Weekly Recap

Hey y'all! I'm sorry I haven't written or posted a Book Haul in WEEKS, but honestly I just...haven't felt like it. But it's Spring Break now so hopefully things will be more fun on the blogging side! 

I'm super exhausted every day for no reason and my grades have started plummet which is pretttyyy bad. So I may get off twitter a bit more and just...not tweet as much! I'll definitely be around though, so no worries! <3 

I have also discovered that ice cream cakes are super expensive. Mine was $54 from Baskin Robins O_O 

ANYWAYS, here's what I got since Feb 26! (I don't remember receiving anything before that haha.)

Bought

The Glass Casket by McCormick Templeman

All That Glows by Ryan Graudin

Shinobi by Cole Gibsen

The Winner's Curse by Marie Rutkoski

Panic by Lauren Oliver

Impossible Knife of Memory by Laura Halse Anderson

Me Since You by Laura Weiss

The Goose Girl by Shannon Hale

Traded

Pieces of Me by Amber Kizer

Strands of Bronze and Gold by Jane Nickerson

Exile by Kevin Emerson

Anna and the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins

Dear Killer by Katherine Ewell

Ignite Me by Tahereh Mafi *PERSONALIZED*

Publisher/Author

The Break up Artist by Philip Siegel

Far From You by Tess Sharpe* 

Don't Look Back by Jennifer Armentrout*

Dark Metropolis by Jaclyn Dolamore*

Rules for Breaking by Ashley Elston

Mirk and Midnight Hour by Jane Nickerson

Summer on the Short Bus by Bethany Crandell

*From Summer of Chills promotion box

Bought the Impossible Knife and Goose Girl to be signed at Teen Book Con! THE WINNER'S CURSE IS JUST AMAZING. I finished it the three hours after I got it and I just. I adored it. 

I traded for Strands of Bronze and Gold because I readand loved Mirk and Midnight! Dear Killer sounds super exciting, I adored Anna and the French Kiss, AND IGNITE ME! SIGNED! EEP! <3 

I also got my very first boxed ARC package this week for Disney Hyperion's SUMMER OF CHILLS promotion! I'm super excited for all three and have already devoured Don't Look Back which was just. Yesss. 

How was your week?

Week of a Fiction Freak

HEYYYY GUYS. So even though I'm starting to use a few new graphics...June's going to have a totally new design since I'm moving to Wordpress! (WHOOP!) Just in case y'all want to see what it'd look like, here's the button: 

(Click to embiggen) 

Anyways you're here to see what I got this week, right? (Correction: Last two weeks. Oops?) 

Publisher
Arcadia Falls by Kai Meyer (Not shown)
Faking Normal by Courtney C Stevens (Accidentally grabbed Cruel Beauty instead!)
Uninvited by Sophie Jordan
Maybe One Day by Melissa Kantor
Into the Still Blue by Veronica Rossi
Stolen Songbird by Danielle L. Jensen

Traded/Gifted
Love Letters to the Dead by Ava Dellaira
The Bone Season by Samantha Shannon (Secret Santa!)
Blue notebook (Secret Santa!)

Bought
Killing Woods by Lucy Christopher

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Also, I decided to move my shelves around a bit, remembered I had a bean bag and tissue paper, then found a random slab of wood. And this was the result of 2 hours:

I THINK I FINALLY MADE A BOOK NOOK GUYS. 

Week of a Fiction Freak + #NYE14Reads

Hey guys! Before we get into my week and my book haul (long overdue!) I wanted to tell you guys about #NYE14Reads!

It's almost 2014 y'all! And that means...

TWITTER PARTY! 

Or something of the like! Authors will be tweeting about other authors' books (linking Goodreads pages and the like) and we encourage you to do the same! Chat with authors, tweet about your most anticipated books, or just squeal about your excitement for 2014! 

It'll go throughout the day from noon to night. Support the 2014 debut authors and HAVE FUN! 

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So a) I made a new banner because the old one was...weird to me. So, yeah. 

WINTER BREAK!! HALLELUJAH. I think my midterms went pretty well (97 on History, 100 in English, 97 in Math, 88 in Art--we had an actual freaking written exam. What?, 95 in Science, and...Gym. Uh.)

It's been a pretty awesome break but this week, all my relaxing goes away and I have to start working on a giant project due the week we get back from break. So ugh. But anyways! 

