Two Ends of a Bookshelf: stacking the shelves

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Friday, May 2, 2014

I'm so excited to show all of you my STS!! I've been yearning to post it since last year, but I never had the time to do so. Now that I am free, I decided it's time to show some of the books I've gotten these past few months. Just some because I wasn't able to take pictures of the other books. I'll just include them on my next STS haul. So without further ado, here are the books:

BOUGHT

I finally have Angelfall and World After, both by Susan Ee, on my bookshelf (or cabinet)! I've already read Angelfall, but I just had to buy it because it's that good and also because of my sister who kept on nagging me to buy it so that she could read it. As for World After, I read it as soon as I bought it. You can find my review of it here.

I kept on seeing so many people talking about The Madman's Daughter by Megan Shepherd on Goodreads (even on Facebook), so I decided to buy it to see what the buzz is all about. Can I just say that the cover is so pretty? Hopefully the content is as pretty as its cover. I've already finished Allegiant by Veronica Roth, The Kill Order by James Dashner, The Fiery Heart by Richelle Mead, and Champion by Marie Lu. And guess what? I got teary-eyed at the end of those 4 books. Coincidence? I think not. Oh, Champion is signed. Did you know I called the bookstore about 10 times and I still wasn't able to reserve a copy. Good thing there were still some signed copies left when I tweeted Lucy.

Wonder by R.J. Palacio wasn't really part of my to-buy list. I only bought it because of my sister (again). She wants to read it, and because I'm such a nice sister, I bought it despite that it isn't really my type of book.

WON

I won The Weight of Souls by Bryony Pearce, My Life Next Door by Huntley Fitzpatrick, Perfect Escape by Jennifer Brown, This is What Happy Looks Like by Jennifer E. Smith, and Maid of Secrets by Jennifer McGowan from Lyra of Defiantly Deviant's giveaway! All of them are signed, except for The Weight of Souls. She also gave me some swag, but I forgot to take a picture. I guess I'll just include them on my next STS. Again, thank you so so much, Lyra!

GIFTED

I got Evertrue by Brodi Ashton, Pretty Sly by Elisa Ludwig + 3 others books during a NBS event. A huge thanks to NBS for giving me these books. Seriously. Thank you!

Thank you to Chyna of Lite-rate-ture! She was my Secret Santa and she gave me Altered by Jennifer Rush, The Story of Us by Deb Caletti, and Bared to You by Sylvia Day. She also gave me a branch (yep, a branch of a tree), but I can't find it! *cries* Anyway, thank you Chyna!

TRADED

I got A Swift Pure Cry by Siobhan Dowd and Wildthorn by Jane Eagland during the Pinoy Book Tours Christmas Party. I have no idea who were the past owners of these books, but to whoever they are, thank you!

So those are some the books I got during the past few months. Big thanks to my parents, FullyBooked, National Book Store, Chyna of Lite-rate-ture, and Lyra of Defiantly Deviant. I would ask you guys what should I read next, but I already have a long tbr-list which I have to finish by March. So I'll just ask what are some of the books you've received? Leave a comments and I'll be sure to check it out!

Tuesday, October 22, 2013

Stacking the Shelves (4)

Stacking The Shelves, hosted by Tynga’s Reviews, 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! If there's one thing you should know about me, it's that I love discounts. Whenever I see a bookstore having a sale, I just can't help but buy there! And if you've noticed on twitter, I went book shopping thrice in just 2 months, so I really have quite a number of books to show you. So without further ado, I present to you the reason why I am broke:

1. Darkness Before Dawn by J.A. London 2. If I Lie by Corrine Jackson 3. Blue Bloods by Melissa de la Cruz 4. The Sky is Everywhere by Jandy Nelson 5. Memoirs of a Teenage Amnesiac by Gabrielle Zevin 6. Beautiful Darkness by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl 7. Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell (review soon)

8. Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card

9. This Dark Endeavor by Kenneth Oppel

10. Between Shades of Gray by Ruta Sepetys

11. Die for Me by Amy Plum

12. Envy by Anna Godbersen

13. Splendor by Anna Godbersen

14. Unspoken by Sarah Rees Brennan

15. Dash & Lily's Book of Dares by Rachel Cohn and David Levithan

16. Ruby Red by Kerstin Gier

17. Uncommon Criminals by Ally Carter

18. The Darkest Minds by Alexandra Bracken

19. Plague by Michael Grant

20. The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien

21. The Tiger's Quest by Colleen Houck

So, that's my STS for September and October! I won't be buying any books until December because I'm already having a hard time on choosing what to read next and buying more books will just make it harder.

