Stacking the Shelves is a weekly meme hosted by Tynga’s Reviews. It gives us a chance to share with readers what we bought, borrowed, swapped, won or got for review each week. I also decided that since I do a weekly recap, it really is just good sense to link up with The Sunday Post, hosted by Caffeinated Book Reviewer, because that is such a fun link up as well!
The Books
The Vampire Combat Field Guide coloring book and crayons, huge thanks to Penguin (this is seriously so fun!)
Disruption by Jessica Shirvington (finally, it is mine!!!)
The Boy Most Likely To by Huntley Fitzpatrick via Netgalley thanks to Penguin Teen!
And one last gift from my amazing, fabulous, best-ever #OTSPSecretSister, Nicole @ Nicole’s Novel Reads
Weekly Shenanigans
I read three books! It was seriously about to only be two again, but I may have stayed up extra late to finish Scarlet so I wasn’t a fail again.
This week was… okay. Some were good, some were… not as much. But thanks for making me read Scarlet, it was fun (and, better than Cinder, IMO).
On the Blog:
- I flailed about Cat Winters and The Uninvited on Monday.
- Tuesday’s Top Ten was all about diversity in books.
- On Thursday I presented my basically useless organizational methods.
- And on Friday, I reviewed All We Have is Now by Lisa Schroeder
Giveaways:
- The July Discussion Challenge link-up and Giveaway is underway!
- I have a TWITTER GIVEAWAY happening! (This is phase ONE of the big old giveaway event 😉 ) Enter to win ANY 2016 Debut!! International, going on until August 31!!
- PHASE TWO of the Big Old Giveaway is happening right now!!
- The July 2015 New Release Giveaway Hop still has one week left to enter!!
#ShatteringStigmas
- The link to the form is here, if you missed it and want to help out, or just shoot me an email, a tweet, whatever!
Fun in the Blogosphere:
- Amber @ YA Indulgences is celebrating her first blogoversary with a bunch of fun posts!
- Lisa & Becca @ Lost in Literature are not happy with people who spoil. Neither am I.
- Allie @ Little Birdie Books wants to know if reading schedules kind of suck the fun out of it.
- Alyssa @ The Devil Orders Takeout has a game for you to play– it’s thought provoking, and harder than it seems!
- Michelle @ Book Briefs has a post series you do not want to miss about scheduling your time (seriously, if you are like me, you need this!)
- Grace @ Rebel Mommy Book Blog wants to know what your characters look like!
- Amanda @ Nellie & Co has tips to help keep your blogging hobby a hobby.
- Lola @ Lola’s Reviews wants to know what makes a book ending a good one.
- Charlie @ Girl of 1000 Wonders discusses her commenting issues, and asks for some help!
- Cait @ Paper Fury wants to know how much disagreement you can handle, and when it becomes too argumentative.
- Faye @ The Social Potato shares her favorite book boyfriends of 2015 (so far, of course!)
- Kayla @ The Thousand Lives needs you to choose her August TBR! (She also is giving out cookies!)
- Inge @ Bookshelf Reflections talks villains, and how she basically likes them more than the “good guys”.
- Dani @ Dani Reviews Things shows us her new (but very handy!) ARC organization system.
- Nova @ Out of Time shares a very thought-provoking post on diversity and culture representation.
- Tika @ Fangirl Confessions is in the reading slump from hell, and needs help, stat!
Random Musings:
Certainly there will be things coming up. I don’t know what they are, but I bet they’ll be book related! I finally got my tickets for Nori’s event, which sounds so, so epic! There are going to be a ton of bloggers AND authors, and if you live anywhere near NJ, I suggest you join us!
I also really want to see Paper Towns! Has anyone seen it? Is it good?
And of course, this recap would not be complete without the single most exciting piece of news, the new Mockingjay Part 2 trailer!! For your viewing pleasure:
I just spent like five minutes trying to think of something fun, but all I can think about still is Made You Up! Hmm…Minions? Minions are fun(and awesome) and I saw the movie, along with two others, this week and it’s so funny! Pixels is also fun, like, alien video game characters? Yes, please! Yeah… That’s all I got. Okay, I’m failing so I’ll stop rambling now. Wait! I could make up a story about my talking pet monkey Pedro! =D
One last thing, I’m glad you loved Scarlet! I know a lot of people thought Cinder was better but I love Scarlet! =)
YESS Made You Up! You can always go with that as a good story, because IT IS! I want to hear more about Pedro next time, ‘kay? 😉
And I agree, Scarlet > Cinder.
