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!I hope everyone is enjoying the weekend! The last couple of weeks have been very busy for me. My poor postman is most likely sick and tired of seeing my face, but I am always more than thrilled to see his. (I'll keep that to myself, of course. No need to scare him off). Here is what I received!
Before I Wake by Rachel Vincent
Falling to Ash by Karen Mahoney
Shadows by Ilsa J. Bick
Death and the Girl Next Door by Darynda Jones
A big thank you to Hodder & Stoughton for the Cate Tiernan books.
Thanks to the lovely Maja for My Life Next Door and the equally lovely Donna for Before I Wake. Be sure to check out their wonderful blogs! Thank you to Abrams for the review copy of Splintered.
Shadows by Ilsa J. Bick
Death and the Girl Next Door by Darynda Jones
Thanks to Harper Voyager, Random House UK, Quercus Books and St. Martin's Press for the review copies here.
A big thank you to Hodder & Stoughton for the Cate Tiernan books.
That's it for now. I just downloaded a couple of other books onto my kindle, but I'll save those for next time! As always, I can't wait to get started on these, especially The Dark Light (thanks to Keertana's review!), Splintered and The Diviners. Let me know if you have read any of these or plan to, and feel free to leave a link to your book haul post if you have done one. I'll head over as soon as I can. :)
Awesome haul, Sam! My Life Next Door and The Dark Light was amazing!! :) I'm really intrigued about The Dark Heroine - can't wait to see what you think of it! :)
ReplyDeleteOh lovely Sam. I got some of these too. I have Immortal Beloved from the library at the moment. I can't wait to see what you think of Before I Wake, I loved it. Enjoy hun :)
ReplyDeleteWhat a awesome week, Sam! I am so excited to get my hands on a copy of The Dark Heroine as it sounds fab. The Diviners is still putting me off because of the size and weight, I can't take it anywhere lol! Love the cover for Splintered! I hope you enjoy all these pretties and as always I look forward to your reviews! :)
ReplyDeleteYay for My Life Next Door!! I still need to order a copy of that one. :) It sounds like a fantastic book. Great haul Sam. I hope you enjoy everything you got! x
ReplyDeleteI don't even know Before I Wake has an alternate cover! Awesome book haul, Sam. I wish I can read as fast as you. I'm so tempted to buy all those new releases and request all those ARCs.
ReplyDeleteZuleeza @ Qwerty
Awesome books! I hope you enjoy them! They all look great! Happy reading! <3
ReplyDeleteI was pleasantly surprised by The Dark Heroine. Oh and Shadows is pretty violent stuff - probably a good one for Halloween reading!
ReplyDeleteGreat haul. I also got Splintered and can't wait to read it. I can't wait to get my hands on Death and the Girl Next Door, it seems amazing.
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Some amazing books Sam! I can't wait to get home and go through my parcels (It's normally the first thin I do when I get home! Also I stalk my postman all the time ;) I also received copies of Falling to Ash and Death and the Girl Next Door (Maja's review totally made me request that!) I can't wait to see what you think of them! Maybe we should plan a read-along for sometime? Hope you enjoy all your books hun! :)
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ReplyDeleteI prefer this cover of the Diviners. Splintered and Shadows! I want to read those. Great Haul! Have fun reading them :)
-Dannielle
Yay! Lots of awesome, Sam :D Splintered was pretty good ;p and I did enjoy Shadows. *Waits for your review* And ohh. The Diviners seem so good :D Hoping to buy it soon ;p (When it gets cheaper. Ugh.) Anyway :D I hope you enjoy it all. <3 ;)
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Great books, Sam! :) I really want to read The Diviners and My Life Next Door. I also need to read Rachel Vincent's series, I feel like I'm missing out! I hope you enjoy them all :)
ReplyDeleteKeertana always kills me with her reviews too! When she loves a book, she makes me want to drop everything and read it. But then, so do you. :)
ReplyDeleteThe Cate Tiernan books look pretty great, I can't believe I never noticed them before. I'll have to investigate. :D
Splintered is still looking so pretty <3 What a great haul! I don't know how you can keep up with everything but it's amazing! Haha. Happy reading, Sam :D
ReplyDeleteI've been looking forward to reading My Life Next Door for a while now :D I seem to be LOVING contemporary books these days :) Hopefully my friend's copy arrives soon so I can steal it :D Oooh THE DARK LIGHT!!! I've read mixed review for it...BUT I cannot resist that sexy cover so I'll definitely be reading it soon! And The Diviners sounds REALLY good! ENJOY Sam<3
ReplyDeleteAHHHHHH SAM!!! Look at all the awesomeness in your mailbox! SO MUCH GOOD STUFF! I loved The Dark Light and My Life Next Door and I'm dying to read Splintered. I really hope it's as good as the cover makes me think it will be. So, so pretty:)
ReplyDeleteGreat haul! Before I wake was so awesomely good. A lot of your other books are on my wishlist of ones I want to read someday. Enjoy all of them!
