Stacking the Shelves #81: January 2015 Book Haul and Comic Book Haul #6

Hello bookish friends!

We are expecting some snow this weekend! We are kind of on the edge, so we may not get as much, or if any, as we would like to, lol! But we're all prepared to bunker down and enjoy some much needed snuggling in and read time :) 

Hope you all have some amazing weekend reads to get through!

I am participating in Stacking the Shelves, hosted by Team Tynga's Reviews!!!

My book haul...
(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 from Macmillan...

- TUCK EVERLASTING 40th Anniversary Edition (HB) by Natalie Babbitt for blog tour.
- WITHERWOOD REFORM SCHOOL (ARC) by Obert Skye (MG) for blog tour.
- BECOMING JINN (ARC) by Lori Goldstein (YA) for review.
- SWEET (ARC) by Emmy Laybourne
- JOYRIDE (ARC) by Anna Banks
- REBEL MECHANICS (ARC) by Shanna Swendson 

*What I won in giveaway(s)...
- EXQUISITE CAPTIVE (Dark Caravan Cycle #1) (Signed HB) by Heather Demetrios from Miguel from The Quirky Reader's Exquisite Captive Blogger Relay giveaway!

*What I purchased...

- FROSTFIRE (Kanin Chronicles #1) (PB) by Amanda Hocking
- THE SLEEPER AND THE SPINDLE (HB) by Neil Gaiman, Illustrated by Chris Riddell
A few Wordsworth Classics Paperback Editions to add to my tiny collection:
- THE LITTLE PRINCE by Antoine De Saint-Exupery
- GRIMM's FAIRY TALES by J.L.C. & W.C. Grimm
- ANDERSEN'S FAIRY TALES by Hans Christian Andersen

*My comic book haul...

by Marvel: 

- THE UNBEATABLE SQUIRREL GIRL #1 by Ryan North, Illustrated by Erica Hendersen

- ANT-MAN #1 by Nick Spencer, Illustrated by Ramon Rosanas 

- AVENGERS: NO MORE BULLYING #1 by Sean Ryan, Jody Houser, Gerry Duggan and Jeff Loveness  

- THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN ANNUAL #1 by Sean Ryan, Illustrated by Brandon Peterson

by DC Comics:

- HARLEY QUINN The New 52! ANNUAL #1: Special Rub 'n Smell Spectacular! by Amanda Conner, Jimmy Palmiotti, John Timms and Paul Mounts 

- HARLEY QUINN Invades Comic-Con International: San Diego #1 by Amanda Conner and Jimmy Palmiotti 

- SCRIBBLENAUTS UNMASKED #3 by Josh Elder, Illustrated by Adam Archer

by Boom Studios/Kaboom:

- ABIGAIL AND THE SNOWMAN #1 by Roger Langridge
- BEE AND PUPPY CAT #2 and #6 by Natasha Allegri
- THE AMAZING WORLD OF GUMBALL #1 by Frank Gibson and Tyson Hesse
- CAPTURE CREATURES #2 by Frank Gibson, Illustrated by Becky Dreistadt
- FAIRY QUEST: OUTLAWS #1 by Paul Jenkins, Illustrated by Humberto Ramos 

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A few pics from this past 2 week :)

Our first 'read' of 2015!

Our first snow!

Our first 'camp out' in the living room ;)

ALL the "series" that I need to finish or catch up on! Eeep!!!

I reorganized my bookshelves! ALL of these shelves are strictly for YA now :)

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Thank you SO much for stopping by today!!!

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xoxo

Stacking the Shelves #81: Belated December Book Haul and Comic Book Haul #5

Hello bookish friends!

Hope you all had a wonderful start to the new year!!!
I'm trying to get as organized as possible... which is what I do every year, and then I usually start to fall apart by the beginning of March, lol! But, this year, will be different! I have a physical planner! I have already pre-scheduled some posts and have a reading schedule for my potential TBR! Which is something I have never planned out before... 
wish me luck ;) 

Now... I got a few more things that I received last month to share with you!

