Sunday, July 22, 2012

Stacking the Shelves #11

Stacking the Shelves is a weekly meme hosted by  Tynga's Reviews! This meme showcases the books received, bought, or checked out from the library over the course of the past week. 



This week, we apparently decided that we wanted to change our pose, so ignore the upside down cat in the photos, haha. He's such a little ham. 

E-books for review:
The Demon Catchers of Milan
By: Kat Beyer
Release Date: 08/28/12
A big thank you to EgmontUSA and Net Galley!
Synopsis from goodreads.com:
Mia's ordinary life is disrupted in the most horrifying way possible when she is possessed by a hungry and powerful demon--and only saved by the arrival of relatives from Italy, the country her grandfather fled many decades ago. Now her cousins Emilio and Giuliano say the only way to keep her safe is for her to come back with them to Milan, to live, to learn Italian, to fall in and out of love, and to master the family trade: fighting all demons with the lore of bell, book, and candle. Milan is not what Mia expected, but it will change her forever, in this stunningly well-written novel about an American girl who, fleeing an ancient evil, finds her only salvation in her ancestral home






Covet
By: Melissa Darnell
Release Date: 09/25/12
A big thanks to Harlequin Teen and Net Galley!
Synopsis from goodreads.com:
Dangerous to be together. Painful to be apart.

Savannah Colbert knows she broke up with Tristan Coleman for the right reasons. Most of all, to keep from killing him with her new vampire abilities. But try telling her heart. Now, lost in a sea of hostile Clann faces, Sav tries to come to terms with what she's becoming and what that means for her future. And that someone is doing their best to bully her into making a terrible mistake.

Tristan can't believe Sav won't even talk to him. If being apart is her decision, fine. Just don't expect him to honor it. But even as he prepares to fight for the girl he loves, forces beyond their control take them both in directions neither could have foreseen or prepared for.

A reckoning is coming...and not everyone will survive.





Traded:
Hard Bitten
By: Chloe Neill
A big thank you to Lyndsey for trading with me!
Synopsis from goodreads.com:
Chicago is beset by supernatural tensions, and Merit-vampire protector of a safe haven called Cadogan house-is worried that the humans will be reaching for their pitchforks any minute. It doesn't help that yet another vampire rave is broken up by the mayor, and a new inhibition- reducing drug is circulating through the community.

It's up to Merit to put her house in order-literally. And if that takes getting a little blood on her hands, so be it.





From the library:

Dying Wish
By: Shannon K. Butcher
Synopsis from goodreads.com:
Jackie Patton has been rescued by the Theronai from her captivity and torture at the hands of the Synestryn, only to learn that she’s a potential match for the Theronai warriors who need a woman to literally save their lives.
Forced to choose, she unexpectedly selects Iain, a cold-hearted warrior who doesn’t want to be saved. Iain is convinced that it’s too late—that his soul is already as dead as his former betrothed, killed by the Synestryn. Still, he is the only man Jackie feels a measure of peace around and the only one she wants. But is Iain indeed beyond saving?





Switched
By: Amanda Hocking
Synopsis from goodreads.com:
When Wendy Everly was six years old, her mother was convinced she was a monster and tried to kill her. Eleven years later, Wendy discovers her mother might have been right. She’s not the person she’s always believed herself to be, and her whole life begins to unravel—all because of Finn Holmes.

Finn is a mysterious guy who always seems to be watching her. Every encounter leaves her deeply shaken…though it has more to do with her fierce attraction to him than she’d ever admit. But it isn’t long before he reveals the truth: Wendy is a changeling who was switched at birth—and he’s come to take her home.

Now Wendy’s about to journey to a magical world she never knew existed, one that’s both beautiful and frightening. And where she must leave her old life behind to discover who she’s meant to become…





Of Poseidon
By: Anna Banks
Synopsis from goodreads.com:
Galen is the prince of the Syrena, sent to land to find a girl he's heard can communicate with fish. Emma is on vacation at the beach. When she runs into Galen — literally, ouch! — both teens sense a connection. But it will take several encounters, including a deadly one with a shark, for Galen to be convinced of Emma's gifts. Now, if he can only convince Emma that she holds the key to his kingdom . . . 

Told from both Emma and Galen's points of view, here is a fish-out-of-water story that sparkles with intrigue, humor, and waves of romance.





What are you stacking your shelves with this week?

9 comments:

  1. Very nice haul. I really like the haul that you got this week. A little bit of everything.

    Grace

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  2. awesome haul! I can't wait to read Of Poseidon!

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  3. Great set! I need to request Demon Catchers of Milan. It looks great.
    My Bookish Recap

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  4. Great selection and awesome cat LOL.
    Happy reading.

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  5. Great haul! Demon Catchers of Milan sounds like a great read. Happy Reading.

    http://bookwhales.blogspot.com/2012/07/goddess-offerings-1-stacking-our.html

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  6. Wow, some pretty epic books here! Of Poseidon is fantastic, but I didn't really love Switched :)

    New follower :)

    Here's my book haul!

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  7. I really liked the Switched series! I love the covers and wow Covet's cover is gorgeous! awesome haul!

    Giselle
    Xpresso Reads

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  8. You received some great books this week. I'm excited to read Of Poseidon. :) Thanks for sharing!

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