Library

Jellicoe Road by Melina Marchetta

Amy and Roger's Epic Detour by Morgan Matson

Bought

Control by Lydia Kang

Flawed by Kate Avelynn

Losing Lila by Sarah Alderson

Publisher

Ink by Amanda Son

Fire & Flood by Victoria Scott

These Broken Stars by Meagen Spooner and Amie Kaufman

Gifted

The Nightmare Dilemma by Mindee Arnett

Coldest Girl in Coldtown by Holly Black

Pivot Point by Kasie West

Giveaway

Strange and Beautiful Sorrows of Ava Lavender by Leslye Walton

Breakfast Served Anytime by Sarah Combs

The Chance You Won't Return by Annie Cardi

Caminar by Skila Brown

There Will Be Bears by Ryan Gebhart

I got my friend to check these two out for me (I asked her to get some others for me, but she couldn't get them SIGH.) since I lost my library card...ahahahaha...haha...anyways I read Amy and Roger's already and I ADORED IT SO MUCH. I need to get my own copy soon! I loved Matson's other book, Second Chance Summer, so I had high hopes for Amy and Roger's Epic Detour. Now, I'll officially read anything by Morgan Matson.
CONTROL! I'm so excited to read Control by Lydia Kang. I've been aching for a sci-fi lately, so this is perfect! I also stopped by Half Price Books and picked up Flaw, which seems heartbreakingly emotional, and Losing Lila, the sequel to Hunting Lila. I've been eyeing the series for a while and I jumped at the chance to get the sequel since it wasn't available in the US. Now I have to get my hands on a copy of the first book and I'll be good! 
INK! I got Ink from Harlequin Teen's Panel and I already had an ARC copy, but the finished copy is gorgeous! And I read both These Broken Stars and Fire and Flood--loved both! Reviews to come soon! (These Broken Stars though omg. I need a Pandora, btw.)
THANK YOU SO MUCH TO JESSI FOR THE NIGHTMARE DILEMMA! Read and loved and review shall come! Thanks to Eileen for Pivot Point which I've been DYING TO READ lately and THANKS SO MUCH to Inky for The Coldest Girl in Coldtown! 
I won a Candlewick Press Giveaway and WAS SO EXCITED TO READ THE STRANGE AND BEAUTIFUL SORROWS OF AVA LAVENDER. Which, by the way, is as strange and beautiful as the title suggests. I absolutely adored it. 

I also got a rather epic Secret Santa gift from my Merp Squad Secret Santa, Annabelle! She's a pretty awesome gift giver guys:

Bag of Jolly Ranchers (Actually Inky also got me a bag of Jolly Ranchers! I LOVE JOLLY RANCHERS)

Turquoise Maybelline eyeshadow

$20 B&N Gift Card

See's Dark Chocolate Raspberry Truffle (it was delicious)

Blue/Purple Scarf

CHRISTMAS CANDY! 

Loved this gift! <3 Annabelle is so sweet! 

AND THEN GUESS WHAT ELSE I GOT. WAIT FOR IT. WAIT FOR IT. (It being the terrible photo, but...)

I BOUGHT TEDDDDYYYYY BEARS. I couldn't decide so I got my mom to get one for herself. Then stole it from her. You know. (Hey so they're both the same but with different shades of brown. BUT THE SHADE OF BROWN IS IMPORTANT DUDE.)

Week of a Fiction Freak

I AM SORRY. 

LET ME START OUT BY SAYING I AM SO VERY SORRY FOR NOT DOING ONE OF THESE EARLIER. IT'S BEEN OVER A MONTH I AM THE WORST. 

NaNo is kicking my butt because a) it's taking up all my time and b) I'm behind because twitter so c) Twitter is actually the one kicking my butt. 

Yeah. 

BUT ANYWAYS. HERE'S WHAT I GOT IN THE LAST FEW WEEKS. That I remember at least.

Bought

Allegiant by Veronica Roth

Persuasion by Jane Austen
Reclaimed by Sarah Guillory
Crewel by Gennifer Albin
Where the Stars Still Shine by Trish Doller
Not a Drop to Drink by Mindy McGinnis
Iron Traitor by Julie Kagawa

• Okay, I totally got spoiled so Allegiant? I WON'T READ YOU UNTIL NEXT YEAR. 
• Persuasion is for school and I actually REALLY want to read it just cuz. First Austen book lol! 
• RECLAIMED! Bought it at Houston Book Rave and I'm super excited to read it! EEP! 
• Crewel I bought at Fierce Reads because I need matching covers. MY FOURTH COPY OF CREWEL. I'M NOT CRAZY. 
• Where the Stars Still Shine has been read and devoured! <3 I love it SO much! 
• Not a Drop to Drink! EEEEEP! I NEED to read this. NEEEEED. Time. I need you. Come. 
• Iron effing Traitor. KIERRAN YOU. OMG I'M STILL NOT OVER THIS. ASH. ASH WAS IN HERE. AND KIERRAN WAS LIKE YOU SHOULD UNDERSTAND AND ASH WAS LIKE I DO UNDERSTAND AND IT'S BECAUSE OF MEGHAN AND LIKE CAN YOU IMAGINE WHAT ASH HAS GONE THROUGH LIKE I NEED MORE ASH CAN SOMEONE MAKE THIS HAPPEN BECAUSE I CAN'T HOLD ME. 

