Hello! My name is Kat and this is my Christmas book haul!
Surprise, surprise--Kat got books for Christmas.
Most of these--is "most" the right word?
*counting*
BARELY most of these were gifts from other people.
And the rest were gifts from myself, so I'm gonna start with the gifts from myself, which aren't gifts.
I just bought books for myself because that's what I do.
Merry Christmas Kat, from Kat. Thank you, Kat.
Just start.
So first up I got myself the Seven Realms series box set by Cinda Williams Chima.
This wrapping is making it too shiny! Come off! *rips off shiny wrapping like a boss*
So I have here book one, The Demon King.
The Exiled Queen is book two.
Book three is The Gray Wolf Throne.
And book four is The Crimson Crown.
This series has been recommended to me over and over again, so when amazon was having their
Black Friday sale where you get 30% off of one book OR boxset, I got this boxset.
And it was like $10 off and that was awesome.
Merry Christmas to me!
I read The Warrior Heir earlier this year
But EVERYONE says this series is better.
So yes, I'm very much looking forward to marathoning this in the coming year.
And I'm throwing this box away. Do you guys keep your boxes from your box sets?
I used to, but now I just hate them *throws box ON THE GROUND*
Next up, I have Blankets by Craig Thompson.
This is a graphic novel.
Look! Graphics!
And it's actually the Booksplosion book of the month for December, so I had to get myself a copy.
I went the hardcover route because it was more expensive but it's really pretty and nice quality.
I've actually already read it and I really enjoyed it and I will share more of my thoughts
in the liveshow on January 3rd. More info on that in the description!
The next present from Kat to Kat is Red Rising by Pierce Brown.
Look! Red and black! TWINNING!
This is the first book in the Red Rising trilogy and it's not Young Adult.
I thought it was YA for a long time, because there's a comparison to Ender's Game and The Hunger Games
So I just assumed it was YA, but it's not.
I don't actually know too much about this book,
but it's been compared to The Hunger Games and Game of Thrones.
And it's just received so many positive reviews, I had to pick it up to see what all the hype was about.
And the final book in the "books I bought for myself" section of this book haul is...
The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson.
I know it might seem a little ridiculous that I keep buying Brandon Sanderson books
even though I have not yet read one. Like, why would I buy this gigantic book when
I haven't even read the Mistborn series sittin' on my shelf. Right there. In the corner. Maybe you see it.
Oooh I was actually pointing kinda right at it.
But much like the other books I've mentioned so far, I have just had this recommended to me
over and over again. And I've heard so many great things about it.
Even though I have not yet read anything by Brandon Sanderson, I already hold him in very high regard
I kind of think he's a genius, based on his creative writing lectures here on youtube.
That you can go watch and you SHOULD go watch because they are brilliant.
And like I said, I kind of think he's a genius.
So yeah, I'm pretty sure I'm going to enjoy his books once I start them. And why not build up my collection?
Who's it hurting? No one!
I'm helping the economy SHUT UP
Movin' on to the books that were actually gifts from actual people who aren't actually me.
So first up I have two books that you might have already seen in a video if you're subscribed to my vlog channel
BTW you should subscribe to my vlog channel! It's good times over there!
I have here Just One Day by Gayle Forman and this was a gift from Christine
Thank you, Christine!
She loved this book and I loved the previous Gayle Forman books I've read, so yes.
I'm very happy to have this. And I'm probably gonna be buying the second half of this duology very soon here.
Because otherwise this one is just gonna be so lonely on my shelf. We can't have that!
I must own all the books in the world EVER. Starting with the sequel to this one.
Which isn't really a sequel but I'll get into that later.
Then I have here White Hot Kiss by Jennifer L Armentrout and this was a gift from Natasha.
So thank you very much Natasha!
I loved the Lux series by Jennifer L Armentrout and I've been wanting to read something else by her
So maybe this will be it! Although I do have like three other books by her. So maybe it will be one of those!
I dunno, I'm a book collector okay? I buy a lot, I own a lot, I collect them. They're my precious babies.
Anyways.
Next up I have Seconds by Bryan Lee O'Malley.
And this was a gift from Jesse, so thank you Jesse!
Jesse has kind of been getting into graphic novels lately, and after I read Blankets
I have kind of been feeling the same. Like, I want to explore this graphic novel medium
So this is what he picked out for me to read.
And it's in color! Blankets wasn't in color.
It's pretty under the dust jacket! I love it when books are pretty under their dust jackets.
The dust jacket doesn't cover it all the way--I just, I like the design of this.
And according to one of these blurbs on the back, this is "adorable, haunting, funny, and beautiful"
and that sounds like something I totally want to read.
Next up I have The Winner's Curse by Marie Rutkoski
And this was a gift from Maria, so thank you so much Maria!
It has the deckle edges, you know, the rough uneven pages. I like books like that.
With some texture to 'em.
Oooh I don't know if you can tell but there's like an engraving imprinty-ness to it.
Can you see? Can you see? CAN YOU SEE?!
I have been wanting to get my hands on this for a while now, and especially lately I've heard so many people
raving about it and recommending it to me. So I'm really excited to get to this one.
Hopefully before the sequel comes out, which I think is happening in March? Or April?
Springtime? Book 2 is coming out. I will read this before then hopefully maybe I dunno we'll see.
Next up I have the Demigod Diaries and the Demigod Files by Rick Riordan.
And these are both from Susan, so thank you so much Susan!
Two more books that I have just been meaning to get for a while.
And I'm so happy to finally have the physical copies in my hands.
And add them to my collection and read them and have Percy back in my life.
The Blood of Olympus didn't do a whole lot for my Percy Jackson withdrawals.
So hopefully these will.
These are just really nice books too. Like, they're little and hardcover and they also have the deckle edges.
Where it's rough.
And I like it rough.
CONTEXT IS EVERYTHING.
Next up here I have A Darker Shade of Magic by V. E. Schwab and this was a kind of Christmas present
from the author, Victoria. She sent this to me. Thank you, Victoria!
Now this book doesn't actually come out until February, so I'm not gonna talk too much about it
But I have started reading it and I am kind of loving it.
I'm only like 100 pages in, but Victoria's writing is beautiful as always. And the world is so cool!
And I can't wait to see how this unfolds. It's gettin' good.
And finally, I have another book that wasn't technically a Christmas present
but I didn't buy it, so I'm counting it as one.
I Was Here by Gayle Forman, which actually does not come out until January
but I was sent an early copy from the publisher, Penguin.
Now I probably wouldn't pick this book up based on the premise alone, because personally
I'm just not a big fan of books having to do with suicide.
But the fact that it is by Gayle Forman has me interested.
Because I love her writing style and her stories. So I'm looking forward to givin' this a try.
Alright! There you have it! That was my Christmas book haul! And that is everything I had for this video today.
Thank you so much for watching! I hope you enjoyed it, I hope you have a great night
And I will have another vlog up soon, so I will see you then.
GOODBYEEEEEEEEEE