HUGE JULY BIRTHDAY BOOK HAUL! (My Favorite Haul EVER!)
**Reagan’s July Birthday Book Haul: A Celebration of Literary Excitement**
Reagan recently shared a delightful video showcasing her impressive July birthday book haul, sponsored by McMillan and Disney Hyperion. This extravaganza not only highlights her passion for reading but also reveals the stories that have captured her excitement. Let’s dive into each title she showcased, exploring the variety and enthusiasm behind her selections.
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### **Introduction to the Book Haul**
Reagan kicked off her video by expressing her excitement about this “pretty big book haul.” She humorously acknowledged her tendency to accumulate books and mentioned how birthday gift cards from her favorite independent bookstore in Austin needed a purpose. With Chicago being far from her beloved bookstore, she made it a necessity to spend the gift cards wisely—resulting in an array of new reads that promise endless hours of literary enjoyment.
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### **1. *The Disappearances* by Emily Bane Murphy**
The first book on Reagan’s list is *The Disappearances*, the Protopia Book Club pick for the month. This novel follows Aaliyah, whose mother has passed away and whose father is conscripted into World War II, forcing her to move to her mother’s hometown. Upon arrival, she discovers a town steeped in mystery and secrets, cursed to lose something every seven years. The story combines darkness with a small-town feel, intriguing Reagan with its unique blend of suspense and charm. She highly recommends it and even mentions a giveaway from HMH Teen, offering free copies to viewers who follow their Instagram page.
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### **2. *The Last Magician* by Lisa Maxwell**
Next up is *The Last Magician*, one of Reagan’s most anticipated reads of the year. Set in modern-day New York, where magic is extinct but still practiced in secret, this book follows Esta, a thief who steals magical artifacts. The plot delves into a mysterious magical society, blending danger and intrigue. The tagline “Stop the magician. Steal the book. Save the future” hints at an engaging adventure. Though early reviews are scarce, Reagan is eagerly looking forward to diving into this story.
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### **3. *Naming* by Allison Kroeger (The Pellored Series)**
Reagan revisited her childhood with *Naming*, the first book in Allison Kroeger’s *Pellored series*. She recalls attempting to read it as a pre-teen but not connecting with its traditional fantasy elements. Now, with new packaging and renewed interest, she’s excited to give it another try. The story centers on Meod, a girl enslaved since birth who discovers her magical potential when spotted by a bard. This series, described as “Tolkien-esque,” is a YA fantasy gem that Reagan can’t wait to explore.
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### **4. *Saraphina and the Splintered Heart* by Robert Beatty**
The third installment in the *Saraphina* series, *Saraphina and the Splintered Heart*, has Reagan eager to marathon the entire collection. The series follows Saraphina, whose life on an estate is turned upside down when children start disappearing, leading her to venture into forbidden woods. With magic and adventure at its core, this middle-grade fantasy has earned rave reviews, making it a must-read for fans of the genre.
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### **5. *The Gentleman’s Guide to Vice and Virtue* by Mackenzie Lee**
Reagan couldn’t resist *The Gentleman’s Guide to Vice and Virtue*, a book she describes as hilarious with an exceptional audiobook version. The story follows a character bred to be a gentleman but drawn into debauchery, complete with “pretty dresses and clothes.” Set in a British boarding school backdrop, this promises a mix of humor, adventure, and romance. Reagan is already planning her next read.
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### **6. *Wake of Vultures* by Leela Bowen**
A paranormal Western fantasy novel, *Wake of Vultures*, caught Reagan’s attention after discovering Patrick Rothfuss loved it. The story introduces a character attacked by a vampire who awakens to a world of fantastical creatures and joins monster hunters in a wild west setting. This unique blend of genres has Reagan excited for the adventure ahead.
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### **7. *The Dragons of Nova* by Elise Kova**
Reagan is thrilled to have the sequel to *The Alchemist of Loom*, *The Dragons of Nova*. This steampunk and fantasy hybrid follows Ari, a notorious outlaw harvesting dragon organs in a world with parallel Londons ruled by dragon overlords. The unique setting and fast-paced action make this series a standout for Reagan.
