Sunday, August 12, 2012

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: 
I received a copy of this book for review from the author herself and while the cover is gorgeous, the synopsis is equally intriguing!
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:
I love the cover of this one and have seen a lot of glowing reviews of it, so I'm hoping it's good! :) 
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: 
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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!
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!
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 CalinI 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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While you're here, don't forget to enter my three current giveaways! You have less than a week to win a signed copy of Lisa T. Bergren's Waterfall along with three signed bookmarks and less than a week to win a Young Adult Novel from my Young Adult Giveaway Hop! Also be sure to check out my international 150+ Follower Giveaway to win a pre-ordered copy of a book of your choice - only two more weeks to enter! :) 

41 comments:

  1. What a great haul this week! I hope you LOVE Story of a Girl, it's one of my fave books EVER as is The Disreputable History of Frankie LB - I think you will enjoy both!

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    1. Thanks Mandee! I really enjoyed Story of a Girl and while I haven't started Disreputable History yet, I have high hopes for it! It seems like the type of book I would just love! :D

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  2. I love Marillier's books! I can't wait for Shadowfell.

    I can't wait to get my hand's on Throne of Glass! I've got the eNovella's to get through first though so that should tide me over till I can get the book!

    Awesome haul! And congrats on winning those books! I never win anything either :/

    <a href="http://missbookreviews.wordpress.com/2012/08/12/showcase-sunday-8/>My SS</a>

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    1. Thanks! I usually never win anything, so this was definitely a hugeee surprise! I'm off to check out your SS! :D

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  3. Auracle! Can't wait to read your thoughts, I'm fascinated by astral projection, so to see it explored in a YA book? BRODIE EXCITED.

    I seriously need to pick up the Ruby Oliver series soon, I've heard SUCH amazing things about them from so many bloggers.

    HUGE congrats on your Bloomsbury win!! Sadly I wasn't much a fan of TOG... hopefully you'll like it better. AND YOU'RE A HARRY POTTER FAN. POTTERNERDS UNITE! <3

    Awesome haul this week, ENJOY!

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    1. So am I! I can't wait to see the execution of it, so I'm hoping it's good!

      Whaat? You haven't read them yet? You'd LOVE them! Believe me, they're YOUR books! You definitely have to read them ASAP! :D

      Thanks!(: I didn't like TOG either, but at least I won something! YES! I am a HUGE Potternerd! ;) I loveee it so much, which is probably why we get along so splendidly! ;)

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  4. Congrats on your win! I really enjoyed ToG. Wonderful haul :-)

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    1. Thanks Katja! Unfortunately, I didn't like ToG too much, but it was definitely nice to win something for a change! ;)

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  5. Awesome haul Keertana, I hardly win anything either, but congratulations on your win from Bloomsbury, I actually can't wait to read Between You and Me! Also yay for Why we Broke Up I really hope you're enjoying it as much as I did! I also can't wait to read Story of a Girl and The Disreputable History! Hope you enjoy all your books hun! :)

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    1. also thanks for linking up to my review! Your reviews are always mind-blowingly good! So it means a lot you liking one of my reviews too! :)

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    2. Jasprit, I love all of your reviews but that one was definitely one of my favorites! :D I'm really enjoying Why We Broke Up so far and Story of a Girl was fantastic, so I'd highly recommend that. I'm planning to start Disreputable History soon, so I'm looking forward to it! :D

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  6. I've heard great things about Juliet Marillier too but I've yet to read a book by her. Shadowfell looks and sounds amazing. I can't wait to see what you think of it! I really want to read Story of a Girl too. Sara Zarr is another supposedly great author whose books I haven't yet tried. I hope you enjoy your new books, Keertana! :)

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    1. Thanks Sam! I'm excited to start Shadowfell, so I hope I like it! I really liked Story of a Girl, so I'd highly recommend it if you haven't picked it up yet! I'd love to see what you make of it! :D

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  7. OOO! Awesome haul!!!!!! I love that peacock feather! I always love seeing different cover versions from the HP series. I always liked how, when my sister went to london for the summer, she got a european copy of HP 7. I hope your enjoying re-reading the series! Congrats on winning a contest!!!!!!
    Enjoy all your new books!!!!!
    Rachel

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    1. Thanks Rachel!(: I picked up the UK Versions of HP when I was in India for the summer since they released then, so I have HP 1-4 and 6 in the US Edition and 5 and 7 in the UK Editions. I love the cover of Order of the Phoenix on the UK Edition - it's gorgeous! I'm loving re-reading the series, so it's SO much fun! :D

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  8. Hehe, of course you would unintentionally win a giveaway for books you aren't 100% interested in--isn't that the way it works? :P

    So interested to hear what you think of Shadowfell, I have it but haven't read it yet either. I read Daughter of the Forest earlier this summer and was utterly floored--we're talking top 10 books of all time floored. So of course I'm equally nervous. I know many people who are often disappointed in her YA efforts, but I also know a few fans who love them. We shall see! But promise me that even if you just like but don't love Shadowfell that you'll give Daughter of the Forest a chance.

    Happy reading, Keertana!

