Stacking the Shelves #85

Hi everyone! This week’s Stacking the Shelves is what Melissa and I have added to our bookshelves in past week :) Stacking the Shelves is bought to you by Tynga from Tynga’s Reviews. Stacking The Shelves is all about sharing the books you are adding to your 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!

 

In Mel’s mailbox:

Sinner (The Wolves of Mercy Falls #3.5) - Maggie Stiefvater

Thanks to Scholastic Australia for this copy. Such a beautiful cover!

Sinner follows Cole St. Clair, a pivotal character from the #1 New York Times bestselling Shiver Trilogy. Everybody thinks they know Cole’s story. Stardom. Addiction. Downfall. Disappearance. But only a few people know Cole’s darkest secret — his ability to shift into a wolf. One of these people is Isabel. At one point, they may have even loved each other. But that feels like a lifetime ago. Now Cole is back. Back in the spotlight. Back in the danger zone. Back in Isabel’s life. Can this sinner be saved?

 

 

 

In Kristy’s mailbox:

Me Since You - Laura Wiess

One of my purchases during the online book sales :) I have read this book via ebook, but I enjoyed it so much I had to have a physical copy.

Laura Wiess captures the visceral emotion of a girl’s journey from innocence to devastating loss and, ultimately, to a strange and unexpected kind of understanding-in this beautiful and painfully honest new novel.

Are there any answers when someone you love makes a tragic choice?

Before and After. That’s how Rowan Areno sees her life now. Before: she was a normal sixteen-year-old-a little too sheltered by her police officer father and her mother. After: everything she once believed has been destroyed in the wake of a shattering tragedy, and every day is there to be survived.

If she had known, on that Friday in March when she cut school, that a random stranger’s shocking crime would have traumatic consequences, she never would have left campus. If the crime video never went viral, maybe she could have saved her mother, grandmother-and herself-from the endless replay of heartache and grief.

Finding a soul mate in Eli, a witness to the crime who is haunted by losses of his own, Rowan begins to see there is no simple, straightforward path to healing wounded hearts. Can she learn to trust, hope, and believe in happiness again?.

 

Anna and the French Kiss (Anna and the French Kiss #1) - Stephanie Perkins

Another purchase during the sales. I needed to get the new covers :)

Anna has everything figured out - she was about to start senior year with her best friend, she had a great weekend job, and her huge work crush looked as if it might finally be going somewhere… Until her dad decides to send her 4383 miles away to Paris. On her own.

But despite not speaking a word of French, Anna finds herself making new friends, including Etienne, the smart, beautiful boy from the floor above. But he’s taken – and Anna might be too. Will a year of romantic near-missed end with the French kiss she’s been waiting for?

 

Lola and the Boy Next Door (Anna and the French Kiss #2) - Stephanie Perkins

And naturally I needed to get the matching cover for this one as well.

Lola Nolan is a budding costume designer, and for her, the more outrageous, sparkly, and fun the outfit, the better. And everything is pretty perfect in her life (right down to her hot rocker boyfriend) until the Bell twins, Calliope and Cricket, return to the negihborhood. When Cricket, a gifted inventor, steps out from his twin sister’s shadow and back into Lola’s life, she must finally reconcile a lifetime of feelings for the boy next door.

 

Dorothy Must Die (Dorothy Must Die, #1) - Danielle Paige

I won this book, thanks to to HarperCollins YA ‘moving desks giveaway’.

I didn’t ask for any of this. I didn’t ask to be some kind of hero.

But when your whole life gets swept up by a tornado—taking you with it—you have no choice but to go along, you know?

Sure, I’ve read the books. I’ve seen the movies. I know the song about the rainbow and the happy little blue birds. But I never expected Oz to look like this. To be a place where Good Witches can’t be trusted, Wicked Witches may just be the good guys, and winged monkeys can be executed for acts of rebellion. There’s still the yellow brick road, though—but even that’s crumbling.

What happened? Dorothy.

They say she found a way to come back to Oz. They say she seized power and the power went to her head. And now no one is safe.

My name is Amy Gumm—and I’m the other girl from Kansas.

I’ve been recruited by the Revolutionary Order of the Wicked.

I’ve been trained to fight.

And I have a mission.

 

 

That is all from us this week, what did you receive in your mailboxes? Let us know - leave your links in the comments section below!

 

 

What do you think?

  • I got a review-copy of Sinner too and I was so so happy! It’s one of my highly-anticipated reads for this year and I’m just SO LUCKY I got to read it. Hehe. XD I also love Anna and Lola. I can’t even pick a favourite, they’re just completely awesome.
    My Stacking the Shelves!

    • Kristy says:

      I am so happy you got a copy of Sinner! I am really looking forward to it as well! Hmmmm, a favourite between Anna and Lola? That is tough, they are both great, but I think I would say Lola (this could change to Isla lol).
      Thanks to linking to your STS Cait :)

  • Cassie says:

    All these people have Sinner, and I’m just sitting in the corner thinking “1 more week, 1 more week, 1 more week”

  • Caitlin says:

    I’ve been meaning to read Dorothy Must Die and Anna and the French Kiss for a while now; they look so interesting and heaps of people seem to love them.
    Here’s mine: http://booksandwindowseats.wordpress.com/2014/07/19/stacking-the-shelves-2/
    Happy reading!

    • Kristy says:

      I hope you enjoy both Dorothy Must Die and Anna and the French Kiss when you get around to reading them. I am excited to read Dorothy Must Die!
      Thanks for the link to your STS! Happy reading!

  • Oooh I actually really loved Dorothy Must Die even though there were mixed reviews, it was so much fun! I haven’t read the Anna series yet but I know everyone seems to love it. Have a lovely week ladies!

    Here’s my STS.

    • Kristy says:

      I am very excited for Dorothy Must Die! You haven’t read the Anna series? *gasp*. I loved them - they are fun, and very well written and they can be read as standalones (but they do link together). I hope you enjoy them if you get around to reading them.
      Thanks for linking to your STS. Happy reading for your haul.

  • High five for Sinner and yay for Stephanie Perkings! Hope you guys enjoy your new goodies. :D

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