The First Unhaul of 2026

I could have sworn I'd posted an unhaul earlier this year, but when I went back to check, I was shocked to discover the last unhaul I posted was from summer 2025! That's crazy! I need to get into the unhauling spirit. I have a whole list to get rid of, I'm just waiting for the mental and physical energy needed to post the pics on FB marketplace and such. But anywho, this post is about my current unhaul. Over the past six months-ish, I've gotten rid of a good number of books. These are them.

First up, I have what I believe is the first stack of books I got rid of in 2026. I took all four of them to my local used bookstore for trade credit. The stack includes the new hardcover version of The Wolf King by Lauren Palphreyman, which I got rid of because I bought the FairyLoot edition, not because it was a bad book. I also had duplicates of Interview with the Vampire by Anne Rice and Vicious Fae by Caroline Peckham and Susanne Valenti, so those needed to leave to clear up shelf space. And then, I read The Ones We Burn by Rebecca Mix in December of last year and wasn't impressed enough to keep my FairyLoot edition.

 

 

This is another stack of books that went to my local used bookstore. I actually took these a couple of weeks ago. Lover Awakened by J.R. Ward and Cinder Vale by Caroline Peckham and Susanne Valenti were duplicates, so, again, it was a shelf space decision. As for The Spanish Love Deception Bookish Box edition, I got rid of that because it's been on my shelves for years and I don't think I'll ever read it. And the final book, The Starlight Heir by Amalie Howard FairyLoot edition was unhauled because it was a pretty disappointing read, unfortunately.

 

 

 

Next up is a singular title, The Book of Azrael by Amber V. Nicole tour edition. I have like five different editions of this series and the tour edition is just not it. It's a naked hardback with gold foiling, which is pretty, but the sequels look exactly like the first book, so there's no point in collecting identical books. I think I'll stick with the paperbacks/FairyLoot/Waterstones editions for now. I do need to get rid of the LitHaven one eventually too. Ugh. I sold this one, since I knew it'd be easy enough to make my money back.

 

 

 

 And the final book is Butcher & Blackbird by Brynne Weaver. Sadly, I DNF'ed this book. I knew at about fifty pages in that I was not going to like the tone. But, thankfully, DNF'ing means I can unhaul and get it off my shelves so I can put new books in its place. Yay for more space! I believe this book also went to my local used bookstore for trade credit. I think that's where I got it from originally too, so it's kind of funny that it returned to its original location.

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A Summer 2025 Unhaul

I've been meaning to write this post for oh-so-long. I've just been putting it off and putting it off, and now, my unhauled books have kind of gotten out of control. I don't even think this is all of them, it's just the ones I remember getting rid of and/or remembered to take pics of. I also have another stack of books I'll be getting rid of soon as well, but I'm waiting on a few things to be delivered first. I'm replacing a couple of older books with newer editions, so I want to make sure I get my new copies before tossing the new ones. Ha ha. JK. I'd never toss them. They either went to someone via resale or to my local used bookstore.

 

First up, I sold my Arcane Society editions of Penn Cole's Kindred Saga books 1-2. I wasn't a huge fan of the design, so I was fairly certain I was going to sell anyway, but when Arcane said book three would be $75, shipping not included, I was 100% sure it was going bye-bye. I don't even know if I officially hauled these. I just took pics to post for resale, and that's it. 

 

 

I took a couple of books to my used bookstore recently. Those included Teacher of the Year and Looking for Group. Ignore The Love Hypothesis in the middle. I apparently forgot to take a photo of just the two I got rid of, so you get the pic I took when I hauled them instead. I read Teacher of the Year, and it just didn't impress me enough to keep it. I tried to read Looking for Group and it was written almost entirely in gamer-code speak, so I DNF'ed like three pages in. It's a beautiful cover, and I typically like Alexis Hall's stories, but the writing style wasn't for me this time.

 

 

 

This is a giant list of books I mostly took to my local used bookstore. There's one in there I'll explain later on, though. I've read a majority of these. I just didn't feel the need to keep them and/or I have multiple copies. They include Heart of Defiance by Eva Chase, four books in the Pendragon series by D.J. MacHale, Goodess by Josephine Angelini, three books in the Titan series by JLA, a beat up copy of Lothaire by Kresley Cole, The Goddess Test series by Aimee Carter, A Touch of Poison by Clare Sager (damaged edition), The Bound Worlds by Megan E. O'Keefe, and The Emperor and the Endless Palace.

