Sunday, August 26, 2012

Showcase Sunday (#10)

Showcase Sunday is a weekly meme hosted by Vicki at Books, Biscuits and Tea. Its aim is to showcase our newest books or book related swag and to see what everyone else received for review, borrowed from libraries, bought in bookshops and downloaded onto eReaders this week.

For Review: 
Eve and Adam by Katherine Applegate and Michael Grant
I was so excited to get approved for these two, so thank you to NetGalley and MacMillan Press for these lovelies! :D

Borrowed: 
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I had no idea this prequel existed until after I finished reading the firs two, but I can't wait to read it this week! I was originally planning a series review of this whole series since the third novel released in December, but apparently there are two more planned after that, so perhaps I'll just do a series review of these first three books. We'll see! :) 
I went into this totally expecting to hate it, and while it wasn't perfect at all and I hated Daemon throughout it, I still really enjoyed reading it surprisingly enough! 
I thought this was better than the first and Daemon totally won me over, although I did think Katy's personality suffered for the worse. Still, this was a great sequel and I can't wait for the next book. Seriously, cliffhangers = not cool!
I have to admit that this sequel wasn't as good as the first, but I still loved it. I'm planning on doing a review of these first two books, titled "Jessica Darling: The High School Years" this week, so look out for that! 
YES! I am so happy this finally arrived for me in the library today! I can't wait to read it, although I'm a little upset that I have some ARCs pending, not to mention all the beautiful books coming out this week, but I'm hoping to get to this soon! *fingers crossed* 
I've read just about three dozen reviews of this book and can't decide if it's good or bad. I feel as if most people have liked it, but in equally part, many people have hated it. I guess it's one of those, "like-it-or-hate-it" novels, so when I saw this in the library today, I figured I might as well give it a shot. What's the worst that could happen? Another snarky review? ;) 

Bought: 
Kindle Touch! 
I finally bought an e-reader! Yay! It's my birthday tomorrow, so I thought that better than any book would be an e-reader, and I was right! I've used my Kindle to read a ton of books already, not to mention NetGalley ARCs, and I love it! I was too lazy to take a picture of my own Kindle, complete with its shiny new cover, so I just used an internet image. Since I bought this though, I didn't pick up any new books although I might since there are so many wonderful releases coming out soon! :) 

What new books did you get this week? Link me up! :D

P.S. - If you actually bother to read my whole post, I'd love some advice! I had a whole bunch of giveaways recently, so would you like a post with all the winners names and the books they won or not? If you've won, I have already contacted you, but I was curious to see if people would actually be interested to know since many other bloggers do many posts like that. Thanks! :) 

29 comments:

  1. This looks like a great haul.

    I'm excited for Crewel and Eve and Adam. I've already started on Eve and Adam, but haven't had enough time to finish it.

    Still, I've been looking at wanting to read the Lux series too, but haven't seen them anywhere and my library will probably not have them. All really annoying!

    Great haul.

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    1. Thanks Olivia!(: I was excited to receive Crewel and Eve and Adam, as well as the Lux Series. I hope you can get started on those soon! :D

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  2. I've heard so many amazing things about Crewel so I finally gave in and got a copy from Netgalley. Eve and Adam too.
    As for Shatter Me, you know how I felt about it. Some parts were exaggerated, but be patient with her, I promise she finds her voice by the second book.

    I usually just announce the winner on Rafflecopter, but I've come to realize it's not the best way. I'll be doing winner posts from now on.

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    1. Maja, I didn't like Shatter Me! *hides face* I hoped I would but it just wasn't for me I think! :( I really wish I had liked it though, especially after your glowing review for the sequel. *sigh* It wasn't meant to be I guess... :/

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  3. Nice haul! I am really excited about Crewel and Eve & Adam, too! And I can't wait for your Jessica Darling review.

    And yes, I think a winner's post is a good idea. I often return to giveaway posts and there has been no update. The winner might know they won, but the rest of us have no idea if the giveaway is now closed :)

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    1. I think a winner's post worked well too, so thanks for that advice, Mandee! :D

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  4. Yay on the Kindle! :) It just makes requesting books for review so much more difficult to resist though haha. Awesome haul :).
    P.S I think a winners post would be a much better idea :).

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    1. It does, doesn't it? I love my Kindle now! :D Also, I think a winners post is a good idea too, so thanks for the advice, Leah! :D

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  5. Looks like it was a great week for you, Keertana! I have a Nook but I want a Kindle too! I read my kindle books on an iPad app, and it is not the same!

