Huge Book Haul to bring some joy to my life ❤️
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- Опубліковано 1 лип 2024
- Thank you so much for joining me on this long overdue book unboxing/haul. I did film this back in May; but I am still so happy to share it with you all as opening the books gave me so much joy ❤️
Michelle x
📚 Books Mentioned in the Video 📚
📖 Funny Story, Emily Henry
Waterstones tidd.ly/475Go3m *
Amazon.com amzn.to/4759u2K *
📖 The Familiar, Leigh Bardugo
Waterstones tidd.ly/3Pbi6OR *
Amazon.com amzn.to/436CAOC *
📖 The Book that Broke the World, Mark Lawrence
Waterstones tidd.ly/4eEKy77 *
Amazon.com amzn.to/3xGjO5q *
📖 The Book that wouldn’t Burn, Mark Lawrence
Waterstones tidd.ly/3vmwBsm *
Amazon.com amzn.to/4aJuMpu *
📖 Lessons in Chemistry, Bonnie Garmus
Waterstones tidd.ly/3L6axXn *
Amazon.com amzn.to/3VP0Q4I *
📖 Fourth Wing, Rebecca Yarros
Waterstones tidd.ly/404YG2r *
Amazon.com amzn.to/467sBJn *
📖 Iron Flame, Rebecca Yarros
Waterstones tidd.ly/3RkBwmj *
Amazon.com amzn.to/3sSFPuZ *
📖 Chain-Gang All Stars, Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah
Waterstones tidd.ly/3XO3Q3M *
Amazon.com amzn.to/3xMWWBa *
📖 Birnam Wood, Eleanor Catton
Waterstones tidd.ly/4eHEN8D *
Amazon.com amzn.to/4csWEyz *
📖 The Fury, Alex Michaelides
Waterstones tidd.ly/3VP1ak1 *
Amazon.com amzn.to/3L6IvuV *
📖 Arrangements in Blue, Amy Key
Waterstones tidd.ly/4bpgPft *
Amazon.com amzn.to/4btuZfJ *
📖 Chrysalis, Anna Metcalfe
Waterstones tidd.ly/3RPqRPX *
Amazon.com amzn.to/3xMXHKw *
📖 Ordinary Human Failings, Megan Nolan
Waterstones tidd.ly/4cMCAah *
Amazon.com amzn.to/3XL1McY *
📖 Gallant, V.E. Schwab
Waterstones tidd.ly/4cIa75n *
Amazon.com amzn.to/3RNFFi0 *
📖 Yours Truly, Abby Jimenez
Waterstones tidd.ly/3VKx2Gs *
Amazon.com amzn.to/3W7cEzx *
📖 Sunbringer, Hannah Kaner
Waterstones tidd.ly/473QFgt *
Amazon.com amzn.to/470nV8r *
📖 Godkiller, Hannah Kaner
Waterstones tidd.ly/3twnowq *
Amazon.com amzn.to/3sHupKx *
📖 Moonstone, Laura Purcell
Waterstones tidd.ly/3vap4Nu*
📖 Vengeful, V.E. Schwab
Waterstones tidd.ly/3RHHaO2 *
Amazon.com amzn.to/4aKFhc4 *
📖 Vicious, V.E. Schwab
Waterstones tidd.ly/41MzYER*
Amazon.com amzn.to/48dMoIp *
📖 Our Dark Duet, V.E. Schwab
Waterstones tidd.ly/4cL377Y *
Amazon.com amzn.to/3xBA87z *
📖 The Martian, Andy Weir
Waterstones tidd.ly/3RQyTIi *
Amazon.com amzn.to/45L9u8I *
📖 Eragon, Christopher Paolini
Waterstones tidd.ly/3XKk3XE *
Amazon.com amzn.to/3XPi8RJ *
📖 City of Ghosts (City of Ghosts Book 1) Victoria Schwab
Waterstones tidd.ly/3zrTPPO *
Amazon.com amzn.to/45Pj6zn *
📖 Tunnel of Bones (City of Ghosts Book 2) Victoria Schwab
Waterstones tidd.ly/3RRZZyV *
Amazon.com amzn.to/3zrgM5F *
📖 Bridge of Souls (City of Ghosts Book 3) Victoria Schwab
Waterstones tidd.ly/3RR3MfY *
Amazon.com amzn.to/3L3epIO *
📖 The Near Witch, V. E. Schwab
Waterstones tidd.ly/3xNOJN5 *
