Saturday, August 10, 2013

Stacking the Shelves (#33)


Stacking the Shelves is a weekly meme hosted by Tynga's Reviews, in which bloggers share the books and swag they've received in the past week!


So, what did I get in the week of Sunday, August 3rd to Saturday, August 10th?


(all links to Goodreads are provided!)


In the mail:

A signed paperback copy of Hopeless by Colleen Hoover

I've read Hopeless and LOVED it!


Another paperback copy of Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas

I read Throne of Glass last year - it was pretty great! I read Crown of Midnight last month - it was good.


An ARC of Perfect Ruin by Lauren Destefano

SO EXCITED TO READ THIS BOOK! I was shocked when Simon and Schuster sent me an ARC. First time I've received something directly from them!


An ARC of The Burning Sky by Sherry Thomas

Read this book and loved it! But I wanted a print ARC, with the old cover. I'll be ordering the hardcover with the new cover as well. I'm weird about my covers and favorite books. This one was an all-time favorite for sure! Thank you, Nikki, for trading!


An ARC of Enchanted by Alethea Kontis

Thank you to Lili at Lili's Reflections for trading with me!


A Tale of Two Centuries by Rachel Harris swag


Her Dark Curiosity by Megan Shepherd swag


Siege and Storm by Leigh Bardugo swag from Fierce Reads


From Edelweiss:

Shadow's Curse by Alexa Egan

 Just finished Shadow's Curse... it was pretty good!

The Promise of Amazing by Robin Constantine

My first (of hopefully all) of those recent Harper uploads...
For My Kindle:

Act Like You Love Me by Cindi Madsen

Kissing the Maid of Honor by Robin Bielman


 Two words: PERFECT RUIN!
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  1. tsukikomewAugust 10, 2013 at 12:12 AM

    I keep meaning to read "Hopeless" but I never manage to find the time. Happy reading!

    Tsuki’s STS

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  2. AnonymousAugust 10, 2013 at 5:54 AM

    AAAH TOO MUCH AWESOMENESS. First off- such pretty swag! O: I really liked Hopeless as well, and I started reading Throne of Glass a few days ago, but I have to put it off until after I start school because I'm so busy, which SUCKS. I'm also super excited about Perfect Ruin & The Burning Sky. (I'm totally jealous that you got an arc ;D I love the cover SOO much!)

    My STS, in case you want to check it out!

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    1. AlyssaAugust 10, 2013 at 1:13 PM

      I KNOW I KNOW! This week started off slow, and picked up speed. I love swag! And I hope you get to finished Throne of Glass! Perfect Ruin was a surprise - and I've already read and loved The Burning Sky.

      Thank you, Lexi!

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  3. Jessica @ a GREAT readAugust 10, 2013 at 8:10 AM

    OOoh wow! You always seem to get the most awesome-est? goodies! Hope you enjoy them all!

    My STS will be up tomorrow, so be sure to stop by then!

    Have a GREAT weekend!

    Old Follower :)

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    1. AlyssaAugust 10, 2013 at 1:14 PM

      THANK YOU, JESS! They are pretty cool, right? ;)

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  4. Carina OlsenAugust 10, 2013 at 8:52 AM

    AHHH! So much perfect :D So jealous. Want the Perfect Ruin ARC SO MUCH. <3 And The Burning Sky. I too loved it and DYING to own my own ARC of the old cover :) so pretty. <3 And ahh. I love all the swag. Her Dark Curiosity! Getting that too. <3 And ahh. So jealous of the Leigh Bardugo swag :) So pretty. Sigh. Hope you enjoy it all sweetie :)

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    1. AlyssaAugust 10, 2013 at 1:15 PM

      I was shocked when they sent it to me! And that's how I felt about The Burning Sky. Thank you, Carina!

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  5. brandileigh2003August 10, 2013 at 9:38 AM

    Loved Throne of Glass and hope that you do too!

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  6. AnonymousAugust 10, 2013 at 10:06 AM

    I'm glad to hear that you enjoyed Hopeless and Throne of Glass! Throne of Glass was one of my favorite reads last year too! It was so fabulous.
    And you got Perfect Ruin! Woot!
    You already know how much I love The Burning Sky! ;) I actually liked the old cover. I wonder why they changed it.
    Anyways, enjoy your goodies! :)

    Nick - My Haul

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    1. AlyssaAugust 10, 2013 at 1:17 PM

      SAME! Also a favorite from last year. And they changed the cover to match the burning part of the title... the old ARC had water, not fire ;)

      Thank you!

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  7. AnonymousAugust 10, 2013 at 10:41 AM

    I love Hopeless. Such a good read. Awesome haul this week! :-)

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  8. UnknownAugust 10, 2013 at 10:52 AM

    Great haul! Love the Siege and Storm swag, it looks awesome:)
    happy reading.

