“Waiting on Wednesday” is a weekly event hosted by Jill at the Breaking The Spine. It showcases upcoming releases we’re anticipating!
My pick of the week is:
By: Ameriie
Coming: July 2017
Publisher: Bloomsbury
Summary:
Why I’m excited:
Why I need you to be excited:
“Waiting on Wednesday” is a weekly event hosted by Jill at the Breaking The Spine. It showcases upcoming releases we’re anticipating!
My pick of the week is:
By: Susan Dennard
Coming: 3 January 2017
Publisher: Tor Teen
Summary:
The follow-up to New York Times bestselling Truthwitch, next in a breathtaking YA fantasy series hailed by Alexandra Bracken as “a world you will want to inhabit forever.”
On a continent ruled by three empires, some are born with a “witchery,” a magical skill that sets them apart from others.
In this follow-up to New York Times bestselling Truthwitch, a shadow man haunts the Nubrevnan streets, leaving corpses in his wake—and then raising those corpses from the dead. Windwitch continues the tale of Merik—cunning privateer, prince, and windwitch.
Why I’m excited:
I’m really intrigued by this new series by Susan Dennard. I haven’t read anything by her yet, but I think the first two books of The Witchlands series will be amazing.
Why I need you to be excited:
I’ve heard great things about Truthwitch and can’t wait to read it and the sequel!
Not sure if I have ever done a bookshelf tour post before, but I thought I would do one today. My bookcases are currently stuffed to the gills and will probably be redone or added to in the coming year, but I thought I would give you a glimpse into my organisation. Keep in mind this is strictly my YA books. My children’s, middle grade, and adult bookcases are super hot messes. We recently attempted to reorganise my children’s bookcase, but there are so many that it is still super stuffed and messy haha. The kiddos also need a new bookcase, but hubby isn’t wanting to budge on more bookcases until we remodel downstairs. *sigh* Anyway! Welcome to my shelves!
The first two bookcases are actually small bookcases in my bedroom at the foot of my bed. They were empty for a while until I reorganised my books back in early spring. I decided to move favourite series and oversized books to these bookcases to free up some space on my main YA bookcase. It helped, for like a week until I reorganised that bookcase! haha. Left picture: Top shelf: JK Rowling/Robert Galbraith’s books and Cassandra Clare’s Shadowhunter books. Bottom shelf: Sarah J Maas, Melissa de la Cruz, and two of the Eragon books that wouldn’t fit anywhere else. Right picture: Top shelf: the rest of my Harry Potter collection. Companion guides and more foreign editions (German, Spanish, and French). Also Jodi Meadows collection. Still on the hunt for an Incarnate ARC if you can help a girl out! (This shelf is also precarious now. I went to put Mirror King on the bookshelf and it collapsed. I couldn’t find all of the pins to put the shelf back up! Not that the bookcase is in the best of shape anyway haha) Middle shelf (which is laying on the books on the bottom shelf!) is full of oversized books. I just kinda have them shoved on here for this picture because The 5th Wave trilogy is in my June TBR. Bottom shelf: A combo of oversized books and my Maggie Stiefvater collection. Ballad is also in th stack, but I just realised from this angle you can’t see it. Oops!
Now my main YA bookcase in our office/den. We have three big bookcases in our office/den. The first is my Adult/School books. The second is overflow adult with my middle grade collection. The third, above, is my YA. The fourth is the kiddos’ bookcase stuffed full with picture books. If you notice, there are books with flags on them. Those are all unread books. I finally gave up on keeping my TBR books from my read books separate, but wanted a system to ID unread books. This system is not completely foolproof. The kiddos like stealing my flags on books they can reach, like the Ruta Sepetys books in the last picture. Everything easily fit on my bookcase for maybe a month. I’ve been promised floor to ceiling bookcases in my office when we remodel, but I need more space now! I’m thinking I might pick up another bookcase soon. Not sure where I’ll put it yet though! haha. Most of these, excluding the majority of my Melissa de la Cruz, JK Rowling, and Stephenie Meyer books have been accrued in the last four or so years. The bulk coming in since right around when I started blogging. Pretty sure Hubs thinks I have a book hoarding problem. I do not think so!
Anyway, that’s my organisational system. All books on the YA case are alphabetical except a few that have been displaced, but I didn’t feel like completely overhauling my bookcase for one or two books. How do you organise your books? I love the idea of by colour, but I HAVE to have all of my books together by author haha. It bothers me if they’re not!
