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Stacking The Shelves is a feature/weekly meme created by Tynga’s Reviews in which you share the books you are adding to your shelves, both physical and virtual. This means you can include books you buy in physical stores or online, books you borrow from friends or the library, review books, gifts and of course ebooks!
I'm on week three of my thrift store shopping detox. We actually just had a walkthrough of our house this morning with our landlords for a pre-move inspection so we could discuss what we need to do for an easy handoff when we move out, and they commented more than once about my books, and even asked if they were all being moved back to the states (of course they are, they are almost as precious to me as my children!) But I bought and won some more ebooks this week.
On that note, here are the books I picked up this week.
Living in a Mindful Universe: A Neurosurgeon's Journey into the Heart of Consciousness by Eben Alexander, MD and Karen Newell - I won this ebook from Goodreads (I think. Otherwise I one-clicked it for free, but based on the price of the ebook, I don't think it was offered for free a week ago.)
Consumption by Valarie Savage Kinney - This was an impulse buy because I saw it shared by the author promising horror or something, I don't really remember because I one-clicked it a week ago now.
Children of the Fifth Sun by Gareth Worthington - I snagged this book on sale (no longer on sale). I recently proofread a book that the author co-wrote and really enjoyed that, so I have a feeling I will like this book as well.
Anything But Extraordinary by Mary Frame - I had to grab this book after seeing that both Lenoreo and Curly Carla of Celebrity Readers had added it to their shelves last week.
Santa's Secret by Serenity Woods - I snagged this freebie (still free) because it would be a great book to read for the 12 Books of Christmas Challenge which starts this coming Friday.
Heartless by Winter Renshaw - I grabbed this while it was free a few days ago (no longer free). I'm not sure where I saw that it was free though.
Just Jilted by Lila James - I got this book because I nominated it on Kindle Scout and it was selected for publication. It took me forever to figure out how I got a copy of it two days before it went live on Amazon because I forgot about having nominated it on Kindle Scout.
Winter Kisses by Addison Moore - I snagged this freebie (still free) after seeing it posted somewhere on Facebook.
Troublemaker: Surviving Hollywood and Scientology by Leah Remini - I bought this on sale for $2.99 (still on sale). It's been on my wishlist for a while, so I was excited when I found it on sale.
Bodyguard by C.D. Reiss - I won a copy of this ebook through Goodreads. (I honestly thought I'd snagged this as a freebie from Facebook, but fortunately I document my Goodreads wins in a photo album, so I could check.)
The Forsaken Throne by Jeff Wheeler - I won a copy of this ebook through Goodreads. I'm pretty sure I own the ebooks for the first three books of this series already, so this is kind of exciting.
The Unclaimed Victim by D.M. Pulley - I won a copy of this ebook through Goodreads, and I'm considering adding the Audible narration to it because it's only $1.99.
Fucked by the Fox and Pounded by the Panther by Veronica Vixen - This is a short story, but I felt compelled to buy it for some reason. I'm probably going to read it soon.
Mischance by Carla Susan Smith - I won a copy of this ebook through Goodreads. I enjoy historical romance, so I'm pretty excited about this one, and since my physical books are going to be packed up soonish, I'll have a couple months where I'll be reading more ebooks (although I have many books at my parents house too, so that previous statement might be a lie).
We Were Here by Daisy Prescott - I snagged this freebie (still free) after seeing it posted on Facebook, I think possibly by Celebrity Readers, but I'm not entirely sure on that.
The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien - I snagged this from Audible when it was the daily deal for just $3.95. Honestly, the Audible daily deals are one of the best things about being an Audible member, even when most of the time they are books I'm not really interested in. Sometimes a good one comes along for a great price.
So that's all the new books I added to my virtual shelves this past week. They were mostly free or wins (or on sale) so I feel pretty good about it all things considered.
What books did you add to your shelves this week? - Katie
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Quite the stack, as ever! Is The Hobbit the BBC radioplay? I can't remember if I've listened to that, but the BBC radioplay of The Lord of the Rings was really, really great. I can never help but be spellbound by it!
ReplyDeleteI would guess no, but I could certainly be wrong about that. I haven't started listening to it yet. I've got other books I'm more interested in at the moment. I thought this might be a way to get me actually into the story though, because The Hobbit is one of very few books I've DNF'd. - Katie
DeleteYou got so many amazing books this week! I haven't really tried listening to any books but, I really feel compelled to do so soon! I'm not feeling very optimistic about enjoying the whole experience but, who knows! I might end up loving it. Hope you have a wonderful week and enjoy your new books!
