Stacking The Shelves: May #12

Stacking The Shelves is a monthly meme where bloggers recount the books they bought, were gifted, received for review, etc. Histed byTynga's Reviews.

Gypsy by Trisha Leigh

Exodus 2022 by Kenneth G. Bennett

Haywire by Angela Biera (Paperback / Received for Review! Thanks Angela!)

Beyond Magenta: Transgender Teens Speak Out by Susan Kuklin (ARC Paperback / Received for Review! Thanks Bauer Teen!)

I received this paperback copy of Exodus 2022 to review for a blog tour (stopping here at Next Page Reviews soon!)

In total, I received 4 novels for review in May. 

What did you get?

Stacking The Shelves: April (#11)

Stacking The Shelves is a monthly meme hosted by Tynga's Reviews where book bloggers recount all the books they have received this month!

Received For Review:

H10N1 by M. R. Cornelius (paperback)

The Ups And Downs of Being Dead by M. R. Cornelius (paperback)

(Not Pictured) Tempted by Brandi Leigh Hall (ARC Paperback!)

Bought:

Another Faust by Daniel & Dina Nayeri (hardcover)

Bewitching by Alex Flinn (hardcover)

Lullaby by Amanda Hocking (hardcover)

Tidal by Amanda Hocking (hardcover)

Crash Into You by Katie McGarry (hardcover!)

Perfect Chemistry by Simone Elkeles (paperback)

Big Stone Gap by Adriana Trigiani (paperback)

Uglies by Scott Westerfeld (paperback)

WBN:

The Raven's Warrior by Vincent Pratchett

The Perks of Being A Wallflower by Steven Chbosky

~I received an exclusive excerpt of Dorothy Must Die, an issue of Book Page, 7 bookmarks, cards from Bubba's Book Shop, and 4 WBN bookmarks.

~From Brandi Leigh Hall, I received a 3-page letter, two "thank you" cards, a bookmark, and a gift certificate for a free ebook copy of the novel (Watch out for that to soon be in a giveaway here on Next Page Reviews!) 

In total, I received 12 books, 12 bookmarks, and a ton of other goodies! 

What did you get?

Stacking The Shelves: March (#10)

Stacking The Shelves is a monthly meme hosted by Tynga's Reviews where I showcase all the books I was gifted, bought, won, received for review, etc.

Received For Review:

Angel Fever by L.A. Weatherly (Thanks Bauer Teen!)

Losing It All by Marsha Cornelius (Thank you Marsha!)

All That Is Red by Anna Caltibiano (Thanks Mrs. Mia Wong!)

Won:

Open Minds by Susan Keye Quinn

Lost Covenant by Ari Marmell (ARC!)

Wake world by Kerry Schafer

Bought:

The Splendor Falls by Rosemary Clement-Moore (signed!)

The Abc's of Kissing Boys by Tina Ferraro (signed!)

Kiss Me, Kill Me by Lauren Henderson (signed!)

Bought:

Out of Africa by Isak Dinesen

Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton

Making Waves by Katherine Applegate

My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult

Dash & Lily's Book of Dares by Rachel Cohn and David Levithan (Hardcover!)

Precious by Sapphire

Won:

16 Bookmarks (7 signed!)

Won: 

5 postcards (2 signed!)

3 Signed Stickers

1 "The Last Echo" Bookmark

So overall, it was a great month for stacking the shelves! Except the fact that my shelves are getting so full, I may need a third one! In total, I received 15 physical novels (3 signed,) 6 ebooks, 16 bookmarks (7 signed,) 5 postcards (2 signed,) 3 signed stickers, and a bracelet. It was a greets haul! 

What did you get?

Stacking The Shelves: February (#9)

 

Stacking The Shelves is a monthly meme where book bloggers recount the books they have added to their shelves.

This month was a red-hot busy month for me! I received several books a week, and in one day, I received 20 books all at once! Wow!

