Lisa's Looking Forward To - #2 (with giveaway) - January 13th, 2019

You might have noticed this new post I started last weekend HERE.  I think I might add to it a bit, make it a little more like a Sunday post, or a weekly wrap-up post.  I don't know.  We'll see. But for now I am adding one extra thing, at the end I have a giveaway!  I'm going to do one giveaway a week with this post.  I need to probably get rid of more of the ARCs I have.  They don't always seem to go for Books for Trade when I try that, and sometimes I do giveaways, but I thought maybe I'd do a giveaway each week.  So check it out below the books I'm sharing for this week.

These are the books on my list that will be published on January 15th, 2019:

I'm all about any kind of retelling, and this is a retelling of a story I don't know, and I often find those the most interesting, because then I want to go back and find the original tale to learn more about it.  I also am interested to read a James Patterson Presents story, as I have yet to do that as far as I know.

Here is the blurb from Goodreads:
A modern retelling of a classic Indian legend, 96 Words for Love is a coming-of-age story.


Ever since her acceptance to UCLA, 17-year-old Raya Liston has been quietly freaking out. She feels simultaneously lost and trapped by a future already mapped out for her.

Then her beloved grandmother dies, and Raya jumps at the chance to spend her last free summer at the ashram in India where her grandmother met and fell in love with her grandfather. Raya hopes to find her center and her true path. But she didn't expect to fall in love... with a country of beautiful contradictions, her fiercely loyal cousin, a local girl with a passion for reading, and a boy who teaches her that in Sanskrit, there are 96 different ways to say the word "love."

A modern retelling of the classic Indian legend of Shakuntala and Dushyanta.

I read and enjoyed The Star-Touched Queen by this author, but have yet to get around to any of her other books. But as always, they always seem to be ones I want.  Not to mention the beautiful covers.  Now for some reason, I feel like I already saw this out on the shelves at the bookstore where I work, but I could be wrong.

Here is the blurb from Goodreads:
Set in a darkly glamorous world, The Gilded Wolves is full of mystery, decadence, and dangerous but thrilling adventure.

Paris, 1889: The world is on the cusp of industry and power, and the Exposition Universelle has breathed new life into the streets and dredged up ancient secrets. In this city, no one keeps tabs on secrets better than treasure-hunter and wealthy hotelier, Séverin Montagnet-Alarie. But when the all-powerful society, the Order of Babel, seeks him out for help, Séverin is offered a treasure that he never imagined: his true inheritance.

To find the ancient artifact the Order seeks, Séverin will need help from a band of experts: An engineer with a debt to pay. A historian who can't yet go home. A dancer with a sinister past. And a brother in all but blood, who might care too much.

Together, they'll have to use their wits and knowledge to hunt the artifact through the dark and glittering heart of Paris. What they find might change the world, but only if they can stay alive.

 So, I haven't read either of those yet.  What about you?  Have you read either? Would you recommend them if you have?  If not, will you be adding any to your TBR?  If you leave a comment below, that is one entry into the giveaway!

Giveaway:
So, I think once a week, whenever I do this post, I'm going to give away a couple books from my Books for Trade pile.  The picture below is what I currently have, although between this post and next Saturday, the ending day, that may change by one or two. But I'll let the winner know when I email them.  You will get to pick one book, and I will add one other one of my choice to mail to you.  Unfortunately this is going to be US only giveaway.  :-(  I can't figure out how to do international without spending a ton on postage.  I mean if you really wanted the books, I guess you could send me the money through Paypal to cover the difference between shipping in the US and International.  But otherwise, I can't afford to do it.  Here are the books:

  
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Clear Your Shelf Giveaway Hop 2018

I've got a ton of ARCs and other Books for Trade that just need to go, so I decided to join into this Giveaway Hop sponsored by Mary over at Bookhounds.  As well as I'll thrown in some swag from all the different conventions I've been to.  Now the pictures below are just what is currently on my shelf to give you an idea.  I may add others, newer ARCs,  and some may be taken in trading deals during the time of this giveaway.

So, if you see anything there you  might be interested in, be sure to enter the Rafflecopter you see next in this post.  After that you'll want to click through the links below the Rafflecopter to enter some more great giveaways.

Sorry to say this will be US only.


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Lazy Days of Summer Giveaway Hop 2018

Thanks for stopping by!  My Lazy Days of Summer were few and far between this summer. Between working a ton to make money for my two vacations, there were the awesome out of town vacations that actually weren't just lazy days.  And now, well, last week teachers started back, and then this week we had students back to school.  So, yeah, not really any of those for me this summer.  For my giveaway, I have one prize for a US winner - 2 books from my books for trade pile.  Sorry, no international prize for this giveaway, but if you are international, you can go enter on my Blogoversary giveaway HERE.  Here are my most recent pictures of the piles, but as the month goes by, there may be more books as I finish reading them for reviews.