For Review
Resist by Sarah Crossan
Waterfell by Amalie Howard
Pawn by Aimee Carter
Grim Anthology

• Ah! Resist Loved book one, so YES! 
• Waterfell was pretty good, though I did have some problems with it. But it was still a good read!
• PAWN WAS AMAZING. Ah-may-zing. Like, I'm not even kidding. GAHHHHHH!!!!
• Grim. Yes. Grim. I'm a huge fan of fairy tales and an even bigger fan of retellings. THIS ONE is one you HAVE to read!!!! 

Gifted
Altered by Gennifer Albin
Nil by Lynne Matson
Six Months Later by Natalie Richards
Story Engineering

• THANK YOU SO MUCH TO ERIC/FRODO FOR ALTERED! <3 Came just in time for the Fierce Reads signing! 
• Lynne is such a sweetheart for sending me her last copy of Nil! AND A BAG OF CANDY. Still not sure which part of the package was better, but I'm leaning towards Nil. 
• Natalie was SO SO SO sweet sending me a finished copy of Six Months Later which I absolutely loved and adored! SO SWEET. CAN'T EVEN <3 
• And THANK YOU SO MUCH to Gina Rosati for sending me those for Post-NaNo edits! 

Signed

I also went to two events so I got a few signed books. Eheheheheh. (And I'm not even including all of them in this collage.)

Week of a Fiction Freak

Hey hey hey! Another week, another haul! It's been an exhausting week for some reason and even though we're barely two months in, I'm aching for summer vacay. 

Also, I feel really really stressed for some reason so I could use a hug. *HUGGLES*

Oh. And for some reason, my lighting was weird, so the picture is awkward. I tried to fix it, but...well. You see. 

OH. And these are all books I've preordered throughout the year that finally arrived! I've read HoH already and all I can say is I LOVE how all the stories I've grown up with just intersect and old characters just come back. <3 

Perfect Ruin by Lauren DeStefano

Across a Star Swept Sea by Diana Petefreund

Keeper of the Lost Cities: Exile by Shannon Messenger

Premeditated by Josin L. McQuein

House of Hades by Rick Riordan

Tandem by Anna Jarzab

HOW IS LIFE. What did you get? Leave a comment and I'll be sure to stop by your blog and stalk your books. Because that's just what I do.

Week of a Fiction Freak

HEY GUYS! Sorry I didn't do a book haul last week, but I was super busy with 8th grade which is actually quite a lot more work than 7th. And? There is so much drama going around in my little circle (not so little circle) of friends. SO MUCH. It's quite interesting. 

ALSO I GOT AUTOAPPROVED FOR HARPER ON EDELWEISS! Unfortunately, I don't have much time for eARCs besides the ones I already requested, so I can't go on an Edelweiss binge. TOO BAD

AND?! I GOT QUOTED IN A BOOK Y'ALL

Anyways I couldn't find time to do a blog, so here are all the books I've gotten in the last 5 weeks:

Bought/Preordered

Deception by C.J. Redwine

Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas (SIGNED)

Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea by April Genevieve Tucholke

All Our Yesterdays by Cristin Terrill

Distance Between Us by Kasie West

Leap of Faith by Jamie Blair

Not a Drop to Drink by Mindy McGinnis

Through the Zombie Glass by Gena Showalter

Endless Knight by Kresley Cole

Perfect Ruin by Lauren DeStefano

Review

Crash Into You by Katie McGarry (ARC)

Antigoddess by Kendare Blake (Hardback)

Dollhouse Asylum by Mary Gray (ARC)

Deception by C.J. Redwine (ARC)

Chaos of Stars by Kiersten White (x2 ARC)

Radiant Sky by Jocelyn Davies (ARC)

Hideous Love by Stephanie Hemppill (ARC)

Blackout by Robison Wells (ARC)

Twinmaker by Sean Williams (ARC)

Unhinged by A.G. Howard (ARC)

Death and the Girl He Loves by Darynda Jones (Paperback)

Parasite by Mira Grant (x2 hardback)

Afterparty by Ann Stampler (x2 ARC)

Desert Tales by Melissa Marr

Brokenhearted by Amelia Kahaney (Hardback)

eARCs

Sea of Shadows by Kelley Armstrong

Perfect Lies by Kiersten White 

The Last Forever by Deb Caletti

Broken by CJ Lyons

Gifted/Won

Ask the Passengers by A.S. King

Nil by Lynne Matson

Week of a Fiction Freak

So guys. I have a rather...large haul here. Feel free to watch it through. Or not. I CAN'T BELIEVE I DID THIS AGAIN WHY.