Bought:

 

Burn For Burn by Jenny Han

Unleashed by Christopher Davis

Starters by Lissa Price

Vampire Beach by Alex Deval

Fateful by Claudia Gray

Love Story by Jennifer Echols

Cruel Summer by Alyson Noel

ZOM-B by Darren Shan

Winter's Kiss

Bound To You by Christopher Pike

Suite Dreams by Rachel Hawthorne

Luxe by Anna Godbersen

Thirst by Christopher Pike

Partials by Dan Wells

Never Cry Werewolf by Heather Davis

The Nine Lives of Chloe King by

Gone by Lisa McMann

Starcrossed by Josephine Angelini

Seventeenth Summer by Maureen Daly

Fated by Alyson Noel

 

 

 

And here's a secret: I bought every one of these novels (aside from TFIOS) for about $2 each. And most of them are hardcovers!!

I also purchased a limited-edition SIGNED COPY of THE FAULT IN OUR STARS. I literally have never freaked out so much over a book.

Isn't it amazing???

Won/Gifted:

 

Won:

Project Utopia by Pam Mosbruckle

The Art of Falling by Kathryn Craft

The Poisoned Pawn by Peggy Blair (ARC)

 

Gifted:

Delivering Death was gifted to me by the author Julie Kramer, and Othermoon was a surprise from Nina Berry, so thank you to both of them!

Novels Received For Review:

 

The Language Inside by Holly Thompson

The Mirk & Midnight Hour by Jane Nickerson

The Lonesome Young by Lucy Connors

Dream Caster by Najeev Raj Nadarajah

 

I received these 4 novels for review. Also, I must mention, look at that gorgeous cover for The Lonesome Young. It is simply breathtaking.

 

Book Blurb:

 

First of all, I won a magnificent Vision of Shadows package, including an awesome tote bag, magnetic calendar, pen, and business card.

I also received a copy of this month's Book Page, complete with a feature on Divergent.

From the author, I received a hand written thank you note and 5 book marks, 2 of the first novel and 3 of the sequel.

I also received a note from the publisher along with a novel I won.

 

 Ebooks:

 

Tearing The Shroud by J.M. Bray

Forget Me Not by Stacey Nash

Visions of Shadows by Vincent Morrone

Backward Compatible by Sarah Dallry

Thrall by Jennifer Quitez

Infinite Unleashed by Sedona Venez

Running Wide Open by Lisa Nowak

Illumine by Alivia Anders

Bastial Energy by B.T. Narro

The Game by Shane Scollins

Sisters In Love by Melissa Foster

In The Middle of Nowhere by Julie Ann Knudson

Stanley Park by Rachel Inet

Light As A Feather, Stiff As A Board by Zoe Aarsen

 

So February was a GREAT month. Now I have to go and read all of these! See you next month for another installment of Stacking The Shelves!

Stacking The Shelves: January (#8)

Hello guys! It's that time again. Time to showcase all the novels I have bought, won, been gifted, etc. in this month of January! This is a meme hosted by Tynga's Reviews which I am proud to participate in monthly.

This month, I received 14 novels! I am VERY happy to say I received the following:

ARCs from Publisher: (Thanks Random House!)

The Mirk & Midnight Hour by Jane Nickerson

The Here and Now by Ann Brashares

Road Rash by Simin Wood

Received for Review from Publisher:

Death and The Girl He Loves by Darynda Jones (Thanks Bauer Teen!)

Received for Review from Author:

If Only We by Jessica Sankiewicz  (Thanks Jessica!)

Won:

ARC paperback of Faking Normal by Courtney Stevens

Channel Your Brave/Faking Normal HarlerTeen Tshirts!

3 Channel Your Brave bracelets

1 signed postcard of Faking Normal

1 signed Green Lantern postcard with letter to me!

1 mini wooden book made by author!

Z 2135 by Sean Platy and David Wright

The Voyage of Lucy P. Simmons by Barbara Mariconda (hardcover!)

The Voyage of Lucy P. Simmons by Barbara Mariconda (hardcover!)

Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell (hardcover) (Thanks to Bittersweet Enchantment!)

Bought:

The Eye of Minds by James Dashner (hardcover!)

Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher

The Forest of Hands and Teeth by Carrie Ryan

Viola In The Spotlight by Adriana Trigiani (hardcover!) 

