August 2020 book haul
Good morning bookworms!! It’s time for the August 2020 book haul!!
August was… surprisingly ok-ish. The thing that tips me over was my enormously huge graphic novel order, as it all came at once… But we will get to that soon!!
Book haul categories are as follows:
- book boxes
- book purchases (book mail, in-store, digital* and gifts)
- review copies (book mail and digital)
* Not counting Kindle Unlimited
SYMBOLS
Symbol | Key | Symbol | Key | Symbol | Key |
| ⚔️ | fantasy | ⛱ | contemporary | ? | sci-fi |
| ? | historical fiction | ❤️ | romance | ? | crime / mystery |
| ? | thriller | ? | classic | ? | BIPOC author |
| ? | #ownvoices | ?️? | queer rep | ♿️ | disability rep |
| ?♀️ | YA | ? | MG | ?? | Adult |
| ? | hardcover | ? | paperback | ? | ebook |
| ? | graphic novel | ? | audiobook | ? | gift |
| ? | backlist title | ⏰ | ARC / review copy | ? | Aussie author / #loveozya |
Emoji table for reference
August 2020 book haul
I subscribe to three monthly boxes: OwlCrate, FairyLoot and the book-only subscription for LitJoy. International shipping is still an absolute shit show… but it is getting better. So, here is where I stand with boxes that arrived in August:
- FairyLoot special edition of The Damned by Renee Ahdieh ARRIVED!
- June FairyLoot ARRIVED! (This is always a month behind everyone else…) FairyLoot’s June theme was A Different Kind of Magic, and the books (yes, plural) were Forest of Souls by Lori M. Lee and The Gilded Ones by Namina Forna
- July LitJoy ARRIVED! LitJoy’s July theme was As You Wish, and the book was The Princess Will Save You by Sarah Henning
- July OwlCrate ARRIVED! OwlCrate’s July theme was Date with Destiny, and the book was Goddess in the Machine by Lora Beth Johnson
LOTS of gift-voucher and birthday money being spent here!! I think I still have a couple more books that were pre-ordered to come in, but they should all be here by… October?
Also, I’m so proud of myself for actually reading a bunch of these already!! Yes, even if three of them are graphic novels and one is a novella.
Book | Author | Release year | Symbols | Read? | Cover |
Felix Ever After | Kacen Callender | 2020 | ⛱ ? ? ?️? ?♀️ ? |  | |
Nick and Charlie | Alice Oseman | 2015 / 2020 | ⛱ ? ?️? ?♀️ ? ? | ✅ |  |
Heartbreak Boys | Simon James Green | 2020 | ⛱ ❤️ ? ?️? ?? ? |  | |
Such Big Teeth | Gabby Hutchinson Crouch | 2020 | ⚔️ ? ? |  | |
Bookish and the Beast | Ashley Poston | 2020 | ⛱ ❤️ ?♀️ ? | ✅ |  |
Venom | Bex Hogan | 2020 | ⚔️ ?♀️ ? |  | |
Shadow and Flame | Mindee Arnett | 2019 | ⚔️ ?♀️ ? |  | |
The Iron Daughter | Julie Kagawa | 2010 / 2020 | ⚔️ ?♀️ ? ? |  |
OK, so this was the list of novels, and THEN there was the pile of graphic novels that arrived as well… This was all a huge order from Secret Headquarters in Melbourne (I highly recommend if you’re Aussie and looking for graphic novels!!)
Book | Author | Release year | Symbols | Read? | Cover |
Escape from Lucien | Kazu Kibuishi | 2014 | ⚔️ ? ? ? ? | ✅ |  |
Firelight | Kazu Kibuishi | 2016 | ⚔️ ? ? ? ? | ✅ |  |
Supernova | Kazu Kibuishi | 2018 | ⚔️ ? ? ? ? |  | |
| Demons | Kurtis J. Wiebe | 2016 | ⚔️ ?? ?️? ? ? ? |  | |
| High Fantasies | Kurtis J. Wiebe | 2017 | ⚔️ ?? ?️? ? ? ? |  | |
| The Colossal Magic Nothing | Kurtis J. Wiebe | 2018 | ⚔️ ?? ?️? ? ? ? |  | |
| The Infernal Path | Kurtis J. Wiebe | 2019 | ⚔️ ?? ?️? ? ? ? |  | |
| The Once and Future King | Ryan Ferrier | 2020 | ⚔️ ?? ?️? ? ? |  | |
| Princess Ever After | Katie O’Neill | 2014 | ⚔️ ❤️ ? ?️? ?♀️ ? ? ? |  | |
| ATLA: Smoke and Shadow Pt 1 | Gene Luen Yang | 2015 | ⚔️ ? ? ? ? | ✅ |  |
| ATLA: Smoke and Shadow Pt 2 | Gene Luen Yang | 2015 | ⚔️ ? ? ? ? | ✅ |  |
| ATLA: Smoke and Shadow Pt 3 | Gene Luen Yang | 2016 | ⚔️ ? ? ? ? |  |
Annnnnnd… only one review book in August!! I was actually tracking for none, but then Bloomsbury sent me this one unsolicited (and I had bought it the week before, but then went back to the bookstore and swapped it ?)
Book | Author | Publisher | Symbols | Read? | Cover |
| We are Bound by Stars | Kesia Lupo | Bloomsbury | ⛱ ?♀️ ? |  |
Did you get any new books in August?
meeghan
Hi!! I'm Meeghan 😊 I like books (surprise). I also like games (board, video and D&D), baking (mostly cakes) and travel. I live in Canberra, Australia with Husband and 3 black rescue kitties.
15 Comments
Amber
The Gilded Ones sounds amazing!! That cover though!!!! Goddess in the Machine is also very high on my TBR! That cover to Julia Kagawas book is GORGEOUS!!! I loved that series so, so much.
-Amber
meeghan
Thank you, Amber!! Yes, I do love the republished copies of The Iron Fey series!! ?
evelynreads1
Great haul! I hope you will enjoy all of them!
(www.evelynreads.com)
meeghan
Thanks Evelyn!! Me too ???
bookishinbed
I love the way you set this up it’s so easy to read.
I just got Bookish and The Beast from the library and seriously can’t wait to read it. I’m very excited for it. I do hope you enjoy all the books you haven’t read yet.
meeghan
Thank you!! That’s so kind!! I always worry that it’s too rigid and I should do it another way. ?
I hope you love Bookish and the Beast!! I loved it when I read an ARC of it. So much that I had to get a finished copy!! ?
bookishinbed
Oh no I feel like it’s very neat and super easy to read.
Oh that makes me so happy to hear you enjoyed it so much. I have such a long list this month but it is on there so hoping to get to it.
Rachelle Saint Louis
That sucks to hear that the shipping is a month off. These graphic novels look so good! I want to check out the new Avatar ones 😀
meeghan
Yes!! I love (and want) all of the Avatar ones!! ??
Never Not Reading
HOLY MACKEREL! That’s a lot of books! I bought two, which is two more than I usually buy, lol.
meeghan
It’s definitely one of the biggest hauls of 2020 in terms of books. But also one of the smallest in terms of pages!! ?
Jeimy @ ANovelidea
Wow Meeghan! So many books!!!!
I absolutely love the layout in this post! Using the table and those emojis to specify the themes!
meeghan
Naww!! Thank you Jeimy!! I do love spreadsheets ??
Destiny @ Howling Libraries
Oooooh, great haul as usual! 😀 I hope you enjoy all of your new (and upcoming) goodies. ♥
meeghan
Thanks Destiny!! Me too ?