February Book Haul || The Month I Began To Learn Self-Control
I am learning folks!
In the month of February it seems I learned what the word self-control was, because my lot size diminished from January’s by a whopping six books! Which is shocking cause Barnes and Noble had that huge 50% off sale, and ya girl was HERE for it. Nothing like a nice waddle through retail therapy to help soothe the struggle episodes of depression. 10/10 fam.
As always, before I get into the bounty of which my kindle and shelves cry out to in joy, let me preface this with I am a super frugal and hella cheap person. Most–if not all– of these purchases were deals from bookbub.com, amazon, audible, etc. which amounted to many of them being free, as well as through my carefully thought out monthly book budget as I have placed reading and supporting authors and the arts a priority when planning my personal finances. With that being said, take a look at my walk of shamelessness.
📚 Denotes already read.
- The Disasters by MK England
- The Wicked King (B&N Edition) by Holly Black
- My Favorite Half-Night Stand by Christina Lauren
📚 Denotes already read.
- The Fever King by Victoria Lee
- Real Deal by Piper Rayne
- Not You It’s Me by Julie Johnson
- Train Wreck by T. Gephart
- Zero Fucks by LK Collins
- This Savage Song by V.E. Schwab
- 📚Lessons From A One-Night Stand by Piper Rayne
- Pretty Little Player by J. Kenner
- Mr. Dirty by Nana Malone
- Last Good Man by Theresa Leigh
- The Upside of Falling by Meghan Quinn
- Enough by Danielle Norman
- Blood Bond by Helen Hardt
- Anna Undreaming by Thomas Welsh
- Breaking the Billionaire’s Rules by Annika Martin
- The Knocked Up Plan by Lauren Blakely
- Very Bad Things by Ilsa Madden-Mills
- 📚Banking The Billionaire by Max Monroe
- Seducing the Billionaire’s Wife by Marquita Valentine
- 📚Luna and the Lie by Mariana Zapata
- Boyfriend for Hire by Kendall Ryan
- The Date Dare by Tara Sue Me
📚 Denotes already read.
- King of Fools by Amanda Foody (Netgalley), Publishes April 30th 2019
- Storm and Fury by Jennifer L. Armentrout (Netgalley), Publishes June 11th 2019
- Descendant of the Crane by Joan He (Netgalley), Publishes April 9th 2019
- All That Compels The Heart by Erin Bowlen (Author), Published February 13th 2019
- 📚Accidental Groom by Dana Mason (Netgalley), Publishes April 2nd 2019
- 📚Diary of A Bad Boy by Meghan Quinn (Inkslinger PR), Published March 5th 2019
- 📚Text Me Baby One More Time by Teagan Hunter (Inkslinger PR), Published February 11th 2019
📚 Denotes already read/listened too.
- Lucky Suit by Lauren Blakely
- Mala by Melinda Lopez
Are any of these on your TBRs, or have you already read them? If so, what did you think?
La Femme Livresque | A Reader To Whatever End
March 28, 2019 at 11:52 amWow…..so many books! 😍 I have several of these on my wish list! Happy reading! Looking forward to your views on The Fever King, This Savage Song and My Favorite Half-Night Stand. 🙂
Lauren
March 28, 2019 at 1:04 pmSo, so proud. I bought The Disasters from that same Barnes & Noble sale!! Twins.
Sam || Fictionally Sam
March 28, 2019 at 1:26 pmhttps://media.giphy.com/media/l2R0eYcNq9rJUsVAA/giphy.gif
oooo REALLY?! Great minds think alike! Have you started it yet?
Lauren
March 29, 2019 at 9:39 amNot yet. I’m reading Naomi Alderman’s The Power; The Disasters is my next sci-fi read.
Sam || Fictionally Sam
March 29, 2019 at 10:23 amoooo I haven’t heard of that one before! and yay! Can’t wait to hear your thoughts on it!
Lili Star Reads
March 28, 2019 at 3:23 pmCheck you for the shelf control! I’ve been learning how to control my book spending this year too. The Fever King looks really good!
Sam || Fictionally Sam
March 28, 2019 at 4:12 pmYAS! LOOK AT US LEARNING CONTROL! GO US! haha! I have been hearing nothing but great things about Fever King so I’m excited to delve into it soon!
nicolaniemc.co.uk
March 28, 2019 at 6:12 pmLol, I love the sentence “I have placed reading… a priority when planning finances” 🤣 I want to be more shameless like you! I don’t really count free books on my list of monthly purchases, which makes me feel a little less shameful 😉
adeleisreading
March 28, 2019 at 6:59 pmDANG you’ve got a lot of books! Haha.
I’ve got The Wicked King on my TBR. I actually haave it sitting beside my bed as a reminder to read it, but that never works out for me LOL.
I’m trying not to look too closely at the books you’ve gotten this past February. I have too many books already *tears up* to add more to my TBR. I’m actually getting quite stressed about it. Do you get stressed about your TBR at all?
Great post! xD
Sam || Fictionally Sam
March 29, 2019 at 8:47 amMy TBR used to be (and at times still is) a constant trigger for my stress levels to rise, but I learned how to keep give myself grace and not think of the TBR has things I need to read right now this second, but of a list of stuff I’d really like to read when I get around to it/when I’m in the mood. It’s hard to keep this mindset but its one that have really helped alleviate some of the tension I have with my TBR!
adeleisreading
March 29, 2019 at 4:04 pmAhh, yes, that’s totally true. I have ups and downs with my TBR. I keep my TBR as a “maybe I’ll read it one day —– if I remember” LOL.
Thank you for your kind words.
Sam || Fictionally Sam
March 29, 2019 at 4:23 pm<3 <3
TheCaffeinatedReader
March 29, 2019 at 6:25 amOoooh excellent haul! Haha, I just started writing down a list of mine, anyway, I really love that cover for The Disasters and of course, I’m drooling over The Wicked King, great grabs, and go you, look at you buying six fewer books! I went crazy this month, and I’ve now put myself on probation lol. AND AHHHH THE FEVER KING!!!!!! You’re gonna love it!!! (I hope lol)
Sam || Fictionally Sam
March 29, 2019 at 8:49 amWe won’t talk about the month of March 😂😂 I told my family that I’m only a buying ban for April because I completely lost control and my bank account hates me now lmao
I AM STOKED TO READ FEVER KING, I HEAR NOTHING BUT GOODNESS ABOUT IT!
Jayati
March 29, 2019 at 1:48 pmI’m so happy that you could control yourself and buy less in Feb, but, hey, that’s a lot of books! Hope you enjoy reading them!
Ah, I have heard so much about The Fever King and THe Descendant of The Crane! I Hope you love them :’)
Clo @ Book Dragons
March 31, 2019 at 3:25 amall dem books tho *stares wide eyed* I read This Savage Song and Our Dark Duet in 2017 and I loved them both so I really hope you end up liking This Savage Song. I’ve also heard so many great things about Descendant of the Crane so erm I will probably buy a copy when it’s released.
Sam || Fictionally Sam
April 1, 2019 at 9:19 amI honestly am always shocked when I look at the data to see how many books I’ve gotten that month. Like wow, it’s truly a time. 😂😂
YES YOU SHOULD GET DOTC! DO IT CLO!