My Week In Instagram- What's Happenin' Around These Parts...

Happy Sunday everyone!

This post is in my week according to instagram. It's mostly the books I got but I take random pictures sometimes too.  Also, make sure you follow me on instagram, I follow back!

Okay, so before I get to the good stuff, for those who haven't seen it yet, my business is celebrating being open for one year by giving away $50. I just need you to fill out a form to be a tour host or reviewer (there's lots of options) and you're entered!  If you already signed up (prior to this giveaway) to be a host, please fill out this new form, I'm breaking things down into lists and categories so I can contact people for the right reasons.  You don't have to have a blog to sign up. Check it out for all the details.

 

Today I'm at Wordstock, the huge book festival in Portland Oregon.  I'm attending the event, but I'm also a volunteer so it's going to be a fun, but very long weekend.  I have a feeling that Monday morning I'll awake very, very sore since I'll be on my feet so much (I'm not use to it since I work at home, on a computer).  But I have plans to meet a lot of really, really great authors.

But for this week prior to the weekend (since I'm prepping this post early) this is what I got in the mail.

Horde by Ann Aguirre and Emerald Green by Kerstin Gier. Both books from series I adore!  

These came for review via Amazon Vine (reviewer program).

Mirror Deep by Joss Landry

Thanks to the author for providing this one for review.

I'm reading it now and it's really great!  

That's it for this week, it was a slower one, but that's definitely a good thing!

My Week in Instagram- Weekly Recap via Pictures!

Happy Sunday everyone! I can't believe another week has gone by.  It seriously FLEW by!  I blinked- and it was gone!  

This post is in my week according to instagram. It's mostly the books I got but I take random pictures sometimes too.  Also, make sure you follow me on instagram, I follow back!

Okay, so before I get to the good stuff, for those who haven't seen it yet, my business is celebrating being open for one year by giving away $50. I just need you to fill out a form to be a tour host or reviewer (there's lots of options) and you're entered!  If you already signed up (prior to this giveaway) to be a host, please fill out this new form, I'm breaking things down into lists and categories so I can contact people for the right reasons.  You don't have to have a blog to sign up. Check it out for all the details.

Okay, moving on to the fun stuff! I actually had a slow week (which is good!) and didn't get much.  I have a huge order coming though, so next week or the week after I'll have LOADS to show ya'll!

So I bought If You Could Be Mine by Sara Farizan. I read it already too.  It's really good. It's LGBT set in Iran.  My review goes up this week.

For review I got Cursed by S.J. Harper (reading it now), Celtic Moon by Jan DeLima and Stonecast by Anton Strout. Thanks goes to Penguin for these lovelies!

Totally non book related, but this tea is delicious! I've been drinking a pot of it everyday and now I can hardly stomach coffee in the morning. This is the tea they drink in Brazil. Well, that's what I've been told. ;)  It's got a flavor similar to green tea but it seems to settle in my stomach better.

I know that several of you have seen this many times, I apologize for that, but I'm still needing reviewers for the audiobook tour of Lethal Circuit by Lars Guignard. This is adult spy techno-thriller.  You can find the tour page HERE with all the details!

Have a great week everyone! 

In My Mailbox (99)

In My Mailbox is hosted by Kristi at The Story Siren and is where we share the books we got through the week.  

I didn't get any books in the mail this week!  It was really weird, but not a bad thing really.  I got all these at Value Village (which is like a goodwill, all used stuff) and bought Envy new.  

Envy (A Novel of the Fallen Angels #3) by J.R. Ward

Holidays are Hell by Kim Harrison, Lynsay Sands, Marjorie M. Liu and Vicki Pettersson

Stray (Shifters #1) by Rachel Vincent

The Boyfriend List by E. Lockhart

Thailand  travel book so I can dream of one day traveling there. 

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In My Mailbox is hosted by Kristi at The Story Siren and is where we share the books we got through the week.

Review:

The Thirteenth Sacrifice by Debbie Viguie

Thanks Penguin!

Invisible Sun by David Macinnis Gill

Thank you Harper!

Innocent Darkness by Suzanne Lazear

Thanks NetGalley and Flux!

Borrowed:

Goddess Interrupted by Aimee Carter

Thanks Benji at The Non Reluctant Reader!

Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo (AWESOME book!)

Thanks Angela at Reading Angel!

