Stacking the Shelves (13)

Stacking the Shelves is Tynga's Reviews' version of In My Mailbox (from The Story Siren and inspired by Alea at Pop Culture Junkie).

Stacking the Shelves is a way to share the books that you're adding to your physical and virtual bookshelves. It's easy to participate. You just make your own post, and link it to the main post over at Tynga's Reviews. Also, in case you're curious, Tynga's post for it goes up on Saturdays, but you can post it any day that you like. :) You can find out more about participating by reading the Stacking the Shelves Launch post.

This post is a little late today! Sorry about that guys...I've had a busy day. I slept in a bit haha, then I stopped at Chapters, went to Fabricland to get stuff for my Halloween costume, and cooked my parents and brother dinner! But now I'm settled down and have finally gotten my images for this post together! So, here's what I got this week!

For Review:

The Casual Vacancy by J.K. Rowling (from Hachette Book Group Canada)
The Dark Unwinding by Sharon Cameron (from Scholastic Canada)
Magisterium by Jeff Hirsch (from Scholastic Canada)
Undead (Undead #1) by Kristy McKay (from Scholastic Canada)
Suburban Strange by Nathan Kotecki (from Thomas Allen and Sons)
Scorch (Croak #2) by Gina Damico (from Thomas Allen and Sons)
The Hallowed Ones by Laura Bickle (from Thomas Allen and Sons)
Black City (Black City #1) by Elizabeth Richards (from Penguin Canada)

I'm looking forward to all of these! :D Especially The Casual Vacancy and Black City! :D I didn't expect Black City at all, so it was an awesome surprise! :D

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Bought:

Black Heart (Curse Workers #3) by Holly Black
We'll Always Have Summer (Summer #3) by Jenny Han
It's Not Summer Without You (Summer #2) by Jenny Han
Wildefire (Wildefire #1) by Karsten Knight
Alice in Zombieland (White Rabbit Chronicles #1) by Gena Showalter
Eve and Adam by Katherine Applegate and Michael Grant

I finally caved and bought myself a finished copy of Black Heart...even though it doesn't match my other two. :P I also bought the last two books in the Summer trilogy...now I just have to get the first! haha And...I finally found Wildefire on sale at Chapters!!!! :D I was so excited! :D My preorders of Alice in Zombieland and Eve and Adam showed up, too! I'm so excited for all of these...definitely an awesome book week! :D

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Thank you to Hachette Book Group Canada, Scholastic Canada, and Penguin Canada! :D I had an awesome book week! I hope that you all got some great books this week, too! :D Feel free to leave a link to your mailbox and I'll come take a look. :)

Surrender Blog Tour Winner!

I've been a little busy, and the last time I check Rafflecopeter was being weird...but I have now drawn a winner for the Surrender ebook and signed bookmark, and the winner is: 

Stephanie Phan

Congratulations! :D The winner has 48 hours to claim their prize! If you're the winner, and you don't receive an email from me, contact me at ambiepie_6@hotmail.com

Thank you to everyone who entered! I hope you all get the chance to read Surrender! :D

It's Monday, What Are You Reading? (85)

It’s Monday! What Are You Reading?, is a bookish meme hosted by One Person's Journey Through a World of Books, where we gather to share what we have read this past week and what we plan to read this week. It’s a great way to network with other bloggers, see some wonderful blogs, and put new titles on your reading list. So hop on over to Journey and join in...and leave a comment here so I can check out what you are reading.

Books I Read Last Week:

• Starkissed by Brynna Gabrielson

I really liked this one. It did have a few editorial issues that bothered me, but I absolutely adored the whole plot...so that made me super happy. :) I'm kind of a sucker for stories where celebrities (even the imagined variety) pop up! ;D

• Playing to Win (Play by Play #4) by Jaci Burton

Yup...I made time for Playing to Win during my Thanksgiving weekend...and boy am I glad that I did! ;D I absolutely loved Cole and Savannah's story....*dreamy sigh* And I seriously ADORE this series. :D I love that the men are dreamy and oh so sexy....and yet they aren't afraid to admit their feelings. It may take them a while, but they'll admit to it all...and I love that! :D Plus, I just seriously find athletes attractive...sports romances kind of made me realize that. :P haha

• Sophocles 1: Oedipus the King, Oedipus at Colonus, and Antigone by Sophocles

Had to read Oedipus the King and Antigone for my one class. :P All ready for my quiz tomorrow now, yay! :D

Reading Now:

• The Gleaning - Spellspinners of Melas County #2 by Heidi R. Kling

This is an interactive story where you get to choose options to help determine the final outcome of the book. I've already read through the first major option, but I still have to read through the second. :) I'm absolutely loving it though! So neat, and I just love these characters...fantastic! :D

• Ironskin (Ironskin #1) by Tina Connolly

This one's a retelling of Jane Eyre...which I somehow overlooked before I started it, but I'm finding it pretty interesting actually. It also makes me super glad that I've already read Jane Eyre. ;) So far, I really like it...some is kind of creepy though, and I'm looking forward to how it all turns out. :)


The Last Temptation of Christ by Nikos Kazantzakis


Yup, still reading this for school. It's crunch time. I'm going to make myself finish this during the next week...wish me luck!

