Stacking the Shelves # 24

 

 

Stacking The Shelves is hosted by Tynga’s Reviews. It is all about sharing the books you are adding to your shelves, may it be physical or virtual. This means you can include books you buy in physical store or online, books you borrow from friends or the library, review books, gifts and of course ebooks.


Okay, so I missed posting last week, but that was mainly because I didn't get a chance to buy, borrow or bag anything.

This week, I had a little more time and this is what I added to my shelf:

 

 

I loved Mortal Instruments so I thought it was worth adding these to my collection. And while I was in a spending mood, I also added:

Yeah, I know the last isn't a book but I had to complete my Blu-Ray collection.

Okay! So what did you add to your shelf this week?

I'd really like to know.
 

Please leave a comment below.

Feature & Follow # 30

 

Feature & Follow is a blog hop hosted by Parajunkee and Alison Can Read. The purpose is to meet new people and gain more followers in the book blogging community. If this is your first time here, welcome! You are about to make some new friends and gain new followers. But you have to know, the point of this hop is to follow other bloggers also. I follow you, you follow me.

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Here’s this week’s question:

 

What is your guilty pleasure as far as reading? Is it a genre, or is it a certain type of book?

 

I don't consider reading itself as a guilty pleasure.

 

However,

 some of the books I read do not always fall into Young Adult.
Should I feel guilty reading them?

I don't think so.

 

 

 



 

 

Renegade Angels is a great series written by Sylvia Day, but it is definitely not Young Adult.

 

 

 

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So what's your FF?

 

To play along visit Parajunkee & Alison Can Read

 

Follow them, follow their Featured Blogs and then visit as many blogs as you can, posting your answers.

 

 

And don't forget to leave your link in the comments section below!

Swoon Thursday # 31 Last Sacrifice

 

 

The fabulous girls over at YA Bound created this super HOT meme.
 

Here's how it works. From the book you're currently reading, or one you just finished, tell us what made you SWOON. What got your heart pounding, your skin tingling, and your stomach fluttering. 
 

Shout it out on Twitter with the hashtag#YABound, post it here in the comments, or grab the adorable button above and share it on your blog!

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I have just finished reading Book 6 from Richelle Mead's Vampire Academy series, so this week's Swoon comes from
Last Sacrifice.

First - The Blurb:

Rose Hathaway has always played by her own rules. She broke the law when she ran away from St. Vladimir's Academy with her best friend and last surviving Dragomir princess, Lissa. She broke the law when she fell in love with her gorgeous, off-limits instructor, Dimitri. And she dared to defy Queen Tatiana, leader of the Moroi world, risking her life and reputation to protect generations of dhampir guardians to come.

Now the law has finally caught up with Rose - for a crime she didn't even commit. She's in prison for the highest offense imaginable: the assassination of a monarch. She'll need help from both Dimitri and Adrian to find the one living person who can stall her execution and force the Moroi elite to acknowledge a shocking new candidate for the royal throne: Vasilisa Dragomir.

But the clock on Rose's life is running out. Rose knows in her heart the world of the dead wants her back...and this time she is truly out of second chances. The big question is, when your whole life is about saving others, who will save you?


Second - My Thoughts:


WOW!!! What an ending.

Without  a doubt, Last Sacrifice is my favorite book in this series. The way Richelle ties it altogether is absolutely amazing and I thoroughly enjoyed reading every word.

Of course, the fact that Rose and Dimitri finally get their 'Happy Ever After' may have had a little something to do with it.


And... I should mention that I do feel sorry for Adrian, but my understanding is that his life is about to change, and hopefully, he won't be alone for too long.

My Rating for this one - 5 out of 5


Third - My Swoon:

"I don't belong to anyone. I make my own choices."

"And you're with Adrian," said Dimitri.

"But I was meant for you."

