The Book Lode (28)

I am back with another (much belated) book haul video, covering the books I got from March until October of this year.


Books purchased:

The Last Best Kiss by Claire LaZebnik
The House at Tyneford by Natasha Solomons
Devoted by Jennifer Mathieu
The Forbidden Wish by Jessica Khoury
Fixing Delilah by Sarah Ockler
The Last Magician by Lisa Maxwell
Nantucket Summer by Leila Howland
The Fifth Letter by Nicola Moriarty
Roar by Cora Carmack
The Tea Rose by Jennifer Donnelly
The House of Tides by Hannah Richell
Child of the River by Irma Joubert
The Beguiled by Thomas Cullinan
Mistress of Rome by Kate Quinn
Unspeakable by Caroline Pignat
Unraveling by Elizabeth Norris
The Sacred Lies of Minnow Bly by Stephanie Oakes
Paper and Fire by Rachel Caine
The Skylighter by Becky Wallace
The White Rose by Amy Ewing
Dirty Little Secret by Jennifer Echols
Royal Wedding by Meg Cabot
No Place to Fall by Jaye Robin Brown
Roses & Rot by Kat Howard
The Fever by Megan Abbott
The Poison Diaries by Maryrose Wood
Sisters of Heart and Snow by Margaret Dilloway
Rilla of Ingleside by L.M. Montgomery
Be True to Me by Adele Griffin
The Only Thing Worse than Me is You by Lily Anderson
Rose in Bloom by Louisa May Alcott
Scythe by Neal Shusterman
Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery
Cruel Beautiful World by Caroline Leavitt
Dating You Hating You by Christina Lauren
Impostors by Scott Westerfeld
Dreaming Death by J. Kathleen Cheney
The Accident Season by Moira Fowley-Doyle
In Falling Snow by Mary-Rose MacColl
Frenchman's Creek by Daphne du Maurier
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
The Clockmaker's Daughter by Kate Morton
The Woman in the Window by A.J. Finn


Books gifted:

The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden
The Real Jane Austen: A Life in Small Things by Paula Byrne
Danya: A Woman of Ancient Galilee by Anne McGivern
The Woman Who Heard Color by Kelly Jones
Carry On by Rainbow Rowell
Black Rabbit Hall by Eve Chase

Book Unhaul Challenge

This is a tag started by BooksandLala (you can see her video here) that was floating around BookTube a few months ago. These days I basically always need to un-haul books (seeing as I keep buying new ones from Book Outlet!) so I thought I'd use this fun tag as an opportunity to get some more shelf space in my room.



Books un-hauled:

The Book of Broken Hearts by Sarah Ockler
Read Bottom Up by Neel Shah and Skye Chatham
Shut Out by Kody Keplinger
The Assassin's Curse by Cassandra Rose Clarke
Chataine's Guardian by Robin Hardy
Heist Society & Uncommon Criminals by Ally Carter
The Bailey Game by Celia Rees
Shizuko's Daughter by Kyoko Mori
Chenxi and the Foreigner by Sally Rippin
Oblivion by Kelly Creagh
Death by Denim & Death by Latte by Linda Gerber
The Drackenberg Adventure & The Philadelphia Adventure by Lloyd Alexander
Places I Never Meant to Be edited by Judy Blume
A Brief Chapter in my Impossible Life by Dana Reinhardt
Cathy's Book by Sean Stewart and Jordan Weisman (illustrated by Cathy Brigg)
Midnight Magic by Avi
Article 5 by Kristen Simmons
Keeping the Castle by Patrice Kindl
Green Angel by Alice Hoffman
The Wicked and the Just by J. Anderson Coats
Scent of Darkness by Margot Berwin

The Book Lode (26)

Yep, it's time for another book haul! This one is a mix of a few books for review, a Book Outlet order, and the results of a surprisingly fruitful perusal of the Chapters clearance section.



Books for review:

I'm Just No Good at Rhyming by Chris Harris

The Tethered Mage by Melissa Caruso (my review here)

Shoebox Funeral: Stories from Wolf Creek by Elisabeth Voltz

Text, Don't Call: An Illustrated Guide to the Introverted Life by INFJoe

You're Weird by Kate Peterson

Surprise Yourself by Lisa Currie

Thanks to Hachette Book Group, Penguin Random House, and Orange PRM (PR for Elisabeth Voltz) for the review copies!