Total January Haul! 

I'm already so excited for February's haul, considering I ordered 20 books from Books A Million last night ;)

Stacking The Shelves (#7) December

 

Stacking The Shelves is a monthly meme hosted by Tynga's Reviews where bloggers can showcase what they bought, were gifted, received for review, etc. this month.

 

Phew! It has been an exciting month, hasn't it? We received 20 books here this month. TWENTY!

 

Here's the stats:

Of the 13 Paperbacks and 7 Hardbacks-

5  were Signed Books!

3 were ARC Books!

1 was from Author for Review!

 

20 Books!

 

I Hunt Killers by Barry Lyga (Hardcover)

Toxic Heart by Theo Lawrence (ARC paperback via publisher!)

The Book Thief by Marcuz Zusak (Paperback)

Cirque Du Freak -Trials of Death by Darren Shan (Paperback)

Everlasting by Elizabeth Chandler (Hardcover)

1001 Cranes by Naomi Hirahara (Hardcover gifted to me!)

Innocent Blood by James Rollins & Rebecca Cantrell (ARC paperback via publishers!)

The Timber Wolves Trilogy by Tammy Blackwell (Signed copy via giveaway!)

Fragile Brilliance by Tammy Blackwell (Signed copy via giveaway!)

Sunshine by Nikki Rae (Signed copy via giveaway!)

Inappropriate Behavior by Murray Farish (ARC paperback via Goodreads!)

Slam by Nick Hornby (Hardcover)

Every Day by David Levithan (Paperback)

Blue Bloods by Melissa de La Cruz (Paperback)

Party by Tom Leveen (Hardback)

Lawless by Matt Bondurant (Paperback)

If Only We by Jessica Sankiewicz (Signed paperback for review! Thanks Jessica!)

Forget Me Not by Carolee Dean (Hardcover)

The Returned by Jason Mott (Hardcover via giveaway!)

Echoes of Appalachia by Denvil Mullins (Signed paperback gifted to me!)

 

Here are the ARCs!

 

Here's the Signed Copies!

 

And, I also got some awesome swag this month! Here is all the letters, notes, advertisements, post cards, book marks, stickers, and more I got this month!

Swag-

-2 double-signed postcards of Sunshine & Sun Poisoned by Nikki Rae (with a special note on the back of each!)
-6 Sunshine & Sun Poisoned stickers
-1 Dee Henderson bookmark
-1 "Never Judge A Book By Its Movie" bookmark
-1 book info packet, bookmark, and business card for The Voyage of Lucy P. Simmons by Barbara Mariconda
-1 personal card from Barbara Mariconda, thanking me for getting ready to read her novel (still waiting in Goodreads to mail it to me.)
-1 December copy of Book Page magazine
-1 advertisement card of Robin Wasserman for The Waking Dark & The Book of Blood and Shadows
-1 personal note from Jessica Sankiewicz from inside her novel If Only We she sent me for review (see above!)
-1 letter from Milkweed Editions that arrived with an ARC of Inappropriate Behavior
-2 crocheted bookmarks from my aunt (Virginia Tech colors!)

 

 

It's been an amazing month for this blog! We received a ton of ARCs and signed copies, and tons of regular copies too! Not to mention, it's been a great year, and I just wanted to wish everyone a happy New Year! Hope 2014 is just as awesome.

 

What did you get in December?

Book & Writing Insanity Linkup!

