Stacking the Shelves #259

Stacking the Shelves is a weekly meme hosted by Tynga's Reviews that lets us share what we've added to our shelves.

HBGCanada very kindly sent me a copy of this book for review. I've heard really great things about it!

I received this surprise bookmail from Raincoast Books, thank you! This book is so pretty~ 

What did you add to your shelves this week?

Review: Almost Midnight by Rainbow Rowell

Almost Midnight
by Rainbow Rowell

November 2, 2017

144 pages

Goodreads     Indigo

Goodreads Summary:
Midnights is the story of Noel and Mags, who meet at the same New Year's Eve party every year and fall a little more in love each time . . .

Kindred Spirits is about Elena, who decides to queue to see the new Star Wars movie and meets Gabe, a fellow fan.

Midnights was previously published as part of the My True Love Gave to Me anthology, edited by Stephanie Perkins and Kindred Spirits was previously published as a World Book Day title.

Stacking the Shelves #178

Stacking the Shelves is a weekly meme hosted by Tynga's Reviews that lets us share what we've added to our shelves.

I've had two weeks of no physical bookmail and it's been a strange but good feeling lol. I really have more than enough to read so I've been trying to buy less and be pickier. It's worked pretty well so far but we're only on the first month of the year so we'll see how that goes XD

A few days ago I picked up a copy of one of my most anticipated 2018 book: Dark of the West! Thank you so much Raincoast Books <3

Now here's a funny story with Almost Midnight. I ordered the book from TBD almost 3 months ago and it literally just arrived. I had given up hope. In all fairness when I went searching on the TBD website they had a little Delivery to Canada note under their Help section. Apparently they're experiencing problems outside of their control with shipping to Canada (and Brazil) so delivery time will be longer than usual (which is to say unpredictable). I'm still amused that it took 3 months vs. the less than 3 weeks I used to get. As long as it arrived safely I guess...

 

What did you add to your shelves this week?

Stacking the Shelves #69

Stacking the Shelves is a weekly meme hosted by Tynga's Reviews that lets us share what we've added to our shelves.

This was a preorder because RICK RIORDAN! Ripple wants to read about Magnus Chase's adventure but we have a looming TBR to get through first :S

The Sword of Summer by Rick Riordan

 

How can I not get this beauty?!?! Even Ripple loves it *wink* ;)

Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone: Illustrated Edition by J.K. Rowling and Jim Kay

Both of these are from Raincoast Books. Thank you! I still can't believe I won a copy of Carry On! I can't wait to dive into more Rainbow Rowell :D

Carry On by Rainbow Rowell
The Anatomical Shape of a Heart by Jenn Bennett

 

What did you guys add to your shelves this week?

Pre-order Promo for Carry On by Rainbow Rowell

Carry On

by Rainbow Rowell

October 6, 2015

384 pages

Goodreads  Indigo

Goodreads Summary:

Rainbow Rowell continues to break boundaries with Carry On, an epic fantasy following the triumphs and heartaches of Simon and Baz from her beloved bestseller Fangirl.

Simon Snow just wants to relax and savor his last year at the Watford School of Magicks, but no one will let him. His girlfriend broke up with him, his best friend is a pest, and his mentor keeps trying to hide him away in the mountains where maybe he’ll be safe. Simon can’t even enjoy the fact that his roommate and longtime nemesis is missing, because he can’t stop worrying about the evil git. Plus there are ghosts. And vampires. And actual evil things trying to shut Simon down. When you’re the most powerful magician the world has ever known, you never get to relax and savor anything.

Carry On is a ghost story, a love story, a mystery and a melodrama. It has just as much kissing and talking as you’d expect from a Rainbow Rowell story — but far, far more monsters.

 

Stacking the Shelves #45

Stacking the Shelves is a weekly meme hosted by Tynga's Reviews that lets us share what we've added to our shelves.

If you follow me on Instagram, you'll already have seen this book. When I saw this gorgeous, I knew I had to get it~

Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell

I received an ARC of this one and I'm excited to start it! Thank you so much to Marissa @ HBG!

The Moment of Letting Go by J.A. Redmerski

Nova @ Out of Time hosted an event called 3xAMA awhile back and I won this signed book! Thank you Nova and thank you to Mindy McGinnis for sending me the book (with beautiful bookmarks too)!

