May Book Haul || The Month Where Kindle Deals Were My Downfall
I swore to myself that May’s haul was gonna be a real small one. At the end of April I said to myself: “sam–you got a crap ton of ARCs to read. Don’t get any books“. At the time my inner self was all kinds of game for the plan of action; and we were cruising down the nopeville of book buying land. But then I kicked the reading slump’s ass…
And that is when it happened.
I swear it was like the universe conspired against me and made all of my favorites that I’ve read before but didn’t own go on sale! AND THEN, almost every single book that I had on my “want to get but probably shouldn’t cause wow bills” shelf WENT ON DUCKING SALE TOO. You know the worst part about Kindle sales? You never truly realize how much you spend and how much they add up, because you can’t add the e-books to a cart–you can only one-click them.
So in the end, you are seeing these deals for $2.99 USD and lower and your like “oh shit that’s a snag! I gotta get this!” with the intention of only spending 10 maybe 15 bucks on these sales; but by the time you come out of the book sale coma–consciousness returns to you as your kindle rejoices in it’s new friends. But by that time, you see the damage you did to your credit card that you just paid off and…
Yup…That is where I am at now.
So grab some popcorn and take a look at what I did in my kindle deal haze.
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 my 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. * Denotes signed/autographed copy
- Aurora Rising by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff
- *Again, But Better by Christine Riccio
- Now I Rise by Kiersten White
📚 Denotes already read.
- Bully by Penelope Douglas
- Spinning Out by Lexi Ryan
- Secret Tryst by Victoria Pinder
- Before the Broken Star by Emily R. Kling
- 📚Flirting with Fire by Piper Rayne
- Damaged Goods by L. Wilder
- Rush by Brooke Page
- 📚The Lying Hours by Sara Ney
- Marry Me by Alexandra Bishop
- Caraval by Stephanie Garber
- Dirty Shame by Tess Oliver
- Straight Up Irish by Magan Vernon
- Bedding the Bachelors 1-3 by Virna DePaul
- 📚The Learning Hours by Sara Ney
- 📚The Failing Hours by Sara Ney
- 📚The Coaching Hours by Sara Ney
- The Billionaire Boss Next Door by Max Monroe
- Junk Mail by Kendall Ryan
- The Swedish Prince by Karina Halle
- Royal Bastards by Nana Malone
- Slow Burn by J.H. Croix
- Lost In Us by Layla Hagen
- 📚Engaged To The EMT by Piper Rayne
- The Bedroom Games Collection by Piper Rayne
- The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon
- Him by Carey Heywood
- The Initiation by Nikki Sloane
- Protecting Freedom by Alexa Riley
- Big Rock by Lauren Blakely
- Attraction: Elements of Chemistry by Penny Reid
- The Blindfold Club Collection by Nikki Sloane
- Bad Habit by Charleigh Rose
- Shelter for Elizabeth by Susan Stoker
- We Own Tonight by Corinne Michaels
- Ryker by Geri Glenn
- Dirty Sexy Player by Laurelin Paige
📚 Denotes already read. 🚫 Denotes DNF.
- 📚How To Date A Douchebag: The Lying Hours by Sara Ney (Author), Published May 9th 2019
- Rock Bottom Girl by Lucy Score (Publisher), Published on March 7th, 2019
- What Makes Us by Rafi Mittlefehldt (Netgalley), Publishes on October 15th 2019
- The Memory Thief by Lauren Mansy (Netgalley), Publishes on October 1st 2019
- Gods of Jade and Shadow by Silvia Moreno-Garcia (Netgalley), Publishes July 23rd 2019
- The Phantom Forest by Liz Kerin (Netgalley), Publishes July 16th 2019
- The Rogue King by Abigail Owen (Publisher), Publishes July 30th 2019
- 📚Faking Ms. Right by Claire Kingsley (Enticing Book Promotions), Publishes May 28th 2019
📚 Denotes already read/listened too.
- Pride by Ibi Zoboi
- The Mystery of Alice by Lee Bacon
- More Bedtime Stories for Cynics by Kirsten Kearse
Are any of these on your TBRs, or have you already read them? If so, what did you think?
