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September Barnes & Noble Book Challenge - All the Books I Picked Up
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items Start with my Barnes & Noble haul video, then click any of the books below to grab your copy on B&N!
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Watch My Book Haul Video
Fantasy Book Recommendations ✨
Science Fiction Book Recommendations 🪐
Thriller Book Recommendations 🫣
Romance Book Recommendations ❤️
Watch My Book Haul Video
START HERE!! Everything I picked up during my Barnes & Noble book challenge
I participated in the Barnes & Noble speed book challenge!! 🫣 the rules are 5 minutes to browse and 2 minutes to grab whatever book you can!
Here is the full video where I break down each book I grabbed and why I grabbed it!
Watch My Barnes & Noble Book Challenge
Fantasy Book Recommendations ✨
All the fantasy/ romantasy books with descriptions I picked up
This book has been on my TBR FOREVER. I picked it up because I wanted to see what the hype was about AND it’s a pretty short read. If you’ve ever wondered “what if I had chosen differently?” This one could really resonate with you ✨
Publisher Descri...
The Midnight Library by Matt Haig
I picked this up because booktok said there was alot of YEARNING involved in the romance of this. This is dark fantasy with a unique magic system.
NOTE: This is a DUOLOGY and the second book is listed in this list too!!
Publisher’s Description:
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One Dark Window (The Shepherd King, #1) by Rachel Gillig
This is the sequel to One Dark Window (also listed)
Publisher’s Description:
Elspeth and Ravyn must retrieve the final Providence Card to break a deadly curse, but with the Nightmare controlling Elspeth and dark magic around every turn, their que...
Two Twisted Crowns (The Shepherd King, #2) by Rachel Gillig
I picked this up to fill my dragon void after finishing Onyx Storm. If you’re a fourth wing fan and are craving more dragon filled fantasy with magic then this could be the book for you!
On my TBR and so excited to step back into a world of dragons...
When the Moon Hatched (Moonfall, #1) by Sarah A. Parker
This is a Red Hiding Hood retelling, and I love seeing classic takes reimagined so I figured I would give this a try!!
Side note: the pages and format of this book is really cool!! I linked some fanart so you can get the feel of the aesthetic of th...
For the Wolf (Wilderwood, #1) by Hannah F. Whitten
I picked this up because I recently read “Remarkably Bright Creatures” and was told it has a similar heartwarming vibe. I grabbed the Barnes & Noble special edition which is beautiful with sprayed edges. It’s on sale right now too!!
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The House in the Cerulean Sea (Cerulean Chronicles, #1) by T.J. Klune
I picked this up because I read Sanderson’s stand alone novels, but this trilogy is highly recommended across booktok. High high-level fantasy world building is incredible.
Publisher’s Description:
In a world of ash and mist, oppressed skaa live un...
The Final Empire (Mistborn, #1) by Brandon Sanderson
Dragon lovers!! I picked this one up to also fill the dragon void. This is highly recommended across the board when it comes to novels involving magic systems and the use of dragons
Publisher’s Description:
In a world on the brink of war, dragons a...
The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon
Are you looking for a book that has to do with fated mates destined for doom? This is exactly why I picked this book up!
PUBLISHER’s DESCRIPTION:
In a world ruled by ruthless celestial gods, Elara is bound by prophecy to fall for a Star—and when t...
Heavenly Bodies #1
Science Fiction Book Recommendations 🪐
Science fiction books I picked up with descriptions
Another book that has been on my TBR for a very long time. It’s also very short so I know it will be easy to fly through. I did hear it is incredibly emotional but pulls on very poetic storytelling.
PUBLISHER’S DESCRIPTION:
Across time and battlefi...
This Is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar
Thriller Book Recommendations 🫣
Thriller books I picked up with descriptions
A suburban thriller that follows the mysterious disappearances of two women and a little girl, then jumps eleven years later when a traumatized child escapes captivity and reopens old wounds. Told through multiple timelines and perspectives, the nove...
Local Woman Missing by Mary Kubica
A dark and mesmerizing campus thriller, it follows a tight-knit group of classics students whose intellectual obsession and secret rituals spiral into betrayal and murder.
The Secret History by Donna Tartt
Romance Book Recommendations ❤️
Romance books I picked up with descriptions!
In the high-stakes world of neuroscience research, a brilliant but stubborn scientist finds herself constantly at odds with her equally brilliant—but infuriating—colleague. Amid experiments, lab politics, and scientific breakthroughs, their rivalry s...
Love on the Brain by Ali Hazelwood