MoCKINGGGGGjAAAAY ERMaGERddd THO. *flails and hyperventilates and sobs because is fangirl and cannot wait and simultaneously doesn’t even want to watch it because FEEEEEELS*
Ahem.
So yes.
MOCKINGJAY (!!) but also many good, good things. And Scarlet is my favourite too!! I mean I adore Cress, but Scarlet is just tHE bEST. Also yaaay you have Disruption!!! I SO HOPE YOU LIKE THIS ONE OR, NOT EVEN KIDDING, I MIGHT GLARE MILDLY FIERCELY BECAUSE IT HAS MY OTP IN IT. OMG. LITTLE QUENTIN AND MAGGIE DARLINGS, THEY HATE EACH OTHER SO Much. :’)
(Just kidding, by the way, I won’t glare. I’m super nice.)
That is my problem- I NEED to see it but… HOW CAN I SEEE IT!? And then it will be over, and what will we do with our lives?! TELL ME, I NEED ANSWERS!
I haven’t read Cress yet of course, but Scarlet was great! And YES I have Disruption- did you see how I tagged it on Instagram? #CaitMadeMeDoIt 😀
I agree with you, Scarlet is better than Cinder, and Cress is better than Scarlet! It’s definitely getting better as it progresses! I hope you enjoy your new books this week! I definitely think I’m going to have to get myself a copy of a colouring book, they look so fun!
Oh YAY I am excited to read Cress, and of course, the massive brick that will be Winter 😉 And yes, coloring is very therapeutic, I highly recommend 😉
That vampire coloring book looks interesting lol I haven’t read My Life Next Door yet but I really should so I can check out this book. And yay for reading 3 books!
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I haven’t read My Life Next Door yet either, I actually just got it a couple weeks ago, but hey, they sent me the widget, and I DO want to read it at some juncture! And the vampire coloring book looks SO fun, no?
The cover of Disruption and your excitement made me go check it on GR and I added it TBR. Who knows when I’ll actually read it though, the ARCs are piling up!
I want someone to send me a coloring book to review!
Disruption sounds SO good and it is Cait recommended 😉 But it is also insanely hard to find. They used to print it here, or at least in the UK, but then randomly, all the books vanished and you can only get them from Australia or New Zealand! It’s crazy, and I hope I can find the second book! And you know- I actually had been gifted a coloring book from my Secret Sister, and the day after I posted that I was contacted about THIS coloring book- so buy one, throw it on your blog, and who knows! 😉
Great Haul. I hope you enjoy reading your books and have a great weekend!
Diane @ Diane’s Book Blog
Thanks so much, you too!
I hope you love all the goodies that you got this week. They look amazing. This week went by amazingly fast.
Grace @ Books of Love
Aw thanks! And it really DID go by fast, didn”t it!? The summer needs to slow down, weren’t we JUST at BEA?!
I haven’t heard of these but happy reading!
Tsuki’s STS
Thanks 🙂
OHMYGOD I AM DEAD AFTER THE MOCKINGJAY TRAILER. Also I LOVED the movie posters. And hwo she was always the rebel in them omg. Like, if everyone’s standing, she’ll be sitting on a throne. If they’re all facing TOWARDS us, she’ll be facing away. And ermahgerd SO SO EXCITED.
Enjoy the books, Shannon <3
I know, the posters are AMAZING- there are so many on ebay from SDCC and I really want to buy one. Like, I might do it because you’ve reminded me 😉 I am so excited too- but what will we do with ourselves when it is over?!?
Ahhhh!! You got The Boy Most Likely To… awesome!! Can’t wait to hear what you think! Enjoy all of your new goodies!! 🙂
Thanks! I mean, I DO need to read the first one, but I really want to, so hopefully soon (time, goodness how I need time!) 😉
Thanks for sharing my post! Have a great week!
