The Queen's Library (47): ALA Edition

ALA Recap + Books

At #alaac15! This is going to be fun! pic.twitter.com/WrUJjZ8j8m

— Lea (@YABookQueen) June 27, 2015

I was able to drop by San Francisco yesterday for a few hours in order to attend ALA, and it was amazing. I've never been in that part of the city before, so it was insane to see all of the huge buildings up close, and Moscone Center was quite remarkable as well (especially the Illuminae staircase)!

I met so many amazing bookish people and people were incredibly nice (except for one random guy, who almost knocked me over in a nearly empty aisle - he apparently had places to be). I'm definitely hoping I'll be able to attend ALA again in the future (or maybe BEA), because it was such fun to be able to fangirl with a bunch of people over books. I got to meet Rae Carson (and be totally awkward around her while she was autographing my ARC. *sighs*) and have so many wonderful bookish discussions. 

I picked up some books while I was there - although my father ended up getting a majority of them, because he is apparently a magnet for books / tote-bags. I think I picked up only 9 books, and then he showed up with a bunch of books + bags. For a non-reader, he was surprisingly in his element! 

Books for Review 

I also received a few great books for review last week!

From HarperCollins

Paperweight | Between Us and the Moon

From Macmillan

Six of Crows (!!!!) + swag

And that's it for me! Many thanks to the various publishers / representatives for everything.

I'll be hosting a few fun giveaways VERY soon, so check back in for that! 

Hope everyone is having a lovely weekend,

-L

This feature is inspired by Pop Culture Junkie's This Week In Books / The Story Siren's In My Mailbox. The Queen's Library is a way for me to feature books that I add to my bookshelves and a place to post my weekly recommendations. This is not a new meme, but merely an adjusted feature that is better suited to my blog and needs.

The Queen's Library (46) + Update

Update

Hey everyone! I've been blogging a bit sporadically for the past couple of months due to some health issues. I'm still not better, but I'm slowly (so slowly) working on it. BUT, I will start posting more regularly on the 18th, once I'm done with finals and give myself a little time to rest. I have so many reviews + giveaways planned for the end of May / June, it's going to be a fun summer! 

New Books

Invincible by Amy Reed (for review, unsolicited)
City Love by Susane Colasanti (for review, unsolicited)
Encore to an Empty Room by Keven Emerson (for review, unsolicited)
Drive Me Crazy by Terra Elan McVoy (for review, unsolicited)
Every Last Promise by Kristin Halbrook (for review, unsolicited)
Wrong About the Guy by Claire LaZebnik (for review, unsolicited)
Etherworld by Claudia Gabel & Cheryl Klam (for review, unsolicited)
The Orphan Queen by Jodi Meadows (for review, unsolicited)
Everything That Makes You by Moriah McStay (for review, unsolicited)
Survival Colony 9 by Joshua David Bellin (won from the author)

Weekly Recommendation

FANGIRL by Rainbow Rowell


Be back in a couple weeks! Hope all of you are doing well!

-L

This feature is inspired by Pop Culture Junkie's This Week In Books / The Story Siren's In My Mailbox. The Queen's Library is a way for me to feature books that I add to my bookshelves and a place to post my weekly recommendations. This is not a new meme, but merely an adjusted feature that is better suited to my blog and needs.

The Queen's Library (45): December & January Books

Purchased & Gifted

I'm only buying books for my thesis right now, so I purchased these two:

CHAUCER'S SEXUAL POETICS
SOCIAL CHAUCER

Thesis research! It's bound to be intriguing. 

But, I was gifted some pretty fabulous YA books:

WINGER (I can finally finish it!)
SERAPHINA (heard great things about it)
THE TRUTH ABOUT FOREVER (autographed & personalized!!)
ALONG FOR THE RIDE (autographed & personalized!)
BLUE LILY, LILY BLUE (autographed & personalized!!!)
THE BONE SEASON (so I bought this one, BUT it was only $3.99 on B&N).

My folks are officially the best for surprising me with such awesome belated Christmas presents! I still cannot believe I now own autographed & personalized books by Sarah Dessen & Maggie Stiefvater! *hugs all the books*

For Review

FROM THE NOTEBOOKS OF A MIDDLE SCHOOL PRINCESS

TUCK EVERLASTING (Giveaway for both copies here!)
REBEL MECHANICS
NIL UNLOCKED
BECOMING JINN
THE NOVICE
THE PREY
PLAYLIST FOR THE DEAD
GEEK GIRL
CITY 1
ALL THE RAGE (eARC, not pictured)

Huge thanks to Macmillan / Netgalley, and HarperTeen! I (and apparently, Loki) cannot wait to read and review these!