(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.)

I am participating in Stacking the Shelves, hosted by Team Tynga's Reviews!!!

*What I received for review...

- TEAR YOU APART (Beau Rivage Series) (ARC) by Sarah Cross from Egmont for blog tour.
- THE WICKED AWAKENING OF ANNE MERCHANT (The V Trilogy #2) (ARC) by Joanna Wiebe from BenBella Books for blog tour.

*My Christmas gifts from my #OTSPSecretSister, Daphne at Gone Pecan... thank you!!!

- VIVIAN APPLE AT THE END OF THE WORLD (ARC) by Katie Coyle
- EX-MAS (PB) by Kate Brian

- Huge BEE tote bag :)

*My Christmas gifts from my #BookishChristmas santa, Lindsey at Bring My Books... thank you!!!

- STRANDS OF BRONZE AND GOLD (signed HB) by Jane Nickerson
- THE 10TH KINGDOM Movie :)

*Gifts from my boys...

- TWISTED FAIRY TALES (HB) by Maura McHugh, Illustrated by Jane Laurie
- A 2015 Weekly Planner
- The Big Bang Theory Bookmark
- Harley Quinn Lanyard

*eBooks I purchased...
- TWIN ROSES: A Beau Rivage Short Story by Sarah Cross
- WICKED by Jennifer L. Armentrout (NA)

*My Christmas comic book haul...

by Marvel:

- MS. MARVEL #10: Generation Why Part III by Willow Wilson, Illustrated by Adrian Alphona

- SPIDER-VERSE #1 by Katie Cook and many others

by DC Comics: 

- HARLEY QUINN HOLIDAY SPECIAL #1 by Amanda Conner and Jimmy Palmiotti, Illustrated by Mauricet

by BOOM! Studios:

- LUMBERJANES #9 by Noelle Stevensen and Grace Ellis, Illustrated by Brooke Allen
- TEEN DOG #2, 3 and 4 by Jake Lawrence
- BEE AND PUPPYCAT #7 (Covers A & B) by Natasha Allegri and Garrett Jackson
- CAPTURE CREATURES #1 by Becky Dreistadt and Frank Gibson
- STEVEN UNIVERSE #4 and5 Written and Illustrated by Grace Kraft, Kris Mukai, Megan Brennan and Evan Palmer

by Image Comics:
- RAT QUEENS, Volume #1: Sass and Sorcery by Kurtis J. Wiebe, Illustrated by Roc Upchurch (A)

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A few pics from this past week :)

Happy New Year's Eve!!!

Our first 2015 book has been read!!!

1/6th of my TBR pile for 2015 and half of my TBR for the Popsugar Reading Challenge!

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Thank you SO much for stopping by today!!!

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xoxo

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.)

I am participating in Stacking the Shelves, hosted by Team Tynga's Reviews!!!

*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...

- CHARMED (The Witch Hunter aka Hexed #2) (ARC) by Michelle Krys from Brittany of Brittany's Book Rambles (Thank you!)

*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

Stacking the Shelves #78: December Book Haul Part 1 and Comic Book Haul #2

Hello my amazing bookish friends!

I hope you are all doing well and are all enjoying some really good reads...

We finally finished decorating our home for the holidays :)
All of our ornaments are little pieces of our lives - there are ornaments from my husband's childhood, some are from when I was a kid too. A few handmade ones from crafty friends, and of course a few from our kids. There are some that mark important milestones in our growing family's lives. And more will be added every year to come. That's our little tradition!

So, it seems that the seasons are a bit mixed up around here. It has been quite chilly, but raining. Raining a lot! I don't think I've every seen it rain so much at this time of the year. It has really dampened my mood... (see what I did there, lol!) I want snow! And, I hope to get some of that snow and holiday spirit through a few books that I've tossed into my TBR for this month:
Winterspell, Dash and Lily's Book of Dares, and,
The Christmas Box/The Christmas List...
any other winter books that you'd recommend???

