October Book Haul

''Hopefully there'll be a little haul for October too...'' haaaa! That's what we said at the end of September's haul post. Well due to getting married on October 31st we didn't expect, plan or dream the haul for this month would end up being so substantial. It's actually 100% the most books we've bought in any one month and it's crazy, even crazier that 37 books cost us less that what some people would spend on maybe 7 books. Not that I'm complaining, there's nothing I like shopping for more than books. Come have a peek at what we've added to our collection.

The Great Elephant Chase by Gillian Cross

Paperback 5th May 2011

Red Cross charity shop

Peter Pan by J.M. Barrie

Puffin Classics Paperback 1st Jan 1996

Marie Curie charity shop

The Bone Magician by F.E. Higgins

Hardback 7th Mar 2008

Marie Curie charity shop

Fabled Stories from the Zoo by Albert Alberg

Hardback --- 1880

British Heart Foundation charity shop

The Left Hand of God by Paul Hoffman

Paperback – 19 Aug 2010

British Heart Foundation charity shop

Empire of the Saviours by A J Dalton

Mass Market Paperback – 14 Feb 2013

British Heart Foundation charity shop

Darwin by John van Wyhe

Hardback - 1st July 2009

British Heart Foundation charity shop

The Hobbit by J.R.R Tolkien

Collins Modern Classic Paperback -1998

YMCA charity shop

A Series of Unfortunate Events: The Bad Beginning by Lemony Snicket

Hardcover – 2001

YMCA charity shop

A Series of Unfortunate Events: The Reptile Room by Lemony Snicket

Hardcover – 2001

YMCA charity shop

A Series of Unfortunate Events: The Wide Window by Lemony Snicket

Hardcover – 2001

YMCA charity shop

Eragon by Christopher Paolini

Paperback - Apr 2005

YMCA charity shop

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling

Hufflepuff Edition Hardcover - 13 Jun 2019

Amazon

Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan

Paperback – 4 Jul 2013

Oxfam charity shop

Percy Jackson and the Sea of Monsters by Rick Riordan

Paperback – 4 Jul 2013

Oxfam charity shop

Percy Jackson and the Titan's Curse by Rick Riordan

Paperback – 4 Jul 2013

Oxfam charity shop

Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame

Parragon Paperback – 31 Jan 1996

Marie Curie charity shop

The Railway Children by Edith Nesbit

Puffin Classic Paperback - 26 May 1994

Marie Curie charity shop

Viking Britain: A History by Thomas Williams

Paperback – 9 Aug 2018

South Shields Market Stall

Eldest by Christopher Paolini

Paperback - 2006

Red Cross charity shop

Ruin and Rising by Leigh Bardugo

Paperback - Jun 2015

Red Cross charity shop

Hollow City by Ransom Riggs

Paperback – 2 Feb 2015

Red Cross charity shop

Library of Souls by Ransom Riggs

Paperback – 7 Jun 2016

Red Cross charity shop

Let it Go by Jen Calonita

Paperback - 30 Jul 2019

Asda

Lord of the Rings - Two Towers by J.R.R. Tolkien

Paperback - 1999

Cats Protection charity shop

Lord of the Rings - Return of the King by J.R.R. Tolkien

Paperback - 1999

Cats Protection charity shop

Magical Worlds of Lord of the Rings by David Colbert

Paperback – 1 Aug 2002

St Oswalds Hospice charity shop

Tree and Leaf + Smith of Wootton Major + The Homecoming of Beorhtnoth by J. R. R. Tolkien

Paperback - 30 Oct 1975

St Oswalds Hospice charity shop

Inkheart by Cornelia Funke

Paperback - Apr 2007

St Oswalds Hospice charity shop

The Toymakers by Robert Dinsdale

Paperback – 20 Sep 2018

St Oswalds Hospice charity shop

World of Pooh by A.A. Milne

Hardback - 1974

St Oswalds Hospice charity shop

The Wonderful Worlds Of Walt Disney. Fantasyland by Walt Disney 

Hardback - 1965 

St Oswalds Hospice charity shop 

Mortal Engines by Philip Reeve 

Paperback – 3 Sep 2015 

Cancer Research charity shop 

Lemony Snicket: The Unauthorized Autobiography 

Hardback – 1 Dec 2003 

Cancer Research charity shop 

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling 

Hardback Illustrated Edition - 8 Oct 2019 

hive.co.uk 

Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo 

Paperback - Jun 5 2012 

musicmagpie.co.uk 

Siege and Storm by Leigh Bardugo 

Paperback - Jun 4 2013 

World of Books Ltd via eBay

That's quite a few books isn't it...? Ooops! I got a few for my birthday admittedly, though the vast majority have been picked up over maybe 5 separate charity shop trawling trips. We are definitely at the point where we need to look into more book storage options. That might not be the most simple actions considering we're running out of places in the house to put said storage! We'll work it out ha!

November's haul has to be smaller. It has to.

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October Book Un-Haul

An un-haul? We're getting rid of books? Nooooo!!!
Usually we wouldn't bat an eye lid at packing a bag and shipping it off down to the charity shop but seeing as this seems to actually be a thing now, we thought why not show you what books we're getting rid of and why. Until we decided to do this post I didn't think we actually had that many in the 'donate' pile'...we have a couple though...and some of them may seem a little weird...