So NYC was epic, I bought...A LOT OF CLOTHES, had an epic time with Eileen. A little boy called me weird at the airport. I'll end up writing a recap post. Sometime. If you want pics head over to my twitter!

Also, I have realized that my neighbors grow pomegranites and that they hang over our fence. I was eyeing them throughout this entuire thing. Also, GYDO starts next week which means I'll have to do ANOTHER video at the end of September. Beautiful. Just. Sigh

Have fun. Urgh.

​Chaos of Stars by Kiersten White

Asylum by Madeleine Roux

Burning Sky by Sherry Thomas

Unbreakable by Elizabeth Norris

Indelible by Dawn Metcalf

Ten by Gretchen McNeil

What She Left Behind by Tracy Bilen

Posess by Gretchen McNeil

Prep School Confidential by Kara Taylor (NOT SHOWN)

Earthbound by Apprilynne Pike

My Life After Now by Jessica Verdi (NOT SHOWN)

Something Like Normal by Trish Doller

Once We Were by Kat Zhang

This Side of Jealousy by Lili Peloquin (NOT SHOWN)

All The Truth that's In Me by Julie Berry

Fifth Wave by Rick Yancey (x2)

Some Quiet Place by Kelsey Sutton

Just Like Fate by Cat Patrick and Suzanne Young

Pretty Sly by Elisa Ludwig

Maid of Secrets by Jennifer McGowan

You Look Different in Real Life by Jennifer Castle

Beginning of After by Jennifer Castle

Crown of Midnight by Sarah J. Maas

Fire With Fire by Jenny Han and Sioban Vivian

Cutting Room Floor by Dawn Klehr

Camp Kiss by J.K. Rock

Relic by Heather Terrill

Dare You To by Katie McGarry

Still Starcrossed by Melinda Taub

Transparent by Natalie Whipple

Frozen by Michael Johnston and Melissa de la Cruz

Crossing the Line by Katie McGarry

In Time by Alexandra Bracken

Keeping Her by Cora McCormick

Six Months Later by Natalie Richards (NOT SHOWN)

Promise of Amazing by Robin Constatine

The Liberator by Victoria Scott

Dearly Departed by Lia Habel

Dearly Beloved by Lia Habel

Bone Season by Samantha Shannon

To Be Perfectly Honest by Sonya Sones

Before I Fall by Lauren Oliver

Dance of Red Death by Bethany Griffin

Starglass by Phoebe North

Project Cain by Geoffrey Girard

Social Code by Sadie Hayes

And We Stay by Jenny Hubbard

Canary by Rachele Alpine

Under the Never Sky by Veronica Rossi

Through the Ever Night by Veronica Rossi

The Testing by Joelle Charbeannue 

Being Sloane Jacobs by Lauren Morrill

Fangirl by Rainbow Rowel

HAD FUN? Yeah. That happened. I have no clue how I'm going to read all these, but I'm excited to try. Ugh though. So many.

Weekly Recap

TMI by Patty Blount

Goddess by Josephine Angelini *Mini Freak Out)

Waiting on Wednesday

Catastrophic History of You and Me by Jess Rothenberg

3:59 by Gretchen McNeil

Week of a Fiction Freak

Hey guys! I AM AT EILEEN'S HOUSE. And so I won't be doing a haul (even though she gave me a ton of books.) but I'll do a video when I get back! We made a ton of food though and I have been in a f food coma several times already. SO MUCH FOOD. 

But if you want to see my awkwardness you can go to Eileen's blog and see it. 

Gated by Amy Christine Parker

Mini Freak Out: Ashes on the Waves by Mary Lindsey

Author Interview: Mary Lindsey

Deception by C.J. Redwine

Week of a Fiction Freak

Hey guys! I actually got a TON of books this week, but I'm busy packing for my NY trip! I GET TO SEE EILEEN! Woot! Excited to go, but in a rush, so I wasn't able to get pics or do a haul. HOWEVER, next Sunday expect some crazy videos! When I get back, I promise to do another video. Even though I said I wouldn't do one.

