Collective Book Haul // January - March

It's already been 3 months since our last book haul, check it out here. If you did see that post we mentioned that 2021 would be different in terms of book buying, with a budget each month...yeah, that went out the window haha! With not leaving the house, going on maybe one walk a month and no end in sight for us why not find some joy in buying books?! Here is what we added to the collection from January to now.

The Hero of Ages by Brandon Sanderson  

The Crooked Mask by Rachel Burge

A Tangle of Spells by Michelle Harrison

The Forest of Moon and Sword by Amy Raphael

Nightmares! the Lost Lullaby by Jason Segel



The Wizard's Promise by Cliff McNish

The Desolations of Devil's Acre by Ransom Riggs

Flashforward by Robert J. Sawyer

The Lie Tree by Frances Hardinge

The Hostile Hospital by Lemony Snicket

The Slippery Slope by Lemony Snicket

The Grim Grotto by Lemony Snicket

The Penultimate Peril - Lemony Snicket

Half a King by Joe Abercrombie

Bridge of Souls by Victoria Schwab

The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling. Illustrated by Minalima 
 
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland & Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis Carroll. Illustrated by Minalima 

17 new additions to the bookcases for these past 3 months. 4 of which were pre-orders, 8 of which were secondhand and 2 of which are signed copies! I'd say next quarter won't host such a tall stack, though with 3 pre-orders already in and more time at home who knows how many books will add themselves to the collection!

Until next time.

Collective Book Haul // September - December

 

It's been a while! Compared to last year when we were doing monthly book hauls, it's been pretty different to not be compiling these lists regularly. The previous haul here was uploaded back in September and since our book buying has slowed even moreee. Check out the previous haul here > Collective Book Haul // June - August. 

The Mammoth Book of Celtic Myths and Legends by Peter Berresford Ellis
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The Jumbies by Tracey Baptiste 
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The Art of the Lord of the Rings (60th Anniversary Special Edition) by J. R. R. Tolkien
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The Disney Studio Story by Richard Holliss

The Halloween Tree by Ray Bradbury
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Nightmares! The Sleepwalker Tonic by Jason Segel & Kirsten Miller 
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Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone MinaLima Edition
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Disneyland Paris Phantom Manor Decrypted Attraction Book
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Disneyland Paris Pirates of the Caribbean: A Treasure of an Attraction Book

Umbrella Mouse to the Rescue by Anna Fargher
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The Ickabog by J.K. Rowling
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A Middle-earth Traveller: Sketches from Bag End to Mordor by John Howe
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Fantastic Beasts: The Wonder of Nature by Natural History Museum

As I mentioned briefly in another post, we had planned to allow ourselves a certain amount of money per book we'd read this year, to spend next year so that we could stick to a budget and not go crazy. However, circumstances have changed and now we need to save as much money as possible which means buying books will be a rare occurrence.
Anyway, this is what we have bought in the past 4 months. To quickly address the issue I'm sure many will find, books were already pre-ordered and we are very much LGBTQIA+ allies and do not condone any Transphobic attitudes. 

Collective Book Haul // June - August

A haul!!! Woohoo!! Finally, a book haul. It has been since the 19th of May when we posted our April book haul and it definitely feels it. We aren't big shoppers nor do we spend much money on things other than the basics/essentials, so our little trips to the charity shop picking out books has been a big miss. 
In March and April, we bought 9 and 13 books respectively all online and although the majority of this collective haul was also purchased online, we did actually get to go back to a book store at the end of July...more on that after the haul.
 

The Umbrella Mouse by Anna Fargher
Amazon

The Well of Ascension: Mistborn Book Two by Brandon Sanderson
Amazon

Frostheart by Jamie Littler
Amazon

The House of One Hundred Clocks by A.M. Howell

Amazon

Tolkien Boxed Flexibound Set  by David Day
Amazon 

The Whitby Witches by Robin Jarvis
Amazon 

Tales of the Greek Heroes (Puffin Classics) by Roger Lancelyn Green
London Bridge Books via Amazon

Myths of the Norsemen (Puffin Classics) by Roger Lancelyn Green
Amazon

A Brief History of the Vikings by Jonathan Clements
Amazon

The Scent of Magic by Cliff McNish
eBay

The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster
Music Magpie

Inheritance by Christopher Paolini
Music Magpie

The Girl Who Fell Beneath Fairyland and Led the Revels There by Catherynne M. Valente
Music Magpie

Bilbo's Last Song by J R R Tolkien
Music Magpie

Letters from Father Christmas by J R R Tolkien
Music Magpie

Disney's Wonderful World of Knowledge 1-22 [Not pictured]

eBay

Redwall by Brian Jacques
Far Place Animal Rescue Charity Shop

The Witch of Lagg by Ann Pilling
Far Place Animal Rescue Charity Shop

The Garden of Lost and Found by Harriet Evens
Keel Row Books

The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas
Keel Row Books

A Wonder Book of Beasts

Keel Row Books

Farmer Giles of Hamm by J R R Tolkien
Keel Row Books

Eighty Fairy Tales by Hans Christian Anderson
Keel Row Books

Uncle Remus by Joel Chandler Harris
Keel Row Books

24 books! (Technically 46 if we count the WWoK series separately). That seems like a lot and is way more than we have gotten in a long time, but being over a three month period it's not that bad really haha. Two-thirds of what we bought were still shopped for online, and only one third we're brand new. The following third bought during our one and only venture to an actual in-person shop, which will not be repeated for a long time because it was the most hellish experience. We popped out one day with our masks on to check out a new book store that an animal charity we support had opened, but the general public are the most disrespectful, ignorant, non-rule-abiding idiots that it gave me panic attacks and I haven't been/won't be going anywhere again for the foreseeable future!

That hopefully won't stop us buying the odd book online of course, but that does mean monthly hauls won't be back for quite some time.