Weekly Recommendation

CODE NAME VERITY

The Queen's Library (44): Dreamers, Summers, & Misfits

The Books

The Perilous Sea (eARC from Edelweiss)

Falling into Place (eARC from Edelweiss)

The Perfectionists (eARC from Edelweiss)

Anatomy of a Misfit (eARC from Edelweiss)

The Vault of Dreamers (print ARC from publicist)

Open Road Summer (print HC from Anna Reads & Bloomsbury)

Open Road Summer postcard

Once I finish Open Road Summer, I have to write down why I loved the novel and drop the postcard in the mail to Bloomsbury. Judging by my reactions so far, it's going to be tricky to find a way to express what I loved in only a couple lines! Such a wonderful story. 

Thanks to Edelweiss, HarperCollins, Macmillan + Mary, and Bloomsbury + Anna!

Weekly Recommendation

Wanderlove by Kirsten Hubbard

Traveling, friendship, romance, and art - a fabulous book, especially for summer!


What new books did you get?

The Queen's Library (43): Spring / Summer Books

For Review: Print Books

White Hot Kiss
Exo (unsolicited)
Defector (unsolicited)
Afterworlds
Rooms
Conversion
Artemis Awakening (unsolicited)
Take Me On

Purchased: Hardcovers + Paperbacks

Emma
Siege and Storm paperback
Ruin and Rising Collector's Edition

I wasn't going to get the S&S paperback, but then I noticed my blog name was in the back, so I had to buy it!

Gifted for Graduation

The Lost
We Were Liars
The Bone Season
Water For Elephants
Dreams Of Gods and Monsters

My parents bought me a few books after graduating with a BA in English Literature in May (and because I received a 4.0 GPA for the spring semester - YAY! So great to see all of that work pay off)! Now to continue on to the Master's program...it's going to be a lot of work, but I'm excited.

Purchased: eBooks on sale

Find Me
Conjured
Maybe One Day
Nantucket Blue
This is Not a Test
The Almost Truth
Tiger Lily
Boomerang
Lamb to the Slaughter

Won (not pictured)

Don't Look Back from IceyBooks' twitter giveaway 

Body & Soul from Stacey Kade

Thanks to Icey Books + Hafsah, and Stacey Kade!

Weekly Recommendation

Charm & Strange

The Queen's Library (42): February, March, and April

Books Received for Review

Charm & Strange (hardcover)
To All The Boys I've Loved Before (print ARC)
The Body in the Woods (print ARC)
Since You've Been Gone (print ARC)
The Queen of the Tearling (print ARC)
Liv, Forever (print ARC)
Dorothy Must Die (print ARC)
The Lost (print ARC)
Torn Away (electronic ARC)
The Dolls (electronic ARC)
#Scandal (electronic ARC)
Rites of Passage (electronic ARC)
In A Handful of Dust (electronic ARC)

The Balance Keepers: The Fires of Calderon (electronic ARC)

Thank you so much to Amazon Vine, Macmillan, Harlequin, Edelweiss, and Netgalley!

Gifted From My Family

The Winner's Curse (hardcover) (my review)
The Assassin's Blade (hardcover) (my review)

My parents bought me these books to celebrate my acceptance into my college's English master's program!! YAY for grad school and two fabulous books! *dances*

Ruin and Rising Sampler / Swag

I received this package from the lovely folks at Macmillan + Leigh Bardugo, and it's truly a work of art. The box is gorgeous (seriously, check out that design), and the three candles smell outstanding. But the sampler? The sampler is EPIC. Not only were the chapters incredible, but even the interior designs / extra info was lovely. I am so incredibly excited for Ruin and Rising, I wish it was already June! I must know what happens!

I bought more books too (Kindle deals are my weakness), but I'll save them for the next TQL. 

My Weekly Recommendation

What bookish goodies did you get?

