Stacking the Shelves #69

Stacking the Shelves is a meme hosted by Tynga's Reviews in which we feature all the book goodness that we received, borrowed or purchased during the previous week. All links are to Goodreads.

Hello gorgeous people!  Thanks for joining me for a really exciting STS!  Why am I so hyped, you might ask? Well, you don't have to beg, I'll tell you. I had an awesome time at the American Library Association (ALA) Midwinter exhibit and I got a lot of books that were really unexpected (read all about it here).  See my awesome haul:

Purchased for Kindle

Draw Me In by Megan Squires - I saw this one in Goodreads and it had great reviews.

En un rincón del alma by Antonia J. Corrales - I decided to start reading books in Spanish again and this is my first try. 

For Review

The Truth About Alice by Jennifer Mathieu - This books sounds really great! Thanks to Macmillan for this pretty :)

For Review Too... AKA ALA Haul

Legend: (A) = Adult  (MG) = Middle Grade  (*) = Signed

The Secret Side of Empty by Maria E. Andreu (Running Press)* - 3/11/14

Fire & Flood by Victoria Scott (Scholastic)  - 2/25/14

Take Back the Skies by Lucy Saxon (Bloomsbury) – 6/3/14

Since You’ve Been Gone by Morgan Matson (Simon & Schuster) – 5/6/14

I Become Shadow by Joe Shine (SOHO Teen) – 6/10/14

The Mark of the Dragonfly by Jaleigh Johnson (Belacorte) – 3/25/14

Ask Me by Kimberly Pauley (SOHO Teen) – 4/8/14

Liv, Forever by Amy Talkington (SOHO Teen) – 3/11/14

The Ring & the Crown by Melissa De La Cruz (Hyperion) – 4/14/14

The Scar Boys by Len Vlahos (Egmont) – 1/21/14

Half Bad by Sally Green (Viking) – 3/4/14

The Dumbest Idea Ever! By Jimmy Gownley (Scholastic) MG – 2/25/14

Don’t Call Me Baby by Gwendolyn Heasley (HarperTeen) – 4/22/14

Split Second by Kasie West by (HarperTeen) – 2/11/14

Buzz Kill by Beth Fantaskey (Houghton Mifflin) – 5/6/14

One Past Midnight by Jessica Shirvington (Bloomsbury) – 7/22/14

Dangerous by Shannon Hale (Bloomsbury) – 3/4/14

The Crooked Branch by Jeanine Cummins (New American Library) A – 3/5/13

Starbounders: Rebellion by Adam Jay Epstein and Andrew Jacobson (Harper Collins) MG - 5/13/14

Her Dark Curiosity by Megan Sheperd (Balzer and Bray, Harper Collins) – 1/28/14

Noggin by John Corey Whaley (Simon & Schuster) – 4/8/14

To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before by Jenny Han (Simon & Schuster) – 4/22/14

The Art of Falling by Kathryn Craft (Sourcebooks)*  - 1/28/14

The Strange and Beautiful Sorrows of Ava Lavender by Leslye Walton (Candlewick Press) – 3/25/14

Alienated by Melissa Landers (Disney Hyperion) – 2/4/14

The Abominables by Eva Ibboston (Amulet) MG

The Geography of You and Me by Jennifer E. Smith (Little, Brown and Company) – 4/15/14

This Side of Salvation by Jeri Smith-Ready (Simon Pulse) – 4/1/14

The Finisher by David Baldacci (Scholastic) – 3/4/14

Better off Friends by Elizabeth Eulberg (Point, Scholastic) – 2/25/14

In the Shadows by Kiersten White and Jim Di Bartolo (Scholastic) – 4/29/14

V is for Villain by Peter Moore (Hyperion) – 6/20/14

Don’t Look Back by Jennifer L. Armentrout (Hyperion) – 4/15/14

Songs Only You Know by Sean Madigan Hoen (SOHO)* A

Firstborn by Lorie Ann Grover (Blink, Zondervan) – 1/28/14

The Qwikpick Papers: Journey to the Fountain of Poop by Tom 

Angleberger (Amulet)* MG – 5/20/14

The Surprise Attack of Jabba the Puppet by Tom Angleberer (Amulet)* MG - 8/6/13

The Thickety: A Path Begins by J.A. White (HarperTeen) MG – 6/6/14

16 Things I Thought Were True by Janet Gurtler (Sourcebooks) – 3/4/2014

The Museum of Extraordinary Things by Alice Hoffman (Scribner, Simon & Schuster)A – 2/18/2014