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### **8. *Thief* and *Queen of Atah* by Megan Waller Turner**
Reagan stumbled upon the *Thief* series at her local bookstore, drawn to the new covers. The first book follows Jen, a thief hired by the monarchy to steal high-value items amidst political intrigue. With sequels releasing, she’s eager to explore this thrilling YA fantasy.
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### **9. *Reckless* by Camy Garcia**
A contemporary YA novel, *Reckless*, features Frankie, whose life unravels when she moves in with her undercover cop father. This story of self-discovery and romance has Reagan looking forward to the drama and heartache it offers.
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### **10. *A Darker Shade of Magic* by V.E. Schwab**
Returning to the magical London world, *A Darker Shade of Magic* is a YA fantasy about a character navigating parallel Londons, each with unique magical traits. The first book captivated Reagan, and she’s eager to reread it before continuing the series.
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### **11. *The Bear and the Night Gale* by Katherine Arden**
Set in Russia, *The Bear and the Night Gale* follows a family living on the edge of a forest, unraveling after their mother’s death and a stepmother forbidding old tales. When spirits awaken, tension builds. This dark fairy tale fantasy has Reagan hooked.
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### **12. *Coraline* by Neil Gaiman**
Reagan is excited to finally read *Coraline*, the British edition of the classic. With its creepy elements and middle-grade appeal, she’s sure it will be a favorite.
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### **13. *Neverwhere* by Neil Gaiman**
Another Neil Gaiman treasure, *Neverwhere*, offers a dark urban fantasy set in London’s underbelly. The story follows characters trapped in a magical underworld, intriguing Reagan with its depth and complexity.
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### **14. *Shadow Scale* by Rachel Hartman**
Reagan picked up the sequel to *Saraphina* at a great price on Book Outlet, eager to continue the dragon-centered fantasy series.
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### **15. *The Reader* by Traci Chee Shay**
Finally, *The Reader*, set in a world without books, follows SE discovering her father’s legacy—a book that changes everything. With its unique premise and praised prose, Reagan is excited to dive in.
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### **Conclusion: A Joyful Haul**
Reagan concludes her video with excitement, calling this her favorite haul yet. From old favorites to new discoveries, each book promises adventure, magic, and unforgettable stories. Her enthusiasm is contagious, leaving viewers eager to embark on their own reading adventures.
This article captures the full essence of Reagan’s July birthday book haul, showcasing the variety and passion behind her selections. Whether you’re a long-time reader or new to the scene, there’s something here for everyone!
"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enguys it's Reagan and today I'm here to show you off my July birthday book haul Extravaganza and this video is being sponsored in part by McMillan and Disney Hyperion see here's the thing everyone this is a pretty big book haul and you're probably like Reagan you just made a video talking about how you got rid of half your books which by the way is accurate I did do that but I also received a lot of gift cards to my favorite independent bookstore in Austin for my birthday as well and you see those gift cards aren't going to do me any good in Chicago so I had to go book shopping it was a necessity I didn't want it to go to waste clearly this is how I have a book buying problem do you see do you see the steps of explanation how I make it okay for myself anyway I'm not going to lie this book Haul is probably housing some of my favorite books I'm so excited to show you guys the books I have in this book haul today I feel like I have a very great variety and I picked up some really interesting titles of I'm excited to talk to you guys about so without further Ado let's just go ahead and Jump Right In because I am just too excited to hold back any longer so the first book I'm going to show off is the protopia book club pick of the month and this month we're working with hmh te and that book is the disappearances by Emily Bane Murphy I've already read and reviewed this book I absolutely loved it it was so so so so good this is a story that follows her main character Aaliyah who at the beginning of the story her mother unfortunately has passed away and her father has been conscripted into World War II too so she's sent to live in her mother's Hometown she's never really heard much about when she arrives it's very apparent to her that there is a mystery and the town's people are kind of hiding a lot of Secrets from her she then finds out that the town is cursed in a way and every 7 years something disappears so far Reflections have disappeared smells have disappeared amongst a lot of other things and they're just basically not sure what's going to disappear next they're obviously worried in trying to solve this mystery for themselves this book is dark but it also has such a lovely small town feel it was so good and like I said if you want more of my thoughts I will leave my review down below also I wanted to quickly shout out hmh teen is doing a giveaway to give away some free copies to you guys so I'll leave the giveaway information down below but basically you just have to follow them on Instagram and