The Queen's Library (41): December, January, and early February Recap and Books

These past couple months have been pretty hectic - both good and bad. A family member is currently suffering serious health issues, and it is not looking as though they will improve, so I've been stressing over that for the past three or four weeks. I'm trying to keep the blog running, but I might be a bit slow to reply to comments  and to comment on other blogs.

But, despite some of the stresses, there have been some great moments. In December, I went to Las Vegas with my family:

Both pictures are from the fountain show out front of the Bellagio - which is truly gorgeous, even if it was insanely crowded. One thing you quickly learn while in Vegas is that people are everywhere, and they are constantly bumping into you. I also saw Cirque du Soleil's Mystere, which was outstanding. I was skeptical going in, because I assumed the show would not live up to the hype, but they won me over very quickly. Their performance was truly out of this world, I'm still amazed when I think about some of the stunts they pulled. If you ever visit Las Vegas, you need to splurge a bit and see one of their shows! I only wish I could seen more. My family and I attended Criss Angel's Believe, which was interesting (I love magic), but it was too reliant on bright flashes of light (which bothered my eyes and gave me a headache by the end). In all, December was great, January was somewhat terrible, and I'm hoping February will be a better month.

Now, onto the books I bought and received for December, January, and part of February:

PURCHASED
EXILE (review)
REACHED (review)
ELEANOR AND PARK
JUST ONE DAY (review)
ASK THE PASSENGERS
THE DUST OF 100 DOGS
PLEASE IGNORE VERA DIETZ
SCARLET (Spanish edition) (review)
THE IMPOSSIBLE KNIFE OF MEMORY (!)

GIFTED (FROM FAMILY)
EON
THE DREAM THIEVES
SECOND CHANCE SUMMER
(3.92 Fall Semester GPA = great grades = books as gifts to celebrate = awesome)

FOR REVIEW: PRINT ARC's / FINISHED COPIES
HALF BAD (ARC)
SECOND STAR (ARC)
MY LAST KISS (ARC)
THE RULE OF 3 (Finished)
HOLLOW CITY (Finished)
THESE BROKEN STARS (Finished)
THE KISS OF DECEPTION (ARC)
THE GEOGRAPHY OF YOU AND ME (ARC)

FOR REVIEW: E-ARC'S (not pictured)
DEFY
FATES
POISON DANCE
AFTER THE END
SLEEP NO MORE
HER DARK CURIOSITY
THE MURDER COMPLEX
WE WERE LIARS (this was fantastic)
(DON'T YOU) FORGET ABOUT ME

MY WEEKLY RECOMMENDATION

This feature is inspired by Pop Culture Junkie's This Week In Books, The Story Siren's In My Mailbox, and Mailbox Monday. The Queen's Library is a way for me to feature books that I add to my bookshelves and a place to post my weekly recommendations. This is not a new meme, but merely an adjusted feature that is better suited to my blog and needs.

The Queen's Library (40): October & November Books!

FOR REVIEW
PAWN by Aimee Carter (Netgalley)
REVELATIONS by JA Souders (Unsolicited HC)

THE TAKING by Kimberly Derting (Edelweiss)

DEATH SWORN by Leah Cyrpress (Edelweiss)

CRASH INTO YOU by Katie McGarry (Netgalley)

ROOMIES Sara Zarr and Tara Altebrando (Netgalley)

THE WINNER'S CURSE by Marie Rutkoski (Netgalley)

RACING SAVANNAH by Miranda Kenneally (Netgalley)

HOUSE OF IVY & SORROW by Natalie Whipple (Edelweiss)

LOVE LETTERS TO THE DEAD by Ava Dellaira (Requested ARC)

PURCHASED - KINDLE BOOKS
WAVECROSSED by Andrea Colt
TYGER, TYGER by Kersten Hamilton
IRON'S PROPHECY by Julie Kagawa
THE DUST OF 100 DOGS by AS King
THE BURNING SKY by Sherry Thomas
THE DARKEST MINDS by Alexandra Bracken
ANOTHER LITTLE PIECE by Kate Karyus Quinn
THINGS I CAN'T FORGET by Miranda Kenneally

PURCHASED - PRINTED COPIES
LEGEND by Marie Lu* (my review)
PRODIGY by Marie Lu*
CROSSED by Ally Condie*
ALLEGIANT by Veronica Roth*
THE 5TH WAVE by Rick Yancy
EVERYBODY SEES THE ANTS by AS King
THE EVOLUTION OF MARA DYER by Michelle Hodkin
THE SKY IS EVERYWHERE by Jandy Nelson (My review)

* Purchased for an essay I am writing. Can you guess which genre of YA lit I'm writing on? It's going to be challenging (it is supposed to be a rhetorical analysis essay, which is very different from the analysis I usually write), but hopefully fun!