Why does this happen to me?

ANYWAYS, hope y'all have a great week while I spaz with my BFF! 

Weekly Recap

A Darkness Strange and Lovely by Susan Dennard

Boy on the Bridge by Natalie Standiford

Waiting on Wednesday

Truly, Madly, Deadly by Hannah Jayne

Parallel by Lauren Miller

Week of a Fiction Freak

GAIS. GAIS. I MADE EA VIDEO. IN MY AWKWARD FASHION OF COURSE AND I DON'T EVEN KNOW but I was just too lazy to organize my books, take pictures, then write about all of them. So video it was. Enjoy my awkward potato-ness and try not to snicker. Too much.

WONDERFUL STILL. DUCK FACE PEOPLE. DUCK FACE.

Times like this I wish I wasn't so lazy that I couldn't go figure out how to edit it. Eh.

BOOKS MENTIONED
White Space by Ilsa J. Bick
Hero by Alethea Kontis
Smart Girls Get What They Want by Sarah Strohmeyer
Struck by Jennifer Bosworth
Prodigy by Marie Lu
Catching Jordan by Miranda Kenneally
Before I Die by Jenny Downham
Katherine by Anya Seton
Cinders and Sapphire by Leile Rasheed
False Memory by Dan Krokos
False Sight by Dan Krokos
This Song Will Save Your Life by Leila Sales
Reboot by Amy Tintera
Ink by Amanda Sun
Elegy by Amanda Hocking (x2)
A Darkness Strange and Lovely by Susan Dennard
Vortex by S.J. Kincaid
Shadow of Glass by Kassy Taylor
The In-Between by Barbara Stewart
The Brokenhearted by Amelia Kahaney
Find Me by Romily Bernard
Infinite Moment of Us by Lauren Myracle
Prep School Confidential by Kara Taylor
Hooked by Liz Fichera
Belladonna by Fiona Paul


And no Weekly Recap since you can find all the MERP SQUAD WEEK INTERVIEWS HERE

Week of a Fiction Freak

TODAY WAS A GREAT WEEK. But I am way too exhausted for all the pictures. 

1) I MET JULIE FREAKING KAGAWA GUYS. JULIE KAGAWA. MY FAVORITE AUTHOR OF MY FAVORITE SERIES WITH MY FAVORITE YA BOYFRIEND. JUST GAH. YES. HAPPY? YES YES I AMMMMM. I made her sign about 11 things. I had to go through the line twice. YAY FOR FANGIRLING. I WAS SO EXCITED (And she totally recognized Eileen!!!)

2) Went shopping with my friends! We got matching bicycle necklaces that are adorable to wear on the first day of school. We were going to get matching tops (with different colors of course lol) but then decided it was too exclusive. WOULD'VE BEEN COOL THOUGH. I also got a really cute shirt that I sort of love to death. 

3) I GOTS ME SOME HARPER BOOKS. THAT'S RIGHT Y'ALL. 

Publisher

Confessions of a So-called Middle Child by Maria T. Lennon

3:59 by Gretchen McNeil

Deception by C.J. Redwine

The Uprising by Lisa M. Stasse

The Boy on the Bridge by Natalie Standiford

Giveaway

A Darkness Strange and Lovely by Susan Dennard

I LOVE PUBLISHERS. I've read The Uprising and Boy on the Bridge and the reviews should be this or next month! SO excited to read 3:59 and I'm probably going to trade Deception since I'm aching for a gorgeous hardback! Not sure about Confessions since I don't really read MG contemporary. Just fantasy. Sooo. BUT OMG HARPER!

Yes. I WON A DARKNESS STRANGE AND LOVELY AND I LOVED IT OH SO MUCH. I wrote a review, but when I'm going to post it? I dunno. 

Weekly Recap

Last Academy by Anne Applegate

Waiting on Wednesday

Linked by Imogen Howson

Dirty Little Secret by Jennifer Echols

Belladonna (Fiona Paul) Excerpt

Week of a Fiction Freak

NO BOOK HAUL. BUT I HAVE NEWS. 

1) So the Bloggy Awards are happening! Nominations have opened today so go here to get more info and to nominate your favorite bloggers (and authors!) Eileen is off at camp so I'm doing this alone. Uh oh. Disasters are bound to happen, but hopefully it'll go smoothly! The Bloggy Awards are exactly what they sound like--Awards for Bloggers! Last year was a little bit of a mess since it was the first year, but this year, we have experience, and we know what we did wrong! It'll be fun! So go nominate! 