Not a Drop to Drink by Mindy McGinnis

What did you guys add to your shelves this week?

Review: Landline by Rainbow Rowell

Landline

by Rainbow Rowell

July 8, 2014

310 pages

Goodreads  Indigo

Goodreads Summary:

Georgie McCool knows her marriage is in trouble;it has been in trouble for a long time. She still loves her husband, Neal, and Neal still loves her, deeply — but that almost seems beside the point now.

Maybe that was always beside the point.

Two days before they’re supposed to visit Neal’s family in Omaha for Christmas, Georgie tells Neal that she can’t go. She’s a TV writer, and something’s come up on her show; she has to stay in Los Angeles. She knows that Neal will be upset with her — Neal is always a little upset with Georgie — but she doesn't expect him to pack up the kids and go home without her.

When her husband and the kids leave for the airport, Georgie wonders if she’s finally done it. If she’s ruined everything.

That night, Georgie discovers a way to communicate with Neal in the past. It’s not time travel, not exactly, but she feels like she’s been given an opportunity to fix her marriage before it starts . . .

Is that what she’s supposed to do?

Or would Georgie and Neal be better off if their marriage never happened?

Love-a-Thon - Mini-challenge #3: One Can Only Quote

Of all the books I've read, this is my favourite so far. It's hard to explain why but it really stayed with me. It puts a smile on my face every time I remember it :)

 

Anyone else who's read Landline think this quote is memorable?

What are some of your favourite quotes?

Love-a-Thon - Mini-challenge #2: Book Valentines

I absolutely 100% adore Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell. Love love love it!!!!!! Here's my message for Levi~

I hope I didn't overdo it and scared him off :P

Who would you ask to be your Valentine?

Feature & Follow #32: Fantasy or Realism

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Please don't ask me to choose! I honestly love both!! There are times when I'm in the mood for fantasy then I'm a hardcore fantasy lover. Then there are times when I need a good fix of realistic books, then I'm a contemporary addict. For example:

 

I love both of these books! I cannot rave enough about them (click on the pictures to my see reviews). I love different things about them so I wouldn't put one above the other. They're both amazing~~ So I'm going to have to go 50/50 on this :D

  Do you like fantasy or realistic books and thank you for stopping by!

Feature & Follow #27: Multiple Copies of Books?

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I only have one book that I have a duplicate copy of and that is Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell! After I read it on my kindle, I fell in love with it~ You can check out my review here! When I saw it was on BookOutlet, I knew I had to grab a copy for myself. Then I saw someone haul the Limited Collector's Edition and I couldn't resist. It's seriously so pretty! Ripple was nice enough to model both books for me ;)

They're also coming out with Special Editions this year for Amazon, B&N and Indigo. I hope I can resist the temptation to get them all!

  Do you have duplicate copies of books?

Feature & Follow #24: Gifting books this Xmas

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Most of my family and friends don't read so I've never gifted books before but if I was to pick a book to gift, it would be Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell. It's just such a nice and cute contemporary that I think anyone would enjoy! Plus, look at all the pretty covers! I want them ALL!

 

What book(s) would you gift to others and thank you for visiting!

'Tis the Season Book Tag

 

 

Thank you Johnny @ Burnishbooks for tagging me to do this!

 

1. Do you have a favorite winter read?

Not really but I just got My True Love Gave to Me edited by Stephanie Perkins so I'm very excited for some holiday short stories ;)

 

2. Find a book with blue on the cover!

My most recent obsession. SO GOOD!

 

3. Find a book you'd use as the star on the Christmas tree.

This gorgeous Limited Collector's Edition of Fangirl! I love the colour and it's such a warm and fuzzy book :)

 

4. Pick one fictional place that would be perfect for a winter vacation!

Hogwarts. The answer will always be Hogwarts!

 

5.  Pick one fictional character you’d take with you on your winter vacation!

I'd take Jace WLMH (he's seriously got too many last names and I don't want to accidentally spoil anyone) from The Mortal Instruments series. I think he'll keep me entertained and laughing all the time lol.