 

 

 

 I got rid of my Barnes & Noble edition of The Knight and the Moth by Rachel L. Gillig. I just like the regular edition more. It's not as heavy, and the silver lettering is much prettier than the blue foiling for the B&N edition. My regular edition is also signed, so that's a plus. This edition is not.

 

 

 

Now this, is a fairly decent stack of FairyLoot editions I just did not want anymore. I got tired of having them in my house, since it didn't seem anyone was interested in purchasing them secondhand, so they went to my local used bookstore. They include Witches Steeped in Gold, Blood Scion, Forest of Souls, Lore of the Wilds, Nectar of the Wicked, and Spells for Forgetting. 

 

 

 

I also got rid of a couple of K.A. Knight books. Fun fact: This is the second time I've unhauled a copy of Revolt. I got a free copy during the 2024 ApollyCon, and I did a major unhaul of books I didn't think I'd read. Well, I got another free copy in 2025's ApollyCon swag bag. I should have left the extra copy for someone to have at the event hotel, but I just convince myself I'll read it every time. But, I know myself. I won't. I also read Racing Hearts, and I didn't adore it enough to keep it. They're both signed copies, so I sold them. 

 

And next, I have a few special editions I sold. The first is an international edition of A Fire in the Flesh that I accidentally ordered a duplicate copy of. I think it's the Dutch edition. The middle one is Exquisite Ruin, which is Owlcrate's first Romantasy book. I bought that thing in the subscription for like $45 and sold it for less than $20. Ugh. I'm pretty sure I'm canceling that sub after October's box. The picks just aren't worth it. I also sold my UK hardcover of Red Rising. I just didn't need it when it pretty much looks exactly like the regular hardcovers just with fancy foiling on the naked book. It's too expensive to get special editions that aren't really special.

 

 

 

No, I did not get rid of the Zodiac Academy book. But, I did get rid of Psycho Shifters and, like I talked about earlier, this is the only photo I have of it and I'm too lazy to crop Fated Throne out of the pic. But, anyway, I got rid of this book because, while I thought the first two in the trilogy were fun, book three was a disaster. So much so, that I didn't even want to keep the first book on my shelves anymore. I'm super glad I was smart enough not to preorder the sequels until I'd read the sequel books on KU.

 

 

 

Here we have the FairyLoot edition of Fourth Wing. I've had this since it released, and I never bought the sequels because I just didn't care. The covers are almost identical to the regular editions, so there was no need to purchase the others. Well, I ended up finally trading this book for an ARC I really wanted. At least my impulse purchase was useful in the end.

And lastly, I have something that doesn't really matter in the long run, so I don't know why I'm including it, but I am because I can. I bought a box set of the Legend series by Marie Lu to replace my old set. So, technically, I'm not really unhauling anything here, as I already hauled the replacements. But, oh well. I wanted to share, so I shared. XD

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My First 2025 Unhaul

It's time for my first unhaul post of 2025, and this one was way larger than I expected it to be. I honestly forgot I sold some books earlier this year. When I looked at my most recent unhaul post, I remembered the others, and it's a long list.

 

First up, I sold some special editions that I didn't need/want anymore. Those include the FairyLoot editions of Book of Night by Holly Black, The Undertaking of Hart and Mercy, and One Dark Window by Rachel Gillig. I also got rid of the Melissa Roehrich Lady of Darkness and Lady of Shadows Arcane editions. 

 

 

I sold my Cassandra Clare FairyLoot The Last Hours set. I'm just not in love with the other editions FairyLoot did for the other books in this world, so I decided it wasn't worth it to keep these. I also just don't really care about the Shadowhunter world much anymore, sadly. It was so hard to get into one of the more recent books, and I still haven't finished it, so I don't think I'll ever continue the series, unfortunately.