ReplyDeleteElena @ Book Lady's Reviews
If you're not accustomed to listening to audiobooks, I highly recommend starting with celebrity memoirs. They're like the perfect blend of book and tv-background-type-noise and worked really well for me when I was trying to train my brain to actually listen to audiobooks. Now I can listen to anything.
DeleteThanks for stopping by. - Katie
Wow, the only one I've heard of out of that entire list is The Hobbit. I'm going to have to do some research, haha.
ReplyDeleteEnjoy your new books!
I definitely have some obscure book lists sometimes. Thanks for stopping by. - Katie
DeleteMwahahaha!!! I love how some of these books are our fault. Though I don't think We Were Here was us actually... I've never read any books by Ms. Prescott. Maybe Curly Carla? But I don't remember seeing it.
ReplyDeleteAlso, I impatiently await your thoughts on the Fox and the Panther...that made me snort.
Turns out We Were Here was a Platypire Reviews share...I knew it was one of my go to blogger pages, and I seem to get most of my free recs from you guys. - Katie
DeleteYou haven't read The Hobbit yet? It's so good :)
ReplyDeleteI've tried to read The Hobbit and found it immensely boring. When I start reading a book, I'm not a quitter, except where The Hobbit is concerned. But I think the audio may help me get into it.
DeleteThanks for stopping by. - Katie
The Hobbit is really good! I loved the book. Enjoy reading the books you got.
ReplyDeleteMy previous experience with it would have my disagreeing with you. I've officially DNF'd only 2 books in my entire life, and The Hobbit is one of them. And I find that odd because I normally like detail in my reading, but maybe Tolkien just overdoes it too much for me.
DeleteThanks for stopping by. - Katie
Nice haul! I still need to read a Tolkien book, I'm a bit ashamed I haven't done so before...
ReplyDeleteI hope you'll enjoy all the books you got! Have a great week and happy reading!
I haven't read any Tolkien either...well haven't FINISHED reading an Tolkien at least, which in my mind basically amounts to the same thing. I have tried though, so I don't feel super ashamed about that failing.
DeleteThanks for stopping by. - Katie
Oy vey! That's quite a lot of books, Katie! I totally get you when it comes to having a huge library... that alone makes me want to never move again. Apart from if a new house would bring me a dedicated room for my books ;)
ReplyDeleteHave a wonderful week ahead and happy reading.
Lexxie @ (un)Conventional Bookviews
Yeah, fortunately this is supposed to be our last move, and I don't have to do the packing and initial hauling (although I will be doing the unpacking but that just gives me the opportunity to organize my currently super disorganized bookshelves).
DeleteThanks for stopping by. - Katie
Great haul, hope you enjoy your books! Hope your move goes smooth. Have a great week!
ReplyDeleteThank you. I too hope the move goes smoothly (because it would be rather silly to hope for anything else on my part!) Thanks for stopping by. - Katie
DeleteConsumption looks very unique and I may have to check it out. Hope you have an easy move and a wonderful week.
ReplyDeleteIf I remember your reading tastes correctly, it's probably right up your alley. The good news about the move is that I don't have to do the packing and hauling of all my books (we had our pre-packout inspection recently and they estimate that I have between 70-80 boxes of books). I'm not going to need wall decor because all my walls are going to be lined by bookcases. LOL.
DeleteThanks for stopping by. - Katie
Wow, a great haul! I have been meaning to read the Hobbit for so long. I am looking for a special edition's price to go down :D I hope you enjoy all of your new books:)
ReplyDeleteHappy weekend! My STS
I tried to read it back in high school and just could not get into it at all. But maybe now that I'm older and wiser I'll find it more palatable.
DeleteThanks for stopping by. - Katie
What a haul!
ReplyDeleteRight. My one-click finger got quite the workout last week. And I thought these posts would be shorter when I stopped going to the thrift store. LOL.
DeleteThanks for stopping by. - Katie
Impressive haul! I really thought about grabbing The Hobbit but I have so many audiobooks to listen to that I talked myself out of it. Enjoy all of your new books!
ReplyDeleteI have quite a few audiobooks begging for my attention as well (I always try to save my credits to use them for the 2 for 1 sales to get the most bang for my audiobook buck), but getting an audiobook I know I'll listen to eventually for like $4 was definitely worth it for me. Plus, this might be the only way I can actually get through/invested in The Hobbit.
DeleteThanks for stopping by. - Katie