Stacking the Shelves: The Large and In Charge 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.

Wow. This week has been chaotic. And for once, it's not for work reasons, oddly enough. But, I'm excited for this weekend. I need some time to relax. I also need some time to clean, but I've been saying that for a couple of weeks now and it hasn't happened. My place isn't dirty, but it'd be great to get some smaller tasks done that I keep putting off. Like organizing my last bookcase full of older books, dusting, and cleaning windows. Blugh. Sounds like a terrible weekend. Reading on my couch would be so much better.

As for the books I received this week, I have three special editions. Two of them are FairyLoot copies. I got Prince of Swords by Elise Kova, which came with damage, so I've emailed FairyLoot, and I also received my September Romantasy book, The Sweetest Fiend by Raven Kennedy. I've heard that some people are unimpressed with this edition, and, while it could have had better quality paper for the dust jacket, I do actually like the design. The paper is just very thin. I do like it much more than the regular cover, though, even with the thin dust jacket. The final book I received was Sorrow and Starlight by Caroline Peckham and Susanne Valenti. It is ginormous! You could kill someone with how heavy and thick it is. It's the size of the other two stacked on top of each other! Crazy!

 

Well, that's all for me. What books have you bought/received lately?

Stacking the Shelves: The Threshing Day 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.

This week was crazy for a variety of reasons, but it's finally the weekend, and I'm so excited to relax. I'm hoping to get some cleaning done, but I doubt much happens. I'm feeling like I need a cuddle-up-and-read weekend. I have so many good books on my shelves and I'm in the mood to read sooooo many of them, but work and life keep getting in the way. Grr...

As for the books I received this week, I have a very large stack. September has been a crazy release month, and FairyLoot preorders haven't been helping my packed bookcases. Those FairyLoot editions include edition of Light Wielder by Rachel Schneider and Fury Bound by Sable Sorensen. I also ordered the UK edition of The Wretched Divine by Adalyn Grace from Blackwells and The Ascended by Bree Grenwich and Parker Lennox from Waterstones. And, of course, my preorder of Threshing Day by Rebecca Yarros arrived as well. It's so skinny compared to the other massive books in the stack.

 

 

 As for the ebooks, I have one, though I did download a couple of anticipated titles on Kindle Unlimited as well. I just don't share those on my haul posts anymore because I download books there so frequently. But anyway, the one ebook I have for the week is a NetGalley ARC of Deathsworn by Meg Smitherman. I requested this a few months ago, so I'm surprised I was approved now. Luckily, it doesn't have to be reviewed until 2027, so I have some breathing room. While I'm caught up on all but two of my more recent NetGalley ARCs, I am taking a major break from requests right now. I got pretty overwhelmed in August/September. I am excited for this one, though. It sounds really good.

 

Well, that's all for me. What books have you bought/received lately?

Stacking the Shelves: The Harbinger 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.

This week has been fairly quiet for everyday life, but, Taylor Swift came out with four more songs, so the week of theorizing ahead of time and then listening to the songs on Friday made it an interesting five days at least. I will say, the songs aren't what I expected. There are also only four of them, so I've heard them so many times now that they're getting repetitive. I need a break. Lol.

 

As for the books I received this week, The Inked Pages' editions of Blood & Ash books three and four arrived. I was wondering what this was when I looked on Informed Delivery. I didn't receive any tracking emails for it or have any clue that it was shipping. I don't really like that, but I'm glad it made it to me safely. I do really like these editions, though, with the minor exception of the gold foiling that's all over them. I think Inked Pages could have toned that down just a bit. The prints are a nice addition to the box too. Very pretty.

 

 

 

Up next, I have my Barnes & Noble preorder of Harbinger by Geneva Lee. I'm really excited for this one. I doubt I get to it for a while, but it sounded good when I first read a snippet of the synopsis. I don't really remember what it's about now, but at the time, I thought it sounded great. Also, my copy arrived fairly dinged up. I thought about asking for a replacement, but I just didn't want to go through the effort of returning it. I think I'll just read it first then decide if it's worth it to purchase a better copy. I might try to get it on Book Outlet or when B&N has their sales.

