+Book Landia when that happens, I think that it better not have plot twists because I throw the books across the room when that happens and it will break something hahaha
I absolutely love the Finishing School series! It blends a lot of my favorite elements together: steampunk, espionage, and high tea. What I love the most about it is that it reads kind of like a Series of Unfortunate Events. It has all of those elements but it's pretty campy and fun.
You are going to love Americanah! I'm so glad to see you are branching out with your reading! Her other novels are beautiful also. Purple Hibiscus and Half of a Yellow Sun are also must reads.
It's 3 am here in Germany, but I can't go to sleep before I've watched your New video. I love your videos so much, because I feel like I can totally trust in your opinions and you are hillarious! Keep on creating great content! Love from Germany!
Juliet Marillier is a fabulous author, and honestly if you are a fan of Brandon Sanderson's high fantasy novels, I feel like you will like her adult high fantasy novels. The Sevenwaters series (daughter of the forest) is so great! Very satisfyingly addicting for a high fantasy series! I've read every single book she has written and I think the adult fantasy books are much better than the YA series. If you are worried about her Sevenwaters series you should try one of her other adult series first, like the Blackthorn and Grim series or the Bridei chronicles. Her writing does not disappoint!
City of Stairs looks really cool, I've heard good things about it too! The Book of Lost Things sounds fantastic. Also The Inheritance Trilogy. And Truthwitch. Basically these books are all now on my TBR if they weren't already. So thank you :)
Truthwitch was honestly remarkable! Highly recommend if you are looking for just a cool, unique, epic fantasy. Great Characters and the romance takes a backseat to the point where it almost doesn't exist to the friendship. It was great! Awesome bookhaul, btw!
I got both passenger and truthwitch because I went to a signing for both authors near me. Both books were great, but for different reasons. Also, I heard that because the magic system was so vast, it could be hard to follow. I made myself a little guide while reading it to keep track of the types of witches, myths, and thread colors. Writing the guide was very useful and I highly recommend that people try doing the same while they read it. It will also really help when the sequel comes out.
I read the Book of Lost Things a few years ago in college and loved it! And yes, read Juliet Marillier!!! A friend introduced me to Daughter of the Forest from her Sevenwaters series when I was in high school and I was hooked! The premise of the story is so unlike anything I've ever read. I hope you pick it up. 😊
Oh I totally have City of Stairs! haven't read it yet though..... The fact that Robin Hobb endorsed Truthwitch is the main reason that I've been waiting to get it LOL
Curio sounds amazing! Truthwitch sounds amazing! The inheritance trilogy sounds amazing! I have read Passenger already and it was a looooooooot of fun!
The Book of Lost Things!!!! Heads up, this is not really a middle grade book. It's more of an adult book with great cross over appeal for YA readers. I loved it and really fell into the world. I hope you enjoy it and I can't wait to hear your thoughts on it! If you enjoy Americanah, you should check out We Should All Be Feminist by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. They have a bind up available that is about 45 pages or you can TH-cam her Ted Talk. I highly recommend this if you enjoy her other writing.
The finishing school series! I love that world so much! The finishing school series is set before the parasol protectorate(however that's spelled) series. I didn't realise this until after I'd ready read etiquette and espionage but it's amazing no matter which series you read first
Sweet Jesus, I am so excited for you to read The Inheritance Trilogy!! It is so worth it. I think that bind up comes with short story that she wrote in the same world as well.
Cannot believe I've only just found your channel! I love reading and am always looking for recommendations. I'll definitely be using your link to pick up a few new reads once I've finished my current 'to read' pile! :)
Great vid. I always love your extreme enthusiasm and animated delivery; not to mention you insights and the variety of books that you cover. BIG thumbs up; and thanks! ~ Tim.
I got a looot of fantasy this month because i'm new to the genre and have been loving it. I got Furies of Calderon and The Name of the Wind among others and I'm so looking forward to diving in!
"The Library at Mount Char" is definitely weird, quirky, and dark. It's so unique and different and you never know what to expect... I read it last year and I am STILL contemplating it. So excited that you picked it up! Also, "The Book of Lost Things" and "Starflight" sound super interesting! I am on a book buying ban after my last BookOutlet haul.... but I have about 20 new books on my shelves now, all of which I am excited about! xD
If you can manage to make it through the first couple of chapters of The Library at Mount Char, which are most likely to repulse you, the book is well worth the time. Probably my favorite speculative novel of last year. It isn't like anything else out there. I can also recommend the John Connolly novel, although I seem to remember it as adult, not middle grade. I've read the first two novels of the Inheritance Trilogy, but recently sold them back to Half Priced Books. I still own the third and intend to read it, but it isn't a keeper series for me. I just recently bought The City of Stairs and hope to read it soon. The sequel is already out, naturally....
