The Beehive Book News #31: The Christmas, Book Haul and Wrap-Up Edition

Hi there! I hope everyone has had a wonderful holiday and week full of books :) 

I am overflowing with wonderful reads right now and couldn't be happier! 

So sorry about this vlog, 

it was recorded past midnight and I had to be quiet so I wouldn't wake anyone up, lol!

What I received for review...
- Delirium by Lauren Oliver (YA)
- Pandemonium (Delirium #2) by Lauren Oliver (YA)
- The Fellowship For Alien Detection (ARC) by Kevin Emerson (MG)
- The Trouble With Flirting (ARC) by Claire LaZebnik (YA)
- Nobody (ARC) by Jennifer Lynn Barnes (YA)


What I purchased, traded, won...
- The Road to Jericho by Steven J. Carroll (MG)
- Ashes (Ashes Trilogy #1) by Ilsa J. Bick (YA)
- Close to Famous by Joan Bauer (YA)
- Stealing Parker (Hundred Oaks #2) (ARC) by Miranda Kenneally (YA)
- Fang Girl by Helen Keeble (YA)
- Annabel (Delirium #0.5) by Lauren Oliver (YA)
- Hana (Delirium #1.5) by Lauren Oliver (YA)

My Secret Santa and other Christmas gifts :) 
- The Sweetest Spell by Suzanne Selfors (YA) from Geraldine of Starian72 :)
- Goodie bag from Spence Hill Press :)




Mentions and THANK YOU's...
- Harper Teen/Epic Reads ---> See more about the "End is Here" right here! More info to come soon!
- Walden Pond Press, Bloomsbury and Egmont
- Lindsay of TheBookVlogger :)
- Melissa of Melissa's Eclectic Bookshelf :)
- Montana of The Book Belles via ARCyling
- Danny of Bewitched Bookworms :)
- Mandy of YABC :)
- Bunny Cates of I'm Reading It :)


RAKs I sent out for December via Booksoulmates...
- To Loretta of Between the Pages, Entice (ARC) by Jessica Shirvington
- To Becky of Becky's Barmy Book Blog, The Goddess Test and Goddess Interrupted (Paperbacks) by Aimee Carter

RAKs received :)
- From Ashley of Dr. Pepper Diva, Cinder (eBook) by Marissa Meyer (YA)
- From Cassie of Vamps, Weres and Cassay Oh My!, Cinder by Marissa Meyer (YA)
- From Julia of Juliababyjen's Reading Room, Echo (The Soul Seekers #2) by Alyson Noel (YA)

Thank you SO very much Julia, Cassie and Ashley :) 

December Wrap-Up...
- Dante's Girl by Courtney Cole (YA) 
- Mia's Heart by Courtney Cole (YA)
- ReAwakened by Ada Adams (YA)
- Home Front Girl by Joan Wehlan Morrison (YA)
- The Girl in the Wall by Daphne Benedis-Grab (YA)
- Tempestuous by Kim Askew and Amy Helmes (YA) 
- The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight by Jennifer E. Smith (YA)
- Death of a Kleptomaniac by Kristen Tracy (YA)
- The Christmas Box by Richard Paul Evans (Adult re-read)
- Hollyweird by Terri Clark (YA)
- Something Like Normal by Trish Doller (YA)

And that is everything for December!!! 

Please be sure to leave a comment, and your link(s), 

so I can visit you too!!!

Hope you all have a safe and wonderful New Year's Eve :) 

See you next year!!! xoxo 

I'm linking up to: The Sunday Post, Showcase Sunday 

and Stacking the Shelves.

The Beehive Book News #28: Book Haul and November Wrap-Up

Good day everybody!!! 

It's been a very looong, trying, stressful week and I couldn't bring myself to create a vlog today, so sorry!

Here's a pic of the physical books that I received in the last week and a half :) 

A big thank you to everyone who sent me books this week :) 

I only purchased The Liar Society this week, since I received The Lies That Bind for review...

Sweet Amy from Book Loving Mom did a trade with me - and I received a SIGNED copy of Lullaby by Amanda Hocking! I am SO thrilled to have this on my shelf :)

And a thank you to Krista from Nawanda Files! I won a surprised book from my wishlist and she chose to send me Crewel by Genniffer Albin :)  I think she picked out a wowzer!!! 

The Ultra Violets is an adorable book - it's ALL purple, even the inside, font, pictures and all! PURPLE! Very cute! Can't wait to get my girly on with this middle grade read...

