Stacking the Shelves (21)

Weeks of April 19 & 26, 2013

Friends, I’m feeling this bi-weekly thing. For now, at least. Once I stop running around like a chicken without a head in a month or so, I’ll probably do the weekly thing again, so bear with me while I post these slightly behemoth Stacking the Shelves posts. You know, kind of like this one. EEP!

NETGALLEY

All Our Pretty Songs: All Our Pretty Songs #1 by Sarah McCarry
(St. Martin’s Griffin, July 30, 2013)

I’ve been waiting on this one, friends, so when I spied it on NetGalley I jumped on it. It’s an urban fantasy set in the Pacific Northwest and it’s got two friends who are  both nursing the hots for the same mysterious musician, Jack. I’m TOTALLY intrigued by the fact that the narrator of this book isn’t named in the synopsis. She’s just “the narrator”. WHAT DOES THIS MEAN. I’m so curious.

LIBRARY

Book of a Thousand Days by Shannon Hale

Really excited to be reading this one as part of my Recommended Reads challenge/thing. It’s one of the only Shannon Hale books I haven’t read yet (the other is FOREST BORN), and it’s a kind of retelling of the Sheherezade legend, Mongolian-style. WORD.

Fables, Vol. 1: Legends in Exile by Bill Willingham

I read this first volume in one sitting and then I proceeded to buy the first three volumes immediately. (I got them, I’m just too lazy to take a picture right now.) I used to think that the TV show Once Upon a Time was a little more original, but really there have been stories like it out in the world for a while, and FABLES is certainly a grittier version. I LOVE IT.

The Best Night of Your (Pathetic) Life by Tara Altebrando, narrated by Ali Ahn

Picked this audio up on a whim. Been meaning to read the book, and now I can! Scavenger hunt, road trip, high school dramas? Sure! Why not. I’ve never heard anything by this narrator, though.

Over Sea, Under Stone: The Dark Is Rising Sequence #1 by Susan Cooper, narrated by Alex Jennings

This one is for my Classics Retold King Arthur project. SO. EXCITED.

Leviathan: Leviathan #1 by Scott Westerfeld, narrated by Alan Cumming

I don’t know if I’ve mentioned this in a while, but Scott Westerfeld is one author whom I’ve never read but most want to. I’ve heard most excellent things about Alan Cumming’s narration, and I’m completely intrigued by this steampunk series. I’m in.

BOUGHT/GIFTED

Promise of Blood: The Powder Mage Trilogy #1 by Brian McClellan

Guys, you KNOW I am always on the lookout for new fantasy. I don’t read nearly as many as I discover, but they’re all on my radar. This one–about a man who leads a coup against his government that leads to war, rebellion, and the rumor of GODS AWAKENING to do EVIL THINGS. I mean….

Thanks to my more than awesome lady, Alyssa (and, in the case of the second Hero’s Guide, Alyssa by way of Heidi), I’ve received these completely awesome books. It is only right that my very first Juliet Marillier books came from her. Thank you ladies!! *big hugs*

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