And that did it. Any pretense of control or reason either of us possessed melted away. The walls crumbled, and everything we'd been holding back from each other came rushing out. I reached up, pulling us together for a kiss---a kiss he didn't let go this time. A kiss I didn't end by punching him. His arms encircled me as he lifted me onto the bed, one hand soon sliding along my hip and down to my leg, already half-bare, thanks to that poor tattered dress.

Every nerve in my body lit up, and I felt that desire returned in him---and then some. After a world of death, he seemed to appreciate love more. Not only that, he needed it. He needed life. He needed me---not just physically, but in the same way my heart and soul always cried out for him. What we did then, as our clothes came off and we brought out bodies together became more than just lust---even though there was plenty of that too.


I apologize for it being a bit long but it was just too difficult to cut this scene short.

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Okay, so what do you think?
 

If you liked my Swoon, please leave a comment below!

Teaser Tuesday #30 - Spirit Bound

 

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading.

Anyone can play along! Just do the following:

• Grab your current read
• Open to a random page
• Share two (2) "teaser" sentences from somewhere on that page
• BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (Make sure that what you share doesn't give too much away! You don't want to ruin the book for others!)
• Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!

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As some of you might know, I'm currently reading my way through the Vampire Academy series so this weeks tease comes from Book 5 - Spirit Bound.

First - The Blurb:

Dimitri gave Rose the ultimate choice. But she chose wrong...

After a long and heartbreaking journey to Dimitri's birthplace in Siberia, Rose Hathaway has finally returned to St. Vladimir's-and to her best friend, Lissa. It is nearly graduation, and the girls can't wait for their real lives beyond the Academy's iron gates to begin. But Rose's heart still aches for Dimitri, and she knows he's out there, somewhere.

She failed to kill him when she had the chance. And now her worst fears are about to come true. Dimitri has tasted her blood, and now he is hunting her. And this time he won't rest until Rose joins him... forever.







Second - My Thoughts:

My !My! My! I'm beginning to think Dimitri is part cat. Several times now he has been knocking on deaths door, and each time he manages to escape the ultimate end.
 
But obviously that's a good thing otherwise he and Rose would never have a chance. And I so want them to have a chance.
 
Am I still liking the story? Heck Yes!
 
Am I disappointed that the romance between these two seems to be limited? Definitely!
 
Will the Last Sacrifice finally see them together? I can only hope.
 
My Rating continues to be 4 out of 5  for this series, but only because I'm a person who lives for the swoon worthy moments. Something I would have liked to see more of.



Third - My Teaser:

He put his face right up to mine, so close that our foreheads touched. "Roza..." he murmured. His breath was warm and sweet against my skin. It seemed like it should have smelled like death and decay, but it didn't. "Why? Why did you have to be so difficult? We could have spent eternity together..."

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Did you enjoy??



 

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Happy Teasing!

Feature and Follow # 29

 

Feature & Follow is a blog hop hosted by Parajunkee and Alison Can Read. The purpose is to meet new people and gain more followers in the book blogging community. If this is your first time here, welcome! You are about to make some new friends and gain new followers. But you have to know, the point of this hop is to follow other bloggers also. I follow you, you follow me.

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Here’s this week’s question:

Activity! Hopefully warm weather for most of us is here soon…so tell us about your favorite outdoor reading spot. Or take a picture.

As I live in Australia, we are currently heading into cooler weather so I'm going to give two responses for this question.

When the weather is warm like it has been for the past few weeks (30 degrees everyday - that's approx. 90 fahrenheit), I like to sit beside the pool to read.

When the weather is cool, particular in the height of winter which we are now heading towards, I like to curl up beside an open fire when relaxing with one of my many books.


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So what's your FF?

 

To play along visit Parajunkee & Alison Can Read

 

Follow them, follow their Featured Blogs and then visit as many blogs as you can, posting your answers.

 

And don't forget to leave your link in the comments section below!

 

Swoon Thursday # 30 Blood Promise

 

 

The fabulous girls over at YA Bound created this super HOT meme.

