Bought, Bagged and Wrapping it Up is where I share my new books, as well as what happened here at (un)Conventional Bookviews and elsewhere in the blogoshpere. I’m linking up with the usual suspects, AKA Team Tynga’s Reviews, Talk Supe and Caffeinated Reviewer.
STS #164 – Bought Borrowed & Bagged #114
Stacking The Shelves, hosted by Tynga’s Reviews is all about the latest additions to your library – virtual or actual, with books that are bought, borrowed, won or ARCs you will be reading soon. Bought Borrowed and Bagged is a homage to to Barron’s Books and Baubles from KMM’ Fever series, and is hosted by Braine over at Talk Supe. Without further ado, here’s what I bought, borrowed or bagged this past week:
Thank you, Intrepid Reads, Random House and Netgalley.
Thank you so much, Tantor Media!
It’s all Sophia’s fault… check out her re-read feature for this one!
This is my Christmas present from me to myself 🙂 Signed books by KA Tucker 🙂 They are going to look SO good on my shelves!!
The Sunday Post #113 – Wrapping it Up
Kim @ The Caffeinated Reviewer, is our hostess with the mostest for the weekly Sunday Post where I’m wrapping things up. It is the perfect opportunity to share what happened here on my own blog, as well as some of the happenings elsewhere in the Blogosphere.
I had a pretty good week once more! I had lunch with a fellow KA Tucker fan who also lives in Geneva! We both couldn’t believe we didn’t know each other until Tucker asked me at the book fest in the south of France in October if I knew Amélie 😀 Of course, I contacted her via private message on Facebook as soon as I got back home, now, we’ve met for real. We had a great lunch, and look forward to meeting up again in the new year.
My youngest daughter plays in the school orchestra. It’s during school hours, and she plays the cello. They had their Christmas concert on Tuesday and it was so nice to see the progress they’ve made since the end of last year!
More thesis progress, too. I met with my professor yesterday, and I think I’ll be able to type up a rough draft possibly next week. It would be nice to have that out of the way before the holidays, for sure. Plus, there is that pesky detail of her telling me that if I want to do my defence in February, she actually needs a draft before the holidays 😀
I’ve caught a bug (or two) as well, so I’m really tired, which is why I haven’t visited much this past week, and why I have so few posts scheduled for next week 🙁
This Week’s Freddy in Action:
- [12 Dec] Top 16 of 2016 – Sign-up
- [15 Dec] Thirsty Thursday and Hungry Hearts #95 – Luck, Love and Lemon Pie
- [15 Dec] Audiobook Challenge 2017 – Sign-up Post
- [17 Dec] Bought Bagged and Wrap-up #164
- [17 Dec] 2017 Blogger Shame Challenge Sign-Up
- [12 Dec] Mr. Match by ★★★★★
- [13 Dec] Homecoming by ★★★★
- [22 Dec] Thirsty Thursday and Hungry Hearts #96 – Hard to Hold
- [24 Dec] Weekend Wrap-Up #166 – Merry, Merry
- [25 Dec] Books I Wish I’d Made Time for in 2016
- [19 Dec] The Duke's Accidental Wife by ★★★★
- [20 Dec] Cowboys Don't Come Out by ★★★★
- [21 Dec] Highland Heat by ★★★★
- [23 Dec] Dangerous Surrender by ★★★★
Brandee @ Bookworm Brandee chats about Kindle freebies and how to do a selection of sorts before adding them to our e-readers.
The COYER blackout challenge starts this weekend! Are you signed up? It’s not too late 😉
Did you get some good books last week? What have you been up to this past week? Thanks for stopping by, I hope you’ve enjoyed your weekend, and that next week will be filled with awesome!
About Linda @ (un)Conventional Bookworms
Linda is an English as foreign language teacher and has a Master's degree in English Language and Literature. She's an avid reader, blogger, compulsive one-clicker and a genre omnivore. Ever since she learnt how to read she has been seen with a book or two in her hands everywhere she goes.
Ha! I’d say sorry for tempting you to join in the fun of reading Chanel’s Wild Aces series, but it’s too good to miss. 🙂
Oh wow! I want to reach through my computer and pet your KA Tucker stack of books. Love her writing. Neat that you got to meet up with a fellow fan.
Bet you were so proud to hear your daughter play in her concert and woohoo on being ready to write up your thesis draft.
Feel better, Lexxie!
Of course I understand completely, it’s a case of sorry / not sorry, right? It sounded too good to miss, which is why I couldn’t resist 🙂
I love Tucker’s writing, too! And having those books in physical format is definitely a treat!!
Ha look at that stack of signed books! Pretty awesome… Sorry to hear you caught something, hopefully it goes away quick! Hope it’s a good week for you, and good luck with the thesis writing! Freddy looks chilled as usual… 🙂
I love signed books!! For a long time, I was able to have almost only kindle books, and then RT happened, and now, I love, love, love my physical books and even more so when they are signed 🙂
Thanks for stopping by, Greg 🙂
Hope you feel better soon…I prescribe Freddy cuddles! Nice Christmas present to yourself…I splashed out a bit on Game of Thrones stuff the last few weeks so I understand the joys of retail therapy! I hope you get some chill out time over the holidays to enjoy with your furry friend!
Thanks, Chuckles. Freddy is hardly leaving my side… I hope I’ll feel much better, too, it sucks to not be in top form 🙁
Game of Thrones stuff, eh? I hope you’ll enjoy it! Chill out time is planned – but that means I really have to finish my draft next week, or that won’t happen.
