Wrap-up/Preview

Another week has passed and it was a very busy one for me. I ride horses and there was a competition at one of my local Pony Clubs which I had working bees for and volunteered today. It meant a very early start for me today, but it was good fun and I got to do the vet check so I learnt heaps.

What happened on the blog this week?

Monday - Bout of Books Wrap-up

Tuesday - Review: Runes by Ednah Walters

Thursday - Review: Froi of the Exiles by Melina Marchetta

Saturday - Seven on Saturday: Books that I would want with me if I was ever stranded on a deserted Island

I decided to lift my book buying ban this week and I bought five books. I also got one book for review. As always, click the picture to go to the Goodreads page.

I got two used books from my local op-shop and three new books. The books I bought were:

Eon: Dragoneye Reborn by Alison Goodman

The Queen's Fool by Phillipa Gregory

Greenwitch by Susan Cooper

Angels and Demons by Dan Brown

Seventh Son by Orson Scott Card

I also received one book for review from Netgalley, that being:

The Tale of Mallie Biddle by M.L. LeGette, thanks to Patchwork Press and the author.

What can you expect on the blog next week?

Tuesday - Review: Sworn to Raise by Terah Edun

Thursday - Review: Why I Let My Hair Grow Out by Maryrose Wood

Saturday - Seven on Saturday: Books that I loved as a child

Hope you all had a great week!

Mel.

Up next - Review: Sworn to Raise by Terah Edun

I'm back!

Hey guys so I am now back from my two week holiday! I didn't actually get as much reading done as I would have liked doing because things went a little crazy there. However, I am back and really looking forward to getting back into it! Today's post is just a quick preview on what to expect in the coming week!

Monday - May's New Releases that I am looking forward to!

Tuesday - Review: Through the Door by Jodi McIsaac

Thursday - Review: Clockwork Prince by Cassandra Clare

Saturday - Seven on Saturday: Book worlds that I want to live in

I am still on my book buying ban, which I am amazed I haven't yet broken, and I have yet to get anymore library books. I did receive one book from Net Galley though, that being Gameboard of the Gods by Richelle Mead, thanks to Penguin Books Australia which is to be released on 6th of June. As always click the picture to go to the Goodreads page.

Hope you have all had a good time while I have been away and you are looking forward to the week as much as I am!

Mel.

Up next: May's New Releases that I am looking forward to!

Announcement

Firstly I apologise for not getting a review up on Thursday. I was super busy on Thursday and then on Friday, I was back at the dodgey internet house. Today I was meant to do Seven on Saturday but I am going to do a wrap-up post instead, but first I have an announcement.

This blog will be going on a two week hiatus. I have gotten a bit behind on my reading and I am going to take two weeks off the blog to catch-up on reading. This means that I will be back on the 12th of May with a preview of that week. Hope you all have a great two weeks.

So now to the wrap-up. I only had one thing happen on the blog this week but I have received some books.

On Tuesday I posted a review of Poison Study by Maria V. Snyder.

The books that I received were from my library, an op-shop and Netgalley. As usual click the picture to go to the goodreads page.

From Netgalley:

Through the Door by Jodi McIsaac, thanks to Amazon Publishing, which was released 23rd of April

Romulus Buckle & the City of the Founders, thanks to Amazon Publishing, which is released 2nd of July

From the Library:

Hood by Stephen R. Lawhead

From the Op-Shop:

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy by John le Carre

See you all in two weeks time.

Mel.

Preview/Wrap-up

What happened on the blog last week?

Tuesday - Review: [Audiobook] City of Fallen Angels by Cassandra Clare 

Thursday - Review: Merlin's Blade by Robert Treskillard

Saturday - Seven on Saturday: Favourite Male Characters

I have placed myself on a book buying ban this week until I have read some of the books that I own. This meant that other than free ebooks on amazon I only got one book. This book was Ink by Amanda Sun, which I got from NetGalley thanks to Harlequin Limited, and it is released on July 5th. Click the picture to add to goodreads.

What is going to happen on the blog this week?

