Stacking The Shelves (20: Christmas Edition)

Hey guys! It's been a while since I did one of these but I figured I'd do one now because Christmas came and went and I got a LOT of books. To start off, Stacking The Shelves is a weekly meme hosted by Tynga from Tynga's Reviews where we show you guys the books we got. Now to showoff but to help you guys find some books. I'll be doing it a bit different than usual. I always put a picture of the books but there's so many this time I'll also put up the spines.

All of these books were bought using gift cards I received for Christmas. There's actually one book missing but at the time, I didn't realize it was still only available for pre-order and will come out July. But hey, Christmas in July. Some of these books I already owned but got different copies.

Shatter Me I owned the hardcover but because of the cover change I decided to get the paperback so that they match.
Numbers & Cinder I owned paperbacks and needed the Hardcovers.
The Forsaken, Scarlet & The Lost Code I owned ARCs of and had to get actual copies. Everything else I got to read.

I'm super excited to read the books that are new to me. Some of them I've wanted for years and I finally have them! Check them out later when the TBR Pile post comes out.

And that's how good my Christmas was! Let me know down in the comments below how good your Christmas was and we can discuss!

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Honesty Hour (9)

Hey Chroniclers! It's Thursday once more and you all know what that means! It's time for another Honesty Hour! Honesty Hour is a weekly meme where unlike a review, it's more of a discussion full of spoilers and whatnots. And aside from talking about the book, I can talk about certain characters, plots, settings, covers, authors and anything else that I can think of. Now I warn you, these posts may be full of spoilers. SO PROCEED WITH CAUTION AFTER THE PHOTO FOR SPOILERS MAY BE WITHIN!

The Lunar Chronicles by Marissa Meyer!

Cinder and Scarlet are the first two fairy retellings in a four part series. Cinder starts off with the retelling of Cinderella in New Beijing in a world full of androids and cyborgs. Everyone swore this was the best thing they had read in the longest but when I finally read it, it fell flat. I enjoyed it but it wasn't what people said it was. I seriously thought it was going to be better but I was reading it so slow because my interest just wasn't holding. My eyes literally glazed over and I had to re-read several passages over and over.

The ending though was something that I liked and made me want to continue the series. Thus I read Scarlet which is the retelling of Little Red Riding Hood. The novel continues the story of Cinder from the first novel and introduces us the character of Scarlet who lives in France. Her grandmother is missing and with the help of a guy called Wolf, she goes out to find her and ends up crossing paths with Cinder.

The thing is, Scarlet was a lot better than Cinder. A lot better. I liked the setting a lot more of Paris and France and liked Scarlet a lot more than I liked Cinder. I actually liked the supporting characters a lot more. The thing about these books is that these books were so over-hyped. If there were ever an over-over-hyped book, it would be these. Everyone literally swore up and down that they were the best thing they had ever read and I was just not that impressed. I do have to say I'm pretty excited for the next two novels and hope that the characters get better and better.

But what are your thoughts on the series? Did you like it or did you have the same problem? Leave your comments down below!

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Monday's Novel Talk (69)

Hey Chroniclers! It's Monday once again and the weather is blah here with the constant rain and gloomy weather. But aside from that I've been doing good! Kind of. I've just been really tired and haven't exactly got much reading in. Since last week, I've read a little more than usual though. It's just the weekend that's been giving me a tough time. Plus, this post is very late. >.>

I finished Scarlet by Marissa Meyer and I absolutely loved it more than Cinder. I thought it was fantastic and I loved Scarlet, the character more than Cinder. It ended on such an exciting note that I really can't wait to see where the story takes us in Cress.

I also finished reading Me and Earl and the Dying Girl by Jesse Andrews and again I absolutely loved the book. I caught myself laughing and chuckling a lot through the novel and thought that it was such a light fun read. I'll definitely be re-reading it someday in the future.

I'm currently reading The Silent Deal by Levi Stack a book that I got sent for review and so far it's good. I'm currently on page 44 of 346. I'm really interested in what the hell this whole thing about the cards is about and I just need to keep reading to find out.

Aside from that, that's all I've been reading. What have you been reading? Leave your comments down below!

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Monday's Novel Talk (68)

So I am back! Memorial Day Weekend basically became longer and aside from other things going on everything is good. So I can now post again as I usually do, or should, and we're starting with today's post!

Lately I've been reading Scarlet by Marissa Meyer and I'm on page 98 of 452. For some reason, my reading of this has been very slow, much like Cinder. I don't know what it is because I do like the books and am enjoying them but I haven't been exactly reading as much as I should and once I do I only read a bit and feel like stopping. I think I've hit a reading slump and this is not cool!

I do want to finish it this week because I'll be starting some big books this month and it won't allow me to really get my TBR Pile lower. But that's all really with what I've been reading. I'm not that far ahead but I hope I get further today.

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Stacking The Shelves (10)

Hey Chroniclers! Another week has come and gone and many of us have gotten more books to add to our shelves. Stacking the Shelves is a weekly meme hosted by the wonderful Tynga over at Tynga's Reviews where we showcase the books we received this week! This week it's basically a blessing that I didn't get a lot of things so that my TBR Pile doesn't go any higher.

When Cinder by Marissa Meyer first came out or I think ARCs were going around, my friend Ky from Can't Find A Bookmark read it and fell in love and just told me about it like the reader she is. I admitted it sounded good and last week I received a copy of Cinder and when I told my friend Ky, she offered to send me her ARC of Scarlet since she already had a hardcover and here we go! I finally got it and I can't wait to read both of them!

I keep hearing good things about both of these books and I'm so excited but I'm not sure when I will read them. Perhaps sometime before June but we shall see.

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Stacking The Shelves (9)

Hey Chroniclers! So this post is a day late but I wasn't exactly home yesterday so better late than never! Stacking The Shelves is a weekly meme hosted by the wonderful Tynga over at Tynga's Reviews where we show what we received or bought in the past week. This week I got a couple of things that I'm actually happy and excited for!

Bam! I'm so happy with what I got and I'm actually proud of the lighting in this picture! =P

All this is thanks to a wonderful person called Margie over at Bumbles and Fairy-Tales! Margie did a giveaway on Twitter where the winner would win a book off of their wishlist. I won and received a UK paperback copy of Cinder by Marissa Meyer! I keep hearing good things about this and first heard it from my friend Ky who loves the series! So I'm glad that I got that and thank you Margie!

She also asked me if I would like to review two books on her site as well as my own and I agreed because it's awesome to help fellow bloggers out which at this point we're all like family. So you can't say no =P
So she sent me a copy of Guys Read: The Sports Pages Edited by Jon Scieszka. It is a couple of short stories by various authors. She also sent an ARC of The Namesake by Steven Parlato. I'm actually really excited for this one and can't wait to read both of them though! So again thank you Margie for that!

She was also kind enough to send me a bunch of swag! I got some tattoos, an awesome sticker, as well as these small square type book things which I don't know what they're called. She also sent me a couple of bookmarks some of which are signed like the wonderful Maria V. Snyder and Gretchen McNeil! So again, thank you so much for this Margie! You made my whole week with this and I've been super excited since!

One of the best part though has to be her business card.

I have never seen a business card like this and I think it's the most creative and wonderful one out there. I seriously was cheesing so hard when I got this and I don't know why. Just the design and the way the card feels and it's just so cool. Her information is on the back side and it just looks so freaking neat and professional and just AWESOME! Everyone needs to make theirs like this one.

But that is all I got this week! What did you guys get? Let me know down below in the comments!



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