September 2020 book haul
Good morning bookworms!! It’s time for the September 2020 book haul!!
September was slightly over my limit of 10. But only SLIGHTLY!! So, I feel like I’m getting back on track!! *cough*
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 | ? | dark academia |
| ? | BIPOC author | ? | own voices | ?️? | queer rep |
| ? | mental health rep | ♿️ | disability rep | ? | graphic novel |
| ? | hardcover | ? | paperback | ? | ebook |
| ? | graphic novel | ? | audiobook | ? | gift |
| ? | backlist title | ⏰ | ARC / review copy | ? | Aussie author / #loveozya |
Emoji table for reference
September 2020 book haul
I subscribe to four monthly boxes: OwlCrate, FairyLoot and the book-only subscription for LitJoy and Illumicrate. International shipping is still an absolute shit show… but it is getting better. So, here is where I stand with boxes that arrived in September:
Nowhere. I had no boxes arrive in September.
So, this is where I’m up to in general:
| Owlcrate | FairyLoot | LitJoy | Illumicrate | |
| July | ✅ | in transit | ✅ | N/A |
| August | skipped | in transit | ✅ | N/A |
| September | skipped | ?? | ?? | ?? |
| Special Editions | Blood & Honey ?? |
I’ve also skipped all of the October boxes, except Illumicrate, so expect to see less of these as time goes on.
LOTS of gift-voucher and birthday money being spent here!! I think I have used them all now though… ?
Also, a lot of these books are very recently released. They’re all 2020 books, with the exception of The Memory of Babel (which was originally published in 2017), but the English translated version only came out in September, so it’s technically new too. It was a really good month for books!!
Book |
Author |
Release year |
Symbols |
Read? |
Cover |
|
Majesty |
Katharine McGee |
2020 | ⛱ ❤️ ?♀️ ? | ✅ |  |
|
Cinderella is Dead |
Kalynn Bayron |
2020 | ⚔️ ? ?♀️ ? |  |
|
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Blood & Honey |
Shelby Mahurin |
2020 | ⚔️ ? ?♀️ ? |  |
|
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The Lost Book of the White |
Cassandra Clare |
2020 | ⚔️ ?️? ?♀️ ? |  |
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The Other Side of the Sky |
Amie Kaufman and Meagan Spooner |
2020 | ⚔️ ?♀️ ? ? |  |
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Kiss My Cupcake |
Helena Hunting |
2020 | ❤️ ?? ? |  |
|
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The House in the Cerulean Sea |
TJ Klune |
2020 | ⚔️ ? ? |  |
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Well Played |
Jen DeLuca |
2020 | ❤️ ?? ? | ✅ |  |
|
The Gravity of Us |
Phil Stamper |
2020 | ⛱ ❤️ ? ?️? ?♀️ ? ? |  |
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The Memory of Babel |
Christelle Dabos |
2017 / 2020 | ⚔️ ?♀️ ? ? |  |
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Hollowpox |
Jessica Townsend |
2020 | ⚔️ ? ? ? | *currently reading* |  |
I did also add a couple more books to my graphic novel collection… again… But, only three this time!! ?
Book |
Author |
Release year |
Symbols |
Read? |
Cover |
|
Check Please: Sticks and Scones |
Ngozi Ukazu | 2020 | ⛱ ❤️ ? ?️? ?♀️ ? ? |  |
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Ouran High School Host Club Vol 1 |
Bisco Hatori | 2003 | ⛱ ❤️ ?♀️ ? ? ? |  |
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Seven Days |
Venio Tachibana | 2007 | ⛱ ❤️ ?️? ?♀️ ? ? ? |  |
Two review books in September… which is not bad!! I’m even halfway through one of them!!
Book |
Author |
Publisher |
Symbols |
Read? |
Cover |
| Kingdom of Sea and Stone | Mara Rutherford | HarperCollins / Harlequin | ⚔️ ?♀️ ? | *currently reading* |  |
| Poisoned | Jennifer Donnelly | Allen & Unwin | ⚔️ ?♀️ ? |  |
Did you get any new books in September?
13 Comments
tasya @ the literary huntress
I didn’t get any books in September, but you have some great titles there! I hope you’ll enjoy all of them!
meeghan
Thank you!! So glad I saved some birthday money!! ?
BookishLauren
My fairyloot came about 5 days ago, but my owlcrate for September has not updated since 21st sept!
meeghan
I’m still waiting for my July Fairyloot ?? I’ll probably get my September LitJoy before it… I’ve skipped a lot of Owlcrates lately… ?
The Cozy Pages
Everyone’s book haul posts make me realize I’m not so bad… or alone ??
meeghan
?? Definitely not alone!! ?
Sophia (Bookwyrming Thoughts)
Just slightly? But hey, if it’s birthday money and gift vouchers, is it really going to make your bank cry? I’m curious about Poisoned; I read Stepsister last year and uh… it looks like it’s the sequel???
meeghan
Apparently it’s just set in the same world-type of book, but not sequel.
Bookish Bron
Excellent haul! I got a bunch on the weekend when it was love your book shop day!
meeghan
I’m so sad that I couldn’t come join you all on the weekend. Those pesky nephews got in the way for sure, but hopefully we can catch up closer to Christmas ?
Paige
Great haul! I liked how you organized this post with the tables. The little symbols were helpful, as well.
meeghan
Thank you!! I’m a big fan of spreadsheets. It’s how I organise my life… ?
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