Stacking the Shelves – a weekly meme hosted by Reading Reality
what’s the buzz: weekly round-up and book haul
It’s been ages since I last posted an STS post and I’ll freely admit that I have been dragging my heels a bit because I’ve accumulated a load of books in that time so I knew it was going to a bit of a monster-sized post! 😉
As to what I’ve been getting up to lately, well I’ve been neglecting my blog for starters. I was determined at the start of the new year that I was going to try and blog more consistently but that ended up not happening (the opposite occurred actually). I think I might have been putting a little too much pressure on myself.
My mental health also took a bit of a downward turn which really hasn’t helped. Factor in a return to office working (been working from home the last two years) and my time has been much more limited.
Still, there is still time to turn this all around and I’m going to try and be a bit easier on myself because it doesn’t ever do much good to set unrealistic expectations. 🙂
merch haul
- Dragon Age and Fantastic Places pins from Lunamise: These pins are so gorgeous! I’m already planning to get more… 😉
- Hualian pin, Wangxian pins and MXTX transparent photocard from ReypinStore: I am loving these so much (I am such a sucker for MXTX merch!)
- MDZS/TGCF pins from Billacookie: These pins are the cutest! I love them all (I have more on preorder – love this shop!)
- TOG/ACOTAR/CC print from A Touch of Magic Designs, Wangxian bookmarks from Billacookie and Strangelings pin from eBay: I am so happy with all of these.
- Wang Yibo and Xiao Zhan pins (and stickers) from It’s Del Luna: These are stunning in person – the photo doesn’t do them justice at all…
- Heart necklace and Lotus earrings from One Dotty Duck: I am always happy to pick up some fabulous jewellery from this awesome seller!
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- ACOTAR book sleeves by BookBestiesUK: These sleeves are utterly gorgeous! I can never resist a wee art sleeve…
- TOG and OUABH sleeves from A Touch of Magic Designs (made by BookBestiesUK): I was hard pressed to pick just two designs of the many offered recently but these two in particular caught my eye and I wasn’t disappointed!!
- Cruel Prince sleeve by BookChicBoutique, TOG sleeve from NeedlesRiddles: Some more gorgeous art sleeves – I love these!
- Jasmine Becket-Griffith art sleeves made by BookBestiesUK: I am obsessed with this amazing art and couldn’t resist all of these (eight in total this go around!) custom sleeves.
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- Fantastic Places pins by Lunamise: Told ya I was getting more of these pins haha! There was a wee restock so I just had to get these!
- Guide Lantern and Forever Peony pins from Sartizan: These pins are super-stunning! Definitely new favourites of mine from Sabrina. 🙂
- Jasmine Becket-Griffith art sleeves, OUABH and Disney sleeves from BookBestiesUK: Some more amazing sleeves – I have a problem haha! 😀
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- Xbox Gaming headset and Elden Ring from GameUK: I’ve been meaning to get myself a set of cordless head phones for the Xbox and they finally had these back in stock. I also got Elden Ring (hardest game ever!!)
- Persona 4 Nendoroid from Gamersheek, SVSSS and MDZS Nendoroids from Nendoworld, Ghostface and Leatherface Vinyl figures from Fun Co UK, and Strangeling figure from Nemesis Now (purchase from a third party seller on eBay): I do love my figures!
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- HOSAB preorder swag, Nesta pin from PoJainter, stickers from BookBestiesUK: Some awesome bookish swag!
