Stacking the Shelves: The Pop-y Edition

"Stacking the Shelves" is a weekly haul meme hosted by Tynga's Reviews and Reading Reality. It allows book buyers to share their accumulation of books with the online book-loving community.

Oh my gosh. This week has been sooooo slooooow. I’m so glad it’s the weekend right now. As of this moment, my roommate and I are trying to find a third roommate for our apartment. We have it narrowed down to two potential applicants, but we won’t have a final decision made until after this weekend. Then, it’s time to sign the lease. Ugh. Moving, even when it’s someone else who’s moving out, is stressful.

I also went clothes shopping during the week (which I hate with a fiery passion. Why can’t clothes shopping be as relaxing as book shopping?). I ended up buying pants that were shorter than I anticipated, and now I don’t have shoes to go with them. *sigh* I guess I have to now go shoe shopping. *shudders*

Last weekend was also BookCon. My recap for that will be up tomorrow and Monday. It’s a two-parter recap because I’m lazy. The books that I got during BookCon will be showcased in those posts, not in my Stacking the Shelves. I didn’t want to ruin the surprise. Well, it’s not really a huge surprise. I just didn’t want you all to get a sneak peek before I told my BookCon stories.

Warcross by Marie Lu

Smoke in the Sun by Renee Ahdieh

I bought both of these books at last week’s Barnes and Noble Penguin Teen signing. There’s a funny story for Smoke in the Sun. Originally, I said that I wouldn’t be buying this book anytime soon because of the cover change (plus the fact that I wasn’t super invested in the first book; I just really loved the first book’s cover). However, in order to get into a B&N signing, you have to buy something. I knew going into the signing that was going to buy Warcross; however, I mentioned to my friend that if they had copies of Smoke in the Sun available for sale a few days earlier than the release date, I might buy it, just because Renee Ahdieh would be there to sign it. So that’s how I ended up with a book that I wasn’t planning on buying anytime soon.

Oh, and another fun fact, I actually won a giveaway for a finished copy of Smoke in the Sun after I’d already bought the copy at B&N and had it signed. I gave the extra to my roommate.

The Daenerys and Jon Snow Funko Pops were gifts to myself. I’ve been wanting them for a while, so I thought, why not? They are currently sitting in my work cubicle.

What books have you bought/received lately?