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message 1551: by Ashley (new)

Ashley Mayer (ashleymayer) | 125 comments I picked up Lost in Time (Blue Bloods, #6) by Melissa de la Cruz from the library, and bought a signed copy of Silence (Hush, Hush, #3) by Becca Fitzpatrick !


message 1552: by Shannon (new)

Shannon Dermott (shannondermott) | 7 comments I bought If I Die (Soul Screamers, #5) by Rachel Vincent and Silence (Hush, Hush, #3) by Becca Fitzpatrick .


message 1553: by Eve (new)

Eve (eve_lyn) This week I got The Girl of Fire and Thorns by Rae Carson and Lips Touch Three Times by Laini Taylor. Yay!

The Girl of Fire and Thorns (Fire and Thorns #1) by Rae Carson Lips Touch Three Times by Laini Taylor


message 1554: by Jen (last edited Oct 07, 2011 03:26PM) (new)

Jen  (jennifer_ashmy) | 242 comments Bought The Warrior Heir (The Heir Chronicles, #1) by Cinda Williams Chima & Lola and the Boy Next Door by Stephanie Perkins


message 1555: by Jennifer (new)

Jennifer (jsills3) | 159 comments Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher , Skinny by Ibi Kaslik , and Clean by Amy Reed from the library.


message 1556: by Kayla (new)

Kayla (kaylawrites89) | 352 comments Just received an ARC of Pyxis The Discovery (Pyxis Series, Book 1) by K.C. Neal


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Kayla wrote: "Just received an ARC of Pyxis The Discovery (Pyxis Series, Book 1) by K.C. Neal"

Ohh grats i want to read that :)


message 1558: by Kayla (new)

Kayla (kaylawrites89) | 352 comments thanks Louise! The author is such a sweetheart. I think I asked her a good 5 or 6 months ago to be part of the ARC readers


message 1559: by Courtney (new)

Courtney Wyant | 51 comments Just bought A Song for Summer by Eva Ibbotson Never Tell Ben  by Diane Namm at a goodwill store... and Destined for a Vampire (Blood Like Poison, #2) by M. Leighton on my nook


message 1560: by Maggie (new)

Maggie | 1 comments Just bought Healed by Fire (Artemis Lupine, #3) by Catherine Banks & Awake at Dawn (Shadow Falls, #2) by C.C. Hunter


message 1561: by Jen (last edited Oct 11, 2011 07:07PM) (new)

Jen  (jennifer_ashmy) | 242 comments bought Devoted (Elixir, #2) by Hilary Duff


message 1562: by Lauren (new)

Lauren (bookworm1987) Today I decided to splurge - I bought The Railway Children since I saw a great production of it in London, I bought War Horse since the movie is coming out, I bought The Best of Me and Ballet Shoes since I've always wanted to read it - plus it was at a half-price bookstore! From the library I got Shiver and One for the Money and The Color of Magic quite a bit of reading to do!


message 1563: by Ashley (new)

Ashley Mayer (ashleymayer) | 125 comments Today I got Angelfire (Angelfire, #1) by Courtney Allison Moulton from the library, on my KINDLE!!! I love that my library now has kindle books!
I also bought Ascent (The Party Series, Book One) by Amy Kinzer Anathema by K.A. Tucker Shattered (Dream Realms Trilogy, #1) by Sophia Sharp Reckless Magic (Star-Crossed #1) by Rachel Higginson Bloodspell (Bloodspell #1) by Amalie Howard and Descended by Blood by Angeline Kace for my kindle.


message 1564: by Courtney (new)

Courtney Wyant | 51 comments Okay so went to my towns Dirt Cheap / Hudsons and bought the following : Lock and Key by Sarah Dessen Across the Universe (Across the Universe, #1) by Beth Revis The Julian Game by Adele Griffin ... I payed 33 cents for Lock and Key.. and 2 dollars each for the other 2.. I wish they had more YA books there


message 1566: by Brandi (new)