Final cover (as far as I know)

Paperbackswap:

Right Hand Magic by Nancy Collins

Bought:

Switched by Amanda Hocking

Torn by Amanda Hocking

Six Moon Summer by SM Reine *Free for kindle*

All Hallows Moon by SM Reine *Free for kindle*

Demons at Deadnight by A&E Kirk

Anathema by K.A. Tucker

Also mentioned:

Jenny at Supernatural Snark for her awesome interview with the Hex Boys and reason I finally bought Demons at Deadnight.

Mindy at Magical Urban Fantasy Reads for her talking about her love of Anathema.

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In My Mailbox is hosted by Kristi at The Story Siren and is where we share the books we got through the week.

I finally did a vlog again!

For Review:

On my kindle- Supergirl Mixtapes by Meagan Brothers (SO excited for this one!)

Hardcover from author: Channeler's Choice by Heather McCorkle

Won:

A Million Suns by Beth Revis

Thanks girls at Bewitched Bookworms!

Bought:

Pandemonium by Lauren Oliver

Shadows by Jennifer Armentrout

So what was in your mailbox?

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In My Mailbox is hosted by Kristi at The Story Siren and is where we share the books we got through the week.  

Gift:

Deadly Cool by Gemma Halliday

Thank you Steph at Once Upon a Chapter!  She also sent an awesome bookmark and pen for her blog!

I've been wanting to read this one for a long time!

From Lynn Weingarten some awesome tattoos to distribute at bookstores.

Thank you Lynn! 

 

Review:

Eye of the Sword (Angelaeon Circle #2) by Karyn Henley

 Masquerade (Heven & Hell #1) by Cambria Hebert (Kindle book)

Bought for Kindle 

(all under $2.99 I believe)

Intrinsical by Lani Woodland

 Been wanting to read this since it first came out!

High Heels Mysteries Box Set (Books 1-5) by Gemma Halliday (Hmmm... just noticed this is the same author as Deadly Cool!)

I couldn't resist the good deal.  And they're suppose to be funny, which I love!

Unholy Ghosts by Stacia Kane 

Alexa from Pages of Forbidden Love talked me into getting this one.

Hunted by DJ DeSmyter

I've wanted to read this just because I know DJ (as a blogger) and I finally have a kindle to read it on!  (I couldn't afford the paper copy.)

Lady of Devices by Shelley Adina

I've heard good things about this and it's suppose to be short.  Plus I can't resist steampunk!

The Strange Case of Finley Jayne by Kady Cross

This is a novella that takes place before The Girl in the Steel Corset.  It works fine as a stand alone or to test the waters to see if you want to read the series. 

Thanks to amazon vine, Cambria Hebert, Stephanie and Lynn Weingarten for the tattoos! 

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In My Mailbox is hosted by Kristi at The Story Siren and is where we share the books we got through the week.  

I had another amazing week (why oh why can't I read faster?!) but it started out with a bang.  Because for Valentines Day (and with Christmas money and tax return money as well) I got a Kindle Fire!  This is for the whole family so I'll only be reading on it occasionally, but I LOVE it!  

To read on it I got:

A Killer First Date by Alyxandra Harvey (This is an enovella for the Drake Chronicles)

Cornerstone by Misty Provencher (This one was recommended by someone but I can't remember who.  It has some good reviews by bloggers I trust though.)

I also got Bourne (River of Time 3.5) by Lisa Bergren.  This is an enovella that comes out the end of February.  It was AMAZING (no surprise there!).  I'll be sure to let you know once it's for sale.


Review:

Black Howl (Madeline Black #3) by Christina Henry (I'm loving this series!)

Fated (Alex Versus #1) by Benedict Jacka (Been compared to Harry Dresden and it sounds awesome!)

How to Be Death (Calliope Reaper-Jones #4) by Amber Benson (Haven't started this series yet.)

Doubletake (Cal Leandros #7) Rob Thurman (Haven't started this series yet either...)

The Last Echo (The Body Finder #3) by Kimberly Derting (I adore this series!)

 The Calling (Darkness Rising #2) by Kelley Armstrong  (Loved the first book!)

 

Glamour in Glass (Shades of Milk and Honey #2) by Mary Robinette Kowal (I loved the first one.  It's like a Jane Austen but with magic!)

