Stacking The Shelves - March 31, 2013

This meme is hosted by Tynga over at Tynga's Reviews, which she describes as follows:

"Stacking The Shelves is all about the books we are adding to our shelves each week, sharing with you our excitement for our newest titles and maybe have you discover a new book in the process!"

I won this amazing nine-book haul in the Spring Cleaning Giveaway Hop hosted by Joy at Joyous Reads:

Rebel Heart by Moira Young (Dust Lands, Book #2) - softcover

Shadowfell by Juliet Marillier (Shadowfell, Book #1) - softcover

Through the Ever Night by Veronica Rossi (Under the Never Sky, Book #2) - ARC

The Alchemy of Forever by Avery Williams (Incarnation, Book #1) - softcover

The Madman’s Daughter by Megan Shepherd (The Madman's Daughter, Book #1) - softcover

The Forsaken by Lisa M. Stasse (The Forsaken, Book #1) - hardcover

 Insurgent by Veronica Roth (Divergent, Book #2) - hardcover

Unmaking Hunter Kennedy by Anne Eliot - softcover

The Diviners by Libby Bray (The Diviners, Book #1) - ARC

Thanks again, Joy!

I won this ARC in a giveaway hosted by Natalie at Literary Rambles: 

The Obsidian Mirror

(Chronoptika, Book #1)
by Catherine Fisher

Thanks again, Natalie!

I won this hardcover in the Fairy Tale Read-a-Thon Casting Call Mini-Challenge hosted by Kristen at The Book Monsters:

Strands of Bronze and Gold

(Strands of Bronze and Gold, Book #1)

by Jane Nickerson

Thanks again, Kristen! 

I won this autographed softcover in the No Strings Attached Giveaway Hop hosted by Aloi at Guiltless Reading:

 

Inner Visions: Grassroots Stories of Truth and Hope 

by Jan Thrope

Thanks again, Aloi & Jan!   

 

I bought these goodies with gift cards that I won. With the exception of Sever, all of them were bargain discounts:

 

 
 
 Sever by Lauren DeStefano (The Chemical Garden, Book #3)

Bad Girls Don't Die by Katie Alender (Bad Girls Don't Die, Book #1)

Daemon Hall by Andrew Nance
The Compound by S.A. Bodeen (The Compound, Book #1)
Demon's Fire by Emma Holly (Tale of the Demon World, Book #6)
Wuthering Heights: The Wild & Wanton Edition by Annabella Bloom & Emily Brontë
The Demon Trapper's Daughter by Jana Oliver (The Demon Trappers, Book #1)
Siren Song by Cat Adams (Blood Singer, Book #2)
The Road to Hell by Jackie Kessler (Hell on Earth, Book #2)
Blood Challenge by Eileen Wilks (World of the Lupi, Book #7)
Pure Blood by Caitlin Kittredge (Nocturne City, Book #2)
Immortal Beloved by Cate Tiernan (Immortal Beloved, Book #1)
Hereafter by Tara Hudson (Hereafter, Book #1)
Archon by Sabrina Benulis (The Books of Raziel, Book #1)

 

I received these audiobooks for review from the publisher:

Tuesday's Gone by Nicci French (Frieda Klein, Book #2)
Nauti Siren by Lora Leigh

Thanks again, Penguin Audio!

 

I received this audiobook for review from the publisher:

Last Kiss Goodnight

(Otherworld Assassin, Book #1)

by Gena Showalter

Thanks again, Simon Audio!

 What books have you added to your shelves this week? If you are also participating in this meme, please leave me the link to your blog post in the comments so that I can come and drool over all your goodies!

 If anyone has read any of these books, I'd love to hear your thoughts!

Spring Reading Thing 2013

Hi, everyone! Time for a 2013 Reading Challenge!!

This challenge is being hosted by Sandra at The Musings of a Book Addict.

Here are the details copied from Sandra's blog:

Spring Reading Thing 2013

Make a list of books you want to read or finish reading this spring.  Feel free to modify the list as you go along if it isn't working for you.

Check out other participants' lists and add to your own to-read-someday pile!

You may begin reading on the 20th!  The challenge goes from March 20th to June 20th.

Write a post about your challenge experience in June, telling us all about your experience and whether you reached our goals.

