Stacking The Shelves is a meme hosted by Tynga’s Reviews all about sharing the books you are adding to your shelves, may it be physical or virtual. This means you can include books you buy in physical store or online, books you borrow from friends or the library, review books, gifts and of course ebooks!

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• Ashes by Isla J. Bick (library)
• Touch Of Frost by Jennifer Estep (library)
• Looking For Alaska by John Green (library)
• The Bonehill Curse by Jon Mayhew (thanks to Publisher)
• Shadow Bound by Rachel Vincent (purchased)
• Ascend by Amanda Hocking (purchased)
• Stefan’s Diaries: The Compelled by Kevin Williamson & Julie Plec (purchased)
• Dawn Of Darkness by Daniel A. Kaine (purchased)

I tried reading yesterday, but only got through about 80 pages of City Of Lost Souls before I got distracted and let procrastination take over the rest of my Saturday. I’m going to try and get back to it today, though. Just watching the PopAsia music video show at the moment, then time for reading. I’m really liking the cover for Shadow Bound, plus it’s a Rachel Vincent book, which is another big turn on–love her stuff. I’m hoping I can find time to read John Green’s book before it’s due back at the library, because I really loved The Fault In Our Stars. I haven’t read my copy of Torn yet, but I saw a heap of copies of Ascend on the end of a rack at the shops this week and grabbed myself one. I also got a tub of gummi bears as well, but that’s beside the point. Anyway, time to get back to my Sunday kpop. What did you get this week?

Here are my latest reviews if you want to check them out:
Lord, Gabrielle Conspiracy 365 #10-12, October to December

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In My Mailbox is a meme hosted by The Story Siren, which allows bloggers to share what books they’ve received in the past week. They can be from stores, contests, tours or publishers!

• Reckless by Cornelia Funke (purchased)
• The Demon’s Lexicon by Sarah Rees Brennan (purchased)
• The Demon’s Covenant by Sarah Rees Brennan (purchased)
• The Demon’s Surrender by Sarah Rees Brennan (purchased)
• Infamous by Sherrilyn Kenyon (purchased)
• Spellbound by Rachel Hawkins (purchased)
• Dead Sky Morning by Karina Halle (thanks to Author)
• Lying Season by Karina Halle (thanks to Author)
• Torn by Amanda Hocking (thanks to Publisher)
• Hunting Lila by Sarah Alderson (purchased)

I hardly get hardcovers since they don’t sell them in Australia very often, so I thought I’d treat myself on book depository and buy all of the Demon’s Lexicon series and a few others I’ve been wanting. I’m obsessed with Sarah Rees Brennan’s writing, so I knew I had to buy these, even though I already have the UK/Aus paperbacks. I’m behind on both the Chronicles of Nick and Hex Hall series. I read the first books in each, bought the second, and then let them sit gathering dust for a year. I’ve been reading Fated over the past couples days, so when my friend, Brittany, and I went to the Claudia Gray signing in Brisbane yesterday, I saw Hunting Lila on the shelves at Dymocks and gave in and grabbed it. I did get four other books when I stopped by Big W this week, but I’m at my parents’ house this weekend, so they’re going to have to wait until next week’s IMM.

Here are my latest reviews if you want to check them out:
Williams, Avery Incarnation #1, The Alchemy Of Forever

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Title: Switched (Trylle Trilogy #1)
Author: Amanda Hocking
Published: January, 2012 by Tor
Thanks: Pan Macmillan, AU
Pages: 328
Rating:  
Purchase: The Book Depository

Wendy Everly knew she was different the day her mother tried to kill her and accused her of having been switched at birth. Although certain she’s not the monster her mother claimed she is – she does feel that she doesn’t quite fit in . . .

She’s bored and frustrated by her small town life – and then there’s the secret that she can’t tell anyone. Her mysterious ability – she can influence people’s decisions, without knowing how, or why . . .

When the intense and darkly handsome newcomer Finn suddenly turns up at her bedroom window one night – her world is turned upside down. He holds the key to her past, the answers to her strange powers and is the doorway to a place she never imagined could exist: Fӧrening, the home of the Trylle.

Finally everything makes sense. Among the Trylle, Wendy is not just different, but special. But what marks her out as chosen for greatness in this world also places her in grave danger. With everything around her changing, Finn is the only person she can trust. But dark forces are conspiring – not only to separate them, but to see the downfall everything that Wendy cares about.

The fate of Fӧrening rests in Wendy’s hands, and the decisions she and Finn make could change all their lives forever . . .

Final Thoughts:
I went into this without any expectations, and found myself surprised by how enjoyable the characters were. It’s a paranormal, with trolls, known as Trylle, like you’ve never seen them before—but it didn’t focus so much on the magic as it did on the prospects of being suddenly thrust into a world of royalty. Hocking’s character, Wendy, even likens it to a case of Princess Diaries syndrome. Thinking back, not a lot actually happened throughout the book, but it always felt like Wendy was up to something…make sense? And the romance, it was about right for the situation, playing more on the romantic tension rather than shipping characters at the first possible opportunity. The push/pull nature of it all certainly kept me interested.

In My Mailbox is a meme hosted by The Story Siren, which allows bloggers to share what books they’ve received in the past week. They can be from stores, contests, tours or publishers!

• The Future Of Us by Jay Asher & Carolyn Mackler (thanks to Publishers)
• Switched by Amanda Hocking (thanks to Publishers)
• Clockwork Prince by Cassandra Clare (purchased) – My Review
• Obsidian by Jennifer L. Armentrout (purchased)
• Hushed by Kelley York (purchased)

I haven’t heard much about The Future of Us, but the blurb sounds interesting, so I’ll check it out eventually. I actually prefer the new red cover of Switched, but the Australian one doesn’t look too bad either, and I’m looking forward to starting the series. I just read Clockwork Prince a few days ago. I’d been waiting a while for it, so I was excited when my preorder turned up last Monday. There are links to my review in this post. The last two are both Entangled releases. I’ve been enjoying their other books this year, so I had to get these as well. There have been heaps of excellent reviews for both, so I can’t wait to start them.

Here are my latest reviews if you want to check them out:
Clare, Cassandra The Infernal Devices #2, Clockwork Prince
Clement-Moore, Rosemary, Texas Gothic

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