"To find out what a story's really about,' the Librarian said,

'you don't ask the writer. You ask the reader."


- SNOW & ROSE by Emily Winfield Martin


Saturday, December 13, 2014

Stacking the Shelves #79: December Book Haul Part 2 and Comic Book Haul #3


Hello bookish friends!
I hope you are all doing well and are all enjoying some really good reads...

It's been a wonderful, wonderful week! I am one lucky girl!!!
I celebrated my birthday this week - twice!!! Like I said, I'm a lucky girl ;) 
AND!!! I got some really awesome books and bookish things this week too!!!
I am also one very, very happy girl :) 

Here's part of my haul for the second half of December :)
Although I'm not expecting any other books to come in, I'm pretty sure I'll have one more haul after Christmas ;) hee, hee!

OH! and did you notice today's date???
12... 13... 14


(Please note, that the majority of my haul is Young Adult. Otherwise, books that aren't will be noted with either (A) for Adult, (NA) for New Adult, (MG) for Middle Grade, and (C) for Childrens books.)




*What I received for review...
- PRINCESS DECOMPOSIA AND COUNT SPATULA (PB) by Andi Watson from First Second (Macmillan) for review and blog tour.
- THERE WILL BE LIES (ARC) by Nick Lake from Bloomsbury for review and blog tour.
- A COURT OF THORNS AND ROSES (ARC) by Sarah J. Maas from Bloomsbury for review; with a beautiful feathered mask too!


*What I won in a giveaway...

*A birthday gift from my sweet #OTSPSecretSister, Daphne of Gone Pecan :) Thankyou!!!
- MY TRUE LOVE GAVE TO ME (HB) edited by Stephanie Perkins


*My comic book haul...


by DC Comics: 
- GOTHAM ACADEMY #2 and GOTHAM ACADEMY #3 by Becky Cloonan and Brenden Fletcher, Illustrated by Karl Kerschl
by kaboom!:
- STEVEN UNIVERSE #1 and STEVEN UNIVERSE #2 by Jeremy Sorese, Illustrated by Coleman Engle
by BOOM! BOX:
- LUMBERJANES #1-6 by Noelle Stevensen and Grace Ellis, Illustrated by Brooke Allen


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A few pics from my surprise birthday party :)
Plus, my bee-ish cake! Yummy!!!


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Thank you SO much for stopping by today!!!

Don't forget to leave a comment with your link so I can visit you too, please!!!
xoxo

7 comments:

  1. A Court of Thorns and Roses looks so good!! I hope you love it. :)

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  2. I'm reading There Will Be Lies now. It's bizarre so far. Enjoy your haul! My STS

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  3. Great haul, Margie! A know a lot of people is looking at that copy of SJ Maas' future release with love in their hearts. :)

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  4. Wow, great haul! Where do you even begin? Enjoy! http://booklovingnut.blogspot.com/2014/12/stacking-shelves-23.html

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  5. Great haul. Somewhat jealous of A Court of Thorns and Roses. Great stack of books this week indeed.

    Grace @ Books of Love

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  6. I've been seeing My True Love Gave To Me around a lot lately but I haven't seen it at my store yet. I hope you enjoy everything :)

    Book Haul (What Am I Doing?! Edition)

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  7. Awww what an awesome bee bake! I really want My True Love Gave To Me! Will definitely have to read it before Christmas! Enjoy! Happy Holidays & Happy Reading!

    My Stack

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