Huge thanks to the Little Brown BYR, Tor, HarperTeen, HarlequinTeen, Ksenia + St Martin's Press, Sabrina + Sourcebooks for the review copies!

YA Book Queen's 
Weekly Recommendation

This feature is inspired by Pop Culture Junkie's This Week In Books, The Story Siren's In My Mailbox, and Mailbox Monday. The Queen's Library is a way for me to feature books that I add to my bookshelves and a place to post my weekly recommendations. This is not a new meme, but merely an adjusted feature that is better suited to my blog and needs.

The Queen's Library (39): July, August, September, and October Books

The below books are from July, August, September, and part of October!! 

FOR REVIEW (Printed ARCS)
LET THE STORM BREAK by Shannon Messenger (from publicist/publisher)
CRESS by Marissa Meyer (from publicist / publisher)!!!!!!!!!!
SEKRET by Lindsay Smith (from publicist/publisher)
NIL by Lynne Matsen (from publicist / publisher)
HOW TO LOVE by Katie Cotugno (from Amazon Vine)
FANGIRL by Rainbow Rowell (from Amazon Vine)
THE BEGINNING OF EVERYTHING by Robyn Schneider (from Amazon Vine)
EXILE by Shannon Messenger (from publicist - Not Pictured)
CHASING SHADOWS by Swati Avasthi (from Amazon Vine - Not Pictured)
THE BURNING SKY by Sherry Thomas (from Amazon Vine - Not Pictured)

FOR REVIEW (eARCs - Not Pictured)
CONJURED by Sarah Beth Durst (from Netgalley / publicist)
WHITE SPACE by Ilsa J. Bick (from Edelweiss)

THE SHADOW PRINCE by Bree Despain (from Edelweiss)

THE DREAM THIEVES by Maggie Stiefvater (from Netgalley)
INTO THE STILL BLUE by Veronica Rossi (from Edelweiss)
AVALON by Mindee Arnett (from Edelweiss)
PANIC by Lauren Oliver (from Edelweiss)
CRUEL BEAUTY by Rosamund Hodge (from Edelweiss)

PURCHASED FOR KINDLE (Not Pictured)
ENSHADOWED by Kelly Creagh
FANGIRL by Rainbow Rowell
ELEANOR & PARK by Rainbow Rowell
THE SEA OF TRANQUILITY by Katja Millay
VALKYRIE RISING by Ingrid Paulson (freebie)
THE MADMAN'S DAUGHTER by Megan Shepard
THE WORLD OF DIVERGENT by Veronica Roth (freebie)
FOR DARKNESS SHOWS THE STARS by Diana Peterfreund

PURCHASED AUDIOBOOK
THE FAULT IN OUR STARS by John Green (snagged the $3.95 daily deal)

WON FROM PAPER LANTERN LIT
FURY by Elizabeth Miles
ENVY by Elizabeth Miles (autographed)

WON FROM THE BOOK CELLAR
WHEN YOU WERE HERE by Daisy Whitney (autographed and personalized)

Whew! So, that's all the books I've gotten during the past few months! Thanks to Netgalley, Edelweiss, Amazon Vine, Random House, Simon & Schuster + Emma, Bloomsbury, Scholastic, HarperCollins, Macmillan + Ksenia, Paper Lantern Lit, Erica and anyone else I've forgotten to thank!

And a quick note: Sorry I've been a missing lately. My classes this fall are keeping me busy, but I should start having a bit more time to spend in the blogosphere soon!

My Weekly Recommendation

The feature is inspired by Pop Culture Junkie's This Week In Books, The Story Siren's In My Mailbox, and Mailbox Monday. The Queen's Library is a way for me to feature books that I add to my bookshelves and a place to post my weekly recommendations. This is not a new meme, but merely an adjusted feature that is better suited to my blog and needs.

