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Sunday, April 20, 2014

Giselle’s Stacking the Shelves [April 20]

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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.


Happy Easter weekend! Isn’t this the best holiday!? I mean – chocolate!! I’m also excited to set up the Easter egg hunt for my lil one. I used to love Easter mornings as a kid and it’s just as excited to hide them if you ask me >.< Spring is finally showing its face here too so that’s a mood lifter! I got myself a gift this week too which is sort of bookish so you’ll see it below along with a few books I got to test it out 😉 I also grabbed a few ebooks from EW – a couple had been there for a while I guess me and Jenni never noticed them until last week.

THIS WEEK’S BOOK HAUL:
(Click on covers for Goodreads)

I received for review:

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*Big thanks to HarperCollins for these pretties!*


I also bought:
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And now for even more awesome. Lookie what I got! 😀
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That’s all for me this week!
XOXO

Fresh Batch (New Releases April 20th – 26th)

Fresh Batch (New Releases April 20th – 26th)

Posted by on 04/19/2014 • 9 Comments

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

Flavor of the week:

Prisoner of Night and Fog Anne Blankman Series: Prisoner of Night and Fog #1 Publication date: April 22nd 2014 by Balzer & Bray

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In 1930s Munich, danger lurks behind dark corners, and secrets are buried deep within the city. But Gretchen Müller, who grew up in the National Socialist Party under the wing of her “uncle” Dolf, has been shielded from that side of society ever since her father traded his life for Dolf’s, and Gretchen is his favorite, his pet.

Uncle Dolf is none other than Adolf Hitler.

And Gretchen follows his every command.

Until she meets a fearless…

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Review: Sleep No More by Aprilynne Pike

Review: Sleep No More by Aprilynne Pike

Posted by on 04/18/2014 • 16 Comments

Sleep No More has some good entertaining content and an interesting Oracle premise, but there were many eye-rolling parts as well. I had mixed feelings even before I started this one. The mention of both Inception which I loved, and the Wake trilogy which I loathed made for an odd combination of expectations. Still, I was intrigued and it was fun while it lasted, but it’s not without a list of flaws.

The Oracle lore is what kept my interest the most. It takes a while to get a clear picture of the Oracle abilities and the history is weak at best, but the concept is fascinating and, in many ways, thought provoking. Changing someone’s fate does not come without consequences, thus giving the ability a very bittersweet feel….

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The Research Behind The Summer I Wasn’t Me by Jessica Verdi + Giveaway!

The Research Behind The Summer I Wasn’t Me by Jessica Verdi + Giveaway!

Posted by on 04/17/2014 • 13 Comments

I’ve got  the lovely Jessica Verdi on the blog today to talk to us about her research process for The Summer I Wasn’t Me which has a premise involving a de-gaying camp. Also if you missed my review  you can read it here – I really enjoyed this one!

Guest Post by Jessica Verdi

Research Process for The Summer I Wasn’t Me

Hi, Giselle! Thank you so much for having me on your blog and for the opportunity to talk a little bit about the research process for The Summer I Wasn’t Me!

This was a very research-heavy book, being that I personally have never been to a conversion camp. But because this world is so secretive, so purposefully hush-hush, there was only so much…

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Review: Don’t Call Me Baby by Gwendolyn Heasley

Review: Don’t Call Me Baby by Gwendolyn Heasley

Posted by on 04/16/2014 • 19 Comments

Oooh boy, this book and I did not get along very well at all.  Upon starting it I got really nervous because the first thought I had was that it all felt really juvenile.  Now that I am finished I can safely say that this novel will probably appeal much more to middle grade readers than young adult ones.  Though to be completely honest, I won’t be recommending this book to anyone at anytime.

In Don’t Call Me Baby we are Imogene, a girl who has grown up being blogged about daily by her mother.  Her mom goes by the online monicker Mommylicious and Imogene by Babylicious.  First of all let me talk about this blog of her mother’s, if I was the adult writer of that blog I would…

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Review: The Geography of You and Me by Jennifer E. Smith

Review: The Geography of You and Me by Jennifer E. Smith

Posted by on 04/15/2014 • 28 Comments

Super cute as expected. Jennifer E. Smith has given us another sigh-inducing, feel-good read that leaves you with a smile on your face. I adore these books of hers and each one is like a little escape into a fairy-tale kind of perfect romance story. While The Geography of You and Me may be my least favorite of hers, it’s far from a disappointment!

If you’re a fan of this author you pretty much know what to expect when you get into one of her books. Her characters are likable, the romance is always swoon-worthy, and they have this fairy-tale quality to it – meaning it’s a bit idealistic and sometimes too good to be true, but it’s what I love about them. Once in a while, it’s fun to…

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Review: Tease by Amanda Maciel

Review: Tease by Amanda Maciel

Posted by on 04/14/2014 • 16 Comments

Tease is a book that is not going to be for everybody.  It is chalk full of slut shaming, unlikeable characters and cringe worthy bullying scenarios.  As someone who looks for uncomfortable doses of reality in her reading I appreciated all of those things very much.  I went into this one expected a gritty tale about bullying and this novel delivered ten-fold.

What is unique about this story is that we are not getting it from the perspective of the person being bullied, we are the bully.  We see the story unfold through the eyes of Sarah Wharton.  She’s not exactly the Queen Bee at her school but she is best friends with her.  Most of the things that Sarah did in this story were incredibly frustrating because it felt…

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Jenni’s Stacking the Shelves [April 13]

Jenni’s Stacking the Shelves [April 13]

Posted by on 04/13/2014 • 18 Comments

Stacking the Shelves is a meme hosted by Tynga’s Reviews featuring new additions to our bookshelves.

It has been a very quiet few weeks around here.  I was actually thinking the other day that I would have nothing for a Stacking the Shelves post this week but then I went on Edelweiss and found three titles that I am really excited for.  I’d been seeing people getting The Art of Lainey & Say What You Will lately and didn’t even realize they were on EW to grab! As for Rooms, the premise sounds awesome and I am a big fan of Oliver even though Panic really didn’t work for me.

 

Big thank you to HarperTeen and Ecco this week!

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