    Eveline's Books

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  9. Meredith @ Pandora*s BooksAugust 10, 2013 at 4:20 PM

    Throne of Glass! I have GOT to add that to my TBR.

    Perfect Ruin!! Woot!!! <333 I'm so excited you got this!

    Of course, anything Rachel Harris is AMAZING.

    And congrats on getting approved for The Promise of Amazing! Let me know how it is! It looks so good!

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    1. AlyssaAugust 10, 2013 at 5:18 PM

      You must! And yay for Perfect Ruin. I love Rachel's books. Thank you, Meredith!

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  10. LiliAugust 10, 2013 at 6:06 PM

    I got the novellas temporarily haha the last one ripped my heart to shreds. I haven't started CoM because I haven't recovered.

    I struggled with HOPELESS. I found it to be interesting, but it didn't blow me away. Gave it 3 stars due to overall disappointed because of the hype.

    Can't wait to see what you think of ENCHANTED and I can't wait to get to THE BURNING SKY either!

    But gah! PERFECT RUIN! You should get to that soon because y'know ;)

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    1. AlyssaAugust 10, 2013 at 6:12 PM

      OMG LILI YOU MUST START COM! Because I want to see what YOU think.

      Hopeless... I loved it. It was very unique and original. Now, if you read it (and let's say you read a ton of NA books), you might not think so.

      The Burning Sky is amazing! And thank you again for Enchanted!

      And yeah... Perfect Ruin ;)

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  11. UnknownAugust 10, 2013 at 6:48 PM

    Perfect Ruin. I'm so so so jealous!

    The first two books = <3

    Great haul!

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  12. BraidenAugust 10, 2013 at 7:01 PM

    EEEEP PERFECT RUIN! Incredibly jealous :P

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  13. UnknownAugust 10, 2013 at 7:07 PM

    I got a copy of The Burning Sky this week in the mail from Sherry Thomas! She heard I was denied an ARC and since we've talked about her historicals lots of times she was kind enough to send me a signed copy. I treat it like gold! haha

    I really liked Kissing the Maid of Honor! It was a fun light read and I hope you like it too. :)

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    1. AlyssaAugust 10, 2013 at 8:05 PM

      THAT IS SO FLIPPING NICE OF HER! Wow! I'm jealous ;D

      that's good to hear! I'll be reading it as a treat, after I finish my required summer reading for JHU!

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  14. Lisa @ Lost in LiteratureAugust 10, 2013 at 8:33 PM

    Wow, amazing haul!! So many goodies!! :) I'm totally jealous of your Perfect Ruin ARC. Publishers still refuse to acknowledge that I exist. :( Hee hee. Hope you enjoy them all!

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    1. AlyssaAugust 10, 2013 at 10:24 PM

      Thanks! And oooo, I know what you mean - Macmillan and Little, Brown and Penguin do NOT respond to me. EVER.

      Thank you, Lisa! <3

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  15. AnonymousAugust 10, 2013 at 10:34 PM

    Whys is everybody this week getting so many amazing books? Like I've run out of things to say about these hauls because I'm just gaping and flapping my mouth. But I'm excited to read Enchanted that one looks really good! Perfect Ruin looks really amazing too, I hope you enjoy that one.

    Fantastic haul, Alyssa!

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    1. AlyssaAugust 10, 2013 at 10:40 PM

      LOL! This week did seem pretty awesome, all around. Thank you, Eileen! I'm especially excited for Perfect Ruin :)

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  16. Michelle SantiagoAugust 11, 2013 at 2:47 AM

    i got the promise of amazing this week too! i'm excited to read as i'm a sucker for romantic contemp YA. hope we both like it. fantastic haul this week! happy reading :)

    hope you can stop by my StS.

    -michelle @ Michelle & Leslie's Book Picks

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    1. AlyssaAugust 11, 2013 at 4:39 PM

      I used to not like contemporary romance... now I love it. Thank you, Michelle!

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  17. UlaAugust 11, 2013 at 6:02 AM

    What a great haul! I want Perfect Ruin as well, and I cannot wait to start on Maas' books.
    Hope you enjoy all the reads!

    My haul
    My DESIGNS blog

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    1. AlyssaAugust 11, 2013 at 4:44 PM

      Maas's books are pretty popular! And Perfect Ruin... well, yeah ;)

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  18. Shane @ItchingforBooksAugust 11, 2013 at 8:05 AM

    Awesome haul. Happy reading :)

    follower

    http://www.itchingforbooks.com/2013/08/stacking-shelves-50.html

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  19. JenAugust 11, 2013 at 9:10 AM

    Very curious to read all the reviews of Perfect Ruin -- hope you love it!
    I enjoyed Throne of Glass and really enjoyed Crown of Midnight -- I'll be reviewing that later this week.
    Thanks so much for stopping by! Jen @ YA Romantics

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    1. AlyssaAugust 11, 2013 at 4:46 PM

      THANKS! I'm glad you enjoyed Crown of Midnight.

