What I Got #29 ♥ I Heart Jessirae!

What I Got is a weekly meme hosted by Monica over at Cover Analysis :)

 

Hey, y'all! So I am sick. If you follow me on Twitter, you've probably seen me whining about it. I lost my voice, have to take the WORST tasting medicine, my mother keeps trying to jam juice down my throat, all that fun stuff. But I'm doing a What I Got post. Because I AM SO BORED. And I didn't make one last week.

 

So yeah. Since I haven't done one of these posts in a couple of weeks, chances are I am totally going to forget something. OH WELL. I already know there's going to be a bunch of books on this list anyway, so I'm not too worried about forgetting books. Life goes on. ;)

 

E-books:

**Click the book covers to see the books on Goodreads**

 

   

    

 

The Forever of Ella and Micha by Jessica Sorensen

I can't even tell you right now how deliriously happy I was when I got approved for this on NetGalley. Like...AHHH! I have the first book (with the original cover) and I thought I wouldn't have a chance in h-e-double hockey sticks of getting approved for the sequel...but I did...and now I have it...and oh, goodness, I can't wait to read it!

 

Truly, Meadly, Deadly by Hannah Jayne

Another one from NetGalley. April Henry was at my school in April, and she was telling a few of us about this book and I must say, the premise? SO. INTERESTING. I kid you not, it is so cool. Check out the description on Goodreads. You'll see.

 

Second Chance Boyfriend by Monica Murphy

Jessirae, being the fantastic person she is, loaned this to me! Because she KNOWS I have a thing for Drew, and it's all her fault since she loaned me One Week Girlfriend, too. I'm probably going to sneak-read this one in between blog tour books because...goodness...DREW.

 

Rule by Jay Crownover

This is another one Jessirae lent me. Mhm. Yeah. Y'all were like "Isn't she going to thank JL?" Well, I AM, PEOPLE. Just not yet. And not now, either. There's more. But this book looks so magnificent, and this is another one I'll probably sneak-read. Because sneak-reading is my specialty.

 

Real by Katy Evans

Priya Kanaparti...that wonderful, wonderful human being...she loaned this to me. And YES. I WILL SNEAK-READ THIS, AS WELL. Because it looks so worth it. Gosh, look at that cover. This is going to be a great series. I can feel it. I just need to meet my boy Remy. THANKS, PRIYA! <3 you to pieces!

 

This Girl by Colleen Hoover

OMGOMGOMG I SAW THIS ON NETGALLEY AND OMGOMGOMG. I got it! Ahhh! Ah, man. I can't wait to read this and review and just...OMG. Feels, guys. Feels.

 

The Hazards of Skinny Dipping by Alyssa Rose Ivy

I'm going to be on the blog tour for this! Around the end of May! So yeah. There's that. And the description for this book...I loved the tone of it. The voice. The MC seems like she's going to be fun. Eeep! Plus. That cover. COME ON.

 

A Summer to Remember by Jessica Gunhammer

Is that the same couple as The Hazards of Skinny Dipping? Looks like it is. HA. I didn't mean to put those right next to each other. Those are just both the books I got in my email this weekend (so far). Or that I sent to my Kindle this weekend...EITHER WAY. At least they aren't the same pose. And that boy...he looks so niiiiice, doesn't he? ANYHOO. This one just looks good. Boy, girl, small town, amazing summer...it'll be fun! *happy dance*

 

For Review:

**From here on out, click on the book titles to get to the Goodreads page for the book!**

All of these are from Spencer Hill Press! There was some swag that came with it, but it was put away (i.e. thrown in a pile somewhere or something) before this pic was taken, so...yeah. Either way, thanks so much to SHP for always making me happy!

 

Triangles by Kimberly Ann Miller

I've been waiting and waiting for this book for a while now. It was even one of my Waiting on Wednesdays, back when I actually, you know, DID WoWs. But this one's about a girl who goes on a cruise and there are two guys and...STUFF happens. What kind of stuff? Well, gee. I do not know. Myabe I should READ THE BOOK and find out, eh? Oh, I plan to. As soon as I possibly can. As soon as I possibly can. (PLEASE, GOODNESS, LET THAT BE SOON.) I want it to be soon.

