In Manhattan: Stacking The Shelves (24)

Stacking the Shelves is a weekly meme hosted by Tynga's Reviews. "In Manhattan" is a weekly recap of all that has occurred on the blog and any new purchases.

Currently, I am participating in a blog tour stop, hosted by Giselle at Xpresso Tours, and the book is Normalish, so go and check out what I have to say. Also, on the sidebar is a list of my other tours. I'm doing my best to keep it up to date and if you would like me to host any, just send me an email!

Also, I am still fighting a cold that I've had since New Years, and I just went to the doctor and found out it might be worse than a simple cold, (I can barely talk) so some of my reviews might not make sense or at least be a little weaker. The upside is that my "For Review" pile is dwindling faster than I expected, seeing as how I really can't get out much.

I hope everyone has a wonderful book weekend!


ARC/For Review: 

The following are upcoming blog tours. Check sidebar for dates above each banner.
The Way Back to Me by K.L. Conlon 
Black Moon by Jessica McQuay
Time's Twisted Arrow by Rysa Walker
None of the Regular Rules by Erin Downing

From Netgalley.
Dare You To by Katie McGarry
The Sweetest Dark by Shana Abe
Recipe for Satisfaction by Gina Gordan

From an Author/Publisher.
Born in Flames by Candace Knoebel
The Fairest Beauty by Melanie Dickerson

Reviewed: 

Noramlish by Margaret Lesh
Lover Unleashed by J.R. Ward
Last Regress by Rachel J. Thorne
Casey Barnes Eponymous by E.A. Rigg
Clockwork Prince by Cassandra Clare
Fifty Shades of Mr. Darcy: A Parody by William Codpiece Thwackery (not the guys real name, by the way).
Broken Harbour by Tana French

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Stacking the Shelves is a weekly meme hosted by Tynga's Reviews. "In Manhattan" is a weekly recap of all that has occurred on the blog and any new purchases.

I've been on a little review frenzy these days only because school starts in three weeks and so does the reviews for the books that I've had to put on hold until February. I'm probably going to have another block period like I did this time, but only for about two months. I'm not sure yet, but I will let you guys know.

Also, I've started keeping a calender, and marking off when reviews are going in for ARC/For Review/Bought books. Took me a few hours to make BUT in keeping with my bloggy New Years resolution it had to be done. I won't publish the calender or anything but just know that if you are a self-published author I am A) Still accepting review requests and B) I always have openings.  

And finally, just wanted to let everyone know that along with Xpresso Tours I've also become a Tour Host for Coffee, Books, & Lipgloss

ARC/For Review:

 Entangled by Nikki Jefford


I participated in a Book Blitz for this novel that was hosted by Giselle through her Xpresso Tour site.












Bought: 

Now, I don't own a Kindle, BUT I do own an iPad and so I downloaded the Kindle app and there was this huge sale going on and I bought way too many books. Also, I won't be accepting review requests on the Kindle except for my Netgalley or books bought, only because I now have three digital forms to buy books (iBook, Nook, and Kindle) and I have Bluefire so I kind of want to keep everything in one location as much as possible. All the review requests go on my Nook.

Here's a snapshot:

Coffeehouse Angel by Suzanne Selfors
Starkissed by Brynna Gabrielson
Jane by April Lindner
The Lonely Hearts Club by Elizabeth Eulberg
Not That Kind of Girl by Siobhan Vivian
Graveminder by Melissa Marr
Carnival of Souls by Melissa Marr
The Lies that Bind by Lisa Roecker & Laura Roecker
The Liar Society by Lisa Roecker & Laura Roecker






And on my Nook, I got:

Clockwork Prince by Cassandra Clare















Reviewed: 
The Dark Garden by Eden Bradley
Hooked by Liz Fichera
Coffeehouse Angel by Suzanne Selfors
Clockwork Angel by Cassandra Clare
Broken by A.E. Rought

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In Manhattan: Stacking The Shelves (22)

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I hope everyone had a wonderful New Years!

