November 2019 Book Haul

With NaNo going on all month (post on that to come soon), I really didn't expect to be adding many books to my shelves this last month. November was already crazy, seeing as I had a newborn on my hands in addition to a one-and-a-half year old. Add in a busy week of being with family for Thanksgiving and an emergency appendix surgery for my hubby... yeah, November was nuts. Looking back now, I'm surprised I had any time to go shopping at all.

However, I will say that book mail is DA. BEST. Sometimes, you don't need time to go shopping. You just need to check the mailbox. *grins*

So, here's November's book haul.

Sorry for the dark coloring; I don't feel like editing the pic.

The Rope Trick // Lloyd Alexander - After reading the Prydain Chronicles and the Westmark Trilogy, you can bet I'll pick up any Lloyd Alexander book I can.

Writing Magic // Gail Carson Levine - Who knew that the woman who introduced the world to fairytale retellings also wrote nonfiction? I'm pretty excited about this one.

By the Shores of Silver Lake (Little House, #5) // Laura Ingalls Wilder - The ONE Little House book I didn't have yet. SCORE.

Florence Young: Mission Accomplished (Christian Heroes: Then and Now, #23) // Janet and Geoff Young - I remember reading a lot of missionary stories growing up, and these are the types of stories I want to be able to share with my kiddos.

The Princess // Lori Wick - A friend of mine a long time ago told me this was her favorite book, and I completely forgot about it until I came across this copy in a thrift store. I'm not familiar with the author, but it's definitely a score at a thrift store price.

A Walk with Jane Austen: A Journey into Adventure, Love, and Faith // Lori Smith - The title of this one jumped out to me. I've never read anything like this before, and it's Austen, so I'm pretty excited about it.

The Book Thief // Markus Zusak - I don't normally go for the books that have all the hype, but I've wanted to read this one for a while. And it was $1. It was a no-brainer.

Captive Treasure // Milly Howard - A book from my childhood. I grew up with a lot of books from BJU Press, and I loved them all. This one always reminds me of Lois Lenski's Indian Captive, as both books basically have the same plot.

Silas Marner // George Eliot - Classic in a gorgeous hardback. I'm always up for that.

Sew, It's a Quest // Do You Take This Quest? // My Kingdom for a Quest // Honor: A Quest In // Hair We Go Again // Kendra E. Ardnek - BOOK MAIL. MADE MY DAY. I just realized recently that I've only read the first two books in this series. *le gasp* Now, I can fix that! Super exciting.

The Dragon's Flower // Wyn Estelle Owens - Also BOOK MAIL. I'd completely forgotten I'd won this giveaway until this showed up in my mailbox. A Rapunzel tale worth the read. Review here on KiriBeth.

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And that's it, folks! What books did you add to your shelves in November? Any favorites in the ones I hauled above? Let me know in the comments!

God bless!

March 2019 Book Haul

Time for another book haul post!

This month actually turned out to be quite kleptomaniac-ish for me, since my husband and I were able to hit a couple of thrift stores on the weekends and I managed to save up my Amazon giftcards enough for a book order. I was so excited about that order, and kept track of each package as it shipped. My darling hubby went out in the rain to collect one of the packages from the mail box for me, just to make sure my book didn't get wet. Have I mentioned how much I absolutely love him? Because I do.

Anyway, let's get on to the books!

The Masterharper of Pern // Anne McCaffrey 

My husband has been a long-time fan of Anne McCaffrey, so we're on a quest right now to find all of her Pern books. I've only read the Harper Hall Trilogy at this point, but I'm looking forward to reading more about that world.

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The Spiderwick Chronicles: The Seeing Stone // Tony DiTerlizzi and Holly Black

Not having full series really bugs me, but that's the biggest danger you face when you're addicted to second-hand books. I'm slowly fleshing out my Spiderwick Chronicles, but so far, I've only got the first two books. #oneday They're fun to read, though.

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The Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook // Joshua Piven and David Borgenicht

Not fiction, but this is a really fun one! I mean, with a title like that, how could you NOT get it?? Some of the scenarios are absolutely hilarious!

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Little House in the Big Woods // Laura Ingalls Wilder

Would you believe my Little House collection has all but the first book? Not anymore. These were some of my favorite books growing up, and I'm looking forward to sharing this with my daughter one day. 

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Bridge to Terabithia // Katherine Paterson

I remember watching the film version of this story years ago. I've never read the book. Figured it was as good a time as any. 

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How to Train Your Dragon: How to Be a Pirate // Cressida Cowell 

I believe that this is a small example of when the movies were actually better than the books, but I've yet to actually read the books to solidify my belief. Besides, it's dragons. And what could be better than dragons? 

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Medallion // Dawn L. Watkins

Another favorite childhood book. I actually had the great honor of having the author as my teacher for two classes while I was in college, and THAT was pretty amazing. I felt like I met a celebrity. IT WAS PRETTY COOL. 

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Marlow and Shakespeare 

More Shakespeare collecting. And this is a book that will look really good just sitting out for display. You know what I mean. You collect those books, too. Don't deny it. 

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Realm Walkers: One Realm Beyond // Donita K. Paul

And thus finishes my collection of all Mrs. Paul's published dragon novels. I'm still really bummed that she was never able to get the third book in this trilogy published. *sniff* But I'm going to enjoy all of this since it's out. 

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The Kingdom Series: Kingdom's Call // Chuck Black

Another favorite! And that completes my Kingdom series! I won books 1-3 in a giveaway, and then found 5 & 6 at a local bookstore. Thus, ordering book 4 on Amazon was necessary to my book OCD. Definitely recommend this series, as well as the second series, The Knight of Arrethtrae.

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The Huntress of Thornbeck Forest // Melanie Dickerson

Although I've read almost all of Melanie Dickerson's fairytale retellings, I actually don't own any in paperback save for The Fairest Beauty (which really wasn't my favorite, but was better than The Orphan's Wish). Huntress is by far my favorite of her books, and I'm looking forward to reading it again. 

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Kinsman Chronicles: King's Blood // Jill Williamson

I read King's Folly like 4 years ago, so finally getting this book last month and READING it was both a chore and amazing. Definitely got some dark tones, so it's for a more mature reader, but it blew me away. I hope it doesn't take me another 4 years to get King's War. Full review here on KiriBeth. 

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The Complete Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm

My husband found this in the TRASH at work. Like, SOMEONE WAS TRYING TO THROW THIS BEAUTIFUL BOOK AWAY! *le gasp* He brought it home for me and I have not stopped being in awe since. I told you he was a great guy. The book was in like new condition, and I feel very fairytale-expert-snobbish right now with this on my shelf. I won't lie. 

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Well, that's it for March, guys! What books did you add to your shelves this month? Let me know below! 

God bless!