Hope you feel better soon too! Very nice Christmas present to yourself! Signed books are ALWAYS a good idea!! LOL! Hope you enjoy all the new reads!
My STS will be up tomorrow, so stop by then if you can!
Have a GREAT day!
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Thank you, Jessica 🙂 And yes, I totally have to get presents myself, or I end up with three new perfume bottles – and while I do like perfume, I don’t wear excessive amounts…
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I hope you’re feeling better. I love signed books. They are always great to show off on your shelf. I hope you get your rough draft done. Good luck
Not feeling completely back in top shape, but I’ll get there, I’m sure 🙂 Signed books are the best! I didn’t use to think so, RT ruined me 😀
I’ve been sick as well. Think it’s going around as well, being sick. I hope you love all of your new books.
Grace @ Books of Love
Sorry you’ve been sick, too, Grace. It sucks!!
Good luck with your thesis! I’m so glad all of that is behind me now. I hope you enjoy your new books and feel better soon.
I can’t wait for it to be behind ME, Aj 😀 Thanks for stopping by.
That is a nice stack of books! I always want books for Christmas but my husband won’t buy them for me because, and I quote, “you have every book known to man.” Ha ha.
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I guess I’m more lucky, then, because my husband just told me I should get some more shelves, as I ‘receive new books every day…’ 😀 Thanks for stopping by, Dena!
What an amazing present to yourself! Good luck on your thesis. Happy Reading!
🙂 bookish presents are the best, and my family won’t get me more books for some reason 😀
Wow Lexxie you’re as busy as ever with family stuff as well as your thesis. And how lovely to get to meet another passionate reader.
Sorry though to hear you’ve been unwell and I hope you feel better soon! x
I know! I just want some peace and quiet and books by now… One more week and my wish will come true 😀
Sorry you’re not feeling well :-/ Feel better soon! Stressing over getting your thesis rough draft done probably doesn’t help, but at least if you do get it done, that’ll be one thing crossed off the list for now 🙂
Thanks, Kristen! I’m not exactly stressing over it… but I do wish I was part of the Tommyknockers so it would write itself while I’m sleeping 😀
It’s so cool that you got to meet with someone who likes the same books as you! That must have been a ton of fun! Also, YOU GOT A LOT OF BOOKS! I hope that you enjoy them, and good luck with on your thesis work! 🙂
I know! So exciting 🙂 It was so much fun to have lunch together, and we want to see about starting a book club too, even if we might just have two members (more wine for each of us, that way).
I did get a lot of books, and I’m happy about that. Thanks for stopping by, Anna.
Awww…Freddy looks so cute!!! Glad you got a chance to meet another book fan! I wish I could meet a book fan in real life!
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Yes, he does, doesn’t he? It was fantastic to meet another booklover who lives in the same city as me 🙂 I can’t wait to do that again.
Your books are all new to me I confess but I hope you’ll enjoy them all. happy reading!
What a craptastic time to get sick, especially waiting to write your thesis!! I’m grumbling and muttering for you in case you’re resting because obviously your body wants you to. Sucks how the body works like that.
Your Tucker books are sooooo beautiful!!! I LOVE signed books and how a entire series looks up on a shelf. You really can’t help but pet them as you go by. That is so cool Tucker let you know about the other fan over there, too!!!!
Merry Christmas to you and your family… xoxoxoxo
Like your haul – they all look so good. Guess I´ve got some books by Erica Ridley myself somewhere 🙂 Happy reading and thanks for sharing the Freddy pictures & and get well soon.
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Vi @ Gone With The Books
Yay for meeting fellow bookish buddies! Thats awesome!
Hope you are feeling better soon! Best of luck with your thesis!
One of these days I will pick up Tucker’s work. I just love the covers.
Such a wonderful haul of books, Lexxie! I hope you feel better and enjoy the holidays. I’m just getting into Eve Langlais’ books and looking forward to a bunch of thrills. Freddy makes the best of a good thing. Cute as ever! I wonder what he’ll get under the tree!!
Happy Holidays!
I hope you have your fingers all stretched and ready for some serious typing this week. I’ll be cheering you on, wifey! <3 You made quite a haul this week and I hope you'll love them all. I think I may have gotten Langlais' in audio as well. 😉 Hopefully this weekend has allowed you some extra time to rest and recover from your "bugs". We've decorated and baked most of the weekend. It's been fun!
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I love Chanel Cleeton’s International School series and I need to read her Wild Aces. I also had a chance to meet KA Tucker and your pile of her books is amazing. My husband and kids are sick and now I think I may have caught their cold. I hope you feel better soon. Have a great week and holiday!
I hope you are feeling much better! That’s awesome you met a fellow K.A. Tucker fan near you- hopefully you can meet more often in the new year!
-Lauren
Aw the herd pup! <3 How awesome you got to meet up with a new reader friend. That's so fun! Darn on the bugs, though. Hope you're on the mend soon and feeling good for Christmas. Good luck on your thesis this week!
I really like KA Tucker’s books, hope you do too!
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Signed books are priceless! Dare I ask how much was the damage? lol
I think it was the international shipping that killed me… All the books, plus part of the shipping charges was $147. Totally worth it, though!
Yay for all that wonderfully signed stack of Tucker books! Can you believe I actually haven’t read and don’t own a novel by her yet D: I hope to fix that soon. And it’s so amazing that you met up with the fellow reader fan in Geneva! When it comes to bookworms, it’s so nice to be able to connect in such a way.
I know! Oh and you need to read Tucker, her stories are really, really well done. I had a great time meeting up with a fellow book-lover, it doesn’t happen to me all that often 🙂