Sunday, 22 July 2012

Showcase Sunday (#7)

Showcase Sunday is a weekly meme hosted by Vicky at Books, Biscuits & Tea. It's an opportunity to share the books you may have bought, borrowed, been sent or gifted. Are you taking part in a similar meme? Feel free to leave a link!
This is a two-week edition so there are more books than usual! Here is what I received: 

Unravel Me (Shatter Me, #2) Midnight City (The Conquered Earth, #1) The Raven Boys (Raven Cycle, #1) Speechless Stormdancer (The Lotus War, #1)
Stormdancer by Jay Kristoff (via NetGalley)

Thanks to St. Martin's Press, Harlequin, and Scholastic UK for the review copies. A special thank you to Jasprit for lending me her ARC of Unravel Me!

Covet (The Clann, #2) The Demon Catchers of Milan Witch Crag The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight Ocean of Secrets
Covet by Melissa Darnell (via NetGalley - and I am quoted in this!)
The Demon Catchers of Milan by Kat Beyer (via NetGalley)
Witch Crag by Kate Cann
The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight by Jennifer E. Smith
Ocean of Secrets by Aimee Friedman

Thanks to Scholastic UK, Harlequin and Egmont USA for the review copies. Thank you to the lovely Donna for gifting me an early birthday present of The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight!

Shine Finding Sky (Benedict, #1) Ultraviolet (Ultraviolet, #1) Ironskin (Ironskin, #1)
Shine by Lauren Myracle
Finding Sky by Joss Stirling
Ultraviolet by R.J. Anderson
Ironskin by Tina Connolly (via NetGalley)

Thanks to Tor/Forge for the review copy of Ironskin. Thank you to Caroline for sending me the copy of Shine that I won from her. And another big thank you to Jasprit (who is spoiling me with books!) for sending me her copy of Finding Sky and an early birthday present of Ultraviolet.

I'm excited about so many of these but I imagine it will take me quite a while to make a dent in them. Hopefully the next few weeks will be quieter in terms of books... as long as I can stay away from NetGalley. My approved to reviewed ratio on that site is quite atrocious now. I hope I'm not the only one...

39 comments:

  1. *Speechless* This is one awesome haul, is all I can say, Sam.

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  2. Oh, I am so jealous. I really want Iron Skin, Unravel Me, Witch Crag, and Midnight City.

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  3. Fantastic haul this week Sam! I got Ironskin, Midnight City, and Stormdancer as well, so I can't wait to see what you think of them!(: I loved the Statistical Probably of Love at First Sight so I hope you enjoy that one as well as your other novels! Happy Reading! :D

    ~Keertana
    Ivy Book Bindings

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  4. Sam, I adored Ultraviolet and I highly anticipate seeing what you think of it! *hovers over Sam nervously* Beware of stalking... ;D

    I received Ironskin, Speechless (which is quite good so far) and Stormdancer this week too. Shine has been on my to-read list for awhile; I'm interested in your thoughts of that as well!

    Aamazing haul, Sam! Thanks for sharing and enjoy your books. :)

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  5. What an awesome haul, Sam ! :)
    I got some of the same books as you too and I can't wait to start reading them.
    Hey, why don't we read some of the same NG books together ? It'll probably push me to read all those books that I still haven't read ! :P
    I'm like you too. My read to reviewed ratio is awful. :O I'm trying to catch up on all the books right now. :P
    Happy reading, Sam ! :)

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    1. Yeah I am all for any readalongs! I'll message you later on Goodreads if you're up for it. :)

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  6. Wow, that's a lot of goodies :D

    Thanks for sharing what you've got. I'm especially curious to find out what you may think of Speechless and Ironskin. Have fun enjoying the books :)

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  7. Wow, awesome week this week Sam! Awww Finding Sky is a fantastic read, I adore Joss Stirling's work, so I hope you do too. =)

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  8. Amazing haul of books, Sam! I'm especially jealous of Unravel Me and the The Raven Boys. Midnight City, Ironskin, Ocean of Secrets and Finding Sky looks really good. I'm going to check what those are all about. I hope you love and enjoy these books! Can't wait to read your thoughts on them. Happy reading!

