Shelf Spotlight and Week in Review (3rd August 2013)


Shelf Spotlight is my weekly haul meme where I talk about all of the books that I have got this week in print and ebook format!

It's based on Stacking the Shelves hosted over at Tynga's Reviews and The Sunday Post hosted at Caffeinated Book Reviewer

What a rough week I've had - been struggling to find any time to read! Hopefully I'll find some time this weekend!!


Portal 24 Belle Epoque Vivian Versus The Apocalypse The Elites

Review - Print:
Portal 24 by Meredith Stroud - September 5th, Hot Key Books
Belle Epoque by Elizabeth Ross - September 5th, Hot Key Books
Vivian Versus the Apocalypse by Katie Coyle - September 5th, Hot Key Books
ARC: The Elites by Natasha Ngan - September 5th, Hot Key Books

The Last Forever Out of Play The Cutting Room Floor The Truth About You and Me

Review - Edelweiss:
The Last Forever by Deb Caletti - April 1st 2014, Simon Pulse

Review - NetGalley:
Out of Play by Nyrae Dawn and Jolene Perry - August 6th, Entangled Teen 
The Cutting Room Floor by Dawn Klehr - October 8th, Flux
The Truth About You & Me by Amanda Grace - September 8th, Flux

Confessions of a Boy-Crazy Girl: On Her Journey From Neediness to Freedom Countdown 4 to 16 Characters

Confessions of a Boy-Crazy Girl: On Her Journey from Neediness to Freedom by Paula Hendricks - September 1st, Moody Publishers
Countdown by Michelle Rowen - September 24th, Harlequin Teen
4- to 6 Characters by Kelly Hourihan - November 7th, Lemon Sherbet Press


49 comments

  1. I really want my hands on The Elites but I keep getting rejected by pubs. I seems really interesting and I'm sure it is as good as it seems like.

    Happy Reading.

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  2. Oh wow, awesome books! Portal 24 looks so so good, I already added it, and The Elites looks awesome as well.
    I got Countdown as well, looks awesome.
    Happy reading!

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  3. Awesome haul! I'm super excited for Countdown; it sounds so good. I hope you enjoy everything!

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  4. I am looking forward to reading The Elite and Belle Epoque! And that's an interesting cover for Belle Epoque, I only saw the other one before now. Enjoy all of your books!

    Nicole @ The Quiet Concert
    my sTs

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  5. The Elites looked really cool. Will be looking forward to your review on that.

    I've put in a request for Countdown but the publishers haven't responded yet. Nyay!

    Happy reading, Jade!

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  6. The new Deb Caletti book looks so good! I can't wait to read it, and I love the cover for Vivian Versus the Apocalypse.

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  7. Nice haul of books. It looks like you had a great week filled with some fabulous looking books. Following via bloglovin

    Grace
    http://gracebooksoflove.com

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  8. Awesome haul. I'd love to read Belle Epoque by Elizabeth Ross!

    Thanks for stopping by Bookfever!

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  9. The Eltes looks so good! I never heard of it until now, but now I really need to read it.
    Following you back :D

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  10. Great haul! I love all the pretty covers. I hadn't heard of Hot Key Books before, but I think I might have to look them up based on your books. Happy Reading!

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  11. The Last Forever looks quite good! -adds to TBR list-
    And ohh, Countdown. I like the cover of that one - hope you enjoy it!
    Happy reading & thanks for stopping by my STS! :D

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  12. Nice haul! 4 to 16 Characters sounds cool. Thanks for stopping by my StS.

    brenda

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  13. Ooo so many great titles! I'm really interested in Deb Caletti's newest, especially.

    Hope you enjoy them all!

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  14. Nice haul! I love the cover of Belle Epoque; Countdown looks great, too. I hope you enjoy reading all of these, and thanks for stopping by!

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  15. You got some really great books. I am starting Out of Play tonight. Can't wait. Enjoy your reading.

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  16. Great haul! I'm excited for Portal 24, love time travel books! Thanks for visiting! ~Pam

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  17. Ooh, Belle Epoque! I borrowed an ARC from my friend but haven't read it yet. :)

    Thanks for stopping by my StS, and Happy Reading!

    ~Merin @ Read and Reviewed~

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  18. Thanks for stopping by my STS! Great books! I received Out of Play and The Truth About You and Me too, they both sound like gripping reads!

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  19. I've been seeing The Elites popping up on a few blogs, and I'm very intrigued...great haul! Thanks for stopping by:)

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  20. Really nice haul. Hope you enjoy everything :)

    follower

    http://www.itchingforbooks.com/2013/08/stacking-shelves-49.html

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  21. Oooo, I love that particular cover of Belle Epoque! More than the USA cover! So gorgeous! Out of Play is great! And I didn't like The Truth About You & Me... but that was just me ;)

    Thanks for visiting my blog!

