Stacking the Shelves is a weekly meme hosted by Tynga’s Reviews where you share books you are adding to your shelves, may it be physical or virtual. You can include books you buy in physical store or online, books you borrow from friends or the library, review books, gifts and of course ebooks!

I actually have not done one of these book hauls in two months! I didn’t get a lot of books November because I put myself on my first book ban after the events in October. However, now I’m back with books! I have acquired a couple from friends and through giveaways, and some I bought. I’m pretty sure this isn’t all of it. (My memory is horrible.) I received a card from Nikki of The Paper Sea (and am anticipating more in the mail) and I am giddy about it! It was sooo sweet. Loved it. But let’s get to the books, shall we?

GIFTED

These Broken Stars by Amie Kaufman & Meagan Spooner (from the awesome Kelly of Effortlessly Reading who got it early!)
The Darkest Mind by Alexandra Bracken [SIGNED!] (from the always lovely Stacie of The Shy Book Nerd!)
Vicious trading cards from Victoria Schwab because she is super awesome and was kind enough to send me these!
Gift card from my dear friend Ney [not pictured]

WON

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*Book Shimmy* tote + The Book of Love (ARC) by Lynn Weingarten from Epic Reads
Perfect Ruin by Lauren DeStefano [Signed UK copy] + $25 Barnes & Noble gift card from Lauren DeStefano
Ashes to Ashes by Melissa Walker (from Teen Reads)

BOUGHT

Angelfall by Susan Ee*
World After by Susan Ee*
Steelheart by Brandon Sanderson*
The Fiery Heart by Richelle Mead

(* I bought those books because Nikki of There Were Books Involved said so.)

With the gift card I got from Lauren DeStefano, I bought:

Mr. Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan
Ready Player One by Ernest Cline

ALSO.

If you have missed my previous posts this week, check them out: 

• Monday | I reviewed The Archived by Victoria Schwab. Let me tell you that I am super impressed by this book.
• Tuesday | This was the best top ten! Why? It was top ten books you hope Santa will bring you! GIVE ME ALL THESE BOOKS ON MY WISHLIST. (I already got two. ;D)
• Wednesday | Merry Christmas, everyone! I hope it was filled with awesomeness!
• Friday | I reviewed Legion by Brandon Sanderson. LOVED IT. WHY IS IT A NOVELLA? I WANT MOARRR.
• Sunday | I talk about the music I’ve been listening to in 2013! Tell me if you’ve listened to these artists before or if they are new to you.

How was your week? What books did you pick up? What did Santa Claus give you?

Stacking the Shelves is a weekly meme hosted by Tynga’s Reviews where you share books you are adding to your shelves, may it be physical or virtual. You can include books you buy in physical store or online, books you borrow from friends or the library, review books, gifts and of course ebooks! These are all the books I bought when I was at book events or received in the mail this month! SO MANY BOOKS. PREPARE YOURSELF.

The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater
Just One Day by Gayle Forman
Just One Year by Gayle Forman
The Distance Between Us by Kasie West
Under the Never Sky by Veronica Rossi
The Sky Is Everywhere by Jandy Nelson
Every Day by David Levithan
Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell
(All of these books were signed at the various book event I went to! YEEEEE.)

The Golden Lily (Bloodlines #2) by Richelle Mead (from the lovely Kelly of Effortlessly Reading! Thank you!))

This Song Will Save Your Life by Leila Sales + mixtape (from publisher)
Notable (ARC) by Marnie Bates (from publisher)
Secret Society Girl by Diana Peterfreund
Catching Jordan by Miranda Kenneally
Matched by Ally Condie (from Teenquake raffle)
The Dark Unwinding by Sharon Cameron (from Teenquake raffle)
Siege and Storm by Leigh Bardugo (signed! from the author)
Two Lies and A Spy by Kat Carlton

ALSO.

If you have missed my previous posts, check them out: 

• Tuesday | This week’s Top Ten Tuesday was absolutely perfect for my because NAMES. I LOVE talking about names and their meanings. 
• Thursday | I WENT TO THE BEST BOOK EVENT EVER LAST SUNDAY. I MET RAINBOW ROWELL AND DAVID LEVITHAN. You should read the awesome Q & A and tell me what you think. Also, if you live in the US, you have the chance to win a signed copy of Every Day by David Levithan! Awesome, right? (Also, don’t forget about my giveaway of Under the Never Sky by Veronica Rossi and The Distance Between Us by Kasie West! It ends on Halloween.)
• Friday | I reviewed Reality Boy by A.S. King and it was disturbingly good! An angry teenager who is trying not let his anger run his life? Surprisingly, my type of book. It hit me right in the heart. (I was pre-approved for this book on Netgalley! Yeeeee.)