comment on the photo that I'll leave link down below I'm part of the per toop book club and you'll be entered to win a free copy of this book so yay free books the next book I'm going to talk about is one of my most anticipated books of the year I've been literally eyeing this book for so long and it came out like last week I'm so excited about it and it is the last magician by Lisa Maxwell and I am just intrigued by this and I'm hoping it's as good as I want it to be has the tagline stop the magician steal the book save the future and this is set in modern day New York where magic is all but extinct however there are still people who have magical powers that are in the shadows and we follow our main character esta who lives lives in this kind of magical world but she is a thief who steals magical artifacts that's really all I know but I'm assuming she gets wrapped up in this magical society and it gets really dangerous and she's kind of trapped between New New York and old New York and magic and all of the intrig that comes with this I like I said have been eyeing this book for a long time I'm super pumped to get to it very very soon I haven't really seen a lot of reviews on this except for some very early praise but like I mentioned I'm very pumped about this the next book I got is a old book that I tried to read a long time time ago and when I saw it in the bookstore with like new packaging because the author recently released a new book in this series it caught my eye all over again and that is the naming by Allison Krogan this is the book one of the pelor series this is a ya fantasy series that's older and I tried to read it when I was much much younger like I want to say 12 or even 10 and I couldn't get into it and I feel like that had to do a lot with the fact that I just wasn't into these more traditional fantasy stories but now I feel like it's something that would really really appeal to me and I'm excited to jump into this follows her main character meod who basically is bound in slavery since she was a top child abandoned all hope for freedom however one day she is discovered by a Bard and there she starts getting trained in magical powers this is the first book to a five book series as of now and it's kind of been described as ya in the tolking tradition I'm excited to read this and give this another try I absolutely love these new covers I was intrigued by them to say the least so I'm very very pumped to give this a try really soon again the next book I have to show you guys is saraphina and the splintered Heart by Robert Betty this is the third book to the saraphina series this is a adventure filled middle grade series following our main character saraphina who in the first book lives on an estate with her father who is the groundskeeper and her whole life her father has always told her not to venture in the woods however one day a lot of the children on around the estate have been disappearing and she herself takes it upon herself to discover what is going going on so she Ventures into the woods and her Adventure Starts there this just sounds like an incredibly fun series and now I have three of the books in the series it's a perfect opportunity for me to Marathon this you guys know how much I love magic and middle-grade and I've just heard so many Fantastic things about this series so I'm super excited to have it as well the next book is a book I have just seen so much hype around on YouTube uh and book and Twitter and just everywhere I can't escape it and when I saw it at the bookstore and I had my gift card I was like I'm going to buy you and that is the Gentleman's Guide to Vice and virtue by McKenzie Lee honestly I don't even know what this book is about exactly but I do know apparently that it's hilarious and the Audi book is amazing quickly reading over the description of this book I'm pretty sure I'm going to be obsessed with it it follows our main character who has been bred to be a gentleman and he's been attending all these British boarding schools and he's basically been taught to curb his rogish ways like not to gamble not to go after ladies but I'm pretty sure that's not what he's doing and I'm excited to read about this book sounds like a book full of um debauchery humor and hopefully a lot of pretty dresses and clothes and I I'm honestly probably going to read this really soon the next book I have to show you guys I've never heard of and I just kind of stumbled upon at the bookstore but it sounds awesome and it is wake of vultures by Leela Bowen this book just sounds crazy and then when I looked it up on Goodreads I saw that Patrick ralice blurped it and gave it five out of five stars so I was like all right I see you this is like a paranormal Western fantasy novel I know like just take that in for a second this follows our main character who is attacked by a vampire and then wakes up and realizes all the Paranormal and Fantastical creatures that have been surrounding her she gets pulled into that world and kind of I think joins a group of uh like Monster Hunters I don't know like I said Western setting paranormal elements it sounds really really interesting and Patrick Rus liked it so here we are book I have to show you guys is the dragons of Nova by Elise which is the sequel to The Alchemist of loom by Elise kova and you guys know I've already read and really enjoyed this book and this sequel just came out so I had to get my hands on it just continuing where the last book took off this is a world that I just think is such an interesting fantasy world Wells a couple of characters but our main character's name is Ari who's a notorious Outlaw and Thief she is known as the white wraith