 

PODs by Michelle Pickett

I saw this one everywhere and it looked so cool. Then I found out it was from SHP and requested it so fast, you don't even KNOW. And now I have it in my hands and....happiness.

 

Copper Girl by Jennifer Allis Provost

I already had an ARC of this, if you remember me telling you that. But another ARC of this came with PODs, so hey. I have an extra! That means I'll probably have a giveaway sometime ;)

 

Bought:

 

Along for the Ride by Sarah Dessen

Sarah Dessen was in Austin! And I met her! And I got a book signed! Yay! She was also giving that snazzy Colby stickers, too! I won a pen with a Dex quote as well, but I didn't think to include that in the pic...oops.

 

Just Listen by Sarah Dessen

This one is for my best friend. That is also what the second Colby sticker is for. I have my own copy of Just Listen I'm going to get signed at ATBF. Because, um, yeah. SARAH DESSEN'S GOING TO BE THERE!!!! (I'm still OMFG about this!)

 

Gifted:

 

When Noonday Ends by Carmen DeSousa

This is a spin-off of Land of the Noonday Sun. Which I LOVED. So yay! Tom is going to be awesome. Eeep! Thank you SO. MUCH. To Carmen for sending this to me.

 

 

Sass & Serendipity by Jennifer Ziegler

Y'all know what TLA is, right? Well, I didn't go. But my librarian did! And because she's so awesome, she got me a signed copy of Sass & Serendipity, plus a couple signed bookmarks (The Collector--AHHH, V! and Splintered by A.G. Howard!), along with a really cool key necklace for the sequel to Splintered, which is going to be called...Unhinged? I think? I can't remember off the top of my head. But still. I thought it was so cool she got me ANYTHING, let along some signed stuff!

 

I got ALLLLL this from Jessirae this morning. Made this sick girl SUPER happy. And made my mom freak out because the packaging was all "dirty." (There was, like, one scuff mark or whatever.) Either way, I put my cinnamon roll down and OPENED this shiz. Gifts, for a few reasons (birthday, Christmas, you know how it is) and just because she likes to give me things like the fabulous friend she is.

 

OH. And the loads of swag. I smiled so hard at the swag. I LOVE IT SO MUCH I JUST WANT TO PET IT ALL DAY EVERY DAY.

 

Crash by Nicole Williams

I AM SO HAPPY SHE GOT ME THIS BOOK. I have wanted to read it for a loooooong time. I was getting ready to start nagging people to get it for me, but then JL was like "Oh, well I got you that for your birthday" and I was like SBDGIUQEBRN! She knows me so well. This is the first in a trilogy, though. Which means SOMEBODY's going to be hearing from me about the other two. Probably my parents. Because I'm like that. Oops. ;) Oh, and in non-whiny news, I am now listening to Hey Jude on repeat. Because yeah. I have a feeling this book is not going to sit on my stack unread for a long time. I've got that happy feeling about this book.

 

Ten by Gretchen McNeil

*MC*Neil, you guys. Not O'Neil. Geez. You should know this. But anyway, it was on my wishlist, and JL knew it, so she gave me an ARC because she's just that wonderful.

 

Tiger Lily by Jodi Lynn Anderson

I hear this one's sad. But it was also on my wishlist, and I really think I like it, and since Jessirae is a terrific human being, she sent me an ARC of this, too!

 

Flawed by Kate Avelynn

I love this book so much, there are not words. It is so sad and I just don't even know right now, but I am so ecstatic to have a print copy, I just...AHH! It's so great! When she told me she was sending me this, I was like "Seriously?!?!" and she was like "I'm totally serious!" and I was like "YOU'RE REALLY SERIOUS RIGHT NOW, LIKE SERIOUSLY?!?!?!!" and she was like "OF COURSE I'M SERIOUS WHY WOULD I NOT BE SERIOUS." So yeah. Happy times, right here. Well, not the book, obviously. But GETTING the book. That made me happy.