The Summer of Letting Go by Gae Polisner (Algonquin) – 3/18/14

The Body in the Woods by April Henry (Henry Holt) – 6/17/14

The Prince of Venice Beach by Blake Nelson (Little, Brown)

White Hot Kiss by Jennifer L. Armentrout (Harlequin) – 2/25/14

Like No Other by Una LaMarche (Razorbill, Penguin) – 7/24/14

The Secret Hum of a Daisy by Tracy Hoczer (Putman, Penguin) MG – 5/1/14

Faking Normal by Courtney C. Stevens (HarperTeen) – 2/25/14

Cruel Beauty by Rosamund Hodge (Balzer and Bray, Harper)

Pirates and the Farm by Denette Fretz and Gene Barreta (ZonderKids) (picture book)

Let’s Get Lost by Adi Alsaid (Harlequin) – 7/29/14

Panic by Lauren Oliver (Harper) – 3/4/14

Maybe One Day by Melissa Kantor (HarperTeen) 2/18/14

The Last Forever by Deb Caletti (Simon Pulse) – 4/1/14

A Matter of Souls by Denise Lewis Patrick (Lerner)* - 4/1/14

Sex & Violence by Carrie Mesrobian (Lerner)* - 10/13

The Cryptid Files, The Loch Ness Monster by Jean Flitcroft (Lerner) MG – 5/1/14

Attack of the Heroes by Rich Thomas (Disney) MG – 4/1/14

Game Over, Pete Watson by Joe Schreiber (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt) – 3/11/14

Dare Me by Eric Devine (Running Press)* - 10/8/13

Toxic Heart by Theo Lawrence (Delacorte, Random) – 4/8/14

Avalon by Mindee Arnett (Balzer and Bray, Harper) – 1/21/14

Viva la Pizza! The Art of the Pizza Box by Scott Wiener (Melville)* - 10/21/13

Swag!

Watch out for a package in the mail Arianne ;)

What's stacking your shelves this week?

Stacking the Shelves #68

Stacking the Shelves is a meme hosted by Tynga's Reviews in which we feature all the book goodness that we received, borrowed or purchased during the previous week. All links are to Goodreads.

Another busy week, full of Shakespeare, college essays (for my senior, not me!) and work.  Also, I came down with a cold that refuses to leave me.  Here are the new additions to my shelves this week:

Purchased for Kindle

10 Años con Mafalda by Quino - Unless you are Spanish speaking and probably my age, you won't be familar with Mafalda, but I love her.  This book brought so many good memories and it still makes me laugh like crazy.  LOVE it!

The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion - I've heard great things about this one.

Library

A Monsters Call by Patrick Ness - This book has been in my TBR list for a long while and I decided that now was the right time to read it.

Vicious by V.E. Schwab - This book was highly recommended by Steph from Cuddlebuggery, so I decided to give it a try.  

Avatar: The Last Airbender: The Search by Gene Luen Yang - We are big fans of the Avatar series and I put this one on hold at the library and it finally came.  'B' already read it and next in line is 'C' and then I get to read it :)  The family that reads together, stays together, right?

Review

All That Glows by Ryan Graudin - This cover is so pretty that I can't help but want to read the book.  I already started it, and so far, so good.

Second Star by Alissa B. Sheinmel - This book is based on 

My Last Kiss by Bethany Neal - A contemporary story based on Peter Pan, count me in!

Fire & Flood by Victoria Scott - I love Victoria Scott's The Collector series (hi Dante!) and I hope this one is just as good. 

The Lost Boys by Lillian Carmine - A romance with ghosts... intriguing.

Thanks to Ebury Press, Macmillan, Scholastic, and Netgalley for this lovelies and for the opportunity. 

What's stacking your shelves this week?

Stacking the Shelves #66

Stacking the Shelves is a meme hosted by Tynga's Reviews in which we feature all the book goodness that we received, borrowed or purchased during the previous week. All links are to Goodreads.

