August 25, 2018

Stacking The Shelves #114/Sunday Post #46

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!

• Muse of Nightmares (Strange The Dreamer #2) by Laini Taylor

Guys!!!! I can't even begin to tell you how excited I am I got this. I sent in a request for it on July 9th just to try. I wasn't expecting to get it approved since Muse is so highly sought after. You can imagine my excitement when I found this in my mailbox last Saturday night!!!! Thank you so much Little, Brown BYR! :D :D :D

• Legion (Talon #4) by Julie Kagawa
• The Last of August (Charlotte Holmes #2) by Brittany Cavallaro

So I had a small issue getting these. They were supposed to arrive Tuesday, but the sorting plant in Phoenix sent my package to Yuma instead of Tucson. So I didn't get it until Wednesday after the Yuma post office sent it back to Phoenix and it got sorted correctly the second time.

• The Darkest Star (Origin #1) by Jennifer L. Armentrout

I am also so excited I got approved for this!!! I absolutely love JLA's Lux series so this is like a no brainer as to wanting to read. I wasn't expecting to find it on NetGalley but when I did you can bet I hit that request button at warp speed. Lol. Thank you NetGalley & Tor!!

• Bout of Books 23: Update Post
• Review: A Study In Charlotte (Charlotte Holmes #1) by Brittany Cavallaro
• New Releases: Week of August 21, 2018
• Review: Rogue (Talon #2) by Julie Kagawa
• Review: Heir of Fire (Throne of Glass #3) by Sarah J. Maas

So its Bout of Books this week! But we'll start with what I finished last weekend (if you haven't noticed I report what I've read Saturday-Friday since I post my StS/Sunday Post on Saturday mornings). I finished both Days of Blood & Starlight and Dreams of Gods & Monsters by Laini Taylor. Blood & Starlight was kinda bland. Gods & Monsters was better. Officially starting Bout of Books. My first finished book was the audiobook of To All The Boys I've Loved Before by Jenny Han. I figured since the movie came out why not get to the book. The second and third books I finished so far for Bout of Books are Legion & Inferno by Julie Kagawa. So I finally finished the Talon series! I'm also just about finished with my advanced copy of Ignite The Stars by Maura Milan. So I'm at 4 whole books finished for Bout of Books. I'm also listening to the audiobook of Hollow City by Ransom Riggs. Halfway through that. I was trying to read the physical book, but I've found I'm enjoying the audio of it MUCH more. But yeah. It's been a good reading week. And now I'm 2 weeks ahead on reviews!! And I still have til Sunday to finish more books for Bout of Books, so I'm gonna keep reading! 

I got my tattoo!!!! The first picture is a few hours after I got it, the second is a day after, after the redness subsided. Sorry the second pic is a tiny bit blurry. But I love it! The Night Court symbol with my fave quote from ACOMAF! As you can tell from the second picture, I got it on my back, in the middle of my upper back. Also, I swear I'm wearing clothes in the second pic. LOL. Tank top. I didn't wanna wear anything over it for the first day as not to irritate it. But it definitely wasn't bad getting it. For the most part the pain was very tolerable. The only parts that hurt a bunch were the stars and some of the lines right on my spine (more sensitive spots). But I still didn't cry or anything. So WOOT!! I'm incredibly happy with it and it was definitely worth the wait to get into one of the best tattoo shops in Tucson. And I really liked the artist I worked with. So I'll definitely be going back to that shop and working with her again in the future when I want more tattoos! And I also told James he should go there when he figures out what tattoo he wants next or to get his current one touched up. I really understand why it's so highly rated after my own experience there. 

We also took Brodie in for his yearly vet check up. He did so good! Fun fact, his vet is in the same plaza as the tattoo shop. LOL. But yeah. He got 2 shots. But he was such a good boy. He didn't try scratching the vet or anything. We went on an adventure after his appointment though. It rained while we were at the vet and half the roads between the vet and the apartment flooded. Monsoon season. We had to brave driving through a few of the smaller washes going across roads (benefits of having a jeep) to get to one of the main roads that was just recently rebuilt to deal with flooding. Don't worry, we didn't seriously endanger our lives. We turned around a good 3 or 4 times to avoid some huge flowing washes. James knows how much water his jeep can handle driving through and which ones are way to big to try it. But that was a fun adventure. It took us an extra half an hour to get home with all the turning around and detouring. I wish we had our dash cam on during this drive so I could show you, but we didn't (we're still getting used to having one). But man, what an adventure. 

I'd love to host another Read-Along or two before the end of the year! Let me know what books would interest you! I was thinking with some of the new releases later this year, maybe hosting a Read-Along for book/s prior in the series. Like Renegades before Archenemies comes out, or Lady Midnight & Lord of Shadows before Queen of Air and Darkness comes out. Just some ideas! Let me know if you have some you might like to see! 

• Bout of Books 23: Wrap-Up
• Review: Soldier (Talon #3) by Julie Kagawa
• New Releases: Week of August 28, 2018
• Top Ten Tuesday: Back To School Freebie
• Review: Days of Blood & Starlight (Daughter of Smoke & Bone #2) by Laini Taylor
• To All The Boys I've Loved Before: Book to Movie Comparison/Discussion
• Review: To All The Boys I've Loved Before (To All The Boys I've Loved Before #1) by Jenny Han
• August Wrap Up & September TBR