 

 

 

 And finally, I have a preorder incentive for Jasmine Mas' The Emperor's Enemy. I was really looking forward to this one. That artwork on the print is amazing! I need to get to this book soon because it sounds so good, but that the same time, who knows when book two will be out. I've definitely become one of those people who prefers to binge my series now. I think it's because there are so many books releasing now versus five years ago when it was easier to remember storylines because you got 1-2 good releases a month, whereas today it's more like 10-15. That's a conversation for another day/post, though. Oh, and I did want to mention that I received the Target edition of Raven Kennedy's The Sweetest Fiend, but it arrived destroyed, so I have a replacement on the way. I'm crossing my fingers it's not damaged.

 

Well, that's all for me. What books have you bought/received lately?

Stacking the Shelves: The Incentives 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.

This week has been less reading-filled and more activity-filled. Work, gym, cleaning, and going to a signing event that I'll discuss in a bit. I'll also have a mini-recap up on the blog at some point. Hopefully soon, but knowing me it'll be a month from now. Oops.

 

As for the books I received this week, I have a very large Barnes & Noble preorder stack. Those include Dead Beat by Leigh Bardugo, The Emperor's Enemy by Jasmine Mas, The Ice Beyond by Olivia Wildenstein, Eldritch by Keri Lake, Daughter of the Dark by R.J. Valldeparas, Bodies of Magic by Freya Marske, and Vanished by Meg Cabot, which is a repackage of the 1-800-Where-R-U series. I also went to a Barnes & Noble store in person and picked up White Raven by Stacey Marie Brown. She's going to ApollyCon in 2027, so I need to read her newest release and get caught up on her backlist. 

 

 

 

Up next, I have another edition of The Emperor's Enemy. I think there's a B&N edition too. I really need to read the book to decide if I want to own all three editions. I doubt it. I'm already swimming in multiple editions of books as it is. The other book is from the signing event I went to. Victoria Aveyard had a Tempest tour stop about two hours away from me, and I went. Now, I have a signed copy for my shelves.

 

 

 

And finally for physical copies, I have my Arcane Society Flesh & Fire editions. These are so pretty. What angers me about them, though, is I like both the reverse and the front dust jacket. I can't decide which side to use. I wish Arcane would've given buyers art prints of the reverse jackets, just so I could display both. Lol.

 

 

 

 Here, I have a preorder incentive that I didn't remember filling out a form for. I believe it's for Gretchen Powell's Shadow and Son book, as that looks like Cedric to me. The keychain is very cute. I have no idea what I'll do with it, but he's adorable. I'm also not sure if I'll put the signed bookplate in my book, as there might be a chance I'll meet Gretchen in person one day. Maybe. I have no idea when that would be. But still, it's a cute preorder incentive overall.

 

 

 

The second preorder incentive I received this week was for The Lion & the Deathless Dark by Carissa Broadbent. And, once again, it was an incentive I didn't remember. When a tube showed up in my mailbox, I was very confused. I'm also not sure what I'm going to do with this very shiny dust jacket. I don't have multiple copies of this book—I'm trying to cut back—so this will likely live in a plastic bin for a while until I decide what to do with it.

I have two ebooks this week. The first I received was Lightning & Thunder by Sara Raasch, which was a NetGalley approval. I'm behind on my NetGalley ARCs, so I have mixed feelings about being approved, though I'm super grateful and will definitely read and review it. I just need to get caught up first. I have a couple of months, though, thankfully. The other ebook was Hide the Witches by Miranda Lyn, which I got for free on Kindle.

 

Well, that's all for me. What books have you bought/received lately?

Stacking the Shelves: The Upside Down 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.

It's been an errand-filled week, but other than that, it's been quiet. Thank goodness. Next week will be a bit more chaotic for reasons I'll share soon. I have been reading a lot lately. I'm actually bingeing a series that has been on my TBR for a loooong time. It was really weird that I even picked it up considering I was in a reading slump for about five or so days (work-related, of course. Yucky). The only book that sounded even remotely interesting to pick up on my TBR was Poison Princess by Kresley Cole, which was a reread. So that's what I did. I re-read books 1-3 and am now finishing the series. I've been trying to motivate myself to read those books for years. It's so weird how strange mood reading is.

 

As for the books I received this week, I have my FairyLoot set of the Kindred's Curse series books 1-3 by Penn Cole. I still have mixed feelings on these covers. While the character artwork is great (ignoring the fact that the mmc is wearing the same outfit on all three covers), I'm not a huge fan of cartoonish artwork on my front covers. As endpaper art, it would have been fine. You can get an idea of my preferred character art style in the next two pics. However, I don't like the regular covers of the Kindred's Curse books either. Nor the covers done by other book boxes. So, here we are. I've settled for the FairyLoot set until something else comes along. 