 

 

 

This is a list of books that just were on my shelves for too long, and I never really felt the need to read them. So, I sold The Sword and the Dagger, Heart of Thorns, To Kill a Kingdom, Revolt, Dragonslayer, Star Bringer, Spine of the Dragon, To Snap a Silver Stem, To Flame a Wild Flower, A Dash of Salt and Pepper, Beasts of the Briar, and The Wish (read this one as a kid and just don't feel the need to keep it like Gail Carson Levine's other books). I also threw in an ARC of Ink Blood Sister Scribe for free in this lot sale. I think I got like $20 for all of these, by the way. I don't sell books for a profit, usually, unless they're special editions. 

 

  

 

I also got rid of some other books, including On the Hunt, Ransom My Heart (replaced with a nicer copy), five books in the Shadowdance series, the Mistborn trilogy (I think I want the newer covers or I'll wait for better editions), Polaris (I need to replace this one), and the To All the Boys trilogy (cute trilogy, but I'm over YA contemporary, so I just didn't need to keep it). 

 

And next, I have a stack of books that I replaced/arrived in poor condition and didn't want to keep. They include the boxset of The Hunger Games trilogy (I preordered the boxset coming out this summer that includes the two newer books, so I'm selling my old copies), Alienated (replaced), the A Beautiful Dark trilogy (came gross from a seller), Snow Likes Ashes (replaced my copy), Murtagh and A Sky Beyond the Storm (came gross from Book Outlet), and A Light in the Flame (arrived gross from a seller).

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Another Small 2024 Holiday Unhaul

Surprise! Another 2024 unhaul post! I actually didn't plan on this one. I was just feeling a bit overwhelmed and decided to make a decision to get rid of a set I've had since I was in junior high. Wow. It's a sad day, but a necessary day. I can't keep everything anymore, as much as I wish that wasn't the case.

I'll start with the easy one first. I thought I'd gotten rid of Inheritance, the fourth book in Christopher Paolini's series, a few months ago. It turns out, I still had it. So, I asked the person who bought my other Eragon copies if they'd like this one as well as the four Megan Whalen Turner books. They did. Woo for getting rid of stuff! But, it was sad to let go of the Queen's Thief series. I loved the books as a kid, but I'm older now. I'll never finish the series. I think there are two more books out now, and I didn't even enjoy the fourth book anyway. It was time to let it go. And, if I regret my choice, I can always buy the prettier UK paperback covers. Though I will miss these original out-of-print covers. They're nostalgic. Also, don't mind that I took this picture on my washing machine. I was too lazy to move them into another room. 

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A 2024 Holiday Unhaul

I've been trying to organize my books for the past six months, which has meant discovering that some of my childhood books look a little disheveled. So, I've been going through them and either keeping them or storing them in a corner until I can decide if I want to keep the edition I have or replace them with a new version. This has resulted in books being everywhere in my house and me mentally and physically freezing whenever it comes to making actual progress on this endeavor. It's been a nightmare. However, I've moved past my deer-in-the-headlights phase, and I am now, slowly, but surely, making steady progress in organizing and prettifying my library. I have a long way to go, and it likely won't be resolved for another few months, but it's way better than it used to be.

Anywho, here's an unhaul featuring some books that I just need to get new copies of and/or I decided to let go of because I don't need them anymore.

 

First up, Blood and Chocolate, Untamed, and three books in the Inheritance Cycle, including Eragon (other two not pictured), are the books I'd like to find nicer versions of eventually, so I sold these. I actually sold all the ones that are pictured here. I just did a whole lot for $30. Eventually, I'd also maybe like to get a new edition of The Forbidden Game by L.J. Smith, but it's not a priority. I didn't really love that series like I enjoyed the Secret Circle and the Night World books. And, while I'm sad to get rid of the first book in the Ever-Expanding Universe trilogy, Mothership, simply because I really like the cover and it's out of print now, the story was just cute. It wasn't anything I see myself rereading soon. I need to learn to let things go. 

 

 

Speaking of letting things go, I got rid of An Enchantment of Ravens because I just didn't like it compared to Sorcery of Thorns. I also got rid of Fireblood because I read the first book ages ago, and, while I really liked it, it's been years since I read book one and I have no idea if I'll ever get to the sequel. I own the first version as an e-ARC too. I don't have a physical copy of Frostblood, so I'll just borrow the ebook of Fireblood if I decide to finish the series one day. I sold a duplicate copy of Oblivion as well. And, for the books that I plan to replace, I will be getting new editions of the entire Heir Chronicles books, including The Dragon Heir, and the four books in the Dark Guardian series. Actually, replacements for some of those are on their way. I'm hoping they get here in one piece. Amazon packaging is stupid lately. 

