Monthly Archives:: November 2012

Sunday, November 04, 2012

Xpresso Weekly: Stacking the Shelves (28)

Posted by Giselle • 59 Comments

Xpresso Weekly is my edition of Stacking the Shelves hosted by Tynga’s Reviews featuring the books I got this week, and I also mention blog news/happenings of the past week.

This week at Xpresso Reads

Hey you muffin cups! So for those who do daylight savings, we gain an hour tonight! YEAH! More time to sleep! 😀 Too bad that my kid doesn’t understand that yet! *sobs* So phew this was a busy week for me. I got stuck with a load of chocolate from Halloween so that’s how I stay awake *twitch* As far as the blog, I had the Two and Twenty Dark Tales blog tour stop by, I interviewed Leigh Fallon and you can enter to win a copy of Carrier of the Mark. Another tour stopped by this week: Renegade by JA Souders which I Loved! (It’s even November’s Brew!–Sidebar), and you can win a copy of that as well! Check it out here!

Reviews on the blog this week:

XPRESSO BOOK TOURS:

– Cover Reveal Sign Up: The Midnight Spell by Rhiannon Frater & Kody Boye
– Tour Sign Up: Normalish by Margaret Lesh
– Tour Sign Up: Wings of Tavea by Devri Walls

Stacking the Shelves

As some of you can’t or don’t like to watch vlogs, the pictures are below!

*Mentioned in vlog: Jenni at Alluring Reads

*Missing from vlog (this always happens!): ‘Til The World Ends by Julie Kagawa (picture below)

I received for review (Click on cover and title links for Goodreads):

–Breed by Chase Novak
–Pirate Cinema by Cory Doctorow
–The Weeping by O’Dell Hutchison [review]

I also had to show this because it’s awesomesauce! I’m totally quoted on this cover! And the signature message just rocks it!

I also got this swag from the epic O’Dell Hutchison! Thanks, love muffin!!!

*A huge thank you to O’Dell Hustchison, Tor Teen, Bloomsbury UK, Jenni (Alluring Reads), Simon & Schuster, and Harlequin Teen for these pretties!*

Peace out, lovelies!!
Link me up to your book haul post! 🙂

Fresh Batch (November 4th – 10th)

Posted by Giselle on 11/03/2012 • 21 Comments

Exclusively titled for Xpresso Reads, Fresh Batch features the hottest releases of this upcoming week.

Flavor of the week:

Days of Blood and StarlightLaini TaylorSeries: Daughter of Smoke and Bone, #2Publication date: November 6th 2012by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers

In this stunning sequel to the highly acclaimed Daughter of Smoke and Bone, Karou must come to terms with who and what she is, and how far she’ll go to avenge her people. Filled with heartbreak and beauty, mysteries and secrets, new characters and old favorites, Days of Blood and Starlight brings the richness, color and intensity of the first book to a brand new canvas.

Read the first 7 chapters, here!

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Blog Tour: Two and Twenty Dark Tales

Posted by Giselle on 11/02/2012 • 17 Comments

Two and Twenty Dark Tales:Dark Retellings of Mother Goose RhymesPublication date: October 16th 2012by Month9Books

In this anthology, 20 authors explore the dark and hidden meanings behind some of the most beloved Mother Goose nursery rhymes through short story retellings. The dark twists on classic tales range from exploring whether Jack truly fell or if Jill pushed him instead to why Humpty Dumpty, fragile and alone, sat atop so high of a wall. The authors include Nina Berry, Sarwat Chadda, Leigh Fallon, Gretchen McNeil, and Suzanne Young.

Today as part of the Two and Twenty dark Tales blog tour, I have the lovely Leigh Fallon over for an interview. Leigh is one of the authors in this anthology, in addition to her novel, Carrier of the Mark–which…

Review: What Happens Next by Colleen Clayton

Posted by Giselle on 11/01/2012 • 28 Comments

What Happens NextColleen ClaytonPublication date: October 9th 2012by Poppy

How can you talk about something you can’t remember?

Before the ski trip, sixteen-year-old Cassidy “Sid” Murphy was a cheerleader (at the bottom of the pyramid, but still…), a straight-A student, and a member of a solid trio of best friends. When she ends up on a ski lift next to handsome local college boy, Dax Windsor, she’s thrilled; but Dax takes everything from Sid—including a lock of her perfect red curls—and she can’t remember any of it.

Back home and unable to relate to her old friends, Sid drops her college prep classes and takes up residence in the A/V room with only Corey “The Living Stoner” Livingston for company. But as she gets to know Corey…