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Leelynn @ Sometimes Leelynn Reads
June 7, 2019 at 12:17 pmOh gosh you’re so right! Those Kindle Deals really get ya! Nice haul!
Olivia-Savannah
June 7, 2019 at 5:03 pmSo many new books! Sales are really just so hard to resist, right? I really liked Pride when I read it, so I hope you enjoy it. Priory of the Orange Tree is one we have in common on our unread shelves too now. So many NA romance reads DD: Love that!
Olivia-S @ Olivia’s Catastrophe
Jayati
June 7, 2019 at 7:08 pmGod do you have a lot of books Sam! I own a total of like 20 books on my Kindle and to see you buy 30 + books on your Kindle in a month makes me think I don’t use mine enough.
(now I’m going to use you buying these many books to make my mom buy me more books)
Hope you enjoy reading these!
Michelle
June 8, 2019 at 1:26 amOh! There are a bunch of books I have too! Aurora Rising of course.. though you stlil have one copy, I did get another in an Illumicrate box, Caraval (maybe you want to buddy read that sometimes?), Again, but better, The Priory of the Orange Tree (I should start that someday but I’m still too intimidated), and I have Pride! That one was included in Fairyloot or Owlcrate, I’m not sure which one (oops). Oh and I have an ARC of The Phantom Forest! But honestly.. all these books for 75 bucks.. I applaud you, because I can’t keep to a budget to save my life 😉
I really hope you enjoy all of these books!! Let me know if you want to read one together 🙂
Sam || Fictionally Sam
June 11, 2019 at 10:54 amOMG YASSSSS I WOULD LOVE TO BUDDY READ WITH YOU MICHELLE! Name the book and the time and IM THERE
Michelle
June 13, 2019 at 2:16 pmYAS SAM IM ALREADY SO EXCITED AND WE HAVN’T EVEN DISCUSSED ANYTHING
Sam || Fictionally Sam
June 17, 2019 at 9:19 amYASSSSS We can hash out the details later! BUT IM SO PUMPED YOU HAVE NO IDEA!
Kaleena @ Reader Voracious
June 10, 2019 at 8:27 pmI swear that Kindle deals for the last like 2 weeks of so have been conspiring against me. IT IS A CONSPIRACY! You got so many amazing books though and holy crap… 43 of them. FORTY THREE. In the scheme of things you didn’t spend that much considering you got so many books
Happy reading, love!
Sam || Fictionally Sam
June 11, 2019 at 11:05 amDude, those kindle sales were made solely to kill my savings LMAO. the self control was hella weak last month 😂😂😂
Isabelle @ BookwyrmBites
June 11, 2019 at 12:24 amKindle sales are definitely a conspiracy, they catch you off guard and ambush you in packs. unbelievable. and totally unfair.
on the plus side, at least you’ve already read and enjoyed some of them! I’ve been looking forward to Aurora Rising and Again, But Better; I’m currently (slowly) reading Priory and enjoyed the Caraval trilogy. I hope you get to actually read and enjoy all of these in the near future!
Sam || Fictionally Sam
June 11, 2019 at 11:10 amnever has anything been more of a mood than your first paragraph. BIG MOOD.
oooo! I can’t wait to here how you like Priory! I read the sampler of it before it’s release and enjoyed what I read from that (I think the first 75 pages?) so I’m interested to see your take on the book!
Clo @ Book Dragons
June 11, 2019 at 4:43 amCaraval was a bop with the world building, I didn’t really like the characters all that much save for Julian. I want to get Again, But Better at some point AND I’m waiting impatiently for 2020 when the paperback edition for Orange and the Priory Tree comes out *hysterically sobs*
*pats your credit card* I feel like I don’t ever want a credit card because wow, would I just start buying books here, there and everywhere xD
Sam || Fictionally Sam
June 11, 2019 at 11:13 amoooo Caraval is sounding more and more intriguing (though the character part makes my heart dim). DUDE I WOULD BE SO OVER THAT PB EDITION IF IT WAS RELEASED NOW.
And me having a cc is a cruel test from the gods on my self control…one that I fail miserably on lmao
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Destiny @ Howling Libraries
June 14, 2019 at 8:54 pmHoly smokes, THAT EBOOK HAUL THOUGH 😍😍😍😍