Books bought: 

Wrong About the Guy by Claire LaZebnik

And Again by Jessica Chiarella

The Lost Summer of Louisa May Alcott by Kelly O'Connor McNees

Stray by Elissa Sussman

Strange Sweet Song by Adi Rule

The Other Me by Saskia Sarginson

Her by Harriet Lane

First Frost by Sarah Addison Allen

Night Film by Marisha Pessl

Mixed Magics by Diana Wynne Jones

A Beauty by Connie Gault

Oblivion by Kelly Creagh

Gilt by Katherine Longshore

Keeping the Castle by Patrice Kindl

The Crowns of Croswald: Unboxing Video!

I was contacted by author D. E. Night's publicist the other day about her upcoming middle-grade fantasy The Crowns of Croswald, with an offer to send me a "magical book surprise." Of course, with that description, how could I resist?

So without further ado, here is the unboxing that I filmed! Thanks very much to D. E. Night and her publicist for sending this my way :)

The Book Lode (25)

I have not been able to resist the siren call of Book Outlet's amazing deals, and this book haul vlog is the result:


Books bought:

Proposal by Meg Cabot
Reluctantly Charmed by Ellie O'Neill
Crimson Bound by Rosamund Hodge
The Brides of Rollrock Island by Margo Lanagan
Bone Gap by Laura Ruby
Anne of the Island by L. M. Montgomery
Prized by Caragh M. O'Brien
Strangely Beautiful by Leanna Renee Hieber
The Time Traveler's Almanac by Ann VanderMeer and Jeff VanderMeer (Eds.)
The Complete Plays of William Shakespeare
Of Metal and Wishes by Sarah Fine
Defiance by C. J. Redwine
Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard
Prince of Shadows by Rachel Caine
The Secret Diary of Lizzie Bennet by Bernie Su and Kate Rorick
Sold for Endless Rue by Madeleine E. Robins

The Brainy Book Tag!

So I'm always seeing book tags getting done on Booktube, and I've joined a few of them in the past, but I've never created my own before. However, inspiration struck in a tag idea that combines my love of psychology and books, and the Brainy Book Tag was born! Basically, it goes through the areas of the brain and there's a bookish question for each one.




The Questions:

Skull: Pick a book in your collection that you feel very protective of.
 
Brain: Pick a book that made you think.
 
Frontal lobe: Pick a book that you're planning to read soon.
 
Parietal lobe: Pick a book that enthralled your senses.
 
Occipital lobe: Pick a book that helped you see something in a new light.

Temporal lobe: Pick a childhood favourite that you have fond memories of.
 
Limbic system: Pick a book that evoked a really strong emotion in you.
 
Cerebellum: Pick a book that threw you off balance.
 
Insular cortex: Pick a book that helped you keep calm and carry on.

I would love if other people joined in! If you enjoy the brain, books, or both, feel free to do this tag (and let me know that you have participated so I can go watch/read it!)

The Book Lode (24): Part 2

This is the second part of my recent book haul vlog (Part 1 is here), and covers the books I received for my birthday (thanks very much to my parents and my friend for these books!).



Books received:

Speaking in Tungs by Karla Jay
Mad Miss Mimic by Sarah Henstra
The Hating Game by Sally Thorne
Modern Romance by Aziz Ansari
Gilded Cage by Vic James
Ember Island by Kimberley Freeman
Sorcerer to the Crown by Zen Cho
A Field Guide to Awkward Silences by Alexandra Petri
Small Great Things by Jodi Picoult
Pride & Prejudice by Jane Austen

The Book Lode (23): Christmas 2016 Book Haul!

Time again for a vlog of my Christmas book haul! This Christmas was a particularly fruitful one in terms of books. Thanks very much to everyone who gave me these gifts!



Books received:

Cruel Beauty by Rosamund Hodge
Miss Buncle's Book by D. E. Stevenson
The Winner's Kiss by Marie Rutkoski
The Midnight Queen by Sylvia Izzo Hunter
The Wild Girl by Kate Forsyth
Shadow Study by Maria V. Snyder
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
The Summer of Chasing Mermaids by Sarah Ockler
Speaking in Tungs by Karla Jay
The Anxiety Toolkit by Alice Boyes
Surprise by Tania Luna and Liane Renninger
A Jane Austen Education by William Deresiewicz
Grumpy (Parragon Publishing)

I also received Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell from a friend after I had filmed this vlog.