- Nier Replicant Nendoroid from Gamersheek, TOG and SOC book sleeves from NeedlesRiddles, Jasmine Becket-Griffith custom sleeve from BookBestiesUK, bookshelf sleeve from CraggsandDale, custom (Spoonflower) sleeves from BookBestiesUK: Some awesome sleeves I’ve added to my towering collection (not kidding – I have a literal tower of book sleeves haha!) 😀
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On the Blog:
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Books Read (so far this year) = 34:
- Running Barefoot by Amy Harmon (re-read)
- The Law of Moses by Amy Harmon (re-read)
- The Song of David by Amy Harmon (re-read)
- Iris by Eden Finley
- Echoes and Empires by Morgan Rhodes
- The Honey-Don’t List by Christina Lauren
- A Different Blue by Amy Harmon
- Making Faces by Amy Harmon
- From Ash and Sand by Amy Harmon
- What the Wind Knows by Amy Harmon
- Where the Lost Wander by Amy Harmon
- Infinity + One by Amy Harmon
- Slow Dance in Purgatory by Amy Harmon
- Prom Night in Purgatory by Amy Harmon
- The Words by A. Jade
- The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood
- Egotistical Puckboy by Eden Finley and Saxon James
- The Bird and the Sword by Amy Harmon
- The Queen and the Cure by Amy Harmon
- Domestic Animals by Gregory Ashe
- The Song Book of Benny Lament by Amy Harmon
- Don’t You Dare by C.E. Ricci
- Without You by Marley Valentine
- Ache by Marley Valentine
- Cocksure Ace by K. Webster
- Master of Restless Shadows Book Two by Ginn Hale
- Lord of the White Hell Book One by Ginn Hale (re-read)
- Lord of the White Hell book Two by Ginn Hale (re-read)
- Champion of the Scarlet Wolf Book One by Ginn Hale (re-read)
- Champion of the Scarlet Wolf Book Two by Ginn Hale (re-read)
- Master of Restless Shadows by Ginn Hale Book One (re-read)
- Master of Restless Shadows Book Two by Ginn Hale (re-read)
- Frat Wars: Master of Mayhem by Saxon James
- The Other Brother by Jax Calder
books bought
House of Sky and Breath by Sarah J. Maas | The Embroidered Book by Kate Heartfield | Empire of the Vampire by Jay Kristoff
The Righteous by Renee Ahdieh | The Atlas Six by Olivie Blake | The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien | The Balloon Thief by Aneesa Marufu
Daughter of the Moon Goddess by Sue Lynn Tan | A River Enchanted by Rebecca Ross | Only A Monster by Vanessa Len
Daughter of the Moon Goddess by Sue Lynn Tan | Pandora by Susan Stokes-Chapman | The Leviathan by Rosie Andrews
Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen | Master of Restless Shadows Book Two by Ginn Hale | All That’s Left in the World by Erik J. Brown
The Winner’s Curse by Marie Rutkoski | The Winner’s Crime by Marie Rutkoski | The Winner’s Kiss by Marie Rutkoski
Echo by Thomas Olde Heuvelt | The Whistling by Rebecca Netley | The Woven Kingdom by Tahereh Mafi
Only A Monster by Vanessa Len | Gallant by V.E. Schwab | The Clockwork Girl by Anna Mazzola
The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea by Axie Oh | Crimson Reign by Amélie Wen Zhao | Empire of the Vampire by Jay Kristoff | Gallant by V.E. Schwab
Heaven Official’s Blessing Vol. 2 by Mo Xiang Tong Xiu | The Ivory Key by Akshaya Raman
The Art of Star Wars: the Mandalorian by Phil Szostak | The Art of Star Wars: the Mandalorian (Season Two) by Phil Szostak
Strangeling: The Art of Jasmine Becket-Griffith by by Jasmine Becket-Griffith, Amber Logan, and Kachina Glenn
The Twisted Window by Lois Duncan | Night Terrors by Lois Duncan | I Know What You Did Last Summer by Lois Duncan | Killing Mr Griffin by Lois Duncan | A Gift of Magic by Lois Duncan
The Silver Kiss by Annette Curtis Klause | Locked in Time by Lois Duncan | Claudia and the Clue in the Photograph by Ann M. Martin | Down a Dark Hall by Lois Duncan | Top to Toe: Good Grooming for Girls by Rubie Saunders
Loving by Francine Pascal | Love Lost by Francine Pascal | True Love by Francine Pascal | Together Forever by Francine Pascal | Forever and Always by Francine Pascal
They Never Came Home by Lois Duncan
Master of Restless Shadows Book One by Ginn Hale | Master of Restless of Shadows Book Two by Ginn Hale | Domestic Animals by Gregory Ashe | In Deeper Waters by F.T. Lukens | Daughter of the Moon Goddess by Sue Lynn Tan | The Grace of Kings by Ken Liu | Infinity + One by Amy Harmon | The Queen and the Cure by Amy Harmon | Slow Dance in Purgatory by Amy Harmon | Prom Night in Purgatory by Amy Harmon
