Treat Yo Shelf: December 2017 Recap

December 2017: Monthly Recap

Welcome to my monthly recap post, in which I fangirl over the books I read in the last month, bookish items I acquired, book events I attended, bookish news, and/or subscription boxes I received this month.

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Netgalley

Physical ARCs/Books

Thank you to @WednesdayBooks for this beautiful review copy 🙂

Thank you to @sourcebooksfire

I received one book for Christmas (HAHAHA), and it was The Magicians from my brother (picture below).

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Happy Thursday! In less than a week the third season of The Magicians is premiering and I am so EXCITED! Do you watch the show? Have you read the books? • • • Featured in this post is a hardcover of the book from @thejrsquared. It was the only book I received as a Christmas gift last year (2017). 😂 ••• Fillory and Brakebills University candles created and gifted by my favorite scent witch, @canterburyroadco. • #themagicians #syfy #levgrossman #fillory #fillorians #brakebills #brakebillsuniversity #bookaddict #bibliophile #booklove #bookish #treatyoshelf #bookstagrammer #bookstagram #igreads #instareads #instabooks #instabook #booklover #canterburyroadco #candlegram

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December’s Fairyloot

December’s OwlCrate

#TBTBSanta

December’s #OTSPSecretSister Package

How did you treat your shelves in December?

Treat Yo Shelf: June 2017 Monthly Recap

June 2017: Monthly Recap

Welcome to my monthly recap post, in which I fangirl over the books I read in the last month, bookish items I acquired, book events I attended, bookish news, and/or subscription boxes I received this month.

 

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Thank you NOVL for an advance reader’s copy of Fireblood. I cannot wait to read it. 

   

   

June’s Uppercase Box

June’s Fairyloot Box

Book Of the Month Club Box

#OTSPSecretSister

Foreign Editions I Bought

   

How did you treat your shelves in June? What books did you read and would highly recommend?

 

Treat Yo Shelf: December Monthly Recap

December Monthly Recap

Welcome to my monthly recap post, in which I fangirl over the books I read this month, bookish items I acquired, book events I attended, bookish news, and/or subscription boxes I received in the month of December.

What did I read this month?

What books did I buy? 

(This does not include Kindle purchases)

• The Secret of a Heart Note  by Stacey Lee
• Sleeping Giants (Themis Files) by Sylvain Neuvel

What books did I receive from Publishers/Authors to review?

What books/items did I receive from friends/fellow bloggers as trades, gifts, prizes, or to borrow?

Received the white-covered manuscript of Caraval from my friend, Brittany at The Book Addicts Guide. She made my year! Thank you, Brittany.

My November Secret Sister (#OTSPSecretSister) Package from Alexia at Pretty Deadly Reviews.

My December Secret Sister (#OTSPSecretSister) package from Alexia at Pretty Deadly Reviews.

My #TBTBSanta gift from Memrie at Dark Angel Reader.

My Secret Santa package from Jennifer in the The KY Funko League of Awesomeness

December’s Uppercase Box

December’s BOOM!Box

December Favorites

Christmas Wrapping Paper, Christmas Surprises, and PokemonGo’s Holiday Surprises

How did you treat your shelves in December? What books did you buy? What books did you read and would highly recommend?

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Treat Yo Shelf & Giveaway: July Monthly Recap

Treat Yo Shelf:

July Monthly Recap

Welcome to my monthly recap post, in which I fangirl over the books I read this month, bookish items I acquired, book events I attended, bookish news, and/or subscription boxes I received in the month of July.

What did I read?

What books did I buy? 

(This does not include Kindle purchases)

What books did I receive from Publishers/Authors to review?

• Poppy by Mary Hooper from Bloomsbury USA Children’s Books ( e-ARC)
• This Adventure Ends by Emma Mills from Macmillan Children’s Publishing Group (e-ARC)
• Kids of Appetite by David Arnold from Penguin (e-ARC)
• As I Descended by Robin Talley (Irish Banana Blog Tour in September)
• There Once Were Stars by Melanie McFarlane (XPressoBookTours in August)

What books did I receive from friends/fellow bloggers as gifts or to borrow?

My friend, Carrie, let me borrow this awesome read. Lets just say this book put me through an emotional roller coaster. 

Received this from Take Me Away to a Great Read through #booksfortrade on Twitter. Is this cover not gorgeous? 

 

From the best book and Funko Pop giver, my brother, Johnny

How amazing is my Secret Sister, Amanda? She has been the most wonderful cheerleader and friend throughout these last 6 months of #otspsecretsister (Round 4) project. I’m going to miss her 😦

Received this from Mary through #booksfortrade

July’s Uppercase Box

July’s Owlcrate 

GiftLit Box Book

 

Giveaways that I Won in July

Won from Jen at YA Romantics. Thanks, Jen. 

Won from Riveted. THANK YOU!!! 

Won this beautiful book and book swag from YA author, Mindy McGinnis. THANK YOU, MINDY!

July Favorites

• Writing a guest post for New Adult August on the wonderful blog, Dani Reviews Things (Posted August 1 for #NAAugust).
• Going on a road trip with my brother to the Wizarding World of Harry Potter in Orlando, Florida. SO FUN!

• I am obsessed with the PokemonGo App. I have to catch ’em all!!!