If you're wanting something weird and really well written, Ghosts of Heaven is so great. It was such a breath of fresh air last year, the first part just takes some getting used to.
I have yet to read the Inheritance Trilogy but I was able to get my hands on the whole series as well. I hope you enjoy it when you get to it. Truthwitch sounds super good, especially because it's been blurbed by Cinda Willams Chima
I found Uprooted from my local used bookstore finally! its such a beautiful cover and I love the white and gold writing on the hard cover and rough edges. its next after I read Daughter of Smoke and Bone trilogy I'm halfway tgriigg through book 2 now.
I hope you enjoy Shadowfell :) Juliet Marillier is one of my favourites. I think you'd enjoy the Sevenwaters series, especially the Daughter of the Forest, which is based on a fairy tale. The whole series has everything: strong characters (especially women), magic, druids, faeries... the list just goes on and on...
I just finished the Library at Mount Char! It was pretty strange but interesting and definitely crazy. I've only read the first book in NK Jemisin's trilogy, although I plan to read the next two eventually. I haven't read that Juliet Marillier book, but the Sevenwaters series is great, and I just started her new series Blackthorn and Grim which starts with Dreamer's Pool. Her books can be a bit slow, but I really enjoy then! YES read the Parasol Protectorate! I don't think you need to read it to enjoy the Finishing School series, although there are some character cameos that are more fun if you've read her adult series. Can't wait to hear what you think; looks like you have a lot of great books to read!
Ahhhh! I'm so excited that you'll be reading The Book of Lost Things! I really don't see it as a middle grade, I read it when I was 13 and it DISTURBED me! And I'm not really someone who's particularly susceptible to creepy stuff. Having said that, it is one of my favourite books! Thoroughly recommend!
Such an exciting haul with so many great titles :) I managed to avoid buying books for most of January although I did manage to pickup Brave New World for a super cheap price this morning :D
I've wanted to read The Library at Mount Char since it's been released but it is so expensive at the moment (I'm gonna wait till its out in paperback). And I can't wait to see how you enjoy Americanah. I've been hearing some great things about that one :)
Juliet Marillier is fantastic, I haven't read Shadowfell yet but I hope you like it! I really like the sound of Starflight and have now added it to my wishlist so thank you! Great video! :)
please please PLEASE read Daughter of the Forest!! It's definitely one of Marillier's best work (I've read almost everything she has written) Son of Shadows is also very good by her, the shadowfell novels are good, but I think you will enjoy the depth and severity of Daughter of the Forest more...
I love when you recommend fantasy books like The Queen of the Tearling and The Name of the Wind! Mostly every fantasy book you've read I picked up and LOVED! I just ordered N.K Jemisin book, hopefully it is a good one! :)
I love the Parasol Protectorate by Gail Carriger and I am loving the Finishing school series. You should read Parasol Protectorate if you like her writing, it is more of an young adult tale. Gail Carriger is creating another spin off of Parasol and you should definitely read Parasol before reading that new series.
I was told that the etiquette & espionage series leaves off where the parasol series starts, so you dont really have to read one before the other. but I've never read either so, I personally don't know.
this month i got 'I never promised you a rose garden', 'Aristotle and Dante discover the secrets of the universe' (already read that and it's my fav book rn thanks for recommending it!!), 'PLL 16', 'Shatter me' 😁💕
I really like that cover for The Book of Lost Things! It makes me want to pick up my own copy even more, and read it. The Inheritance Trilogy sounds fantastic! I can't wait to see what you think when you finally read it. (And hopefully, you'll convince me to buy it.) I'm also excited for you to read Truthwitch! Really enjoyed this one, and I think you will too :) Also, Daughter of the Forest was excellent! I hope you get a chance to check that one out too in the future.
If you're looking to get into Juliet Marillier and don't want to start the Sevenwaters series yet, you should try the companion novels Wildwood Dancing and Cybele's Secret. They are fairytale retellings, and they are amazing! I've heard mixed things about Shadowfell.
