Hi everyone!

Today I am going to be chatting you through my August and September book haul! I don’t usually do book hauls because I have always been more of a borrower than a buyer but over the past two months, I acquired SO MANY BOOKS and I thought I’d share them with you guys!

Quick disclaimer before we begin! I am, in no way trying to show off. I, personally enjoy watching and reading book hauls because I like to see what books are making buzz in the book community and to know what books are worth buying + recommendations, which is why I am sharing with you all!

Please let me know in the comments if these kind of posts interest you or not because I love feedback!

Another quick note, a lot of the books in these two months were sent to me by publishers because I have imposed a book buying and borrowing halt on myself because THERE IS TOO MUCH FOR ME TO READ AND SUCH LITTLE TIME!

I have also done book reviews for some of these books, which I will link alongside with them if you would like to check those out for more about the book!

Last thing! I have kept the whole description about the books pretty short because there is a lot to get through today!

Let’s just get started

- BOUGHT –

These are all the books I have bought over the two months – total count: 5

{ WINNER’S TRILOGY BY MARIE RUTKOSKI }

If you know me at all, you know I ADORE this series! I read it a few months ago when I borrowed it from the library and after finishing it, I knew I had to own all three books so I could re-read and tab up all the pages and fangirl and write little notes in the margins and have them to sit in my shelf and stare longingly at and BASICALLY JUST LOVE IT!

If you have not yet read the series, you must! I’m going to be doing a re-read soon so we could totally just be reading the books together!

{ THE UNEXPECTED EVERYTHING BY MORGAN MATSON }

I mainly just bought this book for the dogs on the cover…not even going to lie. I have not read it yet but I am planning to! I’ve just been saving it for the summer because Morgan Matson is the queen of summer contemporaries! I have read her other book Since You’ve Been Gone, which I have done a book review on, and since then, I am very eager to read more of her writing!

{ ILLUMINAE BY JAY KRISTOFF AND AMIE KAUFMAN }

This is another book I have not yet read! I have included it in my October TBR however, because I had wanted to read it before going to the Gemina book launch in late October! I also actually got my copy at a library sale for 50c which is INSANE because it’s in perfectly good condition (like new) and it was such a low price! I never go to library sales but I am definitely going to be hanging around there more often from now on!

- SENT –

These are all the books I have been kindly sent by publishers in exchange for an honest review – total count: 9

{ REPLICA  BY LAUREN OLIVER }

I am currently reading this book and I think it’s pretty cool! It’s a flip story with one side being Lyra’s story and one side being Gemma’s story! I love Lauren Oliver’s writing as I have previously read her Delirium series which I remember LOVING to pieces so I was pretty excited to receive this!

You can check out my spoiler free book review for more about what I thought!

Thank you to Hachett publishing for sending me this!

{ STEALING SNOW BY DANIELLE PAIGE }

I, personally love retellings and I thought this was a really cool idea! But, when I read it, it wasn’t as good as I had hoped, which was very disappointing for me because I was very much looking forward to it. However, at least it has a nice cover, right?

You can check out my spoiler free book review for more about what I thought!

Thanks to Bloomsbury publishing for sending me this!

{ SILVER IN THE BLOOD BY JESSICA DAY GEORGE }

I don’t know much about this book but I believe it’s a historical fiction (??) but it is next on my reading list so we will find out pretty soon! I also adore the cover and it (along with a picture book which I also have yet to review) was one of the best book mail experiences I’ve had, so that book has such a special place in my heart!

As I will be reading this soon, a book review will go up shortly!

Thank you to Bloomsbury publishing for sending me this!

{ EMPIRE OF STORMS BY SARAH J MAAS }

I know this is such a highly controversial book but I did end up enjoying it! I thought the story was action packed (but slightly long, without a doubt) and the characters coming together was super cool! I also loved some of the new romances that were developing in the book! *insert wink emoji*

You can check out my spoiler free book review for more about it!

Thank you to Bloomsbury publishing for sending me this!

{ THRONE OF GLASS COLOURING BOOK }

This was such a beautiful colouring book and the illustrations were so GORG! I loved the quotes and scenes used and it made for such a beautiful colouring experience!

You can check out my book review for more about what I thought!

Thank you to Bloomsbury publishing for sending me this!

{ WORDS IN DEEP BLUE BY CATH CROWLEY }

I loved this book a lot and it was written by an Aussie author, which is great because I love supporting fellow Aussies! It was a beautiful story and told through partially through letters and notes. I loved the characters and the setting and the idea and it was one of my highly enjoyed reads!

You can check out my spoiler free book review for more about it!

Thank you to Pan Macmillan for sending me this!

{ HEARTLESS BY MERISSA MEYER }

I haven’t read anything Merissa Meyer but I’ve heard so many lovely things that I was really eager to read her newest to-be-released read, Heartless, which is a Queen Of Hearts retelling! I have not yet read it but I look forward to it!

It is going to be published in November so keep your eyes peeled for that!

Thank you to Pan Macmillan for sending me this as part of the Heartless Blog Tour!

{ ASSASSIN’S HEART BY SARAH AHIERS }

I unfortunately didn’t end up liking this book very much because it was dry however, I did like the whole new take on assassins and the religious and spiritual aspects behind the book! I’ve only seen one type of assassin which is Celaena from Throne Of Glass by Sarah J Maas, so it was nice to see someone take a new spin on it!

You can check out my spoiler free book review for this one for more!

Thank you to Harlequin Teen for sending me this, unsolicited!

{ SOMETHING IN BETWEEN BY MELISSA DE LA CRUZ }

Last but not least, this one! I liked how diverse and relatable the story was but it did get a bit too long for me at times. I didn’t like how it continued to drag and I feel that could be improved a little. But nonetheless, Jasmine was a great protagonist!

You can check out my spoiler free book review for this one for more!

Thank you to Harlequin Teen for sending me this, unsolicited!

PHEW! I am exhausted! This was such a monster post to write! My fingers hurt, my wrist hurts, everything hurts so I’m going to stop typing now!

What are some of the books you bought, borrowed or received this past month?

I’m curious!