The Weekend Update - 4.11.15

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!  =)

I have Spring Fever so bad right now and all it's done here lately is rain. I want to be outdoors and soak up the beautiful weather before our two weeks of Spring in Texas are over and we're on to Summer. Hoping we'll get a bit of a respite from the wet stuff this weekend at some point so I can at least do a little gardening. Then it can rain and I'll just relocate to the back patio for some reading. :) I know I should be grateful for all of the rain because that means the rivers and lakes will be fuller when Summer does arrive and I want to get in some water, but it's cramping my style at the moment. :P Oh, well. It's not like I don't have enough reading to keep me company. Especially since I saw the Harper upload on EW and went a little overboard, as usual...

Anyway, here's what I scored this week:

For Review:



Off the Page by Jodi Picoult and Samantha van Leer
Isle of the Lost by Melissa de la Cruz




A Whole New World by Liz Braswell
This Monstrous Thing by Mackenzi Lee
Cut Both Ways by Carrie Mesrobian
Dreamland by Robert L. Anderson
Ash & Bramble by Sarah Prineas
Dumplin' by Julie Murphy
Walk on Earth a Stranger by Rae Carson

Gifted/Traded:



Plus One ARC by Elizabeth Fama - Beth saw my lament on a previous Weekend Update and decided to help a girl out with her hoarding collection. =)

Still working on my "Have You Seen This?" post to complete some of my collection. :)

Library:

Nothing this week. Trying to be good. ;0) Bahahahaha.

Purchased:

Talon by Julie Kagawa - Audible daily deal, scored it for $3.95!

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

The Week in Review:

Reviews:

• The Selection - April (audio)
• The Heart of Betrayal - Jen (GIFfy)

Current Giveaways:

I am reading this book by @sabaatahir right now, guys, and it is SO good. And I just happen to have an extra copy! Want it to be yours? Here's what you need to do: 1⃣ Follow me on Instagram 2⃣ Like this post 3⃣ Regram this post with #iwantember so I can track the entries I'll pick a winner next week. Good luck!!! #giveaway #anemberintheashes

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Please check back soon for more contests...I'm still in the middle of Spring Cleaning, so there will definitely be more giveaways to come! Plus, our 4 year blogoversary is on the horizon, so expect something epic soon!

Promotional/Discussion Posts:  

• SYNC is Coming!!!
• The #TopTen characters we'd love to check in with
• #WoW - this week, we're waiting on The Heart of Betrayal & Illuminae

Jen's Currently Reading/Listening To:

I'm over half-way through now and I am SO in love with this story. It just builds and builds and builds and I'm so afraid of when the crescendo finally comes to a head! People keep asking for a sequel, too, which has me worried for many reasons, which I won't go into right now.

I had a review copy of this book, but I love Kristen Bell and had decided to wait for the audio so I could hear her narrate it again. Except she isn't. But I love Rebecca Loman as a narrator, so it's fine...and still worth the wait. ;)

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