Saturday, May 19, 2012

New Shelf Goodies & The Weekly Nutshell {4}


For New Shelf Goodies, I'll be showing you what lovely books I acquired this week, whether from publishers, or the library, or from whatever half-crazed book-buying binge I happened to go on. :D (Inspired by Alea @ Pop Culture Junkie's This Week in Books posts) The Weekly Nutshell will be just that...my week here at Stories & Sweeties, in a nutshell. (inspired by Ginger @ GReads and her recaps at the end of the TGIF posts) Note: This is not a meme, but I'll be hopping around to IMMs, Stacking the Shelves, Book Hauls, or whatever other book-loot sharing posts I come across!

This week's bookish goodness:
For review:
Stunning by Sara Shephard
I don't read this series, so I'll be featuring this one with a giveaway soon!
Darkness Before Dawn by J.A. London
Excited read this--haven't delved into the world of vamps for awhile, so we'll see how it goes!
Blackwatch by Jenna Burtenshaw
I've heard book one of this was good---will have to track down a copy so I can start this series!

Purchased:
Gilt by Katherine Longshore
I was thrilled to have the launch for this book happening so close to my hometown! :D Check back later this week for a recap of the event!

For giveaway:
Tiger's Curse by Collen Houck

Many thanks to Harper Collins & Sterling!

New on my Nook!
Anathema by K.A. Tucker
This is currently free for Kindle & Nook, and came very highly recommended by Mindy@ Magical Urban Fantasy Reads!

The Weekly Nutshell:
{Monday} Review: Perception by Kim Harrington
{Tuesday} Waiting on Wednesday: Mystic City by Theo Lawrence
{Friday} Guest Review: Until I Die by Amy Plum

With all the end-of-school-year distractions, I'm afraid my blog was a little neglected this week! And I feel like I have been reading sooooo slow. :( Still, I'm enjoying what I read, so I guess that's what counts. Check back in tomorrow---I'll be featuring the paperback release of Tiger's Curse with a giveaway and a very special Sweetness on Sunday featuring Ren's cookie recipe from Colleen Houck!