 

Frozen Fire by Tim Bowler

Again, if you remember, I checked this out from the library. I'd already read it, but I really liked this book and wanted to peek at my favorite parts again and a whole bunch of other stuff because OMG I actually think I GET this book and it is so great. Well, JL saw that and was like "Well, I have that book and I've already read it and, well, I can send it to you if you want" and I was like "OMFG, REALLY?" and then she was like "Um. Yeah." and I was like "YES PLEASE OMFG" and she was like "OKAY." And now I have it and I'm so happy to add it to my shelf/stack! (Not exactly sure WHERE I'm putting it yet...let's just say I'm glad to own it.)

 

So, Jessirae, I heart you to infinity and beyond. You, my friend, are the flipping BEST. <3

 

And...that is all I got this week! Thank goodness. I am SO. DONE. with this post. Blah.

 

Now, tell me!

 

What did YOU get this week?

 

Have you read anything I got?

 

What book should I read NOW?

 

Have you ever lost your voice? Isn't it TERRIBLE?

 

Don't you think Jessirae is awesome?

 

Okay, that's all. Answer me at least one of those questions in the comments, pllleeeease! And have a great Sunday! (Or have a horrible Sunday, I can't tell you what to do. I hope it's great, though!)

 

♥Jessica(:

What I Got #28 Librarians? Are the BEST

What I Got is a weekly meme hosted by Monica over at Cover Analysis :)

 

For Review:

    

    

 

Whoa. That's a lot, right? And I don't think that's even all of them. I'm going to be scrolling through my Kindle later and notice at least, like, three that I forgot to list. Blah.

 

Copper Girl by Jennifer Allis Provost

This is one of the books releassing from Spence City, the SHP imprint. It sounds like a super cool book, and goodness knows I love Spencer Hill Press.

 

First Light by Samantha Summers

This one's for a blog tour! I'm pretty sure she's dating a guy who murdered somebody? Or something? Either way, I'm so excited to get to this book. When I finally got it in the mail (all the way from AUSTRALIA!), I had to do a happy-dance. I remember this book looking great when I signed up for the tour. So yay!

 

Suddenly Royal by Nichole Chase

Kelly Simmon is a wonderful person and sent me an ecopy of this for review, and I am so happy about it! Royalty and romance. I AM SOLD. Also (I almost forgot this because apparently I am a RUDE, RUDE person) THANK YOU, KELLY! You're always so niiiice to me. I appreciate it more than I can say. <3

 

A Moment by Marie Hall

It's new adult and it seems romantic and that cover just...it just got me. So when I saw it on NetGalley... And I want to read it so bad right now. SO BAD. But I can't yet. Gah! Just...read the description on Goodreads. The book covers are all linked. Read it and then come back and tell me that book doesn't look fantastic.

 

**SPOILER ALERT** You won't be able to.

 

The Awakening: Aidan by Abby Niles

Oh, Entangled. I don't know what I'd do without them. I saw this on NetGalley, and it just seems like my kind of book. Heck, just look at the cover. Ahhhhhhh.

 

Gone With the Wolf by Kritin Miller

The title of this one...ha! I love it. And then it's about a guy and love and stuff, and I'm going to go out on a limb here and say it's about a wolf...? I read the synopsis when I requested on NetGalley, but it is almost 3 AM, so I'm kind of blanking. Either way, we all know that if it's romantic, more often than not, I want to read it. Then add in the fact that this is another one from Entangled...Yeah.

 

Tragic by J.A. Huss

A New Adult Contemporary Romance. Boom, I'm there. This one is also for a blog tour, by the way.

 

When You Were Here by Daisy Whitney

I...have not read anything by Daisy Whitney before. I've heard about her books, but...yeah, no. But I've actually had my eye on this one for a while. So yay to Little, Brown for being awesome and letting me get this off NetGalley! Also, that cover? I LOVE IT.

 

From Library:

  

 

Frozen Fire by Tim Bowler

I actually read this back in middle school. But then I was doing my library aide thing on Friday and for some reason, this book was in my mind. So I grabbed it and checked it out and now...I'm not sure. Maybe I'll re-read it. Maybe I'll just look at a couple parts. Either way, this book? Is really good. It was kind of confusing, though. But I think I actually get it. Which makes me all kinds of happy, because I usually don't GET confusing books, I usually need people to explain them to me. So I don't think this book is for everybody, but I think it's a good one for people who have enough patience to deal with it...if that makes any sense?