Tuesday - Review: Poison Study by Maria V. Snyder

Thursday - Review: Lament by Maggie Stiefvater

Saturday - Seven on Saturday: Book worlds that I want to live in

Wrap-up/Preview

This was not the best week for me when it came to reviewing and blogging, but next week looks promising. I got heaps of books this week and I am excited to share some of them with you!

What happened on the blog last week?

Saturday - Seven on Saturday: My favourite female characters

I also signed up to the 2013 Sequel Challenge hosted by Auntie Spinelli Reads.

Book Haul

As I said, I got heaps of books this week. As always, the images will take you to the goodreads page.

I bought:

Spirit Bound by Richelle Mead

Blood Sacrifice by Richelle Mead

Les Miserables by Victor Hugo

From NetGalley:

Merlin's Blade by Robert Treskillard, thanks to Zonderkidz-Books. Released 16th April.

Runes by Ednah Walters, thanks to Firetrail Publishing. Released 20th May.

The Pirate's Wish by Cassandra Rose Clarke, thanks to Angry Robot. Released 4th June.

From Library:

Clockwork Princess by Cassandra Clare

Froi of the Exiles by Melina Marchetta

Lament by Maggie Stiefvater

Poison Study by Maria V. Snyder

[Audiobook] Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater

I also got some free kindle books on Amazon, but for the sake of keeping this post at a semi-reasonable list I will not put which ones on here. 

What can you expect on the blog this week?

Tuesday - Review: Merlin's Blade by Robert Treskillard

Thursday - Review: [Audiobook] City of Fallen Angels by Cassandra Clare

Saturday - Seven on Saturday: Favourite Male Characters

Hope you had a great week!

Mel.

Up next - Review: Merlin's Blade by Robert Treskillard

Wrap-up/Preview

Firstly, I want to wish everyone I Happy Easter! I hope you all have a wonderful weekend! 

What happened on the blog:

Tuesday: Review - Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead

Wednesday: April Releases that I look forward to

Friday:  Review - [Audiobook] Clockwork Angel by Cassandra Clare

Saturday: Seven on Saturday - Series that I have yet to finish

This week also saw me complete my goal of reading five books for the Take Control March 2013 reading challenge!

I bought two books this week, Falling Kingdoms by Morgan Rhodes and Frostbite by Richelle Mead. I also won an ebook of Chosen Ones by Tiffany Truit! 

This week on the blog:

Tuesday: Review - Beautiful Darkness by Kami Garcia and Magaret Stohl

Thursday: Review - Frosbite by Richelle Mead

Saturday - Seven on Saturday - Books that I recommend

Sunday: Wrap-up/Preview

Wrap-up and Preview

So the first week back of normal programming is now finished. It's time to look at what happened this week and what to expect of the week to come.

What happened this Week?

Monday and Wednesday brought reviews for the first two Throne of Glass novellas, The Assassin and the Pirate Lord and The Assassin and the Desert by Sarah J. Maas. Thursday brought the third addition of Throwback Thursday, where I looked at The Inheritance Cycle by Christopher Paolini. Friday brought another review, this time Eternal: More Love Stories with Bite edited by P.C. Cast, which I read for the Short Story Summer Challenge. Finally, Saturday brought the third edition of Seven on Saturday, where I looked at book peeves.

This week I received two books in the mail that I purchased last week. These books are The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Steig Larsson and The Scorpio Races by Margaret Stiefvater.

   

What can you expect to happen next week?

Monday - Review: The Assassin and the Underworld by Sarah J. Maas

Wednesday - Review: The Assassin and the Empire by Sarah J. Maas

Thursday - Throwback Thursday - The Chronicles of Narnia

Friday - Review: Green Monkey Dreams by Isobelle Carmody, which is read for the Australian Women Writers Challenge and the Short Story Summer Challenge

Saturday - Seven on Saturday - Favourite Book Covers

Hope you all had a great week guys!

Mel. 

Up next: Review: The Assassin and the Underworld by Sarah J. Maas

Books to come!