I literally just finished The Library at Mount Char yesterday and I loved it! It wasn't what i usually go towards in terms of what I read, but I was pleasantly surprised! :)
I just read City of Stairs. It's a pretty good read. It kind of fits into a bunch of different genres but the world is oddly believable for a world where these gods exist. I hope you enjoy it.
Laika is brilliant! I got caught reading it during class and when I explained it to my teacher he just said "tell me how ends when you finish." Probably helped that he was my history teacher😂
Seriously I love your videos. Let me thank you for inspiring me for booktube. I've just started to make videos. These kind of videos are not very popular in turkey but I hope it will someday. Anyway thank you so much Regan.
You should be fine reading the Finishing School series before The Paracol Protectorate because I've only read the first book in that series but have finished all of Finishing school and I was fine. There's a couple of overlapping characters- none of the main ones- but this happens way before Paracol Protectorate so no spoilers (at least as far as I'm aware).
I've been reading The Book of Lost Things! It's absolutely fabulous. It can get pretty dark in some parts-like I'm even surprised it's listed as middle grade? It's all fairytales and human relationships and it's lovely.
You don't need to read Gail Carriger's other series to enjoy the Finishing School series. I haven't read the Parasol Protectorate series and I've loved what I've read of the Finishing School series.
Yes, please, read the Parasol Protectorate series, by Gail Carriger! It's amazing, witty, fun, and you will fall in love with Alexia (the MC), I'm sure! I'm currantly on book 4, and addicted! I want to get to Ettiquete and Espionage too (because it does sound amazing), but read the first series first. You won't regret it! Great haul, btw!
Why is that all readers first thought when they see a big book is that they could commit murder with it ?😂
It would be a good weapon. Who would ever suspect a 10 pound novel as being a murder weapon? 😂😂😂
+Book Landia when that happens, I think that it better not have plot twists because I throw the books across the room when that happens and it will break something hahaha
+Book Landia Probably it's vecause we can't imagine a better death than by the figurative hands of a good chunky book.
+Book Landia Because you can hide the weapon on your bookshelf and no one would notice... :D
"it has a really good thud" literally same
The Inheritance Trilogy sounds amazing! Gotta let me know what you think about it. Americanah!!! ahhhh yes, one of my favorites.
1. I am loving those glasses.
2. Is it weird that when you were flipping through The Inheritance Trilogy all I wanted to do was smell the pages? 😂😂😂
*The Inheritance Trilogy* is fantastic and the magic system is gorgeous. *Nearly* every main character is of color and is LGBT. Such a great series.
I'm loving the glasses :D
LOVE AMERICANAH. Yes. Great haul!
I absolutely LOVE your glasses! They suit you so well!
+Erin T IKR I was just admiring her glasses the whole video
I never realized the importance of a good thud until now. And now it genuinely does seem important.
Super envious of your massive haul - I have so many books I haven't read on my bookshelf but I still want to buy MORE hahaha
Lol. Same! 😂
The fact that you mentioned Unbreakable Kimmy Shmidt makes me love you even more haha! Also, you have Starflight! Ah I want it!
I FEEL YOU!!! Laika's story makes me tear up every time I think about it.
I absolutely love the Finishing School series! It blends a lot of my favorite elements together: steampunk, espionage, and high tea. What I love the most about it is that it reads kind of like a Series of Unfortunate Events. It has all of those elements but it's pretty campy and fun.
I love your hauls, I can always find new books from them, thank you!
You are going to love Americanah! I'm so glad to see you are branching out with your reading! Her other novels are beautiful also. Purple Hibiscus and Half of a Yellow Sun are also must reads.
The cover of the first book 😍😍😍
It's 3 am here in Germany, but I can't go to sleep before I've watched your New video. I love your videos so much, because I feel like I can totally trust in your opinions and you are hillarious! Keep on creating great content! Love from Germany!
Juliet Marillier is a fabulous author, and honestly if you are a fan of Brandon Sanderson's high fantasy novels, I feel like you will like her adult high fantasy novels. The Sevenwaters series (daughter of the forest) is so great! Very satisfyingly addicting for a high fantasy series! I've read every single book she has written and I think the adult fantasy books are much better than the YA series. If you are worried about her Sevenwaters series you should try one of her other adult series first, like the Blackthorn and Grim series or the Bridei chronicles. Her writing does not disappoint!