Amazon.com amzn.to/3W6e2Dm *
📖 Ready or Not, Cara Bastone
Waterstones tidd.ly/4cpLWsu *
Amazon.com amzn.to/3L8tpVW *
📖 Annie Bot, Sierra Greer
Waterstones tidd.ly/3XOnxs9 *
Amazon.com amzn.to/3W4P4Vb *
📖 Just for the Summer, Abby Jimenez
Waterstones tidd.ly/45NG0am *
Amazon.com amzn.to/3L6dwPz *
📖 The Fragile Threads of Power, VE Schwab
Waterstones tidd.ly/46amSSW *
Amazon.com amzn.to/3ZjNRt2 *
📖 The Invisible Life of Addie Larue, V.E.Schwab
Waterstones tidd.ly/492SICn *
Amazon.com amzn.to/425Cpm6 *
📖 Interesting Facts About Space, Emily Austin
Waterstones tidd.ly/4cIxZWl *
Amazon.com amzn.to/3XLMLYd *
📖 A Winter in New York, Josie Silver
Waterstones tidd.ly/3LaJhqW *
Amazon.com amzn.to/3RMrxWo *
📖 Shark Heart, Emily Habeck
Waterstones tidd.ly/3L8JH0R *
Amazon.com amzn.to/4czy66K *
📖 Extraordinary, V.E.Schwab
Waterstones tidd.ly/4a5uk4r *
Amazon.com amzn.to/4a12DK2 *
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I am glad to see this from you. It sucks you feel you have to justify how you spend your money, but I get it. This is your collection and where you find joy. Good for you and thank you for posting the unboxing!
Thanks lovely 🥰
This book collection is becoming my heart and joy ❤️
if it makes you happy thats all that matters
I understand you perfectly. I don't go on vacation, I don't have a car, I don't care about eating out or going to clubs. The only thing I need are beautiful books.
A wise woman (my mum) once said you can have anything, but you can’t have everything… so here I am with a house full of beautiful books ❤️
Nice to hear that we are on the same wavelength with this one 🥰
@@MichelleReadsandVlogs Beautiful words. Books give a home a soul! I am convinced of that!
books are life, who needs to go on holiday when you can travel in the world of books
Omg, now THIS is a mother trucking book haul! I’m popping the kettle on for this one ☕️🫖🥰
Haha tooooo many books in this one! 😬
i love a huge book haul
Don’t feel bad about showing us all the amazing books! It brings me joy ❤
Aw thank you so much 🙏🏻☺️
same here, as long as it makes you happy thats all that matters
This unboxing brought me so much happiness ❤
Let me know any books that you think I should prioritise reading 😊
Dont justify your love for books. I am the same, no desire to travel or go to clubs or anything. Cosy nights in reading or sorting my books is heaven. Fab book haul!!
Thanks so much Rachel 🙏🏻☺️ Books (and my dogs) are my life ❤️🥰
I think you’ve brought joy into all our lives by letting us live vicariously through you while you open all these book boxes 😂 You know, I tend to avoid long videos because I don’t have the capacity to sit through them, but I finished your video, and it didn’t feel long at all because I think your voice is soothing and relaxing lol. Thanks for sharing your beautiful books with us!