I am happy to participate in the Book and Writing Insanity Linkup hosted by notebook sisters.com. Yay! So let's begin! 
1. What was your overall favourite book this year? (Yes. Pick one.)  Wow. Gonna start with the impossible, hard questions first, aren't we? Weeeell, since you made me pick, I'm going to have to say The Fault In Our Stars by John Green. A close second up would be Juliet Immortal by Stacey Jay. I loved them both.
2. Favourite debut(s)? (Author must have been first published in 2013.) Warm Bodies by Isaac Marion. It was so heartwarming and just amazing... (And it had zombies, which I have an undeniable obsession with.)
3. Which books did you reread this year? I didn't reread any! I've had soooo many new books to start, that I never did reread any! (In my defense, I've only reread one book ever, and that was Breaking Dawn by Stephanie Meyer. I reread it not long after the first time because I was excited for the movie getting ready to come out.)
4. Favourite cover(s) this year! These Broken Stars by Amie Kaufmen. Eek!
5. Worst cover(s)? The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Steven Chbosky... Just... Go look at it, that's all I can say. A great book masked by a terrible cover.
6. What self-published books did you read this year? I read Confessions of A Fast Food Worker by George Dwight and Raven by Suzy Turner. Both were great.
7. Which book(s) gave you a massive hangover? Shatter me by Taraheh Mafi. It was so good. I wish I had started the series earlier.
8. Best standalone you read? The Spectacular Now by Tim Tharp. He's one of the best authors I've read, and this book is his best. Now I just need to watch the movie!
9. Biggest book(s) you've read this year? The Walking Dead Compendium 1 by Robert Kirkman at 1,088 pages! Took just a few days and I loved it!
10. Book(s) you followed the hype for and then loved! Looking For Alaska by John Green, Wake by Amanda Hocking, and Two Boys Kissing by David Levithan. I loved all of these so much.
11. Most disappointing book(s) you read this year? City of Bones by Cassandra Clare. It was terrible. And Promises To Keep by Amelia Atwater-Rhodes. Yikes.
12. Favourite leading-female character? Juliet from Juliet Immortal By Stacey Jay. Or Nora from Hush Hush by Becca Fitzpatrick, but I can't remember if I read any of that series this year...
13. Favourite leading-male character? August Waters from The Fault In Our Stars by John Green. So sweet and so sad.
14. Best romance(s)? Hazel and August from TFIOS by John Green (you can tell I love this book), R and Julie from Warm Bodies by Isaac Marion, and Echo and Noah from Pushing The Limits by Katie McGarry.
15. What book(s) hit the DNF list? (Did not finish.) Night of The Howling Dogs by Graham Salisbury... Too boring, fake, and middle grade. Other than that, I haven't finished The Serpent's Shadow by Rick Riordan. I got halfway through it and stopped! This was one year ago and I still haven't finished it...
16. What book(s) did you read out of your comfort-zone? Two Boys Kissing by David Levithan. It was definitely out of my comfort zone (since I'm straight) but I loved this books. Definitely. Must read for gays and straight people alike.
17. Which author did you read the most from? Probably P.C. Cast. Or John green. Not sure.
18. Top 5 books you'd recommend from all the books you've read this year? In order: The Fault In Our Stars by John Green, Pushing The Limits by Katie McGarry, The Spectacular Now by Tim Tharp, Warm Bodies by Isaac Marion, and The Lost Sun by Tessa Gratton.
19. How many books did you read this year all up? I haven't kept up with the entire year (boo hoo for me) but I have kept up with it since May. According to Goodreads, since May, I have read 45+ books
20. What's a book you're hugely excited for coming out in 2014?!  Ignite Me by Tareheh Mafi! Yeah!

Swoon-Worthy Sunday (1)

It's Swoon-Worthy Sunday!

Oh my gosh, I just created a meme. 

Well, with this first installment of Swoon-Worthy Sunday (giggles) I bring you Robert Pattinson, slayer of hearts, icon of good looks, devourer of romance. 

Totally mysterious, mystifying, educated, romantic, handsome, beautiful, gorgeous, sexy...

Trailing off here! But may I put out emphasis on the word "Educated"

This quote by the famed Robert Pattinson only made me fall deeper in love with him. Delve into this quote he stated about literary girls... And begin your fangirling.

"If you find a girl who reads, keep her close. When you find her up at 2 AM clutching a book to her chest and weeping, make her a cup of tea and hold her. You may lose her for a couple of hours but she will always come back to you. She'll talk as if the characters in the book are real, because for a while, they always are. Date a girl who reads because you deserve it. You deserve a girl who can give you the most colorful life imaginable." -Robert Pattinson

 

Let's all just take a moment and...

SIGH.

Now that that's over with... See you next Sunday! ;)