It's Friday! Have You Turned Into A Book Yet? [7]

I skipped last week because I had family visiting and a book signing to go to, and I honestly forgot about this. Sorry.

"It's Friday! Have You Turned Into A Book Yet?" is inspired by the #fridayreads 
Twitter meme, Book Journey's "It's Monday! What Are You Reading?", Should Be Reading's "WWW Wednesdays", Tynga's Reviews "Stacking the Shelves" and the various other book haul memes, and probably a few others I can't remember right now.

All covers/book title links lead to Goodreads.

(P.S. What do you think of my new little button ↑ ?)

I haven't gotten very far into it (like only 10 pages), but so far I'm liking it.

I still haven't finished this. And I probably will end up marking this DNF-For-Now.

 

As you'll see in "TBF Left Me Hanging," I just picked this up, and, knowing me, I'll get on another ContempRomance kick after Amy & Roger, so figured I might as well start this before I forget about it.

I still haven't read this, and I ended up *cringe* seeing the movie before reading the book.

Loved. It! Ugh, it was just so good, I don't even know what to say, other than Go. Read. Now.

This book. . .WOW. It was so amazing. I loved it just as much as Grave Mercy, which, while that's what I was hoping for, I didn't think it would happen, because I LOVE court intrigue, and this book focused more on Sybella's feelings than court politics.

(Books/Stuff that came in the mail.)

From Jessica P. via YA Book Exchange
Hidden by Sophie Jordan (ARC)
Level 2 by Lenore Appelhans (ARC)

From Barnes & Noble:
Mind Games by Kiersten White

(Books I bought.)

Dance with a Vampire by Ellen Schreiber
Sticky Fingers by Niki Burnham
Sovay by Celia Rees
Summer Boys by Hailey Abbott
Undeadly by Michele Vail
Perfect Scoundrels by Ally Carter (signed)
Second Helpings by Megan McCafferty

Not Pictured:
Hooked by Liz Fichera

I am so happy about find Dance with a Vampire! Awhile ago I started collecting old editions of books that got their cover changed, and with DwaV I only need to find a hardcover of Vampire Kisses (book 1) to complete my Vampire Kisses collection. Also, I found it when I went to Ally Carter's signing in Lansing (which is how Perfect Scoundrels got to be signed), and I must say, Ally. Is. AWESOME!

This week I've just did a title and link to the various Book News.

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The Chaos of Stars by Kiersten White cover reveal on Epic Reads

Divergent #3 by Veronica Roth release date reveal on Divergent Facebook

Teardrop by Lauren Kate cover reveal on Lauren's blog

Snakeroot by Andrea Cremer (NIGHTSHADE #4!!) cover reveal on Bookish

Resist by Sarah Crossan (Breathe #2) cover reveal on Sarah's Twitter

These Broken Stars by Amie Kaufman & Meagan Spooner cover reveal on Pub(lishing) Crawl and various other blogs

Clockwork Princess by Cassandra Clare (The Infernal Devices #3) trailer reveal on EW's Shelf Life

It's Friday! Have You Turned Into A Book Yet? [5]

"It's Friday! Have You Turned Into A Book Yet?" is inspired by the #fridayreads Twitter meme, Book Journey's "It's Monday! What Are You Reading?", Should Be Reading's "WWW Wednesdays", Tynga's Reviews "Stacking the Shelves" and the various other book haul memes, and probably a few others I can't remember right now.

All covers/book title links lead to Goodreads.

Reading this for the 3rd time. I love this book soooo much, and it seems to get better every time I read it.

I started this on the plane last week, but after I got Gates of Paradise from Books of Wonder, I just put it aside.

Finally got the ARC I won, so I hope to start this soon.

I still need to read this, and I only have 2 weeks left. Gah!

O. M. G. This book was AMAZING! And I can't believe the series is over!! Uh, I'm tearing up just thinking about it. *sob* No more Blue Bloods!! (Well, there is a spin-off coming, but not for a while :( .)

I loved it! Just what I needed to get over the end of the series. The art is gorgeous, and it was adapted very well!

(Books/Stuff that came in the mail.)

Altered by Jennifer Rush (ARC)
Born Wicked by Jessica Spotswood (signed)

Altered came from Christie at Teen Librarian Toolbox, and Born Wicked came from Robin Talley.

(Books I bought.)

