Sunday, July 1, 2012

Bookish Recap

I'm joining Tynga's Reviews' meme Stacking the Shelves and The Story Siren's In My Mailbox meme today. Thanks for hosting Tynga and Kristi!

On the Blog This Week


Manga Mondays:


Reviews:



Read Outside the Box:

Books I Read This Week

Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater
-Oh my gosh...So incredible!!!!


Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein



Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky
-Finally reading this one. It's great so far.


Books Received This Week


Library Stash

-I really shouldn't have gotten anything at the library with all my BEA books at home, but I couldn't help myself.


Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky



The Pioneer Woman: Black Heels to Tractor Wheels by Ree Drummond


Off Balance: A Memoir by Dominique Moceanu, Paul Williams, Teri Williams
-A must read for any gymnastics fan. Sure makes the Karolyis look bad.


Books For Review:



The Kingmakers (Vampire Empire #3) by Clay Griffith and Susan Griffith
-Thanks to Prometheus Books! Did a happy dance when this one arrived.

  Songs Bought




Eyes Wide Open by Gotye



Some Nights by Fun.
-Same group that sings "We Are Young." I like this song much better. That's putting it mildly. I am wildly in love with this song!!! The video is great too.



Carry On by Fun. 
-The video is acoustic. I actually like the acoustic version a little better than the album version.
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34 comments:

  1. Crystal B.July 1, 2012 at 12:32 AM

    I love the perks of being a wallflower!!
    Got got some great books this week.Enjoy them!!!! :D

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  2. roroJuly 1, 2012 at 1:00 AM

    enjoy

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  3. CindyJuly 1, 2012 at 1:13 AM

    Glad you liked The Raven Boys, I can't wait to read it. Have a great week :)

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  4. MirjamJuly 1, 2012 at 1:30 AM

    Vampire Empire looks very promising. I shall have to check it out! Happy reading!

    My Stacking The Shelves

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  5. The Book RogueJuly 1, 2012 at 1:43 AM

    Glad you liked The Raven Boys. I'm curious about this. I just read Shiver, and I loved it. I need more money for books, coz I still need to purchase Linger and Forever. Not starting on The Raven Boys before that...
    Anyway. Nice haul, happy reading!
    My Haul this week

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  6. Obsession with BooksJuly 1, 2012 at 2:01 AM

    A nice book haul Alison! Code Name Verity is high up on my most wanted list :)

    Happy reading!

    My post - http://obsessionwithbooks.blogspot.com.au/2012/06/sunday-post-and-stacking-shelves-1st.html

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  7. MellianeJuly 1, 2012 at 3:59 AM

    I'm curious about the vampire empire series and I think I really need to check it. Happy reading!

    here is mine

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  8. Erin W.July 1, 2012 at 4:53 AM

    You're so lucky to have read The Raven Boys! Looking forward to that book!

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  9. TGJuly 1, 2012 at 5:20 AM

    You read The Raven Boys this week?! Okay, dying of jealousy over here :-)

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  10. Mary @ BookSwarmJuly 1, 2012 at 6:52 AM

    I've been teasing myself with The Raven Boys but haven't caved yet. Maybe next week I will!

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  11. Jessica @ a GREAT readJuly 1, 2012 at 7:14 AM

    Nice! I can't make up my mind about The Raven Boys. Ever since I have gotten wayyyyy too many books to read, I've been pickier about other books to read. There are some I have to read--eventually--so I can't decide where this one will fall in that category.

    Happy Reading!

    Here's my STS

    Have a GREAT day!

    Old Follower :)

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  12. DannyJuly 1, 2012 at 7:17 AM

    Holy awesome!!!!!! I'm so excited to hear that you loved Raven Boys so much... I can't wait reading it myself :) Have a wonderful Sunday!

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  13. AnonymousJuly 1, 2012 at 7:17 AM

    Ooh I've heard great things about The Perks of Being a Wallflower and I'm so glad you're liking it so far! :) I haven't heard of the other ones, but they sound amazing!

    Check out my Stacking the Shelves!

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  14. Grace FonsecaJuly 1, 2012 at 8:46 AM

    I'm going to be starting Raven Boys soon, so we will be able to discuss it later.

    Grace

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  15. AnonymousJuly 1, 2012 at 9:44 AM

    Thanks for checking out my blog!!!! And, OMG great book haul!!! Raven Boys and Code Name Verity! Super Super jealous!!! Can't wait to hear your thoughts on these books!

