FIRST BOOK HAUL OF THE YEAR

[@PetrikLeo]

Oh, I'm rereading Heir of Novron this month. And The Echoes Saga is so enjoyable, I'll read book 3 this month! And I just got my copy of The Bone Shard Emperor, too! 😍 Great book haul, Jessie!

[@aysseralwan]

I too just finished rereading Heir of Novron yesterday

[@karamarie6781]

Megan Miranda and Jennifer McMahon are 2 of my favorite authors!

[@karamarie6781]

The Plot was AMAZING! And I absolutely loved The Vanishing Half!

[@AmandaPelland]

I absolutely love how you showed us your book haul, panning the books on a white fluffy background and providing your thoughts. Really good and eye pleasing!

[@JessieMaeBooks]

I’m so glad you enjoyed!!!

[@jessicabowers4811]

Love love love!! Your videos Jessie!!! I get so excited every time you post!!

[@JessieMaeBooks]

Thank you so much!!! 💕💕

[@Amanda-qt6lc]

So many good books in this hall. The girl who drank the moon is really good. Nevermoor, Amari, Chloe Brown, and the vanishing half are all amazing!

[@nancyabbott2660]

I loved The Plot…I think you will as well.

[@sabbebelina]

I’m so happy I found your channel. Finally a book haul with many different books (not those commonly promoted with botm etc.) and genres. Keep it up :)

[@AndrewsWizardlyReads]

Great way to start the day with a Jessie Mae book haul!!!!

[@esmayrosalyne]

Yeeess, you are going to absolutely love Nevermoor!! And Amari and the Nightbrothers is amazing as well! ❤ Also, The Witch's Heart is such a beautiful story, I loved that one. I really liked how well-developed the characters were for a myth retelling and the themes about motherhood were incredible. And Wahala is indeed a really fun time. I picked it up on a whim and even though it has some pretty unlikable characters, I was super entertained the entire way through. I hope you enjoy all these gorgeous books, can't wait to hear your thoughts on them!! 🥰

[@JessieMaeBooks]

Oooh yay you gave me so excited for all of these!

[@JolienReads]

Yayyyy I'm so glad you got the Witch's Heart! It's one of my favorite reads of last year and I THINK the author is working on another Norse inspired story (I follow her on instagram and am a little bit of a fan you could say 😄) I hope you end up loving it as much as I did! Same for Sistersong, I really liked this retelling with nature-based magic. Unfortunately Daughter of the Moon Goddess didn't work for you but at least it's a gorgeous cover to have on your shelves!

[@JessieMaeBooks]

I’m REALLY excited about all the mythology retellings!!! You’ve made me so excited for witch’s heart!

[@BecxReadz]

I can't wait to read Fevered Star. It's my most anticipated book of the year.

[@samanthatorres1584]

I read Catch 22 last year. I loved it from the first page. I thought it was hilarious. I listened to the audiobook and the delivery of the lines was perfect on audio.

[@JessieMaeBooks]

Oh that’s awesome I’ll definitely try the audiobook for it!

[@onfaerystories]

I also guessed who did it in Death of The Nile, but haven't guessed the twists in most of Christie's books. The other one I guessed was Murder in Mesopotamia, and I also still really enjoyed it because, like you said, you may guess who did it but I never know HOW and it's just so fun to figure it out along the way. 👏 My two favourite Jules Verne books are Paris in The Twentieth Century (a dystopian novel that was actually rejected by his editor and only published for the very first time in the 90s!) & Around The World in Eighty Days (so clever and I really enjoyed following our characters on their adventures 💗). I tried reading 20 000 Leagues Under The Sea but the pacing was very slow, I couldn't see the end of all those lists (I cannot call them proper descriptions 😅), but there's a mystery around Captain Nemo that I'd still like to uncover. I might spoil it for myself. 🙈 I've also read Five Weeks in a Balloon which really didn't work for me for many reasons (the character work + dialogues), but my main issue was how racist it was (it takes place in Africa, a country Verne never visited himself, so he based his setting on books written by travelers & geographers of his time). Journey at The Center of The Earth sounds lovely and that edition would make me want to read it right away! 😍 I'm also interested in reading more middle-grade and the ones you mentioned do intrigue me. I'd also argue there are books classified as middle-grade that I think adults can appreciate much more for the themes explored (for example The Neverending Story by Michael Ende - I've read it at 13, mostly confused, and loved it years later at 26 because I could finally understand the symbolical fantastical elements). Anyways, hope you enjoy most if not all of these! 💗

[@cat.book.nook.]