 

And finally, I have a stack of books that I don't plan to replace. They include the FairyLoot paperback of of Twin Crowns (I have the hardcover, so I don't need this one), Fortuna Sworn (I read it and didn't like it), Legend of the White Snake (read it recently, and it was fun/okay but it's about snake shifters and the ending was rushed), Wings of Ebony (it has poor reviews and it doesn't interest me anymore), Dark Rise (I didn't like it as much as I'd hoped), and a damaged duplicate FairyLoot edition of Fire Study.

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2024 Summer Unhaul Part Three

I have added more books to the summer unhaul. And these books are already gone, so there's no turning back now. It was 36 total books that I sold for a measly $20 on Facebook Marketplace. But, like I've been saying, it's more about getting them out of my house and getting a little bit of money out of them than keeping them around to gather dust while waiting to get decent prices. So yeah, here's part three of the summer 2024 unhaul.

The thing about most of the books in this picture is that they've been living at my parents' house in a stagnant room or traveling around with me to various apartments or bought from a used bookstore, so they just got kind of old over time. I decided it'd be better to buy new copies for the ones I want to replace than to keep older copies that have potential to get real icky mingling on my shelves with the nicer books. So some of the older copies include The 5th Wave and The Infinite Sea by Rick Yancey, Child of a Mad God and Reckoning of a Fallen God by R.A. Salvatore, Succubus Blues by Richelle Mead (this was a pretty yellowed book from a used bookstore, so I'd like to get a nicer version someday), The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton, Ghost Beach by R.L. Stine, Call of the Wild and White Fang bindup by Jack London, and Darkfever by Karen Marie Moning (this was a beat up copy I got from a used bookstore. I already have the ebook, so it seemed silly to keep this).

 

Ones that kind of got older that weren't in terrible shape, but I might get new copies of anyway include the Crown of Shards trilogy by Jennifer Estep and the Avalon High: Coronation graphic novels by Meg Cabot. I also got rid of two more recent additions that I read a couple of months ago: We Could Be So Good ARC and We Should Be So Lucky by Cat Sebastian. These were decent reads, I just didn't want to keep them, especially since the first book was an ARC, not a finished copy. I'll probably just read any sequels via ebook from now on. And then I got rid of a Buffy TV show coffee table book. It's cute, but kind of pointless to own. I also got rid of another ApollyCon freebie. I think the author's name was Mallory...? It's such a thin book and the author's name isn't on the spine, so I don't know for sure. 

 

Next up, I have more in that "they were getting old and icky, so I want to replace them" category. My Narnia boxset, with a few extra copies, and my copies of The Great Tree of Avalon trilogy by T.A. Barron. I've had these since I was a kid, and they just smelled old and had yellowing pages. I'll replace them, for sure. I'm just not sure when. I also threw in some goodies with the sale. A lot of extra book box prints, pins, trinket dishes, this Monsters of Verity puzzle. I got a lot of random crap out of my house. Woohoo!

This is the last stack from the sale. It's FairyLoot editions that aren't really worth much on the resale market. They include Fire with Fire by Destiny Soria, The Bright and the Pale by Jessica Rubinkowski, Star Daughter by Shveta Thakrar, and Violet Made of Thorns by Gina Chen. I read The Bright and the Pale a year or so ago, and it was fine. Nothing special, just another YA fantasy. The artwork in the edition was gorgeous, though. I just couldn't justify keeping it when I don't have book two of the FairyLoot edition and don't care enough to acquire it. I also have the Owlcrate versions of Violet Made of Thorns and Star Daughter, and I kept those instead of the FairyLoot copies.

  Okay, well, that's all. I believe that's the end of the unhauls for the next few months at least. I might have more in the fall/winter months. We shall see...

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2024 Summer Unhaul Part Two

I got rid of more books. And good lord is it the most bittersweet thing ever. I love books, and I wish I could keep all of them, but it just comes down to space and effort. If I ever move again, I don't want to haul around books that I don't care as much about. I also can't maintain all of them. Dusting, checking to make sure they're okay, etc. It's all just a lot. So I'm cutting back on my collection, and I plan to read books via ebook or the library before I purchase them as much as I can. Especially until I can get all of my shelves organized, which is looking like it won't be done until winter at this rate. I'm very slow and lazy. Sigh.