 

6. Name one book on your wish list this year!

Can I just link my Amazon wish lists? Yep I'm going to do it lol. I have two wishlists, the books on Eileen's Wish List are books I really want and the other named Maybe are books I do want but I don't know when I'll get to them. I think right now my most wanted is the Lumatere Chronicles by Melina Marchatta!

 

7. Favorite holiday drink, treat, & movie?

Hmmm.. I don`t have a favourite holiday drink but I love hot chocolate. It keeps you warm during the cold days :) My favourite holiday movie would probably be Home Alone. It's a classic and I enjoy it every Christmas :D

 

This was short and fun. I'll tag:

Kindlemom @ My Guilty Obsession

Amber @ Cosying Up With Books

Alma @ Journey Through Fiction

Naban @ Quite Literary

Pili @ In Love With Handmade

TTT #20: New-to-Me Authors I Read in 2014

Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme brought to you by The Broke and the Bookish where people share their top ten things according to the topic of that week.

I was going over my Goodreads list of books read this year and realized I read a lot of YA contemporaries! Below are ten authors that I just discovered in 2014. I'll definitely be reading whatever they write next!

 

 

1. Rainbow Rowell

2. Jenny Han
3. Emery Lord
4. Morgan Matson
5. Kody Keplinger

6. Paula Stokes
7. Colleen Hoover

8. Susan Ee

9. Danielle L. Jensen
10. Sarah J. Maas

Which authors were new to you in 2014?

Review: Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell

Fangirl

by Rainbow Rowell

September 10, 2013

445 pages

Goodreads  Chapters/Indigo

Goodreads Summary:

A coming-of-age tale of fan fiction, family and first love.

Cath is a Simon Snow fan.

Okay, the whole world is a Simon Snow fan...

But for Cath, being a fan is her life—and she’s really good at it. She and her twin sister, Wren, ensconced themselves in the Simon Snow series when they were just kids; it’s what got them through their mother leaving.

Reading. Rereading. Hanging out in Simon Snow forums, writing Simon Snow fan fiction, dressing up like the characters for every movie premiere.

Cath’s sister has mostly grown away from fandom, but Cath can’t let go. She doesn’t want to.

Now that they’re going to college, Wren has told Cath she doesn’t want to be roommates. Cath is on her own, completely outside of her comfort zone. She’s got a surly roommate with a charming, always-around boyfriend, a fiction-writing professor who thinks fan fiction is the end of the civilized world, a handsome classmate who only wants to talk about words... And she can’t stop worrying about her dad, who’s loving and fragile and has never really been alone.

For Cath, the question is: Can she do this?

Can she make it without Wren holding her hand? Is she ready to start living her own life? Writing her own stories?

And does she even want to move on if it means leaving Simon Snow behind?

Review: Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell

Since I really love Rainbow Rowell's Fangirl, I thought I'd share my review of the first book I read by her.

Eleanor & Park

by Rainbow Rowell

February 26, 2013

328 pages

Goodreads  Chapters/Indigo

Goodreads Summary:

Two misfits.
One extraordinary love.

Eleanor... Red hair, wrong clothes. Standing behind him until he turns his head. Lying beside him until he wakes up. Making everyone else seem drabber and flatter and never good enough...Eleanor.

Park... He knows she'll love a song before he plays it for her. He laughs at her jokes before she ever gets to the punch line. There's a place on his chest, just below his throat, that makes her want to keep promises...Park.

Set over the course of one school year, this is the story of two star-crossed sixteen-year-olds—smart enough to know that first love almost never lasts, but brave and desperate enough to try.

Stacking the Shelves #4

Stacking the Shelves is a weekly meme hosted by Tynga's Reviews that lets us share what we've added to our shelves.

I got a few books this week including this beautiful Special Collector's Edition of Fangirl. I just couldn't resist! I fangirled all over this when I got it in the mail ;)

Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell

I received a $5 off coupon from Chapters so I had to go and buy this book. I've been itching to get it since it came out and now I've got it!! Well, my cat's got it ;)

The Kiss of Deception by Mary E. Pearson

I also won an ebook from Anastasia over at Another World of Books from the Freedom to Read Giveaway Hop. THANK YOU! I chose this book :)

Just One Day by Gayle Forman

What did you guys add to your shelves this week?