2) Merp Squad Tours is officially OPEN! Sign up for some awesomely Merpy tours with our awesome website, designed by Merp Squadder Ashley. We have accounts and everything. Seriously. We have a TON of fun tours lined up, mainly for 2014 though! We have one tour opening in October, but more on that later. It's super fun and super cute, and I urge you to join. And no, I'm not biased. Much.

3) I'm taking donations for my blogoversary which is in November! Would love if any of y'all want to get rid of any books. :)

4) I AM A PAPER LANTERN LIT PREFERRED BLOGGER WOOHOO! Excited about it since I LOVE PLL titles! You'll get a post on Tuesday!







Weekly Recap
This is What Happy Looks Like by Jennifer E. Smith
Emblaze by Jessica Shirvington
Waiting on Wednesday
Ink by Amanda Sun
Starglass by Phoebe North

Week of a Fiction Freak

HELLO HELLO. Yeah, I renamed this since it had such a BORING name. And made a banner. 

I like it! Anywho, DON'T FORGET TO VOTE TEAM PERRY TOMORROW IN THE YA CRUSH TOURNEY GUYS! Then head back to this link to enter to win a signed copy of UNDER THE NEVER SKY. 

It's been a great week for books!

Huh. They all look color-schemed.

Author
Venom by Fiona Paul
Thin Space by Jody Casella

Publisher
FML by Shaun Davis Hutchinson
(Not shown) Dirty Little Secret by Jennifer Echols

Giveaway
Truth or Dare by Jacqueline Green
When You were Here by Daisy Whitney

Bought
Ashes on the Waves by Mary Lindsey
and...

I GOT A NEW PHONE!

I traded with Fiona for the paperback of Venom (now I have the ARC, the hardback, and the paperback, ALL SIGNED!) and oh my gosh, you GUYS. It is SO gorgeous! I got Thin Space through Jody who was SUPER sweet and got me an ARC! You guys, I am extremely excited for this and I ADORE the cover!

FML was unsolicited and I'm not sure if I'll review it. It doesn't sound like my type of book and it's gotten a ton of negative/mixed reviews. I read Dirty Little Secret already and absolutely ADORED it. 

Okay, so I actually DON'T know how Truth or Dare got into my mailbox since I never remembered winning it and it was addressed to my mom...? But I'm not complaining! I got Where She Went from Kimberly Sabatini's blog and am SO excited! It definitely sounds like something I'll love!

YES I HAVE ASHES ON THE WAVES. I AM SUPER STOKED TO READ THIS. Gorgeous cover, loved Shattered souls, love any retellings, ugh. This is like it was written for me lol. AND OMG YES A NEW PHONE. I AM SO HAPPY. And I love my lock screen. Hopefully it creeps out some of my friends (gorgeous pic though.) 

Weekly Recap

What's Left of Me by Kat Zhang

Waiting on Wednesday

Nameless by Lili St. Crow

Born of Illusion by Teri Brown

Mind Games by Kiersten White

Things+ Book Haul + Weekly Recap

OKAY. This week has been absolutely exhausting. Here's what I've done

• Schedule a ton of posts
• Rearrange my schedule a dozen times
• Start preparing for Bloggy Awards 2013
• Talk blog tours
• Start my 25 question/page 25 page packet
• Find the perfect background for Merp Squad Blog Tours (You should totes sign up) 
• Design the button and banner for Bloggy Awards 2013
• REDESIGNEG MY BLOG (which, I know, isn't perfect. It's still in the works and if my blog is unavailable, it's because it's so hideous at this point that I want no one seeing it.)

So if you'll notice, there are a few changes around the blog. The background is definitely the most obvious one and I absolutely LOVE it. The banner has a new shape and a sort of border thing I really love. Eileen helped me put sparkles on the gadget/widget names and I have new contact buttons! I totally love it so far! 

Seriously, just compare them:

Bleck

ANYWHO. I didn't get anything this week, but I didn't do a book haul last week so here it is. Except I am way too exhausted to do the half an hour process of finding the books, taking a pic, etc. So NO PICS. SO SORRY. 

Bought

Linked by Imogen Howson

Another Little Piece by Kate Karyus Quinn

7 Year King by Kiki Hamilton

Blog Tour/Publisher

The Last Dance by Kiki Hamilton

The Weather Witch by Shannon Delany

Linked by Imogen Howson

Gifted

Pushing the Limits by Katie McGarry

Dare You To by Katie McGarry

LOVED Linked, although the first part definitely wasn't it's best. Excited for Another Little Piece but with so many review books it's gone down my TBR! EEP! Sounds totally creepy though. I love the Faerie Ring series by Kiki Hamilton and can NOT wait to read the next installment!