Brandi I went shopping yesterday and spent WAY too much money, but I got Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs Scars by Cheryl Rainfield Envy (Empty Coffin, #1) by Gregg Olsen Elsewhere by Gabrielle Zevin Boy Toy by Barry Lyga Anna and the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins .


message 1567: by Amanda (last edited Oct 16, 2011 12:49PM) (new)

Amanda (snugshelf) Just got this at the library Lemonade Mouth by Mark Peter Hughes . I wanted to read the book before I see the movie. I also checked out 1984 before I realized we already have it at home. Nice one. :)


message 1569: by Brandi (new)

Brandi I'm almost finished with it Lauren. It is really not what I expected, but I like it.


message 1570: by Julie (new)

Julie I picked up World War Z An Oral History of the Zombie War by Max Brooks the other day and then got Enclave (Razorland, #1) by Ann Aguirre and Ashes, Ashes by Jo Treggiari as a birthday present.


message 1571: by Laraine (new)

Laraine (lala26) | 121 comments Courtney wrote: "Just bought A Song for Summer by Eva Ibbotson Never Tell Ben  by Diane Namm at a goodwill store... and Destined for a Vampire (Blood Like Poison, #2) by M. Leighton on my nook"

I remember those LoveStories books from my younger teen years, loved them!


message 1572: by Amanda (new)

Amanda (snugshelf) Got The Scorpio Races by Maggie Stiefvater and The Replacement by Brenna Yovanoff at the library! So excited about these. :) And my library is having a Teen Read Week contest, so that will be my excuse for reading way too much this week.


message 1573: by Julie (new)

Julie I just picked up The Name of the Star by Maureen Johnson at the library and bought Dearly, Departed (Dearly, #1) by Lia Habel


message 1574: by Bethany (new)

Bethany | 578 comments Amanda wrote: "Got The Scorpio Races by Maggie Stiefvater and The Replacement by Brenna Yovanoff at the library! So excited about these. :) And my library is having a Teen Read Week contest, so that will be my e..."

I absolutely adored The Scorpio Races. It was wonderful!

My most recent purchases were Rip Tide (Dark Life, #2) by Kat Falls and The Power of Six (Lorien Legacies, #2) by Pittacus Lore

From the library I've got Tiger's Curse (Tiger Series, #1) by Colleen Houck , Tiger's Quest (Tiger Series, #2) by Colleen Houck and very, very soon I'll have this lovely that I'm dying to read The Son of Neptune (Heroes of Olympus, #2) by Rick Riordan


message 1575: by Amanda (new)

Amanda (snugshelf) Bethany, I'm so excited to start it! I love Maggie Stiefvater and it just sounds so amazing. I also can't wait to get to Power of Six and Tiger's Curse. :)


message 1576: by Heidi (new)

Heidi I just got Froi of the Exiles (Lumatere Chronicles, #2) by Melina Marchetta from my favorite Aussie Carmel and The Gorgon in the Gully by Melina Marchetta also from the most excellent Carmel (can you feel the love?). From the library I checked out Anna Dressed in Blood (Anna #1) by Kendare Blake and How to Save a Life by Sara Zarr .


message 1577: by Brandi (new)

Brandi I got Forever (The Wolves of Mercy Falls, #3) by Maggie Stiefvater Daughter of Smoke and Bone (Daughter of Smoke and Bone, #1) by Laini Taylor What Happened to Goodbye by Sarah Dessen The Scorpio Races by Maggie Stiefvater and The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer by Michelle Hodkin with a Wal-Mart gift card I won!


message 1578: by Heidi (new)

Heidi Congrats on winning the gift card Bandi- glad your Walmart has such a good selection!


message 1579: by Bethany (new)

Bethany | 578 comments Brandi wrote: "I got Forever (The Wolves of Mercy Falls, #3) by Maggie Stiefvater Daughter of Smoke and Bone (Daughter of Smoke and Bone, #1) by Laini Taylor What Happened to Goodbye by Sarah Dessen The Scorpio Races by Maggie Stiefvater and [bookcover:The Unbecoming of..."