and she basically Steals and harvests Dragons organs and sells them on the black market this fantasy world is incredibly unique it combines steampunk elements with fantastic itical Dragon elements essentially there are creatures who are in charge of this world who are the dragon overlords and have magical powers that are kind of centered in their organs and then the humans that the dragons reside are organized by factions it's just like I said an incredibly unique fantasy world full of fast-paced action and great characters I really love the first book and eded on quite the Cliffhanger so I'm really excited to dive into the sequel and now I have it so the next two books I have to show you are another reissue of a childhood fantasy book that I en enjoyed um it is the thief series by Megan Waller Turner I again stumbled upon these at the bookstore and realized they have new covers so this is the new one this is the thief and then I also got the sequel the queen of atah by the same author and this again has a new book that just came out in this series which is why I think they got repackaged this is a really good book I only read the first one and I really enjoyed it basically follows our main character Jen who can steal anything and he's kind of hired on by the monarchy to begin stealing things of high power around he gets trapped in a lot of political scenarios and it's just really really good and I think each book gets heightened again I've only read the first one so I'm excited to see how the rest of the story plays out and again I just love these new covers so much the next book I have to show you guys is the lovely Reckless by Camy Garcia and this is a ya contemporary Story full stock full of drama romance and all kinds of delicious things you like to read in these books this follows our main character Frankie whose life is has kind of Fallen apart and she's kind of told herself nothing matters so she isn't really phased when she has to move in with her dad who is an undercover cop and has to transfer schools then enters a boy and then things get a little more complicated as it were and this just sounds like a whole lot of fun a whole lot of romance and just a dang good old time you know what I mean you know what I mean book I'm going to show off you're going to be like Reagan don't you own that book I did my mom accidentally gave it away which is fine I just got it again I was at the bookstore had a gift card and that is a darker shade of Magic by V Schwab this is her adult ya I'm not sure actually what genre this fits in fantasy series that people love I've read the first one and it's been a while so I wanted to reread it before continuing on this is a world that's following parallel London there's gry London which has no magic there's red London where magic is revered and practiced normally there's white London which is kind of being drained of its magical power and it has a very intense political system and then there's black London which no longer exists and nobody talks about this followers her main character that can jump between all of these parallel londons and an adventure ensues and I really did enjoy this first book I want to reread it and continue on with the story so I'm excited to have it again next book was another book I had never heard of and I stumbled upon in the bookstore and I'm so excited about it okay and it is the bear and the night and Gale by Katherine Arden this book just sounds like everything I love it's like a Whimsical dark fairy tale tale fantasy story that is creepy and I'm here for it and it's set in Russia I just realized it was set in Russia I don't even know how else I could like this book more than I than I do it's like it's too much this is about a family who lives on the edge of a forest the mother passes away her father remarries she doesn't like the stepmother kind of forbids the whole family from practicing and listening to the old Tales of demon spirits that live in the forest when the demon Spirits start to awaken things get complicated I'm so excited about this book I'm so so excited I found it at the bookstore the last four books I got at Book Outlet as you guys know I have a book Outlet page which I'll leave link down below but yes the first two books I'm going to show you guys are by Neil giman I mentioned recently that I wanted to read more Neil giman and so when I found two of his books on the site for a really good price I picked them up the first one is Coraline by Neil giman which yes I have never read and I love it this cover it's the the British cover I just think it's so so so so so cute this has obviously been turned into a movie it's about a young girl who I think travels through a small door and gets transported to another world honestly I don't want to know too much about this but I know it's middle grade I know it has a creepy element and Neil giman wrote it so I'm sure I'm really going to like it also picked up never wear by Neil gaim which is one of the books I feel like I'm going to really love by him this is a dark urban fantasy story again kind of following parallel londons there's the London that's above ground but there's this dark secret London that people kind of fall through the cracks literally and then are now present in this like magical underbelly of the city and cannot Escape I have been really interested in this book for a long long long time and I'm glad I finally have it in my possession and I actually really love this addition of it so huzzah next up I accidentally picked up the library edition of Shadow scale by Rachel harness this is a sequel to saraphina which I picked up last month this is a dragon centered ya fantasy