I blacked out.
That is my only excuse for what you are about to witness here. I honestly have no clue how the below happened and how most of it happened after I went on my book buying ban. For context, let me start from the beginning–June was a month of a lot of change for me, not only was it a month marking me getting a year older, but it was also a month where I started going to my church’s Bible study (which is a huge step for me as I am inherently introverted and not good with people), as well as me taking my health seriously and getting not only a membership at my local gym but also hiring a personal trainer.
Now, if you guys don’t know (which I didn’t either until they told me the total) Personal Trainers are fucking expensive. Like hot damn. Because of it’s expensiveness and me not thinking about my finances when I was there getting assessed, my wallet took a nose dive into the not so happy lands. Due to not being able to grow money on trees, ya girl was forced to put herself on a book buying ban and cut back on several things in order to get back on track.
Now the buying ban happened towards the middle/end of June where I enlisted the help of my friends on the Bookish Collision Discord Server (click the link to join!) to keep me accountable. So the amount you see here is pre-BBB–which hurts my heart and wallet to look at cause, idk how that happened either. Since starting my BBB, I am however, proud to say that I have stuck with it and haven’t bought a single book. With that said though, my mind is blown at the sheer amount of books I got AFTER the ban, which according to my data sheet, 126 of the ebooks collected this month were free/after my ban.
I know.
I honestly have no clue nor excuse to how this happened but ya girl ain’t even mad. Big shout out and thanks to Ruby over at Ruby’s Books, who has been on this book buying ban with me and has more than graciously taken on the role of being my freebies dealer! If you haven’t waddled to her side of the world yet I high key suggest you go do that! She is a complete gem and her content/work is a highlight to my day!
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
- 📚The Princess Saves Herself In This One by Amanda Lovelace
- Kingsbane by Claire LeGrande
- 📚*Storm and Fury by Jennifer L. Armentrout
- 📚Eclipse by Stephenie Meyer (UK Paperback)
- 📚Breaking Dawn by Stephenie Meyer (Special Edition Hardback)
- Girl Made of Stars by Ashley Herring Blake
- 📚My Life Next Door by Huntley Fitzpatrick
- Don’t Look Back by Jennifer L. Armentrout
- Every Exquisite Thing by Matthew Quick
- The Twilight Saga: The Official Illustrated Guide by Stephenie Meyer
- Going Off Script by Jen Wilde
📚 Denotes already read.
- The Player by Claire Contreras
- Polaris Rising by Jessie Mihalik
- Slayer by Kiersten White
- Caged In Water by Brighton Walsh
- Nightchaser by Amanda Bouchet
- Trust in Me by J. Lynn (Jennifer L. Armentrout)
- 📚Fall by Kristen Callihan
- The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
- Hearts in Darkness by Laura Kaye
- Protecting Piper by Cynthia Eden
- Part Time Cowboy by Maisey Yates
- All The Way by Kristen Proby
- Rock Bottom Girl by Lucy Score
- Ascension Saga: 1 by Grace Goodwin
- The Worst Best Man by Lucy Score
- Everything Leads To You by Nina LaCour
- Rock Me by Carly Phillips
- Pestilence by Laura Thalassa
- Tomboy by Avery Flynn
- Hilariously Ever After by Various Authors
- Sweet Enough To Eat by Alexa Riley
- Play by Piper Lawson
- Contagion by Erin Bowen
- Knight by Kristen Ashley
- Deacon by Kristen Ashley
- Raid by Kristen Ashley
- Creed by Kristen Ashley
- Sebring by Kristen Ashley
- Sworn to Raise by Terah Edun
- Rock Hard by K.A. Linde
- What’s Left Of Me by Amanda Maxlyn
- Falling for the Playboy by S.L. Scott
