I swear I thought this month’s haul was going to be tiny…
If you haven’t seen my digital haul already, I explained there that a twitter poll I posted resulted in a large majority choosing for me to start splitting my hauls so that I’d have room to give you all some information on my review copies (in case you want to request them yourself or add them to your TBR!).
For this month, I won’t be adding much info on the books I purchased, but if you all would like more info on those in next month’s haul posts, let me know and I’ll see what I can do!
(Click the titles for Goodreads links!)
Pre-orders:
- Watersnakes — Tony Sandoval
- Throne of Glass Collector’s Edition — Sarah J. Maas
Misc. Purchases:
- NOS4R2 (UK ed.) — Joe Hill
- I already had the US edition, but I’ve been wanting this super Christmas-y UK paperback and it’s hard to find. I got lucky and grabbed a copy on AbeBooks for a steal!
- A Very Large Expanse of Sea — Tahereh Mafi
- I loved the eARC of this so much, I had to have a print copy.
- Discount Armageddon — Seanan McGuire
- Starry Eyes — Jenn Bennett
- Shadow of the Fox — Julie Kagawa
- I had such a hard time choosing between the US and UK covers! ? They’re both so pretty!
- I Hate Fairyland, Vol. 1 — Skottie Young
- You know, I actually removed this from my TBR for a while… yet here I am.
- Shifting Shadows — Patricia Briggs
- Nailbiter, Vol. 1 — Joshua Williamson
- A Heart in a Body in the World — Deb Caletti
Gifts:
- People Like Us — Dana Mele
- Thank you, Owl! ♥
ARCs & Review Copies:
- Twin Lakes: The Autumn Fires — Melissa Lason & Michelle Garza — already released; sinister grin press
- unsolicited; adult horror
- After being attacked by a stranger, Liz’s escape brings her to a campfire—and the scene of a murder. As if her night wasn’t bad enough already, the killer has set his sights on her, too.
- unsolicited; adult horror
- Kingdom of Ash and Briars — Hannah West — already released; holiday house
- unsolicited; ya fantasy
- When a lowly maid named Bristal discovers she is one of three remaining shapeshifters in the world, she must determine if she will use her powers for good and serve mortals, or branch out on her own path and save herself.
- unsolicited; ya fantasy
- Realm of Ruins — Hannah West — december 04, 2018; holiday house
- unsolicited; ya fantasy
- spin-off of Kingdom of Ash and Briars
- Valory attends a training school for shapeshifters, but her powers seem impossible to keep under control. She faces imprisonment until an evil awakens, and the authorities realize Valory is the only one who can conquer it.
- spin-off of Kingdom of Ash and Briars
- unsolicited; ya fantasy
- Under the Bronze Moon — Richard J. O’Brien — already released; sinister grin press
- unsolicited; adult fantasy
- When Professor Harold Miller sets out on a task to locate a lost novel by an infamous novelist, he must work with the novelist’s estate’s heir—who will lead Miller directly to the late novelist’s famed fantasy world if he promises to assist her in her own death.
- unsolicited; adult fantasy
- A Soundless Dawn — Dustin LaValley — already released; sinister grin press
- unsolicited; adult horror
- A collection of short horror stories focusing on challenging societal norms.
- unsolicited; adult horror
- The Beast’s Heart — Leife Shallcross — february 12, 2019; berkley
- from publisher; ya/na fantasy
- A retelling of Beauty and the Beast from the Beast’s perspective, set in 17th-century France.
- from publisher; ya/na fantasy
- Your Favorite Band Cannot Save You — Scotto Moore — february 05, 2019; tordotcom
- from publisher; adult horror (??? readers seem divided on this)
- A new band on the scene is releasing music that has a puzzling yet powerful effect on their fans, so a music blogger decides to follow them on tour, but finds out the vocalist is hiding a special secret.
- from publisher; adult horror (??? readers seem divided on this)
- Middlegame — Seanan McGuire — may 07, 2019; tordotcom
- from publisher; adult fantasy
- Roger and Dodger are twins; Roger has an uncanny knack for words, while Dodger understands numbers and math at an unusual depth. They aren’t humans, but they aren’t gods, either—at least, not until their father makes them so.
- from publisher; adult fantasy
- Snow in Love — Melissa de la Cruz, Nic Stone, Aimee Friedman, & Kasie West — already released; point
- ya contemporary
- A small collection of cozy, swoon-worthy holiday romance stories.
- ya contemporary
- The Sorrows — Jonathan Janz — december 01, 2018; flame tree press
- from publisher; adult horror
- All Ben wants to do is have a quiet getaway in a secluded haunted castle, hoping to find a muse for his failing musical talents as a horror film composer. Instead, he finds an island with a gruesome past and some very strange occurrences therein.
- from publisher; adult horror
- Enchantee — Gita Trelease — february 05, 2019; flatiron books
- unsolicited; ya historical fiction/fantasy
- When Camille suddenly finds herself responsible for the lives of her younger siblings, she must use her magic to transform herself into ‘the Baroness de la Fontaine’ and sneak into the Palace of Versailles to find protection and a suitor.
- unsolicited; ya historical fiction/fantasy
- The Faithful — Matt Hayward — already released; sinister grin press
- unsolicited; adult horror
- When retiring Leo Cartwright is drawn to visit a quiet town in the south after a cryptic warning from one of his fans, he finds a secluded little world of people worshiping an Otherworldly god—and they’re determined to make as many human sacrifices as they can before the god takes them.
