Book Outlet Haul October 2019

[@kyjones]

I love watching your videos. You always bring a smile to my face. 😊

[@CompletelyMelanie]

Thank you! That brings a smile to my face! :)

[@francinefrancine6871]

I love the cover of Enchantment of Ravens. Always have. Great haul. 😉

[@CompletelyMelanie]

Thanks! :)

[@debralavoie9095]

I love your personality. Your ability to be funny and laugh at yourself. I have more books to read, lol. You get the most interesting books. Have a great day!

[@CompletelyMelanie]

Aww, thank you so much! I got a kick out of editing the raisin thing. It was just too funny so I didn't want to take it out. I am glad you enjoyed it and I was able to help you find new books.

[@threeoaks2004]

I grew up reading Christopher Pike books- I probably have 50 in storage. They are such easy reads and really helped establish my love of reading. I had no idea he was still publishing.

[@CompletelyMelanie]

Yeah, I remember reading him as a kid as well. They were always fun to read.

[@Tee84]

Omg Enchantment of raisins. That made me laugh out loud.

[@CompletelyMelanie]

Lol, me too! I had fun editing that.

[@Tee84]

@@CompletelyMelanie I think I re-watched that part like 5 times. I couldn't stop laughing.

[@CompletelyMelanie]

@@Tee84 Hahaha! I love that! I watched it quite a bit before I posted it too. I thought it was too funny.

[@MatthewReadsAndWrites]

Hey! I just happened to stumble upon this video when watching Book Hauls, and I have to say right off the bat, that I love your energy and personality! I've recently made a Book Outlet order of like 20 books, so I'm waiting for that to arrive! I've never gotten more than 1 box for all of my orders, so seeing three boxes of stuff should be really fun! That Robin Hood retelling series sounds super interesting! It seems right up my alley, as far as fantasy series go, even though I have never heard of the author! You got such an amazing deal on it too! I'm always amazed at how good the deals are on Book Outlet! "Roar" sounds like a great fantasy! I love strong female protagonists, magic, and a touch of romance, so it seems like it'd definitely be something I'd enjoy! Ooh, Colleen Hoover is a bold choice! I can't think of an author who inspires more mixed opinions on her work. She's quite polarizing. I've never read any of her work, partially because of the mixed reviews and partially because I just genuinely don't know where to start with her work, but I definitely have some interest in reading her books. The synopsis of "Ugly Love" definitely sells it, so I'll be interested to hear your thoughts! Oh. My. God. Forgive me while I lose my mind over Shaun David Hutchinson for a minute! "We Are the Ants" is one of his books that I HAVEN'T read, but I have read 3 of his books, including his memoir, and all of them have been 5 star reads! He's a master at mixing the real and the surreal in a lot of his books, and I adore his writing! I really hope you like him! "The Nowhere Girls" sounds like a heavy, important YA Contemporary, which are my favourite kind of books! I've never heard of it, but I'll definitely have to put it on my list now! Hahaha, "An Enchantment of Raisins!" I'm laughing out loud right now. The cover looks stunning, and I've heard great things about Margaret Rogerson. Her book "Sorcery of Thorns" has been on my TBR for quite a while, and I hope to get to it at some point this month, or in the future! That "Geek Girl" series does sound super cute, but it's not really my kind of thing. Hope you enjoy it, nonetheless, though! I haven't travelled much, but there are so many places I'd love to go! That travel guide seems like it would be quite handy, with some great tips on how to do that! The "Spooksville" series is so large, wow! I really like short novels/novellas like that, though. They're good for reading slumps, or if you're looking for something to round out your TBR that won't take much time to get through! I've heard a lot about Jodi Meadows, but have never read anything by her! That cover looks absolutely stunning, though! That synopsis sounds really intriguing! "Eleanor and Park" was my first Rainbow Rowell book too! I read it last year, and really enjoyed it. It's definitely a nostalgic kind of book. I definitely need to pick up more of Rainbow Rowell's work in the future! Hope you enjoy! I think of heard of "Our Chemical Hearts" before, but I've never read it. It's amazing that a book that you picked up purely for the sake of a readathon ended up being your favourite book of 2018, though! I love when books surprise you like that! What an amazing haul! You've earned a new subscriber, and I can't wait to check out more of your content! Regards, Matthew JAM Entertainment Channel

