Weekly Wrap-Up (#13)

Weekly Wrap-Up is a post I share with you guys every Friday, in which I highlight all things bookish that I did in the past week — the books I read, the books I bought, books that I got from the library, and great posts that I found on other people’s blogs.

What’s Going On in My Life This Week:

Phew…I’ve had one hell of a week. Last Friday I had the second surgery on my right leg and was recuperating fine, but then had to go back into the hospital because I developed a lung infection from the respiration tube. Not a pleasant weekend! But the rest of the week was pretty good, and a few people came and visited me while I’ve been recovering. Thank you to everybody who is keeping me in their thoughts! 🙂

 

Books That I Finished This Week:

1. Mother, Mother by Koren Zailckas
2. Dash & Lily’s Book of Dares by Rachel Cohn and David Levithan
3. This is Not a Test by Courtney Summers

 

Books That I Bought/Received This Week:

1. Rule by Jay Crownover (ebook)
2. Time Between Us by Tamara Ireland Stone (ebook)
3. In the After by Demitria Lunetta (ebook)
4. Onyx (Lux #2) by Jennifer L. Armentrout (library)
5. Barely Breathing (Breathing #2) by Rebecca Donovan (library)
6. Under the Wide and Starry Sky by Nancy Horan (for review)
7. Phoenix Island by John Dixon (for review)
8. Being Sloane Jacobs by Lauren Morrill (for review)

 

Awesome Posts from Book Bloggers I Found This Week:

• New Adult: Verdict? from Pink Polka Dot Book Blog
• Reading in Winter discusses whether it’s better to have characters or scenery on a book cover
• Giving Books a Second Chance at Life from Books for a Delicate Eternity
• Bec from Readers in Wonderland explains why she likes New Adult
• Can You Read a Fluffy Book After Something Intense? from The Thousand Lives
• Spun with Words talks about how important characters are to her
• Four Bookish Phrases That Could Use Improvement from Book Riot
• The Starry-Eyed Revue discusses unsolicited review copies
• Top Ten Signs You are a Book Blogger from Caffeinated Book Reviewer
• Parajunkee shares 13 Quick Tips to a Successful Blog
• The 3-Star Kiss of Death from Between the Lines
• NoseGraze confesses why she can’t re-read the first three Harry Potter books
• The Book Stacking Problem from Paper Breathers
• Read. Sleep. Repeat. discusses drugs, sex, and violence in YA
• When Your Online Life and Real Life Collide from Gypsy Reviews
• NoseGraze admits that she’s shy at book signings
• Get Rid of the Clutter: Better Writing Through Deletion from Here There Be Books
• Novel Thoughts discusses the New Adult craze
• Writing Good Reviews vs. Writing Bad Reviews from Silver Readings
• Books for a Delicate Eternity talks about giving books as Christmas gifts
• Are All Books of the Same Value? from Books and Beautiful World
• The Art of Escapism wonders about half-star ratings and the lack of them on Goodreads
• Growing Up as a Reader from The Daily Prophecy
• A Glo Worm Reads asks whether you prefer longer or shorter books