ReplyDeleteWow! Amazing haul. I really want to read Splintered and The Diviners so I will wait on your review of them to see what you thought. :) Hop by sometime. xxx
ReplyDeleteCan't wait for you to start the Immortal Beloved series, though the second book was MUCH better than the first. and omg I REALLY want to read Splintered too! though I'm holding myself since its a 2013 release!!
ReplyDeletegreat book haul Sam!
- Juhina @ Maji Bookshelf
Wow! Lovely books you got here, Sam! I got a copy of Death and Girl Next Door. I look forward hearing what you think of it. I had The Dark Light added on my tbr after seeing Keertana's review. It sounds like a great read. Hope you enjoy all these books, Sam. Happy reading. :)
ReplyDeleteWOOT WOOT for My Life Next Door! Such a cute fantastic book, really hope you like it! I have The Dark Light on hold at the library, excited to read it. Also excited to dive into The Diviners! Enjoy your books, Sam xx
ReplyDeleteYES, THE DARK LIGHT! :D I'm so excited for you to read that one, Sam! I hope you enjoy it! *fingers crossed* I'm also really excited for Death and the Girl Next Door after reading Maja's review, so I hope I can pick that one up soon myself. The Diviners is something I bought this week as well since I love Libba Bray so much and I just adore the UK Cover - they're almost ALWAYS prettier than the US ones! I haven't heard of the rest of your books this week, but I hope you enjoy them! You always manage to convince me to pick up books I would have never considered before - like The Hallowed Ones - so I can't wait for all your reviews, Sam! Also, thank you so much for linking me up! :) Happy Reading, dear!
ReplyDeleteThe Dark Light and Desth and the Girl Next Door are ones I'm anxious to read as well. I loved The Diviners and My Life Next Door, can't wait to see what you think of them. Let's hope your postman doesn't find out about your secret obsession with him! Lol! Amazing haul, Sam! You have a lot of great reading ahead of you. :)
ReplyDeleteI've been wanting to read My Life Next Door but just didn't seem to be getting to it from my TBR pile. I'm excited that you'll be reading The Dark Light and The Diviners. Have an awesome week :)
ReplyDeleteOoh, you got some really great stuff Sam! My Life Next Door looks SO good, and I also read Keertana's awesome review of The Dark Light, so I'm curious to see what you think of it. Splintered looks amazing as well! That cover is just too pretty. It's going to look so awesome on my bookshelf! I'm looking forward to reading The Diviners, I've only seen good things about it so far. I've heard it's quite the arm workout though! ;)
ReplyDeleteFabulous haul Sam! I hope that you enjoy all those awesome books. <3
After seeing the book trailer of The Diviners i've been dying to read it. I need to pick it up soon. Hope you enjoy all of them! :)
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Sangita @ Whisper of Reads.
Nice haul! I really want to read My Life Next Door and The Dark Light, hope you enjoy!! :)
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So many good books there! I adore the Immortal Beloved books, hope you love them too :)
ReplyDeletethose are some great covers! i hadn't seen a lot of them before.
ReplyDeleteEeep! I always love looking at the UK covers that I'm not used to. All of those books look GREAT, Sam! I still need to read My Life Next Door, and Dark Light looks really interesting! Lovely haul, happy reading!
ReplyDeleteJealoussss over My Life Next Door and Dark Light. They look sooo good. Happy reading and great haul :)
ReplyDeleteJennifer @ Dream Reads
Wow. What a great haul of books. I will be checking out a few of those myself.
ReplyDeletelol - I have a love-hate relationship with my mailman. I hate that he always loses my packages and gives them to the neighbors, but love him when he actually get them to ME.
ReplyDeleteOh, I so want to read The Diviners!
Oh god so many wonderful, gorgeous books! *faint* Hope you enjoy them all! :)
ReplyDeleteI received Splintered and The Diviners this week too, Sam. Can't wait to see your opinions of both. :) I'm a bit on the fence about Ashes because of the mixed reviews, but I did really enjoy Drowning Instinct... time shall tell. :) Enjoy your goodies!