So I didn't manage to get a post up last week because it was my 21st birthday and I was busy preparing for my party! I apologise for not posting. This week is the second last week before we go back to normal post scheduling. I will do a short post next week as to what I have planned and I will also do a post about what books I am looking forward to in February, as well as a review or two.

Today I am going to do a post about what books I will be likely to review in the next couple of weeks. Some of the books I will be reading for challenges so I will tell you what challenges that they are being read for. Don't forget that if you would like to sign up for any of the challenges, visit my Challenges page!

I have borrowed a bunch of books from my local library over the holidays, that I am starting to make my way through. These are:

• Finnikin of the Rock by Melina Marchetta which I am currently reading and is being read for the Australian Women Writers challenge.
• Little Fur by Isobelle Carmody which is also being read for the Australian Women Writers challenge.
• Metro Winds by Isobelle Carmody which I am reading for the Short Story Summer hallenge and the Australian Women Writers challenge.
• Green Monkey Dreams by Isobelle Carmody which I am also reading for both the Short Story Summer and the Australian Women Writers challenge.
• Eternal edited by P. C. Cast which I am reading for the Short Story Summer Challenge. 

I did borrow some other books that looked interesting, but I may not review them, or actually get them read.

I also got some money for Christmas and bought 4 enovellas, among other books, that I have read and plan to review soon. These are all Throne of Glass novellas and are:

• The Assassin and the Pirate Lord by Sarah J. Maas
• The Assassin and the Desert by Sarah J. Maas
• The Assassin and the Underworld by Sarah J. Maas
• The Assassin and the Empire by Sarah J. Maas

I also bought two paperbacks which are The Poison Diaries: Nightshade by Maryrose Wood and The Assassin's Curse by Cassandra Rose Clarke.

I have another book that I will be reading for two challenges, the Short Story Summer challenge and the 2013 TBR Pile challenge. This book is a collection of short stories titled Merlin and is edited by Mike Ashley.

So these are the books that you can look forward to receiving a review for! If any of you have read these I would like to know your thoughts down in the comments. 

Mel.

Wrap-up/Preview

So another week ends and we are getting closer to Christmas and 2013. So what happened this week and what is to come in the week ahead?

Firstly what happened this week?
On Monday I brought you a review for The Mark of Athena by Rick Riordan, which was a book that I had been looking forward to for a while. Tuesday brought you the books that I was looking forward to being released in December. Wednesday bought another review which was the first book of The Three Doors trilogy by Emily Rodda, The Golden Door. Thursday was the second edition of Throwback Thursday where I talked about the Harry Potter series. Friday brought my third review of the week, which was the heart wrenching The Fault In Ours Stars by John Green and Saturday brought Seven on Saturday - the books I was most looking forward to reading over the summer.
This week I also got my hands on some new books. From my local library I got a copy of Moby Dick by Herman Melville. I also downloaded some free ebooks from a couple of sites. Some of the books that I managed to get my hands on were:

• Lady of Devices by Shelley Adina (Amazon)
• Branded by Keary Taylor (Amazon)
• Artemis Rising by Cheri Lasota (Amazon)
• Icefire by Patty Jansen (Bookworld)
• The Sweetest Song by S.E. Gordon (Bookworld)
• The House of Grey by Colin Earl (Bookworld)

Review for these books will come sometime or another.

So what should you expect of the week to come?

Monday - Review: The Iron King (The Iron Fey 1) by Julie Kagawa

Tuesday - Nothing as of yet and it will probably stay that way.

Wednesday - Review: The Iron Daughter (The Iron Fey 2) by Julie Kagawa

Thursday - Throwback Thursday: Inheritance Cycle by Christopher Paolini

Friday - Review: The Iron Queen (The Iron Fey 3) by Julie Kagawa

Saturday - Seven on Saturday: Seven books I want for Christmas

Sunday - Wrap-up/Preview

Hope you guys are looking forward to the week ahead as much as I am! 

Mel.

Up next: Review: The Iron King (The Iron Fey 1) by Julie Kagawa.