I thought I did okay in August, and then I started writing it all down: The Demon World by Sally Green Red, White and Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston Crooked Kingdom collectors edition by Leigh Bardugo Unleashed by Amy McCulloch The Girl the Sea Gave Back by Adrienne Young Soul of Stars by Ashley Poston No Big Deal by Bethany Rutter Sing Like No One’s Listening by Vanessa Jones To Be Taught, If Fortunate by Becky Chambers Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir The Land of Roar by Jenny McLachlan The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater Rage by Cora Carmack The Beckoning Shadow by Katharyn Blair This is a lot…

I was not great in July – it was my birthday, I bought some books to prepare for YALC, and then I went MAD at YALC.  Oops. 😀 My non-YALC haul was: Lost Boy by Christina Henry Spinning Silver by Naomi Novik The Clockwork Ghost by Laura Ruby Song of the Dead by Sarah Glenn Marsh The Next Together by Lauren James The Last Beginning by Lauren James The Starlight Watchmaker by Lauren James The Wickerlight by Mary Watson #MurderTrending by Gretchen McNeil Naturally Tan by Tan France The Ravenclaw edition of Prisoner of Azkaban by J K Rowling Sanctuary by V V James Spin the Dawn by Elizabeth Lim…

So the good news is I only went out and bought like three of these. And four in boxes.  But then review copies and trades got me. Oops! My haul is: Chrysalis by Brendan Reichs The Kingdom of Copper by S A Chakraborty We Hunt the Flame by Hasfah Faizal Other Words for Smoke by Sarah Maria Griffin Final Girls by Riley Sager The Nightjar by Deborah Hewitt The Bone Garden by Heather Kassner This Time Will be Different by Misa Sugiura Birthday by Meredith Russo Tangleweed and Brine by Deirdre Sullivan Perfectly Preventable Deaths by Deirdre Sullivan The October Man by Ben Aaronovitch In my defence for the purchases,…

Guys. I did sort of okay til the end of the month, but then I went to the MCM Blogger Brunch, and came home with 9 books, and then I went to Waterstones to see Abi Elphinstone sign, and got three more… Luckily I’d read one already! My haul is: Good Omens by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett Starfell by Dominique Valente Malamander by Thomas Taylor Descendant of the Crane by Joan He We are Blood and Thunder by Kesia Lupo Henchgirl by Kristen Gudsnuk Lord of Secrets by Breanna Teintze Princess of Thorns by Stacey Jay Aurora Rising by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff Romanov by Nadine Brandes Spies…

I tried to have a buying ban in April, and to be honest, I dont’ think I did too poorly… Not great either though! My haul is: Gilded Wolves by Roshani Chokshi Lady Smoke by Laura Sebastian Queenslayer by Sebastien De Castell The Burning Maze by Rick Riordan The Evidence Against You by Gillian McAllister The Hand, the Eye and the Heart by Zoe Marriott The Secret Runners of New York by Matthew Reilly Chaotic Good by Whitney Gardner Solitaire by Alice Oseman Nyxia Uprising by Scott Reingten The TBR number has come down! Only a little but still. My current physical TBR is 114 Much like last month I…

Oh dear.  I got so many books in Feb, you guys.  I dont know what happened!! It was a really expensive month, so I really need to try and be more careful. :/ My haul is: Godsgrave by Jay Kristoff The Princess and the Fangirl by Ashley Poston Charlie Hernandez and the League of Shadows by Ryan Calejo Newt’s Emerald by Garth Nix The Burning by Laura Bates A Girl Called Shameless by Laura Steven The Steel Prince by VE Schwab The Near Witch by VE Schwab A Gathering of Shadows by VE Schwab Water Weed by Ben Aaronovitch Heartstopper by Alice Oseman Stolen Time by Danielle Rollins Try This…

Oh dear.  I got so many books in Feb, you guys.  I dont know what happened!! It was a really expensive month, so I really need to try and be more careful. :/ My haul is: Brightly Burning by Alexa Donne Ship of Smoke and Steel by Django Wexler Circle of Shadows by Evelyn Skye Uprooted by Naomi Novik A Pinch of Magic by Michelle Harrison Undying by Amie Kaufman and Meagan Spooner The Treatment by C L Taylor A Witch Come True by James Nicol Days of Blood and Starlight by Laini Taylor Dreams of Gods and Monsters by Laini Taylor On the Come Up by Angie Thomas The…