"I get books to read and then ultimately share my thoughts about with my readers. As much as I want to, I can’t possibly read every book I receive. Yet, I still wanted a way to feature those books on the blog, even though it might not be in the form of a review. Problem solved! Every week I'd share the books I received that week... ones I'd bought, or gotten at the library, and ones that I'd receive to review on the blog. That way I could mention titles that might not otherwise get some face-time on The Story Siren..."
I find the same thing happening at A Backwards Story. I'm so backed up on reviews atm... That's why I like these videos!
READING NOW:
Nothing atm. Just finished INCARNATE by Jodi Meadows and it's one of THOSE books. You know, the ones that are so good, if you read anything else right after it, it will read like a piece of trash that you would have loved any OTHER time of your life. But not after something so incredible...!
READ THIS WEEK:
*CROSSED by Ally Condie
*THE ART OF FORGETTING by Camille Noe Pagan
*LEGACY by Cayla Kluver
*RHYMES WITH CUPID by Anna Humphrey
*EPIC FAIL by Claire LaZebnik
*INCARNATE by Jodi Meadows
REVIEWED THIS WEEK:
*THOR (Movie Review)
*SHATTERED SOULS by Mary Lindsey
*DRINK, SLAY, LOVE by Sarah Beth Durst
(Also, lots of breaking news in the book world this week, so multiple posts on that front)
RECEIVED THIS WEEK:
(The video's dark again. I filmed it when I got home around 1 am because I was still wide awake. I just couldn't stay up the extra 23 minutes to convert the file to a video, so here it is today!)
Book Loot:
*INCARNATE by Jodi Meadows [ARC for review; releases Jan. 31, 2012
(This book is INCREDIBLE!!!! One of my top favorite fantasy novels EVER! Sorry for being all gushy in the video...but omg!!)
*MY LIFE UNDECIDED by Jessica Brody [Finished copy for review; out now]
(Mentioned in video: Ashley from Books from Bleh to Basically Amazing's Just Contemporary Month in November 2011)
*MY VERY UNFAIRY TALE LIFE by Anna Staniszewski [e-ARC for review; releases Nov. 1, 2011]
*TEMPEST by Julie Cross [e-ARC for review; releases Jan. 17, 2011]
*BETWEEN THE SEA AND SKY by Jaclyn Dolamore [purchased; out now]
(I reviewed an ARC of this during Splash into Summer HERE as well as a fun author interview/teaser chapter HERE!]
*TALES OF THE 500 KINGDOMS: BEAUTY AND THE WEREWOLF by Mercedes Lackey [purchased; out now]
(Pictured: Spines of all the other [non-paranormal-sounding] 500 KINGDOMS novels)
*AN ABUNDANCE OF KATHERINES by John Green [borrowed; out now]
*1Q84 by Haruki Murakami [borrowed; out now]