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.
Books That I Finished This Week:
- Shadow Kiss (Vampire Academy #3) by Richelle Mead
- Blood Promise (Vampire Academy #4) by Richelle Mead
- The Meeting (Vampire Academy #1.1) by Richelle Mead (short story)
- The Red Wine Scene (Good #1.5) by S. Walden (short story)
- The Beginning (Good #2.5) by S. Walden (short story)
- The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins (re-read!)
- The Dominant by Tara Sue Me (DNF)
Books That I Bought/Received:
- Calling Me Home by Julie Kibler
- The Perfect Game by J. Sterling
- Shadows (Lux #0.5) by Jennifer L. Armentrout
- The Edge of Never by J.A. Redmerski
- The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan (audiobook)
- The Pioneer Woman Cooks: Food From My Frontier by Ree Drummond (library)
- 11/22/63 by Steven King (I was obviously having trouble getting into this as an audiobook, so I got the physical copy from the library to see if it would hold my interest that way instead)
Awesome Posts from Other Book Bloggers:
- Turning a Book into a Commercial Empire from As Told by Rachel
- The Perpetual Page-Turner talks about what happens when people ask you what you like to read
- What Makes Me Keep [Blogging] Up? from Read. Sleep. Repeat.
- A Glo-Worm Reads discusses series finale expectations
- Do You Ever Paint Your Nails for a Fandom? from The Thousand Lives
- Victoria Scott discusses books that have been packaged and pre-planned by publishers
- Thoughts on the Divergent Trilogy from The Moonlight Library
- The Mad Reviewer wants to know if book reviews affect your book-buying decisions
- What Was Your “Gateway” Book into YA? from Literary Excursion
- S. Walden (author of Good and Better) talks about how she doesn’t feel like she belongs in the New Adult genre
- Why is Everyone Reading the Same Thing? from Book Revels
- The Broke Book Girls explain exactly how I felt about Allegiant
- Biggest SEO Mistakes that Book Bloggers Make from On a Book Bender
- Reading with ABC wants to know if reviewing has made you a better writer
- If You Were a Book, What Genre Would You Be? from The Thousand Lives
- I Have Lived a Thousand Lives discusses what makes a well-rounded character
- The Hygiene of Library Books from Dudette Reads
- Looking for the Panacea recommends some sci-fi books for people who don’t read sci-fi
- Religion in YA from The Reading Shelf
Books I Added to my TBR Shelf This Week:
- The Edge of Falling by Rebecca Serle
- The Gravity Between Us by Kristen Zimmer
- The Sound of Letting Go by Stasia Ward Kehoe
- We Were Liars by E. Lockhart
- She is Not Invisible by Marcus Sedgwick
- Revolver by Marcus Sedgwick
- Midwinterblood by Marcus Sedgwick
- The Secret Daughter of the Tsar by Jennifer Laam
- Don’t Peek by Marita A. Hansen
- Cracked Up to Be by Courtney Summers
- Homecoming (Vampire Academy #6.5) by Richelle Mead
- The Legend of Me by Rebekah L. Purdy
- The Winter People by Rebekah L. Purdy
- Ashes to Ashes by Melissa C. Walker
- Hollow City by Ransom Riggs
- Viral Nation by Shaunta Grimes
- The Princess in the Opal Mask by Jenny Lundquist
- The Secret Diamond Sisters by Michelle Madow
- Minders by Michele Jaffe
- Stolen: A Letter to My Captor by Lucy Christopher
- Comfort Food by Kitty Thomas
- Earth Girl by Janet Edwards
- Gameboard of the Gods by Richelle Mead
- Insignia by S.J. Kincaid
- Shadows (Lux #0.5) by Jennifer L. Armentrout
- Cursed by Jennifer L. Armentrout
- Don’t Look Back by Jennifer L. Armentrout
- Twisted Sisters by Jen Lancaster
- Have No Shame by Melissa Foster
- Belle Cora by Phillip Margulies
- The Raven by Sylvain Reynard
- Carter Reed by Tijan
I love The Hunger Games and The Lightning Thief!