Showing posts with label Philippa Gregory. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Philippa Gregory. Show all posts

Wednesday, 31 August 2016

Jen's July Book Haul

Most of the books in this haul are pretty much impulse buys from Big W.  Some of them I've heard great things about, while others I have heard nothing about but sounded very intriguing so I bought them anyway.

The Crown's Game by Evelyn Skye
This is the first book in a YA magical fantasy series that I've heard a lot about recently so I grabbed it up when I saw this on the shelves. 

Queen of Hearts by Colleen Oakes
I absolutely love fairy tale retellings so I decided to pick this one up even though I hadn't heard anything about it.

The Isle of the Lost by Melissa de la Cruz
I originally wasn't going to pick this one up but after hearing a few of my favourite booktubers talk about this book I changed my mind. 

A Whole New World by Liz Braswell
I was interested in this book before it was released, and despite the mostly negative reviews and poor rating on Goodreads, I still really want to read it and decide for myself. I had no idea that there was going to be a different cover for the paperback edition and while I do really like this cover, I still love the hardcover edition as well.

Convergence by Stan Lee
This was a random find at Big W one day. I'd never heard of it before, but if it's going to feature the Chinese Zodiac, then I want to read it!

Escape From Mr. Lemoncello's Library & Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics by Chris Grabenstein
I also stumbled across these two books but I was sold on the synopsis. Fun adventures and problem solving taking place in a library? Definitely intrigued by that. 


The Witch's Kiss by Katharine & Elizabeth Corr
A YA fantasy that I've heard nothing about, but it's about witches so that's pretty much all I needed to know. 

Empire of Dust by Eleanor Herman
This is the sequel to Legacy of Kings which I bought when it first came out. When I saw the sequel in the matching size and edition I knew I had to grab it right away. And I have to say, I love this cover more than the first book!

The King's Curse by Philippa Gregory
This book is part of The Cousin's War series. I have been slowly collecting these in hardcover whenever I spot them in the bargain section of my local QBD store. Now I only need the fourth book and then I'll have the entire series!

Everything Everything by Nicola Yoon
I read this last year and absolutely loved it. I saw it for a cheap price one day and decided just to get it. I am extremely annoyed with that huge round blob (that isn't even a removable sticker) advertising her next book though. So unnecessary and it messes up an otherwise beautiful cover.

The Sky is Everywhere & I'll Give You the Sun by Jandy Nelson
I have wanted to read these two books since I first heard about them a couple of years ago. But I could never find them in the hardcover edition that I wanted for a decent price. These paperback editions aren't as pretty as the hardcovers, but I do like the simplicity of the covers and the fact that they match! When I saw them cheap in Big W I just went ahead and bought them. 

The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett
I recently read A Little Princess and absolutely loved it. I have wanted to read The Secret Garden as well so when I came across this beautiful illustrated edition I knew that I had to own it.

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory & Matilda by Roald Dahl
These two are my absolute favourite Roald Dahl books. I never actually owned a copy of Matilda before so when I saw it on the shelf I picked it up right away. My copy of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is all old and beat up because I owned it since my childhood so I went ahead and bought a brand new copy in the edition that matches Matilda.

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child by J.K. Rowling, John Tiffany & Jack Thorne
It's Harry Potter. Enough said. I have already read this one, and while it did have it's problems, I was still super happy to finally get something new from the Wizarding World. 













Sunday, 14 February 2016

Jen's January 2016 Book Haul

I started the year off by buying a lot of books...again. 


The False Prince, The Runaway King, The Shadow Throne (The Ascendance trilogy) by Jennifer A. Nielsen
This is a middle grade/young adult high fantasy trilogy that I have been hearing a lot of good things about recently and it sounded like something that I would really enjoy! 

The Raven Boys, The Dream Thieves & Blue Lily, Lily Blue by Maggie Stiefvater 
These are the first three books in the Raven Cycle series, with the fourth book coming out later this year. I read the Wolves of Mercy Falls series by this author and it wasn't great. However I have heard numerous people rave about the Raven Cycle series who also didn't like the Wolves of Mercy Falls series so I decided to take a chance and I bought the books. 

The White Queen, The Red Queen & The White Princess by Philippa Gregory 
These books are part of the Cousin's War series and I am slowly collecting all the books in this series in my attempts to read more historical fiction. 

Prisoner of Night and Fog & Conspiracy of Blood and Smoke by Anne Blankman 
This is a historical fiction duology that sounded very interesting to me and I have also heard lots of great things about it. I also have to say that I love these UK covers! 

The Girl in 6E & Do Not Disturb by A.R. Torre 
These are the first two books in the Deanna Madden adult thriller series. I saw these in Big W one day and I love a good thriller so I decided to get them!

Maybe Someday & Maybe Not by Colleen Hoover 
I read Maybe Someday over a year ago and it was the first Colleen Hoover book I ever read. When I read the companion novella Maybe Not I loved it even more so when it was finally released in paperback I got both of these books to add to my Colleen Hoover collection. 

Becoming Rain by K.A. Tucker
This is the second book in the Burying Water series. After reading the Ten Tiny Breaths series by this author, I immediately wanted to read her new series.

Room by Emma Donoghue 
This was first published a few years ago but I had not heard anything about it until I found out about the movie release. The premise sounded very intriguing to me so I decided to buy the book and I'm so glad I did because I've already read it and ended up loving it!

The Siren by Kiera Cass 
This is a standalone fantasy romance novel that I have been wanting to read for quite a while and I'm excited to finally have it! 

Passenger by Alexandra Bracken 
This was the book that was included in the January YA Chronicles box. It's the first book in yet another fantasy series that I want to read! 

The Scorpio Races by Maggie Stiefvater 
This is a standalone fantasy that I have heard some good things about and the synopsis sounded interesting enough to me. Since I was apparently on a Maggie Stiefvater buying spree I went ahead and got this one too. 

 
Game of Thrones: The Noble Houses of Westeros: Seasons 1-5
This is yet another companion book to the series but I came across this in Big W one day and I just couldn't resist!      


Monday, 25 January 2016

Jen's December 2015 Book Haul

Yet again I bought a lot of books. There were too many to stack up like I usually do so I decided to do something a little bit different this time and break up the books into genres. 

Dystopian/Sci-Fi 

The Revolution of Ivy by Amy Engel 
Perfect Lies by Kiersten White 
Inside Out & Outside In by Maria V. Snyder 
Not a Drop to Drink & In a Handful of Dust by Mindy McGinnis 
The Giver Quartet (The Giver, Gathering Blue, Messenger & Son) by Lois Lowry

Fantasy 
The Demigod Files by Rick Riordan 
The Girl of Fire and Thorns Stories, The Girl of Fire and Thorns, The Crown of Embers & The Bitter Kingdom by Rae Carson 
Crimson Bound by Rosamund Hodge 
The Iron Trial by Holly Black and Cassandra Clare 

Historical Fiction & Contemporary 
The Lady of the Rivers by Philippa Gregory 
Legacy of Kings by Eleanor Herman 
Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen 
Chasing River & Surviving Ice by K.A. Tucker 
Just One Day, Just One Year & Just One Night by Gayle Forman