Book Haul #65

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Oh hey, book haul. How you doing?

Well, you say? Fantastic! Welcome to This Splendid Shambles; we love books around here.

So much so that we’re up to book haul number 65! Can you even believe it? Like a lot of my hauls, these books were given to me or purchased by me over the course of about a month, some have been read already and some are still sitting on my shelf. But each I’m excited for and I’m excited to be able to add them to my ever-growing collection. Like always, feel free to send me recommendations of books you think I might enjoy; leave a comment or flick me a tweet!

Dumplin’ and Puddin’ by Julie Murphy

I was given Puddin’ by HaperCollins NZ, so I thought I had better also get Dumplin’ and give that a read. As far as I know, they’re not a series, but I wanted to read Dumplin’ first just in case. You know how it is.

The Ghosts of the Shadow Market by Cassandra Clare

That’s right, folks. Cassandra Clare has yet another book out! This one is similar to The Bane Chronicles and Tales from the Shadowhunter Academy, in that it isn’t one story, rather a bunch of different stories that have a similar theme: the Shadow Market. I’m looking forward to reading this (even if it is over 600 pages!) because I really like the idea of he Shadow Market, which we saw some of in The Dark Artifices series.

Stepsister, by Jennifer Donnelly | The Eyes of Tamburah, by Maria V. Snyder

Thank you to Allen & Unwin for Stepsister and HarperCollins NZ for The Eyes of Tamburah. I’ve already read Stepsister and really enjoyed it; looking forward to getting into Tamburah soon!

My Name is not Peasblossom, by Jackie French

The idea of this book really intrigued me; it’s a retelling of Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Other than watching re-tellings of Shakespearean plays via movie or TV show (10 Things I Hate About You, for example, is The Taming of the Shrew; She’s the Man, is Twelfth Night), and even seeing a bunch of Pop Up Globe performances, I don’t think I’ve read any books that re-tell a tale from the bard. This is nice and short, so I’m sure I will fly through it in no time. I received this one from HarperCollins NZ.

Have you read any of these? Or maybe you’ve collected a nice wee book haul in the last month? Let me know!