Goodie Basket (59): Weekly Book Haul and 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 )

Welcome to another edition of Word Spelunking's Goodie Basket! I hope everyone had a fabby fab week. Before we get to my loverly haul, here's your weekly dose of Baby Aeicha cuteness...

The many adorable faces of Baby A this week!

In my mailbox this week...

FOR REVIEW

from Harper Collins

1D: Where We Are- Our Band, Our Story by One Direction

from Macmillan

Cress (Lunar Chronicles #3) by Marissa Meyer

Tin Star by Cecil Castellucci

EBOOKS FOR REVIEW

Rain of the Ghosts by Greg Weisman

(from St. Martin's Griffin via Netgalley)

The Strange and Beautiful Sorrows of Ava Lavender by Leslye Walton

(from Candlewick Press via Netgalley)

Big THANK YOUS to Harper Collins, Macmillan, St. Martin's Griffin, and Candlewick Press for all the bookish awesomeness this week!!

Weekly Blog Recap

This week I...

Reviewed

With a Name Like Love by Tess Hilmo

The Real Boy by Ann Ursu

Participated In

The Frozen Blog Tour: guest post by author Michael Johnston

The Real Boy Blog Tour: interview with author Anne Ursu

Open Giveaways

-Win a paperback copy of the mglit book With a Name Like Love by Tess Hilmo

-Win a signed hardcover copy of the mglit The Real Boy by Anne Ursu

-Win a print or e-copy of the YA/MG mystery adventure The Hidden Chamber in the Great Sphinx by Linda Cardose

WHAT DID YOU GET THIS WEEK?!

Goodie Basket (57): Weekly Book Haul and 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 )

Welcome to another edition of Word Spelunking's Goodie Basket! I hope everyone had a fabby fab week. Before we get to my loverly haul, here's your weekly dose of Baby Aeicha cuteness...

Look at my little booknerd!!!

Let's see what arrived in my mailbox this week....

From Harper Collins For Review

Gris Grimly's Frankenstein by Mary Shelly & Gris Grimly

Asylum by Madeleine Roux

3:59 by Gretchen McNeil

A Darkness Strange and Lovely by Susan Dennard

Scary School 3: the Northern Frights by Derek Kent

Gravediggers 2: Terror Cove by Christopher Krovatin

The Very Nearly Honorable League of Pirates: Magic Marks the Spot by Caroline Carlson

Cinderella Smith: The Super Secret Mystery by Stephanie Barden

It's Halloween, I'm Turning Green by Dan Gutman

Other Books For Review

Danny's Doodles: The Jellybean Experiment by David Adler

(from Sourcebooks for review)

The Misadventures of Salem Hyde by Frank Cammuso

(from Abrams for review)

Calendar Mysteries: September Sneakers by Ron Roy

Calendar Mysteries: October Ogre by Ron Roy

Lara's Gift by Annemarie O'Brien

Too Cool for this School by Kristen Tracy

(these four are from Random House for review)

Ship Out of Luck by Neil Shusterman

(from Penguin for review)

Ebooks For Review

Crest (Ondine Quartet #3) by Emma Raveling

(from author)

Far From You by Tess Sharpe

(Disney-Hyperion: from Netgalley)

Big THANK YOUS to Harper Collins, Random House, Sourcebooks, Abrams, Penguin, Emma Raveling, and Disney-Hyperion for all the bookish awesomeness this week!!!

Weekly Blog Recap

this week on the blog...

I reviewed The Classroom: Student Council Smackdown and author Robin Mellom stopped by for a guest post.

I participated in The Fallout Blog Tour and author S.A. Bodeen stopped by with a yummy guest post. Plus, you can win a copy of both books!

I participated in the Sky Jumpers Blog Tour with my review, an interview with author Peggy Eddleman, and a giveaway for a finished copy!

Open Giveaways

-Win 1 of 20 ebook copies of Alena Gouveia's YA fantasy The Ambrose Beacon (open INT)

-Win a set of all three books (print and ebook) in the supernatural YA series The Tracks by J Gabriel Gates and Charlene Keel (open INT).

-Win a paperback copy of The Compound and a hardcover copy of The Fallout by S.A. Bodeen (US/CAN)

-Win a hardcover copy of Sky Jumpers by Peggy Eddleman (US)

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 (49): 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 this week in my mailbox...

