
May 2022 book haul
Hello bookworms!! Welcome to the May 2022 book haul!! A monthly post where I talk about all the books that I hauled in the previous month.
Well friends, my plan was to catch up on all the blogging I missed in May last weekend. Unfortunately that plan went out the window when I ended up in hospital for salmonella food poisoning instead. Let me tell you now, that is not a fun experience. I had sore ribs for days afterwards from how hard I was vomiting. We then had a super busy week in the office, and I AM TIRED. I’m hoping that things go back to normal soon as I would very much like to catch up. And maybe also finish a book sometime soon?!
This year there won’t be any shaming for buying excess than my haul goals. In saying that, my haul goals this year are to only buy books I will read immediately, so that’s a step in the right direction. The main goal for the year, is to buy less books than I read. I’m trying not to increase my TBR this year. 😓
So, let’s go see the books I hauled in May!!
May 2022 book haul
Book haul categories are as follows:
- book boxes (monthly/quarterly subscription or special edition book boxes)
- review copies (book mail, digital and gifts)
- book purchases (book mail, in-store and ebook*)
* Not counting Kindle Unlimited
I subscribe to a bunch of book boxes that I usually skip because 2022 is the year of cutting back.
And in May, I had one book arrive, the May FairyLoot (book-only adult sub) which was Book of Night by Holly Black. And, holy heck, just LOOK at that naked cover. For reference, it also came with a dust jacket, but it’s just the normal UK hardcover dust jacket.
To note, I literally got this book on Tuesday 31 May, so I haven’t started it yet. Click through for the original photo on Insta.
During May, I only purchased one book in store, and received one preorder in the mail. So, two books total is a success!!

I Kissed Shara Wheeler
Author: Casey McQuiston
Series: N/A
Released: May 2022
Read: Currently reading
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Willow Moss and the Magic Thief
Author: Dominique Valente
Series: Willow Moss #4
Released: March 2022
Read: No
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And, May review books were my absolute downfall. I got sent 7 physical review books. SEVEN. And to be honest, I’m not even going to include one of them because it’s so far off brand I’m not even sure why I got it. (PLEASE stop sending me adult true-crime / thriller / horror books!! I won’t even take them out of the box!! They go directly to my donate pile.)

A Lady’s Guide to Fortune-Hunting
Author: Sophie Irwin
Series: TBC
Aus Release: May 2022
Read: Yes ― ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
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Shadow of the Bird
Author: Tim Probert
Series: Lightfall #2
Aus Release: May 2022
Read: No
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Rise of the School for Good and Evil
Author: Soman Chainani
Series: School for Good and Evil #0.5
Aus Release: May 2022
Read: No
Goodreads link
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The Marvellers
Author: Dhonielle Clayton
Series: The Marvellers #1
Aus Release: June 2022
Read: No
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Remarkably Ruby
Author: Terri Libenson
Series: Emmie and Friends #6
Aus Release: June 2022
Read: No (and I probably won’t)
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Tokyo Dreaming
Author: Emiko Jean
Series: Tokyo Ever After #2
Aus Release: June 2022
Read: No
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So… what does this all mean for my book buying limit for 2022? This is where my strategic counting comes to play.
Recap: I had one book-box book, and two book purchases. Plus, of the review books I’ll add 5 of them to the TBR. So now we tally up the physical TBR vs what I have read this year to see how much trouble I am in.
As at the end of April, I was at a +5 to the TBR for the year. Including May’s haul, I am now at +13 in total (5+8).
Read: I read 7 books in May; however, only 3 of them were ticks off the actual TBR.
So, all in all, the TBR is now at a +10 for the year (13-3). It’s not awful, but I’d definitely like it to be closer to zero… or in the negatives!!
What was in your May 2022 book haul?


11 Comments
Kristina
Ohno!! Getting sick is never fun, especially when it brings things like this.. one time I was coughing so much I had ribs pains too! Hopefully you can rest now that the week is over ❤️
10 isn’t that bad.. definately could be worst. Buying and hoarding them is so fun 👀 I don’t count, but generally I do wait for my shelf to shrink to buy a dozen more ahaha… until i go to the pharmacy, thats game over and I almost always buy a french book there
meeghan
Thanks hun!! Yeah… 10 isn’t so bad. Until you realise I started the year at 450. And this is 10 more on that 🤦♀️🤦♀️🤦♀️
Kristina
Ooof yeaah okay 😅
Eustacia | Eustea Reads
Oh wow that’s the cover without the dust jacket? It’s GORGEOUS!!
meeghan
IT IS!! I am so in love 😍
Janette
Well done on only actually buying 3 books. It could have been much worse after all 😃
meeghan
I know!! I’m very sad about the number of review books that failed me 😭
journeyintobooks
The Book of Night edition is so pretty 😍
meeghan
It is so gorgeous!!
Kal @ Reader Voracious
HOLY HELL LOOK AT THAT BOOK OF THE NIGHT BOOK! I don’t like Holly back but that’s just lovely.
Sorry that you were in the hospital sick with food poisoning that’s the worst
meeghan
Thanks Kal!! Yes, it’s absolutely gorgeous. I love *cough* all of my copies…