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My November Book Haul!


I put myself on a book ban in November... yet I still managed to buy myself 18 of the damn things. Oops?


Here's the books I bought, why I bought them and links to the reviews for the ones I've already read! WARNING - I absolutely judge books by their cover. I'm not ashamed to admit it. 


The Ex-Hex

I saw this around Halloween and everyone was reading it. I ordered it a bit late but it still gave me those cosy Autumn vibes and I loved it. Full review HERE


Cackle 

Another book that was big around Halloween and I love witchy books so I didn't resist. Didn't quite give me the Autumn feeling that I was looking for but cabin in the woods? Box ticked! Full review HERE


The Goblin Emperor 

As a Labyrinth fanatic, I have no shame in admitting that anything to do with Goblin Kings or the like will absolutely draw me in. Wintersong and Shadowsong upheld my obsession. I have no idea if this will follow suit but I'm looking forward to getting into it.


The Priory of the Orange Tree 

I bought it because it's been highly recommended. I will probably put it off though because of the sheer size of it. Do I have any idea what it's about? No. But do I trust booktokkers? Apparently, yes. 


A Touch of Darkness, A Touch of Ruin, A Touch of Malice


A Booktok find as a result of getting into spicy books - I've seen this one appear quite a lot and thought I'd treat myself. I feel like it's one of those series I'm going to need a weekend to just invest myself into. From my understand - it's sext greek mythology and I don't think there's any other justification needed. 


The Atlas Six

I have no idea what this book is about or anything but I know a lot of people recommend it and I love the cover so.. I'm easily swayed. 


The Love Hypothesis

I've seen a fair amount of buzz about this. I don't normally like cartoon covers and I actively avoid them but this was on a deal at Tesco so thought I'd treat myself! Plus I like the idea of a fake romance that turns into something more. REVIEW OUT 7th DECEMBER


Christmas at the Island Hotel

Jenny Colgan is one of my favourite authors. Ever since I got a free copy of Looking For Andrew McArthy with a copy of Cosmo when I was a late-teen, I've read her books and loved them all. Somewhere along the line, I became out of sync though and this has remained unread for a while. 


Twisted Love, Twisted Games, Twisted Lies


Another Booktok find and I think I'm going to enjoy these because they're standalone. I'm not going to have to really set aside the time to read them. I'm a bit annoyed that I couldn't get the third book but as it's not a series, I'm not broken hearted. 


It Happened One Summer

I actually meant to buy this one a few weeks ago but they didn't have a copy of it in my local Waterstones so I went with Hook, Line and Sinker [LINK] instead. This means I'll be reading them out of order and I already have an idea of how the story ends BUT I am already very intrigued by Brendans character and story. I love a dark and brooding type. 


Six of Crows, Crooked Kingdom

I've had my eye on this one for a while. I think it's purely because I share my name with the author but it's also a fantasy and a series... so naturally, I'm all in. 


Hex Appeal

I actually bought this because I thought it was the sequel to The Ex Hex. It is not. But it's a witchy book so I'm probably going to love it. 


A Merry Little Meet Cute

Christmas... and spice?! SIGN ME UP! This was definitely a spur of the minute purchase and I can't wait to go in on it. This is probably going to be my first read of December and I can't wait!



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