May
03

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.

Mar
18

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

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

Jun
04

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!

Wake by Lisa McMann (purchased)
Gone by Lisa McMann (purchased)
Die For Me by Amy Plum (purchased)
Starcrossed by Josephine Angelini (purchased)
The Devouring by Simon Holt (purchased)
Soulstice by Simon Holt (purchased)
The Girl In The Steel Corset by Kady Cross (purchased)
My Soul To Take by Rachel Vincent (purchased)
Halo by Alexandra Adornetto (purchased)
Unearthly by Cynthia Hand (purchased)
Intertwined by Gena Showalter (purchased)
Unraveled by Gena Showalter (purchased)
Demonglass by Rachel Hawkins (purchased)
Clockwork Angel by Cassandra Clare (purchased)
Fallen by Lauren Kate (purchased)
Torment by Lauren Kate (purchased)
Infinity by Sherrilyn Kenyon (purchased)
Invincible by Sherrilyn Kenyon (purchased)
White Cat by Holly Black (library)
The Secret To Lying by Todd Mitchell (library)
Shadow Kiss by Richelle Mead (library)
Frostbite by Richelle Mead (library)
Captivate by Carrie Jones (library)
My Love Lies Bleeding by Alyxandra Harvey (library)
Lover Eternal by J.R. Ward (library)

As you can see, my mailbox went into overload this week. Lots of my bookdepository orders arrived (every single book packaged individually), but I still have a couple more I’m waiting on. I went to the city this week with my friend Brittany from Nice Girls Read Books and we stalked all the bookstores we could find. We nearly got stuck in a back alley tow away zone trying to find a park for one of the little independent bookshops. City driving, not fun… On top of the 12 books that arrived in the mail, I grabbed 6 at the shops on impulse and picked up 7 more from the big library in the city. Out of all of these, I’d read six already (Wake, My Soul To Take, Intertwined, Unraveled, Clockwork Angel and Infinity) but I needed them for my collection. I especially love the shiny foil coverslip on Clockwork Angel, it looks great sitting beside my TMI hardbacks.

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