Aw you are very welcome! Hope you have a great week too 😀
Ooh, Huntley Fitzpatrick!! I loved her first book and can’t wait to read The Boy Most Likely To 🙂 I hope you enjoy you new books and have a great week!
My StS
Thanks so much! I keep hearing such amazing things about Huntley’s books, so I am excited to start them!
OMG I’M SO JEALOUS OF DISRUPTION!!! I’ve been trying to find a copy of that FOREVER! I can’t find anywhere to buy it from 🙁
Enjoy all of your new books!
DUDE, you cannot find copies ever. Basically, you have to stalk Amazon, and then they come to you WEEKS later from New Zealand or Australia! It’s crazy! Like I just checked, and I bought one for $16 (plus $4 shipping) but now it’s back up to $28 (+4). I saw it as high as $48! And forget Corruption, I will have to hop a flight to read the sequel!
I am so glad you finally read Scarlet Shannon! 🙂 I completely agree that it was much better than Cinder and I’m so glad you felt the same way. xD And I can’t wait to see what you think of Jubilee Manor as I really liked Landry Park and am really curious to see if the sequel lives up to the first book.
Thanks for the recap Shannon and, as always, fabulous review! ♥
Oh yay, I am glad you liked Scarlet too! I have to look up your review of Landry Park (if you did one!) because I liked, but didn’t LOVE Landry Park- but it was enjoyable enough. Jubilee Manor was, for me, a bit dull. But if you liked LP more than I did, you may like JM more than I did too!
Aw thanks for the link back! I wish I could go to Nori’s event but Sunday’s that late are no bueno for me!! Hope you enjy your books this week!!
Awww nooooo 🙁 That is too bad, I wish you were going! Do you live close-ish? I have about a 3 hour drive, so I mean, the next day will SUCK, but I really want to go, so it is happening!
HOT & SPICY CHEEZ ITS?! You lucky, lucky girl. I don’t think we have those in Canada.
I agree, Scarlet was so much better than Cinder. I’m honestly not really a huge fan of Cinder and Kai. They are the most boring of the couples, in my opinion. I hope you get to Cress soon. It’s by far my favourite!! Captain Thorne. Ahhhhh <3.
WHAAT!? No, that is a fail, Canada! Please at least tell me you have flamin’ hot cheetos!? I hope I get to Cress soon too, I am excited. And I agree, Cinder and Kai ARE kind of dull, especially since NOTHING has happened!
YES, we do have flamin’ hot cheetos!! At least we can get one thing right over here. 😉
I have a bad feeling the movie might suck…it’s so slow man UGHHH why do they have to split it to 2 parts?!?! Thanks for sharing “Fun in the blogosphere” I’m going to be busy reading those today HAHAH Thank you!
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO the movie cannot and will not suck! Nope, I refuse to believe it. I will flood the theater with tears! I think the second part is much more action packed than the first, so hopefully that will help 😉
And YAY I am so glad you are enjoying them 😀
Love Scarlet. I loved Cress even more. I loved it so much more I created images with my favorite quotes and included them in my review.
Terri M., the Director
Second Run Reviews
YAYYY I am really excited, I have been hearing a lot of love for Cress!
OOOOH. I’m reading All We Have is Now – RIGHT NOW, so I can’t wait to click on your review, after I finish writing this comment.
Also, NGL. Kind of jealous right now – those Cheez-It crackers are really good. 🙂 Enjoy your other books! The Boy Most Likely To is interesting, and can’t wait to hear what you think.
Ohhh yay! I hope you enjoyed it! And the Cheez-its were awesome, but I got some awful heartburn afterwards 😉 Thanks so much!!
I was actually given a colouring book and pencils today and am really looking forward to using them.
Have a fabulous week!
Oh YAY! I hope you enjoy them 🙂
MOCKINGJAY LOOKS AWESOME. I actually DNFed the book but I think I’ll love the movie! The Boy Most Likely To sounds fun. I’ve read My Life Next Door and love it so I hope I’ll like it as well!
Hope you enjoy all your books! 🙂
Oh my goodness, you did not finish Mockingjay!? Did you find out how it ends? The movie does look amazing, though I also adored the book! I hope The Boy Most Likely To lives up to your expectations, and I am glad you liked MLND, I still have to read that one!