Excited to read The Last Dance, although apparently few liked it. Hmm. Not going to read The Weather Witch because I can NOT fit the book anywhere in my reviewing schedule and it's gotten a ton of negative reviews which sucks since it sounded wonderful! And yes. Yes that is another copy of Linked. The day after my bought Linked came I got one from S&S. Sigh. Sending the bought one to a friend though! Hoping she loves it!

Awesome dude named Frodo on twitter bought these for me! LOVED Pushing the Limits and desperately wanted Dare You To. I had an ARC of PTL and I NEED matching formats, so after I went begging on twitter, he got me both! YAY!

Weekly Recap

YA Crush Tourney

The Beautiful and Cursed by Page Morgan

Waiting on Wednesday

Summer Solstice Sequels Tour

Spirit and Dust by Rosemary Clement-Moore

Book Haul + Weekly Recap

Wow, so this week there weren't many reviews lol! LOTS of fun stuff this week! BTW. GUYS. CHANGE ALL YOUR AVATARS AND ICONS TO THE COVER OF THROUGH THE EVER NIGHT!

ALSO. HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO A.G. HOWARDS, AUTHOR OF SPLINTERED (MY FAVORITE BOOK OF 2012)
And yesterday was my BFF's bday!!!

Oh, by the way. That book I was squealing about last week?

GAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH. SPLINTERED FLIP ARC OMG LIKE OMG. It's too pretty.

Anyways

NOT SHOWN: OF TRITON BY ANNA BANKS

Gifted
Icons by Margaret Stohl
In the After by Demetria Lunetta

Traded
Unbreakable by Elizabeth Norris

Bought
Goddess by Josephine Angelini
Imposter by Susanne Winnacker
Siege and Storm by Leigh Bardugo
Of Triton by Anna Banks

Publisher
Charm and Strange by Stephanie Koehn
Tidal by Amanda Hocking

Ah SO EXCITED FOR ICONS AND IN THE AFTER. Krystal from Live to Read is TOO NICE and is officially my Ice Cream Twin! I didn't know if I should buy Icons, so she sent me one of her duplicates to see if I liked it!
Oh wow. I traded for this ARC of Unbreakable, then won a signed hardback a week later. THIS IS MY LIFE GUYS. But is okay. I'll just send it to some friend!
LOVED IMPOSTER OH SO MUCH. REVIEW TO COME! Of Triton was a fast read (read it under an hour and a half once I got it!) And TOO EXCITED FOR GODDESS AND SIEGE AND STORM!
I didn't request either of these and I probably won't read Tidal since I hate the series. However, Charm and Strange looks FASCINATING, so I'll definitely pick that up...sometime

Weekly Recap
PODs by Michelle K.Pickett
Some Quiet Place by Kelsey Sutton
Waiting on Wednesday
Blog Tour: Interview
YA CRUSH TOURNEY
HAPPY BIRTHDAY EILEEN!

Book Haul + Weekly Recap

SO I DID ANOTHER VLOG. I hope you don't throw tomatoes like it!

Oh wow. Awkward. I know. You should start bringing out the tomatoes now.

RECEIVED
Our Song by Jordana Fraiberg
Hysteria by Megan Miranda
Cryer's Cross by Lisa McMann
Unbreakable by Elizabeth Norris
Never Fade by Alexandra Bracken
Nantucket Blue by Leila Howard
Gated by Amy Christine Parker
Beautiful and Cursed by Page Morgan
Spirit and Dust by Rosemary-Clement Moore
Opposite of Hallelujah by Anna Jarzab
Book of Broken Hearts by Sarah Ockler
Chantress by Amy Butler Greenfield
Coda by Emma Treyvane
The Program by Suzanne Young
Golden by Jessi Kirby
Parallel by Lauren Miller
The Ward by Jordana Frankel
Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi
Sweet Peril by Wendy Higgins
Saving June by Hannah Harrington
Ink by Amanda Sun
Truly, Madly, Deadly by Hannah Jayne

Weekly Recap
Chosen at Nightfall by CC Hunter
Reboot by Amy Tintera
Waiting on Wednesday
The Rules by Stacey Kade
The Nightmare Affair by Mindee Arnett

Weekly Recap

Ah, so. I asked a question: Would you rather have me do a book haul today or do a VIDEO next week with my books? The second one won. So...ermm...yeah.

