Book Haul + What's Happening (2014 #2)

 

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Happy Saturday, bookish friends! I hope you've all had a fantastic week, and that you've been able to add some new books to your shelves or ereaders. Here are the books I've acquired this week:

FOR REVIEW:

On the Fence by Kasie West {GoodReads}

The Secrets of Lily Graves by Sarah Strohmeyer {GoodReads}

Strange and Ever After by Susan Dennard {GoodReads}

16 Things I Thought Were True by Janet Gurtler {GoodReads}

Side Effects May Vary by Julie Murphy {GoodReads}

Don’t Even Think About It by Sarah Mlynowski {GoodReads}

The Things You Kiss Goodbye by Leslie Connor {GoodReads}

17 First Kisses by Rachael Allen {GoodReads}

The Murder Complex by Lindsay Cummings {GoodReads}

BOUGHT:

Arise by Tara Hudson {GoodReads}

Until I Die by Amy Plum {GoodReads}

Dreamless by Josephine Angelini {GoodReads}

I got these three beauties at Chapters for $10. $10! They're all second books in trilogies, and I own the first books of each (but haven't read them yet, oops). I couldn't pass up this sale! Plus all the covers are gorgeous.

Where the Stars Still Shine by Trish Doller {GoodReads}

This is the Kindle Daily Deal today (Saturday), so I couldn't pass it up.

*A huge thank-you to HarperTeen, Sourcebooks Fire, and Random House*

 

 Sweet Nothings by Janis Thomas {GoodReads}

All That Glows by Ryan Graudin {GoodReads}

 

 The Secret Diamond Sisters by Michelle Madow {GoodReads}

Perfect Lies by Kiersten White {GoodReads}

• I shared the books that Molli and I recommended to each other for February's Epic Recs

• I reviewed Lady Thief by AC Gaughen and gave it 5 stars

• I revealed the cover for my 5th book, After the Storm. Be sure to check it out, consider joining my Street Team (I'll love you forever!), and enter to win a $10 Amazon gift card or PayPal cash!

• I reviewed Sweet Nothings by Janis Thomas and gave it 3.75 stars. I also posted a guest post from Janis with her 10 reasons a cake is better than a man. Be sure to check this post out, it's hilarious (and guaranteed to make you want cake!). 

• I participated in the book blitz for my friend Lilly Avalon's debut short story, Here All Along

It's been a CRAZY week. I worked 12-15 hour days Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, then had to be up before 6am on Thursday to watch my 8-month-old niece and 4-year-old nephew while my sister-in-law took her dad to have surgery. Friday was a super fun day, though. My mum and I went out and did some shopping, went out for lunch, and then had my niece and nephew for a few hours while my brother and sister-in-law went out for a Valentine's date. It was such a great day, and just the break I've been needing. 

My super duper awesome mum not only treated me to lunch on Friday, she also bought me season 3 of Sherlock, a U2 Joshua Tree mug, and some chocolate. Since we share an apartment, she knows the long hours I work and that I'm basically a hermit, and she thought I needed a little treat. Isn't she amazing?? I'm so lucky. Then when my sister-in-law dropped the kids off, she had a Valentine's gift for us - a bunch of chocolates and a really cute hanging ornament. I was going to take a picture of the goodies but my nephew ripped into them and proceeded to try each thing before I had a chance lol. I felt thoroughly spoiled yesterday, and so blessed to have people who love and appreciate me, especially since I've been in a really blah mood lately.

My Valentine's Day dates <3

As I mentioned in the 'On the Blog' section, I revealed the cover for my novel After the Storm this week. To go along with the reveal, I've reduced the price of Waiting for the Storm to just 99 cents across all ebook retailers.

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*I know the graphic says the sale runs until the 15th but I've extended it an extra day so it'll be 99 cents until Monday.

Thanks for stopping by! 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

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Book Haul + What's Happening (2014 #1)

 

Stacking the Shelves is hosted by Tynga's Reviews

Hello fellow book lovers, and happy February! I haven't done a book haul post in about a month and a half, so I'm just going to hit the highlights so this post doesn't go on forever.

FOR REVIEW:

To All the Boys I've Loved Before by Jenny Han {GoodReads}

Year of Mistaken Discovers by Eileen Cook {GoodReads}

Timebound by Rysa Walker {GoodReads}

The Story of Owen  by EK Johnston {GoodReads}

 
The Summer I Wasn't Me by Jessica Verdi  {GoodReads}

Broken Hearts, Fences, and Other Things to Mend by Katie Finn {GoodReads}

Nantucket Red by Leila Howland {GoodReads}

Royally Lost by Angie Stanton {GoodReads}

The Falconer by Elizabeth May {GoodReads}

Titan Magic by Jodi Lamm {GoodReads}

Titan Magic: Body and Soul by Jodi Lamm {GoodReads}

WON:

