hauling enough books to build a house with...

[@simonerauscher3307]

Hi Jean, I work at a public library in Ontario, Canada and we just got "Greek Myths" in a couple weeks ago - So neat to personally enter a book by a booktuber I watch into our catalogue! Congrats, it looks beautiful :) I'll make sure to put it on display - Thanks for the video!

[@thelifeofmiranda]

i legit built a book fort with mine haha !!!

[@melzworld90]

The Girl Who Drank the Moon is on my TBR too 😍

[@CarinaZacharias]

So excited that you hauled Elatsoe. 😍 I also have that on my wishlist.

[@danielleoliver1734]

Small Spaces and the sequel Dead Voices are such amazing books, I can’t wait for the last 2 books and seasons (Small Spaces is autumn and dead voices is winter). I’m so sad we don’t get one this year

[@FaeryLaume]

I discovered Kelly Barnhill and quickly worked my way through all her children's novels. I loved them all but The Girl Who Drank the Moon was definitely my favorite.

[@jess2424ica]

Have you read the Cassidy Blake series by Victoria Schwab? City of Ghosts is set in Edinburgh! I don’t read a lot of middle grade but really enjoyed them. I’d also recommend Cherie Dimaline (an Indigenous author from Canada), The Marrow Thieves has a great dystopian setting!

[@LadyJaneBooks]

This was an awesome book haul! Loved it! 👏

[@smidgenofsass7721]

I adore the Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place! It makes me so happy to see them getting some buzz because they are amazing!

[@HollyByGollyBooks]

Omg how have I NOT heard of Rosewater before!?!? Dark sci fi books are my FAVORITE. Adding that onto my Amazon wishlist immedately hahaha.

[@spoopywife]

I love how broad your interests are when it comes to books. You don’t confine yourself in any way. Also, you’re how I’ve found out about books in translation. For some reason I didn’t realize that was a common thing. Thanks so so much! ❤️

[@JeansThoughts]

Aw I’m so pleased to have helped you find more translated books!

[@nokiddingbrainless]

Ahhh so many of these sounds so goood! Can't wait to hear what you end up thinking of them, especially How To Train Your Dragon! I've been scared to read that because I love the film SO much and I hear it's very different, but I absolutely trust you on all things dragon so if it gets your stamp of approval I'll have to pick them up! Also on a completely unrelated note, can I just say I'm loving your hair these days? I imagine the grown-out dark roots is probably at least partly due to being unable to get them done at a salon, but the whole dark to blonde thing is SUCH a look.

[@cdf228]

Small spaces and it’s follow up dead voices are two of my favorite books I’ve read all year. Can’t recommend them enough. The girl who drank the moon is also spectacular, something I will be rereading soon. You will enjoy these a bunch.

[@lauras9071]

if you like the claire de lune series, you might like curtis craddock's series. i believe the first one is alchemy of masques and mirrors.

[@kateadale7100]

I love watching your book hauls we seem to have the same tastes in most books. But my bank account hates your hauls as I tend to end up with it empty after watching them and my Amazon wishlist gets filled with the overflow.

[@Sarah_L_N]

I just started reading Follow Me To Ground last night, I'm about half way through and enjoying it so far. It's very atmospheric and interesting and a little weird! The writing style is beautiful.

[@LiteraryKnitterary]

I read Rosewater for a science fiction class and really enjoyed it! It’s definitely half science fiction, half detective story. Now that I know the incorrigible children series is complete I’ll probably be picking it up soon :)

[@jadedrummond5910]

I absolutely LOVE Small Spaces and the sequel Dead Voices, I’ve not seen many people review either online so I’m excited to see what you think!

[@missburn]

I just bought those and can't wait to read them 👏

[@BlinkFly]

They are my favorite middle grades ever!

[@missburn]

@@BlinkFly Nice 😀

[@LifeWithLauren23]

The perfect video to watch after a long day at work! Definitely just added a fair few of these books to my TBR pile 🙈 good thing I have book vouchers to spend... now i just need more space 😂

[@tamerarogers6170]

Small spaces was so good and legitimately creepy even for a middle grade. A great October read.

[@semichilledbeans]

The book of How to Train Your Dragon is vastly different from the film in terms of the islanders' relationship with dragons! (if I remember correctly from when I read it) I've no idea why they changed it; it really wasn't necessary. They're still a great series of books and I'm excited to hear your thoughts on them as I really enjoyed them when I was young, but don't go into it thinking it's going to be the same as the film! Love the book haul and your channel!

[@jacquelinemcmenamin8204]

I know Matthew Scirrappa loved Vita Nostra & raved about it when he read it.