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    1. I know right? I actually won TWO giveaways of Throne of Glass, so I declined the second one since I didn't need more than one copy of a book I gave 2 Stars to! =.=

      Would you be interested in doing a readalong for Shadowfell? We often wind up having the same ratings/thoughts about a book, so I think it would be fun! Plus, if you loved Daughter of the Forest then I'll definitely check it out! I've heard truly phenomenal things about it, so hopefully Shadowfell will be equally as good, if not more! :D

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  9. I loved Throne of Glass and hope you do too.
    Happy reading,
    Brandi from Blkosiner’s Book Blog

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    1. Thanks Brandi! I didn't like Throne of Glass too much, but it definitely has a lot of potential!(:

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  10. Amazing! Loads are talking about 'Throne of Glass' so I may have to try and get my hands on a copy :). I've yet to win any hardbacks but fingers crossed ey!

    Here is mine :) : http://uncorkedthoughts.blogspot.co.uk/2012/08/showcase-sunday-7.html

    xo

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    1. I hope you're able to win something soon, Leah! :D I didn't enjoy Throne of Glass too much, so I'd recommend checking it out from the library instead of spending money on it. Perhaps you'll enjoy it more than me though!(:

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  11. Between You & Me looks pretty good! I hope you enjoy everything you got this week. Here's my IMM =)

    http://www.paigebradish1996.blogspot.com/2012/08/in-my-mailbox-47-weekly-wrap-up.html

    ~Paige @ Comfort Books

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    1. Thanks Paige! I'm not too interested in Between You and Me, but it does look good! :D

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  12. I adore Marillier; she is such a great author, with her magical writing style. The seven waters might be one of my favorites series and I keep reading those books :) Heartblood is wonderful as well and Wildwood <3 Yeah, just everything she writes is wonderful.

    Auracle looks great and congratulations in winning: you won some awesome books! :D

    http://thedailyprophecy.blogspot.nl/2012/08/showcase-sunday-10_12.html

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    1. I'm so glad you like Marillier - it makes me excited to start Shadowfell! I'll definitely be checking out her other novels too!(:

      Thanks, Mel! I'm looking forward to starting Auracle! :D

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  13. Audrey's Guide to Witchcraft looks good, I just read the description on GR, plus I love the cover! I have Throne of Glass and have heard wonderful things about it. Jasprit really liked Why We Broke Up but I don't know if I want to read that because of the obvious outcome. The title says it all. Great haul Keertana. :)

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    1. Thanks Rachel!(: Audrey's Guide to Witchcraft is quite interesting so far and I love the cover too! I didn't enjoy Throne of Glass too much but Why We Broke Up is really good. I think the beauty in it is that it is written in such a way that it is so contemplative and reflective even though you know what's going to happen - I hope you decide to give it a try! =D

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  14. I'm reading Auracle right now and really enjoying it, I hope you will too! I also can't wait to read Throne of Glass I've heard some amazing things.

    Happy Reading ^^

    Emily @ Falling For YA

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    1. I'm so glad you're enjoying Auracle! :D I didn't like Throne of Glass unfortunately, but hopefully you'll enjoy it more than I did!(:

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  15. Ohh, Losing Lila! So much swooning, hah. I can't wait to hear your opinion on Frankie Landau-Banks. I listened to it on audio a while back and was less than thrilled, to be honest, but I'm odd when it comes to contemporary YA.
    Also, I'm SO curious about Throne of Glass, but also a bit worried, like you were about Lila. A girly assassin and no actual assassinations? Hm.
    HAppy reading, darling!

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    1. Thanks Maja!(: I loved Losing Lila! Frankie Landau-Banks is...interesting. It's not bad, but I liked the Ruby Oliver Series better and the narration is a little grating, as is Frankie herself. I'll let you know what I think once I've finished though! :D Throne of Glass wasn't a read I enjoyed at all. It's quite disappointing actually! :/

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  16. A great haul! So many goodies! That disreuotable book has an awesome cover! I just got the same book from Jody today as well, Hoping we both have some great reads. Thanks for visiting my Sunday Post!

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    1. Thanks Heidi!(: I can't wait to see what you think of Disreputable History as well! :D

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  17. Lots of lovely books! Congrats on winning the Bloomsbury comp, it's always a nice surprise when you win something :D Happy reading.

    Jenny
    My Showcase Sunday video post

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    1. Thanks Jenny! Yes, it is always a surprise to win something! :D

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  18. Ahhh, I am so excited for Shadowfell. I've read probably....7 books by Marillier at this point and not a single one has disappointed, so I am optimistic for Shadowfell.

    Also? Congrats on your Bloomsbury wins!

    Happy reading :-)

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    1. Thanks April! Shadowfell was a lot of fun to read, so I should have my review of it soon! I definitely want to pick up some more Marillier novels ASAP! :D

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  19. Nice, Keertana. That cover on Audrey's Guide to Witchcraft is just gorgeous. I will have to check that one out.

    I loved The Disreputable History of Frankie-Landau Banks. It was a really cute book. It's definitely a keeper on my shelf.

    Great haul this week!

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    1. Thanks Kara!(: I loved TDHoFLB as well and AGtW was awesome! :D

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  20. Ah, great books :D They seem awesome ;) I hope you'll love them all. <3 ;p
    Thank you for commenting on my mailbox. <3
    Love, Carina @ Carina's Books

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    1. Thanks Carina! :D I hope I enjoy them all too!

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