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Photo by Ashley Kalivoda || Bookstagrammer on October 24, 2026. May be an image of book and text.
Photo by Ashley Kalivoda || Bookstagrammer on October 24, 2026. May be an image of book and text.
Photo by Ashley Kalivoda || Bookstagrammer on October 24, 2026. May be an image of book and text.
Photo by Ashley Kalivoda || Bookstagrammer on October 24, 2026. May be an image of book and text.
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Posted On: October 24th 2026, 10:22 pm
Does size matter…on your bookshelves? 👀 Do your series need to match—same size, same format, same editions—or are you okay with a little variety?

Before Bookstagram, I barely thought about this. Paperback for book one, hardcover for book two, maybe a missing dust jacket. As long as I had the book, I was happy. 😂

Now I’m pretty particular about my shelves, but occasionally I still make an exception. Clearly, this series is one of them. 📚

With the weather cooling down and spooky season in the air, it felt like a good Saturday to pull out Ninth House. I read and loved the first book, picked up Hell Bent, and then added Dead Beat to my Book of the Month box last month. Have I read those last two? No. Do I have every intention of getting back into this series and finishing them next year? Absolutely.

Apparently, buying the next book requires much less commitment than actually picking it up. 🫣

For now, these are bringing all the atmospheric fall vibes—and reminding me that I have some unfinished business with Leigh Bardugo.

So tell me: would these mismatched editions bother you, or would they fit right in on your shelves? 🍂
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#LeighBardugo #NinthHouse #DarkAcademiaBooks #fallreading #fantasybooklover
Comments (25)
vellichorblues 5 days ago

vellichorblues

This may be psychotic, but I don’t store books in the same series together, so them being different sizes doesn’t bother me 😬😬

brianparrelliauthor 8 days ago

brianparrelliauthor

The mismatched editions still look great together with those dark covers. Your point about buying the sequel being less of a commitment than starting it made me smile.

i.dont.give.a.fantasy.funk 9 days ago

i.dont.give.a.fantasy.funk

I definitely like having one matched set but then ill collect mismatched for favorite books

one.too.many.books 11 days ago

one.too.many.books

I do like them to match. 😂

o.melostore 11 days ago

o.melostore

Your book looks really interesting! I’d love to share it—send the post to @theauthorsday.

bings_reads_a_little 12 days ago

bings_reads_a_little

As far as possible they need to match yes. Reading this series next year and I am super excited for it 🙌🙌

boetbooks 12 days ago

boetbooks

I have a handful of miss matched and they make my eye twitch 😅

dani.is.distracted 12 days ago

dani.is.distracted

So I love a set, but I also sorta think mismatched sets are cute. They feel eclectic and sorta like “you couldn’t wait to get the matching book” or like you loved it so much you needed an extra copy or something, idk. 😂 I love how tiny that Hell Bent is! 😍

reading.timeatthezoo 12 days ago

reading.timeatthezoo

They would definitely bother me, but I'd still put them on my shelves 😂

_amyriadofbooks 12 days ago

_amyriadofbooks

I would like for them all to match but sometimes beggars can’t be choosers. 🤪

thirty_wordy_and_reading 12 days ago

thirty_wordy_and_reading

❤️❤️ I tried to match, but you know sometimes you can’t

mikesbookstagram 12 days ago

mikesbookstagram

I hate having an unmatched series 😂

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