Sunday, March 31, 2013

Xpresso Weekly: Stacking the Shelves (49)

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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

HAPPY EASTER! Yay! I’m so excited to be doing an egg hunt with my kid this year for the first time–even though he has bronchitis, but he’s a trouper. So this week I had the If You Find Me blog tour drop by which is a book I loved, and you can enter to win a copy of your own, here! I also went over two of my favorite Google Reader alternatives on this week’s Book Girls Don’t Cry post!

Reviews on the blog this week:

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Stacking the Shelves

 (Click on covers or title links for Goodreads)
I received for review:

 
–That Time I Joined the Circus by J.J. Howard (the pic is only the jacket bc I was reading it >.<)
*A big thanks to Scholastic Canada, St. Martin’s Press, and Random House Canada for these pretties!*
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Gifted:
I got this gifted from the the lovely Amylicious from Book Loving Mom. Thanks so much, dollface! I can’t wait to read it it’s so pretteh!! Look: 

That’s all for me, lovelies!
Link me to your book haul in the comments! 🙂
XOXO!

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Giselle

Canadian blogger, wife, mother, coffee lover, and sarcastic at heart! She has had a love for all things bookish since before Amazon and eReaders existed *le gasp*. You can also find her organizing tours and other fun things at Xpresso Book Tours.

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43 Responses to “Xpresso Weekly: Stacking the Shelves (49)”

  3. Blythe Harris

    WOOO CHARM & STRANGE.

    LOVE.

    Also, good luck with The Summer Prince and A Corner of White. I haven’t heard any good things about TSP, but have heard VERY mixed things about CoW. Apparently it’s very slow and bizzarre.

  4. Maji Bookshelf

    ooh Revenge of the Girl with the Great Personality sounds awesome!! & I should really start reading Kelly Armstrong’s books! Great haul, Giselle!
    – Farah @MajiBookshelf

  8. Jennifer Messerschmidt

    Loved The Edge of Never!!! Hope you do too! Revenge of the Girl with the Great Personality looks cute and curious about Charm & Strange. Sounds intense and a bit vague as to what the heck is supposed to happen in that book. Enjoy everything and happy Easter!
    My Stack

  9. Shelley Romano

    I’ve been hearing a LOT about Charm & Strange this last week. I shall endeavor to stick closely to your blog for your thoughts. I can’t wait to read The Rising as well since it’s the last book of the trilogy and supposedly has some surprises in it. Happy Reading!

  10. Tiffany H

    Oooh jealous about The Rising. I like Kelley Armstrong. I purchased The Edge of Never, too, and am excited to read it! First, I need to tackle my eARCs though. I requested about 40 too many…EEP!

  12. Grace Lo

    I’m positively drooling over your hardback of The Rising, Giselle! I can’t wait to pick it up when it finally releases. Revenge of the Girl with the Great Personality looks pretty cool as well. Enjoy your new reads!

  14. Megan K.

    I received THE SUMMER PRINCE as well! So far I haven’t heard many reviews for it, so I’m both excited and nervous to get started. It has a really cool premise and cover, though. I’ve been hearing a lot about CHARM & STRANGE as well. While I’m not a fan of the cover (in all honesty, it’s hideous), people have been raving about it, so I’m pretty interested. Can’t wait to hear what you think about it!

    Enjoy all your shiny new books, Giselle! Happy Easter!

  17. Kat Balcombe

    Ah I’m looking forward to hearing what you think of That Time I Joined the Circus – it went straight on my to-buy list as soon as I saw the word Circus! Plus it’s pretty 😉

    Enjoy 😀

  19. Suzanne Paranormal Pages

    I was looking forward to The Rising because Derek and Chloe come back so I’ll be interested in finding out from you how much we actually see of them, because I couldn’t finish The Calling. I really want Charm & Strange too. Great haul, enjoy 🙂

  20. Angelica Joy

    Nice haul Giselle. Looking forward to your thoughts on That Time I Joined The Circus. Been interested in reading it for awhile as I just love the cover 😀

    My STS

    Have a great weekend!

  23. Jenni @ Alluring Reads

    Charm & Strange woot woot! I can’t wait to read that one. I really like the revamp that they did on the cover, it stands out more now I think. I can’t wait to get the Circus book, I like circus books *wink* Have you read the others in that Armstrong series? I know you love her but I can’t remember if that’s one you’ve been reading through.

  24. Bonnie R

    Everybody’s been reading Corner of White lately! I’ve heard it’s super quirky and some think in a good way, and others not. Hope you enjoy it! Charm and Strange sounds fantastic, and Blythe loved it. 🙂 Happy Reading!
    My Showcase Sunday!

  28. Micheline D

    GAH, The Summer Prince is SO pretty! I’ve heard it starts out slow though so I’m really curious to see how you’ll like it. Also curious about That Time I Joined the Circus – even though it’s outside my usual. Oh and I SO want to read the Darkness Rising Trilogy by Kelley Armstrong!! …I can’t remember if you’ve read those?? If so did you like them as much as the original trilogy? The Edge of Never is super pretty I agree and I’ve heard good things about it. Enjoy all your goodies 🙂 xox

  35. fishgirl182

    happy easter! sorry to hear about the bronchitis and hope he feels better soon. i really like the cover to charm and strange. very cool. hope you enjoy all your reads!

  36. Melanie

    What a lovely haul there, I’m keeping my eyes on The Rising, I adored the first two and hope you do too! I read an excerpt of That Time I Joined the Circus and I LOVED it. HAPPY EASTER AND EAT CHOCOLATES 😀

  37. Amy

    Awww sorry the little guy is sick!! Hope he feels better soon. I bet he had a blast doing an Easter egg hunt though!! You got a lot of great books this week. That Time I Joined the Circus sounds awesome!!

  39. Lauren

    I just bought the Edge of Never last week; can’t wait to hear what you think of it! Great list this week. The Summer Prince disappointed me, but I hear Revenge of the Girl With the Great Personality is good. Look forward to your thoughts. Happy reading!

  42. Kara_Malinczak

    I DNFed The Summer Prince and A Corner of White. Interested to hear your thoughts. A Corner of White has SO MANY great reviews but it just didn’t work for me because the pacing was sooo slow.

    I’m reading That Time I Joined the Circus right now, and I like it, but I have some issues too. I’m thinking 3 stars on that one.

    Great haul, muffin!