How was your week? What books did you pick up? Have you read any of the books I got in the mail?

Stacking the Shelves is a weekly meme hosted by Tynga’s Reviews where you share books you are adding to your shelves, may it be physical or virtual. You can include books you buy in physical store or online, books you borrow from friends or the library, review books, gifts and of course ebooks!  I bought a lot of books at an annual book sale. SCOOORREEEEE. Young Adult books were $1 each. SO GOOD. I wish I had more time to search for more books. I’m quite disappointed that I didn’t get the fourth book of A Series of Unfortunate Events (because I would’ve had #1-8, but nope!) and the third book of the Millennium Trilogy; I couldn’t find it anywhere.

A Series of Unfortunate Events #1-3, 5, 11, 13 by Lemony Snicket
The Giver by Lois Lowry
The Iron King by Julie Kagawa
If I Stay by Gayle Forman
Audrey, Wait! by Robin Benway
A Great and Terrible Beauty (Gemma Doyle #1) by Libba Bray
Going Bovine by Libba Bray
I’d Tell You I Love You, But Then I’d Have To Kill You (Gallagher Girls #1) by Ally Carter
The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo (Millennium #1) by Stieg Larsson
The Girl Who Played with Fire (Millennium #2) by Stieg Larsson

I’m still deciding whether I should go on Sunday because every book that’s left over is $1, but I realize my book event is actually on that day and obviously – seeing Marissa Meyer > $1 book sale. (I could always go early, but I don’t want to wake up early. :P)

ALSO.

If you have missed my previous posts, check them out: 

• Wednesday | I “wait on” This Wicked Game by Michelle Zink because Voodoo in YA? Umm, call me interested.
  The cover of One & Only by Viv Daniels is revealed. ALSO. Viv Daniels is giving away the Secret Society series. Who else is excited?
• Thursday | My banned books week post! Banned or challenged YA books through the decades. It’s really fascinating seeing the books that people deem are bad for their children. The reasons are always absurd.

How was your week? What books did you pick up? Have you read any of the books I got in the mail?

Stacking the Shelves is a weekly meme hosted by Tynga’s Reviews where you share books you are adding to your shelves, may it be physical or virtual. You can include books you buy in physical store or online, books you borrow from friends or the library, review books, gifts and of course ebooks!

It’s been a month since my last STS, but here I am. These books had me bouncing all over my room! So much awesomeness!

Throne of Glass (signed) by Sarah J. Maas
Crown of Midnight (signed) by Sarah J. Maas
Something Strange and Deadly by Susan Dennard (signed by Sarah J. Maas)
[I actually have showcased these books earlier, but that was in my August roundup. I had yet to show them off in Stacking the Shelves, so voila!]

Vicious (signed ARC) by VE Schwab (from Jenna Does Books)
Attachments by Rainbow Rowell
More Than This (ARC) by Patrick Ness
A Darkness Strange and Lovely by Susan Dennard (from Tar Heel Bibliobabe)

Extremely excited to start all of them! I’ve already read the first chapters of Vicious, Attachments, and More Than This, and I am already in love. (I should really stop reading multiple books at once. ;D)

ALSO.
If you have missed my previous posts, check them out: 

• Monday | I reviewed Tumble & Fall by Alexandra Coutts, and it is sooo goddamn boring. I wished for the end to come, so I didn’t have to read anymore.
• Tuesday | I finally did Top Ten Tuesday, which was on my Fall TBR list. To be honest, my TBR has changed when I realized there are tons of events I’m planning to go to in October, so I am unable to read them.
• Wednesday | I “wait on” The Fiery Heart by Richelle Mead because I need Adrian Ivashkov in my life again! GIVE HIM TO ME.
• Thursday | In the discussion post, I asked people if they prepped their blog posts in advance, which I do not do because I am a procrastinator.
• Friday | I reviewed Glitches (The Lunar Chronicles #0.5) by Marissa Meyer. Totally hooked now. I need to read Cinder.

