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Stacking The Shelves is a weekly feature hosted by Team Tynga's Reviews. Go to their blog for a complete list of all the participating bloggers. Each week, over 100 blogs show you what books they received and what their excited about. This is a super fun blog hop!
It has been a fun, but crazy week for me! I work in a school and on Thursday we had all the Valentine's parties. How were they? Let's just say it was high energy and leave it at that. I feel really lucky to have had Friday off (and I get Monday off as well).
I have been doing lots of writing this past week. Last weekend, I made a goal of visiting and commenting on every blog that registered on Tynga's Linky-link list. There were 101 blogs and I did it! I think I will try to do this again this weekend. What I loved about it was seeing all the various blogs and how each blogger interpreted the Stacking The Shelves theme.
Next Saturday I will not do Stacking The Shelves. Instead, I will be participating in the 2016 weekend Love-a-Thon:
Hosted by:
Alexa @ Alexa Loves Books
Cee @ The Novel Hermit
Hazel @ Stay Bookish
Mel @ The Daily Prophecy
My most anticipated book obtained this week is Leah Remini's memoir, Troublemaker. I immediately started listening to this audiobook and it did not disappoint.
Read This Week:
I loved all three of these books! The Girls From Everywhere was a fun time-travel story. The Arrangement was a deep look into the compromises made in a marriage. And the audiobook of Troublemaker was mesmerizing.
Books I won in contests:
I forgot to post this last week, but I won this in a Twitter giveaway!
Kindle Books I Bought:
Eternity was a Freebie!!! The Coffee Girl looks really fun and was only $1.99. I know I will want to read it after finishing something heavy.
Books from the Library:
I was so happy to start getting books from the library again. This is part of my goal of finding ways to read for my own pleasure, not just for reviews. Although I may review these books, I am mainly reading these for pleasure.
What books did you get this week? Which book are you most excited to read? Let me know in the comments.
OOh nice! Those are some new to me reads! Congrats on the win! Hope you enjoy all your new reads!!
ReplyDeleteMy STS will be up tomorrow, so stop by then if you can!
Have a GREAT day!
Old Follower :)
Thank you Jessica. I like to listen to a few audiobooks so I can listen and do work around the house at the same time. Have a great weekend.
DeleteAudiobooks are great for getting some reading done while multitasking. Or when you have sore eyes like I often do. Damn, I wish I would win more books in a contest/giveaway. I only won something twice and I think I was the only applicant on 1 of them :D.
ReplyDeleteP.s.- I see you had over 11000 views on here. I've only had 3000, so I think you're way more popular than me! <3
Thanks Anne. I wish I had 1000 followers... Actually I AM just happy that anyone comes over to my blog! I agree about the sore eyes. Sometimes, I get a headache from using my Kindle, so I try to do a mix of print, digital, and audio books. Have a great week!
DeleteEven with 1000 followers, I still only have 2-5 views per post most of the time. So, it's those few people who actually read it what makes my day as well.
DeleteThey'd be crazy not to come over here! I've only got 4 blogs on my RSS feeder and yours is one of them, because I LOVE your reviews and everything else you talk about. Plus, you've rekindled my love for listening to the radio :). Thank you, you too!
Anne, your comments are making my day! Thank you!
DeleteGreat haul! I really enjoyed Illuminae! It was amazing and I hope you'll enjoy it as much as I did or more! Happy reading!
ReplyDeleteYes, I couldn't believe it when I saw Illuminae just sitting there on the shelf at my tiny library! Usually I need to be on a waiting list for a few months before getting such a popular title. Have a great week.
DeleteYou got some great books this week! I am really looking forward to starting THE GIRL FROM EVERYWHERE!
ReplyDeleteJamie @ Books and Ladders
Oh, it is a fun book! There's time-travel, romance, mystery. I will be posting a review of the book soon! Have a great week.
DeleteFun haul! I hope you enjoy your books.
ReplyDeleteDiane @ Diane’s Book Blog
Thank you Diane. I hope I can read everything from the library before they are due back...
DeleteWow!! I am impressed you hit all the blogs last week :D I will miss your STS next week, but look forward to see your Lovathon post.
