Weekend Wrap-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 and Caffeinated Reviewer.
STS #235
Stacking The Shelves, hosted by Tynga’s Reviews and Reading Reality is all about the latest additions to my library – virtual or actual, with books that are bought, borrowed, won or ARCs I will (probably) be reading soon. Without further ado, here’s what I added to my bloated shelves this past week:
I was pretty good this week, only one ARC:
Thank you, Gallery Books and Edelweiss!
I’ve already read Leah on the Offbeat, and I absolutely loved it!
Inferno is the last book in The Talon Saga, so I might not read it straight away. I don’t want it to be over 🙁
The Sunday Post #185 – Weekend Wrap-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.
This was a very busy week at work! Long days, lots of grading to do. And, also dealing with students who are already starting to stress over their end of year exams that start at the very beginning of June. One of my classes asked me for smaller tests every week until then – so I had to prepare those to be ready for next week.
On Wednesday afternoon (when there is no classes in Geneva!) I stayed to help with the sign-up for new students. Those who are finishing middle school have different choices in schools, and also once they’ve decided on what kind of school they want to attend, they have choices there as well. It was really nice to do this – meeting the young and hopeful, who were also a bit overwhelmed.
This Week’s Puppies in Action:
- [1 May] Lennon Reborn by Scarlett Cole ★★★★★
- [4 May] Dear Bridget I Want You by Penelope Ward, Vi Keeland ★★★★
Aimee @ Aimee Always has a great discussion post about POC rep in books!
Did you get some good books last week? What have you been up to this past week? Thanks for stopping by, I hope you’re enjoying 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.
OOh nice!! I know what you mean about Inferno! Honestly if it weren’t for the few review books I wanted to get read so my Netgalley rating doesn’t suffer too much (LOL!, I would have started that one asap! Thinking I will read it after my current read and then one more review book because I can’t wait any longer! Lol!!
My STS will be up tomorrow, so stop by then if you can!
Have a GREAT day!
Old Follower 🙂
I probably won’t be able to wait too long before I read Inferno, though – I’m so curious about what will happen!
Thanks for stopping by, Jessica 🙂
I like your ARC. I haven’t read JR Ward yet, but its on my list!1
I’ve read quite a bit of JR Ward, and I love her writing. I’m excited about an actual contemporary romance from her 🙂 Thanks for stopping by, Joann!
Puppies! Which ARC did you receive, I didn’t see it above?
Vee @ Under The Mountain
I received Consumed by JR Ward 🙂 Is the photo not showing up correctly?
I’m not seeing it at all! Might be my computer, it’s dodgy.
That’s weird! It work in both my browsers.
I had to stare at that napping photo for a while to see which way the dog went. Lol. Sounds like a stressful time for both you and students! Take care!
Ha! They are so supple it’s funny! And sometimes, I don’t understand how they can actually fall asleep like that 🙂
Thanks!!
Twitter: ailynk
such cute doggies ~ and hope your marking paper gets done easily =d
🙂 Thanks Ailyn!
I actually talked to my niece the other day about school and she was getting nervous and worked up over her upcoming exams. I think the smaller tests more frequently is a great idea. I wish my teachers had done that towards the end of the year.
I still have to do the big exam, but my students will be so ready for it, as I have broken everything down into smaller units. It will also make them feel more confident if they get good grades on the smaller tests, I think.
That does sound like a busy week, but so good of you to help the kids transition for their new schools.
I’m really curious about JR Ward’s new firefighters.
Ah, the dogs look so relaxed sleeping on their pillow. 🙂
It was actually really nice to be a part of that for the new kids, Sophia. I’m pretty sure I’m going to sign up to do it again next year.
I can’t wait to start Ward’s firefighters 🙂
Wow, great looking books! I really like the cover of Consumed.
Enjoy your week…and those cute puppies.
I agree, it is very nicely done!
Curious about Consumed. Enjoy.
Thanks 🙂
Making tests is the worst. The end of the year is always grueling. I just snagged Leah from the library yesterday and plan on reading it this weekend. I’ve started, but just. Happy reading! Hope this week is easier. 🙂
Yeah, it’s hard to come up with good exercises at times, that’s for sure. But it has to be done.
I hope you’ll enjoy Leah as much as I did, Natalie.
Hercules looks like he never has a bad day. I still need to start the Kagawa series.
He really doesn’t. He’s such a happy, playful, cuddly puppy 🙂
Its interesting how differently our students respond to upcoming exams and tests. My students want me to give them less work so they are able to relax. They don’t really think about preparing….Its frustrating at times! Enjoy the new JR Ward book. I saw it on Edelweiss and was intrigued!
I’m quite happy that one class want more practice, because they actually need it! Relaxing before exams is probably not the best strategy, I hope your students will study at least a little so they can do well!
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Lexxie I’ve recently started Legion, the book before Inferno in time for Inferno. I’m listening to it in audiobook and have also got Inferno in my #STS.
Angelica @ Paperback Princess
Oh I bet Legion is amazing in audio, Angelica! I hope you’ll keep enjoying the series :9
Glad to hear Leah on the Offbeat was good. 🙂 And Consumed- cool cover.
