Additions to My Bookshelves Monday - Sept. 12, 2011

From Powell’s Books

HELLBENT (Cheshire Red Reports #2) by Cherie Pries – UF, TPB

ONE SALT SEA (An October Daye Novel #4) by Seanan McGuire – UF, MPB

A PRINCESS OF MARS (John Carter of Mars Series #1) by Edgar Rice Burroughs –SCI-FI/FANTASY, MPB

FEAST OF SOULS (Book One of the Magister Trilogy) by C. S. Friendman – FANTASY, MPB

WINGS OF WRATH (Book Two of the Magister Trilogy) by C. S. Friendman – FANTASY, MPB

EON: Dragoneye Reborn/Rise of the Dragoneye (Eon Series #1) by Alison Goodman – YA FANTASY, TPB


From Barnes & Noble

THE FALLEN 3: END OF DAYS (Fallen Series #3) by Thomas E. Sniegoski – UF, TPB

My final book from Borders:

HELL’S HORIZON (Book Two of the City Trilogy) by Darren Shan – SCI-FI, TPB


A couple weeks ago Cherie Priest hosted a Hellbent giveaway of TPB, BOCD and MP3 BOCD. I didn’t know I was a winner until I picked up my mail Friday night. So I am adding to my finds list:

http://www.brillianceaudio.com/library/product.asp?AuthorId=1545&Titleid=30030 (Cheshire Red Reports #2) by Cherie Pries – UF, BOCD

For those of you keeping score, that puts HELLBENT on my list twice for last week. One TPB and one BOCD. I am a happy fan who will have a kickass commute this week. Oh yes I will.

Additions to My Bookshelves Monday - 16/09/2011

I liberated some new books from B&N this week.

BLOODLANDS (A Novel of the Bloodlands #1) By Christine Cody
BLOOD RULES (A Novel of the Bloodlands #2) By Christine Coday

SUCCUBUS REVEALED (The Georgina Kincaid Series #6) by Richelle Mead

WHITE TIGER (Dark Heavens Trilogy #1) by Kylie Chan

BANISHED Givaway

To celebrate the release of the MPB edition of her book BANISHED, Sophie Littlefield is hosting a giveaway. Stop by http://tinyurl.com/Win-Banished and check out all the ways you can enter to win a signed copy of the book.

My August Reads

I read three whole books in August. Just three. At least they were a good three. I would recommend them all.

WICKED GAME (WVMP Radio Series #1) by Jeri Ready-Smith, UF, TPB – This was a fun start to the series.

DOWNPOUR (Graywalker Series #6) by Kat Richardson, UF, HB – I’m still up in the error as to which of the 6 books is my favorite, but this one is a contender. Great location and characters.

BLOODSHOT(Cheshire Red Reports Series #1) UF, BOCD & TPB – Seriously all kinds of awesomeness.

There should have been a fourth book on the list but I’ve had a hard time staying awake and reading or just sitting down to read. My book time suffers.

Finders Keepers: The end of August edition

Here is what made it into the house the last couple of weeks. Some of these are purely for recreation and some of these are for recreational learning.

NIGHTLIFE (A Cal Leandros Novel #1) by Rob Thurman

STORIES FOR NIGHTTIME AND SOME FOR THE DAY by Ben Loory

THY MYTHOLOGY OF SUPERNATURAL by Nathan Robert Brown

HEART OF IRON by Ekaterina Sedia

THE HOUSE OF DISCARDED DREAMS by Ekaterina Sedia

THE BOOK OF CTHULHU Edited by Ross E. Lockhart – I must admit to buying this one because it has a story by Cherie Priest in it.

DRAGONS AND UNICORNS: A NATURAL HISTORY by Paul and Karin Johnsgard

DRAGONS MYTH & LEGEND by Jonathan Evans

FAVORITE FOLKTALES FROM AROUND THE WORLD Edited by Jane Yolen

WORLD MYTHOLOGY: AN ENTHOLGOY OF THE REAT MYTHS AND EPICS, Third Edition by Donna Rosenberg

EYE OF THE TEMPEST (JANE TRUE SERIES #4) by Nicole Peeler
This is the one I went searching for last week. I was a little early.

SUPERNATURAL NOIR edited by Ellen Datlow

THE ANNOTATED H.P. LOVECRAFT edited by S.T. JOSHI

Finders Keepers

I stopped at Barnes & Noble last week looking for a book that as it turns out hadn’t been released yet. While there I ran into one of my book signing cohorts.

NINE LIVES LAST FOREVER (A CATS AND CURIOS MYSTERY #2) by Rebecca M. Hale.


FIRST GRAVE ON THE RIGHT by Darynda Jones
I picked this one up because my book signing cohort said it was good and encouraged me to get it.


THE GRIMM LEGACY by Polly Shulman
I picked this up at Powell’s the week before when I went to J.A. Pitts book signing.

One

Only one book made it home with me this week.

HOW TO MOON A CAT (A Cats and Curiors Mystery #3) by Rebecca M. Hale

Ummm… #2 never made it home. Guess you know what will be on my finds list for next week.

Look what followed me home from the bookstore.

Here is what followed me home from Powell’s this last week.

DEAD IRON: THE AGE OF STEAM by Devon Monk

THE SNOW QUEEN’S SHADOW (Princess Novels Series #4) by Jim C. Hines

NAKED CITY: TALES OF URBAN FANTASY edited by Ellen Datlow

What I'm Reading and What I've Read

Friday, I finished BLACK HEART LOA (Hoodoo Series #2) by Adrian Phoenix. It was just as yummy as BLACK DUST MAMBO. Maybe even a little yummier. More players are revealed and more questions come up just when you get answers or hints of answers to the questions already asked. I’m looking forward to next year’s release of the third book. I really need to start reading Adrian Phoenix’s Maker’s Song Series.

This morning I started reading HONEYED WORDS (Sarah Beauhall Series #2) by J.A. Pitts. So far it’s pure awesomeness. John Pitts will be at Powell’s Wednesday night at 7:00 for a book signing. I’m hoping to have as much of this book completed as possible. Since I’m a slow reader and have falling asleep when trying to read in the evening lately, I make no promise to finishing it by then. Though, I am hopeful.

My June Reads

THE NATIVE STAR (Native Star #1) by M.K. Hobson – An enjoyable adventure.

DIVERGENT by Veronica Roth – Most excellent. I highly recommend this book. It’s been a couple weeks since I finished the story and I still find myself thinking about the characters and what will happen next.

BLACK DUST MAMBO (Hoodoo Series #1) by Adrian Phoenix – Excellent. I finished this book the day #2 was release. I went to B&N to pick it up and started it that evening. Plus Adrian Phoenix will be at Powell’s July 6th so I wanted to have it read before the signing.