The Queen's Library (38)

SLIDE by Jill Hathaway (Kindle freebie)
THE PECULIAR by Stefan Bachman (free audiobook from sync)

OLIVER TWIST by Charles Dickens (free audiobook from sync)

DARE YOU TO by Katie McGarry (for review from amazon vine)

My Weekly Recommendation

What books did you get this week? 

The feature is inspired by Pop Culture Junkie's This Week In Books, The Story Siren's In My Mailbox, and Mailbox Monday. The Queen's Library is a way for me to feature books that I add to my bookshelves and a place to post my weekly recommendations. This is not a new meme, but merely an adjusted feature that is better suited to my blog and needs.

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WON FROM EPIC READS #TeaTime
RUSH by Eve Silver
UNDERCURRENT by Paul Blackwell
Two Epic Reads bookmarks, and a cute little note with King Snarkles's picture.

GIFTED (BECAUSE MY PARENTS FELT SORRY FOR ME*)
THRONE OF GLASS by Sarah J. Maas (my review)
SIEGE AND STORM by Leigh Bardugo (my review)
CODE NAME VERITY by Elizabeth Wein (my review)

PURCHASED FOR MY KINDLE
LOSING IT by Cora Carmack (couldn't resist a 99 cent deal!)

FREE AUDIOBOOKS FROM SYNC
ROTTERS by Daniel Kraus
FRANKENSTEIN by Mary Shelley


* I had a bit of an incident involving my hand when I was helping my father move a new futon into the house. My hand is finally feeling back to normal, so I'm glad that stupid futon didn't do any permanent damage! Plus, three free books! It almost makes the whole experience worthwhile ;)

Thanks to SYNC for the free audios, and Epic Reads for the two books!

YA Book Queen's 
Weekly Recommendation

The feature is inspired by Pop Culture Junkie's This Week In Books, The Story Siren's In My Mailbox, and Mailbox Monday. The Queen's Library is a way for me to feature books that I add to my bookshelves and a place to post my weekly recommendations. This is not a new meme, but merely an adjusted feature that is better suited to my blog and needs.

The Queen's Library (36)

 

NEW BOOKS:

(A + B) JANE EYRE by Charlotte Bronte
(B)  BLESS ME, ULTIMA by Rudolfo Anaya
(D)  ROSE UNDER FIRE by Elizabeth Wein (!!!)
(B)  THE MYSTERIOUS HOWLING by Maryrose Wood
(B)  THE RAVEN BOYS by Maggie Stiefvater (my review)
(C)  ENGINES OF THE BROKEN WORLD by Jason Vanhee

KEY:
(A) Purchased paperback.
(B) Free audiobook from Sync. 
(C) Requested review copy from publicist.
(D) Requested from Netgalley.

YA Book Queen's 
Weekly Recommendation

The feature is inspired by Pop Culture Junkie's This Week In Books, The Story Siren's In My Mailbox, and Mailbox Monday. The Queen's Library is a way for me to feature books that I add to my bookshelves and a place to post my weekly recommendations. This is not a new meme, but merely an adjusted feature that is better suited to my blog and needs.

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NEW BOOKS:
(A)  MILA 2.0 by Debra Driza
(C)  ALTERED by Gennifer Albin
(B)  VIRAL NATION by Shaunta Grimes
(A)  CREWEL by Gennifer Albin (my review)
(D)  ALL OUR YESTERDAYS by Cristin Terril
(E)  THE MOON AND MORE by Sarah Dessen
(D)  THE BONE SEASON by Samantha Shannon (!)
(A)  IN THE SHADOW OF BLACKBIRDS by Cat Winters

KEY:
(A) Purchased for Kindle. I see a Kindle book deal, and I pounce.
(B) Unsolicited paperback for review from publisher.
(C) Requested review copy from publicist.
(D) Requested from Netgalley.
(E) Purchased hardcover.

Many thanks to Disney Hyperion, Bloomsbury, Netgalley, Penguin Group USA, Ksenia and Macmillan for the review books! This was such a great week (mostly because King Snarkles of Epic Reads agreed to be my #LitPet). Hope everyone else had a fabulous week!

YA Book Queen's 
Weekly Recommendation

The feature is inspired by Pop Culture Junkie's This Week In Books, The Story Siren's In My Mailbox, and Mailbox Monday. The Queen's Library is a way for me to feature books that I add to my bookshelves and a place to post my weekly recommendations. This is not a new meme, but merely an adjusted feature that is better suited to my blog and needs.