 

Living Dead Girl by Elizabeth Scott

I was watching a bunch of Kiera Cass' videos on Youtube (for no good reason at all) and cam across one with her Top 5 Jacked Up Books. I watched it, and this book was in it, and then I HAD to check it out. I like Elizabeth Scott's books. I can only remember not liking one--As I Wake (which I reviewed), because it...ha! It confused me. But other than that, I'm a fan of her books. So I grabbed this from the library on Friday as well. And, um...yeah. It's jacked up.

 

Gifted!

 

Y'all already know that I've read The Collector. I have an ecopy (two, actaully!) and love it--and its author--to death and beyond. But I did not have an actual, physical PRINT copy....until now!

 

I. Am. So. Freaking. NDSFIGNQNQE. About. This!

 

My school librarian gave it to me. Mhm. Yeah. I am so serious right now. Is she the best or WHAT?!?! I'd told her about it (of course, what kind of super fan would I be if every person I came into contact with didn't know about this book? And all my friends? They have to put up with me talking about Dante Walker like he's an actual person. *cough*Perez*cough*)...so, where was I...I'd told her about it, and she got me a copy. I do not know why. I do not know when. I just walked in to do my library aide thing on Wednesday and she gave it to me and I flailed accordingly. And now it is sitting on my shelf--my FAVORITES shelf, to be exact--all nice and pretty.

 

Goodness, I love it. So much. I'm pretty sure my school librarian will never see this, but if by some weird chance she does--THANKYOUTHANKYOUTHANKYOU. Goodness gracious, thank you.

 

So I want to babble about Dante and how AWESOME he is and how I can now feel even more like V's OFFICIAL super fan, but, as I've said, it's past 3 AM and I have other things to do, believe it or not. And this song...NO. I WON'T BABBLE.

 

That is all I got this week.

 

(The song is She's Got Something by Greg Holden, if you want to look it up)

 

So, kind people, tell me:

 

What did you get this week?

Have you read anything I got?

Which books?!?!

Have you heard that song, if you looked it up? I am kind of addicted to it at present.

How was your week? Crazy, huh? I live in Texas. I getcha, people. I getcha.

Did you notice that there are two copies of Opal on that shelf?

I don't know why I just mentioned that. It means LITERALLY nothing.

 

Okay, I'll leave it there. Answer at least one of those in the comments? Or all of them if you want. Or none. Be random. Make me laugh. It's up to you.

 

Have a great Sunday, y'all!

 

♥Jessica(:

What I Got #27 (Tiff is AWESOME)

What I Got is a weekly meme hosted by Monica over at Cover Analysis :) 

 

From Library:

 

Second Chance Summer by Morgan Matson

I LOVED Amy & Roger's Epic Detour. So I'm hoping I love this one, too! Though I do have doubts as to whether I'll love it as much...but we'll see!

 

Deadly Little Voices by Laurie Faria Stolarz

Laurie Faria Stolarz is awesome. I've read ALMOST all her books. All except for three, to be exact. And that's soon to be two. And then one. And then...yeah. I love this series. I THINK I might be Team Adam...don't hold me to that, though. I'm not sure at all with these books. But Adam seems nicer...

 

The Comeback Season by Jennifer E. Smith

Funny thing, The Statisical Probability of Love at First Sight actually was NOT the first book I read by this author. I thought it was. But it wasn't. You Are Here actually was. I loved that one, too. But ANYWAY, this author is great. Her writing style is something some people complain about, but I love how different it is. So I'm glad my school library had this! OH, and baseball. I adore baseball.

 

Won:

The Star Child & The Fallen Stars by Stephanie Keyes

Y'all know the YA Scavenger Hunt, right? And how a lot of the authors have their own little giveaways for it? Well, I won on Stephanie Keyes' blog! I actually only won one signed book, but then we were talking and she sent me the second one, too, and I shall review them both. So sometime, you will see that. I was glad to see the swag, too! My mom LOVED when I get magnets. And I have extras...so somebody who wins something from me will get one sometime. Yay! THANK YOU SO MUCH to Stephanie for being so nice and sending me the signed books and adding some swag, which I always love to get. *hugs!*

 

OH, AND LOOK AT MY PANDAS! I heart my pink PJ pants. Aren't they great?

