June Book Haul and TBR Pile Update!

Hey guys!

It's been awhile since I've posted (I've been SUCH a bad blogger lately) but here is a nice little update on what my book/TBR pile is looking like right now!


CHECK OUT ALL THESE AWESOME BOOKS! :D

I've been using this little nightstand/side table thing to store my books for awhile now and of course I'm totally running out of room already. Welp. #BookLoverProblems

Here's a rundown of the books I got in text form if you don't want to watch the vlog.

Library/Borrowed
The Originals by Cat Patrick
The 5th Wave by Rick Yancey
The Diviners by Libba Bray
Unravel Me by Tahereh Mafi
Babe in Boyland by Jody Gehram
The List by Siobhan Vivian
Light by Michael Grant

In the Mail
The Secret Garden by Frances Hodges Burnett
Eagle Strike by Anthony Horowitz
Ark Angel by Anthony Horowitz
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson
The Girl Who Played with Fire by Stieg Larsson
Smile for the Camera by Kelle James
The Eternity Cure by Julie Kagawa


Purchased
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of the Azkaban by J.K. Rowling
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling
The Last Battle by C.S. Lewis
The Moon and More by Sarah Dessen (SIGNED!!!)

For Review
Quarantine: The Loners by Lex Thomas
Quarantine: The Saints by Lex Thomas
A Really Awesome Mess by Trish Cook and Brendan Halpin
Huge thanks to Egmont USA for the opportunity to review these awesome books!

I just wanted to mention that I got to meet Sarah Dessen last week at her signing at Towne Center Books in Pleasanton California and it was AWESOME! Here's a picture I got of me and Sarah at the signing.

I can hardly wait to read The Moon and More! Unfortunately I have quite a few library and review books I have to tackle first, but once I'm done with those I will definitely be reading it. I'm so excited!

I hope all of you lovely readers are having a great summer so far and are getting the chance to catch up on some great summer reading! Any suggestions for summer books I just have to read?

Julia :)

April Book Haul + WHICH AUTHORS AUTOGRAPH DID I GET?!?!

Hey guys!

So I know I've been super MIA lately, but I should be back to regular posts now that my online class is over. YES. College really sucks your time away guys. Enjoy freedom while it lasts all you middle schoolers/high schoolers. :P

Now, you're probably wondering whose autograph I managed to snag. SUZANNE COLLINS GUYS. I GOT SUZANNE COLLIN'S AUTOGRAPH. SHE SIGNED MY COPY OF THE HUNGER GAMES.

IS IT NOT BEAUTIFUL?!?!?!

Okay, enough of the caps lock. I'm just really excited. If you want to hear the story of how I got Suzanne Collin's autograph just skip ahead to around 7 minutes in my book haul vlog below. Or, you know, just watch the whole thing and it'll get there eventually. :)



Library
Shades of Earth by Beth Revis
Lovely, Dark, and Deep by Amy McNamara
Every Day by David Levithan
Sever by Lauren DeStefano
The Madman's Daughter by Megan Shepherd

For Review
Rush by Eve Silver
Parallel by Lauren Miller
Undercurrent by Paul Blackwell
Born of Illusion by Teri Brown

Thanks to Anna from Literary Explorations and the lovely people of Books Inc. for all these great ARC's!

Extra
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins ~ AUTOGRAPHED!

Hopefully I'll be able to be more regular with my posts guys. On top of that I'll be having some great giveaways for the ARC's I listed above once I've finished reading them! I'm reading Rush right now (and really enjoying it) so that will probably be the first one to get given away. Whose excited?

What books have you purchased/borrowed/been given for review lately? Link me to your posts so I can check them out!

Julia :)

February Book Haul

I've gotten a TON of books from the Library and book signings recently so I thought it was about time I did a book haul post. You can watch the vlog, or just scroll down to see the list of what I got.


Library
Prophecy by Ellen Oh
Long Lankin by Lindsey Barraclough
Return to Me by Justina Chen
Animal Farm by George Orwell
Lord of the Flies by William Golding
Peter Pan by J.M. Barrie

Purchased
Starters by Lissa Price (signed)
Level 2 by Lenore Appelhans (signed)
The Great Gatsby Sweatshirt
The Wizard of Oz T-Shirt

Gifted
Pretty Girl-13 by Liz Coley (thanks Susan from Wastepaper Prose!!!)

What bookish things have you guys been procuring lately? Be sure to let me know in the comments and leave a link to your haul post so I can check it out! Also, if you haven't yet go enter the Notes From Ghost Town/Butterfly Clues giveaway!

Julia :)

July Book Haul

Time for another book haul post! I got some fun stuff these past few weeks and I thought I would share it with you all. 


Bought
Twenty Boy Summer by Sarah Ockler
Out of Sight, Out of Time by Ally Carter

For Review
Diverse Energies (short story anthology) edited by Tobias S. Buckell & Joe Monti
Summer of the Mariposas by Guadalupe Garcia McCall

Other
Book Lover and Smart Cookie pins
Lord of the Rings Lego Ring

What's in your book haul this week? Leave a link in the comments and I'll come check it out!

Julia :)

April Book Haul

It's been awhile since I've given you guys an update on my book situation so here it goes! There's some important announcement information at the end of the video so if you just want to see that skip ahead to about the 5 minute and 30 seconds mark.




Library
Lola and the Boy Next Door by Stephanie Perkins
Why We Broke Up by Daniel Handler
Echo by Kate Morgenroth
Dumpling Days by Grace Lin

Bought
The Summer I Turned Pretty by Jenny Han
Pandemonium by Lauren Oliver
Dramarama by E. Lockhart
Princess Academy by Shannon Hale
Uncommon Criminals by Ally Carter
Don't Judge a Girl by Her Cover by Ally Carter
Only the Good Spy Young by Ally Carter

So those are the books I've gotten during April!

Be sure to enter the two giveaways that I have going on right now! One is for a copy of The Immortal Rules by Julie Kagawa and the other is for a copy of Cat Girl's Day Off by Kimberley Pauley.

And in case you missed it I have a bunch of free ARC's I'm giving away (you just pay shipping) so if you want to get in on some of that be sure to check out what ARC's I have here.

Be sure to leave links to your book hauls in the comments below!

Julia :)