series that I'm really interested in getting into and so when I saw the sequel for a really good price on Book Outlet I couldn't say no and plus I don't know I just can never not have enough Fantasy on my shelf I just need to have an endless amount of fantasy to peruse and pick from so I just like to stock up when I see a good price and the last book I picked up is the reader by Tracy Shay this is a book that has intrigued me since it's released so I was super pumped to see it for literally $7 on Book Outlet so I believe this is set in a world where there are no books and no stories as follow as our main character SE who has lived her life on the Run kind of running through the Wilderness running from people who are always searching for her and then she discovers a strange rectangular object that was left to her by her Father which she soon discovers is a book and this kind of lets her fall into this world of stories and she begins to learn and I believe that begins to impact not only her life but the world around her this just sounds really really good I've heard fantastic things about the writing I hear the pros in this is just beautiful and enveloping and just lovely so I'm very excited to own and have this book um and I'm very excited to read it all righty guys there is my embarrassingly too large July book haul but like I said this is my favorite book haul I think I've ever filmed I don't know there's just so many books in this haul that I'm super excited about anyway I hope you guys enjoyed this video and I will see you soon with another one soon goodbyeguys it's Reagan and today I'm here to show you off my July birthday book haul Extravaganza and this video is being sponsored in part by McMillan and Disney Hyperion see here's the thing everyone this is a pretty big book haul and you're probably like Reagan you just made a video talking about how you got rid of half your books which by the way is accurate I did do that but I also received a lot of gift cards to my favorite independent bookstore in Austin for my birthday as well and you see those gift cards aren't going to do me any good in Chicago so I had to go book shopping it was a necessity I didn't want it to go to waste clearly this is how I have a book buying problem do you see do you see the steps of explanation how I make it okay for myself anyway I'm not going to lie this book Haul is probably housing some of my favorite books I'm so excited to show you guys the books I have in this book haul today I feel like I have a very great variety and I picked up some really interesting titles of I'm excited to talk to you guys about so without further Ado let's just go ahead and Jump Right In because I am just too excited to hold back any longer so the first book I'm going to show off is the protopia book club pick of the month and this month we're working with hmh te and that book is the disappearances by Emily Bane Murphy I've already read and reviewed this book I absolutely loved it it was so so so so good this is a story that follows her main character Aaliyah who at the beginning of the story her mother unfortunately has passed away and her father has been conscripted into World War II too so she's sent to live in her mother's Hometown she's never really heard much about when she arrives it's very apparent to her that there is a mystery and the town's people are kind of hiding a lot of Secrets from her she then finds out that the town is cursed in a way and every 7 years something disappears so far Reflections have disappeared smells have disappeared amongst a lot of other things and they're just basically not sure what's going to disappear next they're obviously worried in trying to solve this mystery for themselves this book is dark but it also has such a lovely small town feel it was so good and like I said if you want more of my thoughts I will leave my review down below also I wanted to quickly shout out hmh teen is doing a giveaway to give away some free copies to you guys so I'll leave the giveaway information down below but basically you just have to follow them on Instagram and comment on the photo that I'll leave link down below I'm part of the per toop book club and you'll be entered to win a free copy of this book so yay free books the next book I'm going to talk about is one of my most anticipated books of the year I've been literally eyeing this book for so long and it came out like last week I'm so excited about it and it is the last magician by Lisa Maxwell and I am just intrigued by this and I'm hoping it's as good as I want it to be has the tagline stop the magician steal the book save the future and this is set in modern day New York where magic is all but extinct however there are still people who have magical powers that are in the shadows and we follow our main character esta who lives lives in this kind of magical world but she is a thief who steals magical artifacts that's really all I know but I'm assuming she gets wrapped up in this magical society and it gets really dangerous and she's kind of trapped between New New York and old New York and magic and all of the intrig that comes with this I like I said have been eyeing this book for a long time I'm super pumped to get to it very very soon I haven't really seen a lot of reviews on this except for some very early praise but like I mentioned I'm very pumped about this the next book I got is a old book that I tried to read a long time time ago and when I saw it in the bookstore with like new packaging because the author recently released a new book in this series it caught my eye all over again and that is the naming by Allison Krogan this is the book one of the pelor series