Week in Review: The Highly-Anticipated Edition

Week in Review

The Highly-Anticipated Edition!

A couple of books I've been coveting are now in my greedy paws, from books I've wanted since the publishing deal was announced such as FOR DARKNESS SHOWS THE STARS by Diana Peterfreund to hot new fall titles like FATHOMLESS by Jackson Pearce! 


PLUS!!!  I finally got to announce this year's Splash into Summer, which I've been looking forward to for months now!!


We're still accepting guest posters, and be sure to display our button to receive bonus giveaway entries during Splash and to help us promote the event! ♥ ♥ ♥

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READING NOW:

*OFF BALANCE: A Memoir by Dominique Moceanu


[link to my GoodReads account so you can see my blurb feed as I read]

READ THIS WEEK:

*WHAT'S LEFT OF ME by Kat Zhang

*BREAKING BEAUTIFUL by Jennifer Shaw Wolf

*COLD HANDS, WARM HEART by Jill Wolfson

*KEEP HOLDING ON by Susane Colasanti

*THE LIST by Siobhan Vivian


{A lot of contemporary this week, I know!  I tend to read in one genre for a while when I do this.}

FEATURES:


*Mythological Mondays: Cover/Summary/First Chapter Reveal: THE MARK OF ATHENA by Rick Riordan
*Official Cover Reveal & Giveaway: THE CADET OF TILDOR by Alex Lidell
*Author Interview: Tracy Deebs, TEMPEST UNLEASHED
*Waiting on Wednesday: THE ARCHIVED by Victoria Schwab (Awesome Cover Reveal, BTW!)
*Splash into Summer: Promo Banners, Guest Post Openings, and more!


{Slow week, sorry...  I felt off this week!}

RECEIVED THIS WEEK:

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I'm also going to be linking-up at Tynga's new Stacking the Shelves meme now! ^_^

 ARCS & Finished Copies:

*FATHOMLESS by Jackson Pearce [Out Sept. 04, 2012]

{Thank you to Little, Brown for the review copy!  This is a companion novel to both SISTERS RED and SWEETLY, and it has to do with mermaids, so of course I've been coveting it!  I'm excited to feature this one during Splash into Summer!}

*THE SECRET ADVENTURES OF CHARLOTTE BRONTË by Laura Joh Rowland, perfume, and fun swag! [Out now]

{Thank you to Bookie Brunch host Phanee at Funny Wool and sponsor Sasha Soren (Author of RANDOM MAGIC) for the giveaway!}

*THE SHADOW OF THE BEAR: A Fairy Tale Retold by Regina Doman--autographed! & with swag!-- [Out now]

{Thank you to Ashley from Basically Amazing Books and author Regina Doman for the awesome Fairy Tale Fortnight giveaway prize!  I'm excited to read this one! }

 Purchased:

*RAIN VILLAGE by Carolyn Turgeon

{Carolyn was signing near me, so I finally got to meet her!  RAIN VILLAGE is the only book I  haven't read by her yet.  I've reviewed MERMAID, GODMOTHER, and THE NEXT FULL MOON, and Carolyn has also done a Splash into Summer guest post and a Fairy Tale Fortnight interview!  Expect to see her again during this year's Splashtastic event!  Love her! ♥  And now I have all four of her books signed, bwahaha! }

*FOR DARKNESS SHOWS THE STARS by Diana Peterfreund

{Did I pre-order this MONTHS ago?  You'd better believe it!  I've wanted this book since the moment the publishing deal was made public.  The gorgeous cover just added icing to the cake and made me want this even more, if that's possible!  Diana Peterfreund has also written the killer unicorn novels RAMPANT and ASCENDANT.}

*TIMPIECE by Myra McEntire

{Sequel to last year's HOURGLASS.  I love these covers so much, ahh!}

*SURRENDER by Elana Johnson

{The sequel to last year's POSSESSION!  I loved POSSESSION, though due to various reasons, my review fell through.  I'll be rectifying this soon!}

What did you get in your mailbox this week?