Stacking the Shelves: June 2020 Book Haul

Stacking the Shelves is a meme co-hosted by Reading Reality and Tynga's Reviews (the image above belongs to these blogs too). Each week bloggers share the books they got.

Super late (as always) but here is my June book haul!

1. Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata

I LOVED this book, can't recommend it enough! 

2. The Ghost Bride by Yangsze Choo

I read this one in July, find out more about this book and my thoughts in my wrap up!

3. Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston

This cover wasn't the one I ordered but I actually really like it.

4. Locke & Key, Vol. 2: Head Games by Joe Hill and Gabriel Rodríguez

5. Dominicana by Angie Cruz

I'm very excited to read this one!

6. Strange Weather in Tokyo by Hiromi Kawakami

This was a gorgeous story, you can find more info in my July wrap up.

7. The Nakano Thrift Shop by Hiromi Kawakami

8. Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People About Race by Reni Eddo-Lodge

9. White Fragility: Why It’s So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism by Robin DiAngelo

10. We Should All Be Feminists by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Loved this one!

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Stacking the Shelves: June Book Haul

Stacking the Shelves is a meme co-hosted by Reading Reality and Tynga's Reviews (the image above belongs to these blogs too). Each week bloggers share the books they got.

As always, I'm very late to post my June book haul. Here it finally is! 


1. Only Human (Themis Files #3) by Sylvain Neuvel 

I got the following comics from the English comic book store in Ghent which sadly had to close its doors in June.

2. Heart in a Box by Kelly Thompson and Meredith McClaren

3. Sweet Tooth, Volume 2: In Captivity by Jeff Lemire 

Already read this one and really enjoyed it! Definitely continuing the series!

4. Monstress, Vol. 2: The Blood by Marjorie M. Liu and Sana Takeda

5. Alex + Ada, Vol. 1 and Vol. 2 by Jonathan Luna and Sarah Vaughn 

6. Franny and Zooey by J.D. Salinger

7. The Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang 

Probably reading this e-book next!

8. A Week to Be Wicked (Spindle Cove #2) by Tessa Dare 

E-book.

9. Do You Want to Start a Scandal (Spindle Cove #5) by Tessa Dare 

E- book.

10. The Hating Game by Sally Thorne

I got myself a physical copy of this book which I have read several times in e-book format and I just needed to own a physical copy of my favourite comfort read!

11. Crazy Rich Asians (Crazy Rich Asians #1) by Kevin Kwan

Because I want to read the book before I watch the movie!

12. The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid 

The next three books I got from a cheap book fair Boekenfestijn in Ghent.

13. Noughts & Crosses (Noughts and Crosses #1) by Malorie Blackman 

14. All Our Wrong Todays by Elan Mastai 

15. Two Lives by Vikram Seth

The first e-book I got from Netgalley and the others I purchased myself.

16. The Freeze-Frame Revolution (Sunflower Cycle) by Peter Watts

17. Heartstone (Heartstone #1) by Elle Katharine White

A Pride and Prejudice retelling with dragons? Yes, please!

18. The Sea King (Weathermages of Mystral #2)


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June Wrap Up

May was a terrible reading month but June was a lot better! 


1. Sweet Tooth, Volume 1: Out of the Deep Woods by Jeff Lemire

I really enjoyed this although I wish it had been longer. I'm definitely continuing the series! 4 stars.

2. You (You, #1) by Caroline Kepnes 

I've heard nothing but great things about this book which is why I was so disappointed when I did not like this as much as I hoped I would. 

First of all, I need to mention that this is not a genre I often read and that I was in a reading slump. However, I often felt bored and disliked all the characters. At times the only likeable character was Joe, which was disturbing to be honest. I can't say I recommend this one. 2,5 - 3 stars.

3. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Hitchhiker's Guide, #1) by Douglas Adams

It took me some time to get into this book, the beginning is definitely slow but I liked the second part of the book a lot better. Again, I was in a reading slump but I somehow expected a lot more from this beloved story. 3 stars.

4. Leah on the Offbeat (Creekwood, #2) by Becky Albertalli 

This is the book that got me out of the reading slump. I still like Simon's story best but this was a really fun read! 4 stars!

5. LIFEL1K3 (Lifelike, #1) by Jay Kristoff 

As I consider Jay Kristoff as one of my favourite authors of the moment I felt let down by LIFEL1K3. I did not care for the main characters (my favourite character being Cricket) and I was bored through the first half of the book. The last hundred pages were a lot better and made me excited to pick up the sequel but all in all, I'm a little disappointed with this one. 3 stars.

6. Sheets by Brenna Thummler

I enjoyed this one! Check out my review here.

7. A Court of Frost and Starlight (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #3.1) by Sarah J. Maas

Not much happened in this one, I'm excited for the next book, though! 3 stars.

8. Heartstone (Heartstone, #1) by Elle Katharine White 

A Pride and Prejudice retelling with dragons? Of course I enjoyed it! 3 stars.