So if you see anything you'd like, enter in the Rafflecopter!  Then hop along to the other blogs in the link below that.


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Sunday Post #85 and Stacking the Shelves April 16th, 2017

The Sunday Post is a weekly meme hosted  @ Caffeinated Book Reviewer. It’s a chance to share news ~ A post to recap the past week on your blog, showcase books and things we have received and share news about what is coming up on our blog for the week ahead. See rules here: Sunday Post Meme.   As always, or what seems to have become my always, I am behind on doing my weekly posts like this, as well as many reviews.  Not to mention several ARCs that I was sent by publishers and I didn't get read before they were published.  :-(  So, there are some things I'm thinking about to get better about that, such as being done with my second job.  Another issue this month is that I'm trying to participate in Camp NaNoWriMo and work on getting my novel from NaNoWriMo continued, if not finished, so that does take away some normal blogging time.  Anyway, both need to be done!  But let's get going on this post.

Last two weeks on the blog:

• Promo posts:  Checked Into Love (Bachelorette Party #2) by Rochelle Paige,  Perfect (Flawed #2) by Cecelia Ahern (Giveaway),  The Castle (Endgame series #3) by Skye Warren,   Checkmate Duet Boxed Set by Kennedy Fox,   Lyrics Heart and Soul by Anne Marie Citro,   Nowhere to Hide by Louise Lyndon,  Top 10 Pirate Words and Phrases - Blacksouls (Blackhearts #2) by Nicole Castroman, The Bullet Series by Jade C. Jamison, The Rainbow Clause by Beth Bolden,  Kitty Hawk and the Curse of the Yukon Gold by Iain Reading, Teaser Promo for Five Upcoming YA Releases,  The Billionaire Duke by Gina Robinson,  Turning Back (Turning #2) by J.A. Huss (Giveaway),  Running from a Rock Star by Jami Albright,  Letting Love Go by Katherine LeBoeuf (Giveaway),  A Real Life Fairy Tale by Jamie Brook Thompson (Giveaway),  Fox (The Player #4) by Nana Malone (Giveaway),  Summer of Irreverence - The Rock Star by Catherine Goldstein (Giveaway),  Rock My World by Lee Piper (Giveaway),  Bad Bloods - July Thunder by Shannon A. Thompson (Giveaway), and Immortal Fire (Red Winter Trilogy #3) by Annette Marie (Giveaway)
• Cover Reveals:  Courting the Corporal by Heather McCorkle,  Last Semester by Corine Mekaouche,  Crazy in Love by Crystal B. Bright, and  New Tricks by Kelly Moran
• Reviews:   Dangerous Rock (Dangerous Noise #3) by Crystal Kaswell, Toward a Secret Sky by Heather Maclean, Head-Tripped (Ad Agency #2) by Nicole Archer (Giveaway), Returned (Forbidden #3) by Kimberley Griffiths Little,  True North (True Born Trilogy #2) by L.E. Stirling (Giveaway), Truly, Madly, Whiskey by Melissa Foster (Giveaway until midnight Sunday), Daughter of the Pirate King by Tricia Levenseller, and Geekerella by Ashley Poston
• Can't Wait Wednesday:  No Good Deed by Kara Connolly and  Strange Alchemy by Gwenda Bond

As you can see, I did a TON of promo posts. That is one thing I'm going to try to cut back to only one a day again.  Not that those are really what was costing me a lot of time, especially since they are almost always premade.  I had an issue at the bookstore where I work this past week that also made me more intent on figuring out my budget so that I can stop working two jobs finally.  In other news, I got selected to be a volunteer at Apollycon 2018 which will be in Washington D.C.  So now I've got to work on saving money for the hotel, flight, etc.  Makes a difference in the whole second job thing too.  Went to the eye doctor and I am going to have to buy reading glasses, and I had to order a pair of bifocals, or progressive lenses.  I'm actually excited for them though, I picked out some cool frames, and anything that will help me with reading is an important thing!

Coming up this week on the blog:

• Promos:  Two Times Slain by Felisha Antonette, Letting Love Go by Katherine LeBoeuf, How We Fall by Melissa Toppen, Tethered by Jenn Marie, Love Me by Anna Brooks, Last Semester by Corine Mekaouche,  and Teenage Psychic on Campus by Pamela Woods-Jackson 
• April Freebie Fair and Giveaway - Monday, April 18th
• Author Spotlight:  Amy Gale
• Can't Wait Wednesday
• Review:  Game Ender (Game #4) by BJ Harvey
• Possible reviews:  Lifeblood by Gena Showalter, Nothing More and Nothing Less by Anna Todd, Wrong by Jana Aston, Facade by Nyrae Dawn, Every Little Thing by Samantha Young, Riveted by Jay Crownover, and Burned by Elisa Dane

Still working on Camp NaNoWriMo, even did a little writing while working at the cash registers at the bookstore tonight.  I was on track, but had no time to write this weekend, so I'm a bit behind, but I plan to get caught up this week.  I hope.  

