Although I was disappointed to get 4 rejections of books from Edelweiss over the past two weeks, two of which I did REALLY want, I was approved for Asylum by Madeleine Roux, the author of a zombie book I enjoyed called Allison Hewitt is Trapped. This is her first teen novel, and it is compared to Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children. So excited to get this one!
I won an e-book of The First Days by Rhiannon Frater, from At Random Blog from the Spring Carnival Blog Hop. This is one I've been interested in awhile, even blogged about it in one of my "Hazards of Working at a Bookstore posts.
I had 2 successful trades through the YA Book Exchange. I got an ARC of Light by Michael Grant from Lori, and Exposure by Kim Askew and Amy Helmes from Megan @ The Book Babe.
And finally, the Scholastic Book Warehouse had their big sale, similar to the one I bought about $200 worth of books at last December. But since I am not teaching English next school year, and just bought a bunch at the RT Convention at the beginning of May, I limited myself to the 2 books you see above. Finally I can read the very popular Cinder by Marissa Meyer, as well as The Always War by Margaret Peterson Haddix, one of my favorite authors.
What about you? What books did you add to your shelves this week?
I have tried to read Cinder, but I always put it off to read another book. I will try to finish it this year, though! I'm sure it'll be a good read, since everyone's been raving about it. :)
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Hmm, that makes me wonder. But now that I have it, I have to read it!
DeleteAwesome haul! I didn't like Tempestuous, the first book in Kim Askew and Amy Helmes' series, but I hope you'll enjoy this one! And ah, Cinder <3
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Thanks for stopping by and following back! Hoping I'll enjoy the Shakespeare book, it sounds intriguing. Also hoping I don't have to read the first one before I read it.
DeleteGreat haul! I heard great things about Cinder, but I still have to read it myself. I loved the Gone series, but I still have to read Light too. I'm so behind on reading... Enjoy your books and thanks for stopping by at my blog! :)
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Thanks for returning the favor and stopping by my blog as well!
DeleteNice haul! I´ve read and loved Cinder.
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DeleteGreat haul :) I hope you enjoy them all. <3 I love love love Cinder :)
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I know I need to get it read! Thanks for stopping by and returning the favor this week!
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