Stacking the Shelves 09/30/12

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Linger by Maggie Stiefvater

I got Shiver on my kindle from my library, but they didn't have Linger or Forever, and I had to know what happened!

Forever by Maggie Stiefvater

 

Love is a Many Trousered Thing by Louise Rennison

I love the Georgia Nicholson series. I've read them all, and I own the first 8 now. I hadn't bought one of these in years! Except it does drive me crazy that my first 4 books in this series are the older covers and the rest are the newer ones. They aren't even the same size! Sigh.

Torment by Lauren Kate

I read Fallen recently and I enjoyed it, although it wasn't a new favorite or anything. I've heard a lot of mixed reviews on this series, so I guess I'll just have to find out for myself if it's worth continuing reading. 

Hush, Hush by Becca Fitzpatrick

Same with this series: a lot of mixed reviews. But it was one of the $5 copies they are selling for the release of Finale, so I thought I would give it a try. 

Room by Emma Donoghue

I read this book over the summer and absolutely loved it. Fantastic adult fiction.

Sapphique by Catherine Fisher

Bought this because I have Incarceron.... which I still haven't read yet. Whoops.

Seraphina by Rachel Hartman

I've heard wonderful things about this book, so I've been wanting this one for a long time. Plus who doesn't like dragons??

Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo

Another one I've been wanting a really long time. I can't wait to read this one.

Shades of Grey by Jasper Fforde

Read this one recently as well, and I honestly loved it SO much more than his Thursday Next series. I'm super excited for the next book, Painting by Numbers, which is due to come out sometime next year.

City of Bones by Cassandra Clare

Yeah, I know. I haven't read any of these books. But I'm working on it!

 

Three cheers for Amazon gift cards!! A bunch of these were used from the Amazon Marketplace, so I saved a lot too.

Stacking the Shelves 9/16/12

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Hit up Goodwill while I was home this weekend and bought: Tuck Everlasting, The Devil Wears Prada, Voyager, Dragonfly in Amber, The Help, This Lullaby and Lock and Key. Whew! 7 books for about $10 just makes the penny-pincher inside me soooo happy haha.

Also got Fallen from using my points on Random Buzzers!

 

I know I've been pretty MIA this week, but it was a really hectic one for me. I should be back with some more reviews soon, and I have a couple of other posts planned for this week. Happy reading!

Stacking the Shelves 09/09/12

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Double Clutch by Liz Reinhardt - (on Kindle)
I've been wanting this one for awhile, so when I saw that it was on sale for $.99 I bought it right away!

Under the Never Sky by Veronica Rossi - (on Kindle)
Only $2.99 right now!

Masque of the Red Death by Bethany Griffin - (on Kindle)
Also $2.99!

That's it for this week. The HarperCollins sale going on right now on Amazon is super awesome!

Stacking the Shelves 09/02/12

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Finnikin of the Rock by Melina Marchetta - (from Amazon)

Froi of the Exiles by Melina Marchetta - (from Amazon)

WON

Girl of Nightmares by Kendare Blake - (on Kindle)

Won an ecopy of this from Berd's Fly. Super excited to read this one soon!

That's it for this week! And now I'm putting myself on a book-buying ban for awhile haha. My bank account needs to recover from paying tuition....

Stacking the Shelves 08/26/12

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Blood Magic by Tessa Gratton - (from Random Buzzers)

Sort of bought this? I used my points from doing activities on Random Buzzers. Love that website! And yes, I got this in the mail on Thursday and have already read it haha.

Insurgent by Veronica Roth - (from Amazon)

Yep, finally got around to buying this one!

The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss - (from Amazon)

This book, guys. I don't even know. It is SO GOOD! My absolute favorite thing I have read in the last year. I'm probably going to have to re-read this one soon.

That's it for this week! School started on Monday and I guess being a senior in college means you don't get syllabus week anymore, because I had actual homework to do this week. And still have to do more today... sigh.

Stacking the Shelves 08/19/12

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Something Strange and Deadly by Susan Dennard

I was sooo excited to get this from Tea for Three: Book Review!! I can't wait to read this one.

The Blood Keeper (ARC) by Tessa Gratton

Won this from Random Buzzers! If you like YA and haven't joined this website yet, you should definitely check it out. It's totally worth it.

I somehow restrained myself from buying any books this week! Haha. Classes and my campus job start up tomorrow (boooooooo!) so I am back to being a poor college student. Ah well, at least I will have a degree in May!