City of Stairs looks really cool, I've heard good things about it too! The Book of Lost Things sounds fantastic. Also The Inheritance Trilogy. And Truthwitch. Basically these books are all now on my TBR if they weren't already. So thank you :)
Truthwitch was honestly remarkable! Highly recommend if you are looking for just a cool, unique, epic fantasy. Great Characters and the romance takes a backseat to the point where it almost doesn't exist to the friendship. It was great! Awesome bookhaul, btw!
I got both passenger and truthwitch because I went to a signing for both authors near me. Both books were great, but for different reasons. Also, I heard that because the magic system was so vast, it could be hard to follow. I made myself a little guide while reading it to keep track of the types of witches, myths, and thread colors. Writing the guide was very useful and I highly recommend that people try doing the same while they read it. It will also really help when the sequel comes out.
I read the Book of Lost Things a few years ago in college and loved it! And yes, read Juliet Marillier!!! A friend introduced me to Daughter of the Forest from her Sevenwaters series when I was in high school and I was hooked! The premise of the story is so unlike anything I've ever read. I hope you pick it up. 😊
OMG The book of lost things by John Connolly is fabulous all i'm gonna say is 'SnowWhite'!
+Louise Colclough (Lorelai's Bookshelf) Yaaaas!! And omg. X'D
Your book shelf is hella goals 😍 your hella goals 😩 you make me wanna buy all the books you show tbh😍
Oh I totally have City of Stairs! haven't read it yet though.....
The fact that Robin Hobb endorsed Truthwitch is the main reason that I've been waiting to get it LOL
I didn't check who this comment was from, but when I saw the mention of Robin Hobb, I immediately guessed it was you. 😂
+Ian Davis LOL! Hobb. Always! ;)
Curio sounds amazing!
Truthwitch sounds amazing!
The inheritance trilogy sounds amazing!
I have read Passenger already and it was a looooooooot of fun!
The Book of Lost Things!!!! Heads up, this is not really a middle grade book. It's more of an adult book with great cross over appeal for YA readers. I loved it and really fell into the world. I hope you enjoy it and I can't wait to hear your thoughts on it! If you enjoy Americanah, you should check out We Should All Be Feminist by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. They have a bind up available that is about 45 pages or you can TH-cam her Ted Talk. I highly recommend this if you enjoy her other writing.
"I could literally commit murder with this thing" XD
Loved your glasses!!! I'm so happy I subscribed!❤️😘❤️😘
The finishing school series! I love that world so much! The finishing school series is set before the parasol protectorate(however that's spelled) series. I didn't realise this until after I'd ready read etiquette and espionage but it's amazing no matter which series you read first
Sweet Jesus, I am so excited for you to read The Inheritance Trilogy!! It is so worth it. I think that bind up comes with short story that she wrote in the same world as well.
i'm so excited for truthwitch and passenger
Cannot believe I've only just found your channel! I love reading and am always looking for recommendations. I'll definitely be using your link to pick up a few new reads once I've finished my current 'to read' pile! :)
Yay! The Book of Lost Things!!! I really loved that book! Finished it in September! I think you'll love it!
Oh my gosh, Daughter of the Forest is so fantastic. And has an awesome romance story. I absolutely adore that book.
Great vid. I always love your extreme enthusiasm and animated delivery; not to mention you insights and the variety of books that you cover.
BIG thumbs up; and thanks! ~ Tim.
City of stairs!!! You are the first booktuber I've seen that will be reading that book. I'm looking forward to see what you think of it.
The Book of Lost Things is a really good book, it's slightly dark and has fairy tales mixed in, I really enjoyed reading it :)
I got a looot of fantasy this month because i'm new to the genre and have been loving it. I got Furies of Calderon and The Name of the Wind among others and I'm so looking forward to diving in!
Library at Mount Char was amazing !! I know you'll love it.
I love this channel, Reagan is super cool. Don't stop the amazing reviews!
"The Library at Mount Char" is definitely weird, quirky, and dark. It's so unique and different and you never know what to expect... I read it last year and I am STILL contemplating it. So excited that you picked it up! Also, "The Book of Lost Things" and "Starflight" sound super interesting! I am on a book buying ban after my last BookOutlet haul.... but I have about 20 new books on my shelves now, all of which I am excited about! xD
The Library at Mount Char is definitely strange, but it is fantastic! I hope you read it soon!
