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Stacking The Shelves [18]: December 2016 Book Haul

Erika — Sat, 14 Jan 2017 00:00:17 +0000

Stacking The Shelves is a feature hosted by Tynga’s Reviews . It’s all about sharing the books you are adding to your shelves, may it be physical or virtual. This means you can include books you buy in physical store or online, books you borrow from friends or the library, review books, gifts and of course ebooks!

Happy New Year guys! Wow, I’ve been neglecting this blog. *cries*

This post is *obviously* very late. My lovely faeries, please forgive me for being so irresponsible. My life got a little messy recently, so I had to deal with it before coming back here.

Yeah. I’m very sorry for being MIA. I’ll try my best to catch up with things and I’ll do a separate post explaining what have I been up to. For now, I’ll share my last haul for 2016 to lighten the mood.

* DECEMBER BOOK HAUL *

I got seven (7) books in total for December 2016. This haul is already a lot for someone not active. I feel loved!

– Purchased –

Walk on Earth A Stranger by Rae Carson

– Received –

Big thanks to publishers, authors and friends for these titles.

No One Dies in The Garden of Syn by Michael Seidelman (thanks, Michael!)
The Dragon’s Price by Bethany Wiggins (ARC)
Of Heads & Hearts – In The Metro by Thessa Lim (Thanks, Ms. Thessa!)
The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt (Thanks to my friend!)
My Lady Jane by Brodi Ashton, Cynthia Hand, and Jodi Meadows (Thanks to my friend!)
Emotions by Arnulfo Cantarero (Thanks, Arnulfo!)

Thanks to all the authors, and publisher who sent me these books. Thanks for your continuous support on my blog even at my lowest times.

I love you all, from the bottom of my heart!

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Stacking The Shelves [17]: October 2016 Book Haul

Erika — Sat, 05 Nov 2016 12:00:28 +0000

Hey guys! It’s the first Saturday of November. I forgot to post my October haul last Saturday, so I’m posting it now.

I was surprised by the amount of books I’ve acquired this month. Didn’t even know I had this much until the moment I took the photo.

AND I’M SO HAPPY WITH ALL THOSE FANTASY TITLES!

* OCTOBER BOOK HAUL *

My orders from Book Outlet and Barnes & Noble from August and September arrived in October, so I included them on the list. But basically, I didn’t purchase anything, except from my 2017 planner. Haha

– Purchased –

Queen of Shadows by Sarah J. Maas
Empire of Storms by Sarah J. Maas
Trial by Fire by Josephine Angelini
Firewalker by Josephine Angelini
The Well of Ascension by Brandon Sanderson
The Ages of Hero by Brandon Sanderson
Truthwitch by Susan Dennard
My True Love Gave To Me by Stephanie Perkins

– Received –

Big thanks to publishers, authors and friends for these titles.

Instructions for a Second-hand Heart by Tamsyn Murray (Advanced sample)
…And a Happy New Year? by Holly Bourne (Advanced sample)
The Sun is Also A Star by Nicola Yoon (ARC)
A Shadow Bright and Burning by Jessica Cluess
And I Darken by Kiersten White
A Bond of Venom and Magic by Karen Tomlinson (Thanks, Karen!)

I’ll start pouring book reviews this month to catch up on the many many reviews I owe.

Please comment below the link for your book hauls! I also want to see what you got for October.

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Stacking The Shelves [16]: August & September 2016 Book Haul

Erika — Sat, 01 Oct 2016 12:36:00 +0000

Hey guys! It feels like it’s been ages since the last time I posted something here in my blog. I changed job last July and I’ve been settling to the new environment in the past few months, then piles of work happened. So, yeah… I was buried alive. Anyway, I’m really glad that things are working smoothly recently, so, I can now catch up with my long overdue book reviews and posts. There are so many!!! That being said, I’d like to extend my apologies to the publishers and authors whom I owe book reviews. I promise to catch up. Really.

For now, let me share with you what I’ve hauled this last August and September. Most are from authors and publishers, so thank you so so much! Cheers! <3

* AUGUST BOOK HAUL *

I celebrated my birthday last month, so for my August book haul, I didn’t buy anything. Thank you to the awesome people who sent me these lovely presents

– Received –

Big thanks to publishers, authors and friends for these titles.