And Home Front Girl is a gorgeous book - it is a bout a girl who grew up in pre-war, war, and after war america. Told through her own diaries, poems and drawings - a definite likeness to Diary of Anne Frank. I am really intrigued by it, can't wait to dive into our history from a first person poin-of-view. 

Hope you all had a wonderful week in books too!!! 

What I received for review...
- The Ultra Violets by Sophie Bell (MG)
- Home Front Girl: A Diary of Love, Literature, and Growing Up in Wartime America by Joan Wehlan Morrison (YA)
- The Lies That Bind (The Liar Society #2) by Lisa and Laura Roecker (YA)

What I purchased, traded, won, etc...
- Crewel by Genniffer Albin (YA)
- Lullaby (Watersong #2) by Amanda Hocking (YA) <--- SIGNED! Squeee!!!
- The Liar Society by Lisa and Laura Roecker (YA)

Mentions and THANK YOU's...
- Krista of Nawanda Files :)
- Amy of Book Loving Mom :)
- Razorbill, Chicago Review Press and Sourcebooks Fire

R.A.K.'s I sent out in November via Booksoulmates RAK:

- To Abbey at Abbey Ann's Bookland, TEMPEST by Julie Cross
- To Leah at Much Ado About Books, SISTERS RED (Fairytale Retellings #1) by Jackson Pearce
- To Sarabeth of Chronicles of Sarita, HALF-BLOOD (Covenant #1) by Jennifer L. Armentrout

I did not receive anything AND I am SO okay with that! 

I am just so happy to have been able to share these awesome books :)

Sign-ups for December RAK is up now! 

Click HERE to get all the info and join in the fun :) 

What I read last month... (most of my reviews to be posted in December)
- Masque of the Red Death by Bethany Griffin (YA)
- The Blue Door by Christa Kinde (MG/YA)
- Remembrance by Michelle Madow (YA re-read)
- Vengeance by Michelle Madow (YA)
- Timeless by Michelle Madow (YA)
- Darker Still (Magie Most Foul #1) by Leanna Renee Hieber (YA)
- Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell (YA)
- The Twisted Tragedy of Miss Natalie Stewart (Magic Most Foul #2) by Leanna Renee Hieber (YA)
- Hooked by Liz Fichera (YA)

Thank you all so much for stopping by!

Please be sure to leave your links in the comments too :) 

Happy reading!!!

I'm linking up to: The Sunday Post, Showcase Sunday, In My Mailbox 
and Stacking the Shelves

I'm participating in R.A.K. for November 2012...

It's been a while since I have officially joined in Book Soulmates R.A.K. 

I have a lot to be thankful for and wanted to share some happy, happy with others this month :) 

If you don't what R.A.K is, it stands for Random Acts of Kindness, this is where you can sign up and share with people your wishlist. It is with the intention that you will "wish upon a book" for someone. 

And in many cases, they will 'wish you back.' But it is mainly you spreading the kindness without any expectations :)

COMPLETE RULES RE-CAP:

Please read carefully & follow all rules (from Book Soulmates blog)! 

~ Only sign-up each month that you can participate (and by participate, we mean give as well as receive).
~ Show off your participation by grabbing our RAK button (code can be found on the right sidebar of the Book Soulmates page).
~ Create a wishlist (on Amazon, Goodreads, your blog, ect...) and post it in the Google Doc located in in each RAK post for the month.
~ If you choose to do a RAK for someone, check out their wishlist and contact that blogger directly for their information.
~ Once you receive a RAK, send us an email to [rakbybooksoulmates @ gmail . com] so that we can update the Google Doc.  IT IS VERY IMPORTANT THAT YOU SEND EMAILS TO THIS ADDRESS!
~ E-book participation is limited to files being gifted directly to a person from the e-book store. Amazon's Kindle Store is set up to allow this, as well as the Kobo store and Barnes & Noble for Nook as well.
~ At the end of the month, SHOW US YOUR RAK by making a "RAK Wrap-Up" post.  This post should include who you SENT gifts to as well as who you RECEIVED gifts from.

OPEN TO EVERYONE including all our International brethren!

Remember, there's always The Book Depository, and they offer FREE shipping!

(For U.S., I will probably be using BN.com unless they have a Kindle ;) lol!

Easy and super fun!!!