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  16. BookStacksOnDeckJuly 1, 2012 at 9:47 AM

    OH YEAAAA, Raven Boys! That's so awesome! I heard Code Name Verity was really, really good! Hope you enjoy them all! <3
    -heather

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  17. Bumbles and Fairy-TalesJuly 1, 2012 at 11:13 AM

    omg, I cannot wait to read The Raven Boys too! It's sitting here right in front of me, but I have 2 other books to finish first, lol! I look forward to seeing what you think!
    Enjoy the rest of your stack :)

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  18. Sarah@Catching BooksJuly 1, 2012 at 11:41 AM

    Awesome books this week Alison!! The Raven Boys sounds awesome..I will be sure to check it out :)

    Happy reading and check out my staking the shelf!
    http://sarahcatchingbooks.blogspot.com/2012/06/stacking-shelves-and-weekly-update-10.html

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  19. AnonymousJuly 1, 2012 at 11:42 AM

    Looks like you had a good week! I'm still on the wait list for Code Name Verity, but can't wait to read it! And I've heard pretty awesome things about Raven Boys -- might have to pick it up!

    Happy reading!

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  20. CayceJuly 1, 2012 at 12:37 PM

    I love Gotye and Fun. Thanks for sharing those songs!

    Oh, I so want to read Raven Boys! Enjoy your books! :)

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  21. Pawing Through BooksJuly 1, 2012 at 12:39 PM

    Great haul! I can't wait to read The Raven Boys! Hope you enjoy all your new reads!

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  22. UnknownJuly 1, 2012 at 3:01 PM

    Vampire Empire looks good, I may have to check that out.

    Sherri
    www.fiktishuhs.blogspot.com

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  23. MilkaJuly 1, 2012 at 3:46 PM

    Nice haul, the Perks of Being a Wallflower is so good! :)
    Happy reading!

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  24. UnknownJuly 1, 2012 at 3:52 PM

    Great haul. I can't wait to see The Perks of Being a Wallflower movie- it looks so good (and Logan Lerman's in it...*swoon*)! I guess I better read the book first. Here's my IMM: http://gobsandgobsofbooks.blogspot.com/2012/07/in-my-mailbox-1.html
    ~Shelby @ Gobs and Gobs of Books

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  25. Addie R.July 1, 2012 at 4:46 PM

    I'm so glad you liked The Raven Boys! I have no idea what to expect from it! I hope you have a great week!

    My STS

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  26. ShoshanahJuly 1, 2012 at 6:13 PM

    I really liked Black Heels to Tractor Wheels. Although I read most of it back when she initially posted it on her blog, and the book is pretty much the same thing. But if you haven't read any of it before, I think you'll really love it.

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  27. UnknownJuly 1, 2012 at 6:24 PM

    The Raven Boys!!! YAY!!! Really curious about that one. I hope it's good. Also curious about The Perks of Being A Wallflower. I want to see the movie. Happy reading and thanks for stopping by!

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  28. AnonymousJuly 1, 2012 at 6:50 PM

    I really need to re-read Perks of Being a Wallflower. I can't wait for the movie. The Vampire Empire seems like a an interesting series. I will have to look into that. Great Haul! Thank you for stopping by my blog.
    Liz

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  29. UnknownJuly 1, 2012 at 9:36 PM

    Ooh, nice bunch you got this week :)

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  30. kindreddreamheartJuly 1, 2012 at 10:53 PM

    Oh you share your music also...:) I am such a fan of Gotye. I definitely need to look into the Vampire Empire series. Code Name Verity and The Raven Boys both look interesting. Happy Reading & listening.

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  31. UnknownJuly 2, 2012 at 10:49 AM

    I want to read the Raven boys so bad!

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  32. Cassie FryeJuly 2, 2012 at 12:29 PM

    I'm glad you liked the Raven Boys. I'm struggling to get through it at the moment...but maybe the second half will peek my interest a bit more. But ah, it's a pretty pretty cover.

    Thanks for stopping by my blog! :D

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  33. Jennifer AJuly 2, 2012 at 11:00 PM

    I love Pioneer Woman's blog. Her recipes are great!

    Oh wow, The Raven Boys sounds great! I'll have to check that one out.

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  34. Missie, The Unread ReaderJuly 3, 2012 at 11:41 AM

    I love FUN! I was afraid they were going to be One Hit Wonders with We are Young, but all their stuff is Amazingballs!

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