Oh thank you so much; this was really kind of you to say ☺️
I watch a lot of UA-cam and also don’t like to watch longer videos, so I tend to watch them in 2 or 3 sittings. I think this is why I worry when I film videos over an hour long 😬
Thank you for your kind words ❤️
How you’ve had the self control not to rip open boxes as they arrive is absolutely beyond me! I go feral lol
Haha; I just love the feeling of opening them all together 🥰
I could never! I open on the 20 meters between the mailbox and door😂
@@Kissinglife-Tina 🤣
@@Kissinglife-Tina OK. I love this. 🤪
i don't thind i'd be able to hold back either, getting new books just makes me so happy
Michelle! What have you done?! Youve made me add like 6 books to my already long TBR. not gonna lie, some of those waterstone books are soooo gorgeous ♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡
This is so much fun to watch... love it!
Oh thank you so much (it was fun to film!) 🙏🏻😊
Before watching I'm going to get something to drink and snack. Really love watching bookhauls. You get so many great ideas!😊
I love watching book hauls too! Hope you like the sound of some of them 😊
@@MichelleReadsandVlogs the haul was amazing! I was wondering if you knew that the darker shade of magic series and cassidy blake series also both have limited edition versions in the netherlands😅 the darker shade of magic series (first 3 books, form the map of london on the edges) and fragile threads of power has an sprayed edge with lines. The cassidy blake series has the skyline of the cities on the edges😊. Just so you know :)
@@jolanc oooooh! I’m going to need to take a look at these! 🫣 thanks Jo 🙏🏻😊
omg!!! I'm about to start watching! Book hauls are my favourite videos. I've been having a bad week so thank you so much for this💙
Oh no, sorry to hear that you’re having a bad week ❤️
Update: I started counting how many of the books you hauled I own and it was 5 I own, 38 I don't😂💚
@@changedbybooks665 oh my gosh you counted! That is amazing 😂 I’ve since read a good few of these; need to do a monthly wrap up video 😊
@@MichelleReadsandVlogs I’d love to know your thoughts on the books! 💜
book hauls really are great
Fantastic video and epic haul! So glad to have found you. Liked and subscribed.
Thank you so much Helen 🥰🙏🏻
Oh wow, dont explain yourself. Enjoy. I loved watching ❤❤
me too, i love a great book haul
Thank you both so much 🥹🥰
This haul provided the serotonin rush I desperately needed!!! LOL thank you for this!! ❤❤ So many excellent books! ✨✨
Alex! Haven’t seen you in a while (since the Pompeii video?); I hope that you’re well lovely. Oh gosh I loved this book unboxing so much 🥰 I’m glad that I could share a little joy ❤️
yes!🙂
I’m in the US and have used Blackwell’s a lot. I usually prefer the UK covers and the paper over the US and the shipping is free to boot.
I do prefer a lot of the UK covers over the US ones too 🥰 I think Blackwell’s and Waterstones are owned by the same people, so sometimes I order something from Waterstones and it arrives from Blackwell’s! X
Beautiful books ❤
Thanks lovely 🙏🏻😊
Wow quite the haul, I don't know how you manage to wait to open things .
I love opening it all together... it gives me so much more happiness 🥰
Ahaha. I love your disclaimer that it is where you spend your money on....❤
It is, my dogs and my books get every penny 🥰🥰🥰
That 4th wing edition is actually polish! :p
I’ve had a few comments to let me know; it had been so long since I’d ordered it I had forgotten! 🫣😂 Very happy to own a Polish edition 🥰 Thanks Jules x
The Fourth Wing "Czwarte skrzydło" - you got polish version. Werid to see for some reason for me as a polish girl that someone from UK have it 😅 fun fact: most books in Poland that are translated have unchanged graphic design. Which is great, because you don't have to look for a foreign edition just for the sake of appearance.
