Sunday 14 April 2013

Showcase Sunday #25


Showcase Sunday is a weekly meme hosted by Vicky at Books, Biscuits and Tea. The aim is to showcase our newest books or book related swag and to see what everyone else received for review, borrowed from libraries, bought in bookshops and downloaded onto eReaders this week.

Hello lovely readers, the last two weeks I've been trying to keep my requesting finger in check. I had a peek the other day at my May releases and couldn't believe how much awesomeness I had coming up. I seriously need to get down to reading all of them. So I'm quite proud that I only received five seven (this was five until last night.) books for review and they're ones which I've been dying to get my hands on.



Getting Over Garrett Delaney by Abby McDonald
The Pirate's Wish by Cassandra Rose Clarke
Spirit by Brigid Kemmerer
Golden by Jessi Kirby
The Book of Broken Hearts by Sarah Ockler
The Vow by Jessica Martinez
Right of Way by Lauren Barnholdt

Thank you to Walker Books UK, Angry Robot, Kensington Books and Simon & Schuster

I was beyond excited when I was finally accepted for Golden, The Book of Broken Hearts, The Vow and Right of Way by S & S. I adored Ockler's book Bittersweet so couldn't wait to get my hands on a copy of her latest novel. The Pirate's Wish and Spirit were also two books high on my wish list I can't wait to see what Clarke has in store for Naji and Ananna and I'm hoping that Hunter will finally be able to win me over in Spirit.

Over to Rachel now to see what she received.




The Testing Guide by Joelle Charbonneau
Life After Theft by Aprilynne Pike
Shadow Eyes by Dusty Crabtree
You Look Different in Real Life by Jennifer Castle
Insomnia by J.R Johansson
Doll Bones by Holly Black
The Testing Guide (The Testing 0.5) by Joelle Charbonneau
True by Erin McCarthy
Spirit by Brigid Kemmerer
The Collector by Victoria Scott. 
 
Thank you to Intermix, Netgalley, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, Entangled Teen, Kensington Books, Flux, Margaret K. Elderry Books, Harper Teen, and Dusty Crabtree.


Flat- Out Matt by Jessica Park
Crossing the Line by Katie McGarry
Burning Blue by Paul Griffin
Among the Nameless Stars  (Prequel to For Darkness Shows the Stars) by Diana Peterfreund.(freebie on Amazon Thank you Jenny @Supernatural Snark for the heads up!)

Okay, wow, didn’t know I had so much here, and I’ve probably forgot some, too!! I guess I won’t be able to sleep, eat, or much of anything else but read, lol! I’m thrilled about Spirit because I love all those Merrick boys! I’m also quite excited about Doll Bones even if it is a middle grade. Holly Black has an unusual writing style that I loved with her Modern Fairy series. I LOVED Flat-Out Matt!! It’s sort of a companion/extension to Flat-Out Love. I just ordered a physical copy and I think I might give it away with Flat-Out Love next month, just to share the love! 

Did you share a book haul this week? We'd love to know which books you received, please leave a link in the comments and we'll be over to check it out soon.

32 comments:

Maji Bookshelf said...

*jaw drop* oh my god that is AN EPIC book haul! I totally get what you mean about restraining the requesting finger. I have a calendar where I mark all the releases so I know when to not request. I have banned myself from requesting any may or june releases right now, I need to read my own books! As for the books you guys got, I just read The Book of Broken Hearts and it was quite enjoyable. I am also dying to read The Testing! I've already read the collector and it was awesome

enjoy all your books ladies!
- Juhina @ Maji Bookshelf

@MelissaJoLynn_ said...

Yes you're going to be so busy! I can't wait to read most of the books you mentioned. Especially the vow and the collector. Great haul

Nicola said...

I'm giddy just looking at all these beautiful books!! Oh I want them all right NOW! Enjoy! :D

Unknown said...

Wow! You got Doll Bones :D I want all your books :D

Happy Reading.

-Dannielle

Anonymous said...

You got wonderful books this week! The Collector is a great book. I loved it :D

Enjoy your reads!

Keertana said...

GOLDEN! Jasprit, I just LOVED that book, so I can't WAIT to see what you think! I'm also really excited for Ockler's new novel, so I hope it's fantastic. While I wasn't a fan of The Pirate's Wish, I certainly hope you enjoy it! :)

And Rachel, you've got Burning Blue! I really enjoyed that one, so I'm VERY curious to see what you think of it since the romance is very subtle and the mystery is more prominent. I still think you'll really enjoy it.

Lovely haul this week, ladies! :D

Jessirae said...

*flails madly* OH MY GEEEE! Crossing the Line and Flat Out Matt and Doll Bones and Right of Way and Book of Broken Hearts!! I am soooooo jealous. I like, totes want to read all of those so so bad! Oh, The Collector is super awesome! Dante is just <33333 I hope you love all these amazing books! Can't wait to read your thoughts on them!

Anonymous said...

Wow great haul. :-) I'm itching to read Insomnia and Life After Theft!

Leigh
Little Book Star

Chey said...

So many awesome books here! I'm really looking forward to reading Golden and The Vow, mainly because I've enjoyed both authors previous work. Life After Theft is one that I plan to read soon and Doll Bones sounds GREAT! Happy reading!

Tanja - Tanychy said...

Oh look Shadow Eyes! I got that one for review too, few months back. I hope you'll enjoy the story :) I must start with that Elemental story. It seems like everyone had read it. Huh I need more hours in a day. Anyway great haul girls :)

Sam (Realm of Fiction) said...

