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Saturday, August 31, 2013

Stacking the Shelves (#36)


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 25th to Saturday, August 31st?

(all links to Goodreads are provided!)


In the mail:

Swag from Anna Banks/Anna Scarlett, including bookmarks, chocolate, and a temporary tattoo

Anna is so cool! I love her and her books :)

An ARC of Death Sworn by Leah Cypress

OMG! I HAD NO IDEA I WAS GETTING THIS ONE! I mean, I asked, but I had no idea that Greenwillow would send it to me. IT'S MY FIRST ARC SENT DIRECTLY FROM HARPER COLLINS! Not a giveaway win, or anything! Thank you, Leah and Harper!

A finished copy of Antigoddess by Kendare Blake, a feather bookmark

Thank you, Tor! I knew I was getting a copy, but I was expecting an ARC. When I never got an ARC, I figured it was a lost cause. But I am totally okay with a finished copy!


From Edelweiss:

Finding It by Cora Carmack

I haven't read this one yet, but I am so excited to get the chance to do so!


Foreplay by Sophie Jordan

It's New Adult, and it's by Sophie Jordan (I didn't kike her Firelight series), but I'm willing to give it a shot!


I'M AT HOPKINS! I've moved in! So, I probably have mail from Thursday, Friday, and Saturday that I haven't seen yet. But YAY!

Here is a side-view of SOME of my space in my room that I share with my roommate. It's a HUGE room, bigger than most college rooms.

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52 comments:

  1. Grace FonsecaAugust 31, 2013 at 12:39 AM

    You are so lucky to get Death Sworn. Death Sworn has the most amazing cover ever. Come check out my haul as well.

    Grace
    Books of Love
    http://gracebooksoflove.com

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    1. AlyssaAugust 31, 2013 at 1:50 PM

      I love the cover! And yeah - I don't think anyone except the authors and pubs have ARCs! It helps when you ask ;)

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  2. Meredith @ Pandora*s BooksAugust 31, 2013 at 1:08 AM

    Antigoddess!!!!!!! Soooo, so lucky!!!! I love that feather bookmark, it's so cool!!!

    Congrats on your move-in! I love your comforter! It's so pretty and purple! :)

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    1. AlyssaAugust 31, 2013 at 1:50 PM

      It's such a gorgeous finished copy - and I love the bookmark. Thank you, Meredith! <3

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  3. Hazel @ Stay BookishAugust 31, 2013 at 1:17 AM

    I got approved for Finding It as well! I'm so excited to read it- I super love Cora Carmack! I love that feather bookmark you got! Your dorm room looks neat! I love your comforter! :)

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    1. AlyssaAugust 31, 2013 at 1:51 PM

      I HOPE YOU LOVE IT! The last book :( Thank you so much, Hazel! As you can see, I'm a purple girl ;)

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  4. AnonymousAugust 31, 2013 at 9:03 AM

    I haven't read any of Cora Carmack's books. I'm intrigued by them though, I might have to eventually dive into them...

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    1. AlyssaAugust 31, 2013 at 1:52 PM

      YOU MUST! Do it! They're great New Adult contemporary romance novels :)

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  5. Jessica @ a GREAT readAugust 31, 2013 at 9:09 AM

    OOOOOMG! So envious of Antigoddess!! Cannot wait to read that one! Congrats on the finished copy!! Happy Reading!

    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 31, 2013 at 1:54 PM

      I hope it's great! You need to get a finished copy - they are so gorgeous. And shiny!

      I'll remember!

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  6. KristaAugust 31, 2013 at 9:20 AM

    Great haul!

    That IS a lot of space. Does your desk double as a separator? That would be convenient.

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    1. AlyssaAugust 31, 2013 at 1:54 PM

      Thanks!

      YES! My desk and dresser and my roommate's desk and dresser are back-to-back, in the middle of the room. So, I'm in the back of the room, and she's in the front by the door.

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  7. chucklesthescotAugust 31, 2013 at 9:52 AM

    Congratulations! Love the Death Sworn cover!

