Sunday, October 13, 2013

Stacking the Shelves (72)

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Stacking the Shelves is a meme hosted by Tynga’s Reviews featuring the books we got this week, and I also mention blog news/happenings of the past week.


Hi everyone! Happy thanksgiving weekend to my fellow Canadians! And that means Halloween is just around the corner, too! Anyone have big plans or costume parties? I’m gonna be off trick-or-treating with my 3 year old which should be awesome (I get to eat all the candy once he’s in bed! Muahahaha). Anyways, sorry I’ve been MIA from Twitter lately, I’ve been pretty busy with things and we also got Netflix last week so yeeaaah. 😀 Now for my book haul. Only got some ebooks this week and last. I think my mailman is on strike >.<

THIS WEEK’S BOOK HAUL:
(Click on covers and links below picture for Goodreads)

I received for review:
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*Big thanks to Grand Central Publishing, MTV Books, Pocket Star, St. Martin’s Press, and Gallery Books  for these pretties!*


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That’s all for me this week!

Don’t forget to link me to your book haul!
Ciao!

Fresh Batch (New Releases October 13th – 19th)

Fresh Batch (New Releases October 13th – 19th)

Posted by on 10/12/2013 • 9 Comments

Fresh Batch, posted weekly, keeps you up to date on the hottest releases of the upcoming week.

Flavor of the week:

Bold Tricks Karina Halle Series: The Artists Trilogy #3 Publication date: October 15th 2013by Forever

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The Faster They Live, the Harder They Fall . . .

Raised by con artists, Ellie Watt has a lot of crazy childhood memories-but none crazier than being scarred with acid by the demented crime boss Travis Raines. Now Ellie is a full-grown woman who lives for revenge, and Travis is a full-blown drug lord who kills for pleasure. The sadistic bastard has kidnapped her good friend Gus as well as her mother, whom he’s been holding as prized possessions in his heavily guarded lair. And Ellie…

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Review: Reality Boy by A.S. King

Review: Reality Boy by A.S. King

Posted by on 10/11/2013 • 21 Comments

This story was absolutely messed up and also incredibly fascinating, with one of the most dysfunctional family units I have yet to come across. Reality shows are all the rave in the recent years, Reality Boy is the best example of how these shows are the opposite of reality. Do we ever stop to think of the psychological toll they take on a child? Especially when too young to understand how life can be so unfair. Network Nanny, the show in this book, is not very far off from our own running Reality shows. How do you think the kids in Supernanny will grow up with everyone at school, in their whole town, have seen them at their worst? Imagine your childhood tantrums shown on national TV! More often than…

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Book Girls Don’t Cry: eBook vs Print

Book Girls Don’t Cry: eBook vs Print

Posted by on 10/10/2013 • 34 Comments

Book Girls Don’t Cry is a weekly feature where we each discuss/vent/advise on the chosen weekly bookish topic. Don’t miss Jenni on Mondays, and Amy on Saturdays:

 

Ebook or Paperbook – the big debate

Do you have preference on the form you read? I know some prefer reading ebooks above everything else, and others will argue that nothing will ever replace the print book. Do you think print books would ever become extinct? I don’t personally, but who knows?

In favor of eBooks: In some cases I will like print books better, but in others the ebook wins. For instance, if I’m reading at night I prefer reading on my Kobo because it has a light, whereas a print book I need to sit where my lamp is and…

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Waiting on Wednesday (95)

Waiting on Wednesday (95)

Posted by on 10/09/2013 • 31 Comments

Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly event that is hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine and spotlights upcoming releases that we’re eagerly anticipating.

My pick this week:

This sounds like my kind of creepeh! Plus just knowing it’s from the horror guru themselves – Tor Books – makes me want to read it all the more! The authors described it as “dark and disturbing” on a cover reveal post I saw. Cmon, y’all know me by now! How could I not want to read this? 😀

What are you waiting on?

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Review: Altered by Gennifer Albin

Review: Altered by Gennifer Albin

Posted by on 10/08/2013 • 19 Comments

Being the sequel to Crewel is not an easy shoe to fill. (What can beat “holy mother of giraffe balls”?) Crewel is a fantastic start to an incredibly intricate futuristic world that mixes dystopia and science fiction until our minds are blown to smithereens, and Altered, packed with even more geniusism, does an excellent job at following this up.

Without losing momentum, Altered begins right where we left of which was nothing short of an epic ending in Crewel. This is where, little by little, we begin to see the bigger picture of this world building. (I do recommend avoiding the synopsis of this sequel – it explains briefly what’s happening on earth and I think it could remove some of the magic and wonder from discovering it yourselves.) Like…

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Review: Not a Drop to Drink by Mindy McGinnis

Review: Not a Drop to Drink by Mindy McGinnis

Posted by on 10/07/2013 • 19 Comments

This is a story about survival in a harsh, harsh world. It’s not an action packed dystopian. It’s not an edge-of-your-seat thrill ride. It’s the journey of a young girl who’s discovering the ugly truths, but also the beautiful roots, of humanity.

Lynn has been raised inside a house with only her mother by her side. She was raised hard, and she was raised cold. Everybody is the enemy. Their pond is their only life source, so they must guard it with their lives. This is a world where drinkable water is extremely rare and not obtained without exhausting effort. Lynn and her mother have been living a hard, merciless life. I could immediately feel the weight they held on their shoulders. The hard edges they had to build…

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Fresh Batch (New Releases October 6th – 12th)

Fresh Batch (New Releases October 6th – 12th)

Posted by on 10/05/2013 • 17 Comments

Fresh Batch, posted weekly, keeps you up to date on the hottest releases of the upcoming week.

Flavor of the week:

Premeditated Josin L. McQuein Publication date: October 8th 2013by Delacorte Books for Young Readers

Goodreads Purchase

A week ago, Dinah’s cousin Claire cut her wrists.

Five days ago, Dinah found Claire’s diary and discovered why.

Three days ago, Dinah stopped crying and came up with a plan.

Two days ago, she ditched her piercings and bleached the black dye from her hair.

Yesterday, knee socks and uniform plaid became a predator’s camouflage.

Today, she’ll find the boy who broke Claire.

By tomorrow, he’ll wish he were dead.

Josin L. McQuein’s Website / Facebook / Twitter

Josin L. McQuein was born and raised in…

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