STS #108 – Bought Borrowed and Bagged #58
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 & Bagged is a homage to to Barron’s Books and Baubles from Karen Marie Moning’s amazing Fever series, and is hosted by Braine over at Talk Supe.
As you can see, I got very lucky with Netgalley this week… Good thing these aren’t going to be released until next year 🙂
Netgalley ARCs:
Firsts by Laurie Elizabeth Flynn – Thank you St. Martin’s Griffin!
Seventeen-year-old Mercedes Ayres has an open-door policy when it comes to her bedroom, but only if the guy fulfills a specific criteria: he has to be a virgin. Mercedes lets the boys get their awkward, fumbling first times over with, and all she asks in return is that they give their girlfriends the perfect first time- the kind Mercedes never had herself.
Keeping what goes on in her bedroom a secret has been easy- so far. Her absentee mother isn’t home nearly enough to know about Mercedes’ extracurricular activities, and her uber-religious best friend, Angela, won’t even say the word “sex” until she gets married. But Mercedes doesn’t bank on Angela’s boyfriend finding out about her services and wanting a turn- or on Zach, who likes her for who she is instead of what she can do in bed.
When Mercedes’ perfect system falls apart, she has to find a way to salvage her reputation and figure out where her heart really belongs in the process. Funny, smart, and true-to-life, FIRSTS is a one-of-a-kind young adult novel about growing up.
I’ll See You in Paris by Michelle Gable – Thank you St. Martin’s Press!
After losing her fiancé in the Vietnam War, nineteen-year-old Laurel Haley takes a job in England, hoping the distance will mend her shattered heart. Laurel expects the pain might lessen but does not foresee the beguiling man she meets or that they’ll go to Paris, where the city’s magic will take over and alter everything Laurel believes about love.
Thirty years later, Laurel’s daughter Annie is newly engaged and an old question resurfaces: who is Annie’s father and what happened to him? Laurel has always been vague about the details and Annie’s told herself it doesn’t matter. But with her impending marriage, Annie has to know everything. Why won’t Laurel tell her the truth?
The key to unlocking Laurel’s secrets starts with a mysterious book about an infamous woman known as the Duchess of Marlborough. Annie’s quest to understand the Duchess, and therefore her own history, takes her from a charming hamlet in the English countryside, to a decaying estate kept behind barbed wire, and ultimately to Paris where answers will be found at last.
The Girl in the Well is Me by Karen Rivers – Thank you Algonquin Young Readers!
A hilarious and heartwrenching story about a bullied girl whose search for a new beginning takes a dire wrong turn.
Newcomer Kammie Summers has fallen into a well during a (fake) initiation into a club whose members have no intention of letting her join. Now Kammie’s trapped in the dark, growing increasingly claustrophobic, and waiting to be rescued—or possibly not.As hours pass, the reality of Kammie’s predicament mixes with her memories of the highlights and lowlights of her life so far, including the reasons her family moved to this new town in the first place. And as she begins to run out of oxygen, Kammie starts to imagine she has company, including a French-speaking coyote and goats that just might be zombies.
The Passenger by Lisa Lutz – Thank you Simon & Schuster!
In case you were wondering, I didn’t do it. I didn’t have anything to do with Frank’s death. I don’t have an alibi, so you’ll have to take my word for it…
Forty-eight hours after leaving her husband’s body at the base of the stairs, Tanya Dubois cashes in her credit cards, dyes her hair brown, demands a new name from a shadowy voice over the phone, and flees town. It’s not the first time.
She meets Blue, a female bartender who recognizes the hunted look in a fugitive’s eyes and offers her a place to stay. With dwindling choices, Tanya-now-Amelia accepts. An uneasy―and dangerous―alliance is born.
It’s almost impossible to live off the grid today, but Amelia-now-Debra and Blue have the courage, the ingenuity, and the desperation, to try. Hopscotching from city to city, Debra especially is chased by a very dark secret…can she outrun her past?
With heart-stopping escapes and devious deceptions, The Passenger is an amazing psychological thriller about defining yourself while you pursue your path to survival. One thing is certain: the ride will leave you breathless.
A Fierce and Subtle Poison by Samantha Mabry – Thank you Algonquin Young Readers!
In this stunning debut, legends collide with reality when a boy is swept into the magical, dangerous world of a girl filled with poison.
