I'm participating in The Sunday Post, hosted by The Caffeinated Book Reviewer; Showcase Sunday hosted by Books, Biscuits and Tea; Stacking the Shelves, hosted by Tynga's Reviews; Bought Borrowed and Bagged, hosted by TalkSupe; and Library Loot co-hosted by The Captive Reader and Silly Little Mischief. All of these memes are about sharing the print
and digital books received and/or posts and events on the blog.
The week was going well until my asthma flared. Recovery, as always, is slow. I added a few books to my TBR pile and my wishlist grew. :D I did put in a request for a book due out in the fall that I am excited about. The editor said yes and I was bouncing off the walls. I won't receive my copy for a while but the precious will be mine, oh yes it will. :D
The Week In Review
Reviews: ARC Review of Up To Me by Christi Barth (Bea)
The Metaxy Project by Layton Green (Bea)
The Road to Nyn by Brian Michaud (Jax)
Chu's Day by Neil Gaiman and Illustrated by Adam Rex (Bea)
Excerpts: Pushin' Buttons by Em Petrova
The Other Brother by Lucy Felthouse
Guest Post: Lucy Felthouse
News: Spirit Caller by Krista D ball - New Release & Sale!
The Metaxy Project by Layton Green (Bea)
The Road to Nyn by Brian Michaud (Jax)
Chu's Day by Neil Gaiman and Illustrated by Adam Rex (Bea)
Excerpts: Pushin' Buttons by Em Petrova
The Other Brother by Lucy Felthouse
Guest Post: Lucy Felthouse
News: Spirit Caller by Krista D ball - New Release & Sale!
Memes: Sunday Book Share #92 Quote-Tastic #49 - The Cheating Husband, The Slut and The Clueless Wife Cat Thursday - Canary Cat The Friday 56 #29 The Sweetest Summer by Susan Donovan
Odd, interesting, or funny search phrases leading to the blog:
Giveaways:
$50 Amazon Gift Card or PayPal Cash, from Stan Ellsworth, ends June 17th
$100 Amazon Gift Card or PayPal Cash from author Angie Kelly, ends June 23rd
Doggie gift basket and a $20 Amazon Gift Card, ends June 30th
Kindle Fire HDX or $229 Amazon GC or $229 PayPal Cash, ends July 1st.
$20 Amazon or ARe Gift Card, from author Lucy Felthouse, ends July 6th
$10 Amazon Gift Card from author Em Petrova, ends July 12th.
$100 Amazon Gift Card from author Christine Amsden, ends July 15th
$50 Amazon Gift Card or PayPal Cash, from Stan Ellsworth, ends June 17th
$100 Amazon Gift Card or PayPal Cash from author Angie Kelly, ends June 23rd
Doggie gift basket and a $20 Amazon Gift Card, ends June 30th
Kindle Fire HDX or $229 Amazon GC or $229 PayPal Cash, ends July 1st.
$20 Amazon or ARe Gift Card, from author Lucy Felthouse, ends July 6th
$10 Amazon Gift Card from author Em Petrova, ends July 12th.
$100 Amazon Gift Card from author Christine Amsden, ends July 15th
BOOKS! - click on the cover to go the book's goodreads page
Purchased
For 99 cents, I got three novels and two new short stories in one omnibus. I have the individual ebooks but extra copies never hurt and for the price, how could I resist?
Library
Purchased
For 99 cents, I got three novels and two new short stories in one omnibus. I have the individual ebooks but extra copies never hurt and for the price, how could I resist?
Library
Review
Last week, I put myself on a ban for review books and freebies. BUT, I requested this book several weeks ago. I'm reviewing it for Romance at Random and later I'll post it here.
Last week, I put myself on a ban for review books and freebies. BUT, I requested this book several weeks ago. I'm reviewing it for Romance at Random and later I'll post it here.
Did you add any books to your shelves or e-readers last week? Leave a link to your Sunday Post so I can visit you during the week.
LOL, must have the precious! Sorry to hear about the asthma, hope you feel better soon. My mom and sister both have asthma and they both have trouble with it- no fun.
ReplyDeleteNickel and Dimed looks good, and I've always liked Charles Vess' artwork so I bet the Book of Ballads is very nice.
Yeah, asthma sucks. I haven't started the Vess book yet but I have high hopes for it.
DeleteUck, hope you feel better, Bea. Haha - my preeeecious! Take it easy and enjoy your books.
ReplyDeleteThanks :)
DeleteBea, I hope you feel better next week, sweetie! Really curious about your "precious" though! Any hints? *wink*
ReplyDeleteTwo words: Mira Grant :)
DeleteFractured looks really good!
ReplyDeleteAlso curious to see what this "precious" book is :)
Have a good Sunday!