I love the close-ups!

[@kristimoore8763]

Oooh I just got the Book of Cold Cases yesterday via my Book of the Month box! I will be reading it soon. Can't wait to see what you think of it.

[@SarahAsYouWish]

Great haul! We’ve picked up a number of the same books. I think you’ll love The Girl Who Drank the Moon. It has a tiny talking dragon who thinks he’s gigantic, so how can you not love it? The Nevermoor series gets better with each book. I’m jealous of your Fevered Star ARC. I just reread Black Sun in anticipation of it’s release. I can’t wait! Loved the bonus doggo clip. 🐶 ❤️ I appreciate how you show the back, spine and inside of each book! Thanks for doing that.

[@JessieMaeBooks]

You just got me so excited for the girl who drank the moon!!

[@jessiek4881]

I picked up "dead silence" from this video and it was so good! I'm obsessed. Thank you for your recommendations!

[@JessieMaeBooks]

Yay I’m so glad you enjoyed!!!!

[@TheLibraryofAllenxandria]

Wow, great haul! I love those Discworld hardcovers! I hope you end up liking Hogfather for sure though. Fingers still crossed lol

[@johnsaxongitno4life588]

All I can say is that I am really jealous of you and your amazing new books 📚 please enjoy your reading 📖 love your Australia fan John xxx

[@Freakgirl1985]

I love big book haul videos and can't wait to hear your opinions on all these thrillers. I am most excited for "The Book of Cold Cases," since I enjoyed The Sundown Motel a couple months ago. Never read Broken Girls though. "The Invited" also sounds interesting. I love haunted houses even though ghosts and paranormal stuff actually scare me. I started with "The Maid" yesterday. Could hardly put it down but continuing today I am a bit put off by the dumbness of the main character. But since she is supposed to solve the murder case, I hope that will get better :D "Nevermoor" and "Amari" I also want to get one day, so I can read it to my daughter once she is a bit older (she will turn 3 this summer)

[@JessieMaeBooks]

Oooh I’ve been wanting to get to The Maid soon!! And I’m so so excited for Nevermoor and Amari!!! 💕💕💕

[@Freakgirl1985]

@@JessieMaeBooks Finished "The Maid" yesterday. Was a nice and quick read.

[@AndrewsWizardlyReads]

Oh let me know when you read Rise of the Ranger!!! I have it as well

[@clarkkentnaruto4322]

Hi there Jessie. How are you doing? Last night I finished listening to the audio book of Six Crimson Cranes by Elizabeth Lim. I loved it. So, today, I started reading the kindle book while I listen to the audio book of Shadow of the Fox by Julie Kagawa. I am also going to start on Servant of the Empire by Raymond E. Feist and Janny Wurts. I loved the first book in that trilogy, and I am really looking forward to reading the rest of the trilogy. Those books sound so cool.

[@JessieMaeBooks]

Oh I’m glad to hear the audiobook for that one is good!!! I’m really looking forward to reading it! I hope you enjoy shadow of the Fox!

[@clarkkentnaruto4322]

@@JessieMaeBooks thanks. I will keep you posted.

[@christinacampbellbooks]

I loved Ask Again, Yes. It's wonderful. Definitely has Little Fires Everywhere vibes. I enjoyed The Survivors. It hasn't beaten The Lost Man as my favourite book by her but it was a good book! I definitely want to read The Last Thing He Told Me. I borrowed it from the library but it had to be returned before I had a chance to read it. Looking forward to hearing your thoughts on them, Jessie ☺

[@TheBookishMom]

The Bone Ahrd Emperor! It is so pretty! I actually found a copy at my local used book store the other day and scooped it up quick

[@ScullyPop]

Hey Jessie! I know it's been a while. Great to see you again.

[@fishbowlwoman]

Bone Shard Emperor, yeeeeeesssssss! Mine's waiting for me to start it tonight. And like everyone else, I loved Amari!!