ReplyDeleteP.S. I think my postman is irritated by me too, haha. ;)
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ReplyDeleteOK! So can I just say this STS post consists of the most gorgeous covers I've ever seen?! LOL. All of them look so gooood, I would'nt know what to start with! ;D Splintered, and Darkness Falls have won my heart with their magical covers! Death and the Girl Next door was reaalllllllyyyyy good! You're gonna love that one! It was super fun and intriguing! Lovellly haul Sam! ENJOY IT!
ReplyDeleteShreya@CCReviews
I've heard great things about Life Next Door. Hope you love it.
ReplyDeleteBrandi from Blkosiner’s Book Blog
You are rockin' the book haul this week! Wow, you have some very happy reading in your future! Enjoy!! My Sunday Edition @ Paulette’s Papers
ReplyDeleteAre you sure you don't have a secret crush on the mailman. Normally I would be drooling over your pile, but I am about cutting back these days and it makes me a much happier reader. Enjoy!
ReplyDeleteI LOVE the books you got! Especially, My Life Next Door, The Dark Light and Death and the Girl Next Door! I am very excited to read them. And Splintered has caught my eye from it's gorgeous cover to the many people who have reviewed it..so I am looking forward to that one as well. I will be looking out for your review on these! Fantastic haul, Sam! Hope you enjoy all your books.
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~ Maida @ Literary Love Affair
HOly... WOW.
ReplyDeleteSam. YOUR HAUL. IT BE EPIC!
I'm SO looking forward to FINALLY reading My Life Next Door. it sounds like the the EXACT kind of contemp I'm hanging out for. And I'm SO curious about The Dark Heroine--cannot WAIT to see your thoughts ♥
LOL My post man probably hates me too as much as he has to haul books to and from my house. I LOVED My Life Next Door and Before I Wake!!! Really hope you enjoy them! I'm dying to read Death and the Girl Next Door. Happy reading and thanks for stopping by!
ReplyDeleteOMG! Awesome books you've got! My postman and yours could be best friends! xD My is always like oh you again! I'll read My life Next Door soon! :)
ReplyDeleteWonderful haul; I'm so curious about The Diviners. Enjoy :)
ReplyDeleteAwesome haul! I've been hearing great things about THE DIVINERS and SPLINTERED, so I can't wait to see your reviews on them. :) I wasn't able to finish SHADOWS, because I felt that Bick dragged the story on for too long, but I'm looking forward to hearing what you think.
ReplyDeleteEnjoy all your amazing books, and have a lovely week!
Yay for My Life Next Door, I still haven't read it but it sounds awesome and I hope it's a contemp you will enjoy! And Death and the Girl... sounds so good!
ReplyDeleteTHE DARK LIGHT!!! Keertana's review has also made me INSANELY excited to read it, it sounds amazing! I'm also dying to get My Life Next Door and The Diviners (LOVE Libba Bray). Cate Tiernan's series is so fun, entertaining and DIFFERENT.
ReplyDeleteSo many flippin' AWESOME books this week, Sam!! You have many hours of incredible reading ahead of you. Enjoy :D
Oooooh, The Dark Light. I really want to read that now, especially after Keertana's review, I'm so jealous! The Diviners looks great, I saw it in my bookstore on Saturday, but I resisted buying.
ReplyDeleteHaven't heard of some of the others although I saw The Dark Heroine on Amazon.
You have some very pretty covers in this haul. Hope you enjoy! :)
SPLINTERED.
ReplyDelete*Happy dance*
I'm dying to read that one. Awesome book haul! Happy reading ^^
Ooh, some good ones there!
ReplyDeleteI'm looking forward to hearing what you think of these, Sam, especially DIVINERS and SPLINTERED!
ReplyDeleteLooping back to a previous conversation on your Showcase Sunday posts, I just made my first Amazon UK purchase this weekend. I wanted to buy the non-edited version of THE THIN BLUE LINE Rowan Atkinson series, and I couldn't wait any longer for Kristy McKay's UNFED. :D Thanks for making me salivate....
Wendy @ The Midnight Garden
Aaaaaaaaaaa Death and the girl next door!! I so want to read this booK!! Badly! I love the cover of it :P And the title :P And awww, My life next door <3 <3 Great haul, Sam!! :) :) Enjoy all this awesomeness! ;)
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