MBiC is a fortnightly post book haul feature, and is inspired by Kristi (The Story Siren) and Alea (Pop Culture Junkie). I love looking at book covers, and especially their colours, and that is where my idea came from.
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13th of May 2012 ~ Notes
Thanks for the comments 2 weeks ago, guys! I'm back with part 1 of my May haul. :) It kind of worries me that I may not get really colourful books for a particular fortnight, so maybe I'll have to do something a bit creative with that in the future. Anyway, I got some GREAT books. I also got lazy and didn't change the banner or feature title. I really don't like either. :/
HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY, YO!
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Note: All release dates are in the format (dd/mm/yyyy), click on images to zoom in, all book links go to Goodreads.
* = Up for swap
For Review:
Thanks to...
Allen & Unwin, Bloomsbury, Egmont, Pan Macmillan and Penguin
Allen & Unwin, Bloomsbury, Egmont, Pan Macmillan and Penguin
- Whisper (#4) by Alyson Noel (01/05/2012) - unsolicited *
- Disharmony (#1) by Leah Giarratano (23/05/2012) - unsolicited
- Every Other Day by Jennifer Lynn Barnes (01/05/2012) - requested?
- Dead Time by Anne Cassidy ARC (01/06/2012) - unsolicited *
- Burn Mark by Laura Powell (01/07/2012) - requested?
- Messy (#2) by Heather Cocks & Jessica Morgan - unsolicited *
- Silhouette by Thalia Kalkipsakis ARC (Jul-12) - requested
I have Silhouette, Burn Mark & Disharmony on my reading pile for June. I will get to reading Every Other Day eventually... the others are up for swap. Gah, I don't know what to do about all my books that are up for swap. Any suggestions?
Bought:
- Bitter End by Jennifer Brown
I bought Hate List pb a while back, and OMG they're beautiful together. Maybe I'll read them someday, ha! - Past Perfect by Leila Sales
So many readers have recommended this book, and the pb was so cheap I just could not pass it up! - Insurgent (#2) by Veronica Roth
Duh. - The Season by Sarah MacLean
As a fan of historical fiction, I knew I was going to get a copy of this eventually. Since there was a 10% off promo at TBD, I figured I might as well get the 90c off.. :P
All paperback pre-orders except for Insurgent which is a hardcover pre-order that I ordered months and months ago. I've already read Insurgent - check out my review!
I try to be picky with what I buy. I'll spend days with the basket open on my Firefox window. Anyone else do that? Many times I've taken as long as a week just to get through an order. Some times my final order is completely different to the one I started out with! XD
*ahem* I also bought Ingrid Michaelson's album Human Again, which came out last year. I love her music & personality so, so much. I know it's not likely, but if she were to come touring Australia, I wouldn't even hesitate to grab tix.
Notable tracks, for me, are:
- How We Love
- End of the World (This one is about running from zombies!)
- Ghost (Reminiscent of Christina Perri's Jar of Hearts)
- Ribbons
Q: How do you organise your bookshelves?
My system has always been kind of messy, at least compared to many other people around here. I have a bookshelf for my nursing textbooks and the bottom shelves are full of books I've read and reviewed. My TBR bookshelf is organised by how I obtained that book. Top shelf is full of review copies, middle shelf is of books I bought, and the bottom has books I swapped for/won. I keep aside books that are on my reading pile, and special books I want to be reminded to read soon.
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Shirley · 672 weeks ago
Doesn't DISHARMONY sound AMAZING?!? I can't wait to get started on it! YESS! YOU LOVE HISTORICAL FICTION TOO!?!? YAYYYY! I've never heard of The Season though:/ hmm....must check it out! Wow...your hardcover of Insurgent is SO PRETTY <3 the UK cover is certainly no where near as gorgeous as the US but since I own the UK for insurgent I might as well buy the UK cover of Divergent as well!
Hmm...my bookshelf is just....me putting random books on it depending on my mood :S (every holidays,i re-organise my books!) The top shelf is Harry Potter, hardcovers, and the larger books I have; second shelf is all my favourite books! Then the rest depends on the size, and...colour. And some books are homeless right now since I can't clear off any more shelves since my textbooks/school books need to stay there!
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cass_wordsonpaper 79p · 672 weeks ago
I don't like that for HarperCollins AU they also have the cover change for Insurgent. I got my brother a copy of the AU Divergent last year, so it WON'T MATCH! :( It's good to know there are people who are random with their bookshelf sorting, ha! I also have lots of stacks of books around my room, I count 4!
