March 2021 Book Haul
At the end of every month, I like to look back at all of the books that I got to see how much money I’m spending. Since March just ended, this is my book haul for the entire month.
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Even though I have way too many books already, I seem to end up buying more books every month. I do however try to buy most of my books used or at a discounted price if new.
For the month of March, I purchased a total of 13 books and was gifted one book for free from an author. These are the books from my March book haul:
1. Cress – $4.12
I purchased Cress by Marissa Meyer off of Depop. It was a used paperback copy that matched my copies of Cinder and Scarlet from the Lunar Chronicles. I originally read this book as an eBook, but I wanted to own a physical copy to reread in the future.
If you’ve never purchased books from Depop, I recommend checking it out! I have a Depop shop as well if you’re interested in checking out what I currently have for sale.
2. Audrey, Wait! – $0.10
This book by Robin Benway came from a local thrift store. It was a used hardcover copy. I haven’t read this book yet, but I enjoyed the book Emmy & Oliver by the same author. Also, the synopsis sounded interesting.
3. Waiting for Tom Hanks – $0.50
This book by Kerry Winfrey came from a thrift store as well and is a paperback copy that looks like it was barely read. I honestly don’t know much about this book, but I’ve seen it on Bookstagram and it looks like a cute story.
4. Chain of Gold – $1.63
I was honestly surprised to find Chain of Gold by Cassandra Clare at a thrift store. It was 25% off because the thrift store was having a book sale for reading month. This hardcover book was in great shape. I actually haven’t read any Cassandra Clare books yet (I know, I’m terrible), but I think I will enjoy them. I just couldn’t see passing this book up!
5. Beartown – $1.23
I haven’t read any books by Fredrik Backman, but when I saw this book and the next two books in this haul, I decided I would give him a try. I’ve heard so many great things about Backman on Bookstagram, which is why I’m interested in reading this book. This hardcover copy was in pretty good shape, and I just couldn’t pass it up at the thrift store. Even though I don’t read a lot of adult contemporary books, I think I will still like this book.
6. Anxious People – $1.23
This book by Backman came from the same thrift store as Beartown and is a hardcover copy as well. I know a lot of people read this book last year and really liked it, so I’m hoping I will enjoy it as well.
7. A Man Called Ove – $1.23
This was the third Fredrik Backman book that I bought from the same thrift store as the other two, but this one was a paperback copy. I remember hearing Jesse the Reader from Booktube talk about enjoying this book, so I thought I would give it a try as well.
8. Making a Play – $0.94
This is the fifth book in the Field Party series by Abbi Glines. I read it last year as an eBook and really enjoyed it. I already have the other four books in the series, so I thought I would buy this one as well. I purchased this hardcover book new off of Book Outlet. It was so cheap because I had reward points to use.
If you’ve never shopped at Book Outlet, you can use my link for $10 off of your first purchase of $25 or more. You can actually get quite a few new books for that price, so it’s a great deal.
9. Hope and Other Punch Lines – $0.94
I also bought this hardcover book in the same Book Outlet order as Making a Play. This book is by Julie Buxbaum. I haven’t read it yet, but I gave 5 stars to the other two books that I’ve read by her: Tell Me Three Things and What to Say Next.
10. An Ember in the Ashes – $1.16
This book is the first in a series by Sabaa Tahir. I have heard great things about it, so I was excited to find a paperback copy at my local thrift store. It was also 25% off like Chain of Gold.
11. The Passion of Dolssa – $0.27
This is a historical fiction novel by Julie Berry that I found at a thrift store. I am excited to read it since I read Lovely War last year by the same author and loved it. This hardcover book was in great condition, except that I noticed when I got home that it smells like cigarette smoke. I am hoping I will be able to get the smell out since I want to read it.
12. Airports, Exes, and Other Things I’m Over – $1.06
This was my first book purchase from my local Dollar Tree. My friend Brooke on Bookstagram talked about finding great books at Dollar Tree, and I had never thought about looking there. This book was a brand new hardcover. I haven’t read it before, but I read another book by Shani Petroff called Romeo and What’s Her Name, and I really liked it.
13. The Midnight Library – $1.00
On the last day of the month, I found this hardcover book by Matt Haig at one of my local thrift stores. I was surprised to see it since I heard so many people talking about it on Bookstagram a couple months ago. I honestly never thought about reading it before, but since I know that it has good reviews, I thought I would give it a try.
14. Transference – $0
This is the only book on this list that I didn’t buy. The author of this book, Tessa Cox, reached out to me and sent me a free copy in the mail. I’m excited to read it because she says that it has some similarities to Twilight, and I love that series.
How much did I spend?
I try not to spend too much on books, so I am happy to say that I only spent a total of $15.41 for the 13 books that I bought. That is approximately $1.19 per book!
Have you read any of these books?
If you have read any of these books, I would love to know your thoughts (without spoilers). Please leave your comments down below!