[@lorbito155]

Percy Jackson and the extended series are a big part of my love of reading! Hope they work well for you as an adult

[@Mano-Wan]

I read *The Next Year in Havana* by Chanel Cleeton & *The Vanishing Half* and LOVED both ❤

[@jeannemason8334]

All of your middle grade books are all great. I’ve read them all this month for middle grade march.

[@JessieMaeBooks]

Yay that makes me so happy to hear!

[@sanghamitrapattnaik8719]

Wow!!🤩 I have read a few of them and some are on my wishlist. I am eagerly waiting for the reviews..

[@safinan8008]

Happy reading to you!! 🎥📖🦋

[@margarets2924]

The covers for The Girl Who Drank the Moon and the Nevermoor series are some of my favorites! It’s been a while since I read them but I enjoyed both.

[@wendyfairfull8967]

That is a fantastic haul. I’d especially like to thank you for the middle grade recs. One of my daughters is in college to be a middle school English teacher and literacy specialist. I’m buying books here and there for her future classroom library. Since all of my children are adults I’m a bit out of the loop for more modern middle school books. ❤️

[@JessieMaeBooks]

I love that so much!! I’m definitely looking to get more into them! 💕

[@melissaj8384]

Great haul. Can't wait for your reviews!

[@Laura-ir8kx]

I need your shirt!

[@poorni4742]

All books are great 😇

[@cindymoran1611]

Loved both The Plot and The Survivors!

[@fiddleleaffiction]

The Heart’s Invisible Furies is in my top 5 favorite books of all time!!! And Ladder to the Sky is on my shelf to read as well :) might need to pick it up soon!

[@kittyshiv]

ONE day I'd love to see you read illborn :D Petrik recently highly praised it, 5 stars etc and Im 360 pages in at the moment (over 700+ pages, I know, intimidating! haha) but I'm loving it too!! I can see why, very character driven and you can't help but care about them all! it's rare that for me personally to care so much about everyone's pov's. the prologue too really grips you in from the start. great vid as always, thanks

[@JessieMaeBooks]

I’ve seen that one going around and I’m really interested! Will definitely bump it up on my TBR!

[@kittyshiv]

@@JessieMaeBooks definitely :)) easy to read too, that really helps... LOL I stayed up reading, getting harder to put down.

[@LifeasMonae]

I love the cover of the coward, I hope the sequel is just as good

[@LifeasMonae]

I would love to buddy read Percy Jackson with you

[@LifeasMonae]

I too am intimidated by the count of Monte Christo

[@LienesLibrary]

read Nevermoor it's so good! that edition of Count of Monte Cristo 😍

[@erinsbooks]

Catch 22 is fun, but has some hardships of war in the book. I read it for a book club about 6 years ago and loved it. The movie is good too, but only focus on the comedy parts of the book, but I don't mind that they did.

[@clairesummers5538]

I love Harlan Coben too. My favourite books are: six years, don't let go, gone for good and the myron bolitar series.

[@JessieMaeBooks]

Oooh yay I’m adding all these to my TBR!

[@evelinehecklinger6257]

The girl who drank the Moon is one of the most beautiful books I have read in a long time. I also liked the first Nevermoor book. My daughter is 8 and I just bought her a book of short stories and she is in love with it. I think it is called Courageous Girls, but I will get back to you on that. She might have taken it to school with her.

[@Christine5280CO]

I read Ask Again Yes and I really enjoyed it. It’s definitely messy family drama!

[@juliababyjenjenny8485]

Opal and Nev was absolutely incredible. I might like it even better than Daisy Jones. There's a lot to unpack, and it just gave me literal chills. So so good.

[@JessieMaeBooks]

Yay!!!!! I’m sooo happy to hear that!

[@monahanna2685]

Epic haul! Enjoy.

[@Readitandeat]

What a great haul! Also wanted to say I love your bangs (I know I'm late to the party on that compliment but still :) )

[@JessieMaeBooks]

Thank you so much!! 💕

[@dr.suezettealoysiaandcarla1664]

“Prepare while others are Daydreaming” ~William Ward “Walking distance to the Riverwalk “ ~Dr Carl 🍌Dr Suez 🌞

[@sweet_t_reads]

The count of Monte Christo is one of my favorite movies, so I'd like to really pick up the book but I feel the same way as you! Its scary big. I really enjoyed both My Lovely Wife and Home Before Dark. I think you will like them as well.