What books did you get this Christmas?

The Book Lode (22): Christmas Book Haul!

It's time for my Christmas book haul! I'm linking up to Stacking the Shelves, hosted by Tynga's Reviews.



Books received:

Lies Like Love by Louisa Reid

Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty

Ink and Bone by Rachel Caine

Clover's Luck by Kallie George

Jane by the Sea by Carolyn V. Murray

All The Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr

Illuminae by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff

The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up by Marie Kondo

Are You My Boyfriend? by C. B. Bryza

Much Ado About Loving by Jack Murnighan and Maura Kelly 

Thanks very much to my parents for all of these books!

The Book Lode (19) – Books I Got For Christmas!

Gifted:

Outpost by Ann Aguirre
A Face Like Glass by Frances Hardinge
The Husband's Secret by Liane Moriarty
The Fairest of Them All by Carolyn Turgeon
Forgotten by Catherine McKenzie
Vicious by V.E. Schwab

Thanks very much to my parents for these!

Reviews of books mentioned in the vlog: Enclave by Ann Aguirre and What Alice Forgot by Liane Moriarty


 

The Book Lode (18)

There are quite a few memes to choose from now for showing the books we've gotten recently, so I thought to be fair I'd link my posts up to a different meme each month. I'm grouping the posts under the name "The Book Lode," and this month I'm linking up to Stacking the Shelves, hosted by Tynga's Reviews.



For review:

Contagion by Tim Lebbon
Hero by Alethea Kontis
Rogue by Gina Damico
The Shade of the Moon by Susan Beth Pfeffer
Stained by Cheryl Rainfield
New Money by Lorraine Zago Rosenthal (New Adult)

Thanks very much to PYR Books, Thomas Allen & Son, and St. Martin's Press!

The Book Sacrifice Tag

When I saw this tag I just knew I had to join in! It was created by ArielBissett on YouTube and I first came across it on ChapterStackss's channel. As the title implies, it's all about which books you'd sacrifice in various scenarios. You can watch ArielBissett's original video here, and then if you do your own leave me a link so I can watch yours!

The Book Lode (16)

 

There are quite a few memes to choose from now for showing the books we've gotten recently, so I thought to be fair I'd link my posts up to a different meme each month. I'm grouping the posts under the name "The Book Lode," and this month I'm linking up to The Sunday Post, hosted by Kimba the Caffeinated Book Reviewer.


For review:

Farthing by Jo Walton (adult)
Fractured by Teri Terry
Dead Jealous by Sharon Jones
Reaper's Legacy by Tim Lebbon
Never by K.D. McEntire

Thanks to St. Martin's Press, Hachette Children's Books UK, and PYR Books!

Bought:

Deadly Cool by Gemma Halliday
Anna Dressed in Blood by Kendare Blake

Gifted:

The Art of Procrastination: A Guide to Effective Dawdling, Lollygagging, and Postponing by John Perry (non-fiction)

Thanks to my mom for this one! :D

The Book Lode (15)

There are quite a few memes to choose from now for showing the books we've gotten recently, so I thought to be fair I'd link my posts up to a different meme each month. I'm grouping the posts under the name "The Book Lode," and this month I'm linking up to Stacking the Shelves, hosted by Tynga's Reviews.



You can read my Grave Mercy review here.

For review:

In Search of Goliathus Hercules by Jennifer Angus
Infatuate by Aimee Agresti
What We Become by Jesse Karp
Breath by Jackie Morse Kessler
Dark Triumph by Robin LaFevers
If You Find Me by Emily Murdoch
Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein

Thanks to Thomas Allen & Son, Hachette Book Group Canada, and St. Martin's Press!

Gifted:

Weird Things Customers Say in Bookshops by Jen Campbell
Wanderlove by Kirsten Hubbard
Reached by Ally Condie

Thanks very much to my parents for these! :)

Second Chance Summer: Vlog Review

I thought I'd try something a bit different and do a video review for a change! Here are my thoughts on Morgan Matson's Second Chance Summer, in vlog format (apologies in advance for the weird sort of white noise in the background):




If you'd like to check out the blog post on unreliable narrators that I mention, you can do so here.

