Sharing the week's bookish news and the books & bookish goodies that I've bought, borrowed, won, or been gifted and have added to my bookshelves over the past week!
(Inspired by Mailbox Monday, IMM, Clock Rewinders and the like)
Notes From Melissa:
I have been crazy busy at work for the past few weeks - working 11 hour days - and have just been coming home and crashing. Sadly I see no end in sight for this...we are going through a huge transition period at work and are only about half staffed!
The blog is suffering, I know. I have so many reviews that I need to write And I have had almost no time at all to visit other blogs :(
What do you guys suggest that I splurge on? And any suggestions for balancing Blogging with work?
The blog is suffering, I know. I have so many reviews that I need to write And I have had almost no time at all to visit other blogs :(
In good news my boss did surprise me with a bonus on Friday so Barnes & Noble...here I come! LOL
I've been thinking Shades of Earth as I really NEED to read it but I am debating an e-copy as the cover won't match my others... I am also thinking Vortex?
What do you guys suggest that I splurge on? And any suggestions for balancing Blogging with work?
Recently on Melissa's Eclectic Bookshelf:
Reviews:Book Review: All the Broken Pieces by Cindi Madsen
Guest Posts:
Finding the Balance with TL Haddix, Author of Firefly Hollow
Interviews:
A Chat & Giveaway with Elena Dillon, Author of Breathe
Memes:
Teaser Tuesdays - Midwinterblood by Marcus Sedgwick
Reveals:
Cover Reveal & Giveaway: Corded by Alyssa Rose Ivy
Double Bliss Cover Reveal: Falling for her Fiance & Luck of the Draw
2 Cover Reveals / 2 Giveaways: Firefly by Belle Whittington & Bewitched by Mark Harris
Promo Posts:
Freak of Nature: Book Blast & $50 Gift Card Giveaway
Other:
WIN Your Choice in the Dreaming of Books Giveaway Hop
What I Read Last Week:
- Miracle at the Museum of Broken Hearts - Talli Roland (Novella)
- Tempest - Julie Cross (audiobook)
- Altered Souls - Karice Bolton
What I Am Reading Today:
- Before I Fall - Lauren Oliver (audiobook)
- Midwinterblood - Marcus Sedgwick
- Happier at Home - Gretchen Ruben
Ongoing Giveaways:
See the upper right sidebar for all nine(9) current giveaways!Around the Interwebs:
- McDonald's to give away 15m children's books with its food - I think this is the most awesome thing I've seen in quite a while
- Great Discussion Post @ Katie's Book Blog on Blogging: Then And Now!
Added to the Bookshelf This Week:
Clicking on book titles will take you to Goodreads.
For Review:
The Weiser Field Guide to Witches: From Hexes to Hermione Granger, from Salem to the Land of Oz - Judika Illes
Falling for Her Fiance - Cindi Madsen
Recalled (Death Escorts #1) - Cambria Hebert
The Candle and the Crossroads - Orion Foxwood
The Voodoo Hoodoo Spellbook - Denise Alvarado
The Giver (The Giver Quartet #1) - Lois Lowry
Surrender (The Ferryman and the Flame #1) - Rhiannon Paille
Eternal Youth - Julia Crane , Nolia McCarty, Heather Marie Adkins
Taking the Knife - Tam Linsey
The Wild Cats of Piran - Scott Alexander Young
For Witches & Witchcraft Mini-Challenge Giveaways:
The Voodoo Hoodoo Spellbook - Denise Alvarado
Library Finds:
The Giver (The Giver Quartet #1) - Lois Lowry
E-Book Freebies:
Eternal Youth - Julia Crane , Nolia McCarty, Heather Marie Adkins
Taking the Knife - Tam Linsey
The Wild Cats of Piran - Scott Alexander Young
What new goodies have arrived on your doorstep?
Leave me a link in the comments and I'll come check out your post!
Lol - first place you hit up after getting a bonus is the bookstore. Nice! Hope things at work calm down some. Enjoy your reading, Melissa! :)
ReplyDeleteDx! I missed the freebie for Surrender. (I lurk on Amazon nearly everyday for free books.... oh well) O_O
ReplyDeleteOoo, I've read The Giver. Hope you enjoy it as well and happy reading! :)
Here's my Sunday Post.
