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!

Titles link back to Goodreads
• Heartbeat by Elizabeth Scott (purchased)
• The Girl With The Iron Touch by Kady Cross (purchased)
• The Forever Song by Julie Kagawa (purchased)
• Extras by Scott Westerfeld (purchased)
• Shadow Of The Mark by Leigh Fallon (purchased)
• The Temptation by Aubrey Clark (purchased)
• Blood Feud by Alyxandra Harvey (purchased)

I got a lot of J.R Ward books…a lot. I found these on eBay, $30 (incl. postage) for the lot. I had been wanting to get the Aussie covers, because, well, these covers aren’t really for me, but at that price I could forgo them looking pretty on my shelves. Here’s hoping I still enjoy the vampire series. It’s been a few years since I read the first two.

There’s a distinct purple-ness to my book haul this week. I finally decided to give in and get a copy of Heartbeat, adding it to my pile of contemporaries I want to check out this year. I haven’t been able to find a copy of The Girl In The Clockwork Collar in-store, but I’m going to keep trying. I picked up the third in the series in case it disappears in the mean time. Why is it so hard to find previous Harlequin releases in Australia once the next book in a series comes out? It’s exactly why I’ve been collecting Julie Kagawa’s books with each new release even though I haven’t even started this series yet.

The rest are some bargain books I picked up on the cheap in order to finish off or fill out missing places in series I’ve been collecting. I did read Blood Feud back in 2011, but I’m not sure what happened in it anymore. I recall a family of vampires, and…caves, maybe. I’m not sure. You can see it didn’t leave a lasting impression on me. I’ve got books three and four on my shelves already, but I don’t think I’ll be getting around to them any time soon. I’m waiting on my TBD order to arrive with some other goodies I want to check out.

Here are some of my latest posts if you want to check them out:
LaFevers, Robin His Fair Assassin #1, Grave Mercy – Joey’s guest review.
Terrill, Cristin All Our Yesterdays #1, All Our Yesterdays – LOVED this!
Westerfeld, Scott Uglies #2, Pretties – Wasn’t for me.

That’s it for this time. So, what books have you gotten lately? Which of these books would you recommend I read first? Let me know in the comments.

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!

Titles link back to Goodreads
• Dreams of Gods and Monsters by Laini Taylor (purchased)
• Inferno by Sherrilyn Kenyon (purchased)
• The Iron Traitor by Julie Kagawa (purchased)
• Night World: Volume 2 by L.J. Smith (purchased)
• Night World: Volume 3 by L.J. Smith (purchased)
• Boy Meets Boy by David Levithan (purchased)

Another of my Booktopia orders arrived. While I’m not up to reading any of these yet, it’s good to know I have them for when I do. I’m really loving the Gods and Monsters cover, so I’m glad I picked it up. I can stop feeling jealous every time I walk past it in stores.

Here are some of my latest posts if you want to check them out:
YA Presence in Australia Shrinking
Barakiva, Michael, One Man Guy
Kagawa, Julie The Iron Fey #1, The Iron King
Siegel, Philip, The Break-Up Artist

That’s it for this time. So, what books have you gotten lately? Let me know in the comments.

Title: The Iron King (The Iron Fey #1)
Author: Julie Kagawa
Published: February, 2010 by Harlequin Teen
Pages: 363
Rating:  
Purchase: The Book Depository

Something has always felt slightly off in Meghan’s life, ever since her father disappeared before her eyes when she was six. She has never quite fit in at school or at home.

When a dark stranger begins watching her from afar, and her prankster best friend becomes strangely protective of her, Meghan senses that everything she’s known is about to change.

But she could never have guessed the truth – that she is the daughter of a mythical faery king and is a pawn in a deadly war. Now Meghan will learn just how far she’ll go to save someone she cares about, to stop a mysterious evil, no faery creature dare face; and to find love with a young prince who might rather see her dead than let her touch his icy heart.

Final Thoughts:
I think I may have left this one a little too late. I’ve heard people rave about this faery series, putting it up there as one of the best. But, for me, I just couldn’t seem to connect with it. I found myself rushing through it just because I wanted to get to the next book on my to-read list—not a good feeling. I couldn’t find fault with the characters—I wasn’t annoyed by them, they weren’t stupid—the story just didn’t grip me. I wish it had, because it was a wonderfully descriptive and well developed world. So that, again, makes me wonder whether I would have enjoyed this book more had I read it a few years back.

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!