D.J. · 672 weeks ago
cass_wordsonpaper 79p · 672 weeks ago
Elisa · 672 weeks ago
These look so great! Hope you enjoy all your new books =D
About your question, I organize my books based on the publisher or genre, for now. I also divide the translations version and imported ones. My books are not that many, but why suddenly I seem needing another bookshelf, I dunno.lol. One day I will re-arrange them so it would look nicer =)
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Rebecca · 672 weeks ago
Fimally got myself a bookshelf in...March? And I still don't know how to organise them! Too many options and choices..
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cass_wordsonpaper 79p · 672 weeks ago
Hehe. Doesn't a new, empty bookshelf just excite you? Organising them is just so much fun! Up until late last year I would re-organise every week-month. When you do organise it, you MUST post photos! :)
Holly · 672 weeks ago
And, I've probably told you about my four different book piles but here they are again.
1. Reading Pile for the Month (10 Books)
2. All books that I'm planning to read (200 Books)
3. Keepers ie. ARCs and Faves (25+ Books)
4. Swap Shelf
BTW, I'm STILL waiting on my copy of INSURGENT... I'm starting to think it's been lost in the mail. Be sure to read PAST PERFECT next, it's totally cute and definitely not what I was expecting based on the cover art.
cass_wordsonpaper 79p · 672 weeks ago
Where did you buy your copy of Insurgent? :S "Aww I wish I could just throw Past Perfect to the top of my reading pile. I'll have to hold out on it for at least until July though."
ifmarybooks · 672 weeks ago
Happy reading :) .
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YA Book Queen · 672 weeks ago
Ah, my bookshelf. The top shelf of my bookcase is full of favorites, the one below is to-be-read books, the next two shelves are various books (books by the same author together) and then the bottom is for the BIG books (like Harry Potter, Eragon, Twilight, et cetera). Then I have a book tower (with smaller paperbacks and a couple hardcovers on the bottom for weight) and then there are random books hidden in my closet. This question made me realize that I really need to start organizing my books better ;)
Happy reading!
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cass_wordsonpaper 79p · 672 weeks ago
Man, it sounds like you don't have many TBR books. Good on you! I'm kind of envious of those who don't have a whole BOOKSHELF of books that need to be read. And yet I continue to buy new ones. ><" It's a disease, I tells ya!
Nomes · 672 weeks ago
Am ever so curious about Disharmony. I'll be waiting for some reviews f it :)
I completely forgot how I once wanted to read The Season. I've heard awesome things about it.
my book shelves are organised in genre. Adult books all in one section.
then I have my series together. i have a shelf for Aussie YA. And then my other books, I have hard covers together (so it looks tidy) and then all my books by one author next to each other.
i no longer have a TBR section (woot) got rid of them all. I have less than 10 books I own that I have not read. Also, no longer receiving books for review. so, feel a lot freer about that :)
cass_wordsonpaper 79p · 672 weeks ago
Disharmony is written by an Australian clinical psychologist! I've read the first chapter and I really like the concept of it, and the writing. It reminds me of something...but I can't remember what. Like, "these kids are special, they must not get into the wrong hands or else evil will prevail".
I'm thinking of wittling down my swap books by donating to a local library. I must have over 70 lying around in my room that I will never get to reading. I don't see how I'll ever get through all my TBR books. So proud of you! Hope you had a fabulous Mother's Day. :)
elena · 672 weeks ago
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@TheBookRat · 672 weeks ago
Damn comment system just erased everything I said except for that ^^. And it's late and I am too tired to retype. :/
Anywho, enjoy all your goodies!! =)
Brodie · 671 weeks ago
Past Perfect! I've seen so many people post gushing reviews for that and I love me an adorable contemp. INSUUUUUUUUUUUURGENT! HEE. I get fangirly every time I see that posted :D
So, so many awesome books!!! Hope you enjoy them :D
My bookshelf... I got new new ones last month, so I spent for-freaking-ever playing around and I'm still itching to fix things up. I like to keep all series together, but then height is a MUST. So if book #2 is bigger than book #7, then book #2 will find a home next to book #6. I can't separate series, but everything has to be height arranged or I grow slightly deranged :P And I've also noticed I organise by genre. I have contemporary shelves, dystopian, paranormal romance, etc. And.. um, sometimes by colour too. I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW I WAS THIS PICKY. And then I caught myself switching around a gray spine amongst a very white batch and I thought 'crap, you have issues'. Height, genre, series and colour are REALLY hard to do all together *mutters under breath*
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Sarah (saz101) · 671 weeks ago
Hehe, also: I just bought two new bookshelves (they're replacing my one from before), and I can honestly tell you I have NO system. My hardcovers are together, and series sit together, but othernthan that? Err... organised chaos. I know where everything is and that's enough for me. Also, I have a Harlequin TEEN shelf (it's filled with Maria V. Snyder ) :P