Hi everyone, it's Sandy and today's video is my spring book haul. This is a
collective book haul of all the books that I accumulated since the end of
August. I haven't posted a book haul in months because I haven't been buying a
lot of books but I finally accumulated enough books where I think it's
definitely worth showing in a book haul, so here I am with a book haul. I also
have a handful of packages to open in this video so I'm going to do that
towards the end. I'm going to start off with the books that aren't in packages.
The first book that I got is The Truth About Alice by Jennifer Mathieu. I've
heard about this book for a really long time but I never got around to picking
it up or buying a copy and so when I went to Half Price Books one day, I saw
this book. I saw that it was one dollar and because it was so cheap, I
immediately bought it. And Jennifer Mathieu is the author of Moxie, which is
her newest release and I haven't read Moxie yet but I really really want to
and I believe that this is her debut novel. All I know about this book is that
it deals with rumors and slut-shaming and it focuses on a girl named Alice,
which the blurb describes as being a slut and that everyone knows that she
slept with two guys at a party. So this book centers around her but it follows
the perspective of four different people in her life. I think that's a really
unique and interesting way of storytelling, so I definitely look
forward to reading this book. This is also a pretty short book too so I
definitely will get through it fast and I do hope to pick it up soon. The next
book that I picked up is Zenith by Sasha Alsberg and Lindsay Cummings. There was a
book tour for Zenith and Sasha and Lindsay did end up coming to Chicago for
the first stop, and so I wanted to go to the signing to support these authors and
also see some friends that were there. I haven't read this book yet but it has
been described as being similar to Guardians of the Galaxy but with an
all-female cast of space pirates. I think that sounds really interesting. I do want
to read it but I just haven't gotten the chance to read it yet. The next book that
I got is Immortal Reign by Morgan Rhodes. This is the sixth and final book in the
Falling Kingdoms series, which is one of my favorite fantasy series. I know that
Falling Kingdoms has a lot of mixed reviews but I personally really loved it.
Every time I describe Falling Kingdoms, I always have a very difficult time doing
so but Falling Kingdoms is a fantasy series following multiple point of views.
We have the point of view of a princess, a prince, a sorceress, and a rebel, and so
much more. As each book goes on we are introduced to a whole new set of
characters and I love seeing how all these storylines come into one by the
very end of the book. So I actually did finally this book in March so I'll talk more
about it in my March wrap-up. The next book that I got is Obsidio, the third and
final book in the Illuminae files by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff. I'm going
to give a quick synopsis of the first book, Illuminae, since this is the third
book but the first book follows Kady and Ezra, who have just broken up and then
their planet is invaded. They end up getting separated from one another and
so they're on different spaceships trying to communicate with one another
and figure things out basically. I think this whole series is so unique and it's
incredible and I've also finished the third book in March so I'll talk more
about it in my March wrap-up. The next book that I got is Children of Blood and
Bone by Tomi Adeyemi. I ended up doing a books for trade with this book
and I'm so happy because this is one of my most anticipated releases of 2018.
I know that the author has been describing this book as being Black
Panther but with magic. This book follows Zelie, who is working to bring magic back
to her people with the help of a rogue princess. This book sounds incredible and
I've heard so many amazing things about this book. Since I've been pretty busy
with classes, I haven't had the chance to read this book yet but once this
semester ends, you bet I will be picking this book up because I'm just so excited
and it's killing me that I haven't read it yet. Also look how beautiful it looks
naked and there's even a freaking map. Now it is time to open some packages. The
first couple packages are books that I ordered from Barnes & Noble because Barnes
and Noble recently had a buy 3 hardcover books for
$10 each and because of that sale, I just couldn't resist so I bought a couple
books. One of those actually happens to be Immortal Reign but I already opened
the package for that, so this is the first package. There's a pull - am I surprised? No.
I just like punched myself in the chest, which kinda hurt but ok. Alright, I don't
know what book is in here, I think I just saw it, yes, okay a bunch of papers just
came out, but this book is a book that I've been wanting for a really long time
and it is Truly Devious by Maureen Johnson. This book is a YA mystery
thriller book and it takes place at a private school called Ellingham Academy. The
school opened in 1936 and shortly after it opened, the wife and daughter of the
founder were actually kidnapped and the only clue left behind was a riddle that
was signed "Truly Devious." And so now this book takes place years later
following our main character Stevie, who is a true-crime aficionado. She is
determined to solve this kidnapping case, and then some strange things happened,
people start dying, and Truly Devious had made a return. I've also heard really
great things about this book and you all know how much I love reading mystery
thriller books, so I definitely look forward to picking this book up soon.
