December Book Haul!

Happy end of the year!! I got most of my hauled books for Christmas, as I did pretty well with buying knowing my family would get me books (and gift cards!) – but of course I still got my subscription box books. One goal of mine for next year is to be more mindful of how much money I spend on books as I have a wedding to plan and save for! I’m going to set a limit for myself… I’m just not sure what that limit is yet!

SUBSCRIPTION BOXES

This month I got my December Owlcrate, November Shelflove Crate, and Decembet BOTM. This will be my last month getting Shelflove Crate, because unfortunately their service has really gone downhill and they are now requiring subscribers to pay a month in advance for the box – e.g. charged in December for January’s box, that would even ship until January 20th (if it’s on time, which is hasn’t been for the last year). SO I cancelled that on Black Friday and started BOTM! I actually got my December BOTM picks BEFORE my November Shelflove Crate. That says something.

1. The Guinevere Deception (Camelot Rising #1) – Kiersten White (OwlCrate)
2. Blood Heir (Blood Heir Trilogy #1) – Amelie Wen Zhao
3. Well Met (Well Met #1) – Jen DeLuca
4. Red, White, and Royal Blue – Casey McQuiston

CHRISTMAS GIFTS

My family is wonderful and support my reading habit (even if my boyfriend is upset because my books are literally breaking his bookshelves and I cannot fit anything else on my TBR cart) so I got a bunch of books for Christmas!

1. City of Fallen Angels (The Mortal Instruments #4) – Cassandra Clare
2. City of Lost Souls (The Mortal Instruments #5) – Cassandra Clare
3. City of Heavenly Fire (The Mortal Instruments #6) – Cassandra Clare
4. Lady Midnight (The Dark Artifices #1) – Cassandra Clare
5. Lord of Shadows (The Dark Artifices #2) – Cassandra Clare
6. Queen of Air and Darkness (The Dark Artifices #3) – Cassandra Clare
7. The Kiss of Deception (The Remnant Chronicles #1) – Mary E. Pearson
8. The Heart of Betrayal (The Remnant Chronicles #1) – Mary E. Pearson
9. The Beauty of Darkness (The Remnant Chronicles #1) – Mary E. Pearson

SPECIAL EDITION

My last edition was a special edition book I purchased a few months back from FairyLoot! My post office held it hostage for several weeks, even though it was released in November – I didn’t get it until this month. Also, the publisher made a mistake and sent these copies out to the general public, so they created ANOTHER special edition dust jacket that they will be sending us to replace!

1. Girls of Storm and Shadow (Girls of Paper and Fire #2) – Natasha Ngan

It has been a great month, and year for books! I also got a boatload of money in Barnes and Noble gift cards, which I’ve already used a bunch of! I have an order set to come in January 2nd (Happy New Year to me!) so I can’t wait to unhaul them for you at the end of the month!

Happy reading, folks!