Haha it is a bit random! It was definitely an impulse buy for the sprayed edges 😂 I liked that the covers are mostly the same on the translated fiction 🥰
You have such a chill and calming vibe! Loved this book haul 😊
Oh thank you so much 🙏🏻🥰
I need a book haul like this
If it brings you joy then go for it ❤️
Thank you so much for this video. It was really nice. I'm reading Just for summer now, and I absolutely love it. You an amazing person and you don't need to apolozise for your hobby. Looking forward to see your next video. Have a lovely time and enjoy reading 😊
I filmed this 7 weeks ago and have since read Just For The Summer; it was so good!!! I hope that you continue to enjoy it ❤️🥰
Wow, I see you have a Polish version of Fourth Wing! I'm from Poland and I was happy to see that :)
Yes and I thought it was Czech 🤦🏻♀️ until another lovely subscriber pointed out my mistake. Love the sprayed edges on it 🥰
@@MichelleReadsandVlogs haha, don't worry, czech and polish has quite similar language, you can make this mistake :D
You should get the french edition of fourth wing. It's stunning!!! Loved the haul, so many great and beautiful books🧡
It’s so pretty! I haven’t seen it on there for a while 😔 and silly me felt like I didn’t need it when it first came out 🤦🏻♀️
Thanks for your kind words Stephanie ❤️
I’m only 28 mins in, watching on the TV and had to grab my phone and pause the telly to comment … Thank you for a fabulous long vlog 🥰 I’m absolutely loving it 😊
Sorry you’ve been having a tough time of late. I hope things are getting better, or at least becoming more cope-able 😊
Sending good vibes ✨🩷🫶🏼 xoxo
Hi Laura
Thank you so much for your kindness 🙏🏻❤️
Hope all is well with you ☺️ x
Wow, now that's a book haul. I'm a bit jealous 🤣Enjoy your reading. I also love your shirt, it's soo cute.
Thank you so much 🙏🏻🥰
Oh the t-shirt was from Primark a few years ago; it's super cute ☺️
Wow.. Great haul 🙂
Thank you so much 🙏🏻😊
I loved this book haul 😍the more the merrier ❤love watching your videos!
Thank you so much 🙏🏻🥹
The most epic book haul ever, I love it😍🤩!! My only question is how did you resist not opening them for almost 4 months?! I don't think I could do it 🤣🤣
Haha good question! (and not the first time someone has asked)... I just love to open them all together; it makes me so much happier opening them all together than one by one ☺️ , but we are all different so you do whatever brings you the most joy ❤️
Love your YT name by the way. I'm a science teacher with a degree in Biomed 🥰
Plenty there to keep you out of mischief for a while! Happy reading.
Definitely! This was filmed 7 weeks ago, so I’ve already read a few ☺️
For “the book that broke the world” and “the book that wouldn’t burn” were backwards when you were showing the sprayed edges together. The books that are turn sideways should gravel to line up.
Oh fab; I didn’t realise when I showed them. Thanks Maggie 🙏🏻😊
Love this haul! So many amazing books and editions. If you do listen to Fourth Wing I can highly recommend the Graphic Audio version, it has amazing sound effects, I loved it!
Thanks Kerry 🙏🏻🥰 Yes definitely want to listen to the special version of it ❤️
Czwarte Skrzydlo is a Polish edition of Fourth Wing ^^ We have a new one now, with a red cover and it has stunning character art on endpapers and beautiful edges 😊
Oh my gosh I had totally forgotten! Thank you so much for letting me know 🥰 …. Oooooh might have to look at the new red edition 😊
Red edition is gorgeous!!! Greetings from 🇵🇱
on the book that wouldn't burn the gree goes into the orange because and I say this without giving much away as it is in the title of the book: fire xD
Ah that would make a lot of sense! 🫣 x
Holy sh*t now this is what you call a haul! Oh my god 😧 Bring on the haul Michelle, you have just made my bloody day, I love unboxing videos. Holy sh*t though this is phenomenal. I am the same as you, I don’t have holidays, I don’t drive, my passion is books. So looking forward to this haul 😊
Thanks lovely 🙏🏻🥰
Life is all about choices isn’t it 😊
@@MichelleReadsandVlogsdefinitely is, books are my everything.
