sixteenth century England, and any type of time period set in Asia). But feel free to check out Where the Light Falls when it comes out on the 11th of July if you enjoy reading books set during the French Revolution.

The best kind of #bookmail! 😭 Thank you, @PhilomelBooks. 💚 #PRHPartner @juliecdao pic.twitter.com/vlxn97TjiY

— summer (@xingsings) July 5, 2017

Forest of a Thousand Lanterns (ARC)

Now that I think about it, this may have arrived in the mail on July 2nd (and this is a March – June haul)… But I’ve been pretty diligent at not breaking my book buying ban (as badly) so I should probably go ahead and include it in this haul. Anyhow, the last time I requested an ARC was back in January… and it happened to be this book. Therefore, this was a wonderful surprise! I really, really look forward to reading this since it’s an own voices book. (Although, Julie is Viet-American (like me!) and the story focuses on Chinese mythology and folklore.)

Manga/Graphic Novels

Yona of the Dawn (Myanimelist) | Dengeki Daisy (MAL) | Vampire Knight (MAL)

Dengeki Daisy is the only new series that I started to collect from this bunch. You can read more details about why I chose to here.

Pop Funkos

I bought three vinyl figures this month (a few days ago at the beginning of July) and I think I’m officially done; I’ve gotten all the characters I want for now.

Belle (“Beauty and the Beast” yellow ball gown pop funko)

The Beast (“Something There” winter pop funko)

Levi (Attack on Titan pop funko)

This figurine must have came out after season 2 of Attack on Titan finished airing because they didn’t have Levi before. Actually, the main reason why I decided to have a pop funko splurge was because I saw this at the store and it was a buy 3 get the fourth free sale. (My friend got the fourth figure; and we split the costs.) Levi is my favorite character of the series; I only got Eren before because he represents the series well being the main protagonist but I honestly can’t stand him sometimes.

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And that’s a wrap! I hope you all enjoy the photos. I’ve started to incorporate posts from my Instagram/Twitter now because I’m running out of media on WordPress, guys! I’m at 59%. T__T That means I’ll probably only have 2 years left of free WordPress before I might have to consider upgrading. Oh well. I’m not going to worry myself over this until I reach that point, haha.

Have a nice day! I’ll be spending the rest of mine blogging (since I’m really in the mood), hehe. 😉