It has been longer than a month since the last time I made one of these posts and while trying to follow through my New Year's Resolution, I am going to try to be more on top of this! Since it would be a little weird to try to recapture the last month and a half, I'm going to show the four books I have (two bought and two received for review). It was actually great, because I reviewed Bette Page Presents: The Librarian by Logan Belle, which was fantastic and the author loved it so much that she sent me another one of her books, and from her publishing company, St. Martin's Press, I got an ARC of a book that was previously an e-series and will be put together as a book.

I just want to give a big thank you to Logan Belle and Katie Bassel, for the two books!

ARC/For Review:

The Gin Lovers by Jamie Brenner (a.k.a. Logan Belle)
Blue Angel by Logan Belle

Bought: 

Cleopatra's Moon by Vicky Alvear Shecter
The Girl of Fire and Thorns by Rae Carson

What did you guys get this week?

In Manhattan: Stacking the Shelves

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I hope that everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving! I know I did. It's always nice getting together with family and friends (in my case friends) and just forgetting the world for a day and enjoying good food!

Again, a little slow week. Just be aware that today is the last day to enter for Emily Colin's The Memory Thief giveaway. One copy will be given out, and please remember to do one of the two: Either tweet about the giveaway (there's a tweet function right now on Rafflecopter) or Like my Facebook page in order to count the vote. The freebe can be used as many times and will count as long as you have done as aforementioned.

I have tons of goodies from Netgalley. Some are really old and I've already reviewed and others I just got approved for. Honestly, I need to slow down considering just how long my pile is getting. I think for the rest of the year I will do my best to stop request until I have reviewed everything on there. It's getting harder to keep track, especially after the change that was made.

ARC/For Review/Netgalley:

Goodreads
Release Date: January 31st, 2013
Publisher: HarelquinTeen

Get hooked on a girl named Fred...

HE said: Fred Oday is a girl? Why is a girl taking my best friends spot on the boy's varsity golf team?

SHE said: Can I seriously do this? Can I join the boys' team? Everyone will hate me - especially Ryan Berenger.

HE said: Coach expects me to partner with Fred on the green? That is crazy bad. Fred's got to go - especially now that I can't get her out of my head. So not happening.

SHE said: Ryan can be nice, when he's not being a jerk. Like the time he carried my golf bag. But the girl from the rez and the spoiled rich boy from the suburbs? So not happening.

Goodreads
Release Date: May 8th, 2012
Publisher: Thomas Nelson

Everyone gets the Mark. It gives all the benefits of citizenship. Yet if getting the Mark is such a good thing, then why does it feel so wrong?

Set in a future North America that is struggling to recover after famine and global war, "Swipe" follows the lives of three kids caught in the middle of a conflict they didn't even know existed. United under a charismatic leader, every citizen of the American Union is required to get the Mark on their 13th birthday in order to gain the benefits of citizenship.

The Mark is a tattoo that must be swiped by special scanners for everything from employment to transportation to shopping. It's almost Logan Langly's 13th birthday and he knows he should be excited about getting the Mark, but he hasn't been able to shake the feeling he's being watched. Not since his sister went to get her Mark five years ago . . . and never came back.

When Logan and his friends discover the truth behind the Mark, will they ever be able to go back to being normal teenagers? Find out in the first book of this exciting series that is "Left Behind" meets "Matched" for middle-grade reader

Goodreads
Release Date: January 1st, 2013
Publisher: Random House

Damien Stark could have his way with any woman. He was sexy, confident, and commanding: Anything he wanted, he got. And what he wanted was me.

Our attraction was unmistakable, almost beyond control, but as much as I ached to be his, I feared the pressures of his demands. Submitting to Damien meant I had to bare the darkest truth about my past—and risk breaking us apart.

But Damien was haunted, too. And as our passion came to obsess us both, his secrets threatened to destroy him—and us—forever.