From John at The Book Mine Set

Signed Under the Same Sky paperback + swag by Genevieve Graham {GoodReads} 

BOUGHT:

~These were all Kindle deals *happy dances*~

The Gravity Between Us by Kristen Zimmer {GoodReads}

Hunting Lila by Sarah Alderson {GoodReads} 

 Pivot Point by Kasie West {GoodReads}

A Tale of Two Centuries by Rachel Harris {GoodReads}

Alice in Zombieland by Gena Showalter {GoodReads}

~A huge thank-you to Simon & Schuster Canada, Monarch Books, HarperTeen, Chronicle Books, Disney-Hyperion, Sourcebooks Fire, Feiwell and Friends, Jodi Lamm, and John~

 

Into the Still Blue by Veronica Rossi {GoodReads}

If You Find Me by Emily Murdoch {GoodReads}

 

 

Lady Thief by AC Gaughen {GoodReads}

• I posted the cover reveal sign-ups for my 5th book, After the Storm, as well as Street Team sign ups 

 

•  I reviewed Cruel Beauty by Rosamund Hodge and gave it 3.75 stars

• I reviewed Kimberly Derting's Pledge trilogy this week, and gave each book 4 stars - The Pledge, The Essence, The Offering

• I reviewed Into the Still Blue by Veronica Rossi and gave it 5 stars

• I reviewed The Unbound by Victoria Schwab as part of the blog tour, and gave it 4 stars

• I posted the February link-up for the 2014 Historic Fiction Reading Challenge

Thanks for stopping by! 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

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Stacking the Shelves + What's Happening December 14th

 

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FOR REVIEW

The Secret Diamond Sisters by Michelle Madow {GoodReads}

I'm part of Michelle's Street Team for The Secret Diamond Sisters so I was lucky enough to get an ARC, a signed bookmark, and this gorgeous necklace. I can't wait to read this book...and I doubt I will wait much longer. *rubs hands together in excitement*

WON

Sleigh Bells in the Snow by Sarah Morgan {GoodReads}

Sleigh Belles by Beth Albright {GoodReads}

Christmas on 4th Street by Susan Mallery {GoodReads}

Take Me Home For Christmas by Brenda Novak {GoodReads}

A Seaside Christmas by Sheryl Woods {GoodReads}

Upon a Winter’s Night by Karen Harper {GoodReads}

Call Me Mrs. Miracle by Debbie Macomber {GoodReads}

Glory, Glory by Linda Lael Miller {GoodReads}

I won this amazing gift package from The Reading Frenzy and Harlequin. Aren't they gorgeous? I still can't believe I won. :-D

BOUGHT

 Christmas in Lucky Harbor: Simply Irresistible/The Sweetest Thing/Two Bonus Short Stories by Jill Shalvis {GoodReads}

Seduced: Rose's Story (Books 1-3) (The Seduced Saga) by Karpov Kinrade {GoodReads} 

FREEBIES

Miracle at the Museum of Broken Hearts by Talli Roland {GoodReads}

**A massive thank-you to Michelle Madow, The Reading Frenzy, and Harlequin*

 

Degrees of Wrong by Anna Scarlett {GoodReads} 

The Moth in the Mirror by AG Howard {GoodReads} 

The Dangerous Book for Demon Slayers {GoodReads}

 

 

 

Unhinged by AG Howard {GoodReads}

A Tale Dark and Grimm by Adam Gidwitz {GoodReads}

• I got personal and shared some of the things I’d talk about if we were having coffee, like grief, family, and turning 30

• I did a Top Ten Tuesday and featured the ten books I’m most looking forward to reading this winter

• I reviewed North Pole Reform School by Jaimie Admans and gave it 5 stars

• I reviewed Last Christmas by Talli Roland and gave it 4 stars

What you can expect next week on the blog: a few giveaways on Monday for my...*gulp*...30th birthday; a Top Ten Tuesday featuring ten authors who were new to me in 2013; an excerpt from North Pole Reform School by Jaimie Admans and a giveaway as part of the blog tour; and a fun Christmasy post or two. 

Last weekend I went to a surprise 30th birthday party for one of my best childhood friends. The DJ was the cousin of my friend's husband, so we basically got him to play what we wanted all night, and the playlist consisted of a lot of songs we grew up with (a boatload of New Kids on the Block, Backstreet Boys, 'N Sync, and a lot of the songs that were popular during our college clubbing days when we used to party 3-4 nights a week and still make it to class for 7am). We've been friends for 25 years, so it was nice to celebrate with her. 

Other than that, I finally started writing again this week; I spent some time with my six-month-old niece; I finished decorating for Christmas and did some Christmas shopping; I got a ton of reading done (I'm determined to make my 2013 goal and I only have 3 books left to go!); and I spent some time working on goals for 2014.

Thanks for stopping by! 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

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