REMEMBER: this is a low-pressure, stressfree challenge that should be fun. As long as you do some reading this spring (and enjoy it!) that's good enough for me.

If you would like to join me in the challenge, click on the challenge badge at the beginning of this post.

 
Here are some of the books that are on my TBR pile that I'll be choosing from. My goal is to tackle at least 25 of them:

1. Beastly by Alex Flinn (Kendra Chronicles, Book #1)
2. Lincoln: A Photobiography by Russell Freedman 
3. Moon Called by Patricia Briggs (Mercy Thompson, Book #1)
4. Beastly: Lindy's Diary by Alex Flinn (Kendra Chronicles, Book #1.5) 
5. Splintered by A.G. Howard (Splintered, Book #1) 
6. What the Spell? by Brittany Geragotelis (Life's a Witch, Book #1)       
7. Agatha Raisin and the Murderous Marriage by M.C. Beaton (Agatha Raisin, Book #5)
8. Nowhere to Hide by Nancy Bush 
9. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling (Harry Potter, Book #2)
10. Breed by Chase Novak
11. Death Comes Home by Rhiannon Frater (In Darkness We Must Abide, Episode #1)
12. Agatha Raisin and the Terrible Tourist by M.C. Beaton (Agatha Raisin, Book #6)
13. Written in Red by Anne Bishop (The Others, Book #1)
14. The End Games by T. Michael Martin
15. On What Grounds by Cleo Coyle (Coffeehouse Mystery, Book #1)
16. Nauti Siren by Lora Leigh (Nauti, Book #7) 
17. Tuesday's Gone by Nicci French (Frieda Klein, Book #2) 
18. Blood Bound by Patricia Briggs (Mercy Thompson, Book #2)
19. Of Poseidon by Anna Banks (Of Poseidon, Book #1)
20. Last Kiss Goodnight by Gena Showalter (Otherworld Assassin, Book #1)
21. The Terrible Wave by Marden Dahlstedt
22. Caddie Woodlawn by Carol Ryrie Brink (Caddie Woodlawn, Book #1)
23. Envy by Elizabeth Miles
24. Black City by Elizabeth Richards
25. Burn for Burn by Jenny Han and Siobhan Vivian
26. The Blessed by Tonya  Hurley
27. Chasers by James Phelan
28. You Don't Want to Know by Lisa Jackson
29. The Dark Unwinding by Sharon Cameron
30. Magisterium by Jeff Hirsch
31. Ten Days by Janet Gilsdorf
32. Unspoken by Lisa Jackson
33. Touched by Corinne Jackson
34. Don't Say a Word by Beverly Barton
35. The Seventh Victim by Mary Burton
36. A Kiss of Blood by Pamela Palmer
37. The Dead and Buried by Kim Harrington
38. Dr. Frankenstein's Daughters by Suzanne Weyn
39. The Storyteller by Jodi Picoult
40. Easter Bunny Murder by Leslie Meier
41. Moonglow by Michael Griffo
42. The Firebird by Susanna Kearsley
43. Another Little Piece by Kate Karyus Quinn
44. Linked by Imogen Howson
45. Evidence of Life by Barbara Taylor Sissel
46. Cinnamon Roll Murder by Joanne Fluke
47. A Killer in the Rye by Delia Rosen
48. All Natural Murder by Staci McLaughlin
49. The False Prince by Jennifer A. Nielsen
50. The Runaway King by Jennifer A. Nielsen
51. Lucky Stiff by Annelise Ryan
52. Slice by William Patterson
53. Survivor by James Phelan
54. How to Seduce an Angel in 10 Days by Saranna DeWylde
55. Predatory by Alexandra Ivy
56. Buried in Buttercream by G.A. McKevet
57. Twerp by Mark Goldblatt
58. Pandora's Temple by Jon Land
59. Iron Kissed by Patricia Briggs
60. Bone Crossed by Patricia Briggs
61. Silver Borne by Patricia Briggs
62. River Marked by Patricia Briggs
63. Frost Burned by Patricia Briggs
64. Insurgent by Veronica Roth
65. Everneath by Brodi Ashton
66. Flu by Wayne Simmons
67. Fever by Wayne Simmons