Goodie Basket (55): Weekly Book Haul and Blog Recap

Goodie Basket...is a weekly feature hosted here at Word Spelunking that showcases all the goodies (books, bookish things, reviews, interviews/giveaways/guest posts, blog tours, etc) that popped up in the Goodie Basket that is Word Spelunking each week.

(This meme is inspired by other book haul memes such as In My Mailbox hosted by  The Mod Podge Bookshelf, Stacking the Shelves hosted by Tynga’s Reviews, Showcase Sunday hosted by Books, Biscuits & Tea and Sunday Post hosted by Kimba the Caffeinated Book Reviewer )

It's been a few weeks since I've done book haul; real life has been keeping me pretty busy. So this haul is from the last two-three weeks. AND since the last Goodie Basket post I did, this little cupcake turned 3 months old and will be 100 days old September 1st, which kinda totally blows my mind:

Baby Aeicha in her owl hat!

Now, let's see what arrived in my goodie basket these past couple of weeks...

FOR REVIEW

Antigoddess by Kendare Blake

(Tor Teen: finished copy from pub)

Kinslayer by Jay Kristoff

(Macmillan: ARC from pub)

The Classroom: Student Council Smackdown by Robin Mellom

(Disney-Hyperion: finished copy from pub)

 Shadow Train by J. Gabriel Gates and Charlene Keel

(HCI: ARC from pub)

How to Love by Katie Cotugno

(Harper Teen: ARC from pub)

The Shadowhand Covenant by Brian Farrey

(Harper Collins: ARC from pub)

The Real Boy by Ann Ursu

(Walden Pond Press: ARC from pub)

The Last Dogs Books 1 and 2 by Christopher Holt

(Little Brown Kids: finished copies from pub)

FOR REVIEW

The Ghastly Dandies Do the Classics by Ben Gibson

(Penguin Kids: finished copy from pub)

PURCHASED

Goodnight Goon by Michael Rex

(purchased for my niece)

SWAG

Sweet Legacy Swag from Tera Lynn Childs for being on the Venon Squad

Big THANK YOUS to Tor Teen, Macmillan, Disney-Hyperion, HCI, Harper Collins, Walden Pond Press, Little Brown, Penguin, and Tera Lynn Childs for all the bookish awesomeness this week!

Weekly Blog Recap

This week on the blog...

The Taste Test Blog Tour stopped by with a super yummy guest post from author Kelly Fiore.

I shared an awesome new Kickstarter Campaign for a fun, doggy filled illustrated book by my buddy Adam Glendon Sidwell.

The Crest Release Tour stopped by with an interview with heroine Kendra Irisavie and I'm giving away 5 signed swag packs and the Ondine Quartet Ebook Collection.

       Posts You May Have Missed

My review of Counting by 7's by Holly Goldberg Sloan

My review of The Flame in the Mist by Kit Grindstaff

My interview with Kit Grindtsaff

My Celebrate the Civil Rights Movement Blog Tour post

WHAT DID YOU GET THIS WEEK?!

Goodie Basket (54): Weekly Book Haul and Blog Recap

Goodie Basket...is a weekly feature hosted here at Word Spelunking that showcases all the goodies (books, bookish things, reviews, interviews/giveaways/guest posts, blog tours, etc) that popped up in the Goodie Basket that is Word Spelunking each week.

(This meme is inspired by other book haul memes such as In My Mailbox hosted by  The Mod Podge Bookshelf, Stacking the Shelves hosted by Tynga’s Reviews, Showcase Sunday hosted by Books, Biscuits & Tea and Sunday Post hosted by Kimba the Caffeinated Book Reviewer )

Since one of the things I love even more than books is my niece, Aeicha, you'll have to forgive me as I once again share the adorableness that is her (sorrynotsorry)...

Now, let's see what I got in my mailbox this week...

FOR REVIEW

(sorry for the blurry pic)

Picture Book ARCs from Macmillan Kids

How to Hide a Lion by Helen Stephens

Papa is a Poet: A Story About Robert Frost by Natalie Bober

Elephant's Story by Tracey Campbell Pearson

Hello, My Name is Ruby by Phillip C. Stead

Elecopter by Michael Slack

A Moose that Says Moo by Jennifer Hamburg

I Have A Dream by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr and  Illustrated by Kadir Nelson

(Random House: sent from pub for blog tour)

Einstein The Class Hamster by Janet Tashjian

(Macmillan: ARC sent from pub)

Sea Change by S.M. Wheeler

(Tor: hardcover sent from pub)

SWAG

Ondine Quartet Swag: 

-signed Whirl, Billow, and Crest bookmarks

-Whirl and Billow stickers

(Emma sent me a bundle of swag, which I will be sharing with y'all later this month!)

sent from one of my favoritest loverlies and authors, Emma Raveling

EBOOKS FOR REVIEW FROM NETGALLEY

Marie Antoinette, Serial Killer by Katie Alender

(Scholastic)

Wake Up Missing by Kate Messner

(Bloosmbury)

Dead Girls Don't Lie by Jennifer Shaw Wolf

(Bloomsbury)

Big THANK YOUs to Macmillan, Random House, Tor, Emma Raveling, Scholastic, and Bloomsbury for all the bookish awesomeness this week!