Soldier by Julie Kagawa
Carry On by Rainbow Rowell
The Here and Now by Ann Brashares
Broken Forest by Eliza Tilton (Review copy from Curiosity Quills)
The Seven Thrones by Lydia R. Petersen (ARC from Lydia R. Petersen)
The Strangled Queen and The Poisoned Crown by Maurice Druon

– eBooks –

Received from authors & publishers/netgalley/edelweiss
(for review/reviewed – click image for review link)

* SEPTEMBER BOOK HAUL *

This month is Manila International Book Fair month – that means discounted books. Discounted books mean book hoarding. But, hah! I did not hoard. I was on a tight budget, you see. lol

– Purchased –

Lumatere Chronicles (3 books) by Melina Marchetta
His Fair Assassin (3 books) by Robin LaFevers
All The Bright Places by Jennifer Niven
Broken Sky by L.A. Weatherly

Lumatere Chronicles and His Fair Assassin are basically purchased last July from Thriftbooks.com but they only arrived in September, so I included them here.

– Received –

Big thanks to publishers, authors and friends for these titles.

Milk and Honey by Rupi Kaur (Thanks, Raf from The Royal Polar Bear Reads!)
Darkness Follows by L.A. Weatherly (Advance sample from Usborne UK)
Holding Up The Universe by Jennifer Niven (ARC from PRH International)
The Alchemists of Loom by Elise Kova (ARC from Keymaster Press)
Mist and Whispers by C.M. Lucas

– eBooks –

Received from authors & publishers/netgalley/edelweiss
(for review/reviewed – click image for review link)

There you go! So many to read!!! Thank you to you all the authors, and publishers who trusted me to work with them. It’s really a great honor!

Bye now. I still have a lot of catching up to do. I really missed blogging!!!

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Stacking The Shelves [15]: May & June 2016 Book Haul

Erika — Sat, 02 Jul 2016 04:00:00 +0000

I haven’t done “Stacking The Shelves” in a while (mainly because I didn’t have hauls this past months. lol). Last time I did this was in February… Yeah, March and April were quite sad and empty. lol

Anyway, I’m back! And I’m featuring my May and June hauls. I missed STS last May, sooo combining it with this month end. How fast time can fly, imagine it? It’s already July folks!!!

* MAY BOOK HAUL *

I decided to go on a book ban from May (or at least limit myself to maximum of 2 books per month) because I’d like to treat myself on my birthday which is in August. It’s surprisingly not that hard compared to when I was still in college. Maybe because I’m broke af right now. lol

Anyway, from this pile, I only bought two (2) books, and the rest are gifts. I have an amazing friend who always take pity on me, so he gives me books when I’m too hopeless. Lol. But seriously, I’m grateful to him. Thank you!

– Bought –

Starflight by Melissa Landers – I bought this one because it was a late reservation. It was supposed to have arrive in March, but I was only informed that there’s finally an available copy in May. So I was quite ready for this. I was quite excited for this one, but I got it late. Bummer!
The Crown by Kiera Cass – bought this because, well, I want to read the ending of Selection and also, I eventually put it for giveaway.

– Received –

The Selection, Elite, One, Heir by Kiera Cass
Air Awakens, Fire Falling, Earth’s End by Elise Kova

I got all these from the friend I mentioned above. I, myself, is still quite stupefied by the fact that he gave me 7 hardcovers. I mean, I have never received something this big from one person before… so, what have I ever done to deserve these? lol. Quite serious though, I’m just thankful. Really. Thanks, Raf! I’ll be a really good buddy, I promise. lol

What I Couldn’t Tell You by Faye Bird – Thanks Usborne UK for sending me this review copy!

** I wasn’t able to list down my May eBooks… so I’ll pass on that. Can’t remember anymore.

* JUNE BOOK HAUL *

– Bought –

Am I Normal Yet? by Holly Bourne
Simon’s Cat by Simon Tofield
Warrior Witch by Danielle L. Jensen – I pre-ordered this last December, but it only arrived in June coz it was from Book Depository (May release). lol

– Received –

From publishers

Usborne UK

Cruel Heart Broken by Emma Haughton
What’s A Girl Gotta Do by Holly Bourne

Summit Media (PH)

The Lost Journal of Alejandro Pardo by Various writers and illustrators

** Thanks for sending me copies!

From authors

Crystal Crowned by Elise Kova
Omega (finished copy) and Omega Beginnings by Lizzy Ford

Thanks Elise and Lizzy for sending me copies of your books!

– eBooks –

Received from authors & publishers/netgalley
(for review/reviewed – click image for review link)

*Thanks to all!

Gift

There you go! So many to read!!! Thank you to you all the authors, and publishers who trusted me to work with them. It’s really a great honor!

I’m very excited to read all these!

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