Saturday, July 5, 2014

Stacking the Shelves (#80)


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, June 29th to Saturday, July 5th?


(all links to Goodreads are provided!)


In the mail:



A huge thanks to both ladies, for sending me swag!


From NetGalley:



SO EXCITED TO READ THIS ONE!! Thank you, Skyscape!


From Amazon (from my Kindle):



I pre-ordered this one! I'm not usually one for novellas, but I do enjoyed Redwine's books :D


So, this week was busy. My first week at work! I love my job. But if you follow me on Twitter, then you probably saw what happened on Thursday night. Scary. And then Friday, Independence Day here in the States! BBQs and fireworks galore!

And today, July 5th! It's actually my 19th birthday. Last year, I actually did a whole post about my birthday, and made it into a mini celebration and giveaway. I was going to do something similar this year, but after Thursday night, I really didn't have the heart to do it. But in all seriousness, thank you all so much for being here, for following me, for reading my posts, for putting up with my quick tongue and brutal honesty. All of you have my respect, and my gratitude. Thank you <3

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  1. I am still waiting to see if I was approved for Gates of Thread and Stone! Happy birthday! I hope you have a great day! :D

    Amber @ The Book Bratz
    My Stacking the Shelves

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    1. I hope you get approved, Amber! And thank you so much!! <3

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  2. I hope you have a great birthday, and get to spend it with those you love.

    The 8th (3 days!) will be my 33rd birthday.

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    1. Thank you, Holly! I remember your birthday, from your comment on the post from last year! Happy early birthday ^_^

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  3. Ah so lucky. I'm dying yo read Gates of Thread and Stone. Happy Birthday by the way and have a nice week! :)

    Cassidie @ Rebook424

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    1. I hope you get to read it soon, Cassidie! THANK YOU!! :D

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  4. So glad to hear that Thursday was just a scare and everything is fine!
    Hope you'll have a fantastic birthday day, girl! Happy birthday!
    I cannot wait to hear what you think of Gates of Thread and Stone!! YAY for signed swag!!

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    1. Yup, everything is okay, it seems. We finally got to see the car - it is smashed and totaled :\ But everyone's alive and well!

      Thank you so much, Pili! And I'll have my review up soon, since it's an August release!

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  5. OOh nice haul! Hope you enjoy all your new reads!

    And a very HAPPY BIRTHDAY to you!!!

    Hope you have a GREAT Birthday!!

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

    Have a GREAT day!

    Old Follower :)

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    1. Thank you very much, Jess, for all of this! <3

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  6. Happy Birthday! -throws confetti and gives you virtual cake- Don't worry, no calories ;)

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    1. YAY, thank you, Stephanie! And LOL, I'll save the calories for the cheesecake coming my way :D

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  7. HAPPY BIRTHDAY! (Again) I hope it's an awesome day. :-)

    I was going to request that book, but I don't think I would be able to fit it in before release day. I pre-ordered a copy, though, and got those bookmarks and bookplate. :) Enjoy the book!

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    1. THANK YOU AGAIN! <3 I hope you love the book! It's going to be a great one, I can feel it :D

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  8. Hope you're doing better! <3 *Sends you a big ehug*

    Happy birthday!! <3 Enjoy Gates of Thread and Stone.

    Stacking the Shelves #39

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    1. Thank you so much! For the whole comment! And I hope it's a good one, I'll be reading it soon :)

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  9. Ack! Such gorgeous swag :D *Is jealous* <3 Enjoy it, hih ;p And YAY :D HAPPY BIRTHDAY sweetie. <3 Hope you are having the best day ever :D And happy reading too. <3 :)

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    1. You always get the awesomest swag, Carina, so I'm always jealous of YOU! ;) Thank you so so so much, lady! *hugs*

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  10. I hope you get to read it soon, Alicia! Thank you so much!

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  11. I haven't heard too much about Gates of Thread and Stone yet but the cover is pretty! Enjoy! Thanks for stopping by!

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    1. It really is gorgeous! It's a time-travel-related novel, so it should be a good one :D You're welcome!

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  12. That cover is amazing. I am going to have to check this book out. It's my first time hearing about it, but it sounds great.

    Here is my post: http://justin941bookblog.blogspot.com/2014/07/stacking-shelves-8.html

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    1. I hope you read GATES, Justin, and enjoy it!!

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  13. Gates of Thread and Stone has me very intrigued. It's not my usual type of read, but that cover is so beautiful and the description definitely has me curious to see what it's all about. I'll definitely be anxiously awaiting your review. :) Hope you're enjoying your weekend!

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    1. The design team really outdid themselves with the cover, didn't they!? Thank you so much, Lisa - I'll have a review up in the next week or two! Have a great week!

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  14. Love the swag! And nice books too :) Happy birthday!! I hope you had an awesome day, as well as an awesome 4th of July :) Enjoy your week!

    My StS .
    Zareena @ Books and Books

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  15. I tried to find Gates of Thread and Stone on NetGalley, but I guess they've already taken it down:-( Bummer, I want to read it!! Oh well, it's not like I don't have enough to read:-) I hope you enjoy it, and I'll look forward to your review!

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    1. Ahhh, no! I got an invite from Skyscape - otherwise, I haven't seen it on NetGalley, honestly D: Perhaps they have taken it down, I'm not sure. Thank you so so much, Tammy! <3

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  16. Happy birthday and virtual cupcakes!!

    Thread sounds like it will be good. Hope you enjoy and have a great coming week.

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    1. YAYYYY!! Thank you so much, Brandi! You too!

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  17. Hope you enjoy Gates of Thread and Stone. Good luck with your new job as well, Alyssa! :)

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  18. Gates of Thread and Stone looks really interesting! I hope you love it!

    A belated Happy Birthday to you, and I hope your sister is doing all right!

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    1. Thank you, Kel! I've got a great feeling about GATES :D And thank you! The birthday was great, and my sister is definitely feeling better, physically and mentally. It was a relief that we had the long weekend to follow - the timing, I suppose, was "good", if you know what I mean.

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  19. Happy Birthday! OMG I want Gates of Thread and Stone SO BADLY. SOOOO BADLY. You're so lucky, it's like a birthday present! Enjoy!

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    1. Aww, thank you, Michelle! I hope you get to read GATES soon! <3

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  20. Happy (belated) Birthdaaaay! I hope you still had wonderful one, despite the scare on Thursday. And Gates of Thread and Stone looks so pretty! Hope you have awesome week, Alyssa!

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    1. Thanks so much, Cyn! It was good, and I liked the three-day weekend :D You, too!

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  21. I LOVE that cover!

    Happy B-day! My son C's B-day was yesterday (he turned 9). I hope you're okay :)

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    1. Ooo, happy belated birthday to your son! And thank you, Liza - I'm well ^_^

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  22. HAPPY BIRTHDAY!! (Two days ago...) I hope it was wonderful!

    Yay for swag! Swag is so much fun, I don't know why. :) And yay for Gates of Thread and Stone! I don't remember if I saw that on Netgalley or not, but it's all good. I've got too much to read as it is! I hope you love it though! I want you to!

    Have a great week!

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    1. Thank you so much! And happy reading, Rachel - I hope you have an awesome week!

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  23. Happy Belated Birthday! I hope you enjoy your new books! Happy Reading!
    Here are my newest additions.

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