PS: I would like to thank my parents, National Bookstore and Fully Booked! :-)

Friday, October 18, 2013

Stacking the Shelves (3)

This week, Fullybooked Green Hills and The Fort had a big sale, and I, like all bibliophiles, couldn't resist.

So for this week's haul, we've got:

1. Antigoddess by Kendare Blake (Awesome book, btw)

2. Of Triton by Anna Banks

3. Starters by Lissa Price

4. Where She Went by Gayle Forman (*hearts everywhere*)

5. Immortal City by Scott Speer

6. Natural Born Angel by Scott Speer (!!!!)

7. All Our Yesterdays by Cristin Terrill (Loved it)

8. Perfect Ruin by Lauren DeStefano

9. Under The Never Sky by Veronica Rossi (GO BUY IT)

10. The Program by Suzanne Young

11. Unbreakable by Kami Garcia (Hardbound)

12. Just One Year by Gayle Forman

13. The Moon and More by Sarah Dessen

14. Scarlet by Marissa Meyer (this book was amazeballs)

15. The Beginning of Everything by Robyn Schneider

16. Plague by Michael Grant (I bought another one lol)

17. The Chaos of Stars by Kiersten White

18. Unbreakable by Kami Garcia (Paperback)

19. Burned by Ellen Hopkins

20. Burn for Burn by Jenny Han and Siobhan Vivian

21. Fire with Fire by Jenny Han and Siobhan Vivian

22. Ask the Passengers by A.S. King

*click on the title to be redirected to the book's goodreads page

To end this post, I would like to thank my parents, and Fully Booked! :-)

What should I read next?

Friday, September 27, 2013

Stacking the Shelves (2)

Stacking The Shelves, hosted by Tynga’s Reviews, 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!
If you live in the Philippines, then you've most probably heard about the MIBF. Well-known for their huuuuge discounts, the MIBF poses as the perfect get-away for book nuts. That being said, I've almost (The key word being almost.) tried to starve myself—and, as expected, my gluttonous self won the fight between starvation and satiation. Nonetheless, I was able to buy half the books I planned to buy, thanks to you, voracity. UNSIGNED BOOKS:

1. Ties That Bind, Ties That Break by Lensey Namioka

2. Eleanor and Park by Rainbow Rowell (Paperback)

3. Impossible by Nancy Werlin

4. Teeth by Hannah Moskowitz

5. Eleanor and Park by Rainbow Rowell (Hardback)

6. Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo

7. The Evolution of Mara Dyer by Michelle Hodkin

8. Two Boys Kissing by David Levithan

2. Tilt by Ellen Hopkins (not seen)

4. Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell (not seen)

7. The Giver by Lois Lowry (Hardback) (not seen)

8. The 100 by Kass Morgan (not seen)

11. Extras by Scott Westerfeld (not seen)

SIGNED BOOKS:

1. Icons by Margaret Stohl (not seen)

2. Blue Bloods by Melissa de la Cruz (not seen)

3. Frozen by Melissa de la Cruz and Michael Johnston (not seen)

4. Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl (not seen)

5. Beautiful Darkness by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl (not seen)

6. Beautiful Chaos by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl (not seen)

7. Beautiful Redemption by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl (not seen)

Thanks to Fully Booked, National Bookstore, and my dad's fat wallet.

Thursday, September 12, 2013

Stacking the Shelves (1)

Stacking The Shelves, hosted by Tynga’s Reviews, 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!
Last week has been very, very money-consuming for us. We tried not to buy books since we were trying to save money for MIBF.
The key word is tried. We actually bought tons of books (well, mostly Elyssa). So, here are some of the books we bought: