{The Weekend Update} 7.2.16 - 🎆 HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY!!! 🎆 ~ ***The Starry-Eyed Revue***

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 time, 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 and Sunday Post hosted by Caffeinated Book Reviewer since I'm not using a specific meme title anymore.

Happy 4th of July to all my bookies in the States! I've been looking forward to this weekend for weeks! I love the fireworks, the barbecues, the pool parties. But it also means that I'm that much closer to my mini-vacation! Woot!

This week we got to see what house we were sorted into in Ilvermorny, the US equivalent to Hogwarts. I'm a Ravenclaw through and through, so it makes sense that I got sorted into Horned Serpent over here in the States. Both are scholarly and bookish, and well, you don't get much more bookish or scholarlier (ha!) than me.

I'm undecided as to whether I'd like to see J.K. Rowling write a series based on the Ilvermorny school. It might be too much, a la Cassie Clare not knowing when to stop with her Shadowhunters. But at the same time, I never want the wizardry to end.

Okay, okay. On to the books. Here's what I scored this week...

From Publishers:

Big thanks to Random House for both of these titles!

Traded:

Guys. GUYS! I made the most amazing trade this week and completed one of my collections! I now have ALL of the VSchwab ARCs!!! And once my FC of This Savage Song arrives, my collection will be complete complete. =D I also traded for a FC of Cruel Beauty. I have the ARCs of Hodge's books, but I love them so much that I want the FCs, too.

New #booksfortrade | Have You Seen This? post with some new books up for grabs! I'm still looking for a few high profile ARCs, like Throne of Glass, The Near Witch, and Scarlet (Gaughen), plus some other 2016 releases.

Gifted:

Shout-out to my bestie Sabrina who always sends me the most fabulous packages! :D

Freebies:

Another Andrew Smith novel this week! You can grab this title and another from SYNC this week, but only through Wednesday.

Library:

Nothing new this week. Listened to some audiobooks that I'd already borrowed. Renewed some others.

So, that's my haul. =) What fabulous bookmail did you get this week?

The Week in Review:

Reviews:

The Unexpected Everything

Current Giveaways:

Thanks to @quirkbooks for sending this awesome MISS PEREGRINE'S HOME FOR PECULIAR CHILDREN tote bag to celebrate the five year anniversary of the book! Want to win one for yourself -- filled with books?!? Here's what you need to do: . 1⃣ Follow me on Instagram 2⃣ Like this post 3⃣ Repost with #5PeculiarYearsToteGA so I can track the entries 4️⃣ Tag 2 friends in the comments for an extra entry 5️⃣ Giveaway accounts will be disqualified . I'll pick a winner next week. Good luck!!! Oh, and it's US ONLY, sorry, unless you forgo the books inside. . #giveaway #5peculiaryears #missperegrineshomeforpeculiarchildren #bookstagram #booknerd #booklove #5PeculiarYearsToteGA

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Promotional/Discussion Posts:

Thank God It's Monday Tour - My Best/Worst Mondays
#WoW - Hunted by Meagan Spooner
SYNC Summer 2016: Week 9 | #AudiobookSYNC16
Mid-Year Check In with Jen

Currently Reading:

Dude, this book is going to break me. I can already feel it. But it's SO good. I've already read the first book three times, and I see me doing the same with this sequel/finale.

Currently Listening:

The Summer I Turned Pretty Trilogy: The Summer I Turned Pretty; It's Not Summer Without You; We'll Always Have Summer

I'm in the mood for sweet, summery listens, so I'm re-reading The Summer I Turned Pretty and then starting on the next book. April got me these books ages ago, but the best way for me to get to backlist titles is via audio. Still, I love that I have these books on my shelf. Jenny Han's books are just too cute not to.