Welcome to Stacking the Shelves. Stacking the Shelves is a weekly meme hosted by Tynga at Tynga's Reviews. This is where we showcase books we have received or bought during the week.
Guess what? TIME'S UP! For this week, I have an itty bitty haul. Don't despair - tiny and small can be a good thing!
See??!
I have something new, something old, something borrowed, and I suppose something blue in my shelf this week.
Books:
(Sorry for the poor quality - I'm out of light bulbs)
Top to Bottom:
Ingo by Helen Dunmore - My something blue! This book had me waffling for the past four weeks. I'm always up to being tricked by a mermaid book.
The Knife of Never Letting Go by Patrick Ness - This is my something old. My Reddit Gift friend sent this to me. I have read this book, but she did a good job picking out something original. Lucky for me, my sister and I are going to trade books.
Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn - Something borrowed. A co-worker read this one for a book club, and she left it in the break room to trade. When she saw me reading over the cover she insisted that I should give it a shot, since I am "the reading girl"
Kindle
(All something new!)
Midwinterblood by Marcus Sedgwick - "An archaeologist who unearths a mysterious artifact, an airman who finds himself far from home, a painter, a ghost, a vampire, and a Viking: the seven stories in this compelling novel all take place on the remote Scandinavian island of Blessed where a curiously powerful plant that resembles a dragon grows. " <--- HELL YES, PLEASE.
Soulbound by Tessa Adams - "While she hasn’t lived up to her family’s expectations, Xandra has come to terms with her latent magic and made a life for herself in Austin, Texas, running a coffee shop where she makes potions of a non-magical nature. " <--- HELL YES, PLEASE.
The Summer of Moonlight Secrets by Danette Haworth - Blame Kara. I peeked in on her STS and bought it right away when I ran across this one.
How did your own book family grow this week? Leave a comment below!
Midwinterblood is so good, Lyn, and I think you will fall in love with it. As I read it, I kept thinking it was definitely a Lyn type of book.
ReplyDeleteI know!! I want to read it NOW! :(
DeleteNice choices. I am especially curious about Soulbound. Come see what I got at Ms. Martin Teaches Media and Inside of a Dog. Happy reading!
ReplyDeleteThanks!
DeleteLOL @ 'The reading girl' - I have a similar tag in the office ;-)
ReplyDeleteBut Gone Girl is a major head-f, I loved it!
Enjoy :-D
I need to read Gone Girl so I can give it back.
DeleteThanks!
I've heard amazing things about Midwinterblood, I will have to get myself a copy:) And Soulbound?? You got some pretty awesome books! I still need to read Gone Girl...Have fun reading them!
ReplyDeleteSame here - I'm so excited to read it.
DeleteMidwinterblood sounds really good.
ReplyDeleteEnjoy your books!
Here is My Stacking the Shelves
Thanks! I want to read it soon!
DeleteAfter Wendy's rave review I really need to get my hands on Midwinterblood. Soulbound looks like an intriguing UF that I may just have to check out. Great haul, happy reading! :)
ReplyDeleteMy Showcase Sunday!
Midwinterblood is high on my WANT list. I need to read faster.
DeleteGreat books!! I just finished Midwinterblood and I really enjoyed it. Soulbound looks good. I need Gone Girl. I have heard nothing but good things about it.
ReplyDeleteThanks! I have been reading Midwinterblood reviews and I am excited to read it soon.
DeleteYou know it's catnip to me when you feature a book I love, right? :D I am so excited to see what you think of MIDWINTERBLOOD! I will try to contain my tears if you hate it.
ReplyDeleteI need to get off my butt and read Chaos Walking sometime, too. I keep starting it but for some reason have never gotten very far. Happy reading, Lyn!
Wendy @ The Midnight Garden
I know! I lure you over here so that I look awesome when Wendy posts on my blog. Midwinterblood is the hot one this week, girl. I'm trying to clear off everything to get to this one.
DeleteDo you need a copy of Chaos Walking?