A lot of things have changed. For example, if you haven't heard I'm 300 miles away from my usually comfy bed, cats and bookshops in order to go and study creative and professional writing in the grandeur that is Bangor.
Since being here I have felt low at times and others extremely happy, books have had a great input in that:
As you can see this is the stack at a current moment of writing this entry is pretty huge!
So I thought I would do a quick little haul from September to mid-October.
EDIT: Since I originally wrote this sentence I have yet received a lot more books. Thanks to my suffering bank account and the generosity of publishers who are willing to send me books and let me review them to you lovely people!
The very first book that came out in September was:
Sarah J. Maas
Find on Goodreads
At this point, I have finished this book and all I'm going to say is I thought I was going to hate it in its entirety after reading 400 pages and feeling it was predictable. Then those final 150 pages hit me.
I will be writing a review and will be included in my Sept/Oct wrap-up at the end of this month. Stay tuned.
Cassandra Clare
Find of Goodreads
I know. I know. I already own way too many copies of CoB, but I found this in a charity shop for 50p. AND it is a first edition. This cover is DISGUSTING and depicts how far these have gone in terms of marketing and publicity at both Walker Books and S&S.
Good job guys.
Angela Carter
Find on Goodreads
This is one of my required reading texts for my Studying Literature class, Thankfully I have already done Carter's The Bloody Chamber short story collection for my A-Levels and rather enjoyed Carter's spin of forms of fairy tales.
This is going to be rather interesting.
Heart of Darkness
Joseph Conrad
Find on Goodreads
Aaaaaand another one that I had to buy for my one module of Literature on my Creative and Professional Writing. I think I will be doing some sort of Post-colonial criticism of this one.
We'll see how I'll feel about this one.
Aaaaaand another one that I had to buy for my one module of Literature on my Creative and Professional Writing. I think I will be doing some sort of Post-colonial criticism of this one.
We'll see how I'll feel about this one.
Kendare Blake
Find on Goodreads
This one is being hyped up quite a bit. It was doing it's rounds within the book community. It sounded so dark and something that I may enjoy, I managed to get a copy for like £4 out of Morrisons (there are other supermarkets out there).
Bradley Beaulieu
Find on Goodreads
I remember seeing this in Waterstones a while back and being so intrigued by the premise of the story. But, alas I was poor and couldn't afford to be buying books in general.
Then the first week of Uni happened and I needed a pick me up. So I splurged a bit and now it's sat on myself for all of time.
Morgan Rhodes
Find on Goodreads
I have heard nothing but great things from this series. Then I buy a copy after a constant stream of recommendations- and now I hear a lot of mixed things.
I still would really like to try and read this series in order to make up my own mind on how I feel, as it gets better as time goes on?
Lirael (Abhorsen #2)
Garth Nix
Find on Goodreads
My mum bought me a copy of Sabriel for my 18th birthday- and like a good crazed book buying fanatic I am, I bought these in a charity shop.
Stop judging me. I can feel you all judging me.
My mum bought me a copy of Sabriel for my 18th birthday- and like a good crazed book buying fanatic I am, I bought these in a charity shop.
Stop judging me. I can feel you all judging me.
Abhorsen (Abhorsen #3)
Garth Nix
Found this one in a similar fashion. Now I can just binge read this trilogy, before I move on to the prequel and sequel?
Of Sands and Malice (The Song of the Shattered Plains 0.5)
Bradley Beaulieu
I request this one from the publisher as it has been recently been released.
They were kind enough to send me a copy.
I may read this as a prequel to Twelve Kings, just as a nice way into the world building and our main character.
They were kind enough to send me a copy.
I may read this as a prequel to Twelve Kings, just as a nice way into the world building and our main character.
Siege and Storm (The Grisha Trilogy #2)
Leigh Bardugo
This book series was on my Summer TBR, I would really like to be able to just binge the rest of the series so that I can say I read them and move on to the Six of Crows duology.
Ruin and Rising (The Grisha Trilogy #3)
Leigh Bardugo
RoseBlood
A.G. Howard
I read the first two books of A.G. Howards splintered trilogy and never finished them due to being spoiled for the ending-- just, like the ending of Allegiant. Damn the internet.
Abrams books were very generous and sent me an ARC ahead of the January release of Howard's Phantom of the Opera retelling.
(I totally don't have a signed and dedicated book plate from A.G. Howard to stick in it when I'm back for Christmas.)
EEEEEEEEK?!
Abrams books were very generous and sent me an ARC ahead of the January release of Howard's Phantom of the Opera retelling.
(I totally don't have a signed and dedicated book plate from A.G. Howard to stick in it when I'm back for Christmas.)
EEEEEEEEK?!
Heartless
Marissa Meyer
Find on Goodreads
Remember I highlighted this a few weeks back on one of my Waiting on Wednesday and said that it wasn't coming out til the beginning of November.
WELL.
The UK have it in even worse because all you British folks may need to wait 'til February if you can't afford the US hardback.
I managed to snag myself a GORGEOUS ARC from Macmillan Children's.
Thank you so much to the team over there!!
Remember I highlighted this a few weeks back on one of my Waiting on Wednesday and said that it wasn't coming out til the beginning of November.
WELL.
The UK have it in even worse because all you British folks may need to wait 'til February if you can't afford the US hardback.
I managed to snag myself a GORGEOUS ARC from Macmillan Children's.
Thank you so much to the team over there!!
The Red Knight (The Traitor Song Cycle #1)
Miles Cameron
Find on Goodreads
I heard this book has dragons in it and I'm already sold.
The fourth book to this series "A Plague of Swords" has been released this month. And because I asked kindly, Gollancz sent me the first book in the series in exchange for a review.
Bless you.
The Shadow of What was Lost (The Licanius Trilogy #1)
James Islington
This one has been getting a lot of love as a book that fans of Brandon Sanderson and Robert Jordan would enjoy.
Orbit books, amazingly, sent me both a review copy and a finished copy to read a review- I want to get to it during the next round of Tome Topple happening next month.
Amie Kaufman, Jay Kristoff
Find of Goodreads
October wouldn't be complete if I didn't haul Gemina.
I honestly thought I wouldn't be able to get a copy due to my poor back statements. Turns out I pre-ordered this book months ago. It just took an age to get to me.
I can't get enough.
Is it 2017 yet?
I want book three, now, please?
No comments:
Post a Comment