Gift:

Exiled by M.R. Merrick *signed* Huge thanks to Alexa at Pages of Forbidden Love for getting this for me!

Bought:

Mark of the Rose (The Tudor Vampire Chronicles #3) by Kate Pearce (I ADORE this series!)

Thank you to Lisa Bergren, Penguin (Ace/Roc), HarperTeen, Tor, and Alexa for the books!

So what was in your mailbox this week?

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In My Mailbox is hosted by Kristi at The Story Siren and is where we share the books we got through the week.  

I went NUTS this week!  I seriously need like an intervention or something.  I can't stop buying more!  Some are fine, like I needed the next in a series and I needed the first in another series because I got the third for review, etc.  But some I really could have lived without.  I mean, I didn't think so when I got them, but honestly- who knows when I'll be able to get them read! 

First of all, the amazing Denise Jaden sent some AWESOME swag! I put the magnet on my fridge but the rest is for spreading the word of her books, Losing Faith and Never Enough (out in July).

Review:

The Drowning Girl by Caitlin R. Kiernan (have any of you read her books?  It sounds interesting but wasn't on my radar at all so I'm curious...)  Out March 6th, 2012

Fair Game (Alpha and Omega #3) by Patricia Briggs (March, 2012)

Gifts:

The Miseducation of Cameron Post (ARC) by Emily M. Danforth

Thank You Lori at Pure Imagination!  I'm SO excited to read this one!

Wizards First Rule (Sword of Truth #1) by Terry Goodkind

Thank you Natalie at Mindful Musings!

Have you guys watched the show Legend of the Seeker?  It was canceled after two seasons but I absolutely LOVE it and that show is based on these books.

Bought:

Most of these were bought for like $1.  Super cheap!  A couple were $4 though...

Black Night (Madeline Black #2) by Christina Henry

I read the first one a couple weeks ago and really enjoyed it!

Phoenix Rising (Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences #1) by Pip Ballantine & Tee Morris

I read this book before it's release last year and loved it!  But I didn't own a copy so now I do!

Stranger (The Blades of the Rose #4) by Zoe Archer

I adore this cover!  I had Zoe on last year and have been dying to read her books! Of course I still need to get the first three...

Stone of Tears (Sword of Truth #2) by Terry Goodkind

Even though I haven't read the first one yet I found this one used for cheap but it looks brand new.  And finding used fantasy books that don't have a broken spine is near impossible so I couldn't pass it up!

The Guardian (Dream Hunter #5) by Sherrilyn Kenyon 

I'm frustrated because I looked it up and it according to amazon on my phone it was a stand alone, or more of a companion.  I'm not sure, do these need to be read in order?

The Dream Hunter (Dark-Hunter #10) by Sherrilyn Kenyon

Once again, my app said this was not a series.  Like it was a stand alone.  But it's in new condition so maybe I'll give it away.  Or I'll trade it.  Unless these can be read without reading the others.  

Spy Glass (Glass #3) by Maria V. Snyder

I need to get the first two still.  But this was really cheap so I couldn't pass it up.

Cry Wolf (Alpha and Omega #1) by Patricia Briggs

Got the third one for review but needed to start the series! 

Huge thank you to Natalie and Lori for the gifts, Penguin for the review books, goodwill for the good deals and Cover to Cover Books for having awesome books I couldn't live without!  

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In My Mailbox is hosted by Kristi at The Story Siren and is where we share the books we got through the week.  

I had a pretty good book week.  I went to the used bookstore and used up some trade credit and a few review books came as well.

Review:

The Secret Sisterhood of Heartbreakers by Lynn Weingarten

Dreamless (Starcrossed #2) by Josephine Angelini (loved the first one!)

Not-For-Parents New York City: Everything You Ever Wanted to Know

Gift:

Grave Mercy (His Fair Assassin #1) by Robin LaFevers

Thank Nancy at Tales of the Ravenous Reader!

Bought:

With trade credit I got

First Grave on the Right (Charley Davidson #1) by Darynda Jones (I read it and LOVED it!)

Grave Witch (Alex Craft #1) by Kalayna Price

The Touch of Twilight (Signs of the Zodiac #3) by Vicki Pettersson (I read the first one a long time ago but recently got the 2nd and now I have the 3rd!)

Thanks to Amazon Vine, HarperCollins and Nancy for the books!

So what was in your mailbox this week?