Showcase Sunday #52

It's Sunday and that means one thing; Showcase Sunday a fun weekly meme hosted by Vicky over @Books, Biscuits and Tea. It's a great way of showing off what we've bought, borrowed and received this week.

I haven't done of these post in over a month so it's safe to say I'm accumulated quite a few books since then. I've gone on a graphic novel buying spree lately so that's the reason for all the Wonder Woman (one of my faves) books and graphic novels. Also I've been on a contemporary kick and been buying a lot of YA contemporary books. I've read both Burn for Burn and To All the Boys I've Loved Before and really enjoyed both. 

 

Books & Graphic Novels: 

 Lola and the Boy Next Door - Stephanie Perkins

Amy & Roger's Epic Detour - Morgan Mateson

Burn for Burn - Jenny Han & Siobhan Vivian

 The Humans - Matt Haig

Brave New World - Aldous Huxley

Tiger Lily - Jodi Lynn Anderson

Nobody's Princess - Esther M. Friesner

 Wonder Woman: Odyssey #1 - J Michael Straczynski

Wonder Woman: Guts (New 52) #2 - Brian Azzarello

Wonder Woman: Iron (New 52) #3 - Brian Azzarello

Wonder Woman - S D Perry

 Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children - Ransom Riggs

 To All the Boy's I've Loved Before - Jenny Han

 Peter Pan - J M Barrie 

 The Hedge Knight - George R R Martin

 The Story of King Arthur and His Knights (Barnes and Noble Leatherbound Edition) - Howard Pyle

Kindle Books: 

 Knife of Never Letting Go - Patrick Ness

The Sky is Everywhere - Jandy Nelson

Prince of Shadows - Rachel Caine

My Name is Rapunzel - K C Hilton

Eleanor & Park - Rainbow Rowell

Netgalley: 

 Adaptation - Malindo Lo

Child of a Hidden Sea - A M Dellamonica

The Queen of the Tearling - Erika Johansen

The Moment Collector - Jodi Lynn Anderson

Don't Even Think About It - Sarah Mlynowski

Showcase Sunday #51

It's Sunday and that means one thing; Showcase Sunday a fun weekly meme hosted by Vicky over @Books, Biscuits and Tea. It's a great way of showing off what we've bought, borrowed and received this week.

Books: 

 Falling Kindgoms - Morgan Rhodes
Rebel Spring - Morgan Rhodes

 Siege and Storm - Leigh Bardugo
Fire & Flood - Victoria Scott

 The Assassin's Blade - Sarah J Maas

Netgalley:

 Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea - April Genevieve Tucholke

The Forever Song - Julie Kagawa

Under Nameless Stars - Christian Schoon

Witchfall - Victoria Lamb

Take Back the Skies - Lucy Saxon

The Diamond Thief - Sharon Gosling

Thanks to Bloomsbury, Angry Robot, Harlequin Teen, Capstone and Faber & Faber :)

Showcase Sunday #50

It's Sunday and that means one thing; Showcase Sunday a fun weekly meme hosted by Vicky over @Books, Biscuits and Tea. It's a great way of showing off what we've bought, borrowed and received this week.

Books:

The Heroes - Joe Abercrombie 
The Gates - John Connolly
City of Lost Souls - Cassandra Clare
Fangirl - Rainbow Rowell
Half Bad - Sally Green
The Rogue - Trudi Canavan
The Dragon's Path - Daniel Abraham
The Finisher - David Baldacci
The Element Encyclopedia of Magical Creatures - John & Caitlin Mathews

The Winner's Curse - Marie Rutokoski

Graphic Novels:
 
Batman Vol 2: The City of Owls (The New 52) - Scott Snyder
Batman Vol 3: Death of The Family (The New 52) - Scott Snyder
Wonder Woman Vol 1: Blood (The New 52) - Brian Azzarello
Wonder Woman Vol 2: Guts (The New 52) - Brian Azzarello

 Kindle:

 Daughter of the Forest - Juliet Marillier
The Adamantine Palace - Stephen Deas
Inside Out - Maria V Snyder
Water for Elephants - Sara Gruen
The Cuckoo's Calling - Robert Galbraith 
Finnikin of the Rock - Melina Marchetta

In My Mailbox #1

So I thought I would jump on board the *In My Mailbox* fun wagon and be a part of this weekly meme hosted by The Story Siren. It is dedicated to posting about books you've bought, borrowed or recieved, so I thought I'd give it a try! 

Bought: Balthazar Jones and the Tower of London Zoo - Julia Stuart (goodreads)

So this is the only book that I have bought this week. I started reading it a few days ago and it is amazingly hilarious, with interesting historical tid-bits jotted here and there. I love history and historical fiction is one of my favourite genre's to read, but this is completely different to other books that I've read before and it is a nice breath of fresh air I must admit. Review to come asap!
Oh, and also isn't the cover of this book amazingly cute?! I think it looks rather dishy sitting on my shelf there with such a brill cover! 

 

Borrowed: The Longman Anthology of Gothic Verse - edited by Caroline Franklin (amazon)

So technically this isn't a book that I just borrowed from the library on a whim for some light reading in my pastime. No such thing. I borrowed it mainly for the purpose that it is an integral part of my english lit module Gothic and the Fantastic and this book is actually edited by our module tutor. I'm really enjoying the module and after looking and studying a few poems in this anthology I am hooked. The poetry I've read so far are dark, eerie, creepy etc, some give you goosebumps and some are so over exaggerated that you can't help stifle some laughter. I'll probably skip through this book throughout the term looking at poetry here and there and I'll pop some poems up if I find them particulary interesting! Anybody who's into all the gothic inspired fiction out right now should definitely check out some of these poems, some centred around vampires, the undead etc.





Recieved: The New Death and Others - James Hutchings (goodreads) The Firelight of Maalda (The Raie'Chaelia #2) - Melissa Douthit (goodreads)

                                                                                          

I recieved both of these texts via pdf form as ARC's. I am looking forward to rejoining Chalice and co for the second installment of the Raie'Chaelia series, and although I did find faults in the first book (my review) I did enjoy the story and do want to see whats in store for the characters. The New Death and Others is a book filled with short stories, poetry etc so it will be a different read to what I'm used to but hopefully fun to read. So when I finally get the time (uni texts come first sadly!) to read these books I will post up my reviews for all to see! 

So what was in your mailbox this week? Have you read any of the above books? Or does any take your fancy? I'd love to see your IMM's so please post below! :)