Each week, the girls over at The Broke and the Bookish think up a fun theme for the week and participating bloggers around the net join in. The theme for this week is:
Last Ten Books That Came Into My Possession
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1. Marley & Me: Life and Love with the World’s Worst Dog
2. Something Strange and Deadly (Something Strange and Deadly Trilogy)
4. This Shattered World: A Starbound Novel
5. I Was Here
6. Alice in Zombieland (White Rabbit Chronicles)
10. The Infernal Devices: Clockwork Angel
To be delivered later this afternoon!!!! Go Set a Watchman: A Novel
Each week, the girls over at The Broke and the Bookish think up a fun theme for the week and participating bloggers around the net join in. The theme for this week is:
Top Ten Books on My Fall TBR
Here’s what I’ve selected on previous TBR lists: Winter 2013 6/10 Fall2013 3/10 Spring TBR 2014 6/11 Summer 2014 3/10 Fall 2014 2/10 Winter 2014 6/10 Spring 2015 5/10
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1. Go Set a Watchman by Harper Lee
2. Queen of Shadows by Sarah J Maas
3. The Isle of the Lost by Melissa de la Cruz
4. Something Strange and Deadly by Susan Dennard
5. Most Likely to Succeed by Jennifer Echols
6. Vicious by V.E. Schwab
7. The Taming of the Queen by Philippa Gregory
8. The Hunter’s Moon by OR Melling
9. Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo
10. The Archived by Victoria Schwab
What are you planning on reading this summer?
Each week, the girls over at The Broke and the Bookish think up a fun theme for the week and participating bloggers around the net join in. The theme for this week is:
Top Ten Books on My Summer TBR
I was doing better with my TBR lists! (Winter 6/10Fall3/10Spring TBR 6/11 ) I read 3/10 for Summer. I did hit a major slump, so that didn’t help matters any. Here’s to doing better!
1. 
Poor Katie. This book has been on my lists for AGES.
2. 
I *should* have Defiance up since I’m gonna have to read it again, but since I’ve read it already, I’m going with #2!
3. 
I’m kinda nervous about this one. I’ve seen both good and bad, so I’m hoping it’ll be on the good side for me!
4. 
This is one that will FOR SURE be read. I’m in the process of binge rereading Blue Bloods so I’m refreshed!
5. 
Mary got me an ARC at an event AND my OTSP Secret Sister sent me a copy, so DUH. It’s moved up the list!
6. 
SO EXCITED!!!
7. I started it, but had to take it back to the library. I requested it again and had to wait for it. Now it’s back and I’m all over it.
8. 
I still have September and October ARCs to read, but I AM SKIPPING TO THIS!
9. 
Mary, you can get off my back now. (;
10. 
I’m equal parts excited and nervous for this! I had a love-hate relationship with Matched…. SO….
Tell me, what’s on YOUR fall TBR? (:
Sooooo…. I haven’t posted in ages and I kinda explained in my last Tot Time Thursday why that’s been the case. I’m spending today getting this week’s posts up and ready at the same time prepping for our first week of home preschool. I intended to start last week, but printer mishaps didn’t let that happen. So, instead of being a week ahead of our school system, we’ll be roughly on the same page with them. I think they start Wednesday, but we’ll be starting tomorrow. Needless to say, it’s been super busy around the house in the last few weeks with me deciding to buckle down and get things organised. Punk’s shown an increase in wanting to read and asking to learn to read. So, we’re giving home preschooling a go! I’ve also been super busy with reading. While working on ALL THE THINGS, I’ve also been listening to audiobooks. I figured why not kill two birds with one stone? I’ve been sitting at the computer lining things up and instead of music, I listened to audiobooks. Hopefully things will be going much more smoothly now or at least soon once we get in a rhythm for working throughout the day. I’ve also decided since I haven’t stayed on top of watching entries and revealing prizes, I’m going to extend my blogoversary giveaway by two weeks so the word has time to get around about the new prizes. Of course, I’m upstairs while I’m working on this and my prize list is written downstairs, so, I’ll add that ASAP later today. So, check back after around 2PM EST to see the list. I’m aiming to have it up after church around the kiddos’ naptime! (: Before I give the lowdown on what we’ve been reading, tell me, how have YOU been? I feel like I haven’t really talked to anyone lately! What are some great things you’ve read lately? What are you looking forward to? (Yes, I will have my Hello, Goodbye post fixed this week as well.) Time, I need more of it!
Completed:
The Queen’s Vow by C.W. Gortner (audiobook)
Open Road Summer by Emery Lord (OMG THIS BOOK!)