ReplyDeleteI am SO jealous you are reading Troublemaker and happy you like it so far. I'm on the waitlist for my library (for the audiobook too). Looking forward to your review :)
I've heard so many mixed reviews on Illuminae, I hope you're on the side that likes it. Happy Saturday!
My STS
Whenever I'm not 100% sure of a book, I try to get it at the library. That way, I don't waste my cash. I was on the waiting list for Troublemaker for months with my library, but the audiobook was worth the wait. I hope you enjoy it when you read it.
DeleteOoooh, I bought Her Majesty's Dragon a couple weeks ago! Haven't read it yet, but I hope to soon. And glad to hear you enjoyed The Girl From Everywhere! That's on my wishlist as well. :) Great haul, Diane!
ReplyDeleteI loved Uprooted so much! I think Her Majesty's Dragon should be wonderful, too. The Girl From Everywhere was really fun to read.
DeleteI can't decide whether I want to read Illuminae or not. I love my local library and visit it several times a month. Hope you love all your books!
ReplyDeleteI wanted to read Illuminae, but wasn't completely sure about it, so getting it at the library was a good choice for me. Hurray for Libraries!!!
DeleteThe Girl from Everywhere was fun, wasn't it? I loved Kash. I need to get round to reading Illuminae, I picked it up last week after all the good things I was hearing! Enjoy!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Nikki. I got Illuminae at the library so I can't procrastinate on reading it! I really enjoyed The Girl From Everywhere too. I will post a review of it next week. have a great reading week.
DeleteGreat haul! I love Leah Remini!! Happy reading :)
ReplyDeleteDanielle @ Life With Two Boys
Isn't she the best? straight-talking, brutally honest, and funny as can be! If you read this, be sure to get the audiobook. I was able to download it from my library. Have a fun week.
DeleteGreat wrap up, I'm so glad that you enjoyed The Girl from Everywhere! The library is the best place for me reads. Hope you enjoy the rest of your books and well done on the commenting!
ReplyDeleteJeann @ Happy Indulgence
Thank you Jeann. I love my library! The only problem is that many times all the books that I have on hold come in all at once! Then I'm in a panic to get them all read. I can handle 5 this time, though. It's when I get 7 or 7 and then also have some ARC deadlines looming, that it becomes stressful.
Deletethebooks are mostly new to me but I have Illuminae to read. Happy reading!
ReplyDeleteDid you like Illuminae? I have big hopes for it, but I wasn't completely sure about it, so I got it at the library. Have a great week.
DeleteHi, seems like we share some books in our tbr *smile*. I like Maggie Shayne, too. Have fun reading.
ReplyDeletebest wishes
Vi (Gone With The Books)
yes, Eternity looks like a wonderful book. I love novels about immortals. I went back to look at your blog and didn't realize it was brand new! Congratulations. As soon as I can fgure it out, I will follow you! Have a fun week.
DeleteSome great books there, and some I've not seen before. Hope you enjoy. Thanks for visiting.
ReplyDeleteThank you as well, Annette.
DeleteHi - The Arrangement looks like an interesting read. I'm curious about the compromises that would be made in their assumed arranged marriage. :)
ReplyDelete@dino0726 from
FictionZeal - Impartial, Straightforward Fiction Book Reviews
Ah, I can see why you would think it was about an arranged marriage. It is more about some "arrangements" made that the characters think they can live with, but cannot. It really is an intense book.
DeleteHave a great week! Nice stack this week. Thanks for stopping by The Cover Contessa
ReplyDeleteThank you Brooke!
DeleteGreat haul! I may try to pick up Troublemaker from my library. I think that it just sounds interesting even though I don't read a lot of celebrity memoirs. Enjoy your books!
ReplyDeleteThanks Carole. If I'm going to read a celebrity memoir, it's got to be in audiobook format. Nothing beats listening to such books in the actual voice of the author. Have a great week.
DeleteI want to read the Girl From Everywhere, but I just finished Passenger so I want to wait a few weeks! I am not big on non-fiction but Leah's story has been on my mind lately! I might snag it up!
ReplyDeleteI know what you mean about reading too many books of the same genre. If you do, it becomes saturated and less enjoyable. The Girl From Everywhere is a wonderful book, though. Have a wonderful week.
DeleteYou have a nice mix of books...The Arrangement is one I've been seeing around....and The Coffee Girl looks like fun. Enjoy your week, and thanks for visiting my blog.
