Showing posts with label Alzheimer's Society Book Sale. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Alzheimer's Society Book Sale. Show all posts

Saturday, November 16, 2013

Stacking the Shelves + What's Happening November 16th

 
Stacking the Shelves is hosted by Tynga's Reviews

FOR REVIEW:
World After by Susan Ee {GoodReads}
Sweet Nothings by Janis Thomas {GoodReads}
Prisoner of Night and Fog by Anne Blankman {GoodReads} 
Exile by Kevin Emerson {GoodReads}
Chantress Alchemy by Amy Butler Greenfield {GoodReads}
 
WON:

Signed hardcover of Dare You To by Katie McGarry {GoodReads} + swag ~ won from Growing Beyond YA 
Vicious by Victoria Schwab {GoodReads} ~ won from Evie @ Bookish
All Our Yesterdays by Cristin Terrill {GoodReads} ~ won from Dianne at Oops! I Read a Book Again


BOUGHT/FREEBIES:
 
Angelfall by Susan Ee {GoodReads}
Deadly Little Secret by Laurie Faria Stolarz {GoodReads}
The Vampire Dimitri by Colleen Gleason {GoodReads}
Cryer’s Cross by Lisa McMann {GoodReads}
High Noon by Nora Roberts {GoodReads}
Home in Time for Christmas by Heather Graham {GoodReads}
LA Candy by Lauren Conrad {GoodReads}
The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan {GoodReads}
Unravel Me by Tahereh Mafi {GoodReads}
With Every Heartbeat by Melody Grace {GoodReads}
Tyger Tyger by Kersten Hamilton {GoodReads}
Tethers by Jack Croxall {GoodReads}

All the books in the top two rows of pictures (except for Angelfall, which I bought after I received World After by surprise for review) were bought at the Alzheimer's Society Book Sale last week. I got all 7 books for $7 - woohoo! I normally get a ton of books at the same (which happens twice a year), but after coming home with 23 books last week from the Blogger Meetup, I knew I had to be careful. I currently have books stacked on every available surface because I've run out of shelf space.
 
GIFT:
Dark Witch by Nora Roberts {GoodReads}
 From my new friend Jessalynn - I finally have a real life friend who's a reader! *happy dances*

*A huge thank-you to Monarch Books of Canada, Berkley Trade, HarperCollins, Margaret K. McElderry Books, Growing Beyond YA, Katie McGarry, Evie, Dianne, and Jessalynn*


 

   
These Broken Stars by Amie Kaufman and Meagan Spooner {GoodReads}
Last Christmas by Talli Roland {GoodReads}
Snowed Over by Angie Stanton {GoodReads}

 
Full Ride by Margaret Peterson Haddix {GoodReads}
Sia by Josh Grayson {GoodReads}
 
  • My second novel, The Game Changer, celebrated its first birthday this week! To celebrate I'm sharing an excerpt from the book, plus I reduced the price from $2.99 to 99 cents. The graphic says 3 days only, but I decided to extend it through the weekend, so if you enjoy women's fiction that sweet, sexy, and full of feels, you can grab this one on sale until Monday morning!
Don't have a Kindle? You can get THE GAME CHANGER for 99 cents on Smashwords in any format using the coupon code HH88L


 
  • This week signs up opened for the book blitz for my Christmas novella The Most Wonderful Time of the Year, hosted by YA Bound Book Tours.
  • Also, this happened this week and I almost died: 

 
CK and I were both quoted in an article in Quill and Quire earlier this year and we became Twitter friends afterward. I never expected her to read one of my books so I'm like asdfghjkl!!!!
  • Tonight some friends are having a surprise birthday party for my brother (he turns 40 on the 26th). We're going out for dinner and then to a friend's place to have a bonfire and drinks. Last time I partied with this particular group I was sick for two days, so...yeah...I'm going to be more careful this time lol


So that's my week in books and other things. How was your week? Did you get any new books? Have you read any good ones that you'd recommend? Tell me in the comments below or post a link to your Stacking the Shelves/Book Haul/In My Mailbox/Showcase Sunday, etc. Happy reading! <3

Saturday, June 8, 2013

What's Happening + Stacking the Shelves June 8th




I reviewed Born of Illusion by Teri Brown and gave it 3.75 stars

I reviewed Linked by Imogen Howson and gave it 3 stars

I talked about how I’ll be slowing down on the blog for the summer
 
In Distractions from Reading I talked about the reasons I haven’t been reading as much lately 

On my personal blog I shared my tips (along with a bunch of photographs) for DIY maternity photography; I talked about visiting Toronto and going up in the CN Tower; this week was week one of my new feature called Gilmore Girls Mondays; and I talked about being in the delivery room when my nephew was born

 

I'm an aunt again! My very first niece, Maddison, was born Thursday morning at 4:43am. She weighed 9 pounds, 12 1/4 ounces and she's all roley poley and crazy dark hair. We went to visit her in the hospital, and since the visiting hours on the maternity ward are pretty lenient, we ended up staying for four hours. I got to hold her for about two hours on and off (talk about aunty heaven!), and we got to see her big brothers seeing her for the first time (my nephews are 3 and 10). I'll be talking about it more and sharing more pictures on Lost and Found this weekend. 