Titles link back to Goodreads
• The Iron Legends by Julie Kagawa (purchased)
• The Lost Prince by Julie Kagawa (thanks to Publisher)
• Covet by Melissa Darnell (thanks to Publisher)
• Onyx by Jennifer L. Armentrout (purchased)
• Spark by Brigid Kemmerer (purchased)
• Endless by Jessica Shirvington (purchased)

I only actually got three of these this week. I haven’t done one of these for over a month now–I just haven’t had the time. Last weekend I was busy going to a Patrick Wolf concert, and the ones before… well, I’ve been behind. I just read Storm by Brigid Kemmerer yesterday and really got into it, so I’m hoping that will keep me in the mood to read. That being said, I did pick up Gossip Girl Season Five yesterday as well, so I could end up marathoning that instead. Onto the books I picked up..thanks to Harlequin Teen for sending The Lost Prince, although I haven’t read any of the Iron Fey books yet, so I think I need to get onto that. I can’t decide what to pick up next though, both Onyx and Spark are calling to me. But knowing myself, I’ll probably end up picking up something else entirely.

Here are my latest reviews if you want to check them out:
Aihara, Miki Hot Gimmick #1-3, Hot Gimmmick, Omnibus 1
Kemmerer, Brigid Elemental #1, Storm
Marsden, John Tomorrow #3, The Third Day, The Frost

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 Immortal Rules by Julie Kagawa (thanks to Publisher)
• Temptation by Karen Ann Hopkins (thanks to Publisher)
• Allegiance by Cayla Kluver (thanks to Publisher)
• Fated by Alyson Noel (thanks to Publisher)
• Unafraid by Michael Griffo (thanks to Publisher)
• Revived by Cat Patrick (purchased)
• Bloodrose by Andrea Cremer (purchased)
• Winter’s Light by M.J. Hearle (thanks to Publisher)

I’ve been in Sydney the past week on a business trip, took a stack of books, but I never got around to reading them. I did get some reading done on the plane, but not enough to write any reviews. I will fix that soon. When I got back a couple days ago, I was met with six of these books–so thanks to those who sent them to me! I don’t know where to start. I’m tempted to pick up The Immortal Rules, but Fated sounds pretty good too.

Here are my latest reviews if you want to check them out:
Smith, Alexander Gordon Escape From Furnace #5, Execution

Link up to your mailbox and I’ll be sure to check it out!

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!

• Stick by Andrew Smith (purchased) – My Review
• The Scorpio Races by Maggie Stiefvater (purchased)
• The Iron Knight by Julie Kagawa (purchased)
• Rot & Ruin by Jonathan Maberry (purchased)

I reached my goal of reading 100 books in 2011 a couple days ago with Shade by Jeri Smith-Ready. The goal seemed a little crazy to me at the start of the year as I think I read all of five books in 2010. Anyway, onto my mailbox. I read the galley of Stick a couple weeks ago and thought it was a real heart-wrencher. I couldn’t stop thinking about it for hours after I finished it. I ended up ordering myself this hardcopy mid-way through typing up my review. The Scorpio Races was an auto-buy for me. I’ve loved Maggie’s other work so I had to get my hands on this. Unfortunately, I’ve heard some not-so-great things about it, but I’ll give it a try. I still haven’t even started The Iron Fey series, but I had to get myself a copy. I love the cover too much. Rot & Ruin is a lot thicker than I thought it would be. But that’s a good thing. I’ve been wanting to dive into the zombie genre for a while. That’s probably why I’m currently reading Warm Bodies.

Here are my latest reviews if you want to check them out:
Moone, April, Strawberries and the Beast
Oliver, Jana The Demon Trappers #2, Forbidden
Smith-Ready, Jeri Shade #1, Shade

Link up to your mailbox and I’ll be sure to check it out!

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!

• Hounded by Kevin Hearne (purchased)
• Hexed by Kevin Hearne (purchased)
• The Iron King by Julie Kagawa (purchased)
• The Iron Daughter by Julie Kagawa (purchased)
• The Iron Queen by Julie Kagawa (purchased)

It got to Friday and I thought I was getting nothing this week, but then the post lady turned up with a stack of five packages from The Book Depository for me. Only took 8 days this time, which is better than usual. I haven’t read any of these yet, however I’ll be fixing that soon. Iron King is definitely high up on my TBR. I didn’t realise how tiny the Kevin Hearne books were going to be either. They’re about the size of one of those pocket phonebooks.

If you haven’t already entered my INTERNATIONAL Giveaway, check it out for a chance to win one of the books in The Demon’s Lexicon trilogy. (Ends 17th July 2011)

My Reviews from the past week:
Marr, Melissa Wicked Lovely #1, Wicked Lovely

Link up to your mailbox and I’ll be sure to check it out!