Lament by Maggie Stiefvater (UK edition)
Ballad by Maggie Stiefvater (UK edition)
Dark Goddess by Sarwat Chadda
Storm by Brigid Kemmerer
Lust by Robin Wasserman (signed)
The Vicious Deep by Zoraida Córdova (signed)
Amy & Roger's Epic Detour by Morgan Matson
Renegade by J. A. Souders
Carnival of Souls by Melissa Marr
Monstrous Beauty by Elizabeth Fama
Gates of Paradise by Melissa de la Cruz (signed)
Blue Bloods: The Graphic Novel by Melissa de la Cruz, Robert Venditti, and Alina Urusov

A couple of the books came from Books of Wonder, a couple came from B&N, and the rest came from Strand.

There were so many cover reveals this week that if I listed them all here the "Book News" section would be longer than the rest of the post! So I decided to just recap all the cover reveals over in a "Exciting Book Stuff" post. You can find that post here.

Jodi Meadows revealed the trailer to her recently released Asunder, book 2 in the Newsoul trilogy. Check it out below.

Courtney Allison Moulton revealed the trailer to her recent release, Shadows in the Silence, Angelfire book 3.

Three new Unravel Me spoiler videos were unveiled, "Infomercial," "Household Products," and "I Wrote a Song for You." HuffPost Books posted "Household Products," as well an interview with Tahereh Mafi. Examiner.com posted "I Wrote a Song for You." The videos are below, and remember they are SPOILER vids, so watch at your own risk.

That's everything. See y'all next week!

It's Friday! Have You Turned Into A Book Yet? [4]

"It's Friday! Have You Turned Into A Book Yet?" is inspired by the #fridayreads Twitter meme, Book Journey's "It's Monday! What Are You Reading?", Should Be Reading's "WWW Wednesdays", Tynga's Reviews "Stacking the Shelves" and the various other book haul memes, and probably a few others I can't remember right now.

All covers/book title links lead to Goodreads.

I haven't read much at all, but I'm liking it so far.

This came in the mail this week, so I started it, but, like Beautiful Creatures, I'm not very far into it.

I haven't started this yet, because my cousin borrowed it, and I wanted to get through Beautiful Creatures first, so I hope to start after she finishes.

Even though I'm not very far into Beautiful Creatures I think this will be my plane-read, for when I go to New York tomorrow. And that's mostly because BC is SO BIG.

I don't even feel like I read anything. The beginning annoyed me, and the middle just kind of passed—it didn't seem like ANYTHING happened. The end was really the only good part. I could go on and on, so I'll stop now. I should have a review up on Tea for Three next week, if you want to know more of my thoughts.

After the whole Star Cursed widget thing last week, I re-read Born Wicked. It was as awesome as when I first read it, over a year ago.

(Books/Stuff that came in the mail.)

From Shalena @ Writer Quirk

Delirium by Lauren Oliver
Pandemonium by Lauren Oliver (ARC)
The Secret Life of Prince Charming by Deb Caletti
The Unwritten Rule by Elizabeth Scott
Defiance by C.J. Redwine (signed)
Rash by Pete Hautman

From Mac Kids/Fierce Reads
Eyes Like Stars by Lisa Mantchev
Perchance to Dream by Lisa Mantchev
So Silver Bright by Lisa Mantchev

From Jessica Spotswood
Star Cursed by Jessica Spotswood (signed ARC)
The Cahill Witch Chronicles bookmarks (signed)

From Barnes & Noble
Snow White, Blood Red edited by Ellen Datlow & Terri Windling
Shadowhunters and Downworlders: A Mortal Instruments Reader edited by Cassandra Clare
The Archived by Victoria Schwab

From Jennifer Rush
Altered by Jennifer Rush "Cas" button

From my mom
"I cannot live without books" sticker

It's like the Book Faery wanted to make up for no deliveries last week. :) Anyway, Writer Quirk had a "End of the World as We Know It" giveaway, and I was one of the winners. Every week the Fierce Reads Facebook page features a Mac Kids "Fierce" book/series and giveaway a couple copies of the selected book/series. A couple weeks ago the Theatre Illuminata series was featured, and I won one of the sets being given away. (This week The Escape from Furnace series by Alexander Gordon Smith is being given away. Enter here.) Last week I said my countdown widget for Star Cursed was chosen to be the official one, so, because I had the winning design, Jessica sent me a signed ARC of SC plus some bookmarks. The B&N books I ordered over the weekend, and they came Wednesday and Friday. Jennifer Rush had a flash trivia contest on Twitter last week because she just got Altered buttons (like the one above) in the mail. I was one of the winners, so Jenn sent me a button. My mom ordered a sticker for me last week, and it came this week.

