Weekly Wrap-up: September 15-21

Just One Year. Biggest Flirts. Oh my goodness. Be still my heart. How has your week been, guys?

Completed:
Just One Year (Just One Day #2) - Gayle Forman: 5 stars. I always loved Willem. Review coming.
Biggest Flirts (Superlatives #1) - Jennifer Echols: 5 stars. <3. Short Goodreads review here. Full review will be posted much, much closer to the pub date.
a super top secret project - Secret Author: It's good. Really good. In fact, even at only about 7,000 words, it may be the best yet AND I CAN'T TELL YOU ABOUT IT. The good news is, there isn't a super long wait for you.

Reread:
 Clockwork Angel audiobook (Infernal Devices #2) - Cassandra Clare: 4 stars. Jennifer Ehle did a good job with this. Overall, I was entertained, but seriously, WTF was up with Gabriel Lightwood's voice?! He does NOT have a lisp. Jennifuw's vewsion of Gabwiel sounded wike the wady mouse fwom An Amewican Taiw. I mean, he runs around fussing at Will--well, actually he's fussing at a fellow named "Wiwwiam Hewondawe"--with this absurd accent. Ugh. But everybody else is decent. I'm finding audiobooks a good way to reread books (I'm a bit too busy to actually reread physical copies) since I already know the story, and I constantly discover lines or details I previously missed. I don't like to do it for new reads, though.

Currently Reading:
Scorched (Scorched #1) - Mari Mancusi

New to my bookshelf this week:
Library:
Eight Keys - Suzanne LaFleur
Clockwork Prince (Infernal Devices #2) - Cassandra Clare. Keeping with my audiobook adventures.

Bought:
Scorched (Scorched #1) - Mari Mancusi (B&N)
The Burning Sky (The Elemental Trilogy #1) - Sherry Thomas (B&N)
Shiver (Wolves of Mercy Falls #1) - Maggie Stiefvater (HPB)
Linger (Wolves of Mercy Falls #2) - Maggie Stiefvater (HPB)
Luxe series - Anna Godbersen (HPB & Lucky Dog Books) Yes, the whole series.
United We Spy (Gallagher Girls #6) - Ally Carter (B&N) SPECIAL EDITION, duh :)

Giveaways & Contests:
Time Between Us (Time Between Us #1) - Tamara Ireland Stone. Really excited about this one!

DRCs:
The Vow - Jessica Martinez (Edelweiss)
Let the Storms Break (Sky Fall #2) - Shannon Messenger. (Edelweiss) WHEEEEEE!
Never Too Late - A. Destiny, Rhonda Helms (Edelweiss)
Hung Up - Kristen Tracy (Edelweiss)
Bang - Lisa McMann (Edelweiss)
The Last Forever - Deb Caletti (Edelweiss)
Afterparty - Ann Redisch Stampler (Edelweiss)
Noggin - John Corey Whaley (Edelweiss)
The Beautiful and the Damned - Jessica Verday (Edelweiss)
Picture Me - Lori Weber
Striker - David Skuy

ARCs:
Biggest Flirts (Superlatives #1) - Jennifer Echols. I silent screamed for a few minutes after receiving this in the mail this week. My sister thought I was having a seizure. Thanks, Jenn!!

Events attended:
Mari Mancusi Scorched tour featuring Sherry Thomas

2 comments:

  1. I'm totally with you on not liking audiobooks for new reads. We did World War Z, but I'm still going to read the physical copy sometime. I just can't stay super focused on a audiobook. Never have been able to do so! Maybe using them for rereads will be nice!

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    1. I flip the pages too much for me to be comfortable with audio or ebooks for first time reads. I can get by with an ebook, especially with the amount of drcs I get these days. However, I refuse to use audio for thr first time, but it has been great for rereads. I catch things I missed or didn't properly consider the first time around AND I get to quote along with it when I remember the lines! Like when Tessa asks Will what the color of his soul is and he tells her it's mauve.

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