If you can manage to make it through the first couple of chapters of The Library at Mount Char, which are most likely to repulse you, the book is well worth the time. Probably my favorite speculative novel of last year. It isn't like anything else out there. I can also recommend the John Connolly novel, although I seem to remember it as adult, not middle grade. I've read the first two novels of the Inheritance Trilogy, but recently sold them back to Half Priced Books. I still own the third and intend to read it, but it isn't a keeper series for me. I just recently bought The City of Stairs and hope to read it soon. The sequel is already out, naturally....
Nice glasses.
If you're wanting something weird and really well written, Ghosts of Heaven is so great. It was such a breath of fresh air last year, the first part just takes some getting used to.
I have yet to read the Inheritance Trilogy but I was able to get my hands on the whole series as well. I hope you enjoy it when you get to it. Truthwitch sounds super good, especially because it's been blurbed by Cinda Willams Chima
I found Uprooted from my local used bookstore finally! its such a beautiful cover and I love the white and gold writing on the hard cover and rough edges. its next after I read Daughter of Smoke and Bone trilogy I'm halfway tgriigg through book 2 now.
You got some good books that I have not heard of yet.
Definitely got me interested in Curio, City of Stairs, and the Inheritance Trilogy.
I hope you enjoy Shadowfell :) Juliet Marillier is one of my favourites. I think you'd enjoy the Sevenwaters series, especially the Daughter of the Forest, which is based on a fairy tale. The whole series has everything: strong characters (especially women), magic, druids, faeries... the list just goes on and on...
I just finished the Library at Mount Char! It was pretty strange but interesting and definitely crazy.
I've only read the first book in NK Jemisin's trilogy, although I plan to read the next two eventually.
I haven't read that Juliet Marillier book, but the Sevenwaters series is great, and I just started her new series Blackthorn and Grim which starts with Dreamer's Pool. Her books can be a bit slow, but I really enjoy then!
YES read the Parasol Protectorate! I don't think you need to read it to enjoy the Finishing School series, although there are some character cameos that are more fun if you've read her adult series.
Can't wait to hear what you think; looks like you have a lot of great books to read!
Ahhhh! I'm so excited that you'll be reading The Book of Lost Things! I really don't see it as a middle grade, I read it when I was 13 and it DISTURBED me! And I'm not really someone who's particularly susceptible to creepy stuff. Having said that, it is one of my favourite books! Thoroughly recommend!
I love Library at Mount Char!!
The the titles and covers for the Finishing School series are just amazing.
Such an exciting haul with so many great titles :) I managed to avoid buying books for most of January although I did manage to pickup Brave New World for a super cheap price this morning :D
Laika looks super cute!!! I finally bought illuminae and six of crows this month so I can't wait till I get into them.
"It has a really good thud." Glad to see you have your priorities sorted. As for Starflight, you kind of had me at "space pirates".
AMERICANAH IS SO GREAT! it's so much more than i expected!! i love chimamanda in general, she's an amazing writer!
I've wanted to read The Library at Mount Char since it's been released but it is so expensive at the moment (I'm gonna wait till its out in paperback).
And I can't wait to see how you enjoy Americanah. I've been hearing some great things about that one :)
my birthday was this month, and I got Cress and An Ember In The Ashes! SUPER STOKED 😍😍
And also you're videos give me one heck of a life 💖
i love you Regan
Juliet Marillier is fantastic, I haven't read Shadowfell yet but I hope you like it! I really like the sound of Starflight and have now added it to my wishlist so thank you! Great video! :)
Great Haul as always! I always check your page on book outlet to see which books you got and then but it for myself too! :)
I am waiting for a Book Outlet order at the moment. The book I'm most excited about of the several I ordered is Mad Miss Mimic.
I was just gifted Americanah today and I'm so excited about it. I've heard nothing but amazing things.
please please PLEASE read Daughter of the Forest!!
It's definitely one of Marillier's best work (I've read almost everything she has written)
Son of Shadows is also very good by her, the shadowfell novels are good, but I think you will enjoy the depth and severity of Daughter of the Forest more...
I love when you recommend fantasy books like The Queen of the Tearling and The Name of the Wind! Mostly every fantasy book you've read I picked up and LOVED! I just ordered N.K Jemisin book, hopefully it is a good one! :)
I love the Parasol Protectorate by Gail Carriger and I am loving the Finishing school series. You should read Parasol Protectorate if you like her writing, it is more of an young adult tale. Gail Carriger is creating another spin off of Parasol and you should definitely read Parasol before reading that new series.