 

For Review (Print):

 

The Charge by Sharon Bayliss

For the record, I am aware there are extra books on the picture. But I'm fairly certain we've all established that I'm lazy, so I think we should all just be glad I took a picture at all. Instead of, like, going to sleep or something. 'Cause I sure do love my sleep. Except for when I should be sleeping. I only love sleep when I'm supposed to be awake, apparently. My sleep schedule is so messed up. And OHMYGOSH, THIS IS SO NOT THE POINT. The Charge. It's by a local author and it's in a local setting and the premise seemed really cool so I am completely excited to read this one. Sometime. I really hope I can get to it soon. *fingers crossed* And thank you to Sharon for sending it to me! It got here SO. QUICK.

 

**From this point on, just click on the book cover to go to the Goodreads page**

 

For Review (Ebook):

  

Promises by Amber Garr

Tiff gave this to me for a guest review on her blog during Mermaids & Myths month on her blog in May. Why? Because Tiff is AWESOME. I'll let you know more about the whole guest review thing when it gets closer. But this book has a love triangle, and I'm pretty sure I'm already in love with the losing boy, but the book looks good anyway! So yay! THANK YOU SO MUCH, TIFF!

 

Winter Queen by Amber Argyle

I find it funny how both of these books have authors named Amber...ha. ANYWAY, This book just seems downright cool. I'm hoping to read this sometime to mix it up a bit from the usual stuff I read. Because this book is like, fairies and stuff. I think. Because I obviously have not read the book yet... Thanks so much to Amber for an advanced copy of this for review!

 

From NetGalley:

   

The Truth About You & Me by Amanda Grace

THAT COVER. How can anyone resist that? And the title. And the fact that I've read a book by this author and it was kind of reeeeally good. So I requested and was approved and shall be reading this sometime.

 

The Prelude by KaSonndra Leigh

So I saw this cover, clicked on it, saw it was New Adult, and requested. When I downloaded it onto my Kindle, I peeked at the beginning and I have such good tingly feelings about this one. Now I just need to find the time to read it!! Eeeep!

 

Burning by Elana K. Arnold

I requested this one FOREVER ago. But it sounds seriously great. So I did a little happy dance when I got the email about this one. Yay!

 

Gifted:

 

Their Promise by Brina Courtney

Tiff gifted me this because, um, yeah. Remember that awesome thing? THAT'S WHY. This book looks so sweet, and I hear it's going to make me ugly-cry, and I'm so excited! Yes, I'm excited about ugly-crying. I'm weird like that. Tiff, THANK YOU SO MUCH, GIRL, I LUUURVE YOOOOU!

 

And...that's what I got this week! Well, unless I missed something...which I probably did. But that's okay. There are enough books listed here as it is.

 

So, tell me, y'all:

What did YOU get this week? Anything AWESOME? Anything the same as me?

Have you read anything I got? What'd you think? Help me pick what to read next!

And, if you want to be random, what song are you currently obsessed with?

(I'm currently obsessed with Battle Scars by Guy Sebastian Ft. Lupe Fiasco. And I still have a special liking for the Regina Spektor song from last week.)

 

♥Jessica(:

What I Got #26 Contagious ;)

What I Got is a weekly meme hosted by the fabulous Monica over at Cover Analysis :) 

 

I promised last week that I would keep up with these, so--surprisingly--I am! Even though it is an ungodly hour of the night/morning and I've been doing the YA Scavenger Hunt and I don't really FEEEEEL like making this post. But I shall. Because I promised.

 

I don't like to break promises.

 

Okay, now that my random rant is over with, here are all the books I got this week!

 

And they are all FOR REVIEW:

 

    

 

Blood Moon by Teri Harman

This is the only book I got in the mail this week, but I was so pumped when I got it. It is GORGEOUS! And for a blog tour. There will be a character interview involved. We all know how GREAT I am at those, RIGHT?!?! Hehehe. Thanks a bunch to Jolly Fish Press!