 

Anywho, here's Part Two of a gigantic unhaul. It's 73 books in total that I either sold for $25 through Facebook Marketplace or am giving away to my sister. The sold books have a low price because these weren't in the greatest of conditions. Plus, I just really didn't care by this point and wanted to sell as many as possible to get them out of my hair.

So here is the first part of the second unhaul. It's 23 books. Starting with the larger tomes, I got rid of seven books in The Mortal Instruments/The Infernal Devices series by Cassandra Clare (Clockwork Princess not pictured and wasn't sold in this sale, but it is gone). They were just older, and I didn't want to keep them anymore now that I have the paperbacks. The hardcover Harry Potter 3-5 books have pretty much the same reasoning, along with The Host by Stephanie Meyer paperback. I'd also like to get a nicer edition of this some day. King of Scars was a terrible book, so I got rid of that and Rule of Wolves (not pictured, and neither were sold in this sale). As for The Queens of Innis Lear by Tessa Gratton, City of Lies by Sam Hawke, and the Dust Lands trilogy by Moira Young, I've just had them for too long and I haven't read them, so buh-bye. Prom Nights from Hell, the Trylle trilogy by Amanda Hocking, and Catch a Mate and Red Handed by Gena Showalter are more older books that I either don't want anymore/need to get new versions of because the old copies are kind of icky looking. 

 

Next up, I have 41 books that are either books I've read that I just don't want anymore or ones I haven't read and likely never will. The ones I've read include 11+ books in the Bailey School Kids series (which was sad to get rid of, but they're old and just collecting dust on my shelves. I'm not going to have kids or reread them, so they're just pointless here); Last Kiss Goodnight by Gena Showalter; Runebinder by Alex R. Kahler; Promise of Shadows by Justine Ireland; A Dark Divine trilogy by Bree Despain; The Warrior Heir by Cinda Williams Chima (only one is pictured and counted in this unhaul, but I'll likely be getting rid of the other two as well because I got them used and I'd like to get nicer copies); Everless by Sara Holland (signed and personalized, sadly, but I don't remember much about this book); Vampire Mine by Kerrelyn Sparks; Winter's Orbit ARC by Everina Maxwell; Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls (old, I'll try to get a new copy one day); Goosebumps: The Haunted Mask by R.L. Stine (same); Unraveling and Unbreakable by Elizabeth Norris (enjoyed these back in the day, but it's time to let go); The Pleasure Slave by Gena Showalter (I don't remember anything about this, and I'm only keeping select Gena books now); A Deal with the Elf King Bookish Box edition by Elise Kova (I would've sold this for more money, but I forgot it was in the photo. Oops.); Pivot Point and Split Second by Kasie West; Tempest, Vortex, and Timestorm by Julie Cross (another sad one, but it's time).

 

Now, I also got rid of a signed ARC of Boundless by Cynthia Hand, just because I don't keep ARCs that look identical to their final copies. And there are eight books I got rid of that I haven't read yet: The Magic of Recluce by L.E. Modesitt, Jr., Legacy of Kings ARC by Eleanor Herman, The Young Elites and The Rose Society by Marie Lu, Reign the Earth by A.C. Gaughen, The Way of Shadows and The Shadow's Edge by Brent Weeks; and Book of Night by Holly Black Owlcrate edition (have two copies and I haven't heard great things, so I likely don't even need the other one I have).

This is a stack of books that's going to my sister. There are nine book in total. They're not gone yet, but they will be in a couple of weeks. The stack includes three of the illustrated Harry Potter books, an HP Creatures Vault book, The Wizard of Oz kids edition, and the DC character book UK editions. I have Superman: Dawnbreaker, Wonder Woman: Warbringer, Catwoman: Soulstealer, and Batman: Nightwalker. I think I'll ask for the DC books back if my sister ever gets rid of them, but I still haven't read them yet, so I figured I'd pass them along for now.

  Okay, well, that's all. I'll probably have another smaller unhaul again before the summer is over. Maybe even in the next couple of weeks. I'm also planning to get rid of some FairyLoot books too, and that's a strenuous process of packing and shipping, so... Yay.

