Two of my biggest goals for 2019 are:
1. borrow more, buy less
2. read 5 owned books for every 1 unread physical book I purchase!

With these two goals in mind, HOPEFULLY, this will be the last big physical haul I post for a loooooong time!

(Click the titles for Goodreads links!)

BookOutlet:

• Now is Everything — Amy Giles
  • YA contemporary, one of my favorite reads of 2017, review here
• A Curious Beginning — Deanna Raybourn
  • adult historical mystery, rec’d to me as “hella slow burn”
• The Poison Eaters and Other Stories — Holly Black
  • YA fantasy, short story collection I didn’t know existed before now
• The Dark Side of Nowhere — Neal Shusterman
  • YA sci-fi, recommendation from Kaleena
• Hidden Bodies — Caroline Kepnes
  • adult thriller, it’s high time for me to continue this series!

• Black Heart — Holly Black
  • YA fantasy, definitely didn’t know this was #3 in the series… oops
• This Mortal Coil — Emily Suvada
  • YA sci-fi, rec from Kal, Bex, and Taylor
• Spell on Wheels — Kate Leth
  • NA fantasy graphic novel, queer witchy girls?!?!
• Beastly Bones — William Ritter
  • YA historical fantasy/mystery, #2 in Jackaby series
• Tales from the Darkside — Joe Hill
  • adult horror graphic novel, I need all the Joe Hill in my life
• Dark Cities — edited by Christopher Golden
  • adult horror anthology, SO MANY GOOD CONTRIBUTING AUTHORS

Misc. Purchases:

• Unnatural, Vol. 1 — Mirka Andolfo
  • adult fantasy graphic novel, I just love the art style a lot
• Dead of Winter — Kealan Patrick Burke
  • adult horror short story collection, KPB sells things and I buy them, that’s it, that’s the spiel
• Reading and Understanding the Mysteries of the Tarot — Staci Mendoza
  • adult nonfiction about tarot cards
• The Summer Palace and Other Stories — C. S. Pacat
  • adult fantasy short story collection from Captive Prince series, I definitely had all of these as ebooks but WHO CARES, IT’S CAPTIVE PRINCE
• The Miseducation of Cameron Post — Emily M. Danforth
  • YA contemporary about a queer girl being sent to a conversion therapy camp, YO I got my hands on a rainbow-edged edition! ???

Gifts:

• The Radium Girls — Kate Moore
  • adult nonfiction about women who were irradiated through chemical testing
    • thank you, Allana!
• Horrorstor — Grady Hendrix
  • adult horror, haunted IKEA?? yes please
    • thank you, Bex!
• Cry Wolf & Hunting Ground — Patricia Briggs
  • adult paranormal, books #1 and #2 in Alpha & Omega series, WEREWOLVES ♥
    • thank you, Meredith and Meisha!
• Out Behind the Barn — Chad Lutzke & John Boden
  • adult horror/dark fiction, family bonding time + murder
    • thank you, Martha!
• The Visible Filth — Nathan Ballingrud
  • adult horror, horrible things in a found cellphone, probably going to scar me for life with creepy-crawly bugs?
    • thank you, Jacqui!

• Onyx & Ivory — Mindee Arnett
  • YA fantasy, DRAGONS
    • thank you, Lynne!
• My Whole Truth — Mischa Thrace
  • YA contemporary, murder and dark topics and Kathy’s rave recommendation!
    • thank you, Kathy! (and thank you for the Fast & Furious film collection!)
• Sailor Moon: Eternal Edition #1 — Naoko Takeuchi
  • YA manga re-release, and… we all know what Sailor Moon is, right? ?
    • thank you, twin! (Cathy) ♥
• The Infernal Devices: Clockwork Princess — Cassandra Clare
  • YA historical fantasy, manga adaptation
    • thank you, Imi!
• 9 From the Nine Worlds — Rick Riordan
  • YA fantasy, spinoff/accompaniment to Magnus Chase books
    • thank you, Deejaye!
• Jack & Jill — Kealan Patrick Burke
  • adult horror, woman reliving her childhood nightmares
    • thank you, Ellyn!

• The Tattooist of Auschwitz — Heather Morris
  • adult historical fiction, WWII story
    • thank you again, Ellyn ♥
• The Roses of May — Dot Hutchison
  • adult thriller, book #2 in one of my favorite series, review here
    • thank you, Bri!
• Good Faeries/Bad Faeries & Faeries: Deluxe Collector’s Edition — Brian Froud
  • adult fantasy/lore on classic feyfolk, prettiest illustrations EVER ?
    • thank you, my sweet spouse ♥♥♥
• All Your Perfects — Colleen Hoover
  • adult contemporary/romance, hella heavy topics that I know will wreck me but I’m here for ?
    • thank you, mystery gift-giver!

ARCs & Review Copies:

• Ink Knows No Borders — edited by Patrice Vecchione & Alyssa Raymond
  • YA nonfiction poetry collection, own-voice immigration stories
• The Raven’s Tale — Cat Winters
  • YA fantasy, Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Raven” retelling with a twist, I AM SO STOKED FOR THIS OMG
• The Playing Card Killer — Russell James
  • adult thriller, serial killer who leaves playing cards as evidence
• Black Wings — Megan Hart
  • adult paranormal/horror, creepy kid with magical bird-related powers
• The Nightmare Girl — Jonathan Janz
  • adult horror, re-release, creepy cult murders
• Savage Species — Jonathan Janz
  • adult horror, re-release, WENDIGOS, CAN YOU BELIEVE IT? (I really love wendigo stories)

• The Haunting of Henderson Close — Catherine Cavendish
  • adult horror, ghostly hauntings
• Little Darlings — Melanie Golding
  • adult thriller, a new mother thinks changelings took her babies (terrifying, wow)
• The Test — Sylvain Neuvel
  • adult sci-fi novella about immigration & citizenship tests
• Perihelion Summer — Greg Egan
  • adult sci-fi novella about black holes, unlikely friendships, and a crew lost at space
• Ragged Alice — Gareth L. Powell
  • adult paranormal novella about a detective who can see evil in suspects’ souls

How was your December haul? Are you also cutting back on your purchases in 2019?

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