Hi everyone and welcome to my weekly blog feature to recap the week with bookish news and what to expect coming up! So without further ado...
*Currently Reading*
*In The Bookish World*
That's right - The #SparkArmy will be proud to reveal the long-awaited cover for Stray by Rachael Craw this week, and let me tell you - I love it already!
Author Jessica Brooks has some fantastic US + International giveaways happening on her blog at the moment which are ending soon! Click the image to go to the page.
*Previous Posts*
- The Real Neat Blog Award
- Review: The Potion Diaries by Amy Alward
- Review: Risk by Fleur Ferris
- Mini Reviews: A Soulprint for the Haunting where There Will Be Lies and Miracles
- {Blog Tour} Review & GIVEAWAY: The Girl I Was Before (Falling #3) by Ginger Scott
- Review: Fable - Short Story Collection
*Recommendation of the Week*
Aussie YA at its best - poignant, edgy and memorable.
*From The Interwebs*
- Ana @ Butterflies of the Imagination announced a new feature
- Emily @ Loony Literate shared her favourite 18 books from the past two years
- Kelly @ Diva Booknerd wrote a lovely review for Extraordinary Means by Robyn Schneider
- Sara @ Deadly Darlings did a book recommendations post
- Cait @ Paper Fury discussed why she always finishes books
- Jeann @ Happy Indulgence did two thriller reviews
- Erica @ Novel Ink did the book blogger TMI tag
- Michelle @ The Unfinished Bookshelf did a Q&A with Maureen McCarthy
- Kat @ Cuddlebuggery took a comprehensive look at Beauty and the Beast retellings
*Book Haul*
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| Thank you to Bloomsbury Australia and Penguin Teen Australia for the review copies! |
- An Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir - I got this in a trade with Chelsea @ Booknerdigans and am so excited to reading it since I've heard only good things!
- Legend by Marie Lu - Another trade with Chelsea, and I've wanted to start this series for what feels like forever. Now I can!
- Letters from Skye - My final trade with Chelsea, and I love the sound of this historical fiction novel told with letters.
- Because You'll Never Meet Me by Leah Thomas - I've heard some mixed reviews for this one, but being allergic to electricity is definitely something interesting.
- The Almost King by Lucy Saxon - It's been a while since I'v read Take Back the Skies, which was okay, but I'm hoping this one is better.
- The Devil You Know by Trish Doller - So this is one of those books I've REALLY been looking forward to this year, and I can't wait to get to it ASAP.
- Dumplin' by Julie Murphy - I now have an extra ARC of this since I got one from TeenCon, so I *may* be doing a giveaway for it at some point...stay tuned.
- Pieces of Sky by Trinity Doyle - I won this from Tash @ Confessions From Romaholics and can't wait to read this Aussie YA contemporary.
*Giveaway Reminder*
My giveaway is ending very soon!
How has your week been?
I am SO excited for the Stray cover reveal!!
ReplyDeleteI have my post up and ready to go :)
And I loved An Ember in the Ashes and Legend!
And I really enjoyed Because You'll Never Meet Me.
Great to hear you loved some of the books I've got to read Cassie - hopefully I enjoy them too :)
DeleteI read Because you'll never meet me and I loved it! Legend is an awesome series. An Ember in the Ashes is on my TBR.
ReplyDeleteThat's great Cynthia - I hope to get to An Ember in the Ashes soon.
DeleteI'm very jealous of you having The Devil You Know, it's a book I'm hugely interested in, so there's that, and I haven't read Stray, but I know how much you love with Eugenia, so I can't wait to see it myself, might push me to try the series, right? Best of luck this week!<3
ReplyDeleteHaha yes I do hope you get to read Spark one day - it's really worth it since it brings contemporary and sci-fi together in a really refreshing way IMO. Thanks for stopping by Amanda :)
DeleteI have seen the Stray cover and I'm super excited to be part of the cover reveal and sharing! Looks like you made some pretty awesome trades, Ember is awesome, I hope you love it. I got a copy of Dumplin as well and I'm looking forward to reading it! Glad you enjoyed Risk, I haven't heard much about it.
ReplyDeleteYay! It does look FANTASTIC - and now the wait until September does seem to be getting shorter which is good :)
DeleteSTRAY COVER REVEAL EEEEK IT'S SO EXCITING :D Oooh I did request Dumplin', I hope it arrives soon!! And I'm reading Because You'll Never Meet Me right now...it's very different, that's for sure :P
ReplyDeleteHopefully you get approved for Dumplin' Em - it looks really good! Hmmm different you say? I have heard some mixed reviews, and I you can count me intrigued :p
DeleteOooh, I can't wait to see what you'll think of Ember in the Ashes! This is one of those books that are more in the middleground - you either love it or you hate it, and I'm curious to know where you'll stand :D And Dumplin sounds like such an awesome, amazing book. I can't wait to read it myself!
ReplyDeleteFaye at The Social Potato
Ooh that does make it all the more exciting to read Faye - I have seen some polarised opinions! Thanks for stopping by :)
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