 

 

 

Up next, I have two books that I've been waiting on for a long freaking time. It's the Aurora Crate editions of books three and four in the Legacy series by Melissa K. Roehrich. Now, when I say a long time, I don't mean that Aurora Crate was late, I just mean that I've been wanting to read these final two books but I've been waiting on my physical copies to arrive and Aurora Crate's shipping timeline was simply "summer." Also, USPS left the package in purgatory at a nearby postal location, so I had to put in a missing mail/email request for the package. It arrived with a hole in the bottom, so I'm guessing that might have had something to do with the delay. Everything inside the box was fine, though. Except that the third book, Tempest of Wrath and Vengeance, arrived with an upside down naked hardcover. It was definitely a printing error. I'm super bummed because this is an international edition, so I'm not sure how the replacement process will play out. I've already sent an email to them. Now, I just wait and see.

 

 

 

And finally, I have two less contentious orders. My preorder from Barnes & Noble of Sorrow & Strangers by Jeanette Rose and Alexis Rune arrived, and my preorder of the seventh book in the Zodiac Academy luxe edition set, Heartless Sky, came in as well. There are only five more books to go in this giant, expensive ZA preorder. That's crazy to think about. I ordered those things back in December 2024 and orders are still trickling in. Of course, right as this set is almost complete, the authors decided to do the spinoff series special editions, so it won't end any time soon. It's very sad for my wallet.

 

Well, that's all for me. What books have you bought/received lately?

Stacking the Shelves: The Knave and the Moon 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.

It's been a relatively quiet week, but we're in September now, so that's to be expected. I feel like September in general is pretty mellow, with kids going back to school and the weather (hopefully) cooling down. Ugh. I hate this nasty heat. Anyway, nothing big has been happening in my world. It's mostly been work stuff. Lame. So I'm hoping this next week is more about me, especially with Labor Day on Monday. Yay for days off!

 

As for the books I received, it's, thankfully, a very small haul this week. Of course my preorder of Rachel Gillig's The Knave and the Moon arrived. I just got the regular edition, as I ended up unhauling my Barnes & Noble edition of book one a month or two after I'd bought it. I just didn't particularly like the font color and edge choices. I'm glad I decided to stick with the original, as I've heard horror stories from people trying to remove the B&N sticker. Other than The Knave and the Moon, my replacement copy of FairyLoot's The Witch in the Dead of Night by Charlotte Buckley also came in. I don't normally show replacement copies in hauls, but I figured The Knave and the Moon looked lonely. Oh, and I almost forgot to mention that I got 2027 ApollyCon tickets! It's the first time I actually was able to snag them myself since 2022!

 

Well, that's all for me. What books have you bought/received lately?

Stacking the Shelves: The Moonlight 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.

I wasn't feeling great yesterday, so I wasn't able to schedule my StS post. I also had to run around today for various tasks, so I'm just now getting around to writing all about this week's book haul. Last weekend was the birthday weekend, so it was busy. My sister got me a small CD player, and now, I need to find all my CDs. I also bought myself a new TBR bookcase. I was going to share a pic, but I completely forgot and I'm too lazy to do it now. I'm sure the display will show up on an eventual blog pic somewhere.

 

As for the books I received, they're all just preorders. I didn't buy any books on my actual birthday because I'd purchased soooo many throughout the month. The Moonlight Book Box editions of Anne Bishop's Black Jewels series did show up on my birthday, though. That was a fun present from past me to open that day. Later in the week, I also got my FairyLoot sub boxes, which include the Adult box's edition of Steelborn by Taylor J. LaRue and the Romantasy edition of The Witch in the Dead of Night by Charlotte Buckley. My Romantasy book's dust jacket had shifted, so it was damaged in transit. I did contact FairyLoot about a replacement, so that should be on its way at some point.

 

Well, that's all for me. What books have you bought/received lately?

Stacking the Shelves: The Really Shouldn't Have 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.

Nothing super crazy happened this past week. It was a quiet "work, workout, read" week, which is nice. Well, besides the work part. That I could do without. I did end up spending way too much money on books and some book-related things that you'll see in this and next week's haul. I've been treating myself like crazy. I'm definitely going to have to go back to my book-buying ban rules after this month.

 

As for the books I received, I have many. My Bad Women Books Spring Romantasy box arrived. It's Kresley Cole's A Hunger Like No Other. While I'm excited that a Kresley Cole book got a special edition, the cover image doesn't really scream A Hunger Like No Other to me, or at least, something about the male character is off. I'm pretty sure it's the hair. I do like the endpaper art, though. I also received my Barnes & Noble preorder of Runebreaker by Mila Finch. 