I'm back from vacation gorgeous people!  We spent the past two weeks in the paradise island of Puerto Rico (you can tell is my birthplace, right?) with our big extended family.  We celebrated the holidays, ate a lot, and visited with friends and family.  We had an awesome time! Too bad that it was so cold and snowing when we came back!

Gift 

Steelheart by Brandon Sanderson - Hubby got me this book just before our trip, it looks really good.

Purchased for Kindle 

Me Before You by Jojo Moyes - I already finished this one and it's a tear jerker for sure, really good story!

What the Duke Desires by Sabrina Jeffries - I can always read a great romance.

I Spy Dead People by Jennifer Fischetto - A funny mystery is always a good read for me. 

The Woodlands by Lauren Nicole Taylor - A new distopyan series that sounds really good.

A Date of Godlike Proportions by Tellulah Darling - This is book 2.5 on the Blooming Goddess series. 

The Drake Equation by Heather Walsh - Another great sounding love story.

Ruin by Rachel Van Dyke - This book was recommended to me during the Best of 2013 giveaway. 

Out of the Easy by Ruta Sepetys - After Arianne's glowing review, I cannot wait to read this one.

Audible

The Madman's Daughter by Megan Sheperd - I have been very curious about this book and it's gorgeous cover. 

For Review

We Were Liars by E. Lockheart - I did enjoy The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks and I can't wait to read this one. 

The Here and Now by Ann Bashares - Written by Bashares, need I say more?

Thanks to Random House and Netgalley for these :)

What's stacking your shelves this week?

A to Z Survey

I found this feature and survey in Jamie’s blog The Perpetual Page Turner and I thought if is a really fun idea.  Here are my answers to the A to Z Survey:

Author you’ve read the most books from:

Well, according to Goodreads is Julia Quinn.  The YA author I’ve read more books from is Rachel Caine.

Best Sequel Ever:

Crown of Embers by Rae Carson, overall one of the best series I’ve ever read. EVER.

Currently Reading:

The Perfect Hope by Nora Roberts, I know it’s not YA, I just need a little romance once in a while :)

Drink of Choice While Reading:

Water (boring!)

E-reader or Physical Book?

This is a hard one.  I can read in any format, physical, eBook or audio book.  If I had to choose it will be a physical book though.

Fictional Character You Probably Would Have Actually Dated In High School:

One of the Merrick brothers from Brigid Kemmerer’s Elemental series.  Seriously, just give me any of them!

Glad You Gave This Book A Chance:

The Fault in Our Stars by John Green.

Hidden Gem Book:

Edenbrooke by Julianne Donaldson. Very Austen like, which I'm a big fan of.

Important Moment in your Reading Life:

Reading Twilight and thus, rediscovering the young adult genre.  This happened when my hubby was in Iraq and it helped me cope with a very difficult time.

Just Finished:

Awaken by Meg Cabot

Kinds of Books You Won’t Read:

Hmm… Never say never, but I don’t like erotica, horror, or non-fiction.

Longest Book You’ve Read:

Don Quixote by Miguel the Cervanted Saavedra (in Spanish, around 1,023 pages).  Longest YA book is Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling (759 pages).

Major book hangover because of:

I don't drink, but I take it to mean that it caused me a headache, I guess That was Then, This is Now by S.E. Hinton.

Number of Bookcases You Own:

I have 4 tall bookcases (and running out of room again!)

One Book You Have Read Multiple Times:

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – I've read it three times.

Preferred Place To Read:

I can read anywhere, but my favorite place is in the cause of my living room.

Quote that inspires you/gives you all the feels from a book you’ve read:

“I'm in love with you, and I know that love is just a shout into the void, and that oblivion is inevitable, and that we're all doomed and that there will come a day when all our labor has been returned to dust, and I know the sun will swallow the only earth we'll ever have, and I am in love with you.” From John Green’s The Fault in Our Stars.  I can seriously cover several pages with quotes of this book.

Reading Regret:

I regret not re-discovering YA until I stumbled upon Harry Potter and Twilight, so much time lost :(

Series You Started And Need To Finish (all books are out in series):

Oh my goodness!  I can also fill a page full of these (I know, I know, I’m awful!)  I need to finish the Unearthly series by Cynthia Hand.

Three of your All-Time Favorite Books:

The Fault in Our Stars by John Green, Just One Day by Gayle Forman, Fire and Thorns series by Rae Carson.

