When I posted my first BookChor book haul, I knew I WOULD come back.

And I did.

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Coming back, I wanted to use expand my mini library, the idea is to open it for people some day, and spread the love of reading. I asked my brother to order it this time because I find it out of comfort zone to coordinate with people.

Let me summarize the purchase. 

Total Books Purchased: 13

Total Price: Rs 637

Discount: Rs 100 (First-time buyer discount for my brother)

Total to Pay: 547 Rs 10 for POD because I don’t like expensive experiments

Per Book Price: ~Rs 42

Timeline

4-July-2026: Order placed

5-July-2026: Reminder messages about books in cart/wishlist, that I exist.

6-July-2026: Regret message that order is taking longer to dispatch. I am seeing a pattern here.

7-July-2026: Another regret message. Faced the same with my previous order also. 

8-July-2026: Another regret message. Pattern breaks, but not for good. 5 days and counting. In se nahin ho payega. I’m glad it wasn’t prepaid. 

11-July-2026: Order dispatched (finally)

13-July-2026: Order delayed, supposed to have arrived today

Promised vs Real

This lot was a balanced mix of “Good” and “Readable”. But are they they what they are saying they are? Let’s check out.

The Parcel? Not as big as I had hoped.

 

First Glimpse? Amazing, tempting.

 

Up close, the stack looked like this:

 

Bookmarks? 

 

Book Conditions

Now, I hand-picked this lot so I can’t complain about surprises. I’m not too happy about some book’s condition. But let’s look at it objectively.

Title	Author	Promised	Actual	Worth ₹49?	Notes
Full Bloom	Janet Evanovich	Readable		⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐	Fun, light. Can be read standalone.
Basket Case	Carl Hiaasen	Readable		⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐	One of Hiaasen’s better novels. Humorous Florida crime.
The Cheetah Girls	Deborah Gregory	Readable		⭐⭐⭐	Only if you enjoy YA/MG.
HRH	Danielle Steel	Good		⭐⭐⭐⭐	Typical Steel, enjoyable if you like her.
One Day at a Time	Danielle Steel	Readable		⭐⭐⭐⭐	Family drama.
Echoes	Danielle Steel	Good		⭐⭐⭐⭐	One of her stronger novels.
Upside Down	John Ramsey Miller	Good		⭐⭐⭐⭐	Action thriller. Moderate violence.
The Heiress: The Bride Quest	Claire Delacroix	Good		⭐⭐⭐⭐	Medieval romance.
Tip Off	John Francome	Readable		⭐⭐⭐⭐	Horse racing mystery.
Lily B. on the Brink of Love	Elizabeth Cody Kimmel	Good		⭐⭐⭐	Teen audience.
Matilda	Roald Dahl	Good		⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐	A keeper at ₹49.
The Honest Season	Kota Neelima	Readable		⭐⭐⭐⭐	Indian literary fiction.
Does My Bum Look Big in This?	Arabella Weir	Good		⭐⭐⭐⭐½	Funny British chick lit.

Disappointed: 0 books

Happy: 0 books

Alright: 0 books

The Second BookChor Experience

 

Final Thoughts

I’m beginning to like this store. As I said before, it’s like walking down a virtual book street that sells preloved books for 10/20 bucks, and then paying for shipping.

I hate stepping out of the house, and even if I go to the nearest place for buying novels, the round trip will cost me almost the same amount I’m paying for these books. Going out, choosing books, bargaining for the price would be quite an experience, an experience I’m very very reluctant to conduct. So, we’re sticking to online bookstores and Bookchor is definitely one of them. If you haven’t already, check is out, use my reference code: HBJGEAJ and you’ll get 50 rupees, for which you can purchase one preloved book at least.

Until next time, happy reading!