Hello y’all! I’ve been wanting to do a fun little book haul post, and when Victoria Lynn invited me to her amazing party– it totally fit the deal! Read her post for the lovely details!
My subject for today’s post, to join the part, is my summer reading book haul! These are the summer reading books I have bought, found (by found, I mean was given by my Mom when we went through storage), or books I got as gifts and just got around to reading. A lot of these are also ‘to be read’, but since I just got them and all, here they are. 🙂
SUMMER TO BE READ
Love Comes Softly series by Janette Oke. Books 1, 2, 6, 8. My Granny loved Oke, and I’m excited to read this series.
The A.D. Chronicles, by Bodie and Brock Thoene. Books 1, 3, 4, 5, 6. My Mom had a bunch of Thoene books in storage, so I was happy to find them!
The Zion Chronicles, by Bodie Thoene. Books 2, 3, 4, 5.
The Trellis and the Seed, by Jan Karon. Elsie Dinsmore, by Martha Finley. Superman Unchained comic. OK: I think I’ve read this Elsie Disnmore book before (and have a hardback copy) but this copy isn’t packed up so… 😉 And a DC comic book is a fast way to up my 100 book reading goal this year LOL.
OK, I bought these 4 books at a huge flea market in NC while on vacation. I was soo excited to get them! First off, I love Kipling- but this copy is pretty old. It doesn’t even have a year copyright in it- but someone signed it, and that signed date is 1938. So it is at least that old, y’all! Before WWII! *freaks*
The Stories of Sherlock Holmes is SUPER old, doesn’t have a copyright date, and is very delicate.
Bluebird and The Sparrow, by Janette Oke.
Little Men, by Lousia May Alcott.
READ THIS SUMMER
Please note that I own every single one of these books except the two ebooks I read in exchange for a review/won. I just don’t have photos of them because they’re packed away, since we’re moving. So. ;(
Letter of Love, by Amanda Tero. Ebook copy.
Spinner of Secrets, by Annie Lousie Twitchell. Ebook copy. Read review here.
Tortured For Christ, by Richard Wurmbran.
Outlaw, by Ted Dekker.
The Unholy Deception, by L.A. Marzulli.
Henry Huggins, by Beverly Cleary.
Winter Is Not Forever, by Janette Oke. (Excuse the weird photo above, the cover on Goodreads would not load for some reason… hm)
Of the O’Malley series, this summer I read ‘Guardian’ and am currently reading ‘Truthseeker’. Can I just freak out about this series, y’all? because it’s soo sweet. Other than a lot of typos in the print and all, the story is great!
Victory On The Walls, by Frieda Clark Hyman.
The River Between Us, by Richard Peck.
The Warrior, by Francine Rivers.
The Little Prince, Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. I actually read Little Prince twice, so… it’s a favorite. 😉
The Long Way Home, by Andrew Klavan.
Seek, by (yours truly) Angela R. Watts. I’m also asking for beta readers for Seek (Sept. 9th- January 2018) so if you want to sign up, here’s the link!
NONFICTION READ THIS SUMMER
Mayan Calendars, by Geoff Stray
Cannabis For Lyme Disease and related conditions, by Shelley M. White. Read review here.
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And that would conclude my summer book haul. 🙂
Victoria is hosting a HUGE bookerly giveaway (EEK!!!) which you can enter here! Just look at those goodies. 😀
Isn’t this AWESOME?! 😀 Victoria has a wonderfully fun party going on. ♥
God bless and enjoy!
-Angela
Isn’t the giveaway epic? Have you read any of my summer books?
The Peculiar Messenger 
You found some great books! The Love Comes Softly series and and the Thoene books are amazing. I haven’t read the Zion Chronicles books yet, but I read half of the Zion Covenant series, which are great.
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Thanks! And oh, that sounds so cool!! I’m excited to read the Thoene books. 😀 They have awesome story lines.
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Oh, my goodness … so many books! 😀 They’re all so pretty … they make me want to read more!
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😀 I wish I had time to read all of them at once, lol. 😉
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I know what you mean! I have so many books I need to read! What I need to do is make a list and stick to it.
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That’s a lot of books, Angela! 🙂 It’s always so much fun when you get a lot of books at once. Then, unless it’s a series, you have to decide just what to read first. 🙂 I’ve read some of that list, but not all.
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=D Yess, it is! Especially when you know the authors are good.
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Awesome post, Angela!! Somebody has been burning up the books!!
I’ve read several of the Dee Henderson books and Victory on the Wall. Victory on the Wall is AMAZING – pretty grisly in a spot or two – but the rest of it W.O.W.
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Thanks, girl! 😀
Henderson has a lot of books, but this series is super good. 🙂 Other than a lot of typos, which is… weird but. xD
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It looks like you’ve collected some amazing books this summer! I went to a book fair a couple of weeks ago and really found some good stuff… I was a little embarrassed by how much I brought home, but that’s beside the point. I did get to grab some Peter and Catherine Marshall books, Corrie ten Boom books, and a some various other reads I can’t wait to dive into, like Chronicles of Avonlea!
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Oh, I love L.M. Montgomery! 😀 And I do have The Hiding Place… just haven’t read it yet. 😥
Sounds like you had a great time! And hey, what are book fairs for if not binge buying? ;D
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I’ve attempted to read the Love Comes Softly series, but it was just way too slow for me…. I like Janette Oke’s Canadian West better anyway. I also like Seasons of the Heart. 🙂
All of these books sound cool! 🙂
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‘Winter Is Not Forever’ was soo sweet! 🙂 Thank you!
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Book hauls are so fun! Except then there’s the issue of finding bookshelf space… XD
I’m so excited to see Outlaw on your list! Ted Dekker is amazing. And I’ve met very few people online who have read Andrew Klavan, so that’s awesome!
I also am due for a reread of the O’Malley series one of these days. Great post! 🙂
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Oh gosh, yes! I have one bookshelf and it’s crowded… but since we’re packing, I have to box a lot of my books up, still.
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DEKKER IS ONE OF MY INSPIRATIONS! 😀 And Klavan caught my attention with ‘If We Survive’ it was soo good.
Thanks, Tracey!!
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This giveaway is great!! Elsie Dinsmore is definitely one of my favorite books!
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It is!! 😀 And ohh, awesome! I thought I read Elsie before, but can’t remember it. So reread it is! 😉
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I’ve only read Outlaw and Tortured for Christ! I liked them both 😀 Nice to see your book haul. That’s a lot of reading. Btw, I’m your Goodreads friend 😀 And I’ve followed your blog.
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Ahh, awesome! 😀 They are both so amazing. ♥
And hello! =) Thanks for following!
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I’ve heard many good things about the O’Malley series! I got busy with other books before I could get to that one, but I just might have to pick it up from the library again! Thanks!
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It is an amazing, thrilling series! I would recommend it. 🙂
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All of those books look so good! The only book I’ve read by Janet Oke is Return To Harmony (I think that’s what it was called). Have you read it?
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Thank you! No, I haven’t! I will have to look into that one. 😀
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The Warrior by Francine Rivers is brilliant…Love that entire Sons of Encouragement series!! Hope they release it in little hardcovers so I can read to my son more easily 😉
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Yes, those books are so amazing!
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