June ’20 book haul
Good morning bookworms!!
It’s time for the monthly book haul!! June is birthday month… so it got *slightly* out of hand… oops?! Also, I still have so many vouchers because I haven’t been to the shops in weeks!! *commence cackling*
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
And, little icons as follows:
(P/S: I’m also using ? for birthday gifts this month!!)
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 |
| ? | physical book | ? | ebook | ? | audiobook |
| ? | graphic novel | ? | hardcover | ? | paperback |
| ? | Backlist title | ⏰ | ARC / review copy | ? | Aussie author / #loveozya |
Emoji table for reference
I subscribe to three monthly boxes: OwlCrate, FairyLoot and the book-only subscription for LitJoy. Due to COVID-19 and international shipping being the absolute shit show that it currently is, here is where I stand with boxes:
- March FairyLoot box ARRIVED!!
- I ordered no April boxes
- FairyLoot limited edition of The Damned by Renee Ahdieh… ¯_(ツ)_/¯
- May LitJoy book ARRIVED!!
- May FairyLoot is in transit…
- May OwlCrate skipped.
- June OwlCrate is in transit…
- June LitJoy not posted…
- June FairyLoot not posted…
So… for the two that arrived in June:
FairyLoot’s March theme was Break the Curse, and the book was Bone Crier’s Moon by Kathryn Purdie.
LitJoy’s May theme was Academy for the Bookish and Bewitching, and the book was The Fascinators by Andrew Eliopulos.
Ooof… so, we’re outside of my limit of 10 books… BUT it was birthday month and some of them were gifts. Plus, I had two of my Goldsboro pre-orders arrive (*) So, I’m taking it!!
Book | Author | Release year | Symbols | Read? | Cover |
Slay | Brittney Morris | 2019 | ⛱ ?♀️ ? ? ? ? ? |  | |
Please Don’t Hug Me | Kay Kerr | 2020 | ⛱ ❤️ ?♀️ ? ? |  | |
| The Cloud Searchers | Kazu Kibuishi | 2010 | ⚔️ ? ? ? ? ? |  | |
| The Last Council | Kazu Kibuishi | 2011 | ⚔️ ? ? ? ? ? |  | |
| More Happy Than Not | Adam Silvera | 2015 | ⛱ ?♀️ ?️? ? ? ? ? ? |  | |
| Aurora Burning * | Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff | 2020 | ? ?♀️ ? ? ? |  | |
| Starfell: Willow Moss and the Forgotten Tale * | Dominique Valente | 2020 | ⚔️ ? ? ? |  | |
| The Girl in the Tower | Katherine Arden | 2017 | ⚔️ ?♀️ ? ? ? ? |  | |
| The Winter of the Witch | Katherine Arden | 2019 | ⚔️ ?♀️ ? ? ? ? |  | |
| The Words of the Wandering | D. E. Night | 2020 | ⚔️ ? ? ? |  | |
| The Thornthwaite Inheritance | Gareth P Jones | 2009 | ? ? ? ? ? |  | |
| The Thornthwaite Betrayal | Gareth P Jones | 2016 | ? ? ? ? ? |  | |
| The School of Good and Evil | Soman Chainani | 2013 | ⚔️ ? ? ? ? ? |  | |
| Meet Cute | Helena Hunting | 2019 | ❤️ ?? ? ? ? |  | |
| Along for the Ride | Mimi Grace | 2019 | ❤️ ?? ? ? ? ? |  | |
| Marvel classics: Sense and Sensibility | Jane Austen / Nancy Butler | 2010 | ? ❤️ ?? ? ? ? ? ? |  | |
| Wintersmith | Terry Pratchett | 2006 | ⚔️ ? ? ? ? | ✅ |  |
This is definitely getting out of hand again… ?
Book | Author | Release year | Symbols | Read? | Cover |
| The Extraordinaries | TJ Klune | 2020 | ⚔️ ⛱ ?️? ? ?♀️ ? ? ⏰ |  | |
| House of Dragons | Jessica Cluess | 2020 | ⚔️ ?♀️ ? ? ⏰ |  | |
| Hawk | James Patterson and Gabrielle Charbonnet | 2020 | ? ?♀️ ? ? ⏰ | ✅ |  |
| The Iron King | Julie Kagawa | 2010 | ⚔️ ?♀️ ? ? ⏰ |  | |
| TRUEL1F3 | Jay Kristoff | 2020 | ? ?♀️ ? ? ⏰ |  | |
| Bookish and the Beast | Ashley Poston | 2020 | ⛱ ❤️ ?♀️ ? ⏰ | ✅ |  |
| The City of Zirdai | Maria V. Snyder | 2021 | ? ?♀️ ? ⏰ |  | |
| The Tea Dragon Tapestry | Katie O’Neill | 2020 | ⚔️ ?️? ♿️ ? ? ⏰ | ✅ |  |
Did you get any new books in June?
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.
6 Comments
evelynreads1
Looks like a good stack of books!
So annoying that all the boxes are delayed, not that they can really do anything about that..
(www.evelynreads.com)
meeghan
I know!! And I’m not whining (much), it’s just annoying seeing spoilers everywhere when I am still waiting on the box from the month before (or two months). ?
Sofii @ A Book. A Thought.
Bookish and the Beast sounds too adorable!! I’m dying to continue with that series, I read Geekerella and adored it! ?✨❤️
meeghan
Yes!!!! Did you read The Princess and the Fangirl too?? It’s the second one and ah-mazing!!
Sofii @ A Book. A Thought.
I haven’t read it yet! but I plan to do it soon ?✨
meeghan
Oooh, read it first, otherwise you’ll see spoilers in Bookish and the Beast!! ?