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Stacking the Shelves #5

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Stacking The Shelves is all about sharing the books you are adding to your shelves, may it be physical or virtual. This means you can include books you buy in physical store or online, books you borrow from friends or the library, review books, gifts and of course ebooks! The meme is hosted by Reading Reality.

Weekly Wrap-Up

This has been a pretty good week for me. I finished a couple new books that I enjoyed, and I picked up some new stuff from Barnes & Noble and the library. I also got approved for a new book on NetGalley, which I’m looking forward to reading. The first part of the week was heavy on reading because the weather was gloomy and rainy, but I’ve been able to spend a lot of time outside the last couple of days working in my garden, which has been fun. I should have some vegetables soon (fingers crossed). Overall, it has been a pretty successful week, and I enjoyed the books I read (The Lost Apothecary, Star Wars: Doctor Aphra, & Dark Farm).

Author Request

I had another author request this week and received the book in exchange for agreeing to write a review. It seems like a neat paranormal YA book. So, I’m looking forward to reading it and giving you all my opinion. Thank you to the author for the request!

e-ARC Acquisitions

I only downloaded one new eARC from NetGalley this week. So, I once again balanced out what I was able to get read with new acquisitions.

Library Acquisition

I made another trip to the library this week. I placed this book on hold a few weeks ago and have been waiting rather impatiently for it. Unfortunately, all the copies were checked out…so, I’ve had to wait. I’m ready to see what happens next for Alina, the Darkling, and Mal. I’m actually starting this book today and am pretty excited about it.

Barnes & Noble Purchases

I tried to stay away from the bookstore this week. I swear I did, but I found myself right across the street for another reason. Then the car just went to Barnes & Noble all on its own, and it would have been rude not to go inside. So, I was able to pick up three new books I’ve been interested in getting. 🙂

Final Thoughts

Overall, I’m satisfied with what I’ve added to my shelves this week, and I’m looking forward to reading it all. Have you read any of the books I picked up? If so, what did you think? Are any of these on your TBR? Let me know in the comments below!

Stacking the Shelves #4

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Stacking The Shelves is all about sharing the books you are adding to your shelves, may it be physical or virtual. This means you can include books you buy in physical store or online, books you borrow from friends or the library, review books, gifts and of course ebooks! The meme is hosted by Tynga’s Reviews and Reading Reality.

Weekly Wrap-Up

It has been kind of a slow and disappointing reading week for me. I finished two ARCs that I didn’t really care for and made some progress on an audiobook. Work took up quite a bit more of my time this week, as well, and I didn’t feel that great for a couple days. My sleep cycle has been way off for most of the week, which has left me exhausted. Although, I did enjoy celebrating Star Wars Day this week with a movie marathon and the premiere of The Bad Batch. If you like The Clone Wars, make sure to catch the new show on Disney+ because it is pretty much a direct continuation of The Clone Wars with the same animation style. Overall, the week wasn’t terrible, but I wish I had been able to get more done.

Author Request

I had another author request this week and received the book in exchange for agreeing to write a review. It seems interesting, and I like dystopian fiction. So, I’m looking forward to reading it and giving you all my opinion. Thank you to the author for the request!

e-ARC Acquisitions

I only downloaded two new eARCs this week. So, it balanced out with what I was able to get read. Both sounded interesting, and I am hoping they will be better than the two I read this week.

Library Acquisition

I also made a trip to the library this week. I placed this book on hold a while ago and was not expecting it so soon because it was still on order. So, I was pleasantly surprised when I got the notification it was ready for pickup. I’m reading it now, and it is pretty good so far.

Final Thoughts

I can’t believe it, but I didn’t go to a bookstore this week. I usually go on Tuesdays, but I spent that day watching Star Wars instead. So, I made no purchases this week. My wallet is very thankful.

Overall, I’m satisfied with what I’ve added to my shelves this week, and I’m looking forward to reading it all. Have you read any of the books I picked up? If so, what did you think? Are any of these on your TBR? Let me know in the comments below!

Stacking the Shelves #3

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Stacking The Shelves is all about sharing the books you are adding to your shelves, may it be physical or virtual. This means you can include books you buy in physical store or online, books you borrow from friends or the library, review books, gifts and of course ebooks! The meme is hosted by Tynga’s Reviews and Reading Reality.