That book you struggled with pronunciation it is pronounced, Chris a liss just so you know for next time, just thought I would help you out, I was sat talking to myself when you said it lol, I hope you don’t mind x
@@cleg78 I never mind; I’m dyslexic so if I’ve not heard a word pronounced before then I can’t pronounce it. Always happy to be educated 😊 It’s also one of the ones that I haven’t read yet, so this is good to know for when I do get to it x
@@MichelleReadsandVlogsI didn’t realise Michelle I’m sorry but glad I could help for when you get to the book x
I loved Gallant, what a beautiful copy
My Waterstones orders normally have damage or stickers when I pre order. Not sure if it’s Waterstones or Royal Mail lol Xx
They’re probably as bad as each other 🫣 x
Hi Michelle your book tastes differ from mine however I love the place you are coming from. Keep up enjoying your passion. Looking forward to many more postings.
Hi Shane
Thank you so much for your kind words 🙏🏻☺️
What are some of your favourite reads? Would love to know how our tastes differ 😊
The God killer series is amazing!! I have the broken bindings editions, but I am tempted by illumicrates ✨🦌
I'm ashamed to say that I still haven't read Sunbringer yet! It's one of those books that I really want to read but keep putting off 😬 x
@@MichelleReadsandVlogs oh it’s so good, I read it in less than a week which is twice my normal speed 😂 Very excited for the final book! Xx
Great unboxing video📚😍👌❤❤❤
Thank you so much 🙏🏻☺️
I just came across your channel and WAW. I was not aware that such intricate and beautiful editions existed. I love reading, but i'm not really into SF or fantasy although clearly they have the best covers and artwork. Really enjoy watching your videos, especially after hearing you like all things German (I do.as well :)). Greetings from Belgium. Samia
Hi Samia
Thank you so much 🙏🏻☺️
Gosh I am obsessed with anything German; everything is so logical! Which is something that I can get on board with (nothing in the UK is logical, especially the English language 🤦🏻♀️).
Hope that you’re well lovely ❤️
Hi Michelle, thanks for your kind reply :). Indeed it's the logic and effiency that also makes my heart flutter for Germany and the language. I just read '22 Bahnen' by Caroline Wahl and it's so good, clean and clear language but yet so touching. I look forward to your next video, take care :)
Love this haul!
Also I love your Cat T-Shirt, where is it from please, it’s super cute 😻
Thank you so much 🙏🏻☺️
I got it from Primark a couple of years ago 🥰
Thank you for this video I was getting a bit worried that those boxes were going to take over 😆 I have been watching them gradually grow behind you.
Thanks Sharon! They were definitely getting out of hand 🫣🫣😂 x
@@MichelleReadsandVlogs I thought we were not going to be able to see you after a while 😂 I loved the French Edition of Addie LaRue
@@sharonlovesbooks haha; it was a lot of books 🫣
I've been watching this in the background while I work this afternoon and I was not expecting to hear my name 😂 I still think my pronunciation of Eragon should be the right way!!! 😂
I do too! It’s a lot more fun to say 😊 (even though my dyslexic brain is now super confused 😂)
I wish it was 70° here in Northeast Ohio! The high tomorrow is over 90°! Hot!!
Wow, that’s hot! 😅
Same! I’m in central Ohio and it’s been around 95 degrees most days this month. This definitely makes me want to visit the UK in the summer.