ReplyDeleteThank you Laurel. I like to read a variety of novels and a few non-fiction books, too. Have a wonderful week of reading.
DeleteI want to read The Girl from Everywhere. I'm glad you enjoyed it! Illuminae is such a great book. I just read it last week and I couldn't put it down! Hope you have a great reading week!
ReplyDeleteI can't believe it was just sitting there on the shelf of my library. Our neighborhood library NEVER has anything new! I hope to read it very soon.
DeleteOoooh! I really want to read Troublemaker too! It definitely sounds interesting! Congrats on a couple days off work! Have a fantastic week :D
ReplyDeleteHere's my Weekly Recap!
Thank you Tracy. I found Troublemaker to be fascinating. I liked that she acknowledged that there were some good things about that religion, but perhaps the leadership was flawed. Have a wonderful week!
DeleteAwesome stack of books this week. I hope you love all of your new books.
ReplyDeleteGrace @ Books of Love
Hi Grace! I see that you have been also very busy hopping to all of the blogs! I find it to be so fun to see so many different blog styles, and to see so many different books! Have a fantastic week.
DeleteCan't wait to read the Girl from everywhere and Illuminae myself! I hope you enjoy all of the books you got!
ReplyDeleteSofia @ SofiaLovesReading
Thank you, Sofia. The Girl from everywhere was really original and fun. I really want to like Illuminae. I hope it lives up to the hype. Have a great week of reading.
Deletewow you did get to visit all the blogs! good for you :) I'm glad you visited mine :) thanks for the great comment on my discussion post!
ReplyDeleteyou got pretty good books here! I can't wait to hear what you think of Illuminae. I heard mixed reviews about The Girl From Everywhere. I'm not too much into time travel but I have said the same about pretty much every genre once. :) Enjoy your week and your books
Daliea, I am digging your blog. That is a very important discussion you have going on right now. Have a wonderful week of reading.
DeleteOh, a nice long weekend. I'm so envious!
ReplyDeleteI'm way behind on reading the Naomi Novik series. I want to read Illuminae as well. Great haul!
Thank you, Stacey. I loved Uprooted so much, but I haven't read any of Naomi Novak's other books. I think I am going to love it. Have a fun-filled week.
DeleteEternity sounds good, hope that you enjoy and have a good upcoming week.
ReplyDeleteThank you Brandi. I like a mix of serious and fun novels to read. i have high hopes for Eternity.
DeleteNice job with all the commenting! You go girl! I didn't like The Girl From Everywhere, but I think I'm in the minority. I hope you enjoy all of your new books!
ReplyDeleteThanks for visiting my blog! Have a wonderful week. :)
Alyssa @ The Eater of Books!
Thank you, Alyssa. I enjoyed the setting is old Hawaii very much. But it's not for everyone. Thank you for stopping by. Have a great week.
DeleteI've heard so many fantastic things about Illuminae so I'm totally jealous that you've got a copy. I should just go out and buy it, but my wallet and lack of time are telling me to restrain myself. ;)
ReplyDeleteHope you love all your new books.
Thanks, Shell (what a fun name you have!). I snagged Illuminae from the library! I hope it's good. I think it will be... Have a great week.
DeleteHey :) looks like you got some fantastic books! I really need to start reading for pleasure again. I'm finding that, this series I'm loving at the minute, I'm reading super slow! Obviously that's no good from a blogging perspective but I'm e enjoying it a lot :)
ReplyDeleteHave a great week!
Amy x
Way to go getting to all the links. I only do that every once in a while - and I'm generally way behind (like about a week) by the time I finish. I don't think there's a point in commenting if I don't say something genuine, and going through every link can get exhausting and lead to quick, not particularly genuine comments. Not that I'm saying you have the same problem! Maybe it's just me.
ReplyDeleteI plan on listening to the audio version of Troublemaker from the library too. Glad to hear you liked it. Have a good reading week.
ReplyDeleteAnd thanks for heads up on Love-A-Thon!
ReplyDeleteThe Girl From Everywhere sounds so good! I hope you'll enjoy it! And I'm going to go check if the Maggie Shayne title is still free.
ReplyDeleteI hope you had a great long weekend, and that this week is filled with great books to read :)
Lexxie @ (un)Conventional Bookviews