[@CompletelyMelanie]

Wow, what an amazing comment! I am so glad that you enjoyed the haul and have subscribed! Book Outlet is my absolute favorite place to get books from. The deals are so amazing. I have had one person (who hadn't actually watched any of my Bok Outlet Hauls) ask me if I would recommend Book Outlet and I was like absolutely 100% yes! They said that they thought the deals seemed too good to be true, but I told them this was one of the few cases where too good is actually true. I get most of my books from Book Outlet. Lol, rarely do my hauls only have 1 box of books, so anytime you are looking to hear about Book Outlet books, I am your go to girl. :p I have recently read my first Colleen Hoover book which was Regretting You. It was a hard book to read for me because of the topics it touches on in it, but it was a 5 star read and had me crying my eyes out. I am curious if I will feel the same about her other books. So glad to hear that all of Shaun David Hutchinson's books were 5 stars for you. That gives me hope that I will love this book too. I know several people are really big fans of his. I don't think I have actually read anything by him yet. Lol, I am planning on reading An Enchantment of Ravens this month, and I have a feeling that everytime there are ravens in the book I will picture raisins instead. :p I had a lot of fun editing that part. I am currently reading that travel book right now. I have so many sticy note tabs in it for all the notes that I have taken. It really does have some great advice. There is a lot of stuff in it hthat I was already aware of because I am big on searchig for the best deals that I can find, but it has taught me about several other things that I had no idea about. I am so looking forward to travelling this summer! Since filming this, I have read Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell. I haven't read Eleanor and Park yet, but I loved Fangirl and am excited to read more from her now. After reading Fangirl, I really want to read Carry On. So happy to have you here! Hope you enjoy the rest of my content! Melanie

[@MatthewReadsAndWrites]

You absolutely deserve it. You're so fun, enthusiastic and bubbly and I can't believe I didn't watch or subscribe to you, before! Yes, Book Outlet is amazing! I went months without making an order but I do check the site every now and then, and when I saw all these books on there recently that I had either been really wanting to read, or that I thought just sounded interesting, I knew the time had come for me to make another order! I picked up a lot of contemporary, and a few from Seanan McGuire, as well (Middle Game and Every Heart a Doorway), so I'm really excited to get the package! I'll definitely be checking out some of your other Book Outlet hauls! Glad to know Colleen Hoover was able to deliver for you, and I hope she'll continue to be an author you enjoy! I really need to pick up one of her books soon, so I can see if enjoy her too! Yes, I've heard great things about "We Are the Ants" so I hope you do enjoy it! I personally have read "The Five Stages of Andrew Brawley," "The Past and Other Things That Should Stay Buried" and "Brave Face" which were all incredible! He's got a book releasing this year called "The State of Us" which I've already pre-ordered and that I'm really excited for! I hope you enjoy "An Enchantment of Ravens!" I loved the editing of that part. I laughed out loud, hearing it and I laughed whenever you put all of those other images in the video as you were talking. It's always good to be able to laugh at yourself! Glad to know that the travel guide has proven useful! I hope you enjoy your summer travels! I'm really glad to hear that you enjoyed "Fangirl" because I have heard some mixed reviews on that one. I hope you enjoy "Eleanor and Park" and I'm right with you in terms of needing to read "Carry On!" Glad to be here! Thank you kindly for such a warm welcome! I'm sure I'll enjoy the rest of your content! Do you have Instagram, by the way? I am more active on there these days, and I film book videos for IGTV now that KZbin has adopted these new regulations. Regards, Matthew JAM Entertainment Channel

[@CompletelyMelanie]

@@MatthewReadsAndWrites Aww, you are so sweet! I absolutely LOVE Seanan Mcguire! I have read Middlegame and the first 3 books in the Wayward children series and have loved all of them. I need to get the rest of the Wayward Children books and read them. I do have Instagram as well as Twitter. You can find me on Instagram as @completely_melanie and on Twitter as @CompletelyMel (I also run a group chat on Twitter for all the buddy reads I do throughout the month on Twitter). I thought about doing IGTV once upon a time, but I never took the time to really figure it out. Though The Strand Bookstore did share one of my KZbin videos on thier IGTV channel. It was an unboxing of one of their subscription boxes. I thought that was pretty cool. :)

[@MatthewReadsAndWrites]