 

Devour by Andrea Heltsley

"He wasn't supposed to remember..." WHAT wasn't he supposed to remember? And WHY wasn't he supposed to remember it? And--holy snap--WHO is he?!?!?! Yeah. Now you see why I wanna read this book. I got it on my Kindle for a blog tour! *happy dance*

 

Inked by an Angel by Shauna Allen

There are angels involved, and the series is called The Cupid Chronicles. Need I say more? This is also for a blog tour, by the way.

 

Naturals by Tiffany Truitt

This one is actually from NetGalley, because Entangled is awesome to me. Someday, I shall post that review I have of book 1 in this series, and then I'll read this one. Just you wait.

 

    

 

Prophecy Girl by Cecily White

That handy dandy little newsletter thingy I get from Entangled every so often was what led me to this book. When I saw it on NetGalley, my finger did that silly twitch thing and now I have this on my Kindle...as always, thanks to Entangled for making me heart them. And now I need to make time for this book because I SERIOUSLY want to read it.

 

Aris Returns: A Vampire Love Story by Devin Morgan

I bet you can guess why I snagged this off NetGalley...it's a vampire love story. That was all I needed to know before I clicked. I'm kind of lucky this is even book 1, because I didn't check until after. I have an odd liking for vampire romances, when they're GOOD. Remember A Shade of Vampire, people? It's like that.

 

Project Ele by Rebecca Gober & Courtney Nuckels

This was free on Amazon. 'Nuff said.

 

Jaded by Mercy Amare

A rock star love story! YES! Thank you soooooo much to Mercy for sending me an ARC of this for review!!

 

  

 

A Shade of Blood by Bella Forrest

Bella sent this to me Friday night (when I was at my brother's celebrating my nephew's 5th birthday!) and I have been itching to start it ever since. I'm about 9% in now, and I must say, I NEED TO READ MORE. Gah, what I want to happen is not happening, but I see potential good and/or interesting things that could happen and I'm just...yeah. Also, this book is longer than the first one. Also, I find it funny how I JUST referenced A Shade of Vampire and now I'm telling you I got book 2. Not intentional at all, but convenient. Ha. So, thank you thank you thank you to Bella for sending me an early copy of this! I should finish it super soon and have a review up next week, so look out for that!

 

Chasing Mrs. Right by Katee Robert

THAT is probably the steamiest cover of a book I've reviewed...hmm. Oh, well. I can't resist Heather when she emails us about this stuff. Plus, I hear marvelous things about Katee Robert. Plus, this book looks fantastic. Thank you so much to Heather and Entangled for sending me a copy for review!

 

A Different Blue by Amy Harmon

This book...there's something about this book, man. I was just LOOKING at it today as I watched SNL, and then I blinked and it was, like, 3 AM and I was 81% in. That's a good sign. I got this book for a blog tour, and I can't wait to a) finish this book and b) post my review so I can verbally abuse y'all into reading this beautiful awesomeness. I'm also convinced that I need to name something Wilson. Or Darcy. Or name one thing Wilson and the other Darcy. For real.

 

All right, that is all I got this week! Thank goodness. My fingers are getting tired. I'm mighty chatty this morning, aren't I? I need to sleep. Obviously. And shut up. I need to shut up and sleep.

 

Oh, and have you heard THIS SONG? I've been listening to it since I noticed it in the suggestions when I was listening to You & Me by Dave Matthews Band (which I listened to, logically, after it showed up in the suggestions after listening to Seven, which was, naturally, the first song I put on when I logged onto the computer), and have been listening to it ever since. As I hunted YA style. As I wrote this post. And now it's stuck in my head and I'm addicted. Singing along and everything. "It's contaaaagious..."

 

Yeah. Be glad you don't live with me and have to wake up to me singing at 5:30 in the morning.

 

Okay, y'all, tell me:

 

What did YOU get this week?

Have you read anything I got?

What did you think of it?

Do you WANT to read anything I got?

Which ones?

 

All righty, you answer me those questions in the comments, and link up to your haul posts--whatever those may be, Stacking the Shelves or something else--and I'll check it all out after I wake up.

 

Now, I'm off to go pass out somewhere.

 

Have a great day, friends!

 

♥Jessica(: