Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly blog meme hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl.
This week’s challenge was to list 10 bookish merch items I’d like to own, but I’ve mostly stopped collecting bookish merch because I ran out of room? So, instead, I thought I’d go with something else shopping-inspired and list my fifteen most recent kindle purchases!
I went with fifteen instead of ten because… well, because I wanted to. ?
Most of these were/are on sale, so I’ll list prices for the ones still on sale! (These are for the kindle US store, so I can’t guarantee prices for other platforms or regions.) KU = available on Kindle Unlimited.
1. Killing Sarai (In the Company of Killers, #1) — J. A. Redmerski
NA dark contemporary
still on sale? yes ($0.99); KU
2. Pennies (Dollar, #1) — Pepper Winters
NA dark contemporary
still on sale? yes (FREE)
3. Witching Hour Theatre — Jonathan Janz
adult horror
still on sale? yes ($0.99) KU
4. Magic Bites (Kate Daniels, #1) — Ilona Andrews
adult paranormal fantasy
still on sale? yes ($2.99)
5. Rogue Nights — anthology (Talia Hibberts, Annabeth Albert, Rebecca Crowley, Hudson Lin, Shae Connor, Ainsley Booth, Robin Covington)
adult contemporary romance
still on sale? yes ($0.99)
6. A Duke By Default (Reluctant Royals, #2) — Alyssa Cole
adult contemporary romance
still on sale? no ($5.99)
7. Revenge: Eleven Dark Tales — Yoko Ogawa
adult horror collection
still on sale? no ($9.99)
8. Just For Him complete trilogy (Bad for the Boss, Undone by the Ex-Con, Sweet on the Greek) — Talia Hibbert
adult contemporary romance
still on sale? yes ($0.99 total = $0.33 each); KU
(this is only on sale for a few more days, and each book is usually $3-4 apiece!)
9. Ellie Jordan, Ghost Trapper books #1-3 (Ellie Jordan Ghost Trapper, Cold Shadows, The Crawling Darkness)
NA paranormal fantasy
still on sale? yes ($0.99 total = $0.33 each)
10. Coraline: The Graphic Novel — Neil Gaiman
MG paranormal/horror
still on sale? no ($7.77)
11. Quarter to Midnight: 15 Tales of Horror and Suspense — Darcy Coates
adult horror collection
still on sale? no ($4.99); KU
(I’ve read this before and highly recommend it to anyone who enjoys horror short stories!)
12. Dream Woods — Patrick Lacey
adult horror
still on sale? no ($3.29)
13. Serpentine (Serpentine, #1) — Cindy Pon
YA fantasy
still on sale? yes ($0.99)
14. The Uninvited — Cat Winters
adult paranormal/historical fiction
still on sale? yes ($2.49)
15. Heart of Mist (The Oremere Chronicles, #1) — Helen Scheuerer
YA fantasy
still on sale? yes ($2.99); KU
Which of these new purchases should I read first? Have you read any of them? Let me know in the comments!
Katie @Just Another Girl and Her Books
November 13, 2018I haven’t read any of these books, but I’m drawn to Serpentine or Dream Woods, so I think you should read one of those first. Hope you have a great week.
Destiny @ Howling Libraries
November 14, 2018Thank you, Katie, you too! I think I might try to read Dream Woods for Short-a-thon next month! 🙂
ChrissiReads
November 13, 2018I do love a Kindle bargain! 🙂 Looks like you’ve picked up some great books.
Destiny @ Howling Libraries
November 14, 2018Thank you! 😀 I had stopped checking the sale emails for several months there because my Kindle was on the fritz, but I get a new Kindle this month and decided to start shopping for them again!
HEATHERWRIMO ?✏️✨ (@SPEWYouVoldy)
November 13, 2018Coaralineeeeeeee!!! If you haven’t read it yet, I HIGHLY HIGHLY RECOMMEND! Overall, what good deals! I love a good Kindle bargain deal! The Bookbub and BookPerk emails are the only ones I look forward to every day haha. <3
Destiny @ Howling Libraries
November 14, 2018I have NEVER read Coraline, can you believe it?! :O I’m hopefully going to read it for Short-a-thon, though! Hahaha I feel you, I love those emails! 😀
Brooke Lorren
November 13, 2018Those Amazon cheap books always get me. I guess I’m not the only person who had trouble thinking of stuff to get.
Destiny @ Howling Libraries
November 14, 2018They’re so cheap when they go on sale that it’s easy to buy a bunch and forget that they add up over time, haha! 🙂
Danielle @ Life of a Literary Nerd
November 13, 2018I read the first Ellie Jordan book but I really don’t remember it.
Destiny @ Howling Libraries
November 14, 2018I don’t hear much about it, but I love ghost hunter stories, and I couldn’t beat the price, right? 😀
Greg
November 13, 2018Ooh Witching Hour Theatre looks kinda good, and I love the look of The Uninvited!
Destiny @ Howling Libraries
November 14, 2018I love what I’ve read from Jonathan Janz so far, so I’m super excited for Witching Hour Theatre! And yes, I hear lots of good things about The Uninvited. 🙂
Kathy @ Books & Munches
November 13, 2018I don’t know ANY of these and the ones that looked interesting at first sight, I didn’t find that interesting anymore after reading the Goodreads-synopsis, haha. Probably also has to do with my mind totally NOT being at the right space for dark things right now. 😛
[Also: do I want to know in what time span you bought all these?]
Destiny @ Howling Libraries
November 14, 2018Bahahah yeah, there’s a bit of a theme going on with most of them, right? 😛 Hmm… over the last… 2-3 weeks? Most of them were $1 at the time I bought them so I don’t feel too bad, but my haul is gonna be mostly ebooks this month for sure. ?
Kathy @ Books & Munches
November 15, 2018Hm, okay. You’re safe. I was half expecting you to say “oooh, a couple of days maybe?” 😛
I’ve bought.. two ebooks this year? One of which being KoA, haha. I’m still rocking my haul this month though! Only four on it! [I still haven’t given in to temptation but the urge to order books is getting bigger and bigger..]
Destiny @ Howling Libraries
November 16, 2018Bahaha thankfully, no! But if you saw the ARCs I’ve accepted and requested this week… I hate myself a little lmao. I really am going to adopt the method you talked about with writing it down and looking at it everyday for a week or so. Starting NOW.
Kathy @ Books & Munches
November 19, 2018Hahaha. I hope it’s working out so far! I actually managed to go from six / seven ARC’s on NG to.. 3 left to read and 1 to finish my review of – YAY ME. And I haven’t requested anything else! [I’m hoping to keep it that way since I do want to read my own books but lately I’ve been loving my Kindle so much?]
Destiny @ Howling Libraries
November 19, 2018Oooooh, look at you! That’s amazing! :’) And I feel you, I think I’ve told you this but the kindle app was a lifesaver for me during my pregnancy and when Isaac was a newborn, and then when I got an actual kindle it was even more so. I’m practically only reading ebooks right now since I got the new Oasis, it’s just so lightweight and comfy… 😀
Kathy @ Books & Munches
November 21, 2018Yeah, you did! I might actually try and get some more ebooks when they’re on sale or something. I even prepared myself by adding an “owned-etbr” to Goodreads, haha. :’)
Destiny @ Howling Libraries
November 23, 2018Bahahah that’s awesome. I have “owned-digital”, “owned-physical”, and “owned-tbr”, and when I need to see my digital TBR I just combine those two shelves. :’)
Kathy @ Books & Munches
November 26, 2018Hahah. The things we do to have some kind of overview when it comes to tbr’s.. :’)
I’m actually doubting whether I should add a separate “etbr” on my blog as well or just stick to the physical one.. Because.. y’know.. only the latter is already plenty confronting as it is and all.. :’)
Destiny @ Howling Libraries
November 26, 2018I think you should do an eARC TBR, too! I used to do separate hauls for physical and ebooks. I have been thinking about going back to it, because I think sometimes combining them is “too much” for one post? And I feel like maybe people would enjoy seeing JUST the ebooks versus JUST the physical. Plus, like this month for example, the physical isn’t TOO crazy (okay, I mean… it’s a lot but not my worst ever lmao), but the digital is… oof. I got a LOT of free kindle books this month. o_o
Kathy @ Books & Munches
November 27, 2018I’ve added an ebook part to my monthly wrap-up and I JUST made an ebook-tbr on my 2019 page as well soooo.. I’M AHEAD OF YOUR ADVICE, HAH. :’)
I honestly like the idea of separate posts – although maybe for the wrong reasons since that did make me get Merry Inkmas. <_< On the other hand.. By the time you post that post, most of the freebies won't be free anymore. Or so I hope. :') I'm at 22 free kindle books. [I should say this month but since I've only been "buying" those for a couple of days.. Oops.]
Destiny @ Howling Libraries
November 28, 2018Lmao! Nice. I want to switch up my TBR page for 2019 but I haven’t decided what I want to do with it yet. Right now it’s just too much of one long list with nothing to really make it interesting. Hmm…
Kathy @ Books & Munches
November 29, 2018Isn’t the LENGTH of the thing the interesting factor? 😛 I’m simply going to stick with alphabetically and a pre-2019 vs. 2019 set-up again. It’s easiest for me to adapt as I go. Although with the addition of ebooks, I’m not sure.. It’ll be a whole lot of divisions.. :/
Destiny @ Howling Libraries
December 1, 2018True ?
It is easier to update set up like this, that’s true! I might divide my “purchased” list from my “review copy” list, at least. I’m not sure. AUGH. ? I wish WordPress wasn’t so finicky about formatting.
