Stacking the Shelves #62

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.

Hi there gorgeous people!  I hope you had a wonderful Halloween, I had fun trick or treating with B and C on Thursday and now there are two buckets full of candy in the house : ) Not many books this week, but this is what I got: 

Purchased (or Free) for Kindle

Seven Day Fiance by Rachel Harris - I've seen great reviews about this book and the price was just right :)

Lost and Found by Nicole Williams - I've also heard great things about this book.

Return to Sender by Julie Cross - This one is the second installment of the Letters to Nowhere series and I really liked the first one.  

A Change of Fortune by Jen Turano - A historical romance, because I love them.

Just Like Heaven by Julia Quinn - This is my favorite historical romance author for sure and this is book number one of her latest series.

For Review

Roses by G.R. Mannering  - This is a re-telling of the Beauty and the Beast tale which I love. Thank you to Sky Pony Press for the opportunity.

This is what my fireplace mantel looked like this month:

Top Ten Best Sequels Ever

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

This list (as most Top Ten lists) can be huge, although I am hopelessly behind in so many series that's not even funny!  Well, here it goes:

1.  The Bitter Kingdom by Rae Carson - It is difficult to decide on just one book of this trilogy, but I'm going with it's conclusion.  Outstanding! 

2.  Through the Ever Night by Veronica Rossi - I'm about 60% done with this book (just reading it while I walk on the treadmill), but it's even better than Under the Never Sky and that's saying a lot!

3.  Sweet Peril by Wendy Higgins - My goodness, this one was SO good!  I love Kai and Anna and the sequel was just plain hot awesomeness.

4.  Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins - I liked this book better than Mockingjay, although I'm a big fan of the series, this book was my favorite.  Such an amazing way to continue the goodness of The Hunger Games. 

5.  Spark by Brigid Kemmerer - Really good sequel to Storm. The Merrick brothers *sigh* need I say more?

6.  The Iron Knight by Julie Kagawa - I'm a big fan of the Iron Fey series and this one is my favorite book because it's from Ash's point of view. 

7.  Harry Potter series by J.K.Rowling - Yes, I'm aware that this is more than one book, but honestly, I cannot choose just one.  

8.  The Liberator by Victoria Scott - This one did not suffer from the second book syndrome at all.  So, so good. How could it now if it's about Dante?

9.  Crown of Midnight by Sarah J. Maas - It's incredible to believe, but this book might be even better than Throne of Glass.  So incredibly good!

10. Romancing Mr. Bridgerton by Julia Quinn - This is my favorite (book #3) of the series.  I just love Colin and Penelope :)

What's in your list of Top Ten best sequels?

Top Ten Beginings / Endings in Books

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

This was a really hard one!  For once, I read a lot of books from the library thus, I don't have all the books I read; also, I listen to books in audio books which is a lot harder to remember!  Some classics and some not so much, this is what I came up with: 

Beginnings

“It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife. “ Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice

“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair. “ Charles Dickens, A Tale of Two Cities

“Mr. and Mrs. Dursley, of number four Privet Drive, were proud to say that they were perfectly normal, thank you very much.”  J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone

“The goat was in the tree again.” Rosemary Clement-Moore, Texas Gothic 

“On the sixth of April, in the year 1812 – precisely two days before her sixteenth birthday – Penelope Featherington fell in love.” Julia Quinn, Romancing Mister Bridgerton

Endings

"After all, tomorrow is another day." Margaret Mitchell, Gone with the Wind

“The scar had not pained Harry for nineteen years.  All was well.” J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

“And then we continued blissfully into this small but perfect piece of our forever.” Stephenie Meyer, Breaking Dawn

“Then with a flick of its tail, it boinded into the undergrowth, a streak of gray furn in the sun, and the light swallowed it completely.” Julie Kagawa, The Iron Knight

“I take the plant out of its pot, shake the dirt off the roots, get a good grip, reach my arm back, take one deep breath before I pitch my arm forward, and let go.” Jandy Nelson, The Sky is Everywhere

What are your top ten book beginnings and/or endings?

Top Ten Books I Read When I Need Something Light & Fun

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

Well, to me this means books that I re-read, even though there are not necessarily "light and fun".  In fact, I don't think I read a lot of those.  I do tend to re-read my favorite parts of some books and I do the same with movies (I can't count how many times I've seen Pretty Women, Notting Hill, You Got Mail or The Proposal!)

1.  Breathe my Abbi Glines - The first book by Glines that I read and is still my favorite. 

2.  Dash & Lily's Book of Dares by Rachel Cohn and David Levithan - One of the funniest books I've ever read!  Honestly, this one is a jewel.

3.  Iron Fey series by Julie Kagawa - I know, I know!  I don't think I can have a top 10 without including this series, but I really love it!  I re-read my favorite parts when I need an Ash fix :)

4.  Beastly by Alex Flinn - There is just something about fairy tales that calls to me and this Beauty and the Beast re-telling from the POV of the beast is one of my favorites. 

