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
Goodreads link

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
Goodreads link
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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
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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?