June #bookhaul

It’s time for another #bookhaul post! Technically, a lot of these arrived in the first week of July and not June, but as they were delayed I’m sharing them all together anyway. 😉 This haul includes a book (The Willow Woman) I won in a giveway hosted on Instagram: thanks again Kelly for hosting and to the author for sending a signed copy! ❤ I also finally received my contest prize I won back in December 2018 on Babelio, and I was able to get an ARC of a children’s book through the Masa Crítica Argentina program hosted on the same website.

And because I couldn’t resist, the photo above also shows off my new paperback booksleeve I made in June with leftover scraps of fabric I had lying around. It turned out way better than expected and I definitely want to make more of these.

 A full list of all 9 books with details below!

Stacking The Shelves #90 – July 6th

Stacking The Shelves is hosted at Tynga’s Reviews and 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!

I know I said I was taking a break from ARCs this season, but I love discovering new international authors and AmazonCrossing always seems to tempt me with their titles. Thankfully, Dark Mother Earth is a January 2020 release, so I’ll still have plenty of free time before I need to get to it.

And then I saw Trance, saw that John Marrs recommended it and it was an auto-approve title, and I hit that Read It! button before I could help myself. Whoops! xD I’m excited to be reading it this month though. Also, I was curious about Along The Broken Bay and I was sold as soon as I read the blurb and saw it was WWII historical fiction with a setting in the Philippines. How on earth would I be able to resist that??!! You guessed right; I didnt. xD

# NETGALLEY #

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Stacking The Shelves #89 – June 29th

Stacking The Shelves is hosted at Tynga’s Reviews and 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!

I know I said I was taking a break from ARCs this season, but some titles I cannot help but making an exception for. There is just no way on earth I’m going to resist a new K.L. Slater title on Netgalley…. Bookouture, I’m blaming you! I’m so so SO excited to have this one on my kindle! ❤

# NETGALLEY #

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Stacking The Shelves #88 – June 22nd

Stacking The Shelves is hosted at Tynga’s Reviews and 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!

To my total surprise (I wasn’t expecting anything anymore to be honest because it had been months), my contest prize I won on Babelio (Spanish ‘Goodreads like’ website where I share translated reviews) in the last days of December 2018 is finally here! Apparently there was some mix up with supposedly sent emails about confirming my address that never arrived… Oh well, at least it’s here now! The actual book was a surprise as they picked a title from my to-read pile on the website, and I’m stoked to finally own Marina as Carlos Ruiz Zafón is one of my favorite authors (Shadow Of The Wind!!!!). That’s my Spanish read sorted then! ❤

I was also doing really well not requesting new titles on Netgalley (until Bookouture uploads a few most anticipated titles; new KL Slater, Lisa Regan and Carol Wyer coming soon!!!), but you all know I have a weak spot for international authors and settings. It’s due recently in March 2020 though, so no immediate pressure to get to it. 😉

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Stacking The Shelves #87 – June 15th

Stacking The Shelves is hosted at Tynga’s Reviews and 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!

I’ve been doing really well staying away from Netgalley (last book I requested was over a month ago!), and I’ve now officially made it to my goal of having 5 or less pending NG ARCs!! It’s been a long long time since I last saw that number haha. Also, I just realized I’m only one more approved title away from hitting 300! titles on my account. o.O

More exciting news, because after years of never winning giveaways, I’ve now somehow won my third giveway in less than two months! I can’t believe my luck haha. Thank you Kelly @ From Belgium With Book Love for hosting and Laurence Westwood for the copy! ❤ The premise of The Willow Woman sounds fantastic.

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May #bookhaul

It’s time for my May bookhaul! I definitely ended up getting more books than expected in May… Including not one, but two Instagram giveaways I still can’t believe I actually won. ❤ Thanks to @excusemyreading and @canongatebooks I’m now the proud owner of a gorgeous hardback copy of Things in Jars… And wonderful @ashesbooksandbobs sent me not one, but TWO of my favorite Amy Harmon books along with some goodies. ❤

The rest are a mix of older preorders and a new order that arrived just in time for this post… I’m still waiting on my preorder of The Passengers, which will probably arrive in the next few days as well. A full list of all 9 books with details below!

Stacking The Shelves #86 – May 25th

Stacking The Shelves is hosted at Tynga’s Reviews and 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!

I wasn’t going to accept any new ARCs and blog tours for June and July, but I have heard so many fantastic things about The Closer I Get already that I just HAD to make an exception for this Orenda beauty. My stop will be July 22nd recently, so still some time to relax and read my own titles before I dive in. 😉 ❤

My Instagram giveaway prize arrived as well this week and I got sent the most wonderful package by @ashesbooksandbobs (blog Ashes Books & Bobs) !! ❤ Amy Harmon is one of my absolute favorite authors and I was so stoked when I saw Ashley sent me not one, but TWO Amy Harmon books! Both Making Faces and What The Wind Knows are fantastic reads and I can’t wait to reread them. ❤ She also sent me the cutest Texas love button, a card with a wonderful message and an adorable tag with her blog/username. ❤

# ANNE CATER BLOG TOUR #

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