Everyone knows the legends about the cursed girl–Isabel, the one the senoras whisper about. They say she has green skin and grass for hair, and she feeds on the poisonous plants that fill her family’s Caribbean island garden. Some say she can grant wishes; some say her touch can kill.
Seventeen-year-old Lucas lives on the mainland most of the year but spends summers with his hotel-developer father in Puerto Rico. He’s grown up hearing stories about the cursed girl, and he wants to believe in Isabel and her magic. When letters from Isabel begin mysteriously appearing in his room the same day his new girlfriend disappears, Lucas turns to Isabel for answers–and finds himself lured into her strange and enchanted world. But time is running out for the girl filled with poison, and the more entangled Lucas becomes with Isabel, the less certain he is of escaping with his own life.
A Fierce and Subtle Poison beautifully blends magical realism with a page-turning mystery and a dark, starcrossed romance–all delivered in lush, urgent prose.
Give it Up by Lori Foster – tank you, Kensington Books / Zebra!
Some Like It Hot
Family practitioner Cary Rupert wants Nora Chilton so badly he can barely keep a hold of his stethoscope. Now he’s out to prove that when it comes to loving her forever, he’s just what the doctor ordered…
Playing Doctor
Dr. Axel Dean likes his women with sensual moxie, not virginal innocence. But when Libby Preston won’t take no for an answer, Axel is more than willing to administer the cure…
He Sees You When You’re Sleeping
What Booker Dean wants for Christmas isn’t under the tree, it’s right next door. Frances Kennedy is everything Booker desires…and the gift he has planned for her involves a lot of delicious unwrapping…
Did you get some exciting-looking books this week? Remember to leave me your link so I can check out your Stacking the Shelves and or Bought, Borrowed and Bagged post, too 🙂 Thanks for stopping by! Have a spectacular Saturday.
The Passenger looks really intriguing! That’s great you have some time to read/review this! 🙂
It does look intriguing. I went a little overboard last week, though, so I hope I’ll manage to start reading it sooner rather than later!
You got some amazing looking books this week, Lexie. They look fantastic.
Grace @ Books of Love
Thanks, Grace! I can’t wait to start reading these gems 🙂
I also got the Passenger. Looks so good!! I am intrigued by I’ll See You in Paris. Hope you enjoy them all!
I hope we’ll both enjoy The Passenger, Grace!
Ooh, The Girl in the Well is Me sounds really good! Will definitely be adding that to my TBR pile!
Enjoy your new books!
Kyra @ Blog of a Bookaholic
My Book Haul!
Yeah that summary just got to me, Kyra, I can’t wait to read it 🙂
Great haul! I’ve been debating on whether or not I want to read Firsts… Can’t wait to see your review!
I thought Firsts sounded so different that I wanted to see what it’s all about 🙂 Thanks for stopping by, Danielle.
Ooh, some lovely covers there, and some books I’ve been curious about. Enjoy!
Thanks, Nikki 🙂
I’ve been in two minds about The Passenger. I’ll be interested to see what you think of that and The Girl in the well is me. Enjoy your books!
Thanks, Chuckles!
Wow, some fab-sounding books in your haul this week. I have Firsts on my TBR and hope to read it soon, it’s an interesting premise. Hope you enjoy reading all your new books 🙂
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https://rathertoofondofbooks.wordpress.com/2015/11/07/weekly-wrap-up-stacking-the-shelves-7-november/
I hope we’ll both enjoy Firsts, Hayley! It sounds so different.
I’d never heard of any of them – except the Passenger, and Lori Foster, of course 🙂 Enjoy !
Of course, you’ve heard of Lori Foster 😉 I keep pushing you to read her books, right, Iza? 😉
I should be reading one of hers next year if everything goes according to my reading plan 🙂
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Ooh the covers are so book-porn-ish!
Happy weekend, Lexxie! xo
I know, right? they should be in a collage on the wall *sighs*
OOoh very nice! The Passenger looks good and creepy with that cover! Hope you enjoy them all!
My STS will be up tomorrow, so be sure to stop by then!
Have a GREAT day!
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I am really excited about all these books, Jessica 🙂
Glad you had a good Netgalley week! The Passenger sounds interesting and I’m kind of in love with that cover for some reason.
