Spring Secondhand Book Haul 2020

Video in ENGLISH

Secondhand books bought in April-May:

1. "I, Claudius" by Robert Graves
2. "Claudius the God" by Robert Graves
3. "His Majesty's Dragon" by Naomi Novik
4. "The Stranger" by Albert Camus
5. "Convenience Store Woman" by Sayaka Murata
6. "Min mormor hälsar och säger förlåt" ("My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry") by Fredrik Backman
7. "Educated" by Tara Westover
8. "The Eyre Affair" by Jasper Fforde
9. "Three Dark Crowns" by Kendare Blake
10. "Blue Bloods" by Melissa de la Cruz
11. "Masquerade" by Melissa de la Cruz
12. "Revelations" by Melissa de la Cruz
13. "The Van Alen Legacy" by Melissa de la Cruz

Main source of books
All of them are secondhand finds, of course. I think I bought the most from Erikshjälpen.

Do I reasonably have space for these new books in my room?
I thought I didn't, but somehow they're all in here now. Magic?

Best find
I was ridiculously happy to find the books by Robert Graves. I'm also very pleasantly surprised to now own "Three Dark Crowns" and "His Majesty's Dragon".

Most expensive book
"The Stranger", which cost 37SEK.

Best bargain
"Three Dark Crowns"; a very hyped book for the insanely low price of just 5SEK.

Most excited to read
The books about Claudius :D

Most likely never to be read
Probably the fourth book in the "Blue Bloods" series, just in case I don't like the first ones. Other than that, I'd say maybe "The Eyre Affair", because I'm intimidated by all the references to classics I've not yet read.

Books I (kind of) regret not buying
None! I bought all the books I wanted to.

New series

1. "Claudius" by Robert Graves
2. "Temeraire" by Naomi Novik
3. "Thursday Next" by Jasper Fforde
4. "Three Dark Crowns" by Kendare Blake
5. "Blue Bloods" by Melissa de la Cruz

Total amount of books
I wish I knew exactly how many. Goodreads says 480 now, but that doesn't count bind-ups. I'd guess closer to 490. It's cool that I'm closing in on 500!

Overall thoughts
I'm happy with the books I manage to find. Regarding covid-19, I want to assure you that I haven't been breaking restrictions, and I've been careful while shopping. I'v kept my distance and executed extra good hygiene to protect myself and others. The restrictions in Sweden allow people to go outside with some limitations. Stores are still mostly open, and I want to do my best to still support the ones I often visited before the pandemic (Emmaus, Erikshjälpen, etc.).
Also, please watch the video, because it's in English! Exciting times!

March Book Haul 2019

Full Book Haul in Swedish

Books bought in 

1. "Red Glove" by Holly Black
2. "The Near Witch" by Victoria Schwab
3. "Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close" by Jonathan Safran Foer
4. "Foxfire" by Joyce Carol Oates
5. "Sköldpaddor hela vägen ner" ("Turtles All the Way Down") by John Green

Main source of books
This time it was secondhand. I drained my bank account (and will to spend money) after the book sale. Took it easy this month.

Do I reasonably have space for these new books in my room?
Well, I managed to get them all in there. Looks alright (almost).

Best find
Definitely "The Near Witch" by Victoria, which is in first edition. That edition hasn't been available to buy since at least 2014. I almost cried IN PUBLIC when I found it.

Most expensive book
The book by John Green, which cost me like 40SEK. It's nothing, really; Akademibokhandeln had 50% off the sale prices.

Best bargain
Hmm well considering that the book by John Green was on half the sales price, I'd consider it a great bargain. I doubt I'd be able to find "The Near Witch" in first edition for 30SEK anywhere else, though.

Most excited to read
"The Near Witch" by Victoria Schwab takes this spot. In fact, I read it as soon as I got it.

Most likely never to be read
Probably "Foxfire", but I can't say I bought a book that I'm certain I won't read. It's stupid to buy books I won't read, I know, but I've done the same thing before and ended up really wanting to read those books years later. So, I'd say it's just 'god framförhållning'.

Books I (kind of) regret not buying
I don't know... I've wanted to buy more books by Maria V. Snyder, since I loved the "Poison Study" series. That's not a priority at the moment, however.

New series
No new series! Only "Red Glove" by Holly Black, but that's the second book in the Curse Workers series.

Total amount of books
376+5=381

Overall thoughts

GREAT JOB at not spending lots. Gonna need my money in May.

