Hi, guys! Sooo it’s Friday night, and I’m just looking at all the books I have on hold at the library… and drooling… there’s six in total so hopefully my mom can take me tomorrow morning! I’ve also just realized that I haven’t posted a STS since August 8th! It’s been too long ’cause I love Stacking the Shelves (both the meme and the physical stacking-the-shelves, haha), but it’s been a busy busy busy past month or so. In case you don’t know (but ya probably do…), 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.
the books this week
*insert excited emoji here* THEY’RE SO BEAUTIFUL. There’s just sooooo many books, ya’ll. I think I may actually cry. There’s so many recommended by all of you – from fellow bloggers, friends, mom, myself, and creepy ads on websites… (you know, when they’re ads for things you’ve been looking at?! From the cookies on the computer?! Hahaha that sounds so funny “From the cookies on the computer?!”)
It’s a very large stack this week. I told you I may cry.
The Last Sin Eater by Francine Rivers: My mom and I made a deal. She reads a book I want her to read, I read a book she wants me to read. So she read (or rather, listened to), A Fall of Marigolds by Susan Meissner, and I… still haven’t read this book. BUT IT’S NOT MY FAULT! I tried listening to it but the truth is I’m terrible at listening to audio books and I was 45 millionth in line for the book at the library. So my mom finally ordered it for me and now we own it! Also, I think I may make another deal with her after this so she’ll read Matched by Allie Condie.
Betsy-Tacy and Tib by Maud Hart Lovelace: It’s the second book in the Betsy-Tacy series, and I’m excited to read it. (Scratch that, I’m excited to read ALLLL of these books.) I’m really more excited to read the later books – see, there are ten in the series, but the first few are when the girls are super young – the first starts when they’re five – but the later ones go all the way to when they’re in college and get married! But I can’t just SKIP the first few! Besides, they’re super-duper-duper-short. I’ll probably read this one in a sitting.
Writer to Writer by Gail Carson Levine: I’ve been meaning to read this forever, but I just never got it. Finally, my library got it! I’m still hoping to get it for my birthday so I can own it, because owning writing resources is pretty important. Gail Carson Levine covers sooo many topics of writing in here. And I love the subtitle! “From think to ink.”
Cinder by Marrissa Meyer: I tried this one. A month or two ago… but I didn’t get into it and the book HONESTLY DIDN’T SMELL GOOD (NO, I’m serious! It smelled like some person’s house and their house did not smell… nice.) and I just… well, being the lazy bookworm I sometimes can be, I DNF’d it. (Did Not Finish.) But Madison and Brooke, two awesome blog followers and good bookish friends, read and loved this series, and I shall see what the big deal about it is. I really don’t like to be left out of the fun. (Although I am a pickypickypicky reader and usually am.) So we shall see how one Cinderella-cyborg falls in love with a human and how they end happily ever after. (RIGHT, BROOKE & MADISON. IT ENDS HAPPILY-EVER-AFTER. RIGHT.)
Crossed by Allie Condie… (and) Reached by Allie Condie: Remember I said I was gonna get my mom to read Matched by Miss Condie? Well, these are the second and third books in the trilogy. I’m a tad nervous to read them because I’ve heard very mixed reviews. A lot of people say the second book is boring… soooo we’ll see. Hopefully I’ll like them, and if I don’t, I’ll still read them because I cannot condone not finishing a series.
Also Known As by Robin Benway: Trisha read this and said I would like it. And she loved it, so I thought “Why not?” As far as I can remember, it’s about spies… and high school. Sounds good to me!
Rebel Belle by Rachel Hawkins: So this one actually sounds kind of weird. WHAT KIND OF GENRE IS THIS?! To quote the blurb, “Harper Price, peerless Southern belle, was born ready for a Homecoming tiara…. She becomes a Paladin, one of an ancient line of guardians with agility, super strength and lethal fighting instincts.” WHAAT? I don’t know. But it’s a fairly popular trilogy and can we talk about the cover?! The strand of pearls hanging from the pointy-looking-knife? That sounds like me on one of my moodier days. Or rather, any teenage girl, I’d say. Plus it’s pink! My favorite shade of pink. Harper Price and I might get along.
The Boy on the Porch by Sharon Creech: My kindle recommended this to me a looong time ago and it looks so cute! What can I say. I’m a sucker for a sweet synopsis and a really attractive cover.
in other non-bookish related news…
MY BIRTHDAY IS IN SIX DAYSSSS. Six! I’ve been counting down for four weeks. Yeah, I’m that person.
I’m so excited! On Friday (my actual birthday!) my family and I will probably go to Longhorn and Barnes & Noble (my two favorite places!)… just like last year! I also want to get a picture in B&N like I did last year, to compare the two pictures… 13 vs 14! 🙂 In fact, if you look at the post I made last year here, you can see the picture of me and where I said “Last night my family and I headed to the heaven that is the restaurant Longhorn (my favorite restaurant!), and then to (guess!) Barnes & Noble.”
Lol! I guess I haven’t changed much in the past year. Except this year I’ve got a major hair cut (I ended up donating eight inches a few months ago) and I’ve got contacts. And I guarantee you I’m at least four or five… maybe six! inches taller than last year. Seriously, it’s ridiculous! I grow an inch everyday! I ordered a skirt and got it a month or so later and my measurements were WRONG. Already I’d grown enough so that the skirt was too tight.
Any who, then on Saturday, we’ll be driving down to Florida to spend a week at the beach. On our way down, we’ll be stopping to have lunch with my dad’s side of the family for my birthday-barbecue, haha. Question: do any of you have any book recommendations for beach reading? I always love a light romance when I’m on vacation. 🙂
Until Monday!