Enjoy, and happy reading everyone :) 

The Beehive Book Update #20: September Wrap-Up

Hi everyone!
I just wanted to share a quick "wrap-up" post for last month...
I didn't receive many books last week, so I am saving them for my next update ;)

BUT, first!!! The sweet Loretta of Between the Pages interviewed me yesterday :) 

Come take a peek!

What I read last month... 
- The Cinderella Project by Stan Crowe (Adult)
- Cursed by Jennifer L. Armentrout (YA)
- Alice in Zombieland by Gena Showalter (YA)
- Embrace (The Violet Eden Chapters #1) by Jessica Shirvington (YA re-read)
- Entice (The Violet Eden Chapters #2) by Jessica Shirvington (YA) - Tour/review date: 10/24/2012
- Onyx (Lux #2) by Jennifer L. Armentrout (YA) - review to be posted soon!
- Hocus Pocus Hotel: The Abracadabra Hotel by Michael Dahl (MG) - review/giveaway to be posted on 10/8/2012

My current giveaways...
- Kiss of Steel by Bec McMaster (Adult) - ends 10/4/2012
- The Spindlers by Lauren Oliver (MG) - ends 10/10/2012

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My RAK Wrap-Up for September 2012:

I sent the following ARCs/books...
- Destined by Aprilynne Pike to Jana Waterreus
- Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas to Rebecca Fleming
- A Breath of Eyre by Eve Marie Mont to Deborah Owen
- Send by Patty Blount to Tiffany Drew
- Insignia by S.J. Kincaid and Cold Fury by T.M. Goeglein to Stephanie Ward

I didn't receive anything and I am SO good with that :) I am really happy to have found new homes for all of these books!!!

A BIG thank you to Book Soulmates for hosting the monthly RAK!!!

Thanks SO much for stopping by today!!!

Happy reading :)  

May 2012 Wrap-Up R.A.K. and Books-Read Post!

The month of May was quite a busy one for me! I had a hard time trying to choose one book to concentrate on... I would continually pick up books and read a chapter or two and then pick up another, just to get a feel for it. I have too many options to choose from, lol! 

Overall, it was a good month :) 

Awesome R.A.K.'s from some wonderful bloggers!!!

- From Montana of The Book Belles, Clarity by Kim Harrington
- From Natalie of Mindful Musings, Deadly Cool (eBook) by Gemma Halliday
- From Barbara of Basia's Bookshelf, Kill Me Softly (eBook) by Sarah Cross
- From Emily of Doodle's Book Blog, Before I Fall by Lauren Oliver

Thank you all SO very much! 

You guys truly made my month so extra special :)

Here's what I sent...
- To Natalie, Storm by Brigid Kemmerer
- To Laura, Pretty Amy by Lisa Burstein

And a BIG thank you to Book Soulmates for hosting!!!

Be sure to check out Book Soulmates Blog for more deets to participating in their monthly R.A.K.

And a quick wrap up of the books that I read/reviewed this month:
- ReVamped by Ada Adams (review)
- The Enchanted Attic: Facing the Hunchback of Notre Dame (review)
- Enchanted by Alethea Konits (review)
- The Chaperone by Laura Moriarty (review)
- Dragonbreath #1 by Ursula Vernon
- Daimon, The Prequel to Half-Blood by Jennifer L. Armentrout
- Obsidian by Jennifer L. Armentrout (review to be posted Saturday)
- Someone Else, Somewhere Else (short story) by Jenelle Jack Pierre (review)
- Hound Dog True by Linda Urban (review)
- Brownies and Broomsticks by Bailey Cates (review scheduled for 6/10th)
- Can I Get An Amen? by Sarah Healy (review scheduled for 6/11th)
- Blue Sky Days by Marie Landry (review)
- What a Boy Wants by Nyrae Dawn (review scheduled for 6/4th)
- The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson (re-read)
- The Fairytale Keeper: Avenging the Queen by Andrea Cefalo (review)
- Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo (review scheduled for 6/5th))

And I started to read these books and plan on finishing them in June! (Sometimes I just can't decided what to read, lol):
- Enthralled: Paranormal Diversions by numerous authors
- The Taker by Alma Katsu
- Witches of East End by Melissa de la Cruz
- Belles by Jen Calonita

I really can't complain, it was a good month all around :)

How was yours??? 

April 2012 R.A.K.Wrap Up!

Hello! Hope you're all having a fab Monday :)

There's not much to report for this month...