[@JessieMaeBooks]

I just finished my lovely wife and really enjoyed it! You were right haha 😄

[@thetaskofbeingkristine1923]

Nevermoor and Amari are both amazing, I hope you love them, I can't wait for you to read them 😁🥳🥳

[@PaperbacksandCandi]

Where did you find those editions of Terry Pratchett?? They are so beautiful 😍

[@JessieMaeBooks]

They are available on book depository and Blackwell’s!😄😄

[@beyourbestshelf]

The Invited was so spooky! You should pick up The Winter People by the same author…it was so good! Ask Again Yes is one of my favorite family dramas.

[@JessieMaeBooks]

Thanks for the rec! I’ll check that one out next! 😄

[@krispy777]

Oh wow! You were sent a Dead Silence copy! Sidenote: You lived in Japan for 7 years! Whoa!

[@adriennereads5978]

Amari and the Night Brothers was one of my favorite books last year! I can’t wait for book 2!! I have the first book of the Ryria revelations but after hearing your thoughts I’m thinking about grabbing age of myth and starting with that instead. What’s your opinion? Great haul!!

[@JessieMaeBooks]

It’s hard to say about Riyria!! Jashana said she LOVED reading legends first and then moving onto revelations so I’m doing it that way but I’ve heard other people say the opposite haha so if you already have revelations I think you’re okay to start with that one!

[@AbbySalter]

I went to a book event last night with Catriona Ward. It was like a pub hangout chat and has definitely made me keen to pick up her book now.

[@JessieMaeBooks]

That’s so awesome!!!

[@AndrewsWizardlyReads]

Reaper man was one of my favorite Death books

[@MoJordanReads]

Ahhh, I loved The Witch's Heart so much. It was fun and emotional. & I think that MCU actually did a pretty fair job of capturing Loki's essence. A lot of details are different but the personality is accurate. I highly, highly recommend Norse Mythology by Neil Gaiman - especially the audiobook, which he narrates.

[@JessieMaeBooks]

Oooh I’ll definitely add that one to my TBR! 🤩

[@thechelseamrdarcy4233]

I highly recommend the audiobooks for the Nevermoor series . They are performed by an actress that was in A Game Of Thrones HBO series. All the accents of unit 919 are fantastic !

[@maaku6210]

Catch 22... you will enjoy that. Well chosen

[@joalgustas6498]

You should read “And There Were None” and “The A.B.C. Murders” by Agatha too. They’re fantastic! I read pretty much all the middle grades you hauled in this video and loved them all, not a bad one in the bunch! Thank you for new adult fantasy recs for me :) love you, from Buffalo, NY

[@JessieMaeBooks]

I LOVED and then there were none!! Adding the ABC murders to my TBR now 😄

[@angelaholmes8888]

Yes Poseidon is percy Jackson father

[@natasagajic1061]

Death on the Nile is my favorite Poirot story (tho I love most of them - Poirot is such a fun character to follow 😁)! For the adaptation, I'd recommend the BBC one with the one and only David Suchet (added bonus that that adaptation has Emily Blunt playing Linnet 😉). I honestly don't plan on watching the new adaptation, as I watched the Orient Express one and I thought that the main actor completely butchered Poirot's character (Poirot is not an action hero, jumping around and shooting, gosh darn it!!), so I'm not planning on watching the Death on the Nile one (plus Mara from Bookslikewhoa, another major Poirot fan, made a rant about it, so I'm gonna spare my heart the heartbreak of watching it 😅)

[@JessieMaeBooks]

That’s good to know about the adaptation!!

[@Italianamuneca]

The Count of Monte Cristo might be my fave book ever, 5 stars! I didn't like The Girl Who Drank the Moon, 1 star.

[@aliciaguzman]

I've been meaning to pick up books by Harlan Coben. Ive heard excellent things about him.

[@annmoore321]

… You actually guessed the end of an Agatha Christie book? Dang. I almost never guess her endings.

[@JessieMaeBooks]

I never guess endings ever haha I just predicted the most shocking thing and it ended up happening 🤣