The Weekend Update - 1.31.15

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!  =)

It's going to be a cold, rainy weekend here...good thing I have plenty of reading material and tea to keep me occupied while stuck inside! :) I'm still kind of jealous of everyone's snow pictures, but at the same time, I love that I've been able to walk with Katie to the park almost every day without us freezing our patooties off. ;0)

Anyway, I had another great week as far as book-acquiring goes. Here's what I scored this week:

For Review:



The Heart of Betrayal by Marie Rutkoski - thanks to Macmillan for the ARC!!!!!!!!! It's so PRETTEH!!!



Revenge, Ice Cream and Other Things Best Served Cold by Katie Finn (aka Morgan Matson) - thanks to Macmillan for the ARC!!!!



Liars, Inc. by Paula Stokes
Vanishing Girls by Lauren Oliver
Little Peach by Peggy Kern
The Cemetery Boys by Heather Brewer
Bone Gap by Laura Ruby - thanks to HarperCollins for the ARCs!!!



Apple and Rain by Sarah Crossan - thanks to Bloomsbury for the ARC!!



Wild Feelings by David Milgrim
Good Night, Firefly by Gabriel Alborozo
Little Bird's Bad Word by Jacob Grant - thanks to Macmillan Kids for these ARCs! Katie's sooo excited!

Gifted:



Fairest by Marissa Meyer - finished copy plus swag as thank you for participating in the blog tour...it's gorgeous & I can't wait to read about crazy ole Lavana!

Purchased:



The Mime Order by Samantha Shannon - audiobook...So. So. Good. Review soon.


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

The Week in Review:

Reviews:

• Into the Woods - Jen (movie)
• A Wicked Thing - Jen
• Never Never - April

Current Giveaways:



Promotional/Discussion Posts:  

• The #TopTen books we'd want to read with our book club...if we had one
• #WoW - This week, we're waiting on Saint Anything & Lying Out Loud
• Reading at the Kids' Table - Spring 2015 titles from Macmillan

Jen's Currently Reading/Listening To:

I should've read this one the moment I had it in my hands -- especially now that I have even more coveted ARCs in my hands and I want to read them ALL -- but I knew I'd want to talk about it immediately, so I held off. Luckily, no one's spoiled it for me yet. I recently re-listened to The Winner's Curse, so I am as prepared and ready for this sequel as I possibly could be. But it's probably still not enough. :P

Re-listening to this so I can get to Lion Heart soon. But my feels are killing me. I think it's even harder the second time because I know how bad it's going to get. o_O

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