Kathy @ Books & Munches
December 2, 2018Oh, I’d definitely do that if I were you! I don’t even count my ARC’s as pre-2018 / pre-2019 / haul since.. they’re not even finished copies. :’)
Ugh, don’t even mention WordPress and formatting. I will CRY and wreak havoc the day our regular editor is poof and the new one is all we can use. :/
Annemieke
November 13, 2018Oh cool you got Coraline the graphic novel. 😀
Destiny @ Howling Libraries
November 14, 2018Yes! I’ve never read it so I thought the graphic novel could be a good intro to the story. 😀
Verushka, an editor (@SydneyEditor1)
November 13, 2018Serpentine looks very cool! But there are so many authors here I need to check out — great list!
Destiny @ Howling Libraries
November 14, 2018Thank you! I just need more hours in the day so I could read them all right away haha!
Lin
November 13, 2018I’ve been meaning to read Coraline, I loved the movie for it when I was younger, but I can’t find the motivation to do it. But I DIDN’T KNOW THERE WAS A GRAPHIC NOVEL VERSION!! I bet its really pretty too! I might go for the Graphic Novel.
Happy Reading! ?
Destiny @ Howling Libraries
November 14, 2018I had no idea there was a graphic novel version, either! I’ve only ever seen bits and pieces of the movie and never read the full novel so I’m really excited. 🙂 Thank you, happy reading to you, too!
pinotandpages247
November 13, 2018I liked your spin on this week’s topics!
Destiny @ Howling Libraries
November 14, 2018Thank you! 🙂
Jennifer Rummel ?? (@yabooknerd)
November 13, 2018I really liked Duke by Default. I hope you do too!
Destiny @ Howling Libraries
November 14, 2018Awesome, I can’t wait to read it. 🙂 Thank you!
Kathy @ Pages Below the Vaulted Sky
November 13, 2018Ooh okay I’m gonna have to pick up Heart of Mist! It seems like everyone’s been raving about it and I’m super curious. 😀
Destiny @ Howling Libraries
November 14, 2018I’m hearing so many people mention it lately that I had to grab it! Hopefully we’ll both love it. 🙂
tasya @ the literary huntress
November 13, 2018I have a copy of Coraline graphic novel, and it’s one of my favorite! The art is just sooo good.
Destiny @ Howling Libraries
November 14, 2018That’s awesome! 🙂 If I love it as much as I expect to, I might have to put the physical version on my birthday list or something next year since I feel like art in GNs always looks so much better in person.
Aymee (@asphaltcowgrrl)
November 13, 2018I *loved* Coraline! And I really enjoyed Magic Bites as well. Great haul! You’ve got to love those Kindle sales. 🙂
Here is our Top Ten Tuesday. Thank you!
Destiny @ Howling Libraries
November 16, 2018Awesome, I’m so excited to read both of those! 🙂 Thank you!
TeaPartyPrincess
November 13, 2018Ooh I really want to read the Reluctant Royals books.
Looks like you picked up some bargains 😀
Cora | http://www.teapartyprincess.co.uk
Destiny @ Howling Libraries
November 16, 2018They sound so fun! I haven’t read or hauled the first book in the series yet, but this one was so cheap I had to go ahead and grab it!
Aj @ Read All The Things!
November 14, 2018I don’t have room for bookish stuff, either. I hope you enjoy all these! I really liked Coraline.
Destiny @ Howling Libraries
November 16, 2018Thank you, Aj! Yeah, there’s only so much shelf space you can have, right? ? I’m super excited for Coraline!
emmareadstoomuch
November 15, 2018i’ve basically stopped buying bookish merch too! in the end it’s like…i’d rather buy a book?? also shoutout to Coraline (which is v good and also the only one of these books i’ve read)
Destiny @ Howling Libraries
November 16, 2018Exactly! Like, why spend $25 after shipping on ONE candle when I could spend $25 on a whole box of books from BookOutlet ?
Kaleena @ Reader Voracious
November 18, 2018Just bought that Janz book…. let me know if you wanna buddy read it!
Destiny @ Howling Libraries
November 19, 2018Yes please! You know I’m always down for a Janz buddy read (or ANY buddy read) with you! ♥ I was thinking about reading it for Short-a-thon but would totally be willing to move it up if you want, I just need to read The Sorrows first!
Fran Rambles
November 19, 2018OMG Magic Bites! Kate Daniels is one of my favourite series ever. When I first read it, I thought the first book was a little meh, but it’s one of those series that keep getting better and better, so it’s definitely worth sticking with it even if you’re not immediately drawn in!
Destiny @ Howling Libraries
November 19, 2018Ooooh, good! I’m really excited to check it out. I’ll definitely be sure to give it a couple of books in before forming an opinion if I don’t love the first one. 🙂 I’m usually a pretty big stickler on not DNFing a series after just the first book unless I just absolutely HATE it.
Sarah
November 20, 2018Read Coraline aaaaaah, my fav Gaiman book.
Destiny @ Howling Libraries
November 23, 2018I think I might put it on my “must-read” list for Short-a-thon!