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  8. UnknownAugust 31, 2013 at 10:18 AM

    Yay! You are so lucky to get Death Sworn. I love Leah Cypress' novels. I hope you enjoy it :)

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    1. AlyssaAugust 31, 2013 at 1:55 PM

      I feel lucky! It's what I get for asking ;) Thank you!

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  9. Carina OlsenAugust 31, 2013 at 11:13 AM

    Ohh, love the Anna swag :D Holy, SO jealous of Antigoddess and bookmark! Loooove it. <3 So pretty. Hope you enjoy it all sweetie :)

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    1. AlyssaAugust 31, 2013 at 1:56 PM

      Me too! I have do many Anna bookmarks and chocolate now though. And the finished copy is gorgeous! Thank you, Carina ^_^

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  10. JackieAugust 31, 2013 at 11:57 AM

    I GOT THE SWAG ON TUESDAY :D I've already eaten a bag of those chocolates xD I thing I'm gonna do a swag giveaway somewhere in the future...I have so. much. Lol. Great haul!
    Come by tomorrow to check out mine(:
    Jackie

    http://nobentspines.blogspot.com/

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    1. AlyssaAugust 31, 2013 at 1:57 PM

      YAY! I'm glad you're enjoying the package! And I need to do another... I gave away so many swag packs at my #1000FollowersGiveaway, and now I have a ton more.

      I'll comment tomorrow!

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  11. lgg0123August 31, 2013 at 1:53 PM

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  12. UnknownAugust 31, 2013 at 1:54 PM

    Congrats on your move! Enjoy your awesome haul and have fun at Hopkins (and study hard!)
    -Scott Reads It

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    1. AlyssaAugust 31, 2013 at 1:58 PM

      THANK YOU! I'm so happy to be here. And of course I'll be reading - ahem, I mean, studying... ;)

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  13. UnknownAugust 31, 2013 at 1:59 PM

    Yay! Congrats on the move! And yay for DEATHSWORN! It looks fantabulous.

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    1. AlyssaAugust 31, 2013 at 6:16 PM

      Thank you! I'm super excited! And right?! I cannot wait to start Death Sworn :D

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  14. JillynAugust 31, 2013 at 3:52 PM

    I'm so jealous of your books (I always am!). Antigoddess sounds amazing, and congrats on the move. I got settled into mine about two weeks ago- it's a single, and I am so ecstatic about it.
    My STS.

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    1. AlyssaAugust 31, 2013 at 6:18 PM

      LOL! I'm honored that you're jealous of my haul, Jillyn. It makes me feel special ;) I think Antigoddess is supposed to be really, really good, but I need to read it to find out!

      Congrats on the single! Those are fabulous. My room is a double in a suite!

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  15. Megan RAugust 31, 2013 at 5:56 PM

    Wow, looks like you got some exciting stuff this week! And your dorm looks great!

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  16. Becca @ Nawanda FilesAugust 31, 2013 at 6:09 PM

    Your dorm is definitely bigger than the one I was in! I had to loft my bed for extra space :) I absolutely love the cover for Death Sworn. I'm going to go look it up bc it's so pretty. Great haul!

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    1. AlyssaAugust 31, 2013 at 6:28 PM

      It's huge! I thought about lofting my bed, but I never contacted Housing for the loft!

      I also love the cover of Death Sworn! I can't wait to read it. You must read it!

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  17. AnonymousAugust 31, 2013 at 6:15 PM

    Omg congrats on your first Harper ARC! I got my first Harper ARC like last year and I literally like almost started crying it was an interesting moment in my life ;D I'm super jealous of Antigoddess! I wanted to get a copy at BEA but I didn't make the line >.<

    Fantastic haul, I hope you enjoy, Alyssa! <33

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    1. AlyssaAugust 31, 2013 at 6:31 PM

      Thank you! That is awesome. I've been blogging for eight months, so this is a huge deal!

      I emailed Tor for an ARC of Antigoddess, but they said they probably wouldn't have any more ARCs (this was months ago). I was super surprised about the finished copy!