- unsolicited; adult horror
- The Five Senses of Horror — edited by Eric J. Guignard — already released; dark moon books
- unsolicited; adult horror
- A collection of stories from newbies and world-renowned authors alike, spanning the five senses of the human body.
- unsolicited; adult horror
- A World of Horror — edited by Eric J. Guignard — already released; dark moon books
- unsolicited; adult horror
- Horror short stories collected from authors all over the world, including South Africa, Singapore, Japan, Nigeria, Ukraine, and more.
- unsolicited; adult horror
- That Which Grows Wild — Eric J. Guignard — already released; harper day books
- unsolicited; adult horror
- A collection of 16 short horror and dark fantasy stories ranging from whimsical to weird, terrifying to tragic.
- unsolicited; adult horror
- Nightmare Detective: The Skeleton Key — Monk Inyang — already released; suntext publishing
- unsolicited; mg mystery
- A young black boy from Newark, Uko Hill, has been having the same nightmares every night about an army of skeletons. One night, he meets a detective named Toni, who’s part of a group of middle schoolers that break into other kids’ nightmares to help stop their bad dreams, and she wants Uko to join her squad if he can pass her tests.
- unsolicited; mg mystery
- Sorcery of Thorns* — Margaret Rogerson — june 04, 2019; margaret k. mcelderry books
- from author; ya fantasy
- Elisabeth is a librarian in a world where common fact is that all sorcerers are evil and to be avoided. Her greatest goal is to become a warden and to protect the world from the evils of these sorcerers, but when a grimoire is set loose from the library’s imprisoning shelves, she must team up with a sorcerer and his demonic servant to save the Great Libraries and the world.
- from author; ya fantasy
Lorryn
November 29, 2018This is such a good haul!
Destiny @ Howling Libraries
December 1, 2018Thank you!!
Shalini
November 29, 2018Wow… Lovely haul
Destiny @ Howling Libraries
December 1, 2018Thank you!
CJR The Brit
November 29, 2018The Beasts Heart, Feb 2019? I swear I read this earlier on this year….is it a rerelease?
Destiny @ Howling Libraries
December 1, 2018Yes, it is! I don’t remember who originally released it but I think it’s either Berkley or Ace Books who is rereleasing it. ☺️
CJR The Brit
December 1, 2018Aaah I see!!
thecritiquesofafangirl
November 29, 2018I bought 3 books in November and also received my first ever book to review ??
Destiny @ Howling Libraries
December 1, 2018That’s awesome!!! Congrats!
thecritiquesofafangirl
December 1, 2018Thanks ?❤️
Danielle Hammelef
November 29, 2018So many awesome books! I enjoy this new layout very much–very organized and well done.
Destiny @ Howling Libraries
December 1, 2018Thank you! ☺️ I’m so happy to hear the positive feedback on the new layout!
karenjo46
November 29, 2018Such an awesome bookhaul!!
Destiny @ Howling Libraries
December 1, 2018Thank you!
Mogsy @ BiblioSanctum
November 29, 2018There were so many good deals on books this month…I have a feeling a lot of bloggers’ hauls were bigger than expected in November 😀
Destiny @ Howling Libraries
December 1, 2018There really were! Hell, the early sales were so good that by the time the actual Cyber Monday sales on ebooks started, I had to make myself stop browsing. ?
Kelly Brigid
November 29, 2018Destiny, I highly insist you read Shadow of the Fox. At this very moment. There isn’t a second to lose. Hahahaha! 😀
Destiny @ Howling Libraries
December 1, 2018Bahahaha ?? That sounds like a rave recommendation! Just because of that, I think I’ll see if I can fit it into my January TBR, if not December!
Kathy @ Books & Munches
November 30, 2018Well.. At least it’s mostly an ARC haul? I guess? Yikes. :’)
Destiny @ Howling Libraries
December 2, 2018Yup! Lmao. I honestly don’t allow myself to feel guilty over my hauls anymore, but especially not when most of them are review copies.
Kathy @ Books & Munches
December 3, 2018You’re so right about that. Even more so since ARC’s are well.. ARC’s. :’)
[I am totally feeling guilty with December’s haul already because I ordered books online.. a LOT of books. Like. A year’s worth of books.]
Destiny @ Howling Libraries
December 3, 2018Lmaoooo, I can’t wait to see 😀
Kathy @ Books & Munches
December 4, 2018I told the BF right before leaving for work earlier and he was like “ARE YOU SERIOUSLY..” then stalked off and just sent me a message saying “I better not buy any books next year” and I’m like.. I didn’t even tell him the amount of books I ordered.. :’)
Avery @ RedRocketPanda
November 30, 2018Hows that house built out of books coming along? 😉
Destiny @ Howling Libraries
December 2, 2018Pretty damn well ????
Laura Beth
November 30, 2018I love this layout!!
Destiny @ Howling Libraries
December 2, 2018Thank you!
Kaleena @ Reader Voracious
November 30, 2018The ARCs rained down on you this month, looks like! Lovely haul, and I like your new format!
Destiny @ Howling Libraries
December 2, 2018They really did! Thank you so much, love! <3
Annemieke
December 4, 2018Okay I’m jealous you got the Hannah West books haha. They look so good. 😀
And yes Julie Kagawa always seems to get the best covers. Seriously.
Destiny @ Howling Libraries
December 6, 2018Haha aww, I’m sorry! <3 They do sound neat, I'm looking forward to them. The publicist who offered them to me was sooo nice and even said I'm not expected to review them if I don't feel like it, so that put me in an even better mood towards them haha!