Book Haul #78: Unprepared

It’s winding down to the end of the year, so things are pretty busy, which means I’m almost always unprepared for the blogging week. That’s when the book tags pop up! 😊

Much as I love doing them, I’m hoping to get out some reviews this week. I’m not sure how that’s gonna go since I haven’t written any reviews this weekend, but we’ll see what I come up with during the week. For now, here’s a book haul, which I hope will be the last one for the year.

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Purchases

Physical

Witch Hat Atelier, Vol. 8 by Kamome Shirahama (illus.), transl. by Stephen Kohler

Fated by Benedict Jacka

The Year of the Witching by Alexis Henderson

The Witness for the Dead by Katherine Addison

The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (MinaLima edition) by J.K. Rowling, illus. by MinaLima Design

Window by Marion Arbona (illus.)

The Secret Lives of Dragons by Prof. Zoya Agnis (pen name for Sangma Francis), illus. by Alexander Utkin

I’m very happy with this haul. I picked up Year of the Witching for book club and should have already completed it, but I’ve yet to start it, lol; and I couldn’t miss out on getting the MinaLima edition of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. It’s so beautiful! So, too, is the illustrated edition of Invisible Life of Addie LaRue. It has sprayed edges and an illustration on them. I’m in love with the overall design. I wasn’t planning to get a copy until I read it, but I couldn’t resist getting my hands on this edition.

I finally got around to getting myself a copy of Witness for the Dead. I held out for the U.K. edition because I prefer that cover to the U.S. one, and I got a copy of Secret Lives of Dragons too!! It’s a children’s picture book, but I’m excited for it. The illustrations are gorgeous! Witch Hat Atelier, Vol. 8 I got by chance because I didn’t know a new volume was out, and I picked up Fated and Window at random while browsing.

Purchases

Digital

Adora and the Distance by Marc Bernardin, illus. by Ariela Kristantina

Bone Parish, Vol. 1 by Cullen Bunn, illus. by Jonas Scharf

John Constantine, Hellblazer, Vol. 1: Original Sins by Jamie Delano, illus. by John Ridgway

The Man Who Came Down the Attic Stairs by Celine Loup (illus.)

Red Thorn, Vol. 1: Glasgow Kiss by David Baillie, illus. by Meghan Hetrick

Toe Tags by George Romero, illus. by Tommy Castillo

All of these are digital comics I got because there was a sale on Comixology and these all sounded interesting. Adora and the Distance seems to be fantasy with a woman of color as the protag, and Toe Tags has ZOMBIESS!!! Bone Parish… I forgot why I got Bone Parish, tbh, but it’s probably spooky, and The Man Who Came Down the Attic Stairs definitely gives me spooky vibes. I decided to get it after reading Nancy’s review on Goodreads. I’ve been curious about Constantine, so Hellblazer was popped in the cart and Red Thorn… I forgot why I got that one too.

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Library

Physical

The Dangers of Smoking in Bed: Stories by Mariana Enríquez, transl. by Megan McDowell

I picked up this for a book club meeting that has already passed and which I was unable to attend anyway, which was a good thing because I’ve yet to read past the first page. It’s getting harder to find time to read these days.

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ARC

Digital

The Witching Tree by Alice Blanchard

Shout out to Minotaur Books for granting me access to a copy of this through NetGalley. The Witching Tree will be pubbed on December 7.

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LET ME KNOW IF YOU’VE READ ANY OF THESE.

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