Mogsy’s Book Haul

This is the problem with waiting every two weeks to do a Book Haul post; sometimes a lot of books come in and the shelves just explode…

Murder –  I was so excited when I first found out there was going to be a follow-up to Sarah Pinborough’s Mayhem! I couldn’t wait and already read and devoured this yummy novel, so keep an eye out for the review in the coming days. My thanks to Jo Fletcher Books.

Earth Star – this is the sequel to Earth Girl, which I’ve heard such awesome things about. I’m curious about this series, since I’m always on the lookout for YA that’s a little different. Thanks Pyr Books!

Gemsigns – I’d originally feared it lost, but after spending nearly two months in transit, the physical review copy finally made it across the Atlantic and rose triumphant from the deep dark depths of customs to make it safely into my hands! Good thing too, because I’m really looking forward to it.

Return of the Discontinued Man – I hadn’t heard much about this series, but the cover on this ARC looks amazing. I learned it’s the fifth installment of the Burton & Swinburne books, so maybe I’ll check it out.

Silver Mirrors – coming out at the end of this month is the sequel to Bronze Gods which has been on my TBR forever. It’s also on my book list for this spring! So I’ll definitely be reading both soon.

The Ophelia Prophecy – this book had me at “interspecies love”. Wonderful to see a science fiction romance! My thanks to Tabitha at NotYetRead for passing along her ARC copy so I can experience the brilliance of this book for myself!

The Forbidden Library – I purchased this for myself on the release date earlier this week. One downside of having the ARC copy is that the illustrations aren’t always in them yet! With this finished copy I can finally see all the pictures in them in their full glory, and I will also be setting this one aside for my daughter to give her when she is older. I loved this book! Check out my review if you haven’t yet, as well as an interview with the author.

Lords and Ladies – I was at a book sale and saw this lovely hardcover of Terry Pratchett’s Lords and Ladies for $2! For a used copy that was originally published in the 90s, it was in surprisingly great shape. I just couldn’t resist adding it to my library, because 1) Pratchett and 2) it was such a beautiful book.

A couple weeks I also binged at BookOutlet. I know, I know, I said I was going to stay far far away from that place. But I fell off the wagon, okay? A support group doesn’t seem to help. In fact, it’s become somewhat of a tradition here at The BiblioSanctum for me and my co-blogger Wendy to blame each other whenever we forget our self-imposed bans and splurge at that evil (wonderful!) place. But anyway, here’s the books I ended up with. Hey, I’d say I showed extraordinary self-restraint.

But it’s still your fault, Wendy.

And now the digital pile…

Midnight Thief – from Netgalley, I’ve been waiting for this one a long time. I received the prequel novella Poison Dance from the author last year and it made me very excited for Midnight Thief!

Night Terrors – another Netgalley ARC, I’ve never actually read anything from Tim Waggoner but I’ve heard he’s quite good. And look at that creeptastic cover! Hope no one here is afraid of clowns…

Assault or Attrition – Blake Northcott does it again! The Kickstarter-backed Arena Mode was so successful that she crowdfunded the sequel as well and it also reached its goal lightning quick. The e-versions were ready first and I was sent them recently.

Black Dog – for a while now, I’ve been waffling on whether or not I should get this book. But then I saw it as a US Kindle teen daily deal earlier this week and that made the decision for me! I love seeing Angry Robot/Strange Chemistry titles as daily deals, let’s hope they keep coming.