this is a ya fantasy series that's older and I tried to read it when I was much much younger like I want to say 12 or even 10 and I couldn't get into it and I feel like that had to do a lot with the fact that I just wasn't into these more traditional fantasy stories but now I feel like it's something that would really really appeal to me and I'm excited to jump into this follows her main character meod who basically is bound in slavery since she was a top child abandoned all hope for freedom however one day she is discovered by a Bard and there she starts getting trained in magical powers this is the first book to a five book series as of now and it's kind of been described as ya in the tolking tradition I'm excited to read this and give this another try I absolutely love these new covers I was intrigued by them to say the least so I'm very very pumped to give this a try really soon again the next book I have to show you guys is saraphina and the splintered Heart by Robert Betty this is the third book to the saraphina series this is a adventure filled middle grade series following our main character saraphina who in the first book lives on an estate with her father who is the groundskeeper and her whole life her father has always told her not to venture in the woods however one day a lot of the children on around the estate have been disappearing and she herself takes it upon herself to discover what is going going on so she Ventures into the woods and her Adventure Starts there this just sounds like an incredibly fun series and now I have three of the books in the series it's a perfect opportunity for me to Marathon this you guys know how much I love magic and middle-grade and I've just heard so many Fantastic things about this series so I'm super excited to have it as well the next book is a book I have just seen so much hype around on YouTube uh and book and Twitter and just everywhere I can't escape it and when I saw it at the bookstore and I had my gift card I was like I'm going to buy you and that is the Gentleman's Guide to Vice and virtue by McKenzie Lee honestly I don't even know what this book is about exactly but I do know apparently that it's hilarious and the Audi book is amazing quickly reading over the description of this book I'm pretty sure I'm going to be obsessed with it it follows our main character who has been bred to be a gentleman and he's been attending all these British boarding schools and he's basically been taught to curb his rogish ways like not to gamble not to go after ladies but I'm pretty sure that's not what he's doing and I'm excited to read about this book sounds like a book full of um debauchery humor and hopefully a lot of pretty dresses and clothes and I I'm honestly probably going to read this really soon the next book I have to show you guys I've never heard of and I just kind of stumbled upon at the bookstore but it sounds awesome and it is wake of vultures by Leela Bowen this book just sounds crazy and then when I looked it up on Goodreads I saw that Patrick ralice blurped it and gave it five out of five stars so I was like all right I see you this is like a paranormal Western fantasy novel I know like just take that in for a second this follows our main character who is attacked by a vampire and then wakes up and realizes all the Paranormal and Fantastical creatures that have been surrounding her she gets pulled into that world and kind of I think joins a group of uh like Monster Hunters I don't know like I said Western setting paranormal elements it sounds really really interesting and Patrick Rus liked it so here we are book I have to show you guys is the dragons of Nova by Elise which is the sequel to The Alchemist of loom by Elise kova and you guys know I've already read and really enjoyed this book and this sequel just came out so I had to get my hands on it just continuing where the last book took off this is a world that I just think is such an interesting fantasy world Wells a couple of characters but our main character's name is Ari who's a notorious Outlaw and Thief she is known as the white wraith and she basically Steals and harvests Dragons organs and sells them on the black market this fantasy world is incredibly unique it combines steampunk elements with fantastic itical Dragon elements essentially there are creatures who are in charge of this world who are the dragon overlords and have magical powers that are kind of centered in their organs and then the humans that the dragons reside are organized by factions it's just like I said an incredibly unique fantasy world full of fast-paced action and great characters I really love the first book and eded on quite the Cliffhanger so I'm really excited to dive into the sequel and now I have it so the next two books I have to show you are another reissue of a childhood fantasy book that I en enjoyed um it is the thief series by Megan Waller Turner I again stumbled upon these at the bookstore and realized they have new covers so this is the new one this is the thief and then I also got the sequel the queen of atah by the same author and this again has a new book that just came out in this series which is why I think they got repackaged this is a really good book I only read the first one and I really enjoyed it basically follows our main character Jen who can steal anything and he's kind of hired on by the monarchy to begin stealing things of high power around he gets trapped in a lot of political scenarios and it's just really really good and I think each book gets heightened again I've only read the first one so I'm excited to see how the rest of the story plays out and again I just love these new covers