Books I Want to Read This Week:

NO PLANS! I'm going to try not to plan ahead this week! I wanna get what I've already started done, so I'm not thinking ahead as of yet. I'm sure I'll pick something else up though. :P

And what are you reading???

Check out One Person's Journey Through a World of Books to see what other people are reading. :)

Stacking the Shelves (12)

Stacking the Shelves is Tynga's Reviews' version of In My Mailbox (from The Story Siren and inspired by Alea at Pop Culture Junkie).

Stacking the Shelves is a way to share the books that you're adding to your physical and virtual bookshelves. It's easy to participate. You just make your own post, and link it to the main post over at Tynga's Reviews. Also, in case you're curious, Tynga's post for it goes up on Saturdays, but you can post it any day that you like. :) You can find out more about participating by reading the Stacking the Shelves Launch post.

Well, this is being posted a little later in the day today because I was at my Aunt and Uncle's for Thanksgiving. :) So, here's what I got this week. :)

For Review:

The Gleaning - Spellspinners of Melas County 2 by Heidi R. Kling (from Coliloquy)
Stealing Parker by Miranda Kenneally (Raincoast Books)
Who I Kissed by Janet Gurtler (Raincoast Books)

I was extremely excited when I was contacted earlier this week about The Gleaning, and I've started it, and think it's absolutely fantastic!!! :D I'm also really excited for Stealing Parker and Who I Kissed! :D

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Bought:

Possess by Gretchen McNeil (Indigo)
The Swan Kingdom by Zoe Marriott (Indigo)
Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt (Indigo)
Moonglass by Jessi Kirby (Indigo)
Swear (Swoon #2) by Nina Malkin (Indigo)
Fat Vampire: A Never Coming of Age Story by Adam Rex (The Book Cellar)
Slide (Slide #1) by Jill Hathaway (The Book Cellar)
Illusions (Wings #3) by Aprilynne Pike (The Book Cellar)
Everneath (Everneath #1) by Brodi Ashton (The Book Cellar)
Starkissed by Bryanna Gabrielson (Amazon Kindle Store)
We by Yevgeny Zamyatin (The Book Depository)

I went a little crazy with book sales this week. :P I bought the first five at Indigo before going to see The Perks of Being a Wallflower (which was amazing :D), and I found the next four on campus at the Book Cellar. :D I also got Starkissed for my kindle and devoured it. It was a quick read, and pretty good. I loved the whole storyline. :D We is one that I think I'm going to read for my Scandalous Fictions class, it's a Russian dystopia! :D

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I hope that all of my fellow Canadians had a fantastic Thanksgiving Sunday, and that that your Monday is fantastic, too. For any non-Canadians, I hope you still had a fantastic day, even if you didn't get to eat a big turkey dinner. :)

So, what did you get this week?

It's Monday, What Are You Reading? (84)

It’s Monday! What Are You Reading?, is a bookish meme hosted by One Person's Journey Through a World of Books, where we gather to share what we have read this past week and what we plan to read this week. It’s a great way to network with other bloggers, see some wonderful blogs, and put new titles on your reading list. So hop on over to Journey and join in...and leave a comment here so I can check out what you are reading.

Books I Read Last Week:

• The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky

I finished this one in time for the movie! Boo yah! :D And I absolutely loved it! I was texting Rola from xo' reads about it...and she did not love it...so it was kind of neat to get to hear someone else's perspective on the story, and I'm looking forward to hearing what some of the other Edmonton Book Bloggers thought when we go see the movie later today! :D

• Looking for Alaska by John Green

This book was so not what I expected it to be...not at all, but I still loved it...and I cried like a baby frequently while reading it. I'd definitely recommend this one if you're looking for something that will make you laugh, and have you in tears...sometimes within several pages.

• Hidden (Firelight #3) by Sophie Jordan

My pre-order of Hidden came in the male last week, and I devoured it yesterday! :D It was a pretty quick read...or maybe I was so desperate to know what happened that I just sped through it...who knows. :P haha Anyway, I'm still torn about this series. I love it, and I loved this book, but this is one love triangle that always leaves me tormented because I absolutely loved Cassian, but I also love Will. It makes it much harder when you through Jacinda's feelings in the mix too, let me tell you that. :P I would actually love a spinoff series from this trilogy though because I'd love to read more about Sophie Jordan's draki! Also, the ending of this trilogy is so open-ended that you definitely could do a spin-off or even a series that continues later on when they're older...hint, hint...if you ever read this Sophie Jordan, that would be awesome! ;D

Reading Now:

• The Last Temptation of Christ by Nikos Kazantzakis

Still not very far in this one, but I'm almost at chapter 5...woo hoo! It's a bit of a slow read, and a little confusing, but I'll get through it for my group presentation. It just might take a while. :P

Books I Want to Read This Week:

• The Fault in Our Stars by John Green

I told Leanne from Escaping with Books that I'd borrow her my copies of Looking for Alaska and The Fault in Our Stars...so I figured now would be the perfect time to read them both! haha It was just the nudge I need I guess. ;) haha

So...I read a whole whopping three books this week! I'm actually a little surprised with myself, since I definitely didn't expect to read that many, and while I'm still swamped with textbook readings (which I totally don't mention on these things because...well, they're textbooks :P), reading for myself was definitely something that really helped me relax this week. :)

So, what are you reading???

Check out One Person's Journey Through a World of Books to see what other people are reading. :)