    I also got Crewel and Eve and Adam! I wonder if we'll have the same reactions to them. So far, I am totally on board with your black sheep status for Crewel :-\

    And I do a winner's post -- seems to be the best way to let everyone/the winner know what's going on. Emails can be lost, sent to spam, etc.

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    1. I'm not a huge fan of reading on the iPad, even though I've done it before, but it really just isn't the same! :/ I'm curious to see what you think of Eve and Adam and thanks for the winner's post advice too! It was extremely helpful! :D

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  6. Eve and Adam looks amazing, I adore the cover! I need to read the Obsidian series - and I had to idea about the prequel! :O Shatter Me looks brilliant, I'm desperate to read that one too.
    And yay! Kindle touch! :D I love my Kindle, I hope you enjoy yours ;)
    Enjoy! =)
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    1. Yup, the prequel was awesomee! You should definitely check it out! :D I love my Kindle as well, Zoe, so thank you! :D

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  7. Hi!
    I just came across your site and it is really lovely! I happily followed you and will enjoy reading your updates. You can find me over at Rainy Day Reads, www.rainydayreads.com It would be great if you could stop by and I would love to have a fellow book lover as a new follower.
    Christine x
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    1. Thanks Christine!(: I followed back as well! :D

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  8. Happy early birthday, Keertana! A Kindle is an EXCELLENT present! I don't think I could read NetGalley books without one. =)

    I'm excited to see your full reviews for Jessica Darling and Crewel. When announcing giveaway winners, I usually post the winner's name on my original giveaway post, and will also include them in a weekly showcase post like this. I don't think it's something you have to do, but you're right, some people do want to know. =)

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    1. Thanks Heidi! :D I love my Kindle and I don't know how I read NG Books without it!

      I think most people seem to want a giveaway post, but announcing it on a weekly showcase seems to be a nice way of doing it. I think I'll do that from now on, so thanks for the advice! :D

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  9. Happy Birthday! Hope you enjoy your Kindle. I know I love my Nook. I agree with you completely on Obsidian and can't wait to read the second and third books to see if I start to like Daemon as much as everyone else has. Can't wait to read Crewel. I loved Eon and am looking forward to Eona. I was on the side that loved Shatter Me. I think the writing style throws people off because it's a bit confusing at first.

    As for the winner's post, I'm not much help. I like them but I'm OK without them.

    Happy reading!

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    1. I love my Kindle, Melissa, so thank you! I did like Daemon in Onyx, so hopefully you will as well. Eona is going to be an awesome novel, I just know, so I'm excited for it a looot! :D

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  10. Great books I have had Obsidian and Shatter Me for awhile now but still haven't read them yet! I can never make my mind up if I want a Kindle or not. Happy Birthday for tomorrow!

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    1. I love my Kindle, so I think you should definitely invest in an e-reader. It's very handy and I love them! Thanks for the birthday wishes, Kate! :D

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  11. So many awesome books and congrats on the Kindle!! It makes NetGalley so much easier!

    PS I don't bother with winners posts. I just email the winners and "announce" the winner on rafflecopter so people going back to the post to check can see who the winner was.

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    1. It does, doesn't it? I love my Kindle! I think most people seem to want winner posts, so I guess I'll do them although it does seem to be a tiny bit pointless...oh well!

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  12. I'm glad to hear Daemon won you over in Onyx! You know I'm a fan. ;) Though I agree - Katy was a little frustrating in the sequel!

    I hope you enjoy Shatter Me. The writing can be very love-or-hate, but I will keep my fingers crossed that you like it. :)

    I always do winners posts but turn of the comments... it's not exactly the most thrilling thing to read so I can't imagine people have anything to say. ;)

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    1. Thanks for all your advice, Sam!(: I unfortunately didn't enjoy Shatter Me, but I did love Onyx! I can't wait for Opal now! :D

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  13. I know what you mean my non review copies always seem to get in the way of my review copies, I was meant to be reading What's Left of Me but keep getting distracted by Onyx. I'm glad that you enjoyed it a lot more than Obsidian, Obsidian actually didn't work out for me and I was considering giving up on the series altogether but some reviews convinced me otherwise. Also yay on the new kindle, I was actually going to wait for the new one too but I'm a really impatient person and couldn't stand reading on the laptop, I also couldn't wait 8 months either! But I love it, it's so much better than lugging loads of books around! Hope you enjoy all your reads! :)

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    1. I think you should continue the series, Jasprit, merely because Onyx was so much better! I also love my Kindle, so you should totally pick one up! It makes reading NG Books SO much easier! :)

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  14. Eve & Adam was sooo good! I cannot wait for the second book to come out! I hope you enjoy everything =)

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    1. Thanks Paige! I'm glad you liked Eve and Adam! :D

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