Saturday, October 26, 2024

*Stacking the Shelves* October 26, 2024


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Stacking The Shelves is a feature/weekly meme run by Reading Reality 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!

Now, I already have a monthly post I do featuring the books I get in the mail (and it's a lot because I have a serious Goodreads First Reads giveaway addiction), and I'm posting my monthly Read-A-Thon posts again too, which covers the books I receive through Netgalley. So my STS post will feature all the books I've been one-clicking on Amazon, winning on Goodreads, or the few that I buy at the store. Since I've been one-clicking a lot of free books on Amazon (I have 78 pages of digital orders since last week's STS post), I'm only going to feature a few of those and will be separating this list based on how I got the books. 

On that note, here are the books I picked up this week. 

Books Bought

Brisingr by Christopher Paolini - I went to a book signing for Paolini on Tuesday and this was the only book from this series that I couldn't find on my shelves before the signing, so I bought it there so I could get the whole series signed. 
Meeting Christopher Paolini.
Murtagh by Christopher Paolini - In order to get in to the book signing, I had to buy the deluxe edition of this book at Barnes and Noble, so I did that. I haven't even actually read any of the books in this series yet, but a friend from one of my book clubs wanted to go, so I volunteered to buy the book and go with her. It made sense to me. 
Nazi Wives: The Women at the Top of Hitler's Germany by James Wyllie - I originally had a copy of this through Netgalley, but being non-fiction I did not manage to finish it in a timely manner. So when I saw it for just $2.99 for Kindle, I bought it. 
The Honey Witch by Sydney J. Sheilds - I grabbed this book on sale for just $2.99 (still on sale). I love reading books with witchy vibes in the fall, and this seems perfect for that. 
Legally Blonde by Amanda Brown - I did not know that Legally Blonde was a book before it was a movie, so this may be one instance where I end up feeling like the movie was better. But getting the book on sale for just $1.99 was nice.
Nightwood by Patricia Windsor - I grabbed this creepy looking book for just $1.99 (no longer on sale).
The Nightmarys by Dan Poblocki - I got this spooky book on sale for just $1.99 (no longer on sale). I enjoyed another book by Dan Poblocki in the past, so I'm excited to see what he does with this one. 
Frightmares by Eva V. Gibson - I grabbed this YA thriller on sale for just $1.99 (no longer on sale). 
Hatchet Girls by Diana Rodriguez Wallach - Got this beauty on sale for just $1.99 (no longer on sale). 
Killer Content by Kiley Roache - This is another $1.99 YA thriller (no longer on sale). 
The Wild by Owen Laukkanen - I'm clearly a sucker for YA thrillers on sale for $1.99 (no longer on sale). 
Dead Girls Society by Michelle Krys - This was another YA thriller on sale for just $1.99 (no longer on sale). 
Pretty Dead Queens by Alexa Donne - Yet another YA thriller that I got on sale for just $1.99 (no longer on sale). 
Escape Room by Maren Stoffels - This was the last YA thriller I bought on sale for just $1.99 (no longer on sale). For anyone keeping track, I did in fact spent $18 on YA thrillers in a single day thanks to Amazon Daily Deals. But since that's how much one of them would typically cost at B&N as a paperback, I'm not mad about it. 
Swarm by Jennifer D. Lyle - I grabbed this one on sale for just $1.99 (no longer on sale).
The Faerie Games: The Complete Series by Michelle Madow - I grabbed this box set on sale for just $4.99, which I find quite the bargain for over 1200 pages of reading. 
Fated Chronicles Books 8-9 by R.H. D'aigle - Grabbed this for just $0.99 after getting another set of books in the series for free. 
Fated Chronicles Books 10-11 by R.H. D'aigle - Got this one for just $0.99 as well. I'm just missing books 6-7 now, but that one is $4.99 so it's going to wait for a bit (or maybe forever). 
The Black Girl Survives in This One by various authors - I got this one on sale for just $2.99 (no longer on sale). It's one I've had my eye on for a while so catching it on sale was great. 
What We Harvest by Ann Fraistat - I got this one on sale for just $1.99 (no longer on sale). 
Snow White and Her Huntress by Emma Dean - I bought this one for full price because it would fit some criteria for a reading challenge I was doing this month, but then I found another book I could read faster to meet that criteria. But I do eventually intend to read this so it's fine. 
Roseblood by A.G. Howard - I grabbed this Phantom of the Opera retelling for just $1.99 (no longer on sale). 
You Won't Believe Me by Cyn Balog - I grabbed this for just $1.99 (still $1.99). I'm not sure if that's a sale price or just the normal price at this point. 
The Spellbook of Katrina Van Tassel by Alyssa Palombo - this Sleepy Hollow retelling was on sale for just $2.99 (no longer on sale) and it's caught my eye before so I had to buy it. 
An Age Of Winters by Gemma Liviero - This was one of my two Prime reading picks for October. I was wavering on what I wanted to pick at the beginning of the month, so I just put it off until I saw the "last chance" email yesterday. 
A Tribute of Fire by Sariah Wilson - This was my second Prime reading pick for October. 
The Last of the Moon Girls by Barbara Davis - I saved $1 on this book because of picking An Age of Winters for my Prime pick. I already owned several of the other books in the limited selection for the savings. 
Consort of Fire by Kit Rocha - I saved $2 on this book because I picked A Tribute of Fire for Prime reading. I already owned even more of the books in the selection for this savings. 

Freebies

When the Stars Alight by Camilla Andrew - still free
Armitage: Children of Arcanum by Atlas Creed - not still free
Satan, Is That You? by Janet Lee Smith - not still free
Baked and Brewed by Anne Willoughby - not still free
Gilded Wicked Mirrors by Hazel St. Lewis - not still free
Mistletoe Misses by Alexandra Grace - not still free
Head Over Tails by Brianna Tibbetts - not still free
Secrets and Songbirds by N.J. Rodman - not still free
Mutterly Mistaken by Kathryn Mykel - not still free
Halloween, Hexes & Handcuffs by Beverly A. Rearick - not still free
A Spirited Vengeance by Clare Lockhard - still free

Goodreads Wins

The Diamond Escape by Sheila Bitts
Bribing Saint Anthony by Rita Moreau

I bought a lot of books this week on Amazon, and one clicked even more freebies because of all the Stuff Your Kindle book blasts that have occurred this week (getting more today from two other book blasts happening right now). Now I just need to meet my vampire soulmate and have them turn me into a vampire so I can actually read all the books I'm getting. 

What new books have you added to your shelves recently? 

If you're stopping by from the linkup, please be sure to drop a link to your post below so I can be sure to stop by and check out your new pretties. - Katie 

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8 comments:

  1. That’s another large haul of books! I hope that you enjoy them all.

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  2. You have a good book for Halloween! Enjoy!

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  3. That's a lovely haul! Hope you enjoy. I really need to give Kit Rocha's books a try; I have one somewhere on my neverending TBR.

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  4. I hope you enjoy all of these! Happy reading!

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  5. A great looking haul. Nice that you got to get some signed.

    I didn't realise that Legally Blonde was a book either!

    Have a great week!

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  6. I never realised that Legally Blonde was actually a book. I've just started rehearsing the musical which we'll be performing next Spring. Hope that you enjoy your reads especially the Christopher Paolini after having them all signed.

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  7. I didn't realise that Legally Blonde was a book either. We've just started rehearsals for the musical which we will be performing next Spring. I hope that you enjoy all of your books especially the Christopher Paolini after getting them all signed.

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  8. How do you win so often from Goodreads?!?! I have won three books the entire time I have used the platform (since 2013)

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