5.  New Moon by Stephenie Meyer - Although I'm a fan of the series, I re-read New Moon more often.  I just love the part when Bella and Edward re-unite...

6.  Romancing Mr. Bridgerton by Julia Quinn - I'm a big fan of Quinn's writing and this one is my all-time favorite.  

7.  Edenbrooke by Julianne Donaldson - I read this book only late last year, but it has quickly become a favorite.  

8.  Pride and Prejudice and Persuasion by Jane Austen - My two favorites by Austen!  I can read these over and over (and watch the movies too!)

9.  Jessica's Guide to Dating on the Dark Side by Beth Fantaskey - I don't know what it is about Lucius that I love so!

10. Just Listen, Along for the Ride and The Truth About Forever by Sarah Dessen - I love Dessen's writing!  These are most definitely NOT light and fun, but they are amazing and I can't get enough of them. 

Hmm... I guess that's more than 10!  Oh, well, I tried.  What's in your Top Ten this week?

Top Ten Authors I'd Put On My Auto-Buy List

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

My list could be quite long as I love many authors, but here are my Top Ten (that's what this is about, right?) 

1. Stephanie Perkins author of Anna and the French Kiss and Lola and the Boy Next Door - I will read ANYTHING she writes (Isla, anyone?) 

2.  Sarah Dessen author of The Truth About Forever, Just Listen, and Along for the Ride - I have yet to read a book by Sara Dessen that I haven't like, and I've read them all!

3.  Rae Carson author of The Girl of Fire and Thorns - This series is amazing! Like awesomely amazing, the writing is incredibly good and the characterization is, well, amazing ! (Yes, I used 'amazing ' three times, she deserves it ;)

4.  John Green author of The Fault in Our Stars - If you haven't read TFiOS, you must do so right now.  This man is an artist with words, that's all I'm saying...

5.  Maggie Stiefvater author of the Wolves of Mercy Falls series - Maggie's writing is lyrical, beautiful and her characters will stay with you forever.

6.  Gayle Forman author of If I Stay and Just One Day - Oh my goodness!  Her books are so awesome, full of feeling and growth and awesomeness. 

7.  Julia Quinn author of the Bridgertons series - Her writing style is similar to reading an Austen book. Her stories are funny, romantic and quirky. 

8.  Abbi Glines author of the Breathe series and The Vincent Boys - So romantic, so good, so amazing. 

9.  Julie Kagawa author of the Iron Fey series - Ash came out of her extraordinary mind, enough said.

10. Cassandra Clare author of the Mortal Instruments and Infernal Devices series - I have to confess to be behind in my reading, but I do own every single one of her books.  *sigh* Jace...

What's in your Top Ten list this week?

Top Ten Favorite Romances

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

This one is a really TTT because once I started I couldn't stop! My goodness  I can probably make a list that's 50 books long :)  So here we go:

1.  Edenbrooke by Julianne Donaldson - I love this historical romance, it's to die for and very 'Austen' like. 

2.  The Iron Fey series by Julie Kagawa - You know that I have to find a way to have this series in all by TTT posts, right?  I just adore this couple and Ash is just an amazing character.  

3.  Pride & Prejudice by Jane Austen -  This book is likely to be in many lists, nonetheless  is still one of my favorite romances of all time.  I also love  Persuasion (had to sneak another book in :)  

4.  Romancing Mister Bridgerton by Julia Quinn - Julia Quinn is one of my favorite historical romance authors, this series (seven books long) is amazing, but favorite still remains the story of Colin and Penelope. 

5.  The Truth About Forever by Sarah Dessen - Another favorite author is Sarah Dessen, I do not get tired of reading her books.  This one is my favorite, followed by Along for the Ride and Just Listen (the sneakiness continues...)

6.  Breathe by Abbi Glines - Love it!  Jax is probably one of my all-time-to-die-for male characters. Ever.

7.  Morning Glory by LaVyrle Spencer - This is sweet historical romance, full of heartbreak and deliverance.  I've probably read all of Ms. Spencer's books (she doesn't write anymore) and I adore them all. 

8. Just One Day by Gayle Forman - This is a tricky one, because I consider it a romance, but not much romance happened in the first book of the series.  I know that this will be one of my favorite reads for the rest of my life.

9.  Easy by Tammara Webber - If you haven't read this book, I would have to ask: where have you been?  Really, this is such an amazing book, I can't tell you enough good things about it.  Brilliant!

10.  The Sky is Everywhere by Jandy Nelson - An incredible tale of loss and first love.  It remains as one of my favorites. 

You know I can't stop at ten, so here are a few more: Anna and the French Kiss, The Fault in Our Stars, Perfect Chemistry, the Return to Paradise, Going Too Far, Jane Eyre, Die for Me, Twilight, ...

What are your favorite romances?

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