I'm so glad that you've read and loved Seanan McGuire! I've heard amazing things about her writing and I had wanted to read both "Middle Game" and the "Wayward Children" series for a while, so when I saw both of them on Book Outlet, I didn't even hesitate. Hopefully, I'll love her as much as everyone else seems to! Excellent! I followed you on both platforms. If you'd like to do the same, I am @matthew_readsandwrites on Instagram. I do have Twitter too, but Instragram is my purely bookish platform and also where I'm most active these days! It's always nice to make a new friend! :) Wow, The Strand in LEGENDARY! That is so awesome that you were on their IGTV channel! If I ever go to New York City, I definitely plan to spend a lot of time in that bookstore (and probably WAY too much money, too, haha!) Regards, Matthew JAM Entertainment Channel

[@CompletelyMelanie]

@@MatthewReadsAndWrites Oh my gosh, I went to The Strand this past summer when I went to NYC for BEA and Bookcon and it was amazing! It is insanely massive. I didn't have nearly enough time to explore it completely. Where in the world are you located?

[@nerdygeekgamer5528]

I've never seen those book covers before there really cool

[@CompletelyMelanie]

Which ones?

[@nerdygeekgamer5528]

@@CompletelyMelanie Lady Thief, Scarlet and Lion Heart I have never seen those covers before

[@CompletelyMelanie]

@@nerdygeekgamer5528 Ah ok. :)

[@nerdygeekgamer5528]

@@CompletelyMelanie I'm trying to write my own retelling it's a King Arthur, Robin Hood mash up

[@aliterarylady609]

I would love to read about "An Enchantment of Raisins!" Awesome haul.

[@CompletelyMelanie]

Hahaha! I really enjoyed editing that part. I got a good laugh out of it. I hope you did too. :)

[@queendee459]

I love your videos and book hauls! And also I just got Enchantment of Ravens on Friday and I'm both nervous/excited about it since I heard either really bad things or really good things no in between

[@CompletelyMelanie]

I am thinking that I am going to try and read it this month. Though after the edits that I did with this video, I may have a hard time reading it and not picturing raisins instead of ravens. :p

[@queendee459]

@@CompletelyMelanie when you said Raisins I laughed way harder than I needed too and now all I see is a girl with raisins in the background 😂😂

[@CompletelyMelanie]

@@queendee459 Lol, you will think of raisins when you go to read that book. :p

[@nerdygeekgamer5528]

I don't do knitting I do Latch Hook rugs

[@CompletelyMelanie]

I haven't knitted in a while but I really enjoy it.

[@nerdygeekgamer5528]

@@CompletelyMelanie I tried knitting once but all it did was make my hands hurt constantly so I went back to what I know which is latch hooking

[@CompletelyMelanie]

Best to do what you like. I tried crochet and just couldn't wrap my brain around it.

[@nerdygeekgamer5528]

@@CompletelyMelanie I use to be able to crochet but not with a crochet hook I used my finger's

[@CompletelyMelanie]

@@nerdygeekgamer5528 crocheting was always harder for me to get into.

[@tracy1089]

I laughed so hard at the enchantment of raisins! Loved this haul! Hope you enjoy ALL of your books!

[@CompletelyMelanie]

Lol, I was laughing just as hard while editing this. :p

[@megandavis4705]

The raisins 🤣 Love it!

[@CompletelyMelanie]

Lol, I had fun editing that. :)

[@megandavis4705]

@@CompletelyMelanie I can tell! 😆 I loved it!

[@CompletelyMelanie]

@@megandavis4705 I'm so glad! :)

[@megandavis4705]

I loved Eleanor & Park.

[@CompletelyMelanie]

@@megandavis4705 Awesome! I look forward to reading that.

[@whitney24100]

Can you now tell the penguin classic you got, please?

[@CompletelyMelanie]

Oh it was Anne of Green Gables. I got it as a Christmas gift for my friend Clint (Read's Readers) and I know he watches my videos. :p

[@whitney24100]

Completely Melanie oh cool! Which edition did you get?

[@CompletelyMelanie]

@@whitney24100 I don't know if this will work or not. I pulled up the link to the edition on goodreads and I will put the link. It should have a yellow cover with a red strip along the bottom. It is a Puffin Book. www.goodreads.com/book/show/26817985-anne-of-green-gables