I can't wait to see what you think of Doll Bones, Rachel! I know neither of us read much middle grade, but I quite liked it overall. I wasn't blown away though. I'm really looking forward to reading Spirit and The Pirate's Wish, too. I'll probably make a start on Spirit soon. Great haul, ladies! :)

Carina Olsen said...

Ahh, lots of amazing :D I liked Doll Bones. <3 A sweet creepy book :) *Jealous of your print ARC* Hope you enjoy it all. <3

Jess said...

Great hauls ladies! I too am trying not to request too much because I have so much awesome that I need to get around to!

Jasprit - I received Getting Over Garrett Delaney this week too I hope we both enjoy it!

Rachel - I've heard great things about Burning Blue and I look forward to hearing what you think of Doll Bones!

Happy reading lovelies!

Wee Shubba said...

Now that is an amazing book haul!!! So many amazing titles getting added to my wishlist. lol.

Feel Free to Check out my book haul post: Feeding The Addiction

You blog header is lovely btw.

tthepageturner said...

Jasprit - Ooh, I got Getting Over Garrett Delaney this week as well! I'm looking forward to it as most my GR friends seemed to have enjoyed it. :)

Rachel - I loved FDStS, but I still need to read the prequel! Hope you enjoy. ^^

brandileigh2003 said...

Spirit and Insomnia are on my TBR as well, hope you enjoy.
Brandi @ Blkosiner’s Book Blog

Sara @ Forever 17 Books said...

OH wow! I don't even know where to start! So many amazing books! I do have a few of these for review too but The Book of Broken Hearts is one I'm dying for! Enjoy! :)

My Haul

Suzanne (Parabooklover) said...

Jaspirit I have The Pirate's Wish and Spirit too and I'm really looking forward to them :) Rachel, I'm not familiar with Shadow Eyes but like the sound of it, I'll be interested in seeing your review. Great book hauls ladies, happy reading :D

Anonymous said...

Eeep! Awesome books, ladies.
I got Spirit too and I'm excited to read it. I'm a little wary since Hunter wasn't my favorite character, but I hope I'll fall for him too.
Jasprit, you should let me know when you'll be reading The Book of Broken Hearts. We should read it together if you want! :)
Golden sounds like a good read too, but I didn't request it because of the never ending tbr pile that I have.

Rachel, your book haul is epic! So many great books on there. I got True for review too. I'm hoping it will be an enjoyable read. I need to get a copy of Crossing The Lines. It sounds like a very cute novella.

Enjoy your book hauls! :)

Shane @ItchingforBooks said...

Nice haul. Happy reading :)

http://itchingforbooks.blogspot.com/2013/04/stacking-shelves-34.html

Teresa Mary Rose said...

I got Crossing the Line too and I cannot wait to read it. Spirit sounds really good too. Happy reading!

Gabby said...

That is one AWESOME haul! really would like to read Crossing the Line since I have loved every Katie Mcgarry book ever.Insomnia by J.R Johansson and Doll Bones by Holly Black are pretty high on my TBR pile.

I hope you enjoy reading all the fantastic books you received :)

Unknown said...

I so cannot wait for Doll Bones to release! I love Holly Black so much. :) I got the Testing too, really hoping that's a good one! And oooh... Golden. I read this over the weekend (actually in a single day) and it was pretty amazing. Hope you love it too! Happy Reading guys!
My Showcase Sunday

Unknown said...

So many awesome books! I really need to start the Elementals series. Hope y'all enjoy the books!

Unknown said...

Great stacks! I really look forward to seeing how you like these books, especially YOU LOOK DIFFERENT IN REAL LIFE, THE VOW, THE BOOK OF BROKEN HEARTS, and GOLDEN. I got received them (excluding GOLDEN)...and haven't been much of a fan. But I'm excited to see what you guys think :) Happy Reading!

Sunny @ Blue Sky Bookshelf

Unknown said...

Lovely, lovely haul, ladies. So many awesome books that I'm dying to read. In the meantime, I'll have to just pine a little bit longer...sigh.

Krazzyme(Young Readers) said...

Great Haul you got there... Spirit is AMAZING but a little sad . (Just a heads up)

Krazyyme @ Young Readers

Maja (The Nocturnal Library) said...

Flat-Out Matt! I can't wait! And I really liked Spirit, it was surprising at times, shocking even, and I loved the risks Kemmerer took.
I also can't wait to read The Pirate's Wish... I hear there's finally going to be kissing. Dare I hope for a declaration of love? Hopefully I'll get to it soon.

Jenny said...

Oooo another awesome week for the both of you! I can't wait for Spirit, I love that series so much. I still need to read Breathless as well. Love me some Nick! And I can't wait to see what you think of True Rachel! I just got that one too and am super excited to start it. MORE NA!

Heidi@Rainy Day Ramblings said...

I want to read Flat OUt Matt. I really loved Flat Out Love. I got Spirit to motivate me to get started with The Elementals at last! You are right you won't be able to eat or sleep with that haul. I am really trying to cut back again! Have a wonderful week, ladies!

Wendy Darling said...

Oh Jasprit, I can't wait to hear what you think of GOLDEN! And Rachel, I got The Testing too, it sounds pretty intriguing. :) Happy reading, ladies! So pleased you're joining us on the Spirit tour.

Wendy @ The Midnight Garden

Jennifer said...

Spirit & The Collector. I am jealous. Not gonna lie, lol. Dying to read those. Will be looking out for your reviews on it. Happy reading!

Jennifer @ Dream Reads

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