I was told that the etiquette & espionage series leaves off where the parasol series starts, so you dont really have to read one before the other. but I've never read either so, I personally don't know.
The inheritance trilogy was so good! I absolutely loved it!
this month i got 'I never promised you a rose garden', 'Aristotle and Dante discover the secrets of the universe' (already read that and it's my fav book rn thanks for recommending it!!), 'PLL 16', 'Shatter me' 😁💕
I bought Passenger, Truthwitch, Cruel Crown, Traveler, The Siren and a box full off books from Book Outlet,.
I Literally Died LOL, when you said "This book has a really good THUD!" On the Inheritance Trilogy..
I got Six of Crows this month and I'm so excited to dive into it!
I really like that cover for The Book of Lost Things! It makes me want to pick up my own copy even more, and read it. The Inheritance Trilogy sounds fantastic! I can't wait to see what you think when you finally read it. (And hopefully, you'll convince me to buy it.)
I'm also excited for you to read Truthwitch! Really enjoyed this one, and I think you will too :) Also, Daughter of the Forest was excellent! I hope you get a chance to check that one out too in the future.
I just read the first book of Jemisin's Inheritance trilogy this month and really enjoyed it! Can't wait to see what you think of it as well.
If you're looking to get into Juliet Marillier and don't want to start the Sevenwaters series yet, you should try the companion novels Wildwood Dancing and Cybele's Secret. They are fairytale retellings, and they are amazing! I've heard mixed things about Shadowfell.
I literally just finished The Library at Mount Char yesterday and I loved it! It wasn't what i usually go towards in terms of what I read, but I was pleasantly surprised! :)
This month I finally got the dark days club and I can't wait to read it!!! By the way you're rocking the glasses.
A middle grade adventure you would like is The Land of Stories series by Chris Colfer
The book of lost things is one of my favourites I hope u love it!
I just read City of Stairs. It's a pretty good read. It kind of fits into a bunch of different genres but the world is oddly believable for a world where these gods exist. I hope you enjoy it.
Uprooted arrived from the UK two weeks ago and it looks fantastic, I have the same hardcover edition as you. :)
The dog is in the comic Manhattan Projects too! Weird, alt history comic with intricate artwork.
I got The danish girl, The bronze horseman and Illuminae. So excited for them.
Laika is brilliant! I got caught reading it during class and when I explained it to my teacher he just said "tell me how ends when you finish." Probably helped that he was my history teacher😂
Library at Mount Char was weird. I listened to that on audiobook. I'm still not sure what to call that experience, and that was a couple months back.
Seriously I love your videos. Let me thank you for inspiring me for booktube. I've just started to make videos. These kind of videos are not very popular in turkey but I hope it will someday. Anyway thank you so much Regan.
I've read the first two books on the Finishing School series, I haven't read her other series, but I really enjoyed the first two books.
You should be fine reading the Finishing School series before The Paracol Protectorate because I've only read the first book in that series but have finished all of Finishing school and I was fine. There's a couple of overlapping characters- none of the main ones- but this happens way before Paracol Protectorate so no spoilers (at least as far as I'm aware).
You should totally read the "Life As We Knew It" series its amazing! Its a dystopian series with four books total
I just got all the throne of glass novels in hard cover 😍 so that's always good:)
"And it has a really great thud."
*THUD*
LOL!
I've been reading The Book of Lost Things! It's absolutely fabulous. It can get pretty dark in some parts-like I'm even surprised it's listed as middle grade? It's all fairytales and human relationships and it's lovely.
You don't need to read Gail Carriger's other series to enjoy the Finishing School series. I haven't read the Parasol Protectorate series and I've loved what I've read of the Finishing School series.
Great book haul as usual.Loved your red glasses
Yes, please, read the Parasol Protectorate series, by Gail Carriger! It's amazing, witty, fun, and you will fall in love with Alexia (the MC), I'm sure! I'm currantly on book 4, and addicted! I want to get to Ettiquete and Espionage too (because it does sound amazing), but read the first series first. You won't regret it! Great haul, btw!
The Book of Lost Things is one of my favorite books! It's so good!!
City of Stairs is my top fave book that I read last year. Hope you like it as well.
I just bought the 3rd Outlander. I'm so excited to start it 😄