February Book Haul 2019

Part 1

Part 2

Part 3

Part 4

Books bought in February

1. "Elden" ("Fire Study") by Maria V. Snyder
2. "Dödens märken" ("Carve the Mark") by Veronica Roth
3. "Children of Blood and Bone" by Tomi Adeyemi
4. "Dumplin'" by Julie Murphy
5. "Call Me By Your Name" by André Aciman
6. "Drakarna" ("Talon") by Julie Kagawa
7. "Rebellerna" ("Rogue") by Julie Kagawa
8. "Soldaterna" ("Soldier") by Julie Kagawa
9. "Legionen" ("Legion") by Julie Kagawa
10. "Till alla killar jag gillat" ("To All the Boys I've Loved Before") by Jenny Han
11. "P.S. Jag gillar dig fortfarande" ("PS. I Still Love You") by Jenny Han
12. "The DUFF" by Kody Keplinger
13. "We Were Liars" by E. Lockhart
14. "Seraphina" by Rachel Hartman
15. "The Midnight Star" by Marie Lu
16. "Brott och straff" ("Crime and Punishment") by Fjodor Dostojevskij
17. "Madame Bovary" by Gustave Flaubert
18. "Tower of Dawn" by Sarah J. Maas
19. "Wink Poppy Midnight" by April Genevieve Tucholke
20. "Besynnerliga berättelser" ("Tales of the Peculiar") by Ransom Riggs
21. "Eldmärkt" ("An Ember in the Ashes") by Sabaa Tahir
22. "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black
23. "Bloodlines" by Richelle Mead
24. "The Golden Lily" by Richelle Mead
25. "Animal Farm" by George Orwell
26. "1984" by George Orwell
27. "Hjärtlös" ("Heartless") by Marissa Meyer
28. "Mary Shelley Horror Stories" by Mary Shelley
29. "Just Dreaming" by Kerstin Gier

Main source of books
This month was all about the annual Swedish book sale! I purchased my books at Akademibokhandeln, Science Fiction Bokhandeln, and Adlibris <3

Do I reasonably have space for these new books in my room?
Always. It's getting tight, though. On the other hand, it was getting tight at 200 books. Now I'm at 350+. My parents and I might be planning a new bookshelf. We'll see.
Update, post book sale: I bought 26 books and had a breakdown while trying to fit them into my shelves. I need new space :'(

Best find
To be honest, it's probably "Elden" by Maria V. Snyder, because it was sold out everywhere aside from the publisher's website. I was so happy to find it there, and now it matches perfectly with the rest of the series on my shelves.

Most expensive book
That would be "Elden", which in itself only cost 68SEK but with shipping kost 108SEK, which goes a bit over the most expensive book I bought on the sale. 108SEK would translate to about 11.50USD.

Best bargain
Probably one of the hardcovers I bought, but there isn't one that stands out to me as a better bargain than the others.

Most excited to read
Probably "Elden" by Maria V. Snyder (which I of course read this month as soon as it arrived). There's a ton of the other books that I'm just waiting to dive into as well, though.

Most likely never to be read
Sadly, it's most likely gonna be "Dumplin'" that sits on the shelves for the longest time. But who knows; I've been lousy at picking up Julie Kagawa's books for years, so that trend might continue.

Books I (kind of) regret not buying
I do regret not buying "The Master and Margarita" and "Lolita". They both cost 100SEK each, though, so it didn't feel justified.

New series

1. "Talon" by Julie Kagawa
2. "Carve the Mark" by Veronica Roth
3. "Legacy of Orïsha" by Tomi Adeyemi
4. "To All the Boys I've Loved Before" by Jenny Han
5. "The Folk of Air" by Holly Black
6. "Seraphina" by Rachel Hartman
7. "Bloodlines" by Richelle Mead
8. "Aska och eld" by Sabaa Tahir
9. "Carve the Mark" by Veronica Roth

Total amount of books
347+11+2+16=376
That is a lot.

Overall thoughts
Came home with 15 books from the first day of book sale and had a minor breakdown over not being able to fit all the books on my shelves, especially when also trying to make it look nice. Anyways, I got them all in place and it looks ok. Nothing more, not a single book more, could fit. Then. I get a text. My order of 10 books has arrived at the post office. Fuck.
Also I'm sorry that the last two videos are grossly out of focus. I don't care enough to retake them.