I need the Vampire Combat Field Guide in my life!!!! It looks so fun!
I have far too many colouring books already but could make an exception for this one!
I would totally make an exception for it! It comes out right before Halloween, so it is kind of perfect! I am going to color some pages and do a full review of it too, closer to Halloween of course, so you can see what it looks like!
Thanks for sharing, your books look good. I love your around the blogosphere section. I may start doing that on my Sunday Post’s as well.
Aw thanks so much! And I enjoy linking up the posts- I just add them to bookmarks as the week goes on, otherwise I forget them all 😉
Ahhh, I am so excited for Mockingjay Part 2!! As for Paper Towns, I just thought the book was okay. Not great, so I don’t know if I will see the movie. My sister just saw the movie (she never read the book though) and she said it was just okay. So maybe whether you see it depends on how much you enjoyed the book? I LOVED Scarlet, but I actually thought Cress was better. Actually, it seems like every book in the series just gets better and better. Have you read the whole series?
I cannot WAIT for Mockingjay. But I am also sad. It’s a conflict. Hmmm I have heard decent things about Paper Towns, and I DID really like the book, so my fingers are crossed. There just had better be Black Santas because I think that was my favorite part 😉
Oh YAY this is good news about Cress! I haven’t read it or Fairest yet- soon, I hope- at least before Winter comes out!
Wait what! The Vampire Combat Field Guide is a coloring book?? I must own that! I really want to read Scarlet and the rest of the Lunar Chronicles series. Hope you enjoyed it! Have a great week!
Yes! It is out October 6th, I think- in time for Halloween! It looks so fun, I am going to color it and post a few pages so you can see them too 🙂 Thanks so much, hope you have a great week too!
You’ve got the Vampire Combat Field Guide! I have the Zombie one and had such fun with the puzzles and coloring. I plan to review and show pictures of stuff I did in it!
I’m almost finished with The Lunar series. Will be sad when it’s over.
Oh YAYYY! I am planning to do the same with mine- but I can’t wait to see the zombie one too! I know, I will be sad when it is over too, it’s a good reason to put off reading Cress, I suppose 😉
AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!! I need The Boy Most Likely so badly! As soon as I get paid, I AM ORDERING IT! I need that beauty in my hands and then I need to devour it. Sorry, I am far too excited for it. I will be very interested to see your review on that one.
Hahah I hope you are able to get it VERY soon, and that you love it! Confession: I haven’t read My Life Next Door yet! I NEED to because I have heard such good things. But TIME, ugh! Sooon, very soon 😉
Yaaasss, vampire coloring book. I can’t wait to start coloring 😀 I was sorely disappointed by The Boy Most Likely To! I was one of the few though. I hope you enjoy all of your new books!
Thanks for visiting my blog! Have a lovely week, Shannon 🙂
Alyssa @ The Eater of Books!
Right? How cool is the coloring book!? I love it! I love coloring, and what a good excuse- I HAVE to review it 😉 Aww, I am sorry you didn’t like The Boy Most Likely to 🙁 That is not good! I admit, I haven’t read the first one yet, so I should probably get on that! Hope you have a great week too!
I love Jessica Shirvington!
Me too 😀
Great haul! I am really looking forward to reading The Boy Most Likely To! I am glad you got a copy of it!! I hope you enjoy everything you got!
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Justin @ Justin’s Book Blog
Aw thanks so much! I hope you enjoy it when you read it too 😀
Glad to hear that Scarlet is better than Cinder. Because I was okay with Cinder, but not impressed and not sure why everyone loves the series so much. Looks like a great week! I need to get Jubilee Manor, I loved Landry Park. Check out my post in the link below.
Yeah, that was how I felt with Cinder too- but Scarlet was much better for me! I am will be curious to hear your thoughts on Jubilee Manor too!
Thank you so much for sharing my Blogging on a Time Crunch event. I had such a great time with it!
And you got some great books this week. I am especially excited about boy most likely to
I hope you enjoy these pretties 🙂 Happy Reading!
Here’s my Weekly Wrap Up
Michelle @ Book Briefs