So this is the next box and there are two books in here, the first one is
Autoboyography by Christina Lauren and I've heard really good things about this
book from Joce aka squibblesreads. This book follows a high school senior
named Tanner, who has hidden his bisexuality since his family moved to
Utah. He ends up taking a writing seminar where he meets Sebastian, who is a Mormon
that's mentoring the students in the class, and Tanner ends up falling for
Sebastian. And the last book that I got from Barnes and Noble is Warcross by
Marie Lu. I read this book at the end of 2017 and I ended up really loving it.
This book follows Emika Chen, who is a bounty hunter and a hacker and she ends
up hacking herself into the Warcross championships, which is this virtual
reality game that's super popular and everyone plays it. She thinks she's going
to be arrested but she ends up being offered a job opportunity from the
creator of the game himself. The next book is coming out later this year I
believe and it's actually a duology so the next book is going to be the final
book and I definitely look forward to reading that, but if you haven't read
this book yet I highly recommend that you check it out. The rest of the books
that I'm going to be showing are books that I did books for trade with, so I
traded some of my books for other people's books. The first book is The
Cruel Prince by Holly Black. All I know about this book is that it follows a
character named Jude, whose parents were killed when she was younger and she
along with her two other sisters were taken to the world of fairy. To be honest,
I'm kind of hesitant to read this book because I wasn't a fan of Holly Black's
previous books. I just don't connect with Holly Black's writing and her characters
very much but I've heard a lot of good things about this book, so I am
interested in picking it up, but it's definitely not a priority for me, so
hopefully sometime this summer, I'll get around to reading it and seeing what I
think of it, because I have a lot of friends who really loved it and I do
want to love it too. This is the next package and I don't remember what's in
it so let's see. This book is wrapped in bubble wrap.
*popping noise* This is fun and I want to do this all day, alright, but moving on to the book. I
actually traded an arc for another arc. I really don't care for collecting arcs
very much but this was a book that I wanted to read and the book that I got is
Renegades by Marissa Meyer. I actually wasn't super excited about the release
of this book - granted, this book did come out while I was studying abroad, so I was
completely separated from the book world, so I really wasn't paying attention to
any of the new releases coming out during the fall of 2017, but since I got back
from studying abroad, I've been hearing the premise of this story and I've been
hearing other people's reviews of it and I've been mostly hearing pretty positive
reviews about this book. What I know about this book is that it follows two
different groups. I can't remember one of the names of the groups but one of them
is called Renegades and so this is kind of a story where the line between hero
and villain is blurred. I think that just sounds super interesting and I can't
wait to read this book. This is a package for the next book. I already cut it open
and I do know what's in here but the book is Tower of Dawn by Sarah J Mass. This
is I believe, it's now the sixth book in the Throne of Glass series. This was
originally going to be a novella following Chaol's character but Sarah J.
Maas just ended up writing a lot and I think it's now its own book. I haven't
read this book yet and I believe the last book in the series is coming out
the fall of this year, so I definitely need to get around to finishing this
book, so I can finish the series. I've only seen a couple people on BookTube
talk about this book and they said that they loved it but I haven't really
heard much of what other people think about it. So this is the very last
package, and there are two books in here, that's what I know. The first book in the
package is Alex and Eliza by Melissa de la Cruz. This is a story that tells how
Alexander Hamilton and Elizabeth Schuyler met and I'm pretty sure it
shows like the beginning stages of their relationship. This is actually the first
book in a trilogy, I believe, I know that there are more than one book but I'm not
sure how many books will be in the series. I remember that a couple months
after this book came out, I picked up the audiobook, but I had a really hard time
getting into it, so I DNF'd the audiobook, but I was still interested in
continuing on with the story, so I traded for a copy of it so that I can read it
myself. And the very last book in my book haul is The Hazel Wood by Melissa Albert.
This book follows Alice, whose mother is stolen away by a figure who claims to
come from the supernatural world where her grandmother's stories are set. This
book has gotten some hype but I've actually heard a lot of mixed reviews
about this book, so I'm definitely hesitant to go into it but I am
interested in the story and plot and hopefully I enjoy it. That is it for my
spring book haul. I hope you enjoyed watching this video. If you've read any
of the books that I mentioned, please let me know your thoughts in the comments
below. Thanks for watching this video and I will see you next time. Bye!
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