Stacking the Shelves #21 (11/8/2014)



Stacking The Shelves is hosted by Tynga's Reviews and 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!


Purchased
The Coldest Girl in ColdtownNever Fade (The Darkest Minds, #2)In Time (The Darkest Minds, #1.5)Sparks Rise (The Darkest Minds #2.5)

For Review
Play of Light

Challenge Updates

The Blog Ahead Challenge, which is a bloggery version of NaNoWriMo. It's hosted by Herding Cats and Burning Soup. It runs from November 1-30th, 2014 and the basic goal is to get "ahead" in your blog posts. Hopefully at the end of the month of November you will have 30 additional pre-schedules than when you started the month. Posts for this challenge are scheduled after Decemeber 1, 2014.

My goal for this challenge is 15 pre-scheduled posts.

So far, I have completed







The Goodreads 2014 Reading Challenge is hosted by Goodreads. This year I set my goal at 65 books since graduate school has gotten pretty intense. But I am happy to say that I have completed this challenge and I have already started to surpass the goal.







The 2014 Netgalley & Edelweiss Reading Challenge is hosted by Falling for YA and will (hopefully) give you the incentive to tackle your review books, stumble upon new ones, and get your Netgalley percentage to the desired 80%!

My Goal is Silver (25 books)


Currently, my Netgalley percentage is 88.9%! YAHOO! I have met my goal of having the desired 80%.

However, my book count is not looking to good, I am about halfway there in terms of my goal. Here is a list of what I have tackled so far (links go to my reviews - not in any particular order).

  1. The Here and Now by Ann Brashares
  2. Dangerous Dream by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl
  3. Running on Empty by Colette Ballard
  4. Stolen Songbird by Danielle Jensen
  5. The Shadow Throne by Jennifer Neilsen
  6. Endless by Amanda Gray
  7. Love Letters to the Dead by Ava Dellaria
  8. The Unintentional Virgin by AJ Bennett
  9. Me Since You by Laura Weiss
  10. Talented by Sophie Davis
  11. Don't Even Think About It by Sarah Mlynowski
  12. External Forces by Deborah Rix
  13. Sun and Moon by Elizabeth Paradise
  14. The Opposite of Maybe by Maddie Dawson
  15. The Fever by Megan Abbott
  16. Branded by Abi Ketner & Missy Kalicicki

Book Blogger Hop #9 (week of November 7)


The Book Blogger Hop is hosted by Ramblings of a Coffee Addicted Writer. Its purpose is to give bloggers a chance to follow other blogs, learn about new blogs, befriend other bloggers, and receive new followers to their own blog.

Each week bloggers answer a different question. This week's question is: Should book bloggers be doing more to support bookshops rather than just give links to Amazon or B&N as a place to buy the printed version of books they read?

I've never thought about it. It would be great to share links to local book shops, but I'm not sure how it would work since people from all over the country (and sometimes the world) follow our blogs.

What do you think?

Top Ten Tuesday #15 (11/4/14)

Top Ten Tuesday is hosted over at The Broke and Bookish, and this weeks Top Ten is Top Ten Books I Want To Reread

The Warrior Heir (The Heir Chronicles, #1)Graceling (Graceling Realm, #1)Number the Stars

The Heir Chronicles by Cinda Williams Chima
Graceling by Kristin Cashore
Number the Stars by Lois Lowry

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Harry Potter, #1)Ender's Game (The Ender Quintet, #1)Throne of Glass (Throne of Glass, #1)Stolen Songbird (The Malediction Trilogy, #1)

The entire Harry Potter Series by JK Rowling
Ender's Game by Orsen Scott Card
Throne of Glass by Sarah J Maas
Stolen Songbird by Danielle Jensen

Cinder (The Lunar Chronicles, #1)The Giver (The Giver, #1)To Kill a Mockingbird

The Lunar Chronicles by Marissa Meyer
The Giver by Lois Lowry
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee


The Golden Key Legacy Cover Reveal



I'm so excited to announce the fabulous cover reveal for...
THE GOLDEN KEY LEGACY
a fantasy romance serial novel from HarperImpulse

The Golden Key Legacy, Book I: A Furious Muse
~Available November 27, 2014~

Since the day of her birth, Princess Faedrah Austiere has been defined by he place within the kingdom. As the single heir to the half-blood gypsy king and his prophesied white queen, she is fiercely protected, shuttered inside an ivory castle and well-trained in the art of war. Yet neither her obligations as future queen nor the black infestation threatening her kingdom fail to hinder the mysterious pull of the antique armoire hidden in her parents' bedchamber. And stealing the golden key for a leap through time is the only way to confront the dark lord haunting her dreams.

One face. The image of one defiant, relentless woman has been stuck in Rhys McEleod’s head ever since he was old enough to paint her luscious curves on the canvas. But the day she walks into his life off the street—sexier than hell and itching for a fight—he’s not convinced she’s the same women he’s envisioned since childhood. That is, not until he spots the golden key around her neck—an object he’d never fully shown in any of his paintings.
Now if he could just persuade his lovely muse he’s not the enemy. Unless the elusive Faedrah Austiere learns to trust him, he’ll never have her in his bed—the one place he’s convinced she belongs.

