Back with another Stacking the Shelves, folks! 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 have three books that look so good! I’ve already started The False Prince by Jennifer A. Nielsen, and OH SWEET apple pie, it’s fantastic. I’m only seven chapters in (it’s Friday right now, so tomorrow – when you’re reading this – I’ll probably be further in), but I’m sooo captivated. Thanks, Madison, for recommending it to me! (And one other person? Sorry, I can’t remember who!)
the stack
The stack this week is pretty small. (Compared to others, that is!) I talked about these three books in my post last Friday, The Books I Need To Read, but I still wanted to do a stacking the shelves today. These three are the ones I was needing to pick up from the library in that post. I’m so excited about reading them, I have butterflies in my stomach when I think about it! Wow. That says a lot about me, doesn’t it?! 😀
And you know how much I love taking pictures of Mittens, so…
He’s rubbing against them, but it totally looks like he’s smiling! (I swear the cat really does smile.) He’s like “Ah, yes, I see you’re taking pictures of your books again. Might as well look cute. Ooh… ooh, yes, BEGONE, flea!” I guess they make for a nice neck-scratcher. 😉
books i read this week
I read two books this week; I really would have wanted to read more, but I ended up putting one book down. It was Miss Peregrine’s Home For Peculiar Children. I had really high expectations for the book, and I wanted to read it, but there was too much bad language. My mom and dad thought it was best I put it down, too. So then I decided to (finally) pick up The Huntress Of Thornbeck Forest by Melanie Dickerson.
As soon as I review it (probably no earlier than August 17), I’ll also be hosting a giveaway! I was given an extra in a giveaway where I won the book, so I’m going to give one of those away. I just finished it today (that is, Friday), and it was great! The middle was kind of slow, but the ending was great. I guessed the ending at about thirty or forty pages left, but it was one of those books where I wasn’t sure everything that needed to happen could happen within forty pages. It did, though, and I loved it.
Apple and Rain was also super good. There was some heavy content (which I’ll explain more of in my review on the 10th), but it wasn’t anything too bad. It kind of dragged on for a little, though.
what happened on the blog
Just in case you missed it…
- I reviewed Fish In A Tree by Lynda Mullaly Hunt
- I talked about my favorite thing EVER – book blogging!
- I recapped the past month and all the cool things that happened on the blog – and yours, too!
coming up this week
- On Monday, I’ll be reviewing Eight Keys and Rain Reign… but be warned, I was really confused on how I felt about these books.
- Wednesday, I’m going to be apart of the Dear Opl spotlight tour! There will be a giveaway, but the only way you can enter is with a twitter account… (I’m not hosting it.) So hopefully a few of you have accounts, or there will be added different ways to enter. I did email the publisher about it, but we’ll see!
- Annnd on Friday, I’ll be writing some LISTS! Oh, beautiful lists. (I love writing them.) 😉
what books have you read/gotten this week? anything cool coming up for you this week?
I’m reading one of the best books right now, Cinder! I may be obsessed. This is the first book I couldn’t put down since the Heir. I love it! And now excuse me I have to go read it….
I’m glad you like it! I really ought to give it another chance. How far into it are you? It didn’t really get my attention, at least the 20 or 25 pages I read. 😛 (I know I really need to read more.) The book I’m reading, The False Prince, is AWESOME. It had me hooked on page one. 🙂
I. Just. Finished. It. OHMYGOSH! I have to leave for my uncles wedding but expect a ranty text. I suspected the ending but I was sk happy when it came! You should read it! I’m on a book roll! Have to go!
I spy Since You’ve Been Gone in that stack!! 😉
I hope you do like it, if you don’t then oh well!
Did you like Miss Peregrine’s Home For Peculiar Children, aside from the swearing? I don’t really mind swearing, I don’t give a second glance at it, if it’s used heavily though, I don’t think I’d mind, but I think I wouldn’t enjoy the book as much. Since You’ve Been Gone has one or two really minor swear words,cr** and H E double hockey stick 😉 ,but you can literally count how many times they use it. Like 3 time I think?
I’m most excited for Apple and Rain review and The Swift Boys and Me.
Nice! I’ve been wanting to read The False Prince for a long time. And The Huntress of Thornbeck forest sounds awesome.
This week I’ve read The Heir, The Bitter Kingdom, finished Harry Potter and The Order of the Phoenix, and started The Scarlet Pimpernel!
The False Prince was SOOO good. I loved it so so so much! 🙂 And The Huntress Of Thornbeck Forest was pretty good. I gave it four stars, and I’ll be giving a copy away on the 17th!
Ooh. I think of The Scarlet Pimpernel. What’s it about? The title alone sounds good. And The Bitter Kingdom, too.