Your stack is so glourious….
Yay!! Cinder!! Well Umm… *clears throat* … it may or may not end happily evee after…. it may or may not kill you….. Its a lovely book! I have one warning for you though. In the first few chapters there is a lot of mechanic talk. Just power through it! It gets much better! I would also put Scarelt on hold. :). Trust me you’ll want it as soon as you finish Cinder.
I reccommend The Penderwicks as a fluffy read.
Your birthday is so close!!
Yes, it is!! 🙂
Oh my. Thanks for the warning. I figured as much! D: Yeah… I got that in the first 2 or 3 I read. My mind just went blank and I was like “NOT my forte, for sure.” Haha. Oh okay! I think since I’ll be away for a week I’ll wait for Cinder so I can read all three books right away!
Ooh, okay. Thanks. Hopefully with some birthday money I can get it.
I KNOW!!! Can’t wait to get your box. 😀
YAY!!! I can’t wait for you to read Cinder….and I’m not going to tell you how it ends……
I hope you like Crossed and Reached more than I did….I wasn’t a huge fan of them, they were a let down, in my opinion, after and exceptionally good book like Matched.
I think you should read So Not Happening by Jenny B. Jones while at the beach. It’s the first book in The Charmed Life series. It’s funny, and has a sweet amount of romance in it 🙂 I’m a fan of Jenny’s writing. She’s super funny, and the romance she adds in is just enough 🙂
Well, gee, thanks, Madi. (Haha just kidding you know I don’t want spoilers.)
Hm. Okay… gosh, that really stinks.
That sounds perfect! Thank you! That’s my kind of romance. 😉
Oh, Cinder! I agree with you, it took a little while to get into the book, but keep trying, cause it is FABULOUS! I still have yet to read the rest of the books in that series. *must do that, soon*
Yeah. I actually ended up enjoying Matched a lot more than I thought I would, but the second book I couldn’t even get past the first couple chapters. I realized that I didn’t even care about the characters that much. I’ll be interested to see your thoughts on it. 🙂
Oh, good! Glad to know I’m not the only one. Haha, I hate it when that happens.
That’s what I’ve heard! I’ll be interested to see my thoughts, too, LOL.
I just read A Second Chance Sumemer and This was a great book! Sad, funny, and touching all at the same time. It deals with some heavy concepts as well. It was a great read. I felt like I was actually at the lakehouse with Taylor (the main character).
I really enjoyed it, and I belived you’ve read it. 🙂
YES. Same, same. It’s one of my favorite summer reads. (I mean, obviously, it has ‘summer’ in the title, ha!)
I really have to read Cinder! All of my friends have read it but me. I also really need to read Matched.
Umm…. beach recommendations… I usually just read Better Off Friends when we go on trips cause it’s such a light and easy read that I never get bored of.
Happy early birthday!
My school starts on Tuesday 🙁 . But, I’m SO ready for fall!
Yes, you do! I do too haha. I bet it’s good, based on all the people telling me to read it. 😉 Matched is AMAZING.
Better Off Friends is the perfect beach read! I should re-read something like that. I loved it. So cute and easy.
Thanks, Trisha!
Ugh. That’s today? Happy first-day-back-to-school! Woo-hoo! … eh, not really, lol. I started on August 13. BUT I got out on April 30th. Sooo ready for fall weather by now.
HAPPY EARLY BIRTHDAY, EMILY! 😀
You want a good read for the beach? I HAVE A GREAT BOOK FOR YOU, and I promise it’s amazing. I reviewed it on my blog the other day.
It’s called Water Princess, Fire Prince by Kendra E. Ardnek. It’s a Christian fantasy. I was a beta reader and I wrote the first draft of the back-of-the-book blurb. Seriously, I fangirl so hard over it. Read the sample on Amazon. Although, the fangirling for me didn’t really happen until I read 3/5 of the book. But still. It’s amazing. And I think that the kindle version is on sale for $1.99 right now (usually $3.99). But maybe not.
Oops, wrong profile popped up. I used the wrong email accidentally.
Anyway. I checked, and it is $1.99 on kindle. But I think that today is the last day of the sale. So…get it before it’s gone! 😀
THANKS, AMANDA! Eeeep, I’m stoked!
Ooh, that sounds amazing. And only $1.99?! Even it’s full price isn’t too bad! Cool, I’ll add it to my (ongoing) Kindle shopping cart haha! 😀
I really want to read Writer to Writer as well. I read one of Gail Carson Levine’s writing books, Writing Magic, a long time ago and it had a lot of good advice for my really young writer self. I hope you enjoy Writer to Writer! I love The Lunar Chronicles so much! Marissa Meyer is amazing at blending sci-fi and fairytale retellings and her books are completely clean, too. Well, except for Fairest. It wasn’t too bad and I enjoyed getting a look at Levana’s backstory, but I was also surprised by some of the content. Luckily it was nothing that wasn’t skimmable. As for a light beach read, I don’t actually read on the beach because I’m often too busy swimming in the waves or digging around int he sand to read, but I’d recommend Flora and Ulysses. It’s not exactly a romance, but adorable MGs are always fun to read.
I’ve wanted to read Writing Magic for a while, too. I’ll have to see if my library has that one next!
I hope so, too! They’re definitely not something I’d pick up on my own, but I’m excited to see what they’re like. That’s definitely good to hear. I can’t wait.
Aww, Flora & Ulysses! I started listening to that one on audio, and it was adorable. The voices made it even better, too. I may go back to it in the car. I’ve wanted to read more of Kate DiCamillo’s books for quite a bit.