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2024 Summer Unhaul: Part One

I've had to get rid of a lot of books lately. I was unpacking a bunch of them after moving them back from my parents' house, and, even though I enjoyed a lot of these, I couldn't see myself keeping them when I know I won't reread them or, for some of them, even read them in the first place. I'm getting older, and maintaining a large library of books is difficult, especially if I have to move again. So I've decided that I'm only going to keep books I really want. We'll see how long that lasts. I'm terrible about having a "cleanse the shelves" summer only to start hoarding a few months later. It's really difficult now that I don't live in a city with a nice library system like my previous city had. It's easier to buy books instead. But, I've been pretty good lately. At least since I've made the decision to read books from the library or via ebook before I purchase the physical copy (with exceptions to authors I know I'll enjoy and book subs). I've only ordered things that I've already read and/or authors I've already read and enjoyed.

Now, I managed to sell these in two different ways. The first was going to a used bookstore in my old city and selling about 20 of them for only $20. I used that cash to immediately buy a book at Barnes & Noble, so that wasn't super profitable, especially since the bookstore was a two-hour drive one-way and I took off work to drive there on a Monday when they were accepting books for cash. Also, funny story, I ended up going to the mall immediately afterwards and spent money on a cookie at Mrs. Fields, which apparently is what I did after my last 2022 unhaul. It made me laugh that I essentially did the same thing twice. The second method of selling the books was through Facebook Marketplace for a grand total of $25 for the remaining books. I just wanted them out of my house by that point.

 

Anywho, here's Part One of a gigantic unhaul. It's 83 books in total that I sold for $45. The low price kind of works out, though, since ARCs aren't really sellable and I got a lot of the others free or used. So I didn't lose too much money.

So here is the largest part of the first unhaul. This is 62 books. I'm going to break down the reasons I'm getting rid of these into four categories: books I won't/don't want to read, books I've read and won't reread, books I have duplicates of, and childhood books I just don't need anymore, which is kind of a sad category, but I can't keep everything and some other kid may enjoy it more now. 

 

Books I won't/don't want to read: The Princess Bride (love the movie, probably won't ever read the book); The Last Wolf by Maria Vale (got for free at ApollyCon one year, likely won't read); The Dragon's Bride and Wicked Beauty ARC by Katee Robert (more ApollyCon freebies); Magical Midlife Madness by K.F. Breene (has meh reviews and was an ApollyCon freebie); Saved by Wolves by Eva Chase (an ApollyCon freebie that looked good, but it's a spinoff book and I don't have the first series); Songbird by Victoria Woods (ApollyCon freebie); After by Anna Todd (it's Harry Styles fanfic. I wish I hadn't brought it back from ApollyCon); The Wicked Deep by Erin Ernshaw (had this one for years, tried to read it and never finished); Middlegame by Seanan McGuire (got this one back when I worked at Tor, just doesn't sound great to me anymore, and I can read it from the library if I change my mind); Do Your Worst by Rosie Danan Illumicrate edition (another ApollyCon freebie); A Queen in Hiding, A Broken Queen, and The Queen of Raiders by Sarah Kozloff (tried to read the first book a couple of years ago and it was kind of dry); Ship of Smoke and Steel (I've had this one since my Tor days too. I can read it from the library if I ever want to); A Deadly Education by Naomi Novik Owlcrate edition (it's kind of ugly); Valiant Dust by Richard Baker (got this one when I was back in my adult sci-fi show phase and I was working at Tor); The Hobbit, The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers, and The Return of the King (I do want copies of these, I think, but I'll wait until some nicer editions come out or I'll just read it from the library. I've had these for years and never read them); Breakaway by Grace Reilly (ApollyCon freebie); An Arrow to the Moon by Emily X.R. Pan (a FairyLoot YA box freebie I don't plan to ever read); The Traitor's Kiss and The Traitor's Ruin by Erin Beaty (had for years, likely won't ever read); Ever the Brave by Erin Summerill (read book one years ago, never got around to the sequel and don't plan to any time soon); The Defiant by Lesley Livingston (same as Ever the Brave); My Lucky 13 by Piper Rayne (ApollyCon freebie, not interested in MF hockey romance); and The Origin by Lexi C. Foss (ApollyCon freebie). There's another ApollyCon freebie in there that's super thin, and I don't remember the title of it.