~Sophia @ Bookwyrming Thoughts
Nice week indeed!
ReplyDeleteGreat post, and some fantastic books :) I'm really interested in witch-related books so I'm actually thrilled to be reading your post!!!
ReplyDeleteHope you have a great Sunday,
Megan xxx
Wow 11 hour days? That's crazy! Sounds like you got some great books though :)
ReplyDeleteMy Showcase Sunday is here if you'd like a look :)
Yay, bonus. Shades of Earth sounds so good. I really hope that my library gets it soon. Happy reading.
ReplyDeleteJenea @ Books Live Forever's Sunday Post
Oh that sounds tough. Boo for more work. Yay for a bonus.
ReplyDeleteI love freebies; Surrender looks great! Happy reading and thanks for stopping by my haul!
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Nice haul! I hope you enjoy your books.
ReplyDeleteSorry you've been working such long hours Melissa! That's no fun at all. Except for the fact that you got a bonus and have some book money now:) I hope your schedule eases up a bit for you soon!
ReplyDeleteI desperately need to read THE GIVER!
ReplyDeleteNice haul. At some point I will have to read The Giver. Have only heard good things about it.
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Recalled looks great, hope you love it.
ReplyDeleteHappy reading,
Brandi @ Blkosiner’s Book Blog
Falling for Her Fiance looks cute. Surrender is a great read, and book 2, Justice is even better! Enjoy all that you got! Thanks for sharing and happy reading :)
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Our STS
Boo on working so hard; but yay for bonus! Hm, wonder what you'll splurge on :)
ReplyDeleteLovely stack this week, most I haven't heard of, must go do my 'homework' now, hee hee! Thanks!
Have a wonderful week!!!
Oh yuck on all the hours, but YAY on the bonus! I was at the bookstore and picked up Vortex but I put it back for Through the Ever Night. Good luck in making a decision! Lol. I have the hardest time making them myself.
ReplyDeleteRecalled and Eternal Youth looks brilliant. Their covers look gorgeous as well. You've had a brilliant week this week with the freebies. Great Haul, Melissa.
ReplyDeleteHappy Reading!
Here's My Showcase Sunday
I haven't read any but I hope you'll like them all. Happy reading!
ReplyDeleteDang, that sucks! When you are that tired from work, its hard to write reviews! I would just write down some notes somewhere on the book for now so you don't forget all about it, then go back and write the review when you have the time. That's what I do, then I try to find a day somewhere that I can try to write a bunch at once!
ReplyDeleteB&N spending--EEEK!! I wish I could go do that! Definitely Shades of Earth--my covers don't match at all, so I am going to trade off the first 2 books in the series, and eventually buy the matching ones! I would buy Vortex if it was up to me! I really want to read that book!
Lots of books! Nice haul this week. Happy reading.
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Ooo I am curious about Recalled. You still managed to read 3 books and work 11 hrs a day ..you rock! I hope things slow down for you soon. Yay on the bonus. The Sunday Post
ReplyDeleteRecalled has a really cool cover. I totally understand how busy a person can get. I am a nurse and at the end of some of my long shifts I just crash and don't have enough time in a day. Anyway, I hope you enjoy your new books and yay for a bonus!
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My IMM: http://sparetimebookblog.blogspot.com/2013/01/in-my-mailbox-12.html
Really liked the synopsis for Recalled. I hadn't come across it and it seems good. Good luck at work and happy reading :)
ReplyDeleteAyana @ My Book Memoirs
I really need to re-read The Giver. I read it a long time ago in school and I have pretty much forgotten everything.
ReplyDeleteHere's my Showcase Sunday!
The Giver is an all time favorite of mine. I hope that you like it as much. I looking forward to seeing what you think of If I Fall. I have not read that, or Delirium. Happy reading Melissa.
ReplyDeleteI read Cindi Madsen's Demons of the Sun and enjoyed it a lot, so I look forward to trying that adult book of hers. The Giver is a great read! I hope you enjoy it. Wonderful haul, Melissa. :)
ReplyDeleteAwesome books for you :D That cat freebie is too cute
ReplyDeleteAhh, sorry to hear about work hun, I hope it gets less busy soon. Don't you worry about blogging though, we'll be here even while you're not :P :D
ReplyDeleteLooks like you got some good boks this week though and are reading some interesting ones too!