Weekly Blog Recap

This Week On The Blog...

Monday

I participated in the 2nd Annual Authors Are Rockstars Events and my rockstar author, A.J. Paquette, stopped by with her favorite quotes from her books

Wednesday

I interviewed Annemarie O'Brien, author of the middle-grade Lara's Gift.

I also reviewed Lara's Gift.

And you can still win a finished copy of Lara's Gift from Random House Kids

Thursday

I reviewed the highly imaginative and captivating Rory (Ghosts of Palladino #1) by Ciye Cho

Friday

I participated in the Texting the Underworld Blog Tour by interviewing author Ellen Booraem.

You can also win one of two finished copies of this middle-grade read from Penguin Kids.

What did you get this week?!

Goodie Basket (53): Weekly Book Haul & Blog Recap

Goodie Basket...is a weekly feature hosted here at Word Spelunking that showcases all the goodies (books, bookish things, reviews, interviews/giveaways/guest posts, blog tours, etc) that popped up in the Goodie Basket that is Word Spelunking each week.

(This meme is inspired by other book haul memes such as In My Mailbox hosted by  The Mod Podge Bookshelf, Stacking the Shelves hosted by Tynga’s Reviews, Showcase Sunday hosted by Books, Biscuits & Tea and Sunday Post hosted by Kimba the Caffeinated Book Reviewer )

Hiya, Cupcakes! Before we get to all my bookish goodies this week, I have a few pics of my adorable, cutie-booty niece to share. Baby Aeicha is 2 months old now!

Now, let's see what I got this week...

FOR REVIEW

The Infinite Moment of Us by Lauren Myracle

(Abrams: from pub)

Man Made Boy by Jon Skovron

(Penguin: from pub)

Seers by Kristine Rowe

(Charlesbridge: from pub)

Eat, Brains, Love by Jeff Hart

(Harper Teen: from pub)

How to Catch a Bogle by Catherine Jenks

(HMH: from pub)

Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library by Christ Grabenstein

(Random House: from pub)

The Flame in the Mist by Kit Grindstaff

(Random House: from pub)

Frosty the Snowman by Kenny Loggins

-book plus musical cd

(Charlesbridge: from pub)

One Word Pearl by Nicole Groeneweg

(Charlesbridge: from pub)

PURCHASED/WON/GIFTED

Purchased

Lola and the Boy Next Door by Stephanie Perkins

My cousin and I went to Ollie's this week and we found SIGNED hardcover copies of Lola for only $1.99, so that was super awesome!

Gifted

Radiant by Christina Daley

Christina was sweet enough to send me a signed copy!

Won

Imperfect Spiral by Debbie Levy

I read and loved the ARC of this book and was so excited when I won a hc copy from Bloosmbury!

Big THANK YOUs to Abrams, Penguin, Charlesbridge, Random House, Harper Teen, HMH, Christina Daley, and Bloomsbury for all the bookish awesomeness this week!

Weekly Blog Recap

This week on Word Spelunking...

MONDAY

-Nomad Book Blitz: excerpt and giveaway

TUESDAY

-Return to Cardamom Blog Tour: character interview and giveaway

WEDNESDAY

-Radiant Book Blitz: excerpt and giveaway

THURSDAY

-Book Spotlight: Saving the Planet & Other Stuff- guest post and giveaway

FRIDAY

-Review and Giveaway: Nomad by J.L Bryan

SATURDAY

-Picture Book reviews: 20 Big Trucks in the Middle of the Street and The Day the Crayons Quit

OPEN GIVEAWAYS

-Freedom Road Blog Tour Giveaway: win a prize pack

-Nomad Book Blitz Giveaway

-Radiant Book Blitz Giveaway

-Return to Cardamom Blog Tour Giveaway

-Nomad review Giveaway

-Saving the Planet & Stuff Giveaway

What did you get this week?!

Goodie Basket (51): Weekly Book Haul and Blog Recap

Goodie Basket...is a weekly feature hosted here at Word Spelunking that showcases all the goodies (books, bookish things, reviews, interviews/giveaways/guest posts, blog tours, etc) that popped up in the Goodie Basket that is Word Spelunking each week.

(This meme is inspired by other book haul memes such as In My Mailbox hosted by  The Mod Podge Bookshelf, Stacking the Shelves hosted by Tynga’s Reviews, Showcase Sunday hosted by Books, Biscuits & Tea and Sunday Post hosted by Kimba the Caffeinated Book Reviewer )

What I received the past two weeks

 in my mailbox...