- Chasing Perfect by Melanie Shawn
- To Get Me To You by Kait Nolan
- Running From a Rock Star by Jami Albright
- Jane By The Book by Pepper Basham
- Detour by Kacey Shea
- Cake by J. Bengtsson
- 📚A Pizza My Heart by Teagan Hunter
- His Banana by Penelope Bloom
- Promise to Marry by Jessica Wood
- Above the Star by Alexis Marie Chute
- The Locker Room by Meghan Quinn
- Beauty and the Professor by Sky Warren
- 📚Four Day Fling by Emma Hart
- Manic Monday Piper Rayne
- Reckless Kiss by Amelia Wilde
- Drive Me Wild by Julie Kriss
- The Play by JH Croix
- Hometown Calling by Lexy Timms
- Wild Temptations by Mari Carr
- Accepted Fate by Charisse Spiers
- Time For Honesty by Mette Barfelt
- Hot Mess by Emily Goodwin
- Forgetting the Billionaire by Anne-Marie Meyer
- Roomie Wars by Kat T. Masen
- Meant To Be by Melody Grace
- Yesterday is Gone by HJ Bellus
- Meant to Be Kept by Amelia Foster
- Tales of A Tomboy by Evan Grace
- Accidental Soulmates by Nicole Casey
- Fast by SR Jones
- Just This Once by Rosalind James
- Playing Dirty by Mickey Miller
- Peace Love Resistance by Jettie Woodruff
- Blaze by L Wilder
- Clayton by Rachelle Mills
- Dirty Dom by Willow Winters
- Rule Number One by Nicky Shanks
- The Darkest Hour by Jasmin Quinn
- Overcome by Emily Camp
- Full Court Press by Sierra Hill
- Lost by Jodi Kae
- The Boss’s Daughter by Jennifer Bates
- The Omega Games by JL Wilder
- Blood Rose by Jacquelynn Faye
- The Lessons by Elizabeth Brown
- The Rules by Elizabeth Brown
- I Hate You, Remember Me by Jamie Knight
- Seizing Control by Kylie Hillman
- Hers to Kiss by Eliza Ellis
- The Perfect Illusion by Winter Renshaw
- Throne of Lies by Tara Leigh
- Roommate Material by Nicole Casey
- Hearths of Fire by Kennedy Layne
- Ghost by Daphne Loveling
- Full Circle by Mona Ingram
- Naught or Ice by Sylvia Pierce
- A better Version of Me by Luna Blue
- Batter Up by Robyn Neeley
- The Major’s Welcome by Tessa Bailey
- Send Sunshine by Heather Mackinnon
- Delayed Satisfaction by Lauren Blakely
- Office Mate by Katie Ashley
- Sound Advice by LB Dunbar
- A Week in New York by Louise Bay
- Dirty Rich One Night Stand by Lisa Renee Jones
- Big Head by Blake Wilder
- Kade’s Dark Embrace by Kym Grosso
- Mistaken by Talia Ellison
- Rich Boss by Amelia Wilde
- Resisting the Bad Boy by Violet Duke
- Rolling the Dice by Alessandra Torre
- The Choices I’ve Made by JL Berg
- My Charming Rival by Laruen Blakely
- A Beautiful Lie by Tara Sivec
- Badd Motherfucker by Jasinda Wilder
- Off Limits by Jules Barnard
- Tiger Lily: The Companion by Amelie S. Duncan
- Two Outta Three by S. Briones Lim
- Tank by M Malone
- Dreamthief by Tamara Grantham
- His Frenemy by Lori Ryan
- After All by Erin Nicholas
- Game Set Match by Nana Malone
- Dragon’s Oath by Eve Laird
- Spy Girl Box Set by Jillian Dodd
- Game Saver by BJ Harvey
- When We Left by Elena Aitken
- Beauty and the Blitz by Sosie Frost
- Heavy Equipment by Skye Warren
- Royal Catch by Kylie Gilmore
- Just One Night by Melanie Shawn
- Worth the Scandal by Karen Erickson
- Someday Girl by Melanie Shawn
- Let’s Be Just Friends by Camilla Isley
- Bad Boy Rock Star by Candy J Starr
- Piper by Ali Parker
- Avoiding The Playboy by J Sterling
- Love’s Second Chance by LP Dover
- Everly Dalton’s Dating Disasters by Claire Kingsley
- The Bodyguard by Natalie Wrye
- One Taste by KA Berg
- Exhale by Laxmi Hariharan
- Doctor Bad Boy by Ainsley Booth
- The Extra by Megan Walker
- Royal Player by Katie McCoy
- Snowed In With The Ranger by Kait Nolan
- Dirty Flirting Part One by Ava Alise
- Forever Mine by Kennedy Fox
- War of the Roses by Iris Morland
- Tempted by the Jaguar by Cristina Rayne
- Stone Investigations by Harper Maguire
📚 Denotes already read. 🚫 Denotes DNF.