For now, here's my haul for the first half of December :)

(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.)

I am participating in Stacking the Shelves, hosted by Team Tynga's Reviews!!!

*What I received for review...

Middle Grade ARCs From HarperCollins:
- MONSTROUS by MarcyKate Connolly
- HERO by Sarah Lean
- SHIVERS!: The Pirate Who's Afraid of EVERYTHING by Annabeth Bondor-Stone and Connor White
- LISTEN, SLOWLY by Thanhha Lai
- MOONPENNY ISLAND by Tricia Springstubb

From Random House:
- LITTLE WHITE LIES (HB) by Katie Dale

*What I purchased from #BookOutletBlackFriday...

- ELEANOR AND PARK by Rainbow Rowell
- THIS SONG WILL SAVE YOUR LIFE by Leila Sales
- EMERALD GREEN (Ruby Red Trilogy #3) by Kerstin Gier
- MEANT TO BE by Lauren Morrill
- SERAPHINA by Rachel Hartman
- STRANDS OF BRONZE AND GOLD by
- PIZZA, LOVE, AND OTHER STUFF THAT MADE ME FAMOUS by Kathryn Williams
- MRS. POE by Lynn Cullen (A)
- THE CHRISTMAS LIST by Richard Paul Evans (A)
- BREAKABLE (Contours of the Heart #2) by Tammara Webber (NA)
- MASTERPIECE by Elise Broach, Illustrated by Kelly Murphy (MG)
- MY BIG FAT ZOMBIE GOLDFISH: The SeaQuel by Mo O'Hara (MG)
- THE CLOAK SOCIETY by Jeramey Kraatz (MG)
- VILLAINS RISING (The Cloak Society #2) by Jeramey Kraatz (MG)

- IT'S TIME FOR CHRISTMAS! (Duck & Goose) by Tad Hill (C)

- BEST LOVED FAIRYTALES by Hans Christian Andersen

*Comic book haul...

by Marvel Comics: 

- SPIDER-WOMAN #1 by Dennis Hopler, Illustrated by Greg Land, Jay Leisten & Frank D'Armata
- ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN WEB-WARRIORS by Joe Caramagna
- MS. MARVEL #1: Meta Morphosis (The original cover and one of the variant editions!)
by G. Willow Wilson, Illustrated by Adrian Alphona
- MS. MARVEL #2: All Mankind by G. Willow Wilson, Illustrated by Adrian Alphona
- SPIDER-MAN LOVES MARY JANE #1 by Sean McKeever, Illustrated by Takeshi Miyazawa
- MARY JANE: HOMECOMING #1 by Sean McKeever, Illustrated by Takeshi Miyazawa

by DC Comics: 
- GOTHAM ACADEMY #1 by Becky Cloonan, Illustrated by Karl Kerschl

ALSO!
I'm currently participating in the Holiday #Readathon (hosted by Liza of WhoRuBlog ) right now!
This is my weekend TBR...

- LITTLE WHITE LIES by Katie Dale
- THE DARKEST PART OF THE FOREST by Holly Black
- I'LL GIVE YOU THE SUN by Jandy Nelson

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

Stacking the Shelves #77: November 2014 Book Haul (Part 2) and Comic Book Haul #1

Hello my wonderful and amazing bookish friends!

Seriously, you guys are the bestest!!!

First, a very big and belated Happy Thanksgiving to all of my U.S. friends!
Hope you had a wonderful holiday with family, friends and good food :)

Temperatures have dropped drastically, winter has decided to come early and even though I'm a huge fan of winter, I am completely unprepared and have been freezing my butt off, lol!...

funny thing is - temperatures began to drop as I was reading SNOW LIKE ASHES by Sara Raasch, and when I finished reading it earlier last week - let's just say that the Winterians would have been pleased that I was freezing my butt off, lol! The perfect book for this time of the year! I will be reviewing it soon, but know for now - I'm giving it a 5-BEE rating :) I highly recommend it!!!