As the Shadow Rises by Katy Rose Pool | Into the Dying Light by Katy Rose Pool | Ariadne by Jennifer Saint | The Mask of Mirrors by M.A. Carrick | The Liar’s Knot by M.A. Carrick | Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia | The Words by A. Jade | Winterkeep by Kristin Cashore | Egotistical Puckboy by Eden Finley & Saxon James | Frat Wars: Master of Mayhem by Saxon James
A Pho Love Story by Loan Le | Don’t You Dare by C.E. Ricci | Reminders of Him by Colleen Hoover | About Last Knight by Michaela Cole | Tears of Amber by Sofia Segovia | Out of Time, Into You by Jay Bell | Straight Boy by Jay Bell | The Unspoken Name by A.K. Larkwood | Pieces of Her by Karin Slaughter | Good Bones by Hannah Renfield & Billie Ives
Daughters of Sparta by Claire Heywood | Cocksure Ace by K. Webster | Prince of Foxes by H.L. MacFarlane | The Book Binder’s Daughter by Jessica Thorne | The Hollow Places by T. Kingfisher | Garden of Eden by Hellie Heat | Justis Reborn by Hellie Heat | Terciel & Elinor by Garth Nix | Be Dazzled by Ryan La Sala | Yours Forever After by Beth Bolden
Ground Zero by Aimee Nicole Walker | Without You by Marley Valentine | Ache by Marley Valentine | Out on the Ice by Lane Hayes | The Sins of Jack Branson by David Shulze | Beneath Devil’s Bridge by Loreth Anne White | The Outrage by William Hussey | Training Season series by Leta Blake | Something Fabulous by Alexis Hall | A Day Like This by Kelley McNeil
freebies
Nest or Invest by Enni Amanda | Something Like Stories by Jay Bell | Top Priority by Cara Dee | Is There Still Room in Your Life for Me? by Will Manwill | The Memory Project by Andrew C. Youngson | Say Her Name by Dreda Say Mitchell & Ryan Carter | The Betrayal by Kathryn Shay | The Face of the Wicked by J.K. Jones | The Flow of Years by K. L. Barker | Tempting Taste by Sara Whitney
Sky by Jess Thomas | Taming Zach by Amy Sparling | Three Times the Scandal by Madelynne Ellis | Collide by Charity Parkerson | The Forrester by Blaine D. Arden | A Ghost of a Chance by Shane Brown | Cozy by L.A. Watson | Second Chance Summer by Kait Nolan | Oleander House by Ally Blue | Social Sinners by T.L. Travis
The Fadeaway by Rebecca Jenshak | Diversion by Eden Winters | Cold War by Keira Andrews | The Closer You Get by L.A. Witt | Giorgio by Silvia Violet | The Gods Have No End by Charlotte K. Stone | Stroke of Midnight by K. Webster | Never After by H.J. Baker | The Bodyguard by X. Aratare | Good As Hell by Clancy Nacht & Thursday Euclid
Brought to Light by Eliot Grayson | Let it Be Me by Kait Nolan | Unguarded by Jay Hogan | Secret Fire by Morticia Knight | Kiss Me Forever by M.J. O’Shea | Sweetness in Innocence by L.M. Archer | When You’re Home by Abby Millsaps | What Happens in New York by Kristina Adams | The Quarter Storm by Veronica G. Henry | Reality Bites by Nick Lennon-Barrett
Like Me by Haley Phelan | Remedy by Alex Hall | Bo Next Door by Duckie Mack | The Pieces of You by S.K. Swayz | Meet Me at the Bus Stop by M.J. Ray | Inevitable Sienna Sway | A Criminal Seduction by Winter Blackthorne | The Reckoning of Amadeus Dane by Penelope Rivers | Obsession by J.A. Storm | One Day With You by Sky McCoy
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received for review
The Ghosts of Rose Hill by R.M. Romero | Boys I Know by Anna Gracia | Herrick’s End by T.M. Blanchett | My Mechanical Romance by Alexene Farol Follmuth | How to be the Best Third Wheel by Loridee De Villa | Burn Down, Rise Up by Vincent Tirado | Never Been Kissed by Timothy Janovsky | Hell Followed With Us by Andrew Joseph White | Resistance by C.E. Ord | Murder for the Modern Girl by Kendall Kulper
Stirring Up Love by Chandra Nuremberg | Unfolding by Graham Bower | Sugar by Carly Nugent | Founder’s Mercy by Owen Lach | Cinder Nanny by Sariah Wilson | Hot Wire by Kat Cassidy | Swatting at Butterflies by S.A. Fanning | The History of Us by Jennifer Bardsley | The Magus and the Fool by Akiva Hersh | My Turn by Alison Jones
Silk Fire by Zahe Ellor | Coffin Cove by Jackie Elliott | Unravel by Amelia Loken | Queen of Frost by Aria Noble | Josh and Gemma Make a Baby by Sarah Ready | Darling by Mercedes M. Yardley | When it Rains by Mark Allan Gunnells | Her Romeo by Quinn Marlowe | The Future Second by Second by Meridel Newton | The Wolf of Taliskia by Alex Evans
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