Lauren Luke by Lauren Luke [Paperback – 1 Oct 2009]

This is a make up instruction book from a YouTuber. Totally, 100% not me at all. However, I got this when it came out purely because Lauren is from Newcastle and I had to support a local gal. It's going because I just don't use it and haven't really. I have always done my make up however I want without any tutorial etc so don't need it really I suppose.

Nothing Feels Good: Punk Rock, Teenagers, and Emo by Andy Greenwald [Paperback – 15 Nov 2003]

Maybe partial read, but for sure nothing I've ever read in it's entirety. I bought it when I was an early teen and into certain bands, which apparently lead me to this and the following book. Funnily, I'm pretty sure that these two books were some of my first ever Amazon purchases. They no longer have a place in our primarily fiction collection. 

Everybody Hurts: An Essential Guide to Emo Culture by Trevor Kelley [Paperback – 24 Apr 2007]

Similar sitch to the book above honestly, however when I bought it I didn't fully expect it to be what it is. Not a fan and not needed by us!

Mome 20 : Fall 2010 by Eric Reynolds [Paperback – 24 Nov 2010]

Mr H got this because he liked the look of it and it was different from other comic book style things he'd read before, but after he'd had a flick through decided it wasn't for him.

A Game of Thrones by George R. R. Martin [x2]

The thing when you have two readers coming together and combining your collections is you're going to have duplicates. We both have copies of this book in different covers and we're actually getting rid of both so that we can replace them with the cover that matches the rest of the collection we have. 

The Rescuers Down Under, Disney's Wonderful World of Reading [Hardback 1993]

It seems to be quite easy to buy repeats of books when you collect larger series' and don't have a photographic memory. I try to keep an up to date photo on my phone of specific collections to stop this happening but my bad!

Grimm's Fairy Tales (Children's Classics series) by The Brothers Grimm [Paperback – 31 Jan 1996]

As above...

The Railway Children (Puffin Classics) by E. Nesbit [Paperback – 26 May 1994]

As above again!

The Psychopath Inside: A Neuroscientist's Personal Journey Into the Dark Side of the Brain by James Fallon [Paperback – 20 Nov 2014]

Only purchased last year, this seems such a waste of money now. I bought it new while considering going back to school for psychology  and haven't even opened it up. Now it feels far too serious for me in my recent frame of mind.

Walt Disney: Dreams Really Do Come True! by Jason Liller [Paperback – 1 Mar 2013]

Urgh, this one I'm so annoyed about. When I ordered it from Amazon I was expecting a proper book...Not this.

The Two Pound Tram by William Newton [Paperback – 1 Nov 2004]

The story behind this one is a little funny. We had a pile of books in a little indie book store that we handed over to pay for. When we got home this was also in our bag so we assume it was on the bottom of one of the numerous piles stacked around the register and we either inadvertently paid for another book or accidently stole it. Oops.

Tattoo by Earl Thompson [Paperback – 12 Aug 1977]

Mr H literally only bought this because of the title, due to his interest in Tattoos. Titles are deceiving...

The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown [Paperback 01 Apr 2003]

I've had this for at least 14 years, tried to read it a few times back then and have just lost interest in trying. 

The One and Only Ivan by K. A. Applegate [2 February 2012]

Hands up, yes, I wanted this because I loved the cover but then the wrong cover came, I actually read the blurb and now I don't want it.

Getting rid of these few books will make much needed room on our shelves for a little while. A very little while. As you'll see Eos and Aurora were interested to get in on the action too so I had to include them here, especially when Aurora posed so nicely!
Do you get rid of any of your books? What do you do with them? Ours will be going to the charity shop for Farplace Animal Rescue. Pop by their website here.

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October TBR Lists

To be read in October! As we mentioned in our previous posts, we're very passionate about buying books...however we suck at getting through many of them! In 2018 Mrs H read 28 books and did even better in 2017 with 43 reads, while Mr H read 10 in 2017 also dropping with a mere 4 in 2018.
So to combat this slump without challenging ourselves too much we've decided to do this - a 3 book TBR list each, with one being chosen by the other person and whatever does not get completed (over 150 pages left) must be carried over to the next again month as one of the 3. (If under 150 pages are left it should be completed the next month too, in addition to rather than in place of one of the other 3 TBR picks!). Following so far? Haha!

Here are our lists for October!

Mr Hallow

The Wise Man's Fear - Patrick Rothfuss

The Gunslinger - Stephen King

Artemis Fowl - Eoin Colfer  [Mrs H's Pick]

Mrs Hallow

Labyrinth - Kate Mosse [to complete 41% left]

A Wind in the Door - Madeleine L'Engle

The Twisted Tree - Rachel Burge [Mr H's pick]

October is a busy month for us in general with Mrs H's birthday and the usual, biggest day of the year, Halloween with all its extras. 2019 is an extra special Halloween though, the day we officially become Mr & Mrs! Let's see how much reading we manage to fit in around all that other excitement! We'll let you know in November if we finish completely, trail behind or even manage to sneak a forth read into the mix. Place your bets now!


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