STS #83 – Bought Borrowed and Bagged #33
Stacking The Shelves, hosted by Tynga’s Reviews is all about the latest additions to your library – virtual or actual, with books that are bought, borrowed, won or ARCs you will be reading soon. Bought Borrowed & Bagged is a homage to to Barron’s Books and Baubles from Karen Marie Moning’s amazing Fever series, and is hosted by Braine over at Talk Supe.
I did pretty well once more this week, I did get four ARCs, but I was able to not buy any books at all. And I’m really excited about the books I did get, for various reasons, mostly because they are written by authors whose other book(s) I have loved in the past! Actually, after I had this post all prepared yesterday, I got approved for six more titles, so now, I have ten new books. I guess I wasn’t as ‘good’ as I thought, eh?
From Netgalley, I got the following titles:
Nowhere but Here (Thunder Road #1) by Katie McGarry – this was my WoW pick this week, so you can imagine I did a little happy dance when I got accepted for this by Harlequin Teen, right? I’ve even read it already, and my review will be up the week of release (May 26th 2015). And yes, it’s definitely another winner – 5 stars!
How to Marry a Royal Highlander (Renegade Royals #4) by Vanessa Kelly.
This series is so well done, and I love all the ‘bastard’ sons of royalty who are now spies, working to keep England and the crown safe.
Thank you, Kensington Books / Zebra!
Protective Instinct (Moon Shifter #5.5) by Katie Reus.
Katie Reus is one of my favorite romantic suspense writers, and in this series, another of my literary loves is included as well, shifters for the win!
Thank you, KR Press LLC.
From Edelweiss I got two, nope, make that six books:
Resonance (Dissonance #2) by Erica O’Rourke
I absolutely loved Dissonance, with the complex multiverse and the seemingly impossible task the main character has to save the world.
Thank you, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers.
The Guilty One by Sophie Littlefield.
When I saw a psychological thriller that looks interesting, I couldn’t resist! The Guilty One seems to deal with a quite sad theme, but the power the MC might hold is not something I’d ever want!
Thank you, Gallery Books.
These next five are from HarperCollins Children, thank you so much!
Very in Pieces by Megan Frazier Blakemore
When I read the summary for this one, I just knew I really, really wanted to read about the good girl who was ready to just live life, and let things happen!
Rules for Stealing Stars by CoreyAnn Haydu
This sounds like a very sweet story about the youngest of four sister, and what happens when her sisters go off alone at first, then bring her with them. Impossible to resist!
A Madness so Discreet by Mindy McGinnis
A YA thriller with undertones of psychological trauma and an MC who has a knack for noticing details, how could I not want to read this?
A Sliver of Stardust by Marissa Hurt
The summary for this novel made me think of a beautiful mixture of fairy tales and intrigue, and even with such a young MC, the story sounds fantastic!
That’s it for me this week 🙂 Did you get some exciting-looking books this week? Remember to leave me your link so I can check out your Stacking the Shelves and or Bought, Borrowed and Bagged post, too 🙂 Thanks for stopping by! Have a spectacular Saturday.
Duuuuuuuude!!! I still need to read Dissosance myself and soooooo curious about A Madness So Discreet! Cannot wait to read those two! Hope you enjoy all the fabulous reads!
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I’ve just started reading Resonance, Jessica, and I loved Dissonance! I agree, A Madness so Discreet is very intriguing 🙂
Have a great weekend.
Wow, so many great books 🙂 Denne uken har jeg lest en del, men ingen bøker har funnet veien hjem til meg. Kanskje like greit, siden bokhyllene er mer enn fulle! Ønsker deg en riktig god helg, klem fra Anette 🙂
Heldigvis at alle disse bøkene er e-bøker, Anette. Jeg har ikke plass til flere papir-bøker noen steder. Jeg trenger kanskje en liten hytte ute i hagen, et sted jeg kan ha bøker over alt 😉
Kos deg i helgen!!
I can’t wait to read Nowhere But Here. I got it this week too! I’m so glad you enjoyed it. I hope you love your other books too. Have a great weekend!
You’re going to love Nowhere But Here, Chrissi 🙂 Have a great weekend yourself.
The Guilty One looks good amongst a selection of scrumptious reading – have a great weekend.
I thought so too, Cleo, I really enjoy thrillers, and the summary is making me want to read that one right now 🙂
So glad to hear that you loved Nowhere But Here! I LOVED it too 🙂 I got A Madness So Discreet last week and I can’t wait to read it!
Yeah, I think I noticed A Madness So Discreet on your STS post last week, Christy 🙂
Oh they’re all new to me but I hope you’ll enjoy them! Happy reading lady!