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June and July Book Haul

Stacking the Shelves is co-hosted by Reading Reality and Tynga's Reviews. Each week bloggers post the books they purchased or received. I'm behind on a lot of book hauls, so I decided to share both my June and July book haul in this post. I hope I did not forget any books, but if so, I'll let you know in another post.

1. Stolen Songbird (The Malediction Trilogy #1) by Danielle L. Jensen

2. Hidden Huntress (The Malediction Trilogy, #2) by Danielle L. Jensen

3. Warrior Witch (The Malediction Trilogy, #3) by Danielle L. Jensen

4. When Dimple Met Rishi by Sandhya Menon

5. Blackmoore by Julianne Donaldson

6. Percy Jackson box set by Rick Riordan

I got this box and the following books from a book fair which sells their books really cheap. So, all of these were a bargain I couldn't resist!

7. Shopaholic to the Stars (Shopaholic #7) by Sophie Kinsella 

8. The Circle (Engelsfors #1) by Sara Bergmark Elfgren, Mats Strandberg

9. Faking It (Losing It #2) by Cora Carmack 

10. The Lady of the Rivers (The Cousins' War #1) by Philippa Gregory 

11. Edge of Eternity (The Century Trilogy #3) by Ken Follett

This is the third book in a trilogy and I got the second one on the same fair a couple of years ago. Now I only need to get the first book.


These are the books I got in July:

6. Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail by Cheryl Strayed 

I really enjoyed this book! Would also highly recommend the movie!

7. Spanish version of Ender's Game (The Ender Quintet #1) by Orson Scott Card

I got this one for free during my holiday in Spain.


I did reasonably well these last two months, but don't worry, I went overboard buying books in August, I will need at least two book haul posts to tell you about them all. I went a little insane. In addition, August is also my birthday month, so do I really need to say more?


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A Very Late June Wrap Up

I'm incredibly late by posted my June wrap at the end of July, but here it is anyway. If you want to know why I haven't posted much this month, check out my previous post Life and Blog Update. I'm going to keep this short, so here are the books I read in June! Finally!

1. Romancing the Duke (Castles Ever After, #1) by Tessa Dare

For some reason, I was incredibly into historical romance novels in the begining of the month. Really enjoyed Tessa Dare's books. I gave this one 3 stars.

2. If I Only Had a Duke (The Disgraceful Dukes, #2) by Lenora Bell 

I wasn't as impressed with this one. I gave it 2 stars and decided to stick to Tessa Dare's novels.

3. Giant Days, Vol. 2 (Giant Days, #2) by John Allison

I really enjoy this comic series! I'm sad they changed the art style though. 4 stars! Really recommend it!

4. Nasty Women by 404 Ink

My first non-fiction book and Netgalley arc! I'm so proud of myself! :)

Really enjoyed this one and I would highly recommend this collection of feminist essays! You can find my review here.

5. Say Yes to the Marquess (Castles Ever After, #2) by Tessa Dare

This was my least favourite Tessa Dare novel so far. Sadly, I was quite bored by it at times. My Goodreads rating is 3 stars but it's more a 2,5 stars for me.

6. When a Scot Ties the Knot (Castles Ever After, #3) by Tessa Dare

This book was hilarious! 4 stars! Recommend it! 

You can read all these Tessa Dare books separately, you do not need to read them in order.

7. And I Darken (The Conqueror's Saga, #1) by Kiersten White 

3 stars. You can find my review here.

8. Now I Rise (The Conqueror's Saga, #2) by Kiersten White 

I'm so grateful I got approved to read this arc through Netgalley! 4 stars! You can find my review here.

9. Red Rising (Red Rising, #1) by Pierce Brown

Last but not least, I finally finished Red Rising! I started it in May, but for some reason didn't get past page 40. I borrowed this book from a friend of mine who loved it, so I had to give it another chance. And I did end up enjoying the second half of the book so much more! 

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June TBR

These are the books I'm planning to read in June.

1. And I Darken (The Conqueror's Saga #1) by Kiersten White 

I recently joined Netgalley and I actually got approved to read the sequel, so now I need to read the first book, no more excuses! Really excited, though!

2. Now I Rise (The Conqueror's Saga #2) by Kiersten White

3. How to Find Love in a Bookshop by Veronica Henry

I also got this from Netgalley, I actually haven't been able to finish a book I got approved on Netgalley. I started one I really don't like but I'm not sure how to review it, should I DNF it? 

4. Flame in the Mist (Flame in the Mist #1) by Renee Ahdieh

This book was in my Fairyloot box and I'm really excited to finally read it! The cover is stunning and a Mulan retelling? I never stood a chance :p

5. The Circle by Dave Eggers

I requested this book in my local library and it actually got approved!

6. The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead

Same case here, I need to read both of them so I can return them to library.


Which books are you planning to read this month? Have you read any of the books mentioned above? Which ones should I read first? Leave your thoughts down below!