Stacking the Shelves + What's Happening November 1st

 

Stacking the Shelves is hosted by Tynga's Reviews

 

Happy November, book lovers! I've got two weeks of bookish goodness to share with you since I didn't have time to post a STS/What's Happening last weekend. Here we go!

FOR REVIEW:

Degrees of Wrong by Anna Scarlett {GoodReads}

The Dangerous Book for Demon Slayers {GoodReads}

Wind and Shadow by Tori L Ridgewood {GoodReads}

Snowed Over by Angie Stanton {GoodReads}

*A big thank-you to Anna Banks, Season Publishing, Book Publicity Service, and InkSlinger PR for these books!*

BOUGHT:

If Only We by Jessica Sankiewicz {GoodReads}

The Moth in the Mirror by AG Howard {GoodReads}

Last Christmas by Talli Roland {GoodReads}

*If Only We is the debut novel of one of my best friends, Jessica Sankiewicz. If you like contemporary young adult/new adult, be sure to check it out!*

LIBRARY

 

Thornhill by Kathleen Peacock {GoodReads}

A Darkness Strange and Lovely by Susan Dennard {GoodReads}

Endless Knight by Kresley Cole {GoodReads}

I've been in a bit of a reading slump the last couple months, so I'm getting behind in my reading. I have a ton of review books to catch up on, and I was planning to concentrate on those in November...but then OF COURSE these three books - which are three of my most anticipated novels of 2013, and which I requested ages ago - came in at the same time and I can't not read them. I keep alternating between sighing and squeeing. Hopefully these will get me out of my reading slump! 

FREEBIES

Curse of the Beast by Ashley Lavering {GoodReads}

Severed by Dax Varley {GoodReads}

 

   

Smart Girls Get What They Want by Sarah Strohmeyer {GoodReads}

This is What Happy Looks Like by Jennifer E Smith {GoodReads}

Apparition by Gail Gallant {GoodReads}

 

 

The Coldest Girl in Coldtown by Holly Black {GoodReads}

• I reviewed The Calling by Kelley Armstrong and gave it 4 stars
• I wrote a post about why I was having such a hard time deciding whether to do NaNoWriMo this year or not
• I signed up for the 2014 TBR Pile Reading Challenge. Can you believe it's that time of year already??
• I started participating in IceyReads' What's Next weekly meme. The first week I needed help choosing between The Coldest Girl in Coldtown, Fangirl, and Out of the Easy. This week I needed help choosing between These Broken Stars, Sia, and Full Ride. You can still weigh in on this week's decision!
• I reviewed If Only We by Jessica Sankiewicz, and was also part of the blog tour, where Jess shared a playlist of her favourite songs from The OC. There's also a big tour-wide giveaway!
• I reviewed One Foot in the Grave by Jeaniene Frost and gave it 5 stars
• I reviewed At Grave's End by Jeaniene Frost and gave it 4 stars
• I posted an event recap from when I met Kelley Armstrong last weekend, complete with fun facts about Kelley, pictures, and a video of her reading from The Summoning
• I signed up for the Clean Out Your E-Reader Challenge; my goal is to read at least 4 of the review books/freebies on my Kindle this month

 It's been a busy couple of weeks. I've been out with friends quite a bit. I went out dancing two weeks ago for the first time in over a year and it was amazing...even though I paid for it for two days after with the hangover from hell and what I suspect was a case of alcohol poisoning lol.

My family was supposed to do a photo shoot with a professional photographer, but my sister-in-law and I decided we wanted to wait until spring to do all of us, so we just had the kids' pictures done instead (my nephews are 11 and 3, and my niece will be 5 months old next week). I can't wait to see the pics, and I'll be sharing some of them here when the photographer sends them to us!

I got to meet Kelley Armstrong last weekend at my local library. She talked about her books, did a reading from The Summoning, and did a Q&A before signing books. I went with a couple friends I haven't seen in years, and we had a blast.

I went out for Halloween with my sister-in-law, nephews, and niece. We went trick-or-treating around their neighbourhood, and it was so much fun! I love Halloween.

The ninja and Harry Potter

Maddy's first Halloween! The cutest little chick in the whole world.

Is it weird that I enjoy dressing up even more than the kids do?

Me and my sister-in-law

NaNoWriMo starts today, and even though November is going to be one heck of a busy month, I've decided I am going to participate after all. Gods help me. The novel I'm working on is an idea I've had for awhile, so I'm hoping I won't have too much trouble with it. If you're participating, feel free to add me as a buddy and/or tweet me for moral support/distraction/advice/sharing of insanity, etc. 

And finally, tomorrow (Saturday) I'm heading to Toronto for my very first blogger meetup! I've been freaking out all day with excitement and nerves. I finally get to meet some of the people I've been talking to online for the last 3 years (including Kathy from I Write, I Read, I Review, who I'll be getting a ride with), plus other bloggers who will be new to me. I'll do a recap early next week, and I'll likely be doing my first vlog in ages to talk about the event and show the books I've trade for. 

 

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

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