BUT I DO HAVE SOMETHING AMAZING FOR YOU
I have the synopsis of AFTERPARTY by Ann Redisch Stampler! I absolutely adored Where it Began which released last year and CAN NOT wait for Afterparty!

I am proudly the first blogger to post this. AND IT SOUNDS SO AWESOME.

Emma is tired of being good. Always the dutiful daughter to an overprotective father, she is the antithesis of her mother--whose name her dad won't even say out loud. That's why meeting Siobhan is the best thing that ever happened to her. . . and the most dangerous. Because Siobhan is fun and alluring and experienced and lives on the edge. In other words, she's everything Emma is not. 

And it may be more than Emma can handle.

Because as intoxicating as her secret life may be, when Emma begins to make her own decisions, Siobhan starts to unravel. It's more than just Dylan, the boy who comes between them. Their high-stakes pacts are spinning out of control. Elaborate lies become second nature. Loyalties and boundaries are blurred. And it all comes to a head at the infamous Afterparty, where debauchery rages and an intense, inescapable confrontation ends in a plummet from the rooftop...

Weekly Recap 

Beginning of Everything by Robyn Schneider

Interview with Ashley Elston

Waiting on Wednesday

Wild Awake by Hilary T. Smith

In the Shadow of Blackbirds by Cat Winters

Book Haul + Weekly Recap

Oh my gosh. I totally went to Barnes and Noble the DAY of the release, but THEY DIDN'T HAVE SWEET PERIL! I die. I DIE. But I did come away with a pretty paperback of Catastrophic History of You and Me!

Publisher

Wake by Amanda Hocking (x2)

Lullaby by Amanda Hocking (x2)

Chosen at Nightfall by C.C. Hunter

The Naturals by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

Bought

Catastrophic History of You and Me by Jess Rothenberg

Umm...I now have 3 copies of Wake and 4 copies of Lullaby and I expect a giveaway soon (by soon I mean in August because I AM SCHEDULED. MWAHAHAHA) Excited for The Naturals! Already read Chosen at Nightfall!

AH-MA-ZING. LOVED CATASTROPHIC. Review to come!

Weekly Recap
Speechless by Hannah Harrington
A YA GIVEAWAY!
White Lines by Jennifer Banash
COVER REVEAL

Book Haul + Weekly Recap

Hey guys! Nothing much besides a few library books, so no pictures either--for the sake of my laziness. I'm sorry! I've been feeling under the weather lately though and sort of want to gorge myself on chocolate.

OH. Also, from now on I shall leave a comment for a comment since I have more time lately.

Library
Legend by Marie Lu
Touch of Power by Maria V. Snyder
Scent of Magic by Maria V. Snyder

Can't wait to read these! They've been on my TBR since forever, and i\I seriously can't believe it's taken me so long! Legend is apparently very BLOW MY MIND and I loved Snyder's Study series! Not so much her Glass series though...

I HAVE A GIVEAWAY FOR Y'ALL HERE!

Teen Book Con Recap and Pics!
The End Games by T. Michael Martin
Waiting on Wednesday
Days of Blood and Starlight by Laini Taylor

Book Haul + Weekly Recap

I WENT TO TEEN BOOK CON YESTERDAY AND IT WAS BEYOND AMAZING. AND OMG SO MANY AMAZING AUTHORS YOU SHOULD ALL BE JEALOUS BECAUSE I'M JEALOUS OF MYSELF AND OMG AND OMG AND OMG.
But more on that tomorrow. I have a ranty recap and pics. Many, many pics.

Publisher
In the Shadow of Blackbirds by Cat Winters
Last Academy by Katherine Applegate
Burn Bright by Bethany Frenette
Alienated by Melissa Sanders

Gifted
Meant to Be by Lauren Morrill

Bought
Let the Sky Fall by Shannon Messenger
Keeper of the Lost Cities by Shannon Messenger








READ ALIENATED! SO GOOD. SO SO SO GOOD! Starting Burn Bright and super excited! In the Shadow of Blackbirds got awesome reviews so I can't wait to dig into that one! and the Last Academy sounds sinister. LOVE the cover too!
Some awesome person bought me Meant to Be. I have no idea who it is. Showed up on me doorstep.
YES. I LOVE KEEPER OF THE LOST CITIES so I can't wait for Let the Sky Fall! (Although Krista didn't like it...hmmm.)


Weekly Recap
If You Find Me by Emily Murdoch
If I Lie by Corrine Jackson
Waiting on Wednesday
The Archived by Victoria Schwab
Life After Theft by Aprilynne Pike