Weekly Wrap-Up (#37)

**I started adding current YA blogosphere giveaways to my weekly wrap-ups! Scroll down to the bottom to get some free books!

What’s Happening With Me This Week:

Actually kind of another busy week for me! I hung out with some friends, went out to dinner with my mom, went to my local used bookstore, and made plans to cook my Dad dinner for Father’s Day. Pretty good week all-around 🙂 Except for when my boyfriend’s car broke down in the parking lot of the bookstore! But luckily I was able to just call AAA and they fixed it for me.

And, of course…gratuitous kitten pictures!!!

 

Books I Finished This Week:

1. The One (The Selection #3) by Kiera Cass
2. Drink Deep (Chicagoland Vampires #5) by Chloe Neill
3. Little Mercies by Heather Gudenkauf
4. Born of Corruption (Born of Illusion #1.5) by Teri Brown

 

Awesome Posts from Other Bloggers:

Books & Authors:

• Rinn Reads recommends books for people who like the TV show Primeval
• Boricuan Bookworms shares fashionable outfits based on Beautiful Chaos and Of Triton
• The Librarian Who Doesn’t Say Shhh! confesses that she dog-ears the pages of her books! (where’s my pitchfork?)
• Laura Plus Books shares how she organizes her TBR pile with stickers
• Rinn Reads recommends a ton of fantasy novels separated into categories

Reading & Characters:

• Finley Jayne’s Going to the Library discusses scheduling time to read
• These Paper Hearts wants to know if you prefer to read older or newer books

Blogging & Reviewing:

• Finley Jayne’s Going to the Library asks…to meme or not to meme?
• The Reading Shelf discusses book haul jealousy
• Happy Indulgence talks about when bloggers disappear
• Dudette Reads tells us how to write negative reviews without being negative
• Boricuan Bookworms discuss the ups and downs of being a blogger and reviewer
• Effortlessly Reading talks about the easiest and hardest parts of being a book blogger

Other:

• Between the Lines explains how she approves Goodreads friend requests

Giveaways!

New:

• Books, Bones & Buffy — $20 book of choice from Book Depository (INT) (ends June 15th)
• Effortlessly Reading — Hungry by H.A. Swain (US Only) (ends June 16th)
• @disquietus — “A mix of random middle grade/YA” (US only) (follow & RT by 10pm 6/13)
• Alexa Loves Books Instagram — ARC of Strange and Ever After (INT) (ends June 15th)
• Queen Ella Bee Reads — The Geography of You and Me (US only) (ends June 16th)
• Forever Literary — Panic by Lauren Oliver (US only) (ends June 13th)
• The Overstuffed Bookcase — 5 YA prize packs, 2 Adult prize packs, and 2 MG prize packs (non-BEA goers & US only) (ends June 21st)
• Emery Lord — ARC of Heir of Fire (US only) (ends 12pm EST June 13th)
• Queen Ella Bee Reads — ARC of Behind the Scenes by Dahlia Adler (US only) (ends June 19th)
• Shea Has Left the Room — Signed copy of either Insomnia or Paranoia (INT) (ends June 15th)
• Shea Has Left the Room — $10 for The Book Depository (email/RSS followers) (INT) (ends July 2nd)

Reposted from Last Week:

• Books for a Delicate Eternity — One-Year Blogiversary $15 Book Depository book of choice (ends June 30th)
• Effortlessly Reading — Signed, Personalized Hardback of Landline by Rainbow Rowell (ends June 30th)
• Greads! — One of Ginger’s Favorite Summertime YA Reads (ends July 30th)
• OneFour KidLit — April/May/June Debuts Giveaway (3 giveaways — all end June 30th)
• Epic Reads — Hardcover of Guy in Real Life (ends June 19th)