    Jessirae @ Words, Pages, and Books
    My Stacking the Shelves

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  9. Wow.. This is a lot of awesome you have there. I'm so envious! I guess it is an advantage to blog for so long, huh? Anyway, happy reading, I hope you'll enjoy all of them. ;)

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  10. wow you has some wonderful books, I need to read many lol, hope you'll enjoy them all. Happy reading!

    here is mine

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  11. wow and amazing haul....i'm particularly jealous about UNRAVEL ME

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  12. Wow this is such an awesome haul, I hope you enjoy them all & I look forward to your reviews! When is your birthday, Sam? :)

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    1. Not for a while yet. :) I'd prefer not to say here. ;)

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  13. The Raven boys looks so good! I'm so jealous you have Speechless too!

    My Letterbox Love!

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  14. An amazing two week haul Sam! I can't wait to hear your thoughts on Midnight City, I was quite gutted as when I went to check it out on NetGalley, it was no longer available for request :( I also received Stormdancer Speechless (which I'm currently reading and loving) and Ocean of Secrets! I hope you enjoy all your fantastic books! :)

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  15. HOLY MOLY. THAT IS ONE HUGE BOOK HURL! UNRAVEL ME! MIDNIGHT CITY! SPEECHLESS! WOW. Have I told you how jealous I am? Ooohh you're quoted in Covet? THAT'S SOOOO AWESOME<3 AND STORMDANCERRRR! Eeeeeeeeeeeeeek! I'm DYING to read that :D Anywayyy ENJOY, Sam!

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  16. Yay! Lots of awesome, Sam :D I just finished reading Stormdancer; and you really need to read that one soon! :D <3 So good. Hope you enjoy everything else ;) *So jealous.* <3

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  17. Oh my!! I don't know where to start! Too much Awesomeness!! Enjoy everything!

    My Added to the Bookshelf Post!

    ♥ Melissa @ Melissa's Eclectic Bookshelf

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  18. WOW.

    I don't think I've quite seen a book haul like it. HOW DO YOU READ ALL THESE?!

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  19. Large haul this week Sam and so many good books. I think I'll definitely have to start the Shatter Me series with so many of you raving about Unravel Me lol. And I hope I get the Raven Boys. I can't wait to read it. I requested Covet too, haven't heard back yet, but looking forward to seeing your mention woohooo :) And I grabbed The Demon Catchers today too. My birthdays in a few weeks too, books, books, books, lol :)

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  20. Wooow Sam!! :) :) Awesome haul :) I cannot wait to read Speechless!! :) I loved Hannah's writing!! :) Enjoy all your amazing books this week ;) And happy Sunday <3

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  21. UNRAVEL ME!!!!! OMG so jealous! I just added Midnight City to my TBR. I hadn't heard of it before but it sounds really good, so thank you for that! I hope you enjoy all your new reads. :)
    You can check out what books I got this week here!

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  22. I am literally seething with jealousy right now.

    No, seriously, I am.

    SUCH AWESOME BOOKS. D: I'm particularly jealous that you got UNRAVEL ME, IRONSKIN, and THE RAVEN BOYS. I received STORMDANCER and SPEECHLESS this week, too, though, so I'm super excited to start reading it. :)

    I should be happy for you. I am. Really.

    Haha, enjoy all your awesome reads! Can't wait to hear what you think about them!

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  23. AHHHHHHHHHHH SAM! So. I hate you a little bit right now. But I mean that in the best possible way:) I'm completely and utterly envious of UNRAVEL ME. *dies of want* I'm SUPER excited for THE RAVEN BOYS and IRONSKIN as well, really looking forward to your reviews!