@@erins0526 the problem is that our weather is so varied. We’ve had a couple of REALLY hot weeks… but then we have times like today, where I am wearing two jumpers 😂
So if you visit the UK in Summer prepare for every eventuality ☀️ 🌧️ 🌬️
I live about 20 minutes from Norwalk, Ohio and yup it’s been hot and gross
I just found your channel and this is such a great haul but I got so worried with your book stacks behind you 😅 glad they didn't fall down
Haha! They were just about okay 😂 but thanks for looking out for me Stephanie ❤️
This was such a lovely relaxing video to watch but it’s made me want to go on a giant book shopping spree 😅
My work here is done! Haha ... I'd never come to my channel if you're on a book buying ban 🫣😂
Thanks for your kind words Em ❤️🙏🏻
I had lessons in chemistry for our book discussion this past Thursday
I love the book
Such a good book! Glad you enjoyed it too Kathy 😊
I really need a sprayed edition of godkiller, i don't think waterstones will stock them again :(
Oh wow it’s been a while since they sold this. I got my copy second hand as I wasn’t interested in the book until after I read it. Are there many out there on the second hand selling sites? X
Thank you. I needed this. It has been some tough days
I'm sorry to hear that you've had some tough days Linda 😔 Life can get so hard sometimes. I hope things are feeling better for you soon x
What I miss from most reviewers online is their own feelings. You bought the book, but why? What of the story did you find interesting? What of the cover made you want to buy it? Etc. Like I can see they are happy, but why? Like so many booktube and tok videos are just lists, that's boring, to me at least. I'm saying it here because there are fewer comments here, and maybe you read this. I really like your enthusiasm and you seem really genuine, but I am just more curious about your thoughts.❤
Thank you x
Is fourth wing & iron flame in the same series?
Are they good reads?
yes they are the same series; Fourth Wing is the first and Iron Flame the second (third one is out next year).
So this is not a straight forward question 😂 People either love these books or hate them. The world building in them is terrible, so people who tend to have read a lot of fantasy in the past are very critical of this. Some of the plot in the second book is a bit weak too. But despite these facts I love them. They read very much like the Hunger Games, very quick, high stakes, and a bit of smut (they are romantasy). I would say give Fourth Wing a go and see how you feel ☺️
How do u get book of the month slipper to you?
I use an online shipping service called Stackry x
Love these types of vids❤ I buy a good bit of books also, but I seldom buy clothes, do not have a car either 😂 even so I don't think you or I need to justify what our money we earn needs to be justified 😂
Thanks for the vid, have a fabulous day.
Thank you so much lovely ❤️
Hope you're well and having a good day too x
Okay so the same people who work for Amazon work for Waterstones because Amazon packs their books horrrrribly too 😂🤦🏻♀️
Haha I think the warehouse workers probably don’t have the level of care about the books in the same way that we do 🤣 My books are my precious babies 🥰
I gave the familiar a 3.5. Unfortunately this was the first leigh bardough book i have read. I know her other books are better rated, but it doesn't inspire me to read them anytime soon.
I see a 3.5 as ok; like enjoyable, but I wouldn’t rush to recommend it or read it again. I love the grishaverse books, which are YA and probably very different. X
if you ever want to sell a book of the month book, please think of me. i have wanted a book like that for so long
Hi Linda, I'll definitely think of you ☺️ ... I hope that they will ship to the UK one day; but if you are really interested then do what I do and use a US shipping on service. It is more expensive, but it means I can get anything that doesn't ship to the UK x
@@MichelleReadsandVlogs yes. I am considering it. But do you have to pay monthly for the service?
@@lindasreadingcorner3962 you only pay extra if the parcels are there for longer than 45 days; otherwise they charge a consolidation fee on top of the shipping cost for the whole parcel. So I tend to have mine shipped every 2-3 months x
I'm sorry you feel like you have to rationalize what you spend your money on. You do you and I love you for it!
Thanks lovely 🥹❤️
What a gorgeous haul! So did you find a cuckoo? I'm on the edge of my seat! :D
Thanks Laura 🙏🏻☺️
haha we did! We heard at least a couple of them in different directions in the forest 🥰 It was a lovely little walk with my parents.
@@MichelleReadsandVlogs Aw yayy! Sounds lovely. x