Thanks Melliane 🙂
I’m seeing the same books on a lot of blogs these days but I can’t comment on them because I haven’t read any of them! This is the disadvantage of only liking certain genres! Hope you enjoy all your books!
Oh, that’s OK, Chuckles… I do read a lot of romance, and I know you don’t enjoy that at all – but you still continue to stop by!
I’ve had Dissonance but still haven’t read it. Bad reviewer!
I loved Dissonance last year, and I’ve been excited for Resonance for a long time already 🙂
Oohh I can’t wait to read your review for Nowhere but Here! And yay you got A Madness so Discreet. It sounds sooooo good!
It does, doesn’t it? Of course, I haven’t finished writing my review yet, but I do want to have it up during the week it’s released 🙂
Ooh, looks like a really good haul! Hope you enjoy it.
Thanks, Nikki 🙂
I love Historical Romances! Great that you have this on your list.
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Yeah, I got a little of everything this week, Christine 🙂
I have a very hard time resisting books that are on NG & EW. Looks like a lot of good reading ahead of you.
Grace @ Books of Love
Yeah, me, too. It’s just always so exciting to be able to read books before they’re actually released 😀
Wow nice haul. The only one I have heard of is Nowhere But Here, though I haven’t read that one either. But a lot of people have it and really like it. I may have to check it out at my library before buying it. Thanks for sharing.
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If you enjoy YA/NA you’ll enjoy Nowhere But Here, Carolyn. Thanks for stopping by.
What a great haul! I really can’t wait for Nowhere but Here. I’ve heard so many great things! & I hope you have a great weekend as well!
Yeah, it was really good, Amy 🙂
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I’ve had Katie Reus on my radar for a while. I need to try her very soon.
Oh, you definitely should, Melanie! Her romantic suspense novels are made of awesome 🙂
All look like great choices. Im not to into the whole love stories but hope you enjoy them. My STS
Yeah, there are mostly romances here this week, apart from that one thriller 🙂 Thanks for stopping by!
Great haul this week! I can’t wait for Nowhere But Here. I’ll definitely be on the lookout for your review. 🙂 Have a great week!
Krystianna @ Downright Dystopian
Thanks, Krystianna, you too!
It looks like you got some great books this past week. I don’t usually request a ton on Netgalley, but I do have a bit I need to get through at the moment. LOL
I am known to go a little crazy with my requesting every now and then. I have no idea why, but I’m still pleasantly surprised when I get accepted 🙂
I have a review copy of Nowhere But Here, too! I love Katie’s writing, but I do think it’s going to be interesting to see how the whole motorcycle club thing works in YA lit. I’m game for it though. Hope you enjoy it and all the others!
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It was very interesting how that was incorporated into the story, Kim. I hope you’ll enjoy it as much as I did!
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OH No Edelweiss got you too 🙂 I did that last week lol. They are just to tempting and such pretty covers. I snagged A Madness so Discreet by Mindy McGinnis looking forward to reading it.
Enjoy all your new books Lexxie!!!
LOL, I love how it’s Edelweiss’ fault, and not my own, Michelle 😉
oooh A Madness so Discreet 😀 😀 😀 lucky. Nice haul. Happy Reading Lexxie XD
I know! I was so happy to be approved, Maura 🙂
Awesome haul this week. Can’t wait to see what you think of A Silver of Stardust!
I hope you enjoy! Happy Reading 🙂
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i got McGinnis too! Heard it’s dark
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I’ve been noticing Nowhere But Here around….hope you enjoy it!
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I’m excited to hear what you think of A Madness So Discreet, I started it and am really enjoying it!
-Jon from Bookish Antics
GORGEOUS haul as usual Lexxie^^ I still haven’t gotten around to reading Dissonance but I will! I’ve heard fantastic things about it plus it sounds right up my alley 🙂 I’m already curious to see how you’ll do with the sequel 😉 Oh and I LOVE the cover for Rules for Stealing Stars ♥ So whimsical! Happy reading hun and have a great week! x
Resonance sounds like a great one. Hope you enjoy, have a happy mother’s day and great upcoming week.
I will have to look into A Madness so Discreet. A Sliver of Stardust sounds quiete interesting. I hope you enjoy all these. Happy Reading!
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NetGalley is a dangerous place! Glad you got some reads you have been keen to get a hold of!
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If I read as fast as you I wouldn’t worry about getting approved for 10 books in one week! I’m eager to read Anywhere but Here. And A Sliver of Stardust looks good, too. I’d forgotten I wanted to read Dissonance. Guess I better get on that! 😉 Happy reading, Lexxie! **BIG HUGS**