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  24. You got Unravel Me... I'M SO JEALOUS >.< I can't wait to read this book, it looks so good, and Shatter Me was so, so great. Looking forward to your review on it, Sam, even though it'll probably make even more anxious to read the book.

    Anyway, I hope you enjoy your new books! :D

    Here's my SS post: http://goo.gl/YH0gR

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  25. Sam!!! I'm so happy you'll be reading Ultraviolet soon. I still can't stop thinking about that book, and it's been well over a year. I'm excited that book 2 will soon come out, I'm sure it will be amazing.
    I love that you loved Raven Boys, but you know that. And I'm getting Unravel Me after you, so leave me a note in it(not on the book itself, of course!) if you'd like.
    <3

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    1. Yay! I can't wait to see what you think of it. It's no longer in my possession or I would have slipped several notes I'm sure. ;)

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  26. Wow some great books they all sound so good. Hope you enjoy your new books :)

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  27. Awesome haul Sam! I can't wait to read your reviews for Speechless and The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight. Mine: World of Books

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  28. Dies of Jealousy!! Unravel Me!!!!!! Eeeekk. Hope you enjoy it!!

    My Book Haul

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  29. Sam! What an awesome haul. I can't wait to see what you think of The Statistical Probability of Love at First Site because there were so many mixed reviews. I'm so glad you liked Unravel Me and good to hear it's getting round to Maja, my other favoritest blogger in the world <3!! I got Speechless as well and I guess Jasprit liked it so I have high hopes. I'm still waiting to hear if I got Stormdancer. We'll see. :)

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  30. YAY for Unravel Me! I can't wait to hear what you think of it, Sam! I like Shatter Me but I'm still a bit conflicted with the story. I'm very tempted to click 'read now' button on The Demon Catchers of Milan, but please-oh-please tell me whether you enjoyed it or not after reading! I don't know whether the demon aspect would work for me, especially since they are hunting demons with bells. :P Stormdancer and Ironskin look absolutely gorgeous! I'm going to wait for your review of them. :)

    Totally awesome haul, Sam! Happy reading! :)

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  31. Soooo many awesome books here! I can't wait for Speechless and Stormdancer and The Raven Boys and, and, and!! :)

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  32. DFJGKHNSFGKDNGSJKBNSFJ!!!! SAAAAAAAMMM. THE RAVEN BOYS (DID YOU CATCH THAT I WAS SUPER EFFING JEALOUS YOU HAVE THAT?). UNFUDGINGRAVEL ME. MIDNIGHT CITY. THE DEMON CATCHERS OF MILAN. Part of me hates you just a weeeeeee tiny bit :D SO damn excited for those!

    I'm really eager to dive into Speechless soon, too. Sarah has me even MORE insanely excited than I was (and come on, it's Hannah Harrington, I WAS BLOODY EXCITED) since she read it last night. Hope I can squeeze it in soon! And Stormdancer! Eeee! I hope you love it!

    So cool you were quoted in Covet! <3 Delicious books, Sammity Sam, HAPPY READING!

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  33. Gah, such an awesome haul. o: I basically want to dig into everything on there! They all look freaking fantastic! I so hope you enjoy. :DD Yay!

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  34. *tries to catch breath* Unravel Me... You got Unravel Me... O.O The world... it used to be so bright...

    I CANNEVN, SAM. You had BETTER review this one soon. For serious. I will not take any excuses. And OMFG I can't wait for you to read The Statistical Probability of Me Actually Writing Out That Long Ass Title... oh, wait. That was PRETTY long, too. *face-palm* FAIL.

    Anyway, I pray to the book gods you love that one because I'd hate to see you NOT love it. *gives stink eye* I mean it.

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  35. Sam! The blog changed again! IT'S SO PRETTY! I love! ♥

    Uh... you know what else I love? YOUR MAILBOX. I'M MAYBE SLIGHTLY SERIOUSLY JEALOUS. Unravel Me, The Raven Boys and Stormdancer ALL IN ONE MAILBOX? *can't even breathe*

    AMAZING! Happy reading! xx

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