- Sexy Filthy Boss by Piper Rayne (Wildfire Market Solutions), Published June 11th 2019
- Let Go by Allie Winters (Author), Published June 30th 2019
- 📚A Pizza My Heart by Teagan Hunter (Wildfire Market Solutions), Published June 20th 2019
- 📚Superfan by Sarina Bowen (Author), Published June 25th 2019
- 📚The Locker Room by Meghan Quinn (Author), Published June 20th 2019
- The Grace Year by Kim Liggett (Netgalley), Publishes October 8th 2019
- 📚The Black Mage by Daniel Barnes & DJ Kirkland (Netgalley), Publishes October 29th 2019
- Bet Me To Stay by Candace Havens (Entangled), Publishes July 8th 2019
- Hello Girls by Brittany Cavallaro & Emily Henry (FFBC), Publishes August 6th 2019
- 📚Switch Bidder by Sara Ney (Author), Published June 27th 2019
- Announcing Trouble by Amy Fellner Dominy (Entangled Teen), Publishes August 5th 2019
📚 Denotes already read/listened too.
- You Do You: Proud to Be Fabulous by Tan France and Nikki Levy
- Alien III by William Gibson
- 📚Illuminae by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff
- Gemina by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff
Are any of these on your TBRs, or have you already read them? If so, what did you think?
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That is definitely what birthdays are for! Haha 🙂 I am mailing out a few free signed copies of my novel in exchange for honest reviews – if you’d like a copy, shoot me an email with your address<3 alyshakaye@@gmail.com
dang June was quite a month for you, and I have so much admiration for you making so many lifestyle changes! and there are so many free books floating around if you know where / how to look (slash have friends who are enablers, love you Ruby 💕), I feel like that gets you into a flow of acquiring books so it’s definitely understandable.
that said, wow, that really is *a lot* of books. but heyyyy I spy The Night Circus! 😍
Love you too Izzy. *whispers* want any freebies? LOL
I have more than enough to read for now, but I’ll let you know 😂
Ah well, it was your birthday month, so that’s your excuse 😅 And good for you with the Bible studying and gym membership!
Seeing this makes me wonder how July is going to go for me since it’s my birthday month 😬😂 I’m already at 4 bought so far.
Belated Happy Birthday! That’s the perfect excuse to justify your book haul for sure. Will definitely be looking at those romance titles the next time I need a quick read!
I feel you ! I should actually join this book buying ban hahaha, well needed for a bookworm who doesn’t know how to properly budget when her heart is addicted to books 😀
Aw thank you for the shout out! I love being your dealer, Sammy Sam! Being on a book buying ban is hard, so we need all the help we can possibly get. First, happy birthday! And second wow mega book haul. BUT BUT BUT. Most are free, and like I said, we need our fix. Congrats on joining a gym and hiring a PT. Let us know how it goes, because I’m thinking of doing the same thing but I. Am. Terrified.
SAM omgod ahah, you just needed to get those books even w/out spending money. your amazing haha
hope u had a great birthday
“I honestly have no clue nor excuse to how this happened but ya girl ain’t even mad.”
LOL I love it! I loved your personality throughout this haha!
But honestly 160 books for only $126 is a steal so I wouldn’t be mad either. 💁🏻♀️
I can honestly say I was impressed by the fact of how long it took me to scroll through this post while going through it. I feel like you and I have a problem with accumulating books. I know life didn’t do a haul post the last two months because I couldn’t let everyone know I have a shopping problem with books lol. You have some great books in there, so jelly!
Haleyyyyy!!! I can be your dealer too if you want. Just let me know and I will FLOOD you with freebies resources *beams*
*tips hat to you for the lifestyle changes*
Gotta say though, you seem to spend more time buying/gaining freebies than reading the poor books. They’re all screaming for you to read them now Sam *cackles* Also will be keeping an eye on you with this book buying ban….I’ll be watching friend xD
OMG SAM!! What did you do?? 😂 How will you ever find time to read all of these books?? Your poor TBR!!
Holy fucking crap Sam, no WONDER you created the BBB channel and went on a strict ban. 160 books in a month is insane, and RIP to your TBR (honestly, just read Kingsbane immediately so I can screech with you about it).
Ruby is a good freebies dealer. And all around great person. Good luck Sam, I am watching you!
It’s a problem dude, lmao. And Kingsbane is def on my list to read after ARC mountain dies a Game of Thrones death. lmao.
Ruby is 10/10 would recommend. Absolutely LOVE her! <3 Thank you! And please watch me cause this is just sad lmao.
OH MY GOD SAM YOU REALLY WENT WILD 😱😍😍😍
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