Geek Chic This Week (6/17/12)

Geek Chic This Week is a feature here at Geek Chic to talk about the books I received this week, whether bought, borrowed, or fallen from the sky! It's inspired by the Story Siren's In My Mailbox.

Hi guys! I know I've posted barely ANYTHING in the last couple days, but as I mentioned last week, I've been out of town and my computer time has been tragically limited. But I'm back home now, and you can look forward to a larger internet presence from me ;) For example, there should be some reviews coming your way, like the last two (so far) Soul Screamers books, which I was finally able to reread.

Also, my birthday was this past week! So not only did I get some awesome books and money that I plan to use for books (lol), I also got a new laptop (yay!), which means I'll be able to be on a good computer even when the desktop is in use, plus I can be online in more places. So yay on several levels.

Anyyyyway, enough about me, on to what you really care about--the books (:D)

FROM THE LIBRARY

-My Soul to Steal by Rachel Vincent/If I Die by Rachel Vincent. If you follow me on Twitter, Tumblr, or any of the other places I've been complaining about this, you know that my library's copies of MStS and IID have been overdue for a while. Well, this past week they finally showed back up, or maybe they got new copies (actually, that's more likely since the old IID was hardback and this is paperback). And there was much rejoicing.

-The Girl in the Clockwork Collar by Kady Cross. I enjoyed The Girl in the Steel Corset, so I'm looking forward to what happens next for the characters. Especially Griff. Ah, Griff <3

-Until I Die by Amy Plum. Another one I've been dying for!! I cannot WAIT to start this one!

-Taken at Dusk by C.C. Hunter. Looking forward to it :)

IN MY MAILBOX

-Shade by Jeri Smith-Ready/Shift by Jeri Smith-Ready. I read and loved these a while back, but since I couldn't wait for Shine to show up at the library after its release and bought it, of course I had to get these two to complete the set :) Plus, I'd won a couple bookplates at Team Kilt events and needed somewhere to put them ;) PLUS ALSO I LOVE THESE BOOKS SO MUCH.

-The Sky is Everywhere by Jandy Nelson. I won this in a giveaway from Shari @ My Neurotic Book Affair's blogoversary! Thanks, Shari, and happy blogoversary :)

-Rapture by Lauren Kate. This one wasn't technically in my mailbox, but a birthday gift from a friend. (Actually, a couple days before my birthday this friend started texting me asking about the Fallen series, asking if I'd read it because she was thinking about reading it. Turned out she just wanted to know if I'd gotten Rapture yet, ha! She'd already read them all :D) Anyway, thanks to undisclosed friend because I didn't ask her if she wanted her name online. So yeah.

ON MY KINDLE

-Pitch by Jillian Eaton. I got a Kindle copy of this one from the author for review. It looks awesome! Thanks, Jillian!

ON NETGALLEY

-Kissing Shakespeare by Pamela Mingle. This one looks sooo good! Keep an eye out for the review :)

-The Assassin's Curse by Cassandra Rose Clarke. Pirates. Thieves. Curses. Reluctant love. Can I just say heck yes.

Big thanks to Random House Children's Books and Angry Robot for giving me the opportunity to read these!!

RANDOMNESS

^^ These are my new Converse. My sister custom designed them for me for my birthday. They're pretty awesome. Anyway.

So what's in your mailbox this week? Leave me your book-sharing links below :)

(:D)

~Mag

Teaser Tuesday: SHIFT by Jeri Smith-Ready

Teaser Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted over at Should Be Reading. Anyone can play, and the rules are simple:

• Grab your current read
• Open to a random page
• Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page
• BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!)
• Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!

Today's Teaser comes from SHIFT, the second book in the awesome SHADE series by Jeri Smith-Ready! I just finished my reread today, but since I haven't started a new book yet I'll share from this one!!


(And yes, my Teasers WERE from SHADE last week!)

1.
     Zachary was waiting at my locker after class. I was grateful he hadn't tried to talk to me at my desk, where my babbling idiocy would've attracted attention. 

-page 90 

2.
     "Everything okay?"
     "I think so, but he says I need practice driving. Can't imagine why." 

-page 91

This book...this SERIES, you guys! I love it so muuuuuch! You must read it. Really.


So what are you reading this week?


(:D)
~Mag

Kilt and Keeley: SHINE Preorder Giveaway!!

Okay, first off: Do you love the SHADE series by Jeri Smith-Ready? 


Yeah, stupid question, right? Of course you do!!


Well, the fabulous folks over at Kilt and Keeley are hosting a giveaway to help encourage people to preorder the third (and final!) book in the series, SHINE!


They're putting together an awesome prize pack of swag and various SHADE-related items. All YOU have to do is preorder SHINE and send them a copy of your receipt or proof of purchase! All the details are on their blog, HERE!


If just the chance of an awesome prize isn't good enough incentive for you, how about the fact that EVERYONE who enters gets an exclusive ZOGAN trading card!!

Awesome, right?


And finally, the best part is that the more people that preorder SHINE, the bigger the prize pack gets! So go, now! Preorder!!


Don't forget, all the details for entering are HERE!


So go check it out, and PREORDER SHINE!!


(:D)
~Mag

Novels 'n' Notes #7: Jet Lag by Simple Plan

Novels 'n' Notes is a weekly event I created here at Geek Chic to talk about songs that remind me of books. Feel free to make your own NN post! Just grab the logo (below) and don't forget to leave a link to your post in the comments so I can check it out!

Jet Lag (feat. Natasha Bedingfield) by Simple Plan: SHADE Series by Jeri Smith-Ready


So, I know I just did a SHADE-themed Novels 'n' Notes last week, but since that one was mainly about Logan and Aura, I decided to center this one on Zachary and Aura.


Like last week, this song is one of the ones that basically every line can be related to Zach and Aura, especially around SHIFT/SHINE time.


-" 'What time is it where you are?' 'I miss you more than anything.' 'I'm back at home you feel so far.' 'Waiting for the phone to ring.' "


Zachary and Aura are stuck in different countries, Aura in Baltimore and Zachary back home in Glasglow. And they miss each other. If that's not obvious.


-"You say good morning when it's midnight, going out of my head alone in this bed."


Same thing, Z + A separated and lonesome :(


-"I wake up to your sunset, and it's driving me mad, I miss you so bad."


And again. They're still apart. They still miss each other.


Here, listen yourself!

Please note that I do not own this song, the lyrics, or anything related to Simple Plan or Jet Lag. I also did not post this video, nor am I affiliated with "SammyJoe890", who did. *Insert other legal stuff here.* Also, this is quite possibly the prettiest lyric video I've ever seen :)


So, what do you think? Does Jet Lag make you think of Aura and Zachary? What other songs make you think of books?

You can tell me in the comments or your own NN post!

(:D)
~Mag