* Note to everyone: I may be using Goodreads’ links in my posts (or refer back to them), but that does not mean I support or condone the censorship that has taken place on that site.

How was your week? What books did you pick up? Have you read any of the books I bought/received?

Stacking the Shelves is a weekly meme hosted by Tynga’s Reviews where you share books you are adding to your shelves, may it be physical or virtual. You can include books you buy in physical store or online, books you borrow from friends or the library, review books, gifts and of course ebooks! Lots of books this week! You do not know how excited I was when the mailman left books on my doorstep. I feel like I had been waiting for them forever! Absolutely a book heaven-type week for me! AND my BFF came home for two weeks from Japan, giving me the best gifts EVER. 

GIFTED

• Neko Darake by Yokoyama Kimuchi (THE BEST GIFT EVERRRRR from my BFF. CAT BUTTS.)

WON

• When Did You See Her Last (All the Wrong Questions #2) by Lemony Snicket (from A Foodie Bibliophile in Wanderlust)
• The Lonely Lake Monster (The Imaginary Veterinary Book #2) by Suzanne Selfors (from A Foodie Bibliophile in Wanderlust)
• Second Chance Summer by Morgan Matson (from Lost in Literature)
• Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas (from Fantasy Book Addict)
• Me Before You by Jojo Moyes (from Books, Tea & Me)
• Pivot Point by Kasie West (from Synchronized Reading)

Really excited for these books. I’ve heard excellent things about all the books (minus the ARCS ’cause those aren’t out yet). As soon as I finish typing up a review for Just Like Fate and finish reading another book, I will get started on Throne of Glass ’cause I plan on seeing Sarah J. Maas at the end of the month.

ALSO.

If you have missed my previous posts, check them out: 

• Monday | A review! I thought Unremembered by Jessica Brody was a good introduction to the world that was portrayed in the book.
  
• Wednesday | I “wait on” Untold (The Lynburn Legacy #2) by Sarah Rees Brennan because the Lynburn Legacy world exudes that gothic feel that I love in books. 
• Friday | In my second “Judg(ing) A Book By Its Cover,” I talk about what I liked and disliked about the covers of If I Stay by Gayle Forman. I liked both. Read why! 

How was your week? What books did you pick up? Have you read any of the books I got in the mail?

Stacking the Shelves is a weekly meme hosted by Tynga’s Reviews where you share books you are adding to your shelves, may it be physical or virtual. You can include books you buy in physical store or online, books you borrow from friends or the library, review books, gifts and of course ebooks! I did buy books this week from Amazon, but they will not arrive until next week or so.

Won

• The Sea of Tranquility by Katja Millay [signed] (from Fiction Fare)

BOUGHT

• Jellicoe Road by Melina Marchetta
• Sharp Teeth by Toby Barlow
• Spirit Bound (Vampire Academy #5) by Richelle Mead
• Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor
• The Eternal Ones by Kirsten Miller

ALSO.

If you have missed my previous posts, check them out: 

• Tuesday | Here is my Top Ten on “the best book-to-movie adaptations,” which includes Matilda, Atonement, Persuasion.
  
• Wednesday | I “wait on” The 100 by Kass Morgan. It reminds me of Battlestar Galactica (with a smidge of Lord of Flies) because of the living in spaceship thing, Earth being inhabitable, and kids basically stranded. And someone told me that a TV will be made? Wow. 
• Friday| I’m giving away my ARC of Sweet Peril by Wendy Higgins (It’s the second book of the Sweet Trilogy). I realized that I was never going to read it, so why don’t I give it away to somebody who will? 

AND

I apologize for not having a review up this week. I was planning to type it up, but I accidentally knocked my laptop onto the floor Wednesday night, so my laptop is no longer functioning. :My writing (and graphics for this blog) hadn’t been backed up for the past month. That set me back, but no worries. I took it to the Apple Store to get it checked, and somehow, my laptop began to work. Barely. I managed to backup my resume/cover letters, but none of my other writing because my laptop suddenly froze. Fast forward to 4+ hours, I backed up all the essentials (writing + graphics), so I don’t have an excuse anymore! It was a pretty stressful couple of days. I won’t be getting my laptop fixed ’cause of the cost. In the mean time, I’m lucky my uncle gifted my family with an awesome desktop computer. Hopefully, I will make up my lack of reviews with more posts this coming week. 

How was your week? What books did you pick up?