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  20. Alexia BoesenAugust 11, 2013 at 11:51 AM

    Perfect Ruin? Gah I'm SO jealous of you. I've had my eye on that one and it seems like everyone got that one recently.

    Hope you enjoy your books!

    Here's my haul: http://adventuresinreading16.blogspot.com/2013/08/review-all-i-need-by-susane-colasanti.html

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    1. AlyssaAugust 11, 2013 at 4:46 PM

      Eek! That's good though! It's getting around :)

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  21. JillynAugust 11, 2013 at 5:29 PM

    That's a pretty awesome haul this week. Enjoy your books!

    My STS.

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  22. UnknownAugust 11, 2013 at 8:54 PM

    OMG I just read Hopeless this past week. MY FREAKING HEART!!!!! That's awesome you got it signed. :D And I also bought Act Like You Love Me. I've heard it's really cute. Yay for The Promise of Amazing! I'm super excited to read that one myself! Great haul Alyssa, as always! When are you starting school?

    Jessica@Lovin' Los Libros

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    1. AlyssaAugust 11, 2013 at 11:04 PM

      LOL! Poor Jess! Thank you for all that ;)

      I move in August 29th, and classes start on the 3rd!

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  23. DiamondAugust 11, 2013 at 9:06 PM

    I love your swag from Her Dark Curiousity! I can't wait to read that book! Great haul this week ^_^ Happy Reading!

    Dee @ Dee's Reads My STS

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  24. UnknownAugust 11, 2013 at 11:30 PM

    Awesome book haul! I adored Act Like You Love Me. The Promise of Amazing looks good, too. Enjoy your books!

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    1. AlyssaAugust 12, 2013 at 10:47 AM

      I'm glad you loved it! And it does. Thank you, Andrea!

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  25. RachelAugust 12, 2013 at 1:09 AM

    Oh, wow! What a great week for you! Perfect Ruin looks so good, and I love that cover! I got a copy of Hopeless last month when I went to a signing with Colleen Hoover, though I haven't read it yet. :)

    Happy reading!!

    Rachel @ Paper Cuts

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    1. AlyssaAugust 12, 2013 at 10:47 AM

      I love it as well! And I'm glad you got to meet Colleen - I am jealous! :D

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  26. kara-karina@Nocturnal Book ReviewsAugust 12, 2013 at 5:28 AM

    Beautiful books, Alyssa! I'm looking forward to reading The Burning Sky as well, really curious what it's going to be like :) Enjoy all!

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  27. JessiraeAugust 12, 2013 at 5:32 AM

    THE SWAG! THE SWAG! Especially the Fierce Reads swag!! I'm soooooo peanut butter and jelly over here! *grabby hands* love it. I think everyone and their best friend has read Hopeless but ME! UGH! I even have it and I haven't read it yet. Ridiculous, right?! OMG, I loved Throne of Glass and so awesome you did too. I still have to read Crown of Midnight, but it's nice to know you thought it was good! Gives me something to look forward too. I can't blame you for wanting the old cover to The Burning Sky! It's pretty wicked awesome! I forgot what the new cover looks like!! I definitely have to check that one out especially since it's a fave of yours! Why the hell I passed it up when it was on EW is beyond me! I'm crossing my fingers your get the rest of those Harper titles!! Enjoy the books you have yet to read! Have an amazing week.

    P.S. I'm pretty pissed that I wasn't following your blog when I KNOW I WAS ALREADY. Bloglovin' be trippin' so I'm thankful you commented on my STS first or else I would have never realized I wasn't following you. *grumbles* BUT HEY, I'm now a semi-new follower not really but lets pretend because it's awesome :) LOL!

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    1. AlyssaAugust 12, 2013 at 2:57 PM

      AHHH, ALL THE AWESOMENESS! You seriously leave the BEST comments, Jess :)

      I love the swag! You should totally read Hopeless ;) I hope you enjoy Crown of Midnight. The Burning Sky is AMAZING! I kind of want both covers. YOU MUST GO BACK AND GET THE TITLES ON EW!

      Also, don't worry about it! Thank you for following me :D *swats at Bloglovin*

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  28. Becca @ Nawanda FilesAugust 12, 2013 at 7:57 PM

    Congrats on the ARC of Burning Sky! Simon & Shuster rarely send out ARCs I think (at least not to me lol) I'm planning on reading that one soon. Can't wait to see how you like it ;)

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    1. AlyssaAugust 12, 2013 at 8:15 PM

      Yeah S&S doesn't usually send me anything... this was a big SURPRISE! Thank you, Becca!

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  29. UnknownAugust 13, 2013 at 4:32 PM

    So many awesome books this week! Happy Reading :)

    My IMM

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