so much the next book I have to show you guys is the lovely Reckless by Camy Garcia and this is a ya contemporary Story full stock full of drama romance and all kinds of delicious things you like to read in these books this follows our main character Frankie whose life is has kind of Fallen apart and she's kind of told herself nothing matters so she isn't really phased when she has to move in with her dad who is an undercover cop and has to transfer schools then enters a boy and then things get a little more complicated as it were and this just sounds like a whole lot of fun a whole lot of romance and just a dang good old time you know what I mean you know what I mean book I'm going to show off you're going to be like Reagan don't you own that book I did my mom accidentally gave it away which is fine I just got it again I was at the bookstore had a gift card and that is a darker shade of Magic by V Schwab this is her adult ya I'm not sure actually what genre this fits in fantasy series that people love I've read the first one and it's been a while so I wanted to reread it before continuing on this is a world that's following parallel London there's gry London which has no magic there's red London where magic is revered and practiced normally there's white London which is kind of being drained of its magical power and it has a very intense political system and then there's black London which no longer exists and nobody talks about this followers her main character that can jump between all of these parallel londons and an adventure ensues and I really did enjoy this first book I want to reread it and continue on with the story so I'm excited to have it again next book was another book I had never heard of and I stumbled upon in the bookstore and I'm so excited about it okay and it is the bear and the night and Gale by Katherine Arden this book just sounds like everything I love it's like a Whimsical dark fairy tale tale fantasy story that is creepy and I'm here for it and it's set in Russia I just realized it was set in Russia I don't even know how else I could like this book more than I than I do it's like it's too much this is about a family who lives on the edge of a forest the mother passes away her father remarries she doesn't like the stepmother kind of forbids the whole family from practicing and listening to the old Tales of demon spirits that live in the forest when the demon Spirits start to awaken things get complicated I'm so excited about this book I'm so so excited I found it at the bookstore the last four books I got at Book Outlet as you guys know I have a book Outlet page which I'll leave link down below but yes the first two books I'm going to show you guys are by Neil giman I mentioned recently that I wanted to read more Neil giman and so when I found two of his books on the site for a really good price I picked them up the first one is Coraline by Neil giman which yes I have never read and I love it this cover it's the the British cover I just think it's so so so so so cute this has obviously been turned into a movie it's about a young girl who I think travels through a small door and gets transported to another world honestly I don't want to know too much about this but I know it's middle grade I know it has a creepy element and Neil giman wrote it so I'm sure I'm really going to like it also picked up never wear by Neil gaim which is one of the books I feel like I'm going to really love by him this is a dark urban fantasy story again kind of following parallel londons there's the London that's above ground but there's this dark secret London that people kind of fall through the cracks literally and then are now present in this like magical underbelly of the city and cannot Escape I have been really interested in this book for a long long long time and I'm glad I finally have it in my possession and I actually really love this addition of it so huzzah next up I accidentally picked up the library edition of Shadow scale by Rachel harness this is a sequel to saraphina which I picked up last month this is a dragon centered ya fantasy series that I'm really interested in getting into and so when I saw the sequel for a really good price on Book Outlet I couldn't say no and plus I don't know I just can never not have enough Fantasy on my shelf I just need to have an endless amount of fantasy to peruse and pick from so I just like to stock up when I see a good price and the last book I picked up is the reader by Tracy Shay this is a book that has intrigued me since it's released so I was super pumped to see it for literally $7 on Book Outlet so I believe this is set in a world where there are no books and no stories as follow as our main character SE who has lived her life on the Run kind of running through the Wilderness running from people who are always searching for her and then she discovers a strange rectangular object that was left to her by her Father which she soon discovers is a book and this kind of lets her fall into this world of stories and she begins to learn and I believe that begins to impact not only her life but the world around her this just sounds really really good I've heard fantastic things about the writing I hear the pros in this is just beautiful and enveloping and just lovely so I'm very excited to own and have this book um and I'm very excited to read it all righty guys there is my embarrassingly too large July book haul but like I said this is my favorite book haul I think I've ever filmed I don't know there's just so many books in this haul that I'm super excited about anyway I hope you guys enjoyed this video and I will see you soon with another one soon goodbye\n"