Unapologetic Fangirl For:

There are too many authors that I can list here… I think that Sarah Maas is one of my favorite at the moment, her Throne of Glass series is truly outstanding.

Very Excited For This Release More Than All The Others:

Isla and the Happily Ever After by Stephanie Perkins ( I concur with Jamie on this one!)

Worst Bookish Habit:

Probably starting a book and then dropping it like a hot potato when I don’t like where the story is going or I get my hands on something that seems, (at least for a moment) better.

X Marks The Spot: Start at the top left of your shelf and pick the 27th book:

The Diviners by Libba Bray (my shelves are alphabetized by author)

Your latest book purchase:

Ten Tiny Breaths by K.A. Tucker

ZZZ-snatcher book (last book that kept you up WAY late):

Front and Center by Catherine Murdock Gilbert 

This was so much fun!

Top Ten Words/Topics that will Make me NOT Pick up a Book

Top Ten Tuesday is a meme created by The Broke and the Bookish

This is really hard, I try not to be 'absolute' and give books and topics a chance. Still, there are certain topics or genres that I'm not too crazy about:

1.  Horror - For the most part I'm a coward about horror movies and most books.

2.  Religious - By this I mean the 'preachy' kind of book.

3.  Abuse - I have read books in which abuse is present, BUT I don't like to read extensive descriptions about the how, it makes me really uncomfortable.

4.  Incest - For the same reasons as number 3.

5.  Non-fiction and biographies - Not my cup of tea.

6.  Love triangles - I think I've been burned by these too many times.  I treat these with caution and usually wait until some of my blogger friends have read them before I attempt it. 

7.  Mermaids - I'm sorry to report that I haven't read a single mermaid book that I've liked before.  Please recommend something that will make me change my mind! 

8.  Erotica - I love romance YA, NA and adult, BUT I don't like to read erotica, it just doesn't add significance to the story.

9.  Real War - Like a history kind of thing.  My hubby loves to see documentaries about any war, and believe, I've seen plenty, but I'm not to crazy about reading them.

10. Romance with 'Older' Characters - I have nothing against it and I've read books in which the topic comes up for some of the characters, but if the book is just about people in their 60s and 70s falling in love, I'm not too thrilled about it, especially if there is cheating involved. 

As you know these are my opinions!  I will try to give books (and movies) a chance and I have read books before that I thought I wouldn't like.  Feel free to make any recommendations that might change my mind :)

What is in your Top Ten this week?

Stacking the Shelves #50

Stacking the Shelves is a meme hosted by Tynga's Reviews in which we feature all the book goodness that we received, borrowed or purchased during the previous week. All links are to Goodreads.

Busy, but amazing week!  On the 4th hubby and I celebrated our 21st anniversary by going away for a few days (my mom is here from Puerto Rico and stayed with the kids).  I'm rested and ready for the week ahead!

Purchased for Kindle

Losing It by Cora Carmack - I've heard that this book is a great NA and it's compared to Easy, I have no choice, but to judge for myself :)

Purchased from Audible 

The Off Season by Catherine Gilbert Murdock - This is the second book of the Dairy Queen trilogy which I loved.

Library

City of a Thousand Dolls by Miriam Forster - I had this book as my WOW a while ago and it sounds so good!

Exile by Rebecca Lim - This is book two of the Mercy series, I've been waiting for this book forever!

That's it for me!  What is stacking your shelves this week?

Please note that I'm looking for a reviewer (information here).  Please help me spread the word!

Waiting on Wednesday: The Museum of Intangible Things by Wendy Wunder

Waiting on Wednesday is a meme hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine in which we have the opportunity to let others know about books that we are eagerly waiting for.

Title: The Museum of Intangible Things by Wendy Wunder
Published by: Razorbill
Release date: April 10th, 2014

Loyalty. Envy. Obligation. Dreams. Disappointment. Fear. Negligence. Coping. Elation. Lust. Nature. Freedom. Heartbreak. Insouciance. Audacity. Gluttony. Belief. God. Karma. Knowing what you want (there is probably a French word for it). Saying Yes. Destiny. Truth. Devotion. Forgiveness. Life. Happiness (ever after).Hannah and Zoe haven’t had much in their lives, but they’ve always had each other. So when Zoe tells Hannah she needs to get out of their down-and-out New Jersey town, they pile into Hannah’s beat-up old Le Mans and head west, putting everything—their deadbeat parents, their disappointing love lives, their inevitable enrollment at community college—behind them.As they chase storms and make new friends, Zoe tells Hannah she wants more for her. She wants her to live bigger, dream grander, aim higher. And so Zoe begins teaching Hannah all about life’s intangible things, concepts sadly missing from her existence—things like audacity, insouciance, karma, and even happiness.

