Saturday, November 15, 2014

Stacking the Shelves #13


Stacking The Shelves is hosted by Tynga's Reviews and is 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!


So I kind of went crazy at the library, and borrowed All Our Yesterdays in audiobook form. Apparently there aren't any fees to take out audio books, which is surprising for me. Well, I have never tried an audiobook before, so we'll see how this goes!

And then I also get Mistborn, because it is this month's Sanderson Cosmere book! If you want to join our discussions, we now have a Goodreads group, run by the awesome Faye.

And then I also borrowed Falling Into Place, only because it was in the newly released section and I've seen so many reviews on it. I'm not really into contemporary, so we'll have to see how this one goes to.


Thank you so much to Larissa @ YA Midnight Reads for hosting this giveaway for Atlantia, which I'm super excited to read by the way. It arrived this week, even though I kind of gave her the wrong zip code since I keep forgetting I don't live at school anymore. Oh well it didn't affect anything this time.

Also, look at this adorable note Larissa wrote for me!


So cute. Shout out to Larissa for being adorable!


Thank you to Little, Brown Books for approving me for We Should Hang Out Sometime on Netgalley!


I had a pretty boring month.

Honestly I'm just waiting for my car to break down, I honestly have such pessimistic thoughts about my car, aha. If it lasts until Thanksgiving, which is when I'll be getting a new car battery, then it should be fine for the winter, hopefully.

WORRIES ASIDE, as all you guys know, I love improving my blog. So when my best friend's little sister opened up an art shop, I decided to help her out and buy something of hers. Which is why, yet again, I will be tweaking my blog header. Surprise. Haha.

Yep, so since I'm an awesome big sister (not related by blood, mentally? She's pretty much my sister. Our families are planning to live next to each other when they retire, I think that says something), I'm going to share some of her art.

Original Tumblr post here with these art samples and prices. Her deviantart here.




Yep, and she's still 12 years old! Just kidding she should be 16 years old now. 

She also drew this one below for me, when I asked her if she could draw me a couple of penguins, and pandas? I don't remember exactly what I asked for. But anyways, that little poop completely twisted everything I asked into this. 

It's a bunny, panda with a beak that is crying? While eating a carrot? 


This is giving me second thoughts about my header....WELL ANYWAYS, I had an okay week, how was yours?

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I had a busy, but good week. I'll be very interested to see what you make of Falling Into Pieces. I like contemporary, but I wasn't blown away. I hope you enjoy your books!
1 reply · active 540 weeks ago
Audiobooks are awesome! So convenient. :)

Congratulations on your win! And I hope you'll enjoy these.
1 reply · active 540 weeks ago
I've never really an audio book either, but now that you're going to listen to one, I hope you enjoy it. All those books have such pretty covers! I hope you have fun reading aaall. Also, the drawings are really pretty - I'm a big fan of the last one.
1 reply · active 540 weeks ago
Nice stack of books this week indeed. I hope you love all your new books.

Grace @ Books of Love
1 reply · active 540 weeks ago
I've never "read" an audio book, I think I might get too distracted lol. Awesome note! I should have put one with your copy of Trust Me I'm Lying. Maybe next time. Happy Reading!

Emily @ Follow the Yellow Book Road
1 reply · active 540 weeks ago
All these books sound great!! :) Love it! Also, your week sounds cool...I think your "Little Sister" is a AWESOME artist! I especially love the panda-penguin-carrot eating- drawing. :D I had a wonderful week, got a puppy!! :) So excited. Have a happy week.
1 reply · active 540 weeks ago
Wow, that art is seriously awesome, I love the panda-penguin hybrid thing! I've never read(listened to?) an audio book, I think I would get too distracted and stop paying attention...
I too got We Should Hang Out Sometime, I'm really curious about it and couldn't resist!

Hope you have a good week and that your car gets magically better!
1 reply · active 540 weeks ago
AUDIO BOOKS ARE AWESOME!!!!

Ever since I started taking the bus everywhere, I've been really into audio books. They're so great for all that traveling down time. And does your library charge you to take out certain materials *GASP*?
1 reply · active 540 weeks ago
Sorry about the car stress. I have been there before. It is the worst. Do you live somewhere with good bus systems? I've never taken a bus where I live now, though I know one goes to my work in case I ever had to ride it. I was recently in Chicago and it made me so envious of public transport. I would love to get on a subway/El to go places.
1 reply · active 540 weeks ago
OHMYGOD, your sister is so talented! Such cute art!