The Book Lode (14)

There are quite a few memes to choose from now for showing the books we've gotten recently, so I thought to be fair I'd link my posts up to a different meme each month. I'm grouping the posts under the name "The Book Lode," and this month I'm linking up to In My Mailbox. Credit for this meme goes to Kristi from The Story Siren and Alea from Pop Culture Junkie.



For review: 

The Wrap-Up List by Steven Arntson
Delusion by Laura L. Sullivan
Never by K.D. McEntire

Thanks very much to Thomas Allen & Son and PYR Books!

Purchased:

The Girl in the Steel Corset by Kady Cross
The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making by Catherynne M. Valente

 

The Book Lode (13)

 

There are quite a few memes to choose from now for showing the books we've gotten recently, so I thought to be fair I'd link my posts up to a different meme each month. I'm grouping the posts under the name "The Book Lode," and this month I'm linking up to The Sunday Post, hosted by Kimba the Caffeinated Book Reviewer.



Bloggers mentioned:

Nomes at inkcrush

For review:

Linked by Imogen Howson – thanks to Simon & Schuster Canada!

Purchased/gifted:

YA:

The Sweet, Terrible, Glorious Year I Truly, Completely, Lost It by Lisa Shanahan
Split by Swati Avasthi

Adult:

Somewhere In Time by Richard Matheson
Bride of Pendorric by Victoria Holt
Attachments by Rainbow Rowell
Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen
Indiscretion by Jude Morgan

The Book Lode (12)

 

There are quite a few memes to choose from now for showing the books we've gotten recently, so I thought to be fair I'd link my posts up to a different meme each month. I'm grouping the posts under the name "The Book Lode," and this month I'm linking up to The Sunday Post, hosted by Kimba the Caffeinated Book Reviewer.



For review:

Etiquette & Espionage by Gail Carriger – thanks to Hachette Book Group Canada!

Gifted:

The False Prince by Jennifer A. Nielsen – thanks to my parents!

Bought:

Down a Dark Hall by Lois Duncan
Trickster's Queen by Tamora Pierce
Stardust by Neil Gaiman
Sweet Evil by Wendy Higgins

 

Bookshelf Scavenger Hunt Tag!

I came across this bookish tag (created by TheLibraryOfSarah) on YouTube and it sounded like too much fun to pass up! Basically, it's a scavenger hunt of your bookshelves where you try to find a book to match each item on the list. You can watch TheLibraryOfSarah's original video here, and then if you do your own let me know because I'd love to see what books everyone comes up with!



The list is:

 • Find an author's name or title with the letter Z in it
 • Find a classic
 • Find a book with a key on it
 • Find something on your bookshelf that's not a book
 • Find the oldest book on your shelf
 • Find a book with a girl on the cover
 • Find a book that has an animal in it
 • Find a book with a male protagonist
 • Find a book with only words on it
 • Find a book with illustrations in it
 • Find a book with gold lettering
 • Find a diary (true or fictional)
 • Find a book written by someone with a common name (like Smith)
 • Find a book that has a closeup of something on it
 • Find a book on your shelf that takes place in the earliest time period
 • Find a hardcover book without a jacket
 • Find a teal/turquoise colored book
 • Find a book with stars on it
 • Find a non-YA book

The Book Lode (11)

There are quite a few memes to choose from now for showing the books we've gotten recently, so I thought to be fair I'd link my posts up to a different meme each month. I'm grouping the posts under the name "The Book Lode," and this month I'm linking up to Stacking the Shelves, hosted by Tynga's Reviews.



Gifted/won:

The Lost Girl by Sangu Mandanna
Signed Being Friends with Boys bookmark — thanks to Heidi at Bunbury in the Stacks and the author Terra Elan McVoy!

For review:

Scent of Darkness by Margot Berwin (adult/new adult)
Chanel Bonfire by Wendy Lawless (adult memoir)
The Crossing by Mandy Hager
The Storyteller by Jodi Picoult (adult)

Thanks very much to Random House (Pantheon Books), Simon & Schuster Canada, and Pyr Books!