FOR REVIEW

The School for Good and Evil by Soman Chainani 

Elvis and the Underdogs by Jenny Lee

(both sent from Harper Collins Childrens)

Texting The Underworld by Ellen Booraem

(sent from Penguin for blog tour)

The Quirks: Welcome to Normal by Erin Soderberg

(sent from Bloomsbury)

Saranormal #6: Giving Up the Ghost 

Saranormal #7: The Secrets Within

by Phoebe Rivers 

(sent from Simon & Schuster)

EBOOKS FOR REVIEW

Sky Jumpers by Peggy Eddleman

(Random House)

The Bone Season by Samantha Shannon

(Bloomsbury)

Rules for Ghosting by A.J. Paquette

(Bloomsbury)

The Returned by Jason Mott

(Harlequin)

Big THANK YOUs to Harper Collins, Penguin, Simon & Schuster, Bloomsbury, Random House, and Harlequin for all the bookish awesomeness this week!

Weekly Blog Recap

This week I...

REVIEWED

Invisible by Marni Bates

PARTICIPATED IN

The Matilda 25th Anniversary Blog Tour

AM GIVING AWAY

A Matilda Prize Pack that includes: a paperback copy, the official Matilda the Musical Soundtrack, and a Matilda the Musical poster

What did you get this week?!

Goodie Basket (46): Book Haul and Weekly 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 )

In my mailbox this week...

P.S. Be Eleven by Rita Williams-Garcie

(Harper Collins: finished copy sent from pub)

This Song Will Save Your Life by Leila Sales

(Macmillan: ARC from pub)

EBOOKS FROM NETGALLEY

Prep School Confidential by Kara Taylor

(St. Martin's Griffin)

Viral Nation by Shaunta Grimes

(Penguin)

Rose Under Fire by Elizabeth Wein

(Disney-Hyperion)

Big THANK YOUs to Harper Collins, Macmillan, St. Martin's Griffin, Penguin, and Disney-Hyperion for all the bookish awesomeness this week!

Weekly Blog Recap

This week I...

REVIEWED

One + One = Blue by MJ Auch

Soul Catcher (The Soulkeepers #4) by G.P. Ching

INTERVIEWED/PARTICIPATED IN

Troy Jackson

Wednesdays in the Tower Blog Tour: author interview

The Emerald Ring Blog Tour

AM GIVING AWAY

5 e-copies of The Elementals by Troy Jackson

Hardcover copy of The Emerald Ring by Dorine White

What did you get this week?!

Goodie Basket (45): Book Haul and Weekly 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 )

In my mailbox this week...

Maid of Secrets by Jennifer McGowan

(Simon & Schuster: finished copy sent from pub)

This is the second copy of this book the pub has sent me, so I'll probably be giving one away soon.

Tumble & Fall by Alexandra Coutts

(Macmillan: ARC sent from pub)

The Buttersmiths' Gold (Evertaster Novella)

by Adam Glendon Sidwell

(Future House Publishing: signed pb sent from the author)

I LOVED Evertaster and cannot wait to dive into this novella that the very awesome signed and sent to me!

EBOOKS FOR REVIEW

Magic Marks the Spot 

(The Very Nearly Honorable League of Pirates #1)

by Caroline Carlson

(Harper Collins: Edelweiss)

Gated by Amy Christine Parker

(Random House: Netgalley)

Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell

(St. Martins: Netgalley)

Across A Star-Swept Sea by Diana Peterfreund

(Harper Collins: Edelweiss)

Big THANK YOUs to Simon & Schuster, Macmillan, Adam Glendon Sidwell, Harper Collins, St. Martin's, and Random House for all the bookish awesomeness this week!

Weekly Blog Recap

This week I...

REVIEWED

• The 5th Wave by Rick Yancey
• Chantress by Amy Butler Greenfield

PARTICIPATED IN

• The Haunting Season Blitz {excerpt and giveaway}
• Chantress Blog Tour {review, dream cast, giveaway}

SHARED

• Sweet Reads (8): book inspired cakes

AM GIVING AWAY

• Ebook copy of The Haunting Season

What did you get this week?!