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The Golden Key Legacy, Book II: The Sacrifice
~Available December 18, 2014~

The second Faedrah Austiere walked into his life off the canvas, everything in Rhys McEleod’s world stopped making sense. Not only does her story sound like a Grimm’s fairy tale, evidently he’s been cast as the villain. If that isn’t enough, the mirror inside that old, beat up armoire at her uncle’s condo is supposedly a doorway to another world. Ever since the pathway opened, something inside him has seemed…off. If what his muse says is true, they are headed for an epic showdown, but he isn’t about to let her go. Nothing is more important than Faedrah’s protection, even if her parents refuse to accept him.  
Though certain their fates are bound by more than the golden key Princess Faedrah wears around her neck, it is paramount Rhys’ true identity be kept secret. Should news of his bloodline ever reach her kingdom, their entire quest to save her people could be lost. Their only hope to prove his loyalty is to steal the map to the dark lord’s Crystal Crypt. Yet her a plan endangers her beloved more than the accusations he faces in her kingdom and, to escape evil’s grasp, she and Rhys must take a leap of faith beyond her wildest imagination. 
 
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The Golden Key Legacy, Book III: A Wizard Rises
~Available January 29, 2015~

The homecoming celebration held in honor of Princess Faedrah is fraught with perilous frustration. Her nightmares have returned thricefold and, to her horror, a horrendous blight has spread like a plague throughout the kingdom. Compounding her worries, Rhys’ arrival in her world has been welcomed with the exact horror-filled reaction she expected. Her beloved has been cast into the dungeons, and no amount of arguing with the king and queen will prove he’s her fated love.
Magical powers were supposed to be a gift, or so Rhys McEleod had always believed. Too bad the second he landed in Faedrah’s world the legacy he inherited slammed into his body like a weight. He’s got zero control and his constant visions of Faedrah fighting an evil entity aren’t helping. At least her parents made the right decision and stuck him away someplace safe. Until he can figure out his next move, prove himself an ally and uncover the clues to stopping Faedrah’s nightmares, he’s got no choice but to wait…and learn exactly what he’s become.
 
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The Golden Key Legacy, Book IV: A Time of Reckoning
~Available February 26, 2015~

Rhys had one job to do. One measly errand that shouldn’t have been a problem, given the nature of his powers. But when an old enemy reappears, detailing the result of his actions, Rhys is forced to make a choice between a future with Faedrah or dying before his time. Frustrated and out of options, he agrees to her suggestion they to leap forward in time to the future…even though a good chance exists his powers will be nothing but a memory in his world. Flying blind on a wing and a prayer, they prepare to fight for everything they love against a wizard of insurmountable power.

Faedrah does her best to gather their closest allies. The sides are squared in a war to control the future of both worlds. With the stakes so high, only one advantage has been cast in their favor. The sigil of utmost protection inherent in Rhys’ signature. If not enough to thwart the evil awaiting at the Austiere gates, she could find herself imprisoned in the future, while her kingdom and all those she has sworn to protect are lost to the mists of time.

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A.J. Nuest
About The  Auhor
 AJ is a multi-published, award-winning author who lives in the middle of a cornfield in NW Indiana. Her loving husband, two beautiful children and a bevy of spoiled pets have agreed to stay and, in exchange for three rations per day and laundry service, tolerate her lunacy. While she spend most days happily ensconced in crafting romance across a multitude of genres, an underground coup has been percolating. The dogs just informed her the cat is secretly vying for dictatorship.

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Get to Know Me Tag

I have been tagged by Val @ The Innocent Smiley to complete the Get to Know Me Tag.
So, when I first read Val's post, I immediately thought of "Getting to Know You" from The King and I


How tall are you?
5 feet 3 inches

Do you have a hidden talent? If so, what?
Nope, I got nothin

What's your biggest blog related pet peeve?
I don't like cluttered blogs, I usually won't follow blogs that feel cluttered and difficult to navigate.

What's your biggest non blog related pet peeve?
People who are late

What's your favorite song?
I don't really have one

What's your favorite Etsy shop that isn't yours?
I've shopped on Etsy once, so I don't know. But I feel like this is a great time to mention that Pivot Book Reviews has started an Etsy shop selling hand painted book inspired totes!

What's your favorite way to spend your free time when you're alone?
Reading

What's your favorite junk food?
Chocolate!

Do you have a pet or pets? 
Yes, I have a black lab mix and he is amazingly perfect!

What are your number one favorite nonfiction and fiction books?
I don't have a favorite nonfiction book, I never read nonfiction. My favorite fiction book is Ender's Game by Orsen Scott Card.

What's your favorite beauty product?
Eyeliner

When were you last embarrassed? What happened?
At the Boston Book Festival when Cassandra Clare asked me the name of my blog and I froze because I couldn't believe she asked me that!

If you could only drink one beverage (besides water) for the rest of your life, what would it be?
Dunkin Donuts Pumpkin Iced Coffee with Skim Milk and Two Sweet and Low

What’s your favorite movie?
The Goonies!

What were you in high school: Prom queen, nerd, cheerleader, jock, valedictorian, band geek, loner, artist?
umm... I don't know, I feel like these categories are really narrow. I guess nerd.

If you could live anywhere in the world, where would you live?
Europe

PC or Mac?
PC

Last romantic gesture from a boyfriend?
My husband made dinner the other night and had it ready and on the table for me when I came home from a long work day.

Favorite celebrity?
Jennifer Lawrence

What blogger do you secretly want to be best friends with?
Mary @ Mary had a Little Book - she reads a lot, attends a lot or events, and clearly has this blogger thing under control - also her tweets are awesome.

Tagging these amazing bloggers, along with anyone else who wants to do this!
Monique @ Mo's Books
Missie @ A Flurry of Ponderings
Kristen @ Pretty Little Pages
Charnell @ Reviews from a Bookworm


Stacking the Shelves #20 (11/1/201)



Stacking The Shelves is hosted by Tynga's Reviews and 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!




Purchased

Gifted
(Thank you Boston Public Library and Boston Book Festival)

 
Imagination Designs