 

 

 

Up next, I have four books that are all from different sources. Warrior Princess Assassin by Brigid Kemmerer is the UK paperback that I preordered from Blackwells. I think it's the best cover out of every edition out there right now. I do have the FairyLoot edition, but it's very cartoonish, even though it's pretty. From B&N, I got The Poison Daughter by Sheila Masterson. My preorder of book six in the Zodiac Academy luxe set also arrived, and my FairyLoot The Ballad of Falling Dragons edition was dropped off by my parents. I also got another FairyLoot sequel edition, but I won't be keeping it, as I recently DNF'ed the first book. I'll share that in my next unhaul post, though.

 

 

 

Here I have one of those books that gets stuck in my head, so I decide I must buy it soon even though I could just read it on Kindle Unlimited to see if I even like it. That book in this case is Anathema by Keri Lake. I specifically wanted the deluxe edition which was out of print, so I had to go resale and purchase it on Pango for too much money. I am excited to own this, but I need to get myself under control. No more expensive secondhand purchases for books I could read on KU first.

 

 

 

This is the last of the book portion of the haul. It's an order I randomly decided to make on Book Outlet because they had an $8 coupon. I perused their site and saw they were selling the deluxe edition of Sable Sorensen's Dire Bound, which I needed because mine was damaged by B&N and they weren't able to replace it. I think because the copy I bought was signed, but I didn't realize that until later. Oh well. I got it cheaper on Book Outlet. I also ordered many other things I didn't need like The Silversmith by L.J. Claren, Vesselless by Cortney L. Winn, Immortal Dark by Tigest Girma, A Cruel Thirst by Angela Montoya, The High Mountain Court by A.K. Mulford, Hell Bent by Leigh Bardugo, and For Whom the Bell Tolls by Jaysea Lynn. 

 

And lastly, I have something that's not a book, but is book-related. I bought an FBAA pin from Celestial Faerie Trove. I have three of her pins now, and they're very pretty. I'm hoping she does a few more for the individual characters, but we shall see. The ACOTAR fans are currently making their preferences for which pins come first very known. Sigh. It's hard being an FBAA lover in the midst of all these people obsessed with SJM characters.

 

Well, that's all for me. What books have you bought/received lately?

Stacking the Shelves: The Free eBooks 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.

This week wasn't quite as quiet and lazy as last week. I ended up going to a Simple Plan concert this past weekend. I honestly kept forgetting that I was even going, so it snuck up on me. It was an outdoor concert, so it was terribly hot, but it was a fun time overall. The rest of the week was boring, though, as per usual.

 

As for the books I received this week, I only have one physical copy, which is great considering last week was a giant haul of a stack. My lone paperback is Splintered Kingdom by Gretchen Powell Fox. I preordered this from Barnes & Noble during the 25% off sale two sales back, I think... They all blur together at this point, but I do try to keep my preorders within 1-2 seasons of the release date. That makes it easier for me to remember what books I preordered recently.

 

 

 

Up next, I have a preorder incentive that arrived. I completely forgot about it too. My memory is not what it used to be. It's a signed bookplate and an art card for The City of Souls and Sinners by Kayla Edwards. Now, I was under the impression the artwork would not be that small, so that's a bit disappointing, but oh well. It was free. I still need to read the first book in the series, but I heard this will be a seven-book series and the author has only written through book four, with five on the way, so it'll be a while before I get to it.

 

And lastly, I have six ebooks that I downloaded during one of the free "Stuff Your Kindle" type days. It wasn't just a Kindle event, though. The ebooks were free across platforms. I downloaded three on Nook: Drawn by Dragonblood by Lynn Burke, Grayson's Mate by Tamsin Baker, and Fae Bound by Kayla Brooks. I went on the Kindle list to check their free offerings because sometimes Kindle has more indie authors' books available than Nook. There, I got Forsaken Mate by Vasilisa Drake and A Match Made in Hell by Traci Lovelot. Now, I also managed to get Steal the Wind by Jocelynn Drake, which you've probably seen before as a KU download. I've always wanted to read this book, but I just never did. I've downloaded it so many times but canceled my subscription before I could get to it. Well, that's not an issue now, as I have a free copy! Huzzah!

 

That's all for me. What books have you bought/received lately?