    Alyssa @ The Eater of Books!

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  22. Countdown and Cutting Floor are two I really want to read. Hope you enjoy!

    Stephanie @ Inspiring Insomnia

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  23. 4 to 16 Characters is on my list this week too, and I can't wait to get started. Happy reading!

    New GFC follower

    My STS.

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  24. i'm intrigued by the title vivian versus the apocalypse. i don't quite know what to expect just from the cover. awesome STS!! looks like you have many pleasurable hours of reading ahead of you :)

    hope you can stop by my StS.

    -michelle @ Michelle & Leslie's Book Picks

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  25. I really enjoyed The Truth About You & Me although it was a bit sad. I love Michelle Rowen and I am hoping I can get Countdown off Netgalley too! Enjoy! Thanks for stopping by Some Like It Paranormal!

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  26. Great haul! I really want to read the Elites, it sounds so awesome:) Happy reading.

    Eveline's Books

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  27. I'm dying to read The Truth About You and Me! Hope you love it, your Hot Key haul is amazeballs, so many fab sounding books. I hope you enjoy The Elites, I'm intrigued about that one

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  28. Nice haul!

    There are quite a few books that I didn't even know about that I've now added to my TBR pile. As if it needed to get any longer, lol!

    Enjoy your goodies.

    Nicole @ Nicole About Town

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  29. Love the cover of Belle Epoque! Vivian Versus The Apocalypse looks and sounds awesome, will definitely need to check it out. Awesome haul, happy readings!

    Bookmunchies' Sunday Post & STS

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  30. I would love to read Belle Epoque and The Elites, they look like my kind of books. I'm looking forward to your reviews :)
    Thanks for visiting my blog!

    My book haul.

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  31. Amazing haul this week, Portal sounds great, so great I got a copy myself, and Out of Play is a great read.

    My haul

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  32. I'm excited to read Belle Epoque and The Elites sounds really good too! Great haul this week, I can't wait to see your reviews on these fabulous looking reads.

    PS Volcanoes are awesome, the closet I've been is when I went to Kauai. :)

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  33. What an awesome haul for this week! :) Can't wait to see what you have to say about Portal 24.

    Jess @ bookrookreviews.com

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  34. 4 to 16 Characters sounds really unique. I can't wait to hear what you think about it!

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  35. I just finished Out of Play, and it was really good :) The Last Forever also sounds amazing. Enjoy your books!

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  36. Hadn't heard of Portal 21 before, it sounds good! I saw the Cutting Room Floor on Netgalley, but decided I already had too many other requests to read! Thanks for stopping by my STS!

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  37. Belle Epoque sounds really good, and the cover is so pretty. I've been looking forward to Cutting Room Floor as well! Thanks for stopping by :)

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  38. Nice haul! The Elites is on my to-read list and COunt Down looks good as well! Happy Reading!
    Here are my newest additions.

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  39. Wow, awesome haul!! I haven't heard of a lot of those titles but I'm going to look them up on GR's :) I like the look of Out of Play, seems like one I would like (I'm really into New Adult romance... and that's what I feel it is lol). I have a galley of The Truth About You & Me also but I haven't read it yet. I love love LOVE the cover though, it's gawgeous :) I hope you enjoy all your books!!!

    Lauren @ Lose Time Reading

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  40. These books look amazing. Belle Epoque is on my to read list. I have not heard of some of these titles but they look amazing and I will be sure to look them up. Enjoy your books and happy reading.

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  41. Yay for Out of Play!! You've picked up some awesome books! Enjoy!

    Thanx for visiting my StS and Sunday Post!
    Naomi @ Nomi’s Paranormal Palace

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  42. You got awesome books there. I haven't even heard some of them but they all look promising. Will check them out.

    Thank you for dropping by my blog. :)

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  44. Kirsty-Marie Jones5 August 2013 18:11

    The Elites looks really interesting, and Belle Epoque has such a beautiful cover! Some great books. :)

    Just followed back via bloglovin. :)

    Thanks for stopping by my blog.

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  45. I also got The Truth About You and Me. Sounds kinda weird... but that's what I was looking for in the first place! Haha, enjoy your books!

    Thanks for visiting my blog earlier,

    Marianne @ Boricuan Bookworms

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  46. I like the cover for the Elites. 4 to 16 Characters and Vivian VS the Apocalypse sound interesting!

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  47. Looks like you have quite a selection! Happy reading! :)

    - Amanda

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  48. Some great books. nice haul :)

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  49. I'd love to read The Elites! It sounds fantastic and different :)
    Woah, Belle Epoque - what a cover o.O *adds to TBR* Vivian vs. the Apocalypse sounds cool too! There are quiet a few books here I haven't heard of yet, so thanks for pointing those out to me ;) and for stopping by my post earlier, of course!

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