(Books I bought.)

Anna and the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins

Nobody by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

I absolutely adored Anna, but read a library copy, so I decided to (finally) buy a copy for myself. I love Jennifer Lynn Barnes, and am so excited Nobody is finally out.

Mod Podge Bookshelf unveiled the cover to The Originals by Cat Patrick on Wednesday. The book sounds really good, and releases May 7 from Little, Brown BFYR.

A riveting new story from Cat Patrick, author of Forgotten and Revived.

17-year-olds Lizzie, Ella, and Betsey Best grew up as identical triplets... until they discovered a shocking family secret. They're actually closer than sisters, they're clones. Hiding from a government agency that would expose them, the Best family appears to consist of a single mother with one daughter named Elizabeth. Lizzie, Ella, and Betsey take turns going to school, attending social engagements, and a group mindset has always been a de facto part of life...

Then Lizzie meets Sean Kelly, a guy who seems to see into her very soul. As their relationship develops, Lizzie realizes that she's not a carbon copy of her sisters; she's an individual with unique dreams and desires, and digging deeper into her background, Lizzie begins to dismantle the delicate balance of an unusual family that only science could have created.

EW's Shelf Life revealed the cover to Frozen by Melissa de la Cruz & Michael Johnston today. The book comes out September 17, 2013 from Putnam Juvenile, and I am beyond exited for it. I LOVE Melissa de la Cruz, and, with Blue Bloods ended, I cannot wait to read her next book. The reveal is exclusive, so you'll have to go to the link above to see it.


This Sunday (and ONLY Sunday), the 27th, Penguin is offering Anna and the French Kiss in ebook for only $2.99! As you probably noticed earlier in this post, I just bought a paperback of Anna because I loved the library copy so much, so I think you should definitely take advantage of this deal. Check out the synopsis, and some retail links below (the discount is going to be wherever ebooks are sold, though, of course, I can't link to all those places).

Anna is happy in Atlanta. She has a loyal best friend, and a crush on her coworker at the movie theater, who is just starting to return her affection. So she's not too pleased when her father decides to send her to boarding school in Paris for her senior year. But despite not speaking a word of French, Anna meets some cool new friends, including the handsome Étienne St. Clair, who quickly becomes her best friend. Unfortunately, he's taken—and Anna might be, too. Will a year of romantic near misses end in the French kiss she's been waiting for?

Buy Anna and the French Kiss!

Barnes & Noble | Amazon | iBookstore | Books-A-Million

That's all, folks!

It's Friday! Have You Turned Into A Book Yet? [3]

I just started this meme thing and I'm already slacking. *sigh*

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"It's Friday! Have You Turned Into A Book Yet?" is inspired by the #fridayreads Twitter meme, Book Journey's "It's Monday! What Are You Reading?", Should Be Reading's "WWW Wednesdays", Tynga's Reviews "Stacking the Shelves" and the various other book haul memes, and probably a few others I can't remember right now.

All covers/book title links lead to Goodreads.

I'm not liking it as much as the first book, Crash (see Past Reads), but I AM liking it. I love that it's the second book in a contemp romance series that focuses on the same characters throughout.

I put this on hold when Crash came in the mail. I haven't gotten very far into it yet, but I like it already!

I got a review copy of The Goddess Inheritance from the author last week, so I figured it was time to start the Goddess short story collection.

I'm really excited to start this, it sounds so good! And the movie comes out in less than a month, so I need to get reading.

I'm always looking for. . .darker, I guess you could say, contemp romances, so when Crash got traditionally pubbed I ordered it right away. And I'm happy I did. While I did have a few small issues with the story, overall I loved it!

This was a bowlful of awesome. Again, while there were a few small issues I had, overall I LOVED it!

(Books/Stuff that came in the mail.)

Nothing came in the mail this week. :(

(Books I bought.)

Incarnate by Jodi Meadows

Prepare yourselves, this week brought a bucket and a half of book news. And I put it under a cut, because WOW this section made the post long.