A Book Haul 6 Months in the Making

I haven't read a pack for summer yet, but I have read a pack for spring very recently when I picked it up. I've also read the previous two, a pack for autumn and a pack for winter, and they're just pure joy.

So I previously read and adored Bat Eater by Kelly Lee Baker which I also got in my Illumate subscription box.

I simultaneously learned about so many interesting things that are happening in Britain today, whilst also learning a lot about the history of these movements and these rituals, both the good and the bad. It is almost impossible to summarize but I would highly recommend giving it a read.

It's such a unique concept. Like I just love the concept and the setting and I didn't end up caring that it wasn't particularly scary. So if that sounds like your cup of tea, I definitely recommend it.

I have read this and absolutely adored it. Unsurprisingly based on the title is inspired by Charles Dickens Great Expectations, but it is something of a prequel.

So my approach to this book was to think about the reasons why we continuously come back to this text, what we have taken away from it throughout the literal millennia, and in what ways the ancient lessons within it might be relevant to us today. But I am so happy to be holding it in my hands because it's just such a beautifully designed book.

Now, of course, I have read this book as I did cheer the event and it is phenomenal. This was such a fascinating book and I really loved the way that Yina approached history and writing about history in this book.

So this contains three stories. It's got the oplong box the cast of Ammonado and the murders in the room. And if you don't know, this is actually the story that inspired Sherlock Holmes. So, it has a very like special place in my heart as a big Charlotte Holmes fan and I remember reading it for the first time as a teenager and I absolutely love this edition.

I've also read the previous two, a pack for autumn and a pack for winter, and they're just pure joy. Like, they're just absolute joy.

I've also read the previous two, a pack for autumn and a pack for winter, and they're just pure joy. I absolutely adore them and I cannot wait to read book four.

So it's written with the intention that you don't have to have read the Odyssey to read this book or to dip in and out of this book, although of course I would highly encourage you to because it's a phenomenal piece of literature.

Another proof copy that I can happily say I've read and very much enjoyed is The Unmagical Life of Brier Jones by Lex Croucher. And it is phenomenal.

And I just loved both of these books. I thought they were absolutely beautiful. And I do think they make beautiful companion books as well because while there's some overlap, there's a lot that is unique to each book.