[@xxtinkerbell91xx]

Ok I’ve decided, you need to start reading audiobooks! Your voice is so relaxing, warm and yet enthusiastic x

[@JeansThoughts]

Ahaha thank you - maybe if I ever publish a novel we can convince them to let me do the audiobook ;)

[@xxtinkerbell91xx]

Jean Bookishthoughts campaign officially started. You’ve helped me convince my mum to second hand buy clothes btw. She’s so excited with some winter stuff she’s just got for under £10! We have a convert! Yay x

[@christinacampbellbooks]

The Aosawa Murders sounds intriguing. Really looking forward to hearing your thoughts on it.

[@DeeDeeCatMom]

I have a bunch of those books but have yet to read them ;) I have read Agnes Grey and I loved following along with Bonnets At Dawn's (podcast) readalong. You should check out their Agnes Grey series that dives into studying the novel with some experts; it really helped me get the most out of the book!

[@Gagging4Lit]

Have Agnes Grey to read also. Tenant of Wildfell Hall was awesome!

[@gio575]

I listened to 'How to train your dragon' narrated by David Tennant and it was FANTASTIC

[@JeansThoughts]

Omg that sounds perfect!

[@dianeknecht1859]

With you enjoying middle grade books, have you thought about the Fablehaven series. Loved it years ago when I read it.

[@JeansThoughts]

I have not but I will definitely look it up, thank you!

[@lorlacs611]

Hi jen,can you do a middlegrade recommendations video pls😊

[@RoisinsReading]

It seems like September first is book haul day, you put one up, Monica Kim put one up, and I put up a library haul today as well.

[@JeansThoughts]

Best kinda day ;)

[@mirnatius]

It’s been a while since I’ve read Agnes Grey but it was really good when I read it! ☺️

[@pilgrim41]

Hi! Quite late to this but I have been embarking on a project to watch all your videos just a couple of weeks ago so I have come across this just now. For translated fantasy,I remember kindly the Chronicles of the emerges world,the first trilogy of Licia troisi,an italian writer that also happens to work as an astrophysic at the Italian space agency. I loved them when I was younger!

[@kathleenboyle6285]

You've been fueling my own book buying at the minute, I need to stop watching your hauls :P I'm waiting for Jade City and Upon A Burning Throne in the post. Especially excited about Jade City! Have you ever thought of doing a tbr wishlist of translated fantasy video? I also find translated fantasy hard to find! :)

[@RebeccaReads]

You are so so welcome!! I get so many good recommendations from you and I thought it would be nice to send something as a little thank you 😊 Another haul with some amazing sounding books too, not helping my bank balance! 😂😂

[@actual-spinster]

great hall! i rly wanna get to a bunch of these! do you think you'll be changing the links to amazon you put in the description box to a different place? (just bc amazon sucks lol)

[@marthamaybooks1446]

I read Rosewater a few months ago, I'm looking forward to hearing your thoughts on it :)

[@Sam-du5oe]

Anne is closer to Charlotte than Emily. I would definitely suggest checking out The Tenant of Wildfell Hall, I think it's second only to Jane Eyre.

[@JeansThoughts]

Aha good to know because I did not enjoy WutheringHeights!

[@zahraajassim5166]

Station Eleven is one of the best books I have ever read, It is so beautiful.

[@rebeccam6342]

I recently read How to Train Your Dragon; it's nothing like the movie, but it was so much fun!!

[@JeansThoughts]

Aha well then I'll be even more surprised by the plot woohoo!

[@ambermayer7851]

Anne is my favorite Bronte.

[@lucyb4020]

Tried to message on insta but recently read a book I think you’d like. It’s Half A Soul by Olivia Atwater. It is regency historical fiction mixed with magic/Fae and she will be writing more in the world as part of a Regency Faerie Tales series. Just thought I’d comment it here in the hopes you’d see it 😊🙈

[@ddgraywrites]

LOL the title 😂😂😂

[@laurenrodriguez918]

I have more books than I can read probably in a lifetime... 😉

[@Anna-pd6dc]

I read Station Eleven during quarantine and honestly I thought it was the perfect time to read it! But maybe I'm just a weirdo

[@missburn]

No you are not because I did too and I saw an article that said that there have been sold a big amount of the book because of Covid. :)

[@zahraajassim5166]

I read it in the very beginning of quarantine, absolutely loved it, it is one of best books I've ever read💜

[@missburn]

@@zahraajassim5166 Yeah. I was nervous that I wouldn't like it but it was great and would definitely read it again.

[@karenmiddlebrook8215]

The Majesties has an alternate name Under your wings. I enjoyed it but nothing ever felt resolved in the end.

[@JashanaC]

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