What a wonderful (and nerve wracking?) time for the students, I imagine, having to make those choices! Ah to be young again ha ha! Choices choices… 🙂
Great puppy pics as always!
I really enjoyed Leah, Greg 🙂
Yeah, it’s definitely nerve wracking for both students and their parents, I think. And at the same time, 15 is so young to make those kinds of decisions, too.
Ha! I’m rather happy not to be that young, frankly.
So..there are generally no classes on Wednesday afternoon in Geneva? That’s unusual. Is there a reason for it?
Oh that JR Ward book! I hope you’ll love it. I saw the announcement a couple of weeks ago and decided I need to have that one! I’m waiting for it to pop up on Netgalley. I’m not very lucky on Edelweiss unless the publishers are Avon or Harper Collins.
Have a wonderful week with your pups and books and students!
It’s just how the school schedules has always been. The younger kids don’t have school at all on Wednesdays, so they have a little break in the middle of the week. I think in some ways, it’s good – lots of sports and other extra-curricular activities take place on Wednesday afternoons. However, it also makes the other days longer, as everybody in high school has at least 32 hours of classes each week.
I’m lucky, I’m auto-approved with Gallery books on Edelweiss, which is how I was able to snag that JR Ward book 🙂 I hope you’ll be able to get your hands on it soon, Astrid!
Have a wonderful week yourself.
Gotcha! Still, sounds pretty good. I feel like I’m so much more productive if there is a holiday in the middle of the week.
Ah right! Yeah…that’s what I have with Berkley and Forever on Netgalley. 😀 It’s neat!
I think it really helps for the younger kids – but for high school students, I think shorter days, with equal length – with the Wednesday afternoon used for classes – might be helpful.
Those masters of power-napping are adorable!
I remember that stress when I was in school, but it’s nice to have someone like you to help them.
I heard great things about Leah on the Offbeat and you liked it too! I might have to get it too.
Have a nice week!
If you do decide to read Leah on the Offbeat, you really should read Simon vs first! There is a lot of what’s happening that would be a bit hard to follow without knowing the prior context.
Oh, I had no idea it was a series. Thank you!
It is – I guess it can be read as a standalone, but I really think it’s more enjoyable when we know all the intricacies of the different friends 🙂
Definitely need to check out the new JR Ward book now. Your fur babies are sooo adorable! Enjoy your week ahead and those great new books too.
It looks so good, right? And my furbabies do tend to make my wrap-up post prettier 🙂
Twitter: avalinahsbooks
Wait, I just realized 😀 Geneva… I am doing some ads in Geneva! If you see any Complexions ballet ads on Facebook or YouTube, or Brit Floyd, I launched those 😀
Anyway! Congrats on only getting one ARC 🙂 I am completely out of the loop… on vacation, but there’s this awful fridge here that won’t let me sleep so I am more tired than ever xD
Does this mean I should take my ad-block off, Evelina? I’d actually do that for you 🙂
Sorry the fridge makes your nights sleepless 🙁
Twitter: avalinahsbooks
Lol haha 😀 everyone uses adblock, it seems! No, I don’t even write those ads (can’t speak French, I’m afraid), I only do the setup 😀
And thankfully – we figured out to turn off the fridge during the night so in the end we got our beauty sleep and the vacation ended well 😀
oh great! I’m actually reading COnsumed right now. Liking it too. Happy reading!
What do you think so far, Melliane? It looks really good!
I recall grading and converting raw scores into standardised scores using tables – and am very grateful they no longer feature in my teaching life! All the best in the runup to the exams. I love the pics of the dogs – they look adorable, especially when they are asleep. If you could see your way to sending some of your warm weather over here – I’d be very grateful. Have a less stressful week, Lexxie:)
We don’t have to convert anything, but we do have to come up with tests ourselves. I kind of want to keep our warm weather right here… I hope some will come your way, too, though.
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What do you mean “what kind of school?” Are we talking sciences vs. creative arts type schools? Or perhaps secular vs. religious? Middle school isn’t such a huge transition here in the US, though high school sometimes can be, depending on how much money you want to spend.
We have different kinds of high schools here. One is to prepare students to go to university, so it’s aimed at science and languages, plus history, geography and other subject. Then, we have high schools that are aimed more towards commercial activities, where they learn accounting, languages, how to talk to clients on the phone, writing commercial letters (in different languages) etc. In a commercial high school, students can also opt for going to school part time, and having an apprenticeship part time. Then, we have high school that’s more about health and social science, preparing those who want to become a nurse, a midwife, work with small children, in homes for old people etc. This gives those leaving middle school a lot of choices – and it’s fairly difficult to switch from one to the other once they have started. Also, education is free here – uni costs around $1000 per year, to cover administration fees, photocopies and the like.
Yes, I totally get putting off reading the last book in a series just so it can last longer. 🙂 My kids have one month of school left and starting to stress about exams. I’m assuming it’s just as stressful for teachers with all the deadlines! Enjoy your new book Consumed and have a great reading week!
Oh wow… just a month, eh?` We have one month of actual classes, then exams. The end of the school year is near!
