Showcase Sunday (#8)

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: 

Audrey's Guide to Witchcrafy by Jody Gerhman

I received a copy of this book for review from the author herself and while the cover is gorgeous, the synopsis is equally intriguing!

Shadowfell by Julliet Marillier

I'm actually really nervous to read this as it is my first novel by Marillier, who I've heard is an amazing author. I'm terrified that this one won't be as brilliant as her previous work or that I won't like it as much, but I really hope I do since I'm looking forward to reading it. It sounds like a book that is right up my alley! 

Bought:

Auracle by Gina Rosati 

I love the cover of this one and have seen a lot of glowing reviews of it, so I'm hoping it's good! :) 

The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks by E. Lockhart

Lockhart became one of my favorite authors after I read through her Ruby Oliver Series awhile back, so I just knew I had to pick this one up when I saw it for sale in my book store! I can't wait to begin it! 

Borrowed: 

Losing Lila (Lila, #2) by Sarah Alderson 

I was actually really skeptical about reading this one since I hadn't been a huge fan of Hunting Lila, but when my friend promised me it was better than its predecessor, I knew I had to give this one a shot. Fortunately, it didn't disappoint! :) You can read my review of it here!

Story of a Girl by Sara Zarr

Sara Zarr is one of those widely acclaimed authors whose novels I've never read and after looking through glowing reviews of her debut and seeing it in the library myself, I figured it was about time I picked this one up myself. I've already finished it and I absolutely loved it, so I can't wait to read more of her work soon!

Why We Broke Up by Daniel Handler

I've seen glowing reviews of this book everywhere but somehow never felt inclined to read it until I saw Jasprit's review of this novel this past week. I went out and picked this up from my library the moment I finished reading it since I just knew I had to read it and I can't wait! (You can read Jasprit's review here. In my opinion, it's one of her best reviews to date which truly means a lot considering that all of her reviews are amazing!) 

Won: 

Beautiful Lies, Between You and Me, and Throne of Glass. Yes, they're on my bookshelf and yes, that is a real peacock feather in the background! 

I usually never win anything - believe me when I say I'm one of the unluckiest people around. Thus, you can imagine my surprise when I found out that, as the 10,000th person to like Bloomsbury Teen on Facebook, I would actually be receiving free copies of their three novels releasing that day! While I'm not too interested in reading Beautiful Lies by Jessica Warman or Between You and Me by Marisa Calin, I am so excited to have received Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas! If you're interested in reading Beautiful Lies or Between You and Me, you can enter for a chance to win them on my Young Adult Giveaway Hop.

Beautiful Lies, Between You and Me, and Throne of Glass. You can see a couple of my books in the background, so try not to be too distracted by them! Yes, those are my Harry Potter books below. I'm currently re-reading Half-Blood Prince, hence the reason it's missing from my shelves...just in case anyone was wondering! :)

Well, that's all I got this week! What new novels did you all receive? 
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