The Weekend Update - 2.1.14

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!  =)

Wow, I can't believe it's February already!  This means the countdown to Katie's 6th birthday and Spring Break starts now.  (They both occur during the same week.)  I am soooo ready for spring.  We've had a colder than usual winter here in Texas, and although I'm not ready for 100 degree weather -- which I know is only just around the corner once spring hits -- I'm still ready for it to warm up and stay that way.  Hope you're all staying nice and toasty, cuddled up with a good book!  :D

Anyway, here's what I scored this week:

For Review:

Thank you, Disney-Hyperion & Heather!!!

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

And then I got this lovely package in the mail yesterday from Disney-Hyperion.  I was ecstatic to say the least.  You can't tell it from the picture, but that's a device that plays the book trailer (see below) for Deep Blue.  So gorgeous and stunning...I can't wait to dive into this.  #punintended

Purchased:

I finally caved and bought the Vampire Academy boxed set.  I've read them all at least twice, but you just never know when you're going to want to go back and re-read one of your favorite Dimitri passages. ;0) And, of course, I had to get a finished copy of Unhinged.  And look at all of that Victoria Schwab love for my shelves!  I'm reading Vicious with a friend right now and it's awesome.  I've already read The Unbound, but I had to have copy to sit with The Archived on my favorites shelf.  Hoping I can get to The Near Witch soon, and then I'll have read all of her full-length novels to-date.  =)


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

The Week in Review:

Reviews:

• The Killing Woods - audio (Jen)
• Red Rising (April)
• Evertrue (Jen)
• Roomies (Jen)
• Heart Beat (April)
• The Shadow Society (Jen)
• Into the Still Blue (Jen)

Current Giveaways:  Check back soon!  April will be hosting her first giveaway hop here at the end of next week!  =)

Promotional/Discussion Posts:  New Adult:  Let's Talk About Sex, Baby!

Jen's Currently Reading/Listening To:

I've been reading this a little bit at a time in-between other books, but I'm going to sit down and finish it this weekend. But then I won't have another Kasie West book for months. :(

Buddy-reading this one with Kristen over at My Friends Are Fiction.  We both loved Schwab's The Archived series, and our last buddy read went so well that we immediately picked this one as our next to read together.  =)

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