I hadn’t heard of Consumed and I added it to my TBR. I need to get caught up on her books and also the Talon series. It’s great how you changed your plan to help your student’s with smaller tests. I hope you have a great week!
I’m way behind on her BDB series, but I want to catch up. I guess I’ve just been wanting other kinds of books lately…
Thanks for stopping by, Kathy!
I’m so glad you already read and enjoyed Leah, I haven’t got the chance to get it just yet, but I can’t wait. The entire blogging community is already raving about that title, makes me impatient (but also a bit nervous) to get around to reading it 🙂
I really get putting off the last book in a series, sometimes we just don’t want it to end… I hope you’ll end up enjoying that last book a whole lot though 🙂
Have an amazing week! 🙂
I just couldn’t wait – as I had it on pre-order, it just felt right to read it straight away! I hope the hype won’t ruin it for you.
Yeah, last books in series I love are always difficult for me. I still have the last Morganville Vampires to read…
Only one ARC but… WHAT ARC!!!! Happy Sunday 😉
You’re the second person not to see that I got Consumed by J.R. Ward! Sorry about that!
I’m glad to hear you loved Leah on the Offbeat. I would still really like to re-read Simon before getting into Leah, but we’ll see if that happens. haha
-Lauren
I actually want to re-read Simon now! I have lent my copy to one of my students, and she loves it. That just makes me want to delve back into it as well 🙂
I hope you’ll enjoy Leah as much as I did, Lauren.
Oooh! A new JR Ward series! 🙂
I know! Isn’t it exciting?
Puppy naps are so adorable though it did take me a minute to figure out how they were situated. All the grading papers sounds stressful as does making some of the school decisions. Hope you get some time to relax this week and enjoy your reading!
LOL, I feel the same way each time I take a nap photo of them!
I always manage to get some reading in 🙂 But grading is definitely stressful – I always feel so bad if my students haven’t done well.
Only one book is awesome! I almost downloaded that one from Edelweiss but I am so behind on reading. I need to do better! Good luck with all the grading and whatnot. Happy reading!
Have a lovely week. =)
Alyssa @ The Eater of Books!
I am totally unable to resist favorite authors’ new books… even if I have a ton to read.
i can’t wait to read Leah on the Offbeat. I was super unsure at first but honestly the closer it gets to UK release date the more that I’m sure I’ll get a copy because I GOTTA SUPPORT THOSE QUEER FAT GIRLS
I hope you’ll enjoy Leah as much as I did, Lauren. I just think that whole cast of characters is amazing 🙂
Hope your class does well with their exams! I’m excited about Inferno—I’ve been listening to the series from my library, and I’ve checked practically every day to see if they have it yet! Love the pics of your pups, as always. 🙂
I hope so, too, Nicole! We have all worked very hard this year 🙂
I also hope you’ll get your hands on Leah very soon.
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Congrats on getting just one book 😀 And wow, you already read Leah? I am so jealous 🙁 It is not even available for pre-order here.
I hope everything is fine with your class and their exams 😀 Have a lovely week ahead 🙂
I have a US amazon account, which definitely helps when it comes to pre-orders for books like Leah. I hope you’ll get a copy soon, too.
Leah on the Offbeat seems to be quite popular this week. I’ve seen it on a few blogs so far. Will check it out. 🙂
I thought it was really good. I love diverse YA, and even more so when the YA characters have their family present.
Twitter: BerlsS
I want to sit down sometime (in person or virtually) and have a real chat about how your school system works. With me planning to create my own charter school I need to see how other systems work and I knew y’all had at least one afternoon a week with no kids but I’d like to know more about how that… and EVERYTHING works. I know it’s better than here lol!
Sounds like you had a productive week 🙂 Miss you!! {{HUGS}}}
I would love an in-person chat, Berls! Which will happen in July – but if you can’t wait that long, I’m yours – virtually 😉
Miss you, too! <3 <3
Hey There! Hope all is well. I totally agree with power napping anytime of the day.(lol) That’s a new book I haven’t heard of by JR Ward. Where in the heck have I been? (lol) Happy week! Hugs…RO
I wish I could nap as often as the puppies. That would make my life so much more manageable 😀
I’m all good, Ro, I hope you are, too.
I’ve been seeing the Inferno a lot this week. I hope you like it. I still need to pick up my copy of Leah on the Offbeat.
I hope I’ll enjoy Inferno, too. And also, that you’ll get your hands on Leah very soon.
I haven’t read a Kagawa in a long time. I need to try her again. Sounds like I need to get a copy of Leah. The end of the school year is in sight, that means craziness abounds. Hopefully it settles down for you soon. Love the doggy pictures!
Kagawa is one of my go-to authors for paranormal YA. I love both her world building and her character development.
The pups look pretty chilled out and happy! I have sympathy with your students. I got really stressed around the exams every year! Thanks for stopping by my blog!
I have sympathy for my students, too – which is why I’m OK with giving them some more tests to make them feel on top of things 🙂
Power napping is the BEST superpower! lol
Karen @ For What It’s Worth
Catching up on emails and posts. Saw this and just had to stop and see the gorgeous little pups! So cute!
Twitter: suckerforcoffe
Your pups are so adorable.