March 10, 2018

Stacking The Shelves [#90]/Sunday Post [#22]

Stacking The Shelves is hosted by Tynga's Reviews and Reading Reality as a way to share all the books we got during the week!

The Sunday Post is hosted by Kimberly @ Caffeinated Reviewer. Its a weekly post to showcase what books you got, recap the week, and talk about what will be coming up this week on the blog!

• The Cruel Prince (The Folk of The Air #1) by Holly Black
• Article 5 (Article 5, #1) by Kristen Simmons
• Three (Article 5, #3) by Kristen Simmons

So my book buying this week is because on Sunday I'm going to the Tucson Festival of Books! Holly Black & Kristen Simmons are just 2 of the authors I'm planning on seeing and getting books signed from. I'm also planning on seeing Veronica Roth, Melissa Marr, Zoraida Cordova & possibly Jessica Spotswood.

New Releases: Week of March 6, 2018

Top Ten Tuesday: Favorite Book Quotes

Book Blogger Hop: March 9th-15th

So as mentioned above, I'm preparing to go to the Tucson Festival of Books on Sunday. I'm so excited! I was gonna go Saturday too but James ended up being scheduled to work. So with only one car I don't have a way to get there Saturday. Which I have to admit is a bummer. Victoria Aveyard & Gloria Chao are doing all their panels and signings Saturday so I'm a bit bummed I wont get to meet them. But I'm definitely excited for the authors I do get to meet Sunday!! 

If you guys remember, last week I mentioned Ana's (my daughter's) eye issue. Well, we had our first official appointment with her eye doctor Tuesday. We've found out she's farsighted. According to her eye doctor, her turning her eye in really far like she does is a very clear sign of her being a bit more farsighted than most children are her age. However she's very glad we caught this early on because it's much easier to treat and potentially fix now at 3 than if we waited or didn't catch it until 5 or older. I also have to say I really like this office and doctor. My insurance doesn't cover it, but its worth the cost out of pocket. The doctor is incredibly friendly and does EXTREMELY well with kids. She even knows how to do the tests and incorporate toys into them which I can tell really helped Ana feel comfortable. And all the techs were fantastic too. Anyways, she has been prescribed glasses. We're just waiting on the phone call to go pick them up, which should be sometime this upcoming week. She picked out some really good looking dark blue glasses. :) 

Another fun fact, I also mentioned James transferring from a carrier to a clerk at his post office. It's still not official yet, but he's been working extra hours doing clerk work and its going really well. He's even got compliments from the lead clerk at his post office about how well he's doing with learning everything and how she thinks he'll be a great clerk when the switch is made official. So that's definitely boosted James confidence about his decision. :)

Just One Year (Just One Day #2) by Gayle Forman
Just One Night (Just One Day #2.5) by Gayle Forman

The Wicked King (The Folk of The Air #2) by Holly Black

The Traitor's Bride by Alix Nichols

2018 Dystopia Reading Challenge: March Link-Up
Red Queen Read-Along Info & Sign-Up

Of course there's lots of time to sign up still! I'd love for more people to participate with me. :)

In related challenge news. Last week I announced that Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard had won the vote for the first read-along book for the challenge. I have the info/sign-up post up for those who wanna participate! And remember, you don't have to participate in the Dystopia Reading Challenge to participate in the read-along. Picture link leads to info post. 

Review of SINdicate by J.T. Nicholas Review of American Panda by Gloria Chao
These are my current reads so I'm planning to finish and review them this week!