Weekly Wrap-Up

I’ve had a pretty great week. Work has been steady but not overwhelming, and I had a lot of time to read and work in my garden. I got a lot of new ARCs this week, but I only bought one new book, which my bank account was thankful for. Now I just need to work on reading all of the ARCs because my NetGalley ratio is abysmal, but I’ll get back to 80% one day…hopefully.

Author Request

I had an author request that I review their book. I received the book in exchange for agreeing to write a review. It seems interesting and is fairly short. So, I’m looking forward to reading it and giving you all my opinion. Thank you to the author for the request!

e-ARC Acquisitions

I downloaded quite a few eARCs from NetGalley this week. Most of them were ‘read now’ selections, but I was approved for one this week that had me very excited. I can’t wait to read Flash Fire by TJ Klune because I just finished the first book in that series, and it left me wanting more. So, it was a pleasant surprise when I got the email saying I was approved. I definitely plan to read several eARCS over the next couple weeks because my NetGalley score is getting ridiculously low. I really need to do better with limiting what I request, but there are so many interesting books…and I want them all. 🙂

Barnes & Noble Purchase

I also made a trip to Barnes & Noble to pick up the new Star Wars release. I have been waiting for this book for what seems like ages. Thrawn is one of my favorite Star Wars characters. I couldn’t wait to read it, and I actually finished it yesterday. So, a review will come soon!

Final Thoughts

Overall, I’m satisfied with what I’ve added to my shelves this week, and I’m looking forward to reading it all. Have you read any of the books I picked up? If so, what did you think? Are any of these on your TBR? Let me know in the comments below!

Stacking the Shelves #1

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Stacking The Shelves is all about sharing the books you are adding to your shelves, may it be physical or virtual. This means you can include books you buy in physical store or online, books you borrow from friends or the library, review books, gifts and of course ebooks! The meme is hosted by Tynga’s Reviews and Reading Reality.

Weekly Wrap-Up

This week started a bit rough because Monday was my grandmother’s 99th birthday, and I was missing her a lot. Even 11.5 years after her death, it still gets to me. I felt very sad while writing my Why I Read post, but seeing so many people read and like the post made me feel like her legacy is living on. So, thank you all so much. The week got much better as it went on. I’ve read a couple books and got a lot of book mail, which you’ll see a little further down the post. I also participated in my first blog tour, which was exciting and so much fun. I enjoyed seeing everyone else’s reviews and getting to interact with new people! I’m excited to see what this next week brings and am looking forward to the books I have slated to read.

Book Mail

I snapped a photo of the last of the book mail for this week with its packaging. I picked up all of the Heartstopper books that are currently out from Amazon. I checked Volumes 1 & 2 out from the library and loved them so much I wanted to own a copy for myself. Also, the library didn’t have Volume 3 yet…and I didn’t want to wait.

I also received all 20 books of the Star Wars: Jedi Apprentice series in the mail during the past week. Hunting them all down was an expensive endeavor since they are all out of print, but I am excited to re-read them. I loved the series as a kid, and my copies of the books were destroyed in a hurricane. I can’t wait to go on adventures with Obi-Wan and Qui-Gon again…even if they aren’t canon anymore.

Barnes & Noble Purchases

I picked up two books from Barnes & Noble this week. I’m so excited about Star Wars: Doctor Aphra. I loved the comic, and the book is supposedly an expanded version of that story from Doctor Aphra’s perspective. So, I can’t wait to read it again. I also bumped into The Children of D’Hara by Terry Goodkind. I’ve been a fan of the Sword of Truth series for a while even though I haven’t finished it yet. I was happy to run into this collection of previously published stories, and I look forward to getting to them when I finally finish the series.

ARC eBooks

I got a few new ARC eBooks from NetGalley and BookSirens. I got Dark Farm by Dean Raven and The Other Side of Magic by Ester Manzini from NetGalley. I also received the audiobook of Not My Ruckus from NetGalley. I’m looking forward to reading each of them. I got my newest book from BookSirens, as well: The Relic Spell by Jimena Novaro.

Final Thoughts

Overall, I’m satisfied with what I’ve added to my shelves this week, and I’m looking forward to reading it all. Have you read any of the books I picked up? If so, what did you think? Are any of these on your TBR? Let me know in the comments below!