Saturday, December 22, 2012

Stacking The Shelves

Stacking the Shelves is a meme posted every Saturday on Tynga's Reviews. It's a blog post about the books you received the previous week. I will be doing my Stacking the Shelves Post every Saturday, too. 
Hi everyone! It's Saturday so that means I'm going to be writing about the books I got this week. Only I have to cover two weeks, which means I'd better get started.

I got a bunch of good books in the past two weeks, four of which I'm in love with. My break has started, which means more time to read and more posts. Plus, there's the Christmas cookies I mentioned two weeks ago. And the numerous glasses of white hot chocolate to drink, which I'm obsessed with.

These are the books I saw at the library and nearly screamed in excitement:
 

The Diviners by Libba Bray: I've heard fantastic things about this book. It's a supernatural read about ghosts and includes a mystery. I'm really excited about the setting because it takes place in the 1920s in New York.




The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater: I read the Scorpio Races by Stiefvater a few months ago and was astounded by both the writing and the plot. The Raven Boys, albeit different from the Scorpio Races, was just as good. It was a paranormal with witches and a mystery. Read my review here.



Carnival of Souls by Marrisa Marr: I'm a big fan of Melissa Marr, so when I saw this book I grabbed it. It's a unique fantasy with several povs. Find my review here.





These are books I found that intrigued me:
 

Die For Me by Amy Plum: I already read and reviewed this book. I found it to be alright. It's a supernatural read that takes place in Paris. Read my review here.




Until I Die by Amy Plum: This is the second book in the Die For Me series. I just started reading it and I like it so far.




Halo by Alexandra Adornetto: This is a paranormal book about angels (see the cover). What captivated me the most about it was that the girl was the angel, for once. I hope it's good.




Spirit's Princess by Esther M. Friesner: This is a book with a setting that takes place in the 2nd/3rd century. It's about a pampered daughter of a chieftain who decides she's just as good as any boy. This leads to her going on various adventures. I can't wait to read it!




Daughter of Smoke & Bone by Laini Taylor: I heard so many good things about this book that I couldn't resist. It's a fantasy novel about an otherworldly war. I'm so glad I got it! Read my review here to see why.




The Education of Hailey Kendrick by Eileen Cook: I couldn't forget to get a contemporary read. This book has an interesting premise. It appears to be about secrets and mysteries and friendships. I like the sound of it.



I can't wait to read all of these books and share my reviews with you. Remember to comment with the books you got or link up you Stacking the Shelves, so I can check it out.

30 comments:

  1. You got some excellent books! I love The Revenants series, and also Halo. I hope you enjoy it!

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    1. Yeah, I'm reading the 2nd book right now and its SO good! Thanks :)

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  2. Hi :) Thanks for stopping by my site. Halo and Daughter of Smoke & Bone are both on my TBR list :) The rest sound great, too! happy reading!

    Megan @ Megz Madd Readz

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    1. Yeah, I love your site :) You should definitely read Smoke & Bone! You too :)

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  3. Thanks for dropping by my site. Wow, your haul's so good! Happy reading! :D *New follower!

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    1. :) Thanks. Happy Reading! Im glad you liked my blog!

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  4. Mmm, I love hot chocolate but I've never had white hot chocolate before, I have to check that out sometime. Wow, nice haul, some of these books are on my tbr list and they look really good. I haven't heard of The Education of Hailey Kendrick but it sounds interesting!
    Thank you for commenting on my post and for following. I'm a new follower. :)

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    1. Ok you need to try it like, right now! I was the same way as you but then I tried it and discovered just how good it was! :) Yeah, I'm planning on reading it soon! I'm glad you liked my blog :)

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  5. The Diviners is in my pile of books under my Christmas tree. Libba Bray is amazing and I can't wait to get to it. Same with The Ravon Boys and Maggie Stiefvater.

    Halo and Carnival of Souls though were two books I didn't enjoy too much. I hope you like them more than I did.

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    1. I know- I'm a big fan of Libba Bray's writing so I'm pretty sure I'll like it. You definitely need to read the Raven Boys. It was SO good!

      I know. I've read mixed reviews on both of them but I did enjoy Carnival of Souls. I hope I'll like Halo :)

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  6. Loved Diviners. I'm in the minority with Raven Boys -- couldn't finish it. Daughter of Smoke and Bone is one of my favorites of the year. And, I have Carnival of Souls on my TBR! Thanks for stopping by. I'm a new follower.

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    1. That's good. Oh I'm sorry. I wonder why... I did like Carnival of Souls but if you don't like an excess of povs you probably wont like it. I hope you do though! :)

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  7. Thanks for stopping by my STS! I LOVED The Raven Boys! I had a hard time getting into Halo, so I didn't end up finishing it. New follower =)

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    1. :) I love reading people's STS! Me too! It was amazing! Oh I'm sorry :( I hate that. :) Thanks!

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  8. Soooo many goodies!! I haven't read any yet, but I have quite a few of those beauties waiting patiently on my shelf. Enjoy!! :)

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    1. Hehe :) Ooh that's good! I hope you end up liking them! Thanks! Happy holidays

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  9. Lots of great books! I loved The Raven Boys but I haven't checked out The Scorpio Races yet. I really need to though! I still need to read Daughter of Smoke and Bone and see what all the hype is. Enjoy and Happy Holidays! :)

    Thanks for stopping by my post!

    ~Sara @ Forever 17 Books

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    1. :) You definitely need to read The Scorpio Races. They're 2 very different books but I loved them both! Yeah, I was the same with Smoke & Bone:) Get it and you won't regret it!
      :) Thanks Sara

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  10. I really liked Die For Me (Paris!) and yay for The Raven Boys and The Diviners. Enjoy! =D

    Here's my Book Haul post.

    Sana @ artsy musings of a bibliophile

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    1. Yeah, I just finished Until I DIe and really liked it! Yup I love books... SO MUCH!!!

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  11. Great books this week! You should read Days of Blood and Starlight. It's even better than DoSaB in my opinion.

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    1. :) I'm definitely going to! That's great then because I loved DoSaB!

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  12. You did get some great books. I hope you enjoy them. Have a great Christmas.

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  13. LOVED The Raven Boys! And I want to read The Diviners, I just finished the Gemma Doyle series :) Great haul! New Follower :) and Happy Holidays!

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    1. :) Yeah, it was great. OOoh I'll have to check out your review when you do. I'm probably going to start reading it the day after Christmas :P. :) Thanks! Happy holidays!

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  14. What a great haul, I'm pretty envy right now! Still waiting to read The Raven Boys :/

    Thanks for sharing, and thanks for stopping by! :)

    Monaliz @ Mind Reading?

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    1. :) Thanks. The Raven Boys was fantastic- hopefully you get to read it soon. Also, you could say I'm envious of you. I would like to have not read it yet so I can read it anew... hehe :)

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  15. I heard great things about Diviners, Raven boys and Carnival of souls. I still did not read them myself. Spirit's Princess by Esther M. Friesner & Daughter of Smoke & Bone by Laini Taylor are also on my tbr but I did not read them yet. Great haul. I hope you enjoy them all.

    Thanks for stopping by my blog. Happy holidays!
    Dragana @ Bookworm Dreams

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  16. I'm glad you liked The Raven Boys, it's fantastic! And I really dislike Halo, but there are a lot of people who like it. Enjoy your haul!

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