I Bought 21 Books… Should I Have? | Giant Book Haul

I bought 21 books in one month… and I'm still deciding whether I should be proud of myself or concerned. 😂📚 In this book haul, I’m sharing my biggest book haul ever, featuring books from a Target buy-one-get-one-50%-off sale and a local library book sale. What started as a mission to buy a beautiful new copy of East of Eden quickly turned into a much bigger book-buying adventure! This haul has a little bit of everything. I’ve got some gorgeous special editions of Shakespeare and classic literature, some new releases (cozy fall reads, fantasy, historical fiction), and unexpected library sale finds. I’m sharing the books I’ve been wanting to collect for ages, the newer books I can’t wait to read, and a few intriguing discoveries that caught my eye. Of course, I’m also reflecting on the question: Should I have bought all these books? I don’t regret the purchases, but I do have mixed feelings about buying so many books at once. Consider this my Christmas gift to myself, my one-year BookTube anniversary gift, and perhaps my official excuse to take a break from book shopping for a while. 😅 💬 What do you think? Is a big book haul justified when the books are on sale, or is it better to build a book collection slowly? Let me know in the comments! 📚 BOOKS IN THIS HAUL Shakespeare and beautiful editions of classics • Macbeth — William Shakespeare • Hamlet — William Shakespeare • King Lear — William Shakespeare • Romeo and Juliet — William Shakespeare • Shakespeare's Sonnets — William Shakespeare • Carmilla — Sheridan Le Fanu • The Scarlet Letter — Nathaniel Hawthorne • Wuthering Heights — Emily Brontë • Jane Eyre — Charlotte Brontë • East of Eden — John Steinbeck • Winnie-the-Pooh — A. A. Milne • Alice in Wonderland and Other Classic Adventures — Lewis Carroll Books I've been wanting to read • Hamnet — Maggie O’Farrell • Comfort Me with Apples — Catherynne M. Valente • Piranesi — Susanna Clarke • Agnes Aubert’s Mystical Cat Shelter — Heather Fawcett • Canticle — Janet Rich Edwards Library sale finds • The Bad-Ass Librarians of Timbuktu: And Their Race to Save the World's Most Precious Manuscripts — Joshua Hammer • A Winter’s Promise — Christelle Dabos • The Study of Animal Languages — Lindsey Stern Also shown: Pride and Prejudice — Jane Austen (a copy I already owned, shown as part of the Penguin Classics Deluxe collection). 🎥 VIDEO MENTIONED    • How to Read a Shakespearean Sonnet | A Beg...   📺 CHANEL MENTIONED Lauren and Ben ‪@YoungsandTheRestless‬ If you enjoy book hauls, book recommendations, classic literature, reading vlogs, and cozy conversations about books, consider subscribing to the channel for more bookish adventures! 🕰️ TIMESTAMPS 0:00 Intro 2:47 Special editions of classics 11:43 Contemporary fiction 19:53 Library sale finds 24:50 Final thoughts #bookhaul #booktube #bookshopping #bookcollection #classicliterature