Hope you have a good week :)
Faye @ A Daydreamer's Thoughts
Sorry to hear about how busy work is keeping you! Hope things slow down soon enough. You have some awesome books here. I like some of your freebies, they looked really interesting.
ReplyDeleteHave a wonderful week and I hope things go easy on you! Thank you for stopping by!
-Marybeth P.
11 hr work days? I've done that before and it's exhausting. Hope you get to rest soon and read for fun lol. You got some good books. I want to read The Giver so bad. I never read it in high school, but everyone always says how great it was. Hope you enjoy! Thanks for stopping by today.
ReplyDelete-Melissa @ Harley Bear Book Blog
I've wanted to read Arena 1 for a while now. I saw it on Goodreads a while back and it sounds really good. I hope you enjoy it!
ReplyDeleteKrystianna @ Downright Dystopian
I really liked Falling For Her Fiancé. I hope you get a break at work but Yay! for a bonus! I'm sure that helps some.
ReplyDeleteYou got so many wonderful freebies this week! I found one on my ipod in the itunes bookstore(?) IDK I am new to the ipod/apple world. Its called DEMON KISSED. Its awesum!
ReplyDeleteI scroll through Amazon daily for good freebies.
I hate when life is life and I cant blog as much. It makes me sad. I miss my blog and visiting other ppls posts.I feeli like something is missing. Sounds silly huh?
Since mid November I have been unable to blog regularly and normally.
I am happy you can have a little trip to B&N. That's always awesome.
I am considering applying PT to a bookstore similar to B&N in my area. It was B&N but closed down and was bought by the local university and its still the same but named differently.
Have a great week!
What's on Bella's Shelf?
YAY for bonus! I love that your first thought is a bookstore, LOL. My kind of reader. 11 hour days, not so great. I hope you get a break some time soon.
ReplyDeleteWild Cats of Piran looks fun, I'm tempted to pick it up myself. Enjoy!
Awesome bonus!
ReplyDeleteSorry to hear that you have been so crazy busy. Don't put too much pressure on yourself. Do what you can and don't worry about the rest. You need to breathe and relax, too. :)
Happy 2013!
~Jess
Awesome haul!! I know how you feel about being slammed and the blog suffering school gets me so busy sometimes with test and quizzes and still working on top of it can sometimes make me less likely to get to post. Enjoy your haul!!
ReplyDeleteMY SUNDAY POST
Oooh, how are you liking Midwinterbood? I've been meaning to read more of his books. I've only read My Swordhand is Singing, but I liked it a lot!
ReplyDeleteI'm sorry work is insane. My day job was like that during the month of December so I can understand. I hope things get better! I was also having that issue with Shades of Earth.
ReplyDeleteGreat selection this week! So many exciting books to read ahead of you. Surrender's cover is gorgeous. Happy reading!
ReplyDeleteLooks like some really fun books! Enjoy!
ReplyDeleteAwww work sounds intense :( but a book bonus is awesome ;)
ReplyDeleteEnjoy!
I didn't read The Giver till college, but wound up falling in love with it then. I read the first sequel around that time, but would really love to get back into her books, and read the last 2 companion books.
ReplyDeleteNice mailbox...I love the cover of MAGIC WHEN YOU NEED IT.
ReplyDeleteENJOY!!!
Elizabeth
Silver's Reviews
My Mailbox Monday
Falling for Her fiance looks SO fabulous. I need to pick that one out :) Enjoy your books!
ReplyDelete11 hour days? Oh dear, you must be knackered! :( No wonder you don't have much energy left for reading...
ReplyDeleteI'm in the same boat, actually. Uni's been pretty exhausting and even though my last exam was on Monday and I've nothing to do for like two weeks, I still find myself not wanting to read and blog... Does that make any sense? I don't feel like doing anything even though I'd have plenty of time. *sigh*
Let's hope February is a bit better for both of us!
Judika Illes is one of my favorite witchy authors. I actually own a copy of the Field Guide to Witches and another of her huge encyclopedias (5,000 Spells, I think). The Field Guide is really good. I hope you enjoy it.
ReplyDeleteBlogging always takes a back seat to life when it gets busy. You've got some great books. Enjoy!
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