 

Books I've read and won't reread: The Hotter You Burn, Can't Let Go, The Harder You Fall, and Can't Hardly Breathe by Gena Showalter (I like Gena's paranormal stuff, but I don't think I'm gonna collect her contemporaries anymore); A Court of Honey and Ash by Shannon Mayer and Kelly St. Clare (this was not a good book); A Door in the Dark by Scott Reintgen (was meh); Whatever Life Throws At You by Julie Cross (liked and kept this one because it was based on the KC Royals, but I'll never reread it); White Cat, Red Glove, and Black Heart by Holly Black (enjoyed back in the day, but I've moved on); Winterspell by Claire Legrand (was meh); Under the Never Sky, Through the Ever Night, and Into the Still Blue by Veronica Rossi (it's a YA dystopian series I really enjoyed in high school, but I've grown out of YA dystopian now); Ever the Hunted by Erin Summerill (enjoyed back in the day, but never read the sequel and don't plan to); The Valiant by Lesley Livingston (same as Ever the Hunted); Children of Blood and Bone and Children of Virtue and Vengeance by Tomi Adeyemi (enjoyed the first book, but the second was bad. I'll probably read book three for my book club, but I'm reading a library copy); and Angel Burn and Angel Fire by L.A. Weatherly (I may have been convinced to keep these ones if I'd had all three in the series, but I never ended up buying it, and I don't feel like tracking it down, so they might as well go).

 

Books I have duplicates of: Fall With Me and Wicked by Jennifer L. Armentrout, A River Enchanted by Rebecca Ross (ApollyCon freebie), The Bone Shard Daughter and The Bone Shard Emperor by Andrea Stewart (bought FL editions), and Sire by Jex Lane (this was a damaged copy that I got replaced).

 

Childhood books I just don't need anymore: The Secret Country, The Hidden Land, and The Whim of the Dragon by Pamela Dean (these were a lot like Narnia, and I did enjoy them a lot) and Fall of a Kingdom, Rise of a Hero, and Forging the Sword by Hilari Bell (also enjoyed these, but I'll never reread them. They don't have any magic or romance, and I'm a romance junkie now. They do have great worldbuilding, though).

Next up, I have 11 ARCs and UK copies. I just don't keep ARCs unless they're special for some reason. I have read The Last Watch by J.S. Dewes, The Jasad Heir by Sara Hashem, Babe in Boyland by Jody Gehrman (signed), The Bone Shard War by Andrea Stewart, and The Blighted Stars by Megan E. O'Keefe. I haven't read Sherwood by Meagan Spooner, The Tiger's Daughter by K. Arsenault Rivera, or Winter of Ice and Iron by Rachel Neumeier. I figure if I want to read them, I can get them from the library. I also got rid of my UK copies of Kristen White's And I Darken, Now I Rise, and Bright We Burn, because, boy, was the series mega disappointing.

This is a smaller group of eight books that I decided to get rid of after I'd already photographed the other two stacks. The only one I've read of these is A Darker Shade of Magic. I wasn't super impressed with it when I read it, but I got the series for free while working at Tor, so I figured I'd give it another chance, as that was the year of the great 2019 reading slump. But, I still haven't picked them up, and I figure I'll just borrow them from the library or buy the ebooks in the future. I don't really like the covers anyway. I also got rid of five books I haven't read yet and probably won't ever, or I'll read them from the library: The Eye of the World by Robert Jordan, The Girl at Midnight by Melissa Grey (signed), Cold Iron by Miles Cameron, Talon by Julie Kagawa (I'd like to read this, but the copy I had was super old, so I'd like to find a better one maybe), and Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor UK edition.

  What's pictured here is what I sold on FB Marketplace. The books from above that aren't pictured here were the ones the used bookstore took. I'm not looking through the pictures to see which ones went where, though. That's too much work. I will say that I added To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee to this stack. It's another childhood book that I just didn't need to keep. (Note: I also sold Leigh Bardugo's King of Scars to the used bookstore, but it was in photos from Part Two, so you'll set it then.)

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Have you unhauled any books recently? Let me know in the comments below!