**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:
I had a pretty busy week this week! On Saturday, Brent and I went to a friend’s house for a little get-together. Then on Sunday, it was Father’s Day, so we had a ton to do! First we went to Brent’s parents’ house and celebrated with his family, and then we went over to my Dad’s house and cooked dinner for him. It was a lot of fun 🙂
On Monday, Brent and I went to the gym and worked out together. I’ve decided that, even though it’s painful, I want to start getting back into going to the gym —but only once a week. Strength training is something that I absolutely love, but had to give up because it’s so hard for me to get through a workout. But after I got stranded in a parking lot a couple weeks ago because I was in so much pain that I couldn’t drive home and Brent had to come pick me up, I’ve decided that it’s really important for me to get my leg muscles a little stronger. I think they’re still recovering from atrophying a lot after my surgeries this past December. I’m going to be going every Monday now to work on strengthening up, and I’m really excited about it 🙂
Books I Finished This Week:
- Sweet Tooth by Tim Anderson
- The Gentleman and the Rogue by Bonnie Dee and Summer Devon
- Born of Deception (Born of Illusion #2) by Teri Brown
- Barefoot Contessa at Home by Ina Garten
Awesome Posts from Other Bloggers:
Books & Authors:
- Jenna Does Books shares her dream cast & movie poster for a Throne of Glass movie
- Dudette Reads talks about the pressure caused by book-to-movie adaptations
- Laura Plus Books is upset about those covers that attract fingerprints like magnets
- What Sarah Read shares some literature-inspired fashion items
- Stay Bookish showcases some awesome bookish photography by Instagram-er Arie Turner
Reading & Characters:
- The Thousand Lives asks to reread or not to reread?
- Asti from Oh, the Books! confesses that she can’t read used books
Blogging & Reviewing:
- Rinn Reads shares a BRILLIANT way to organize your ARCs with a spreadsheet (I’m going to go make one of these right now!!)
- Readers in Wonderland speculate…what if ARCs didn’t exist??
- The Mile-Long Bookshelf asks why do we hide our book blogs?
Other:
- Asti from Oh, the Books! writes a very personal post about her past with depression
- Books and Beautiful World re-wrote the lyrics for For the First Time in Forever from Frozen to make it about a library
- An Ode to Jo and Katniss discusses ignoring drama instead of calling more attention to it
Giveaways!
New:
- Jess Hearts Books — Ruin and Rising & The Summoner poster (UK only) (ends June 20th)
- Jenna Does Books — ARC of Trial By Fire by Josephine Angelini (US only) (ends July 4th)
- Read. Sleep. Repeat. — Shelly’s Blogiversary Celebration Giveaway! Multiple books (US/CA & INT) (ends July 8th)
- Cuddlebuggery — Signed & bound manuscript of Unteachable by Leah Raeder (US/CA) (ends June 23rd)
- Jellyfish Reads — Signed ARC of Fan Art by Sarah Tregay (US/CA) (ends July 14th)
- Bo-ok Nerd — $19 June New Release (INT) (ends July 1st)
- It Starts At Midnight — $15 June New Release (INT) (ends July 1st)
- Books for a Delicate Eternity — Paperback of Ignite by Erica Crouch (INT) (ends July 2nd)
- Laura Plus Books — June New Release E-Book (2 giveaways) (INT) (ends July 1st)
- Writing My Own Fairytale — Signed ARC of Open Road Summer by Emery Lord (US only) (ends June 20th)
- Writing My Own Fairytale — June New Release Giveaway (INT) (ends July 1st)
- Writing My Own Fairytale — ARC of Let’s Get Lost by Adi Alsaid (US only) (ends June 27th)
- I Heart YA Fiction — June YA New Release (INT) (ends July 1st)
- The Storybook Kingdom — $20 June New Release (INT) (ends July 1st)
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)
- The Overstuffed Bookcase — 5 YA prize packs, 2 Adult prize packs, and 2 MG prize packs (non-BEA goers & US only) (ends June 21st)
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Hi Miranda – thanks so much for including me in your wrap-up!! So fun! xoxo
Yay for going back to the gym! I probably need to start working out again as well. >< Good luck! And thank you so much for mentioning my. I really appreciate it! 😀