Here's how it works. From the book you're currently reading, or one you just finished, tell us what made you SWOON. What got your heart pounding, your skin tingling, and your stomach fluttering.

Shout it out on Twitter with the hashtag#YABound, post it here in the comments, or grab the adorable button above and share it on your blog!

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This weeks Swoon comes from Blood Promise - Book 4 from the Vampire Academy series.


First - The Blurb:

Rose Hathaway's life will never be the same.

The recent attack on St. Vladimir's Academy devastated the entire Moroi world. Many are dead. And, for the few victims carried off by Strigoi, their fates are even worse. A rare tattoo now adorns Rose's neck, a mark that says she's killed far too many Strigoi to count. But only one victim matters . . . Dimitri Belikov. Rose must now choose one of two very different paths: honoring her life's vow to protect Lissa—her best friend and the last surviving Dragomir princess—or, dropping out of the Academy to strike out on her own and hunt down the man she loves. She'll have to go to the ends of the earth to find Dimitri and keep the promise he begged her to make. But the question is, when the time comes, will he want to be saved?

Now, with everything at stake—and worlds away from St. Vladimir's and her unguarded, vulnerable, and newly rebellious best friend—can Rose find the strength to destroy Dimitri? Or, will she sacrifice herself for a chance at eternal love?

Second - My Thoughts:

OH!  MY! GOSH!

After the way Shadow Kiss ended, I was sure that the romance between Rose and Dimitir was over.

But... after completing Blood Promise... I'm now thinking... mmm... maybe not.

Maybe, just maybe, there's still a chance for Dimitri to be restored to his former self, and for Rose to be reunited with the man who holds her heart.

Moving on to Spirit Bound



Third - My Swoon:

Last time, he'd broken the kiss before too much could happen. Not this time. And as we continued kissing now, that rational voice in me grew smaller and smaller. The part of me that would always love Dimitri took over, exulting in the way his body felt against mine, the way he wound my hair around one of his hands, letting the fingers get tangled up. His other hand slid up the back of my shirt, cold against my warm skin. I pushed myself closer to him and felt the pressure of the kiss increase as his own desire picked up.

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Okay, so what do you think?

 

If you liked my Swoon, please leave a comment below!

Teaser Tuesday # 29 Shadow Kiss

 

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading.

Anyone can play along! Just do the following:

• Grab your current read
• Open to a random page
• Share two (2) "teaser" sentences from somewhere on that page
• BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (Make sure that what you share doesn't give too much away! You don't want to ruin the book for others!)
• Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!

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My tease for this week comes from Book 3 in the Vampire Academy series - Shadow Kiss


First - The Blurb:

It's springtime at St. Vladimir's Academy, and Rose Hathaway is this close to graduation. Since making her first Strigoi kills, Rose hasn't been feeling quite right. She's having dark thoughts, behaving erratically, and worst of all... might be seeing ghosts.

As Rose questions her sanity, new complications arise. Lissa has begun experimenting with her magic once more, their enemy Victor Dashkov might be set free, and Rose's forbidden relationship with Dimitri is starting to heat up again. But when a deadly threat no one saw coming changes their entire world, Rose must put her own life on the line - and choose between the two people she loves most.







Second - My Thoughts:

I have only three words to say after completing this book -

NOOOOO!!!!! 

NOT DIMITRI!!!!!

 

Yeah! I think anyone who has read this series will understand my simple comment.

Third  - My Tease:

He laid me back on the bed. His hands wrapped around my waist, and then one of them slid down the back of my thigh and pulled it up so that it nearly wrapped around him.

At the same time, we both pulled back briefly, still oh so close. Everything in the world rested on that moment.

"We can't... " he told me.

"I know," I agreed.



Sorry, but this is a tease so I had to leave it there.

What happens next????

Mmm.... my lips are sealed.

 

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Did you enjoy??



PLEASE LEAVE A COMMENT with either the link to your own Teaser Tuesdays post, or if you don't have a blog, then please leave your ‘teasers’ in the comment section below!

Happy Teasing!