Stacking the Shelves (35) 12.21.13

Stacking the Shelves is a weekly feature hosted by Tyngas Reviews. This meme allows us to share the books we've recently added to our shelves, may it be physical or virtual. This means you can include books you buy in physical store or online, books you borrow from friends or the library, review books, gifts and of course ebooks! *Clicking the link of a book's title will take you to Goodreads.

So as soon as I hit publish on this, I'm leaving for Christmas break for the next 11 days! I'm going to both Florida and Wyoming which is awesome, but will definitely be a bit tiring. In order to see all of my friends and family (that I want to see) I'm hitting four towns in 11 days and am taking 3 one-way flights. You know I'm a book nerd since I put in way more consideration on to how many and which books needed to come with me than I did how I am going to dress for 2 completely different weather conditions. (For real, it is supposed to be 80 degrees in one state and, like, 0 degree in the other.)

I am beyond relieved to be done with school. This week was full of complete awesome nothingness. I read, I watched TV and I slept, slept, slept. I did get my final grades: I have officially graduated from graduate school with a 4.0! I've applied for my certification from the state and am in a bit of a holding pattern until that comes in. I plan on applying to be a sub for the Spring semester for as many school districts as possible, but I need the certification from the state in order to apply. Hopefully it will be waiting for me when I get home. *fingers crossed*

On the book and blog front, I received a TON of books for review that I can't wait to share with you. I posted a review for the book Roomies this week and will back to my regular blogger self in January.

Thank you all for sticking with me this semester! You are all wonderful and I hope you have a spectacular holiday season! See you in January!

  

Now on to the books

For Review:

 

 

The Promise of Amazing by Robin Constantine

That cover! So sweet. Unfortunately this book is getting some pretty dismal reviews. I haven't read any yet, but it's hard to ignore the star ratings. This book is a love story. Obviously.

No One Else Can Have You by Kathleen Hale

I'm reading this YA murder mystery now. This is one of my all-time favorite covers. Death has never been so cute. It isn't as good as I want it to be, but I'm hoping it picks up.

The Impossible Knife of Memory by Laurie Halse Anderson

A girl is thrilled to finally be settling down in the town she grew up in after years of moving around, but her father's PTSD from the war is threatening to change their lives.

Unhinged by A.G. Howard

I'm excited to dive into this sequel of Splintered, but I cannot freaking stand that cover. Did anybody imagine Morpheus as some emo dude who looks like a fourth-grade girl can kick his ass? Because that isn't how I imagine him. At all.

Afterparty by Ann Redisch Stampler

A consummate good girl starts a friendship with a wild child.

Neverwas by Kelly Moore

I don't know what this is about. I still need to read Amber House and this is the sequel. I, um, cannot resist books with girls in red dresses for whatever reason. It's a serious problem.

See Jane Run by Hannah Jayne

From what I can deduce from the synopsis a girl finds out that the parents she believes are her parents kidnapped her. I'm hoping that's not the final reveal because the blurb pretty much spells it out for you. 

Hero Worship by Christopher E. Long

People with extraordinary powers exist in this world, but most are considered to have "bad blood" and so are barred from using them. I've read the first chapter or so, and this is really interesting so far. 

Independent Study by Joelle Charbonneau

The sequel to The Testing. Which I haven't read. "Hey, Natalie," you ask, "why do you request books to sequels when you haven't read the first book." Yeah, that's a good question. Because I'm an idiot, I guess. Thanks for making me feel bad.

What I Bought

The Statistical Probability at Love at First Sight by Jennifer E. Smith

I've heard this meet-cute book is awesome and I cannot wait to read it. This is definitely coming with me on vacation.
I've Got Your Number by Sophie Kinsella
I've read this cute chick-lit book already, but needed it for my collection.

What I snagged from the library

Amy and Roger's Epic Detour by Morgan Matson

I'm reading this over break. I am. 

So that's it for me this week. I'm pretty excited about what I added to my shelves. What did you add to your shelves? Link me up!

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