FOR REVIEW

From Macmillan

Slayers by C.J. Hill

The Girl Who Soared Over Fairyland and Cut The Moon in Two by Catherynne Valente

The F-It List by Julie Halpern

Engines of the Broken World by Jason Vanhee

From Harper Collins

The School for Good and Evil by Soman Chainani

Scary School 3: The Northern Frights by Derek Kent

Big Nate Flips Out by Lincoln Peirce

How to Read Literature Like a Professor: For Kids by Thomas Foster

My Weirder School 8: Dr. Nicholas is Ridiculous by Dan Gutman

My Weird Writing Tips by Dan Gutman

From Algonquin

Anton and Cecil: Cats at Sea by Lisa Martin

From Simon and Schuster

fml by Shaun David Hutchinson

From Penguin

The Day the Crayons Quit by Drew Daywalt

PURCHASED

This week I discovered the awesome YA and MG section at Ollie's Bargain Outlet, where most books are just $1.99 each! From Ollie's I got:

A paperback copy of Anna and the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins

and

A super cute pink edition of Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery

for just $1.99 each!

I also went thrift store shopping, looking specifically for The Babysitters Club book and TBC Little Sister books, and I found a handful of them! I also found a great hardback copy of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and a well-loved copy of The Secret Garden.

EBOOKS FOR REVIEW

From Netgalley

The Coldest Girl in Coldtown by Holly Black

(Little  Brown)

The Waking Dark by Robin Wasserman

(Random House)

Tandem by Anna Jarzab

(Random House)

From the Author

NOMAD by J.L. Brayn

RORY (The Ghosts of Palladino #1) by Ciye Cho

I'm obsessed with how gorgeous this cover is!!!

Big THANK YOU's to Macmillan, Harper Collins, Algonquin, Simon & Schuster, Penguin, Little Brown, Random House, JL Bryan, and Ciye Cho for all the bookish awesomeness this week!

Weekly Blog Recap

This Week I...

REVIEWED

• Proxy by Alex London
• Paradox by A.J. Parquette
• The Neptune Project by Polly Holyoke

PARTICIPATED IN

• NOMAD cover reveal
• Paradox Blog Tour: review
• The Neptune Project Blog Tour: review, dream cast, giveaway

HOSTED

• Derek Kent: guest post and giveaway

AM GIVING AWAY

• ARC of SYLO by DJ MacHale from Penguin Teen
• Ebook copy of Scary School #1 by Derek Kent

What did you get this week?!

Goodie Basket (47): Weekly Book Haul and Blog Recap

Goodie Basket...is a weekly feature hosted here at Word Spelunking that showcases all the goodies (books, bookish things, reviews, interviews/giveaways/guest posts, blog tours, etc) that popped up in the Goodie Basket that is Word Spelunking each week.

(This meme is inspired by other book haul memes such as In My Mailbox hosted by  The Mod Podge Bookshelf, Stacking the Shelves hosted by Tynga’s Reviews, Showcase Sunday hosted by Books, Biscuits & Tea and Sunday Post hosted by Kimba the Caffeinated Book Reviewer )

This has been an EPIC mail week for me! But, one special delivery was especially EPIC and AMAZING...

Meet Aeicha Elizabeth Matteson, my new niece born 5/24/13...isn't she the most perfect baby you've ever seen?! And yes, she does share a name with her fabulous book-lovin' auntie! I'm so thrilled to be an aunt for the first time and look forward to reading many books with this lil' cupcake!!!

IN MY MAILBOX THIS WEEK...

FROM HARPER COLLINS

This week Harper Teen and Harper Childrens sent out some of the books on their summer must read list...

(middle-grade books)

Stick Dog by Tom Watson

Platypus Police Squad by Jarret Krosoczka

Elvis and the Underdogs by Jenny Lee

Summerkin by Sarah Prineas

The Girl From Felony Bay by J.E. Thompson

The Colossus Rises by Peter Lerangis

The Hero's Guide to Storming the Castle by Christopher Healy

House of Secrets by Ned Vizzini and Chris Columbus

(young-adult books)

Loteria by Mario Alberto Zambrano

How Zoe Made Her Dreams (Mostly) Come True by Sarah Strohmeyer

Towering by Alex Flinn

Arclight by Josin McQuein

The Elite by Kiera Cass

Life After Theft by Aprilynne Pike

The Boyfriend App by Katie Sise

Wild Awake by Hilary Smith

Reboot by Amy Tintera

Parallel by Lauren Miller

I now have some doubles and ARC editions of some of these books so I can definitely see a giveaway in the future ;)

OTHER BOOKS/SWAG

Matilda by Roald Dahl

(Penguin)

(I'm participating in the 25th Anniversary Blog Tour for Matilda and Penguin sent me this awesome pink edition!)

Compound by S.A. Bodeen

Fallout by S.A. Bodeen

(Macmillan: sent from pub)

The Nightmare Affair Swag from Mindee Arnett

EBOOKS FROM NETGALLEY

Indelible by Dawn Metcalf

(Harlequin Teen)

Invisible by Marni Bates

(K-Teen)

Big THANK YOUs to Harper Collins, Penguin, Macmillan, Harlequin Teen, and K-Teen for all the bookish awesomeness this week!!!

Weekly Blog Recap

This week I...

REVIEWED

Firecracker by David Iserson

Gadget Girl by Suzanne Kamata

INTERVIEWED

Suzanne Kamata

PARTICIPATED IN

The Gadget Girl Blog Tour

The Forever ME Blog Tour

AM GIVING AWAY

Kindle Copy of Forever ME by Thomas Amo

What did you get this week?!