Why I want to read it:  What a beautiful cover!  It is absolutely gorgeous! Besides that, I loved Wunder's previous book, The Probability of Miracles (see my review here).  If you haven't read it, you are missing out on an outstanding contemporary.  The Museum of Intangible Things sounds like a an amazing coming-of-age story and a road trip book, all roll into one.  Can't wait!

What are you waiting for this week?

Please note that I'm looking for a reviewer (information here).  Please help me spread the word!

Waiting on Wednesday: The Promise of Amazing by Robin Constantine

Waiting on Wednesday is a meme hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine in which we have the opportunity to let others know about books that we are eagerly waiting for.

Title: The Promise of Amazing by Robin Constantine 
Published by: Balzer and Bray
Release date: December 31st, 2013

Wren Caswell is average. Ranked in the middle of her class at Sacred Heart, she’s not popular, but not a social misfit. Wren is the quiet, “good” girl who's always done what she's supposed to—only now in her junior year, this passive strategy is backfiring. She wants to change, but doesn’t know how.Grayson Barrett was the king of St. Gabe’s. Star of the lacrosse team, top of his class, on a fast track to a brilliant future—until he was expelled for being a “term paper pimp.” Now Gray is in a downward spiral and needs to change, but doesn’t know how.
One fateful night their paths cross when Wren, working at her family’s Arthurian-themed catering hall, performs the Heimlich on Gray as he chokes on a cocktail weenie, saving his life literally and figuratively. What follows is the complicated, awkward, hilarious, and tender tale of two teens shedding their pasts, figuring out who they are—and falling in love.

Why I want to read it:  What can I say?  There is just something about this cover that screams sweet nothings at me.  It sounds to good, I love contemporaries with the mismatch-awkward-complete opposite couples! 

What are you waiting for this Wednesday?

Top Ten Books I've Read so Far in 2013

Top Ten Tuesday is a meme created by The Broke and the Bookish

I haven't read nearly as many books this year as I would like and yet, it was really hard to limit myself to ten books :)

1.  Just One Day by Gayle Forman - My goddness is this one good!  Truly an amazing story of growth and self discovery. See my review here

2.  Under the Never Sky by Veronica Rossi - I adore dystopian and, although it took me forever to read this one (thanks Hannah!), I will make up the lost time in undying love.  See my review here

3.  Dark Triumph by Robin LaFevers - I swear that LaFevers can do no wrong.  Even if you have never read historical fiction, you should give this series a try, you will not regret it!  See my review here

4.  Sweet Peril by Wendy Higgins - This is one of the best sequels ever!  I adore Kaidan and the story and everything else. So, so good :)  See my review here

5.  Parasol Protectorate by Gail Carriger -  So this is more than one book since I finished books #2 - #5 this year.  Outstanding world building, characterization and writing makes this an amazing (adult) series.  The best of Steampunk!  

6.  The Collector by Victoria Scott - Oh Dante, how I love thee!  A wonderful book with wonderful characters.  See my review here

7.  Obsidian by Jennifer Armentrout  - I know, I know... why did it took me so long to start the Lux series!  Another bad boy that I adore, an alien story like no other.  See my review here

8.  Shadow & Bone by Leigh Bardugo - I love to read fantasy and this book is one of the best in the genre.  Amazing story full of magic, incredible characters and an ancient fight of good and evil!  See my review here

9.  Angelfall by Susan Ee - Another unique dystopian mixed with angels and the struggle for survival.  So awesome!  See my review here

10.  Goddess Inheritance by Aimée Carter - A fit conclusion for a beloved series, everything that I wanted and then some. See my review here

11.  Crown of Embers by Rae Carson - This is definitely one of my favorite series of all time!  Eliza is one of the best heroines ever written, I cannot wait for book three!  See my review here

Sorry I went over guys, but I couldn't bring myself to shorten the list!  

What's in your Top Ten this week?