I’m glad I had a good Netgalley week, too, however, at the same time it’s a little scary to have so many new review-books all at the same time 😀
All of these sound absolutely amazing, Firsts looks like it’ll be my favorite and I may head over to Netgalley and request it now 🙂
I hope you enjoy them all and have an amazing week, Lexxie 😀
It looks great, doesn’t it, Erica? I can’t wait to read it, and I hope you’ll be accepted, too.
Your books look as cute as ever Lexxie. I hope that you enjoy them. Have a great weekend!
Thanks, Chrissi!
I’ll See You in Paris by Michelle Gable looks like a lovely read but so does These Vicious Masks!
Thanks, Lily! I’m actually excited about all of these, it’s going to be difficult to choose which to read first 🙂
I got The Passenger a few weeksago, it looks so good! Firsts sounds interesting too, that’s an unusual premise.
Happy reading!
I know, that’s what drew me to Firsts, Bea 🙂 I hope we’ll both enjoy The Passenger!
You *did* get some great looking books this week, Lex! I know you’re really excited for Lori Foster’s book. 🙂 I’m really interested in Firsts…can’t wait to see what you think.
Have a great weekend, my dear! **BIG HUGS**
Yeah, each time Foster releases a new book, I’m happydancing 🙂 Firsts does sound very interesting, doesn’t it? I can’t wait to read it 🙂
Have a great weekend yourself! *BIG HUGS*
Wow, Firsts sounds a bit crazy but it also sounds like one I’d love to read. I also love the blurb on The Passenger, sounds like it will be an exciting page turner. Hope you enjoy all your new books, they look very promising!
I agree, Trish, it does sound a bit crazy, but so different that I just couldn’t resist it. Thanks for stopping by!
yay for Lori Foster, she is just wonderful to read and I can never get enough of her books. Hope you enjoy these.
I agree, I can never get enough of Lori Foster’s books either, Renee 🙂
These all look great! I saw First on netgalley a while back, but wasn’t sure whether to request it. It does sound like a good one and I am curious to hear what you think of it. I hope you’ll enjoy your new books!
It definitely sounds very different, Lola 🙂 Thanks for stopping by!
I really want to read Firsts (I requested it on NG too) so can’t wait to hear what you think of it, Lexxie! 😀
I hope you’ll get accepted for Firsts as well, Stephanie!
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The Passenger sounds really good!!! Enjoy your new reads!
I agree, Stormi 🙂
Some new ones here for me, and you have enticed me! I’m adding a few to my list.
I hope you’ll enjoy the ones you’ve added, Annette!
Great haul! I honestly haven’t heard of any of these yet but I see some that I have to add to my tbr list. I hope you enjoy all your lovely new books. Have a great week and happy reading!
I keep trolling Netgalley when I shouldn’t 😀 Thanks for stopping by, Mandy!
Firsts looks like it will be a good one. Hope you enjoy and have a great rest of the weekend and week ahead.
Yeah, that one really got to me with that summary, Brandi!
Wow what a haul! I want to read The Passenger!
Enjoy your books 🙂
Sugar & Snark – Latest haul
I’m pretty excited about The Passenger myself 🙂 Thanks for stopping by!
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I saw The Passenger on Netgalley and I want to request it but I don’t know gahh! I hope it’s a good book and you enjoy it!
I totally love the cover for I’ll See You In Paris. At least you have time to read this since they release next year which is good. You can spread your time with them 🙂
Happy reading!
My self-control took the backseat last week when I went to netgalley 🙂 I’m glad I’ll have enough time to savor these books!
Firsts sounds pretty intense! And you can’t go wrong with Foster.
Karen @For What It’s Worth
Lori Foster is made of amazing! Her characters always make me swoon, Karen.
Ohh great haul!! I have Firsts as well, I have heard some really good things. And A Fierce and Subtle Poison is really intriguing to me, but I am just not sure if it is my kind of book yet, so I shall wait for a few reviews- but that cover!! SO pretty! The Passenger looks quite good too (and creepy!) Hope you enjoy all of these 😀
Just the title of A Fierce and Subtle Poison intrigued me, so I had to request it 🙂
Wow… Firsts sounds like my kind of read! I hope you enjoy them all!
It sounds great, doesn’t it?