Hello friends!

I hope you’re doing well! This post is coming a little late, but I still wanted to show you all the books I got for my birthday.

My birthday was on October 27th, but since a few of these books were ordered online they only got here a while later. So after I’ve received everything and done an inventory of every single book, I was finally ready to share everything with you!

Some books were gifted to me by my family and other books were bought by me. The result of this was an impressive haul of 18 books for my birthday! I believe I broke some sort of personal record on buying books – seriously, what was I thinking…

Some of my family members asked for a book wishlist – which of course I have one -, so they consulted the list and got me some of the books I’ve wanted. I was so happy and moved by them!

Anyway, enough rambling, let me show you the 18 books I got:

Aren’t they beautiful?! I’m so happy I got so many amazing books. No kidding, I could stare at them all day… but I have things to do, unfortunately. Let’s take a closer look by row!

1. Wir Kinder vom Bahnhof Zoo (Of Filhos da Droga) by Christiane F.

I’m not sure if there’s an English version of this book? Either way, I recommend you to check it out because this is such an amazing true story. I have a little backstory for this one – this was one of the first books (real books) I have read, so I kind of have a special connection to it. I had a very old copy that I lent to a friend a few years ago, but I never got it back. So my sister decided to gift me a new copy so I could read it again and have it on my shelf. Bless your heart sis!

2. A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara

This one was a gift from me to me! I’ve been curious about this book for a very long time, so I thought this would be a good opportunity to get it. Let’s be honest, it was just a matter of time for me to get it!

3. Six Crimson Cranes (Six Crimson Cranes #1) by Elizabeth Lim

This was one of my favorite gifts! This series looks amazing. It’s still ongoing as I write this, but at least I have the first book for when I decide to start it!

4. This Time It’s Real by Ann Liang

I bought this myself. I’ve been eyeing this book for a while now, and since I wanted to have a few standalone romances at hand on my shelf it was a no-brainer to get it!

5. Gild (The Plated Prisioner #1) by Raven Kennedy

Another gift, another new series! I’ve been seeing this series everywhere, so I’ll finally get on the hype soon!

6. Heart of the Sun Warrior (The Celestial Kingdom #2) by Sue Lynn Tan

I have the first book in the series on my shelf, and I even started it a while ago, but I wasn’t in the right mindset. It wasn’t related to the book because I was loving the story! I asked for the second book in the series, so I got it for my birthday!

7. As Long As The Lemon Trees Grow by Zoulfa Katouh

I got this one for myself as well! I’m super curious about this one.

8. Meet Me At The Lake (Every Summer After #2) by Carley Fortune

This is an ongoing series that I haven’t started yet, but I was still super happy when I got it as a gift!

9. Twisted Lies (Twisted #4) by Ana Huang

I was missing the last book of the “Twisted” series by Ana Huang (“Twisted Lies”), so I thought my birthday would be the perfect excuse to get it. I bought this myself, and now I can finally finish the series!

10. Magnolia Parks (Magnolia Parks Universe #1) by Jessa Hastings

It was a huge surprise to me when I was browsing my local bookstore and I saw the first “Magnolia Parks” book translated into Portuguese! But what really surprised me was the fact that the first two books were already published in Portuguese and the 3rd book was going to be published in just a few days. This was a series I’m super curious about and I was so excited that I ordered the 3 books! I’m very excited to read these.

11. Daisy Haites (Magnolia Parks Universe #2) by Jessa Hastings

This is number #2 in the series!

12. Magnolia Parks: The Long Way Home (Magnolia Parks Universe #3) by Jessa Hastings

And this is the 3rd book in the series. This is the last translated book available in Portuguese (for now).

13. Love, Theoretically (The STEMinist #3) by Ali Hazelwood

Technically I haven’t started this series yet, but I already have the first two books in the series on my shelf, so I thought I’d just get the last book of the trilogy. It was discounted, so why not?

14. The Summer of Broken Rules by K.L. Walther

This was also gifted to me! I don’t know much about it, but I’m excited to find out!

15. Carrie Soto is Back by Taylor Jenkins Reid

A book that has been on my TBR for a while now! I’ve read a few Taylor Jenkins Reid books and I really like her writing style, so I was happy to receive this as a gift!

16. Sissi: Empress on Her Own (Sisi #2) by Allison Pataki

Another book gifted to me! I don’t know a lot about Sissi, but I’m curious about her and her story. The person that gifted me this didn’t know this was the second book in a duology, so I’ll probably just get the first book and read it first before getting into this.

17. The Girl from Silent Lake (Detective Kay Sharp #1) by Leslie Wolfe

This is a thriller I also don’t know a lot about. I have a few Leslie Wolfe books on my shelf that are part of a series, and I thought this could possibly be part of that. After some research, I discovered this was the first book of a new, different series. I don’t pick up detective/thriller series like this anymore, but I’m definitely going to give this one a try!

18. Kill Creek by Scott Thomas

I’ve been eyeing this book for so long! But it’s a little more expensive than your average book (and it was always sold out for some reason), so when I saw it was available with a discount I didn’t think twice!

And before you say it: I know this is a ridiculous amount of books to get. I’m giving you permission to judge me all you want, but I’m sure you understand how happy I feel by being surrounded by books – and clearly the people around me know that too! I’m very thankful for all the books I got, but I’m even more thankful for my amazing family. Also, of course, I got a good amount of books for myself but to my defense, I sell most of the books I finish reading, so they’re always coming and going!

Anyway, thank you for reading my post! I hope you liked seeing the books I got for my birthday and hopefully, I’ll see you in the next one.

Bye guys!