Sunday Post - 118 & Stacking the Shelves - 81

The Sunday Post is a weekly meme hosted by Kimba @ The Caffeinated Book Reviewer ~this meme was inspired in part by ~ In My Mailbox~ It's a chance to share News. A post to recap the past week, showcase books and things we have received and share news about what is coming up for the week on our blog.

This was a good week. I had success on a research task I was doing for work that had me ready to celebrate. Then Husband's birthday was Friday. We went to see Gone Girl after work. I haven't read the book so I won't be doing a movie review of that one, but I did enjoy the movie. I will also say that those people are CRAZY! Husband didn't get many presents from me this year because his main gift was kind of pricey--a PS4. Saturday I had a hair appointment. It feels so good to get my hair done. And then Husband and I worked on our laundry room some more. I was painting corners and Husband was putting up our light fixture. I also put out the Halloween decorations FINALLY!

THIS PAST WEEK:

Monday: All Things Halloween Review of The Fall by Bethany Griffin (4 Stars)
Tuesday: Top Ten Character Driven Books
Wednesday: Waiting on Frostfire (Kanin Chronicles, # 1) by Amanda Hocking
Thursday: All Things Halloween Review of Illusions of Fate by Kiersten White (4 Stars) & Cover Reveal of Pull (Push, # 2) by Claire Wallis
Friday: All Things Halloween Review of The Evolution of Mara Dyer (Mara Dyer, # 2) by Michelle Hodkin (4.5 Stars)

UPCOMING THIS WEEK:

Monday: All Things Halloween Review of I Hunt Killers (Jasper Dent, # 1) by Barry Lyga
Tuesday: Top Ten Tuesday
Wednesday: Waiting on Wednesday
Thursday: All Things Halloween Review of Game (Jasper Dent, # 2) by Barry Lyga
Friday: All Things Halloween Review of Blood of My Blood (Jasper Dent, # 3) by Barry Lyga

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Stacking the Shelves is hosted by Tynga's Reviews.

An Endless Summer (Summer, # 2)

By: CJ Duggan

Published: July 11th 2013

311 pages

Genre: Young Adult, New Adult, Contemporary

Source: Personal Kindle Library

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Goodreads description--Sean looked out over the lake, squinting against the sunlight. He turned to me, his expression sobering as his eyes flicked over my face in a silent study.

“Come on Amy, I saved you once, I’ll save you again.”
I met his stare unflinchingly. “I don’t need saving.”
A wicked grin formed slowly. “Don’t you?”

After a rebellious summer night that almost claimed her life, Amy Henderson – the Onslow publican’s only daughter – is sent away to suffer a fate far worse than any other punishment:

Boarding School.

Three years on, a now nineteen-year-old Amy returns to Onslow for the summer. What once was a cauldron of activity with live bands, hot meals and cold beers, the Onslow Hotel now lies dark, deserted and depressing. All fond childhood memories of loitering on the hotel stairs and eavesdropping on customers’ colourful conversations are in the distant past.

How had her dad let it come to this?

With the new threat of putting the Onslow up for sale, Amy reluctantly turns to a local tradesman for help: Sean Murphy, the very same Onslow boy who saved her life all those years ago. With his help and that of some old friends, the task is clear: spend the summer building the hotel back up to its former glory or lose it for good.

In an endless summer, Amy soon realises that sometimes in order to save your future, you have to face your past, even if it’s in the form of a smug, gorgeous Onslow boy.

Finding Mr. Brightside

By: Jay Clark

Published: March 24th 2015 by Henry Holt and Co. (BYR)

288 pages

Genre: Young Adult, Contemporary

Source: Publisher via NetGalley (Thank you!!)

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Goodreads description--Abram and Juliette know each other. They’ve lived down the street from each other their whole lives. But they don’t really know each other—at least, not until Juliette’s mom and Abram’s dad have a torrid affair that culminates in a deadly car crash. The funeral is uncomfortable, to say the least. They don’t speak.

Fast forward to the neighborhood pharmacy, a few months later. Abram is on Paxil. Juliette is on Adderall. Abram decides to say hello. Then he decides to invite her to Taco Bell. To both of their surprise, she agrees. And the real love story begins.

Blue Lily, Lily Blue (The Raven Cycle, # 3)

By: Maggie Stiefvater

Expected Publication: October 28th 2014 by Scholastic Press

416 pages

Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy, Paranormal

Source: Publisher via NetGalley (Thank you!!)

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Goodreads description--The third installment in the mesmerizing series from the irrepressible, #1 NEW YORK TIMES bestselling author Maggie Stiefvater.

There is danger in dreaming. But there is even more danger in waking up.

Blue Sargent has found things. For the first time in her life, she has friends she can trust, a group to which she can belong. The Raven Boys have taken her in as one of their own. Their problems have become hers, and her problems have become theirs.

The trick with found things though, is how easily they can be lost.

Friends can betray.
Mothers can disappear.
Visions can mislead.
Certainties can unravel.

That's it for my shelves and recaps of my past and upcoming week. What did you add to your shelves this week? Any bookish news you want to talk about? Let me know!