Goodreads
Release Date: January 29th, 2013
Publisher: Harlequin

Dawn of Eden by Julie Kagawa

Before The Immortal Rules, there was the Red Lung, a relentless virus determined to take out all in its path. For Kylie, the miracle of her survival is also her burden—as a doctor at one of the clinics for the infected, she is forced to witness endless suffering. What’s worse, strange things are happening to the remains of the dead, and by the time she befriends Ben Archer, she’s beginning to wonder if a global pandemic is the least of her problems...

Thistle & Thorne by Ann Aguirre

After a catastrophic spill turns the country into a vast chemical wasteland, those who could afford it retreated to fortresses, self-contained communities run by powerful corporations. But for Mari Thistle, life on the outside—in the Red Zone—is a constant struggle. To protect her family, Mari teams up with the mysterious Thorne Goodman. Together, they’ll face an evil plot in both the underworld of the Red Zone and the society inside the fortresses that could destroy those on the outside... for good.

Sun Storm by Karen Duvall

Sarah Daggot has been chasing storms since she was a child. But after the biggest solar flares in history nearly destroy the planet, she becomes a Kinetic, endowed by her exposure to extreme radiation with the power to sense coming storms—in the cosmos and beyond. And she’s not the only one. Sarah believes the Kinetics are destined to join forces and halt the final onslaught of the sun. She’ll vow to keep trying to convince the one missing link in their chain of defense, the enigmatic Ian Matthews, up until the world end

Goodreads
Release Date: September 5th, 2012
Publisher: Bantom

A deliciously potent tale of one woman’s quest for self-discovery.

Rowan Cassidy likes to be in charge—especially in her personal life. As a mistress at Club Privé, the most exclusive bondage/S & M club on the West Coast, Rowan can live out her dominant fantasies safely, and with complete control—until the night Christian Thorne walks in. Self-confident and sophisticated, he’s a natural dominant if Rowan’s ever seen one. Yet she can’t stop thinking about him and imagining his touch.

Christian has returned home, hoping to break free from his dissatisfaction and malaise—and discovers the cure in Rowan. He’s dying to get his skilled hands on her and watch her surrender, to unlock the mystery of her that captivates him. Determined to be her master, he makes Rowan a daring proposition: give herself over to him for thirty days.

Rowan finds Christian’s offer terrifying—and impossible to resist. But abandoning herself to Christian’s power might be more than she can handle. . . . Or it might be the realization of her true nature and the dark garden within her. There will be only one way to find out. And once the game has begun, there’s no turning back

Thank you to all publishers who let me read some of these! Most are actually already read, I'm just surprised that I have yet to review them!

Borrowed:
I absolutely loved the movie Percy Jackson & The Olympians: The Lightning Thief and have been meaning to read the book series, especially now that the author has a spinoff. One of my suitemates owned the first two, which I was able to snag from her:

Bought: 
On the Nook:

Reviewed:
Covet by Melissa Darnell
Hallowed by Cynthia Hand

Features: 
Catching Fire Poster Reveal! (warning, there is music!) 

Memes: 
Top Ten Authors & Books I Am Thankful for
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In Manhattan: Stacking the Shelves (20)

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I officially suck. I have not done one of these in over three weeks now, almost a month, and there has just been so much going on that I really don't have that much time to sit and talk about everything that I've gotten!

But I have good news and bad news to share. Bad news is that there are four weeks left of school, which means that papers and projects are starting to come close to an end. I have to write several large papers, some projects, and several exams are coming up meaning that if you thought my updating was bad, get ready because it is going from bad to worse overnight.

Good news though, because there is a silver lining, there are only four weeks of school left! Meaning that after those four weeks I am free for a month and three weeks, meaning that all those authors who I have had on my For Review pile and sitting there as late as April of this year, will finally get a review! I won't be able to read everyday, because I do have a life outside of reading, but I will for the majority of the time get as much reading as done. If anything, I plan to make sure that anything that I got from April to October of this year gets read before I start taking care of other things. Sound fair?

And to add to the good news, next semester I will only be taking 12 credits. And this is for a number of reasons: a) I have never taken 12 credits before and I am currently losing my mind. I cannot continue with my 16/17 credit track that I was going on, especially since I'm on the five year track for school. So, I'm slowing down a little. b) I'm trying to go out for a sorority, and the way that it has been explained to us is that going through the process is basically like adding another 3 credit class. But I want to enrich my college as experience as much as possible, which means doing as much as I can within the short time I'm here. But the wonderful thing is that with 12 credits and the sorority thing, I will have plenty of time to read. The way my schedule worked out I don't have any classes for Tuesday and Thursday, which makes me happy!

Okay, that was a lot! Maybe too much...ah well, I don't care.

Also! I have TWO GIVEAWAYS! going on right now! The Memory Thief by Emily Colin and Ten by Gretchen McNeil. Anyone who lives in the US can participate (I'm still trying to figure out the whole international thing in order to include Canada, just give me time!) and honestly it isn't that hard. All that I ask is that you please, please, please either "Like" for my Facebook, "Tweet" about the giveaway, or "Follow" me on Twitter. You DO NOT have to do all three but YOU MUST DO AT LEAST ONE! or else I can't really count your entry. I do give a bunch of freebees out, so take advantage of those, but they mean nothing without the three requirements that I have said above!

Links to the giveaways are on the sidebar and above.  

And, I am participating in two blog tours from Xpresso Book Tours hosted by Giselle from Xpressoreads. I'm a tour host for two books right now, the tours I'm in are on the sidebar thingy!
Now, on to the books!

Bought: 

For Review/ARC: 

I'm probably missing a lot but this is what I have for right now! Now to what's been going on here!

Reviewed:
The Pygmalion Complex by Elaine Gordon
Bettie Page Presents: The Librarian by Logan Belle
The Memory Thief by Emily Colin
Jane Eyre Laid Bare by Eve Sinclair
Anything He Wants by Sara Fawkes
Captive in the Dark by C.J. Roberts

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The Mortal Instrument Movie Trailer  
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Top Ten Books on a Deserted Island
TEN Giveaway
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THE MEMORY THIEF Giveaway
Emily Colin Interview
Waiting on Wednesday (19)
Waiting on Wednesday (18)
Cover Reveal: Shadow of the Mark by Leigh Fallon
Cover Reveal: Gameboard of the Gods by Richelle Mead

In Manhattan: Stacking the Shelves (19)

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Hello again! So, I've pretty much haven't done one of these in like, I don't know, two weeks, maybe three. It's been crazy here at school, and not just with the homework but a lot of other stuff. Anyways, I have been getting a lot of reading done (partially due to procrastination!) but this is good because I need it! I miss reading so much.

So, not a lot has really been going on blogging wise. I have three tours that are coming up for November, more details later. And I have received a lot of goodies from Netgalley.

I'll admit, right now I feel like a perv. I have a lot of erotica literature, since apparently that genre is lifting off the roof. Please don't judge me, thanks! =D

This list is actually not complete. I haven't gone through my emails yet where I have loads more books coming up! Mostly a lot of indie publishing, but yeah.

So, please let me know what you got! I love to see what everyone else is reading! Have a wonderful weekend!

ARCs/For Review:

The Blue Door by Christa Kinde
The Memory Thief by Emily Colin
Dead Man's Hand by Eddie Jones Jr.

**Thank you JKS Communications & Zondervan Publishing!

Anything He Wants by Sara Fawkes

**Thank you St. Martin's Griffin

Jane Eyre Laid Bare by Eve Sinclair

**Thank you St. Martin's Griffin

 

 Devil's Bargain by Rachel Caine

**Thank you MIRA!

The Pretty One by Lucinda Rosenfeld

**Thank you Little, Brown and Co.












Bought:

Seduced in the Dark (#2) by CJ Roberts

Captive in the Dark (#1) by CJ Roberts
















Gabriel's Inferno by Sylvain Reynard















Reviewed:
A Hunger Like No Other by Kresley Cole
The Claiming of Sleeping Beauty by Anne Rice
Velveteen by Daniel Marks
Mystic City by Theo Lawrence
Ten by Gretchen McNeil

Features: 
Top Ten Favorite Authors from Genres
Waiting on Wednesday: Dance of the Red Death
Waiting on Wednesday: Scarlet

In Manhattan: Stacking the Shelves (18)

Stacking The Shelves is a weekly meme hosted by Tynga's Reviews 

Here is a weekly recap of what's going on in the blog from new reviews to new books

Last week I was too busy to do one and honestly there really hadn't been a lot of books. Now, if you keep up with my tweets I've been posting some awesome tweets with new books that have been coming in.

College is literally sucking the life out of me. This week alone I've only had eight hours of sleep total, so hopefully I can be a little more involved.

I will be putting on a notice that any review requests that I receive from here until further notice I will not be able to get to until Winter Break.

This week it was really exciting because I participated in JR Ward's virtual tour signing, so I got a personally signed copy of Rapture. That I can't actually read since I haven't even started the first book in her fallen angel series...oops. But, I am going to put it with my signed books and hopefully I can start a new shelf!

Also, A.J. Scurdiere and the main character from her novel, Jason Mondy, stopped by the blog for a tour! Check out the link below somewhere on the page. 

Bought: 

 Reviews: 
The Lost Prince by Julie Kagawa
Phoenix by A.J. Scudiere

Memes:
Waiting on Wednesday: Rise by Andrea Cremer
Waiting on Wednesday: Highlander Most Wanted by Maya Banks

Features: 
Blog Tour Stop: Phoenix by A.J. Scudiere
Cover Revel: The Elite by Kiera Cass
Beautiful Creatures movie Trailer
Beautiful Creatures movie Poster


Please let me know what you got this week!

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Stacking The Shelves is a weekly meme hosted by Tynga's Reviews 

Here is a weekly recap of what's going on in the blog from new reviews to new books

Sadly there was only two review this week and I will be big enough to...blame college for it. Hopefully next week will be a different story.

Don't forget, I'm on Facebook now! Click here to Like.

Reviews:

Eden's Root by Rachel E. Fisher

Iron's Prophecy by Julie Kagawa

Memes:

What's New? - New releases

Top Ten Tuesday - Meets

Waiting on Wednesday - Mind Games by Kiersten

Features: 

Cover Reveal - Dark Triumph (sequel to Grave Mercy) 

ARCs:

Thank you Strange Chemistry! 

Broken by A.E. Rought

Bought: 

Cleopatra's Daughter by Michelle Moran

 

 

In Manhattan: Stacking The Shelves (16)

Stacking the Shelves is a weekly meme hosted by Tynga's Reviews. This is a weekly recap and what I got and other bookish news.

As you can see that this is an extra special week, because the wonderful Giselle from Xpresso Reads basically redesigned my blog. I just want to start out by giving her a huge Thank You, because this really is great! It started with some meme banners (like the one you see above) and a button and a signature, and from there it just exploded to something really cool.

It use to look like this:

And now it's this beauty:

I did just turn a year old two months back, while I would have wish I had thought about redesigning then, I'm really glad that I did it early on now. With a new year comes new things. Though, I still have a lot to work on, and not just with my blog design but being a better blogger in general, I think things are looking up.

And I OFFICIALLY HAVE A BUTTON! Look over at the side bar. I'm still trying to figure out how to collect all the buttons and put them on my own blog, but let me know if you put me on so I can add you as well.

The reviews this week are a little better because things were not as hectic as before, so hopefully now that school has started I can get into a new rhythm. It's still chaotic, but not as much.

Reviews: 

Aseneath by Anna Patricio
Starring Me by Krista McGee
Shift by Kim Curran
Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas

Features:
Book News: Divergent by Veronica Roth
Top Ten Tuesday

Bought: 

 

Goddess of Vengeance by Jackie Collins

The Iron Legends by Julie Kagawa

The Darkest Kiss by Gena Showalter

In Manhattan: Stacking the Shelves (15)

Hello! Welcome to In Manhattan, a weekly recap of everything that's been going on in the blog. I've combined it with Stacking the Shelves, a weekly meme hosted by Tygna's Reviews.

This week has been EXTREMELY slow. With adjustment to school I barely have time to read, and there is no way that things will get better later on.

Hopefully once things settle down, I will be able to start updating more.

ARCs:
Guardian by Heather Burch sequel to Halflings

Release Date: October 9th, 2012
Publisher: Zondervan

Vigilance. The mission to safeguard Nikki Youngblood depends on the fragile alliance of two half-angel, half-human guardians, both struggling with intense feelings for the girl who has been assigned to their care. Mace, steadfast and deeply in love, wants to protect Nikki at all costs, while Raven's loyalty to Nikki finds him advocating for her independence and battling his own darker inclinations. At the same time, Nikki finds it harder and harder to choose between the two heavenly beings she may never have. Dangers intensify, and tensions between Mace and Raven flare as the purpose of their mission becomes clear. Can their defenses hold up to master manipulator Damon Vessler and the powerful secret he holds regarding Nikki's heritage? Can anyone protect Nikki from her true purpose and destiny?

 Broken by A.E. Rought

Release Date: January 8th, 2013
Publisher: Strange Chemistry 

Imagine a modern spin on Mary Shelley's Frankenstein where a young couple's undying love and the grief of a father pushed beyond sanity could spell the destruction of them all.

A string of suspicious deaths near a small Michigan town ends with a fall that claims the life of Emma Gentry's boyfriend, Daniel. Emma is broken, a hollow shell mechanically moving through her days. She and Daniel had been made for each other, complete only when they were together. Now she restlessly wanders the town in the late Fall gloom, haunting the cemetery and its white-marbled tombs, feeling Daniel everywhere, his spectre in the moonlight and the fog.

When she encounters newcomer Alex Franks, only son of a renowned widowed surgeon, she's intrigued despite herself. He's an enigma, melting into shadows, preferring to keep to himself. But he is as drawn to her as she is to him. He is strangely... familiar. From the way he knows how to open her locker when it sticks, to the nickname she shared only with Daniel, even his hazel eyes with brown flecks are just like Daniel's.

The closer they become, though, the more something inside her screams there's something very wrong with Alex Franks. And when Emma stumbles across a grotesque and terrifying menagerie of mangled but living animals within the walls of the Franks' estate, creatures she surely knows must have died from their injuries, she knows

Bought:
From the Book Depository 

  Feed by Mira Grant 

I'm not a big zombie fan, but I took this from Xpresso Reads and decided to take a chance. 

The year was 2014. We had cured cancer. We had beaten the common cold. But in doing so we created something new, something terrible that no one could stop. The infection spread, virus blocks taking over bodies and minds with one, unstoppable command: FEED. Now, twenty years after the Rising, bloggers Georgia and Shaun Mason are on the trail of the biggest story of their lives - the dark conspiracy behind the infected. The truth will get out, even if it kills them.

 Isle of Night by Veronica Wolff

When Annelise meets dark and seductive Ronan, he promises her a new life-if she has the courage to chance the unknown. Now, she's whisked away to a mysterious island and pitted against other female recruits to become a Watcher-girls who are partnered with vampires and assist them in their missions. To survive and become a Watcher, Annelise has to beat out every other girl, but she's determined to do so, because to fail doesn't mean dishonor-it means death

Bittersweet by Sarah Ockler

Once upon a time, Hudson knew exactly what her future looked like. Then a betrayal changed her life, and knocked her dreams to the ground. Now she’s a girl who doesn’t believe in second chances... a girl who stays under the radar by baking cupcakes at her mom’s diner and obsessing over what might have been.

So when things start looking up and she has another shot at her dreams, Hudson is equal parts hopeful and terrified. Of course, this is also the moment a cute, sweet guy walks into her life... and starts serving up some seriously mixed signals. She’s got a lot on her plate, and for a girl who’s been burned before, risking it all is easier said than done.

It’s time for Hudson to ask herself what she really wants, and how much she’s willing to sacrifice to get it. Because in a place where opportunities are fleeting, she knows this chance may very well be her last...