Stacking the Shelves is hosted by Tynga's Reviews.  It is a way for us to share the new books we have collected. As usual I have way too many free new e-books to share.    I still haven't had a chance to get out my Apollycon swag.  Crazy busy as always.  I'm going to try again to cut back on buying books.  Part of that has to do with the whole issues last week at the bookstore.  Okay, here we go really quickly with my new books over the past two weeks.

Physical books:

Both of these I got through books for trade in a group on Facebook.  You do not know how excited I am to have Now I Rise.  Squeeeee!!!!

I won these two books from an extra giveaway during the Spring YA Scavenger Hunt.  Very excited!

These three are the ones I got through the Great Paperback Pay it Forward group on Facebook.  

E-galleys:

So excited for all of these!!!

I'm sure there is a ton more I could share, but it is almost 10 pm here, so I should get to bed!  What did you add to your shelves the past weeks?        

Stacking the Shelves - January 30th, 2016

Stacking the Shelves is hosted by Tynga's Reviews.  It is a way for us to share the new books we have collected.  This is actually going to cover the last two weeks, as last weekend I took a much needed day off from blogging.  I'm not including this with my normal Sunday Post, as tomorrow I'll be doing an end of the month post instead.  So, without further ado, here are the books that joined my library over the past two weeks.

Books purchased:

•  I haven't started the After series by Anna Todd, but it sounds like it could be my kind of read, other than how huge the books are!  But anyway, the first two were available on the bargain table at the Barnes and Noble where I work, or one was there, and I ordered the other in as a bargain one, $5.98 each, can't beat that as they're like $15 normally, and I even got my employee discount of 30% off the bargain price!
• I work at a school library, but the book I Work at a Public Library has a lot of things that remind me of the library a little, but a lot of times of things at the bookstore as well.  
• I got Pure by Jennifer L. Armentrout from the bookstore where I work.  I'm slowly ordering each of her books, one by one, because I know I'm going to love every single one!  So about once a month I order one into my bookstore for my discount.  Now on the bottom of the pile you'll notice Sentinal, same series as Pure.  I found that at Half Price Books, so I grabbed it, because of course 50% off is better than my 30% off employee discount.  
• The other two in the pile, Wake by Amanda Hocking, and The Demon's Lexicon by Sarah Rees Brennan, are from Half Price Books as well.  I have decided to go there more now that I have a few authors to try to catch up on their books.  Like JLA, and now Anna Todd as well.  I've already read the whole Wake series, but I don't know if I own them all or not.  If I find I already actually had this one, I'll just donate it to the school library where I work.

Books won:

The first two I won from author Cynthia Leitich Smith on her blog, Cynsations.   Now, you  only see one copy of Shade Me by Jennifer Brown, but I actually ended up with two free finished copies this week!  One I won from the author herself. The other I got for participating in the blog tour through Irish Banana Tours.  The second copy went to my school library, I'll be the first one in the district to have it available for my students!  You can read the post that I did for the book HERE.

Physical ARCs:

The first one I got from another awesome and successful book trade!  The other one I found when I walked into work at the bookstore one day and it was sitting out for employees to take if they wanted.  I was so excited that I was the first one there to see it!  Cannot wait to read it!!

Netgalley:

So, I have yet to actually read a book by Frances Hardinge, although I've requested and received egalleys so far.  This one I MUST read.  It is part of my goals for the year.  And then I'm really excited for Gifted, because it is by an author that I really enjoyed their other book, Hungry.  And finally, Alight, is the sequel to a book by another favorite author of mine.  While the first book didn't quite blow me away, I'm hoping the sequel will kind of tie some things together and make me remember why I loved the author so much.

Edelweiss:

 The first one I'm very excited about because I'm a huge Brenna Yovanoff fan, thanks to Maggie Stiefvater actually!  The first time I went to meet Stiefvater, she had both Yovanoff and Tessa Gratton with her, and so I found two new favorite authors.  I've been waiting to see what Yovanoff would put out next.  Kingdom of Ashes is another one I'm very excited for. The first book in that series was pretty original, but also I'm  not quite sure where it will go next, so I need to read on and find out.

So, those are the awesome additions to my bookshelves the past two weeks.  What did you add to your shelves?