Also, this happened:


Sarah Dessen has been one of my favourite authors since I was 16 and first read Someone Like You, so this was pretty exciting for me! A new long-awaited Sarah Dessen book (see below), a niece, and a tweet from Sarah all in the same week! :-D

Stacking the Shelves is hosted by Tynga's Reviews

I got a ton of great books this week - a couple for review, won one, got a few ebooks, and I went to my local Alzheimer's Society book sale and got a bunch of books. Here's my haul for this week:


FOR REVIEW:

To Be Perfectly Honest (A Novel Based on an Untrue Story) by Sonya Sones {GoodReads}
Georgetown Academy Season 1 (books 1-4 in the series) by Jessica Koosed Etting and Alyssa Embree Schwartz {GoodReads}

WON:
From Ashley at Ashley Loves Books
Let the Sky Fall by Shannon Messenger {GoodReads}

BOUGHT:
The Moon and More by Sarah Dessen {GoodReads}
The Forsaken by Lisa M Stasse  {GoodReads}
The MacGregor Grooms by Nora Roberts {GoodReads}
The MacGregors: Serena and Caine by Nora Roberts {GoodReads
The MacGregors: Daniel and Ian by Nora Roberts {GoodReads
The Calhouns: Catherine, Amanda, Lilah by Nora Roberts  {GoodReads
Dance of the Gods by Nora Roberts {GoodReads
Dragonfly in Amber by Diana Gabaldon {GoodReads}
Voyager by Diana Gabaldon {GoodReads}
The Witches of Willowmere by Alison Baird {GoodReads}
Atonement by Ian McEwan {GoodReads}
From the Ground Up: U2360 Tour Official Photobook {GoodReads}*
On Every Street by Karina Halle {GoodReads}
Hopeless by Colleen Hoover {GoodReads}

*The U2 photobook was this year's U2.com subscriber perk. It's a huge book with pictures from the 360 tour (which I went to), four lithographs, 4 bookmarks and a CD

*A big thank you to Simon & Schuster Canada, Coliloquy, and Ashley*


What books did you get this week? Tell me in the comments below or post a link to your Stacking the Shelves/Book Haul/In My Mailbox/Showcase Sunday, etc. Happy reading! <3



Sunday, November 25, 2012

Big November Book Haul ~ Stacking the Shelves

Stacking the Shelves is hosted by Tynga's Reviews.


 

 ***Sorry for the lack of links with the books this week - it's almost 1am and my computer's running so slow that I've spent the last few hours just trying to upload my video and get my post ready, so I'm too tired to go searching for links!***

FOR REVIEW:
Greta and the Goblin King by Chloe Jacobs
The Demon Lover by Juliet Dark
Eliza's Shadow by Catherine Wittmack

EBOOK FREEBIE:
Creepy Christmas by Jaimie Admans

BOUGHT:
The Edge of Never by JA Redmerski (ebook)
Everneath by Brodi Ashton
The Vincent Boys by Abbi Glines
The Sugar Queen by Sarah Addison Allen

ALZHEIMER'S SOCIETY BOOK SALE
Retribution by Sherrilyn Kenyon
Robert and Cybil by Nora Roberts
Exit Strategy by Kelley Armstrong
One Day by David Nicholls
Teen Idol by Meg Cabot
Lock and Key by Sarah Dessen
Changeling by Philippa Gregory

WON:
Halfway to the Grave by Jeaniene Frost

THANK YOU
Entangled Teen, NetGalley, Random House, Catherine Wittmack, Giselle from BookNerd

What books did you get this week? Tell me in the comments below or post a link to your Stacking the Shelves/Book Haul/In My Mailbox/Showcase Sunday, etc. Happy reading! <3


Sunday, November 6, 2011

In My Mailbox Week 14

In My Mailbox is weekly meme hosted by Kristi over at The Story Siren.  The idea is to share books you've acquired during the week, whether you've won them, bought them, picked them up at the library, received them for review, whatever.  It's a great way to bring attention to books and authors and share the love!
 
 
 
 
I'm apologizing in advance for the really long video, but as you can see, I have a bunch of books to show off this week!
 
Thank you to:
Patricia Lynne for the signed Being Human bookmarks
Pam from Midnyte Reader for the coffin bracelet and vampire earrings

Review books:
The Padre Puzzle & The Padre Predator by David Harry
Remembrance by Michelle Madow

Bought:
*I'm not doing GoodReads links this week because it's almost midnight and if I add links, I'll never get to bed!*
*The Master and the Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov 
*I, Elizabeth by Rosalind Miles
*Don't You Forget About Me - A Gossip Girl Novel by Cecily Von Ziegesar
*The Anatomy of Deception by Lawrence Goldstone
*Blood Memories by Barb Hendee
*Eat Pray Love by Elizabeth Gilbert
*Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood by Rebecca Wells
*Under the Mistletoe by Linda Howard and Stephanie Bond
*Midnight Flight by Virginia Andrews
*Robin Hood - The Story Behind the Legend by David B. Coe
*To All a Good Night by Donna Kauffman, Jill Shalvis, and Helen Kay Dimon
*Dream Warrior by Sherrilyn Kenyon
*Santa Baby by Jennifer Crusie, Lori Foster, and Carly Phillips
*Three Fates by Nora Roberts
*Dangerous by Nora Roberts
*From the Heart by Nora Roberts
*Running With Scissors by Augusten Burroughs
*Personal Demon by Kelley Armstrong
*The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett
 
Bought for the kids:
*Wolf Island by Celia Godkin
*Blue's Snowy Day by Alison Inches
*Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss
*He Bear, She Bear by Stan and Jan Berenstein
*Humpty Dumpty board book
 
What did you get in your mailbox this week?
 
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