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Sunday, November 3, 2013
My birthday was a couple of weeks ago, so I have some new books I'm excited about.
Halloween season is over, which means a new layout I'll be tweaking over the next couple of days. To be honest I'm a little burnt out when it comes to horror books. This November I plan to focus more on literary and non-fiction, with the occasional YA.
A week in summary:
- My Top Ten Scary Covers
- Review: The Screaming Staircase (Lockhart & Co. #1)
- Waiting on Wednesday: The Naturals by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
- Review: Unspoken
- Halloween Discussion Post
- Feature & Follow Friday: Embarrassing Books Edition
Interesting Links of Note:
- Allie Brosh, Donald Glover, And Hurting Right Now A great article by NPR's Linda Holmes
- Babysitting Instructions -head over to The Toast for this gem by Cleolinda Jones
- How has twitter changed the role of the literary critic? - NY Times
- Little Talks: Are positive reviews unreliable? - Interesting points by Hazel at Stay Bookish. Personally I do write negative reviews occasionally but I strive to give an accurate picture of the book, giving credit where credit is due even for books that don't work for me. Positive reviews give information about the book just as well.
- How well do you know Amazon? -Charlotte at Thoughts and Pens
Books Gifted & Acquired:
Antigoddess by Kendare Blake
Across a Star-Swept Sea by Diana Peterfreund
The Kingdom of Little Wounds by Susann Cokal
Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein
Rose Under Fire by Elizabeth Wein
The Paris Architect by Charles Belfoure
Fables: The Deluxe Edition Vol. I by Bill Willingham
Hyperbole and a Half by Allie Brosh
Fables: The Deluxe Edition Vol. II By Bill Willingham
The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt
Hild by Nicola Griffith
4 comments:
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Kimberly @ Caffeinated Reviewer said...
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Wonderful haul, and I am reading a lot of holiday themed books and romances this month, after Things that Go Bump in the Night..LOL Have an awesome week!
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November 3, 2013 at 12:56 PM
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Unknown said...
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Fantastic haul! Antigoddess and Across the Star Swept Sea are sooo good. Happy reading.
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November 3, 2013 at 1:54 PM
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Michelle @ In Libris Veritas said...
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You have some awesome books in your haul this week! There are so many that I want to read. I really wish I owned physical copies of Fables, but I enjoyed the first one a lot so I may buy them eventually.
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November 3, 2013 at 3:43 PM
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Anonymous said...
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Great books! I think Hild and Across a Storm-Swept Sea look especially good. Have a great week.
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November 3, 2013 at 9:29 PM
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Sunday, November 3, 2013
Sunday Post # 3: A week in summary and birthday stuff
My birthday was a couple of weeks ago, so I have some new books I'm excited about.
Halloween season is over, which means a new layout I'll be tweaking over the next couple of days. To be honest I'm a little burnt out when it comes to horror books. This November I plan to focus more on literary and non-fiction, with the occasional YA.
A week in summary:
- My Top Ten Scary Covers
- Review: The Screaming Staircase (Lockhart & Co. #1)
- Waiting on Wednesday: The Naturals by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
- Review: Unspoken
- Halloween Discussion Post
- Feature & Follow Friday: Embarrassing Books Edition
Interesting Links of Note:
- Allie Brosh, Donald Glover, And Hurting Right Now A great article by NPR's Linda Holmes
- Babysitting Instructions -head over to The Toast for this gem by Cleolinda Jones
- How has twitter changed the role of the literary critic? - NY Times
- Little Talks: Are positive reviews unreliable? - Interesting points by Hazel at Stay Bookish. Personally I do write negative reviews occasionally but I strive to give an accurate picture of the book, giving credit where credit is due even for books that don't work for me. Positive reviews give information about the book just as well.
- How well do you know Amazon? -Charlotte at Thoughts and Pens
Books Gifted & Acquired:
Antigoddess by Kendare Blake
Across a Star-Swept Sea by Diana Peterfreund
The Kingdom of Little Wounds by Susann Cokal
Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein
Rose Under Fire by Elizabeth Wein
The Paris Architect by Charles Belfoure
Fables: The Deluxe Edition Vol. I by Bill Willingham
Hyperbole and a Half by Allie Brosh
Fables: The Deluxe Edition Vol. II By Bill Willingham
The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt
Hild by Nicola Griffith
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Wonderful haul, and I am reading a lot of holiday themed books and romances this month, after Things that Go Bump in the Night..LOL Have an awesome week!
ReplyDeleteFantastic haul! Antigoddess and Across the Star Swept Sea are sooo good. Happy reading.
ReplyDeleteJenea @ Books Live Forever's Sunday Post
You have some awesome books in your haul this week! There are so many that I want to read. I really wish I owned physical copies of Fables, but I enjoyed the first one a lot so I may buy them eventually.
ReplyDeleteGreat books! I think Hild and Across a Storm-Swept Sea look especially good. Have a great week.
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