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  18. Lisa @ Lost in LiteratureAugust 31, 2013 at 8:52 PM

    Congrats! The room does look bigger than most, even just with that side-view picture. I hope you enjoy every second of it!! :)

    Great book haul! I also got Finding It. I can't wait to get my hands on Antigoddess!!! Enjoy! :)

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    1. AlyssaAugust 31, 2013 at 9:24 PM

      THANK YOU! I love the room. I need to get a full picture view of it - that'll be difficult though.

      I hope you love Finding It! And get Antigoddess sometime soon, when it comes out.

      Thank you, Lisa!

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  19. tsukikomewAugust 31, 2013 at 10:35 PM

    I'm so excited about the Cora Carmack! I picked it up this week too.
    Happy reading!

    Tsuki’s STS

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  20. UnknownAugust 31, 2013 at 11:34 PM

    Great swag! Super excited for Antigoddess! I still need to read Faking It and I can't wait for Finding It as well! Great haul! Happy reading and thanks for stopping by!

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    1. AlyssaSeptember 1, 2013 at 12:21 AM

      Thanks! And me too. You'll probably enjoy Faking It! And Finding It - the end of the series D: Thank YOU, Jennifer!

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  21. UnknownAugust 31, 2013 at 11:36 PM

    Congrats on a great haul and moving in the dorm! Looks like a nice space! Thanks for sharing!

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  22. RachelSeptember 1, 2013 at 1:32 AM

    HA! I beat you this week! (That might be because I procrastinating reading the play I'm supposed to be reading... Maybe...)

    But AH! What a great week! Anyone who sends chocolate is a winner in my book. And I'm absolutely dying to read Antigoddess after the creepy marvel that was Anna Dressed in Blood! I haven't heard of Death Sworn, but I'll be looking it up in a moment (more procrastinating...)

    And yay college! What day do you start? (I'm just going to totally creep on your entire college career, be warned.)

    Here's my STS!

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    1. AlyssaSeptember 1, 2013 at 3:08 PM

      LOL! That's awesome! I just haven't had time to comment on other people's blogs this week.

      I AGREE! Anna is so cool. I haven't read anything by Kendare Blake, so Antigoddess will be my first book. Death Sworn is an upcoming Harper book! LOOK IT UP!

      Classes start on Tuesday! I'm excited, but I haven't bought books yet D:

      Thanks, Rachel!

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  23. Michelle SantiagoSeptember 1, 2013 at 5:43 AM

    you're lucky about your new room. i'm living in student housing at my university and my room is teeny tiny. they haven't assigned me a roommate yet and i'm hoping they won't because if they did, we'd be living like sardines.

    AWESOME books! i've been wanting to read antigoddess since i really enjoyed blake's anna dressed in blood.

    hope you can stop by my StS.

    -michelle @ Michelle & Leslie's Book Picks

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    1. AlyssaSeptember 1, 2013 at 3:11 PM

      LOL! I'm in housing for freshmen - not an apartment or anything, but a suite. I hope you don't get a roommate, if you don't want one.

      I hope you get to read Antigoddess at some point! I have never read any of Blake's books, but this will be my first one!

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  24. brandileigh2003September 1, 2013 at 1:14 PM

    Foreplay looks good, hope you enjoy

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  25. UnknownSeptember 2, 2013 at 1:42 PM

    You will be getting mail from me this week! I meant to send it out last week, but got sick and then went to GA for the book festival. Getting the package today and sending it tomorrow afternoon. :D I love the look of the dorm! It's cute from what I can see! As for books- I also have Finding It and Foreplay- I hope they are good! And congrats on your Harper ARC! I haven't heard of that one, but it looks really good!

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    1. AlyssaSeptember 2, 2013 at 10:47 PM

      YAY! Thank you! You are so awesome, to go through all of that! And thank you - PURPLE ;) I hope you love Finding It and Foreplay! And thank you again!

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  26. Jamie E.September 3, 2013 at 2:52 AM

    Death Sworn looks real interesting. I will have to look intoit more! And fun swag. Hope you enjoy your new dorm and roommate! Happy Reading!
    *Following your blog*

    Here are my newest additions.

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    1. AlyssaSeptember 3, 2013 at 10:28 PM

      It does! I hope it is! I have a feeling it is ;) Thank you so much for everything!

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