I read Falling Into Place and I think you will enjoy it. It is not very easy to like the main character at first, but you get to understand her feelings after some time, and the story itself is pretty addictive. Oh and Mistborn: I so have to read that one! <3

Happy reading!
1 reply · active 540 weeks ago
Can't wait to see what you think of your library books and of Atlantia, Val! I also can't wait to see your new header - your little sister is so talented!

Good luck with your car - I hope everything's okay until you can get a new battery. :) I actually bought my first car this week, and I'm so excited! I can't wait to pick it up. :)
1 reply · active 540 weeks ago
Whoa, she is quite talented! That is impressive stuff!

I hope your car does not die. However, I am the same as you, very pessimistic about such things, and I am sure MY car is going to die. I say we place bets on the death of our cars, and whoever's goes first gets a book from the other. You know, to make up for the car biting it. ;)

ANYWAY. I am really curious to hear what you think of Falling Into Place, and Atlantia. Mainly because I am scared of Atlantia, and would like you to go first. Hope you enjoy them all, and my fingers will be crossed that your car makes it!
1 reply · active 540 weeks ago
OH I WANT TO READ ALL OUR YESTERDAYS. SORRY. I'M JUST REALLY KEEN FOR THAT BOOK. Everyone raaaves about it and I'm an audio craze at the moment. I'm listening to White Cat by Holly Black and it's sooo good. ;) ) I hope you like Atlantia. I...I had issues with it, but bleh, I seem to never get off well with Ally Condie's books. IT'S ME, NOT HER. And I was totally just eyeballing We Should Hang Out More on netgalley. And then I told myself sternly to GET OFF netgalley because I don't need anymore books. (I may have only requested, like, 2 which is really good of me. I'm proud.)
1 reply · active 540 weeks ago
Those drawings look really cute :D Congrats on winning a giveaway!!! I remember my first win, SO EXCITING!!! Have you read Steelheart by the way by Brandon Sanderson? That's the only book of his I have read so far and it was pretty interesting. Very different from what I usually read, but still cool. This week has been crazy for me :( Not sure how many hours I slept in total, very possibly around 25... Thanksgiving break cannot come faster.
1 reply · active 540 weeks ago
I truly despise audiobooks. :/ It's mostly because I rarely like the narrators and they read too slow for me. I have a pace I read at and audiobooks slow me down and frustrate me. Maybe someday I'll get into them but at the moment they just irk me. XD I'm reading Mistborn too! I'm only a little bit in because I became distracted by other books but I'm slowly working through it.

My week was meh, honestly. Just a lot of school and trying not to lose my mind because I really don't like the people I'm in school with. But I have about 6 months left of it so I'll deal for now. Your sister's art is awesome! :D I like how she totally warped what you asked her for haha. I'm interested to see your new header. ;P
1 reply · active 540 weeks ago
falling into place!!!! i'm a science geek and when the synopsis mentioned "newton's third law" i was sold. UMM SORRY NOT SORRY HAHA i'm pretty sure the book has less to do with physics and more to do with finding-yourself? not sure, but i've heard so many great things about how moving the story is so i sure hope you'll enjoy!! ALSO ALL OUR YESTERDAYS. i'm sorry about your car uggh can't imagine how frustrating it must be.

your sister draws so well!! i need rabbit pandas in my imagery universe rn.
1 reply · active 540 weeks ago
Those are so gorgeous! *contemplates getting a dragon* >.>

But yes, libraries lend out audiobooks free of charge! You can also check to see if your library has an Overdrive ebook lending system set up and then you can get audiobooks and ebooks digitally too :D Also All Our Yesterdays is dah bomb, so a great first audiobook!
1 reply · active 540 weeks ago
I just bought Falling Into Place! I saw it at Target for, like, 12 dollars and I couldn't resist. I have a book buying problem *sigh* But, yes, have been hearing so many amazing things about it that I simply could not walk away.

WOW, your friend's sister is super talented! I wish I could draw *cries* I can write, but that's not the same. I'd love to be able to do fan art that it amazing and pretty.
1 reply · active 540 weeks ago
OH MY GOD THAT'S MY WRITING ON YOUR BLOG :P Didn't except that okay ~~~~~~

So glad that it made it their safely and that everything worked out; you were the first person I've ever sent a book to omg. Haha, I find it funny that you gave me the wrong zip. When I go to school I feel like i would do that all of the time.

You're friend's sister is so talented at art :o I'm actually the least artistic person ever. I'd so much rather write or read. Really, even with my love of painting my nails I usually end mucking things up. Haha.

LOVE AND MISS YOUUUUU <3 333
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