Saturday, January 31, 2015

Stacking the Shelves #20


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 remember that I read The Burning Sky? Well I picked up its sequel, The Perilous Sea, so I'm hoping that I like that one more than the first. 

I finally got my hold of Well of Ascension, which I had to pay $1 for BUT IT WAS WORTH IT. I can finally read on!


And then I also borrowed Finnikin of the Rock, which I will get to one day, maybe next week? I don't know. I did borrow it from the library interwebs (Overdrive).



I preordered a copy of Fairest and it is the most beautiful hardback I have ever seen, AND I AM JUST VERY EXCITED TO READ IT. Plus I got it a day before it came out so bam.

  

So I received Seeker from Netgalley, thanks to Delacorte Books, but this was a while ago. I don't remember if I mentioned that I got this but OH WELL.

And then I couldn't resist and got Shadow Scale! I am listening to the audiobook of Seraphina (and not doing a good job of paying attention to it), but I know what's going on, kind of.

And lastly, I requested Sara Gruen's latest novel, At The Water's Edge, because I read Water for Elephants and I liked it. We'll see how this goes. I have no idea what it's about though.


HAHAHA WE DIDN'T GET MUCH SNOW HERE but there was still a couple of inches. I'm happy to say that our plow guy finally came, after not existed for the previous snowstorms.

What else? Um. Nothing much. Life is same old same old. 

OH, there's going to be a Superbowl party tomorrow, not that I care about the Superbowl, but the party is taking place at my house so I kind of have to attend. BUT THINK OF ALL THE FOOD. 

That's it. I hope you guys have been have a good week/month/sad winter so far!

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Whoa, Fairest is GORGEOUS. Does it have to be so pretty? Now I want to buy it, even though I still haven't read Scarlet or Cress. Stop me, Val! I am looking very much forward to your thoughts on Seeker. (Insert evil laugh here.)

We didn't get "the storm" either, it was so dumb. But then last night, we got like 5 inches of snow out of nowhere. I want to be a meteorologist because it absolutely does not matter what I say. It's all "oopsie, the storm made a sharp left, my bad", and then no one cares! I love it! And my local weather guy makes a lot of money, so I mean, this could be the way to go. Hope you have fun at the party!
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FAIREST!!! I'm waiting for it to come in the mail, I cannot wait to read it I'm so excited!!!
Not because it's about qqueen Levana but I hope I'll get glimpses of Winter, she was incredible in the last book!
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Wow, Fairest does look absolutely amazing! NOW I JUST NEED TO READ THE LUNAR CHRONICLES ALREADY goddammit.

Finnikin of the Rock! That's been on my TBR forever but I still haven't got round to it. I'LL SEE IF YOU THINK IT'S GOOD. :D

Ahhhhh jealous of your eARC of Shadow Scale. I want one! Seraphina was so goooood.

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Fun reads. Enjoy!
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Ooh... WOW! Fairest looks absolutely beautiful! Ok, I'm going to get the hardback, I'm convinced! But.. I do need to buy and read Cress first! And Finnikin of the Rock! I really hope you love it, I've been dying to read it for so long! Enjoy all your books, Val!
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You bought Fairest?! I'm so jealous!
I received Seeker for review too, but I haven't started it yet, can't wait to compare reviews!

We got a ton of snow here and we might be getting more Monday - boo!

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Haha, the only reason I ever attend our Superbowl party that my brothers throw is for the food! But it's so worth it!

And yes, Fairest is the coolest looking book ever! I too got it and I finished it the day it came out! I'm currently on the hunt for my copy of Finnikin Of The Rock because I know I own it, I bought at a used bookstore a long time ago, and now I finally want to read it and have no idea where it is...oops?

Hope you have an awesome week and enjoy your books! =)
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AHHHH FINNIKIN!!! I love it sooooo much I hope you'll enjoy it!! I haven't read the sequels though, maybe I should do it soon ^^

That is one freaking gorgeous inside cover!! Now I wish I own the series in hardcover so I can buy Fairest in hardcover as well D; I wonder if they're gonna keep the illustration in paperbacks...
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When I saw Well of Ascension my eyes popped out and I was like YES WE CAN FINALLY READ TOGETHAAAH! You have a different paperback compared to mine though, and I think I like yours better. HAHA.

And Fairest realyl does look BEAUTIFUL. Look at those colored pages!! I want some of that, too!! I haven't requested Shadow Scale yet, since my backlog is so massive. :|
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Wow, you got a snow storm, that sounds amazing! It's SO HOT and humid here and we never get snow. Fairest, woah that is such a beautiful hardback! Completely gorgeous, I can't wait to get mine! I need to get into Brandon Sanderson too! Have a great week Val!
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You always have a new Sanderson book. It's like you want me to be jealous or something :P Yay! I'm looking forward to your review of Fairest. It looks so pretty
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FAIREST LOOKS SO PRETTY. I actually never planned on reading it, but all the hype is seriously getting to me man. Finnikin sounds amazing. The Burning Sky didn't work for me but I'm looking forward to see what you think of its sequel, which I'm not sure I want to read or not.
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Finnikin of the Rock is amazing! Enjoy. :)
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AHHHH Fairest is so beautiful! I can't wait to read it :D And I really hope you like The Perilous Sea; it was a pretty fantastic sequel, in the end, even if the beginning was rough ;)
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