If I Stay by Gayle Forman (audiobook)
Where She Went by Gayle Forman (audiobook, not as good as I hoped)
Salvage by Alexandra Duncan (audiobook, also not as good as I hoped)
Currently Reading:
The Everything Mother Goose Book by June Rifkin (yes, we’re still working on it!)
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by JK Rowling (audiobook)
The Jewel by Amy Ewing
Read to the Kiddos:
Read to Tiger by S.J. Fore
Pete the Cat and His Four Groovy Buttons, Pete the Cat: I Love My White Shoes, Pete the Cat: Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star, and Pete the Cat: Pete at the Beach by James Dean & Eric Litwin
The Octonauts and the Great Ghost Reef by Meomi (Punk squealed with joy when I found this in the new books!)
New to my shelf:
From the library:
as usual, more audiobooks! (:
Something Strange and Deadly and A Darkness Strange and Lovely by Susan Dennard
The Giver quartet by Lois Lowry *swoons*
Number the Stars by Lois Lowry (audiobook)
A TON of books for the kiddos!
This week was a little slow. I feel like I haven’t really gotten anything accomplished. I scrambled all week on my posts. Been in a bit of a reading slump too. I know I have a copy of Oceanborn on its way to me so… not really wanting to read anything else cause I’m so pumped up for it. (WOOT! It arrived just before this was due to post!!) I did devour Perfect Couple within 24 hours of receiving approval though! Haha. I knocked a few things out today too. Hoping to knock a few more HarperCollins September ARCs out in the next few weeks. (:
Completed:
Ruin & Rising by Leigh Bardugo
Seamonster by Amalie Howard
Perfect Couple by Jennifer Echols
The Too Clever Fox by Leigh Bardugo
Little Knife by Leigh Bardugo
Poisoned Apples: Poems for You, My Pretty by Christine Heppermann (DNF 36%)
Kiss of Broken Glass by Madeleine Kuderick
Currently Reading:
The Everything Mother Goose Book by June Rifkin (yes, we’re still working on it!)
Clockwork Prince by Cassandra Clare (paperback & audiobook)
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by JK Rowling (audiobook)
Accidentally Married on Purpose by Rachel Harris (ARC)
Waterfell by Amalie Howard
Read to the Kiddos:
Read to Tiger by S.J. Fore
Pete the Cat Too Cool for School by James Dean
Ladybug Girl Says Good Night by David Soman & Jacky Davis
That’s Not My Meerkat by Fiona Watt
New to my shelf:
Days of Blood and Starlight by Laini Taylor (YALLFEST prep, clearance sale!)
Four: A Divergent Collection by Veronica Roth
Open Road Summer by Emery Lord (Thanks Bloomsbury & Mary!)
Oceanborn by Amalie Howard (Finished copy, Thank you so much Amalie & Harlequin Teen!! <3)
Strange and Ever After by Susan Dennard (ARC, Thanks, Susan & HarperTeen!)
From the library:
as usual, more audiobooks! (:
I didn’t do as well the last two weeks as I was hoping, but I’ve gotten a good amount of work done this week to get things back on track! I think I’m well enough ahead now. I got a lot of reading done this week, but virtually none done last week. It happens. I have two kiddos who like to keep life unpredictable at times. Like now, as I’m writing this, my toddler is emptying the toy bin searching for something. Joy! Haha
Completed:
The Little Androidby Marissa Meyer. 3 stars.
Uninvited by Sophie Jordan. 5 stars.
Cruel Beauty by Rosamund Hodge. 3 stars.
Currently Reading:
The Everything Mother Goose Book by June Rifkin (with the kiddos)
Read to the Kiddos:
The Everything Mother Goose Book by June Rifkin
New to my shelf:
The Ring & the Crown by Melissa de la Cruz (Thanks, Disney Hyperion for the unexpected surprise!!)
Alpha Goddess by Amalie Howard (read now on Netgalley, YAY!)
Many thanks to HarperCollins for these new reads:
Push by Eve Silver
Strange and Ever After by Susan Dennard
On the Fence by Kasie West
Sweet Reckoning by Wendy Higgins
The Eye of God by James Rollins (finished copy, unsolicited from William Morrow imprint)
From the library:
Sweet Evil by Wendy Higgins (audiobook)
Unravel Me by Tahereh Mafi (audiobook)
Ignite Me by Tahereh Mafi (ebook)
Won:
The Archived by Victoria Schwab (Thanks, @disquietus!)
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