Book Haul #68

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 think I've finally managed to cut down on how much I spend on books and the amount of books I buy! Whether it lasts a long time or not I don't know but here's hoping... I bought a couple of books this week and a couple of Kindle deals. I was very restrained, I even deleted some bookish sale emails without looking, unbelievable as it may seem! What made my week though was getting Marcus Sedgwick's first adult novel, A Love Like Blood. There was much squealing that day!

Bought

Good Omens (Collectors Edition) | Crave | The Essence | The Offering

Kindle

Malice | Memory's Wake | Storm and Stone

Review

Harvester | A Love Like Blood

Top Ten Tuesday #28 - Favorite Bookish Names

Top Ten Tuesday is hosted by the lovely people at The Broke and the Bookish. This week's topic is -

Top Ten Character Names I Love

Loved this topic! I'm always making notes about names that are gorgeous, especially if they're in some of my favorite books so here are some of the best names I've come across.

1. Throne of Glass - Sarah J Maas

 Celaena - love this name even though I pondered over how to pronounce it for the longest time!

2. Grave Mercy - Robin LaFevers

Ismae - I've always loved the name Esme but Twilight ruined it for me. This is close but still different enough.

3. Dead Witch Walking - Kim Harrison

Kisten - from the Hollows novels, Kisten was my favorite character and the name is unforgettable.

4. Coraline - Neil Gaiman

 Coraline - no reason except that I love the name.

5. Poison Study - Maria V Snyder

Yelena - another name that's familiar but different.

6. The Body Finder - Kimberly Derting

Violet - I had a best friend when I was little called Violet and I have always loved the name.

7. A Game of Thrones - George R R Martin

Cersei & Daenerys - cheating a bit here by listing two from the same series but I could have listed a lot more, GRRM has a knack of picking great names.

8. Lovely, Dark & Deep - Amy McNamara

Wren - probably my favorite name, one of my friends actually called her daughter Wren!

9. Unearthly - Cynthia Hand

Clara - my sister's name :)

10. Daughter of Smoke & Bone - Laini Taylor

Karou - completely unusual but absolutely perfect for the character