Sorry about your asthma, and hope you'll enjoy your Precious ! Fractured looks frightening, good, but frightening. Yesterday evening, I chickened out on a horror book before I went to sleep :) Have a great week ;)
ReplyDeleteEnjoy all the books you got this week. I hope you are feeling better!!
ReplyDeleteJenea @ Books Live Forever's Sunday Post
I hope you are feeling better. You got some interesting books this week.
ReplyDeleteGrace
Books of Love
Hope you are better now … does it depend on the weather as well? Fractured looks nice and I like the cover as well.
ReplyDeleteHave a great week and Happy Reading.
My Sunday Post is here
Sorry about your asthma :( that seems like no fun at all.
ReplyDeleteI got a book at BEA that I wasn't expecting and when I walked away I was hugging it and even kissed it I was so excited. The people at Disney Hyperion must have thought I was insane but it was MINE!!! So I totally know what you mean :)
Have a great week Bea!
What a great assortment of books! I hope you are back to normal soon and that the asthma stays away. Come see what I got this week at Ms. Martin Teaches Media and Inside of a Dog. Happy reading!
ReplyDeleteBad asthma! Bad! I hope you are feeling better now. However will you stand the wait for the Precious?! O.O lol I hope your week is fantastic. :)
ReplyDeleteOh, it looks like a good week...except for the asthma. I haven't had a flare up in a while...the medications seem to be keeping it under control...knock wood! But I remember the time before they found the right combination of meds...it was grueling. Hope yours settles down.
ReplyDeleteYour new books look very tempting. Enjoy!
Here's MY WEEKLY SUNDAY/MONDAY UPDATES POST
Hope you are feeling better and wahoo on getting that request approved!
ReplyDeleteEnjoy your new reads and feel better soon!
ReplyDeleteMy Sunday/Monday post: http://www.bookclublibrarian.com/2014/06/weekly-book-recap-71-bea-2014-edition.html
Sorry you haven't been well. It's always exciting to get approved for a book you really want! Great books for you this week! Hope you enjoy them!
ReplyDeleteMy STS: http://sparetimebookblog.blogspot.com/2014/06/stacking-shelves_14.html
Brittany @ Spare Time Book blog
So sorry about the asthma. Definitely no fun. Looks like you got some great books this week and yay about the approval for the book you really wanted! Love when that happens and now I'm dying to know what it is!
ReplyDeleteFractured looks good, hope you enjoy!
ReplyDeleteI am loving how diverse and eccentric your books and reviews have been lately esp the ones for kids!
ReplyDeleteHope your asthma settles for your soon.
ReplyDeleteEnjoy your books and have a great week.
Sharon @ Sharon's Book Nook!
You crack me up... "precious..."
ReplyDeleteI hope you feel better soon! I think with the pollen being as bad as it is this year it's great you made it this long, right? Hopefully a good soaking will come your way and help get all the nonsense out of the air and maybe help you out o.O
Ooh i envy you having any book by the wonderful Neil Gaiman i have a huge author crush on him after reading The Ocean at the End of the Lane. Enjoy and have a great week
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Enjoy your loot!
ReplyDeleteSorry to hear about the asthma - as someone who's been lucky to not have anything like that seeing someone suffer with an attack is always so scary for me! I hope you get to feeling better soon :) And congrats on the ARC, that's super exciting! I need to get up the nerves to ask publishers for books every now and again...
ReplyDeleteSorry about the asthma and hoping you're feeling better.
ReplyDeleteLOL about "precious" ...enjoy!
Sorry to hear about the asthma, trust me I know all about it >.<
ReplyDeleteHope you're doing better this week!
I hope you feel better Bea, my mom suffers from severe asthma and I know how hard it can be to feel better. Enjoy your reads!
ReplyDeleteThanks for stopping by my Sunday Post
-Kimberly @ Turning the Pages
It's a shame your asthma flared again, get well quickly and enjoy your reads!
ReplyDeleteThanx for visiting My Weekly Wrap-Up!
Naomi @ Nomi’s Paranormal Palace
Sorry to hear about your asthma, Bea. I hope you're doing better now. (Also sorry I'm so late checking in with you - it's been a really hectic week with family visiting, and also limited internet access while we're away.)
ReplyDeleteI'm impressed that you've been able to implement a review-and-freebie-books moratorium. I need to do that, but I don't seem to have the willpower! ;-) The Book of Ballads looks very tempting - I think I'll see if I can find a copy at my library.
(Whoops, hit enter before I intended to.) I meant to add, I listen to and sing a lot of British folk songs, so some of the songs used -- The False Knight on the Road, Thomas the Rhymer, Twa Corbies -- are quite familiar to me.
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