Hey, everyone! Well, here I am today with my usual Stacking the Shelves. It’s all about sharing the books you’ve gotten this week – physical, e-book, from the library, or book store, hosted by Tynga’s Reviews. This week, I got five books from the library (with about four more on hold…) You know me, haha!

the stack

Magic In The Mix by Annie Barrows: In fifth grade, I read The Magic Half by Annie Barrows and loved it. (My younger sister, Anna, did too – it was her favorite book at the time.) When I found out there was a sequel last year, I couldn’t wait to read it! I finally got it from the library, after a year of wanting to read it. It looks super cute. 🙂

Apple and Rain by Sarah Crossan: I’ve heard a lot of great things about this one, and I loved another of Sarah Crossan’s books, The Weight Of Water, so I’m excited to see how this one goes. Plus the cover is gorgeous. 

Rain Reign by Ann M. Martin: GYGLYURYUR:)*)(*GJAOI:IW …. that’s how I feel about THIS book! I’m a HUGE Ann M. Martin fan, OK?! I’ve been waiting to read this for so long. It looks amazing.

Miss Peregrine’s Home For Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs: I’ve been wanting to read this for a little while; but I have to admit, I’m a little nervous about reading it. I honestly have NO idea what to expect, and I’m not even 100% sure it’s something I’d be into. And I’ve heard several mixed reviews about it… buuut they’re making it into a movie this year, and I can’t resist. And the cover and photographs are just so intriguing! So we’ll see. But I am excited about it. That counts for something. Have any of you read it??

I also ended up returning a book to the library that I got this week (and DNF’d). Take A Bow, by Elizabeth Eulberg. After reading Better Off Friends by Miss Eulberg, I was super excited about her other books. (I’m a sucker for a cute, fluffy romance.) But I wasn’t comfortable with one of the characters being homosexual, so I decided to put it down. It seemed like a great book, but it’s not something I want to read. I’d still like to read her other books, though. Sadly, my library doesn’t have them right now, so I might see if I can borrow them from my library on my Kindle. Have you read any of her books? They all sound cute! I especially want to read Prom & Prejudice… 😀 You’ll be getting my review for Better Off Friends on Monday.

Right now, I’m reading Rain Reign, since I’ve wanted to read it the longest. I’m only on chapter two, but I loved the first chapter so far. 😉

books i read this week

I read four books this week! Not bad, if I do say so. I finally read the first book in the Betsy-Tacy series by Maud Hart Lovelace, and loved it. It reminded me of an older Ramona book (by Beverly Cleary.) Of course, I already told you how much I loved Better Off Friends – you’ll be getting my complete review on Monday! Fish In A Tree by Lynda Mullaly Hunt was wonderful, as well. I didn’t enjoy it quite as much as One For The Murphys, but I did give it four stars. And finally, Eight Keys. It wasn’t as good as I was expecting… overall, I liked it, but there were several KEY flaws. (What?! I couldn’t help it!! 😀 ) That one gets three stars.

what happened on the blog

• I reviewed not one, not two, but THREE books on Monday.
• On Wednesday, I opened up about my issue with YA & MG books, and my solution for it.
• I did the ultimate book tag yesterday, on Friday, tagged by the lovely Daisy.

coming up this week

• a 4-star review of Better Off Friends by Elizabeth Eulberg
• a guest post swap with Daisy at A Bookish Flower
• and an (undecided) list on Friday! Any ideas for what list I should do?

so what books have you read/acquired this week? anything exciting happening on your blog? i’d love to hear all about it!