
July 2020 book haul
Good morning bookworms!! It’s time for the July 2020 book haul!!
July… wasn’t terrible?!! The rest of my birthday book haul came in, so it was ok, but still more than I would have liked it to be!!
Book haul categories are as follows:
- book boxes
- 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 | ? | own voices |
? | BIPOC author | ?️? | 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
July 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:
- FairyLoot limited edition of The Damned by Renee Ahdieh… ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
- May FairyLoot ARRIVED! (this was my last May box I was waiting on)
- OwlCrate for June ARRIVED!
- LitJoy for June ARRIVED!
- FairyLoot for June… ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Book boxes that in July:
- FairyLoot’s May theme was Desert Dreams, and the book was Girl, Serpent, Thorn by Melissa Bashardoust
- LitJoy’s June theme was Mythical Gods, and the book was Sisters of Sword and Song by Rebecca Ross
- OwlCrate’s June theme was All the World’s a Stage, and the book was Where Dreams Descend by Janella Angeles
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 |
Prince of the Elves |
Kazu Kibuishi |
2012 | ⚔️ ? ? ? ? | ✅ | ![]() |
The Far Reaching Tentacles of N’Rygoth |
Kurtis J. Wiebe |
2016 | ⚔️ ?? ?️? ? ? ? | ✅ | ![]() |
Alice Oseman |
2020 | ⛱ ? ?️? ?♀️ ? ? | ✅ | ![]() |
|
L. C. Rosen |
2018 | ⛱ ? ?️? ?♀️ ? ? ? | ✅ | ![]() |
|
Love, Creekwood |
Becky Albertalli |
2020 | ⛱ ❤️ ?️? ?♀️ ? ? | ✅ | ![]() |
Fence: Rivals |
C. S. Pacat |
2020 | ⛱ ? ?️? ?♀️ ? ? ? | ✅ | ![]() |
Newt’s Emerald |
Garth Nix |
2013 | ⚔️ ?♀️ ? ? ? | ![]() |
|
Malamander |
Thomas Taylor | 2019 | ⚔️ ? ? ? | ![]() |
|
Queen of Storms |
Raymond E. Feist | 2020 | ⚔️ ?? ? ? | ![]() |
|
You Should See Me in a Crown |
Leah Johnson | 2020 | ⛱ ❤️ ?️? ? ?♀️ ? ? | ![]() |
|
Take a Hint, Dani Brown |
Talia Hibbert | 2020 | ⛱ ❤️ ? ?? ? ? | ![]() |
|
Alexis Hall | 2020 | ⛱ ❤️ ? ?️? ?? ? ? | ![]() |
||
Crownbreaker |
Sebastien de Castell | 2019 | ⚔️ ?♀️ ? ? ? | ![]() |
|
Running With Lions |
Julian Winters | 2018 | ⛱ ❤️ ? ?️? ? ?♀️ ? ? | ![]() |
Annnnnnd… a week after my pre-order copy of Loveless arrived… I got a review copy too. So, this amazing book (I can say that because I have finished it), is up for grabs in a giveaway on my instagram account!!
Book |
Author |
Publisher |
Symbols |
Read? |
Cover |
Loveless | Alice Oseman | HarperCollins | ⛱ ? ?️? ?♀️ ? | ✅ | ![]() |
You Were Made For Me | Jenna Guillaume | Pan MacMillan | ⛱ ❤️ ?♀️ ? ? | ![]() |
Did you get any new books in July?


6 Comments
evelynreads1
Ooh looks like you got some good books!
(www.evelynreads.com)
meeghan
I hope so!! ?
Sofii @ A Book. A Thought.
I hope you enjoy all these amazing books! OMG, that Girl, Serpent, Thorn cover is beautiful! & I need to read Loveless sometime soon ?????✨
meeghan
Loveless is so good!! Highly recommend!! And yes, I love the FairyLoot cover for Girl, Serpent, Thorn!!
trufflereads
So many beautiful books! I wish I could’ve gotten my hands on that pink copy of Girl Serpent Thorn so bad, it makes me so sad that I can’t get book boxes :(( But I’m hoping to get Loveless soon as well! It looks so gorgeous, let me know what you think 😀
meeghan
I LOVED it!! I was going to post my review today, but I didn’t finish writing it. It’ll be up on Thursday instead ?