January Book Haul 2019

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Books bought in January

1. "Utvald" ("Reached") by Ally Condie
2. "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child" by John Tiffany & Jack Thorne
3. "Skuggan över stenbänken" ("The Shadows Over the Stone Bench") by Maria Gripe
4. "...och de vita skuggrona i skogen" ("...and the White Shadows in the Woods") by Maria Gripe
5. "Rör mig inte!" ("Shatter Me") by Tahereh Mafi
6. "Pojken på bron" ("The Boy on the Bridge") by M.R. Carey
7. "Hemligheternas rike" ("Bitterblue") by Kristin Cashore
8. "Eliza och hennes monster" ("Eliza and Her Monsters") by Francesca Zappia
9. "Shadow Kiss" by Richelle Mead
10. "Spirit Bound" by Richelle Mead
11. "Vampire Academy: A Graphic Novel" by Richelle Mead
12. "Kisses From Hell" by Kristin Cast, Alyson Noël, Kelly Armstrong, Richelle Mead, Francesca Lia Block
13. "Soundless" by Richelle Mead
14. "Högt spel" ("Six of Crows") by Leigh Bardugo
15. "The School for Good and Evil" by Soman Chainani
16. "I'd Tell You I Love You, But Then I'd Have to Kill You" by Ally Carter
17. "Cross My Heart and Hope to Spy" by Ally Carter
18. "Thirteen Reasons Why" by Jay Asher
19. "The Power" by Naomi Alderman
20. "All the Birds in the Sky" by Charlie Jane Anders
21. "Genuine Fraud" by E. Lockheart

Main source of books
Definitely secondhand. 19/21 of these books were bought from secondhand store in Stockholm, Malmö, and Lund. 1 was ordered from Book Depository and 1 from Bokus.

Do I reasonably have space for these new books in my room?
YES shut up. I made new space by rearranging in my box shelf and my putting book on top of my box shelf. It looks very dashing and I'm very pleased.

Best find
It's hard to say, seeing as I'm very happy I found a lot of these books on secondhand. However, I must say I was most happy to find the books by Maria Gripe, although a bunch of other finds have me equally excited.

Most expensive book
Gotta be "Spirit Bound" by Richelle Mead that cost me about 125SEK, paperback, from Book Depository.

Best bargain
Probably "Soundless" by Richelle Mead (paperback) that I bought for like 26SEK (plus shipping) from Bokus. They must've listed it for the wrong price, because as soon as I'd ordered it they raised the price with 100+SEK.

Most excited to read
Right now, I'm looking forward to the books from the "Gallagher Girls" series by Ally Carter. I never thought I'd actually purchase these books, but luckily I found them on Erikshjälpen! I think they'll be fun and quick reads. I'm also excited for everything I've bought for the "Vampire Academy" series!

Most likely never to be read
Unfortunately I also bought some books that'll most likely collect a good amount of dust before I read them (not literally, I keep my shelves and books pretty spotless, unlike the rest of my room). Two of them are "Utvald" (or "Reached" in its original form) by Ally Condie, and the books by Maria Gripe. "Utvald" is the final book in the "Matched" trilogy and I've read the previous two books a few years ago, but my feelings towards them are mild to say the least. The first book was alright for a dystopian YA novel, but the second book was just dull af. This last book is a bit chunky and I can't say I'll be picking it up anytime soon.
When it comes to Maria Gripe, I'm always excited to find her books secondhand, since I loved both "Agnes Cecilia" and "Tordyveln flyger i skymningen", but I'm not seeing myself reading anything else by her soon. I have a lot of respect for her as an author, but these books will have to wait.

Books I (kind of) regret not buying
I saw "How I Live Now" by Meg Rosoff in Erikshjälpen and wanted to buy it so I could shit talk it at home, but I ended up prioritising other books. It was only 30SEK and in good condition. I've read it in school and kind of hated it, and I like having books I hate at home. However, it was not meant to be for me and this book. Maybe in another time, or another life, or another dimension. I've also wanted to order "Illusions of Fate" by Kiersten White from Book Depository (the hardback is only like 126SEK) but I'm saving my money for Feburary's book sales.

New series

1. "Skuggserien" by Maria Gripe
2. "Gallagher Girls" by Ally Carter
3. "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo
4. "Shatter Me" by Tahereh Mafi
5. "The School for Good and Evil" by Soman Chainani

Total amount of books
According to my latest calculations, I now have around 347 books on my shelves. When it comes to bind-ups, I've either counted each book included as an individual (for example my bind-up of "The Hunger Games"), while some I've just counted as one (for example "The Complete Works of William Shakespeare").

Overall thoughts
I... might have gone overboard this month...