Have you heard? Bookish News!

• I have a blogversary giveaway posted on my Twitter account. See information and rules below.

BOOKISH GIVEAWAYS

Click on the following link to enter my most recent giveaway. https://twitter.com/CassieopiaB/status/754720899920752641

The giveaway is (INTERNATIONAL). GOOD LUCK!!!

Treated my bookshelf with a new Ravenclaw mug from The Wizarding World of Harry Potter at Universal Studios in Florida.

How did you treat your shelves in July? What books did you buy? What books did you read and would highly recommend?

TREAT YO SHELF: March Recap

Treat Yo Shelf:

MARCH Monthly Recap

Welcome  to my first monthly recap post, in which I fangirl over the books and bookish items I acquired, book events I attended, bookish news, and subscription boxes I received this month.

What did I read?

• The Skylighter by Becky Wallace (REVIEW HERE!)
• The Forbidden Orchid by Sharon Biggs Waller (REVIEW HERE!)
• Fire Touched by Patricia Briggs 
• The Winner’s Kiss by Marie Rutkoski (Review to come!)
• Dreaming of Antigone by Robin Bridges (REVIEW HERE!)
• Meant to Be by Lauren Morrill
• A Shot of Reckless by Maddie Paige
• Since You’ve Been Gone by Morgan Matson (re-read)
• Anna and the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins (re-read)
• The Year We Fell Down by Sarina Bowen
• The Score by Elle Kennedy
• My True Love Gave to Me by Stephanie Perkins (Ed.)

What books did I buy?

• The Start of Me and You by Emery Lord (paperback)
• Mosquitoland by David Arnold (paperback)
• The Wanderers by Kate Ormand (hardback)
• The Skylighter by Becky Wallace (hardback-signed/personalized)
• Fire Touched by Patricia Briggs (hardcover)
• Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel (UK paperback)
• Kindred Spirits by Rainbow Rowell (paperback)
• Uprooted by Naomi Novik (UK paperback)
• Wink Poppy Midnight by  April Genevieve Tucholke (hardback-signed)
• The Dark Days Club by Alison Goodman (hardback-signed)
• The Winner’s Kiss by Marie Rutkoski (hardback)
• The Winner’s Curse by Marie Rutkoski (new paperback edition)
• The Winner’s Crime by Marie Rutkoski (paperback)
• Walk the Edge by Katie McGarry (hardback)
• Yellow Brick War by Danielle Paige (hardback-signed)
• Lady Midnight by Cassandra Clare (hardback)

Books I purchased in March

What books did I receive from Publishers/Authors to review?

• The Skylighter by Becky Wallace (e-ARC: Netgalley review)
• Dreaming of Antigone by Robin Bridges (e-ARC: Netgalley review)

What books did I receive from friends?

• Jane Steele by Lyndsay Faye (ARC-gift from @thejrsquared librarian friend)
• Dark Days by Kate Ormand (hardcover-gift from @thejrsquared)
• Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll (hardcover-gift from @ladycats7777)
• Scarlet by A.C. Gaughen (hardcover-gift from @thejrsquared)
• Der Nachtzirkus by Erin Morgenstern (hardcover-gift from @thejrsquared)
• Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone by J.K. Rowling (hardcover illustrated edition – gift from @thejrsquared)
• City of Heavenly Fire by Cassandra Clare (paperback-gift from my awesome Secret Sister)

March Secret Sister Package #OTSPSecretSister

Gifts: Books from friends! 

Uppercase Box

OwlCrate

What I Won–Bookish Giveaways

NOVL‘s Poppy-curated, February #NOVLbox

I won Most Creative in the Love Fortunes and Other Disasters Instagram Giveaway hosted by Kim Karalius

Bookish Swag from Authors/Publishers/Bookstores

Favorite March Moments

• Surprise birthday party at Dewey’s Pizza. Mmm…Edgar Allan Poe pizza…yummo!
• Winning the February #NOVLbox
• Going to a local comic bookstore and buying ALL the Funko Pops! Well not all of them, but I bought A LOT!
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Have you heard? Bookish News

• Katie McGarry is going to be signing at Joseph Beth Booksellers in Cincinnati on April 27, 2016. Details TBA!
• News galore from Renee Ahdieh: Earlier release of The Rose and the Dagger (April 26) • Pre-Order Swag  •  The 3rd Novella “The Mirror and the Maze”
• Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff are going to be signing their book, Illuminae, at Joseph Beth Booksellers in Crestview Hills, Kentucky on May 10, 2016. Details HERE!

March Favorites

• Peeps and all the Easter candy!

• MAYBELLINE Fit Me Matte + Poreless Foundation and MAYBELLINE Fit Me Dewy + Smooth Foundation
• Iced Chai Tea Lattes from Starbucks
• Catching up on The Walking Dead
• Trader Joe’s Popcorn in a Pickle (SO GOOD!!!)
• Donut mug from my Secret Sister

Top 3 Books I Am Excited to Read in April

• Wink Poppy Midnight by April Genevieve Tucholke
• Rebel of the Sands by Alwyn Hamilton
• The Rose & the Dagger by Renee Ahdieh

 

How did you treat your shelves in March? What were your favorite reads of the month?