Stacking the Shelves 08/12/12

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Withering Tights by Louise Rennison - (from Overflowing Bookshelf)

Alright, so Danielle over at Overflowing Bookshelf is giving away a bunch of extra books that she has, and all I had to do was pay for the shipping! So I kinda bought these, but kinda not... haha. Check out her list and see if you spot anything good! I was so sad that the Georgia Nicholson books ended, but this new series is just as hilarious.

Incarceron by Catherine Fisher - (from Overflowing Bookshelf)

Same as above! I haven't read this one yet, so I'm super excited to check it out!

Angelfall by Susan Ee - (from Amazon on Kindle)

I was REALLY trying to hold out on buying this until it came out in paperback, but obviously that didn't work out. I have heard nothing but fabulous things about this book, and the Kindle version is only $2.99.

WON

Audrey's Guide to Witchcraft by Jody Gehrman (on Kindle)

Won an ecopy of this book from Book Haven!

Ten Things We Did by Sarah Mlynowski

Got this from Melissa's Eclectic Bookshelf!

So that's it for this week! I have really been slacking on reviews lately, since I have been pretty busy finishing up my summer job/getting ready to move back to my apartment at college (tomorrow! eek need to finish packing!)/spending my last bit of time with the fam. But I have a whole week off from work and school this week, so plenty of time for reading. Super exciting!

Stacking the Shelves 08/05/12

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Divergent by Veronica Roth - (from Amazon)

How did I not have this one already?? Honestly.

Love in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel Garcí­a Márquez - (from Amazon)

This is such a beautifully written book, I can't wait to reread it! One of those books I've been meaning to buy for years. 

Anna Dressed in Blood by Kendare Blake - (from Amazon on Kindle)

I've been seeing this one everywhere, and at $2.99 how could I say no? Unfortunately it looks like that was a short sale, as the Kindle price is back up to $9.99 already.

Hourglass by Myra Mcentire - (from Amazon on Kindle)

I got this one because I keep seeing great reviews about it, too. Still going on Amazon for $1.39!!

WON

Downburst by Katie Robison (on Kindle)

Won this from Amanda's Writings! I'm so excited to read this one... it sounds really great!

And yeah.... forgot to take a picture of the two non-digital books before I shipped them off with the boyfriend to take back to our apartment at school. Oh well.

Stacking the Shelves 07/29/12

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The Secret History by Donna Tartt - (from Goodwill) 

This book is amazing. I'm pretty sure I've read it at least 3 times. Anyway, I finally decided to buy this one since I've had my dad's copy of it on my shelves for the last 4 years.... probably time to give it back to him. =)

All the Pretty Horses by Cormac McCarthy - (from Goodwill) 

Another beautifully written book. I haven't read this in about 7 years, so hopefully it's as good as I remember!

The Club Dumas by Arturo Pérez-Reverte - (from Goodwill) 

I've been wanting to read this for awhile, so I was really excited that I found it. Who doesn't love books about books?? It kinda sounds like The Shadow of the Wind/The Angel's Game, so hopefully it's as good as those.

Ready Player One by Ernest Cline - (from Amazon)

Oh gosh. I read the excerpt of the first chapter on Goodreads and immediately ordered it. Technically, I got this and the 2 below about 3 weeks ago, but I haven't even cracked any of them open yet because I have so many library books checked out! It's just sitting there on my nightstand... waiting...

The Hollow Hills by Mary Stewart - (from Amazon)

I read the first book in this series (The Crystal Cave) earlier this summer, and it was awesome. I love pretty much anything about King Arthur, so I'm surprised it took me this long to get around to this series. 

Anna and the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins - (from Amazon)

I NEEDED to buy this book. I got it from the library last month, and I was really hesitant to read it because of the title but... oh my gosh. I found a new favorite! (Probably gonna try to get the boyfriend to read this one soon. I love that he likes YA, it's awesome. Seriously, I borrowed HIS copies of the Twilight series when we first started dating...)

WON

 Rainshadow Road by Lisa Kleypas

Won this from Goodreads First Reads. Woooo for chick lit!

That's about it for this week, but I have a couple more on the way from Amazon that should be here soon! I work full time in the summers, so I actually have money to spend on books for a few months. It's very exciting haha. Also, I don't know how I JUST now realized how great Goodwill is for buying books. Seriously. You'd think I would've known this a lot earlier considering I'm so cheap frugal. The one in my town is $1 for mass market paperbacks, $2 for regular paperbacks, and $3 for hardcovers. It's pretty hit or miss, and there obviously aren't many super new releases, but the prices? You really aren't going to do better than that anywhere else. So for all those books that you've been meaning to buy for the last 5 years, I'd definitely take a look at Goodwill and see what you come up with.