The Weekend Update - 2.8.14

So, since my end-of-the-week post isn't just about what I got in my mailbox or on my Kindle each week -- though that is a big part of it, I won't lie -- I decided to change up the title and intro a bit.  I might tweak the format a bit over the next few weeks, but for the most part, it'll contain the same stuff:  stuff I got, stuff I did, and stuff that's coming up on the blog.  Plus, I get to use the awesome GIF you see here and blow kisses to all the people who sent me lovely books and bookish things.  Oh, and I've started linking up to Stacking the Shelves hosted by Tynga's Reviews since I'm not using a specific meme title anymore.  April's also doing her own Stacking the Shelves posts on Sundays.  Stop by and say hi!  =)

That damn groundhog!  I'm ready for spring, and he goes and sees his shadow!  When it was cloudy and yucky out....how does that even happen?  It's time for some outdoor reading, but when the temperature isn't even in the normal range for your region, it's best to wait, I suppose.  :)  Also, we got snow this week. Snow.  In February.  In Texas.  We're usually sitting pretty at near 60 degrees this time of year.  (Is it weird that I always start these things talking about the weather?  It's not just small talk...weather kind of fascinates me.  I actually wanted to be a meteorologist for the longest. But in the background, not the person reporting on TV.)

Anyway, here's what I scored this week:

For Review:

Thank you, Harper, Bloomsbury & Harlequin Teen!!!

(click on the cover(s) above to be taken to the Goodreads page for each book)

Yep, I feel like going on a bit of a contemporary kick and these will do just fine.  What was that I was just saying about not having another Kasie West book for awhile?  =)

Purchased:

(click on the cover(s) above to be taken to the Goodreads page for each book)

Heh, okay, so actually, I should probably list Ignite Me twice 'cause I pre-ordered that gorgeous hardcover, but I also pre-ordered the audio from Audible because I knew that gorgeous HC wouldn't be here until later in the day, and even so, I'm not technically allowed to read while I'm at work.  But no one said I couldn't listen!  =)  And, wow, holy wow was this book worth it!?!  And Getting Over Garrett Delaney was a Kindle Daily Deal that I just couldn't pass up...sounds cute and I saw the term "girl power" somewhere in a review for it.

So, that's my haul.  How about you?  What did you get this week?

The Week in Review:

Reviews:

• Alienated (April)
• Vengeance (Jen)
• Ignite Me - audio (Jen)
• Split Second (Jen)
• Forever Too Far (April)
• Sempre (Jen)
• Will Grayson, Will Grayson - audio (Jen)

Current Giveaways:  Launch Day Celebration for Alienated, Romance is in the Air Blog Hop

Promotional/Discussion Posts:  Books With All the Feels, Curses!

Jen's Currently Reading/Listening To:

I only read the first book in Jackson Pearce's series of retellings, and I liked it alright, but based on the initial reactions to this new book written under her pseudonym, I'm going to love it.  Gorgeous cover, Russia, magic...yep, it's got all the elements of a perfect Jen-book.

I actually have an ARC of this, but every time I'd go to pick it up to start it, I'd remember just how much I enjoyed the audiobook versions of both Cinder and Scarlet, and I'd put it back down and tell myself to wait.  Well, the wait is OVER!  And it was so worth it!

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