I R.A.K.'ed an eBook of The Fine Art of Truth or Dare by Melissa Jensen to
Emily of Doodle's Book Blog :)

I didn't receive anything this month and that is SO okay!
I have plenty of books right now to keep me busy ;)
I really wish I could have done more for the month of April, but this month flew by and I got behind, lol! May is looking to be a wonderful month to share with fellow book-lovers! Did you see how many books are being released on May 1st alone??? WOWzers!!!

A big thank you to Book Soulmates for hosting this every month!!!

If interested in finding out more about Random Acts of Kindness -
please go HERE to get all of the info!

Thanks much! xo

March 2012 R.A.K. Wrap Up!

R.A.K. {Random Acts of Kindness} is a monthly feature hosted by the sweet ladies at Book Soulmates! 

It's a great way to surprise fellow book bloggers and/or readers with a great book off their wish lists. 

For more information or to sign up and participate go HERE!

Two SWEET books from Hannah of In the Best Worlds,

Thank you SO much, Hannah!!!

A Breath of Eyre (arc) by Eve Marie Mont (I just started reading it right now!) and 

The Fine Art of Truth or Dare by Melissa Jensen 

 Two ebooks for my Nook, from Lori of Romancing the Darkside:

Thank you SOOO very much, Lori :)

Paranormalcy by Kiersten White and
Firelight by Sophie Jordan 

I actually don't remember who I sent books to this month, oops, lol! 

I know I R.A.K.'d to 3 people this month... 

I sent two ebooks to Ivy of Ivy Reads, and one book to Lori of Romancing the Darkside, 

but I don't remember who the other person was, it was earlier in the month, lol, sorry! 

I hope you all did wonderfully this month! 

and I hope to do more for April :) It's so much fun to share help each other's bookshelves ;) 

Happy reading!!!  

February 2012 R.A.K Wrap Up Post (#2)

Another month has passed me by, lol!
Good bye, February...

I decided to participate in Book Soulmates R.A.K again!
Although I didn't get to r.a.k. as much as I wanted to,
it's still nice to be able to make at least one person smile :)

First, a very big and grateful thank you to the chicas at Book Soulmates for hosting!!!

A big thank you to Keri for these eBooks on my Nook :)
- Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater

- The Iron Witch by Karen Mahoney

... and a big thank you to Sarabeth of Chronicles of Sarita
for putting more eBooks on my Nook too :)

- Divergent by Veronica Roth

- The Fault in Our Stars by John Greene 

- The Iron Daughter by Julie Kagawa

(Sarabeth is trying to get me to fall into the Iron Fey series, hee hee!)

I sent this Nook Book to Ivy of Ivy Reads :)
I haven't read it yet, but it was on her wishlist, so I hope that she's liking it!!!

The Gathering Storm by Robin Bridges

Here's a re-cap of their R.A.K rules :) 
Sign up each month that you'd like to participate. 

• Show off your participation by grabbing our RAK button :)

• Create a wish list (on Amazon, Goodreads, or your blog etc) and post it in the Google Doc located in each R.A.K post for the month. 
• If you choose to do a R.A.K for someone, check out their wish list and contact that blogger for their address.
• *NEW* E-book participation is limited to files being gifted directly to a person from the e-book store. Amazon's Kindle Store is set up to allow this, as well as the Kobo store and we believe Barnes & Noble as well.
• At the end of the month, SHOW US YOUR R.A.K! Make a post saying 'Thank You' to whoever granted one of your wishes and share it with us :)

OPEN TO EVERYONE!

Let's keep our International bloggers in mind and in our hearts.

Remember, there's always the Book Depository and they offer FREE shipping!

Easy peezy!!

• If you have any questions regarding RAK:rakbybooksoulamates @ gmail . com

Happy Reading everyone! xo

My First RAK-up Post: January 2012

Wow, today is the last day of January! Amazing how quickly the month went by!
I participated in the Book Soulmates RAK program this month,
and wanted to give an extra shout out to the sweet people that sent me something :) 

A huuuuge thank you goes to:

Crystal from What R U Reading!!!
City of Bones by Cassandra Clare 

Kara L.!!!
Wicked Lovely by Melissa Marr

AND...

Sarabeth from Chronicles of Sarita!!!
sent me The Iron King by Julie Kagawa for my Nook 

I thought I sent out 2 RAKs, but only one actually made it into the mail:
I sent Crystal Crescendo by Becca Fitzpatrick!
I have a book for Kara! Which will be mailed tomorrow, so I guess it will count for February, lol! So sorry, Kara!

Thank you all so much for you generosity :)
I truly love all of my new books!!! I cannot wait to read them all next month!!!