Book Haul #109, Or The One Where I Had An Unplanned Holiday...

Stacking the Shelves is a weekly event hosted on Tynga's Reviews where we can share what new books we've picked up this past week be they bought, borrowed or downloaded. There are also lots of other 'book haul' memes out there for you to choose from!

I'm starting this week's book haul a day late and on a sad note. As I was sitting typing this post out I discovered that Jonathan Crombie had passed away at the young age of 48 due to a brain haemorrhage. Anyone who grew up in the 1980's and 1990's and watched the television adaptation of Anne of Green Gables knows that Jonathan played Gilbert Blythe. Gilbert was my first real bookish crush so to see Jonathan play him onscreen was amazing and he will never be replaced by any other schmoe they may get to play Gilbert in the future.

On to other news now! I had a bit of an impromptu holiday over the last two weeks with near enough nothing planned for the blog so apologies for that! There was plenty going on though...

Now for the books... I was a bit naughty as I was in London! Even though I have copies of A Darker Shade of Magic and Skin Game I had to get signed copies, obviously. I did mean to take my copy of ADSoM with me but forgot and getting to the Jim Butcher signing was a last minute skin-of-the-teeth thing so was excited to get anything signed and annoyed that I forgot my phone charger. My phone gave up just before I got there so no pictures :( That's the only picture of Sarah Pinborough, Deb Harkness and Victoria Schwab I managed to get that doesn't feature either the arm or the back of the head of Jim at YA Yeah Yeah.

Bought

 A Darker Shade of Magic (signed)

Vicious (signed)

The Book of Life (signed)

Skin Game (signed)

Netgalley/Edelweiss

Ash & Bramble

The Devil & Winnie Flynn

Killer Within

Redemption Road

Walk On Earth A Stranger

Wylding Hall

From Publishers/Author

Alien Resurrection (thanks to Titan)

The Silence (thanks to Titan)

Lies Like Love (for a blog tour - thanks Louisa!)

Renegade x 2 (for a blog tour & giveaway - thanks to Sam at Macmillan)

The Fatal Flame (thanks to Headline)

Waiting on Wednesday #113 - Walk On Earth A Stranger

Waiting On Wednesday, where we put the spotlight on upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating, is hosted by Jill at Breaking The Spine.

This week's choice is -

Walk On Earth A Stranger - Rae Carson

Publisher - Greenwillow Books

Release date - September 22 2015

Find - Goodreads 

The first book in a new trilogy from acclaimed New York Times bestselling author Rae Carson. A young woman with the magical ability to sense the presence of gold must flee her home, taking her on a sweeping and dangerous journey across Gold Rush–era America.

Lee Westfall has a secret. She can sense the presence of gold in the world around her. Veins deep beneath the earth, pebbles in the river, nuggets dug up from the forest floor. The buzz of gold means warmth and life and home - until everything is ripped away by a man who wants to control her. Left with nothing, Lee disguises herself as a boy and takes to the trail across the country. Gold was discovered in California, and where else could such a magical girl find herself, find safety? Rae Carson, author of the acclaimed Girl of Fire and Thorns trilogy, dazzles with this new fantasy that subverts both our own history and familiar fantasy tropes.

Walk on Earth a Stranger, the first book in this new trilogy, introduces - as only Rae Carson can - a strong heroine, a perilous road, a fantastical twist, and a slow-burning romance. Includes a map and author’s note on historical research.

Not much to say except I'd like it now please!

Top Ten Tuesday #3

Top Ten Tuesday is hosted by the lovely people at The Broke and the Bookish. This week's topic is TTT Rewind so you get to pick a TTT theme that you missed or want to revisit. I've decided to go with -

Top Ten Books I HAD To Buy...But Are Still Sitting On My Shelf Unread

In no particular order here are the ten books which I am completely incredulous that I haven't read yet, considering how often I recommend them to people!

Cinder - Marissa Meyer

Shadowfell - Juliet Marillier

Enshadowed - Kelly Creagh

The Girl Of Fire & Thorns - Rae Carson

The Iron Thorn - Caitlin Kittredge

Unearthly - Cynthia Hand

Bitterblue - Kristin Cashore

Insurgent - Veronica Roth

Throne Of Glass - Sarah J Maas

The Girl In The Steel Corset - Kady Cross

It would appear I have a problem with starting, continuing and finishing books in a series! I'm especially horrified that I've not read Bitterblue, Cinder or Shadowfell and I've no excuses except that I'm too easily distracted sometimes by other shiny books. I will definitely be reading all ten of these this year though so watch this space.