Also, very recently, I have discovered my love for comic books again! 

I have read a few graphic novels in the last few months, and I have been itching to get back into comic book series and have decided to embrace my inner nerdgirl and finally got myself to my local comic book store! To say that the guys at the store were a bit shocked to see me strut in is an understatement, lol! But, they kept their chuckles to a minimum and were very helpful for everything that I am currently looking for. I have quite a list, and in their words:
"Please don't be offended, but for a girl, you are going to keep us quite busy!"

Mind you, all of the stores workers are over the age of 50 (except for one, lol!) and were quite happy to see a girl come in, knowing "her stuff" and are more than eagerly to help me find what I'm looking to read :) I'm really excited to start sharing my comic book love, pull lists, tradebacks, etc. with my boys and all of you!!! 

For now, here's my official haul for November :)
It's unexpectedly quite large, and I am very grateful and thankful for my lovely books!

(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.)

I am participating in Stacking the Shelves, hosted by Team Tynga's Reviews!!!

*What I received for review...
From Harper Teen:
- TWISTED FATE (ARC) by Norah Olson
- PLAYLIST FOR THE DEAD (ARC) by Michelle Falkoff
- GEEK GIRL: Model Misfit (Geek Girl #2) (ARC) by Holly Smale
- MY HEART AND OTHER BLACK HOLES (ARC) by Jasmine Warga
- A WICKED THING (ARC) by Rhiannon Thomas
- SHERLOCK HOLMES IN A STUDY IN SCARLET (Sherlock Holmes #1) (ARC) by Sir. Arthur Conan Doyle, Illustrated by Gris Grimly

From The Novl/Little Brown:
- LOVE, LUCY (ARC) by April Lindner

From Macmillan:
- TUCK EVERLASTING (PB) by Natalie Babbitt
- BO AT BALLARD CREEK (PB) by Kirkpatrick Hill (MG)
- BO AT IDITAROD CREEK (HB) by Kirkpatrick Hill (MG)

From Author:
- FRAGILE REIGN (Mortal Enchantment #3) (PB) by Stacey O'Neale

From Merry Makers: 
- LADYBUG GIRL Doll

*What I received in book giveaways/trades/swaps...
- DEAREST (Woodcutter Sisters #3) (ARC) by Alethea Kontis from HMH
- THE STEPSISTER'S TALE (HB) by Tracy Barrett from a swap
- GEEK GIRL (UK PB) by Holly Smale from my #OTSPSecretSister Daphne of

From my #OTSPSecretSister Daphne :)

*What I purchased from Book Outlet...
- DELIRIUM STORIES (PB) by Lauren Oliver
- WAIT FOR YOU (PB) by J. Lynn (NA)
- THE INTERESTINGS (HB) by Meg Wolitzer (A)

*Comic book haul...

Marvel Comics: 
- THOR #1 and THOR #2 by Jason Aaron, Illustrated by Russell Dauterman
- MS. MARVEL Volume 1 (Issues #1-6) by G. Willow Wilson, Illustrated by Adrian Alphona
- MS. MARVEL #6: Healing Factor by G. Willow Wilson, Illustrated by Jacob Wyatt
- MS. MARVEL #7: Healing Factor Part II by G. Willow Wilson, Illustrated by Jacob Wyatt
- MS. MARVEL #8: Generation Why by G. Willow Wilson, Illustrated by Adrian Alphona
- MARY JANE #1: The Real Thing, MARY JANE #2: The Loyalty Thing, MARY JANE #3: The Money Thing and MARY JANE #4: The Trust Thing by Sean McKeever, Illustrated by Takeshi Miyazawa
DC Comics: 
- BATGIRL #35 and BATGIRL #36 by Cameron Stewart, Illustrated by Brenden Fletcher and Babs Tarr

Thank you SO much for stopping by today!!!

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or on my booktube channel :) 

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xoxo