Uh, yeah. Seriously, my WalMart totally sucks. I'm pretty sure they don't have any of those titles.


message 1580: by Brandi (new)

Brandi Thanks Heidi! I was really suprised to find all of them there myself. I think I must have just hit it on a good day.


message 1581: by Sarah (last edited Oct 21, 2011 10:10PM) (new)

Sarah  (sarahandherbookshelves) | 36 comments Books I bought instore/online recently!
My Soul to Save (Soul Screamers, #2) by Rachel Vincent Katherine by Anya Seton The Lady of the Rivers by Philippa Gregory Anna Dressed in Blood (Anna #1) by Kendare Blake The Girl of Fire and Thorns (Fire and Thorns #1) by Rae Carson


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Veregeia (sweetevil) | 10 comments Books I just bought
Masquerade (Blue Bloods, #2) by Melissa de la Cruz Dark Reunion (The Vampire Diaries, #4) by L.J. Smith Passion (Fallen, #3) by Lauren Kate Night Star (The Immortals, #5) by Alyson Noel


message 1583: by Victoria (new)

Victoria (closer2coma86) | 83 comments From the library I got:
Divided in Death (In Death, #18) by J.D. Robb Princess in the Spotlight (The Princess Diaries, #2) by Meg Cabot (audio)

I bought:
Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen
Magyk (Septimus Heap, #1) by Angie Sage

And I must say that The Princess Diaries are much better on audio!


message 1584: by Heidi (new)

Heidi I listened to the all of the PD series on audio Victoria (except the 1/2 and 3/4 books) and highly enjoyed them that way.


message 1585: by Bethany (new)

Bethany | 578 comments I picked up Will Grayson, Will Grayson by John Green Paper Towns by John Green & Looking for Alaska by John Green this morning and I just finished Will Grayson, Will Grayson. It wasn't my favorite in terms of storyline or content, but it made me laugh a lot. Like, my stomache hurts now, kind of laughing. I'm really excited to start the others :)


message 1586: by Heidi (new)

Heidi Yay!


message 1587: by Tara (new)

Tara (taterbeans) i just bought Perfect Chemistry (Perfect Chemistry, #1) by Simone Elkeles The Iron King (Iron Fey, #1) by Julie Kagawa Paranormalcy (Paranormalcy, #1) by Kiersten White Uglies by Scott Westerfeld
and have this one coming in the mail tuesday!!!!!!! Destined (House of Night Series #9) by P.C. Cast


message 1588: by Bethany (new)

Bethany | 578 comments Iron King is AWEsome!!! And I love Perfect Chemistry, it's one of my favorite contemporaries :)


message 1589: by Aya (last edited Oct 24, 2011 09:37AM) (new)

Aya Just received Wolfsbane (Nightshade, #2) by Andrea Cremer as a gift :D Cant wait to read it !!!


message 1590: by Bethany (new)

Bethany | 578 comments Aya wrote: "Just received Wolfsbane (Nightshade, #2) by Andrea Cremer as a gift :D Cant wait to read it !!!"

I liked that one :)


message 1591: by Arphaxad (new)

Arphaxad | 335 comments Woohoo, Reckoning (Strange Angels, #5) by Lili St. Crow just arrived on my Kindle! Also just got (at long last) Eona The Last Dragoneye (Eon, #2) by Alison Goodman and On the Jellicoe Road by Melina Marchetta :D


message 1592: by Aya (new)

Aya Bethany wrote: "Aya wrote: "Just received Wolfsbane (Nightshade, #2) by Andrea Cremer as a gift :D Cant wait to read it !!!"

I liked that one :)"


:D ill start it this weekend :))


message 1593: by Alex (new)

Alex Flynn just picked up Small Town Sinners by Melissa C. Walker from the library. Just in time for Halloween.


message 1594: by Brandi (new)

Brandi I just got Anna Dressed in Blood (Anna #1) by Kendare Blake Shine by Lauren Myracle and The DUFF (Designated Ugly Fat Friend) by Kody Keplinger at B&N.


message 1595: by Heidi (new)

Heidi Brandi wrote: "I just got Anna Dressed in Blood (Anna #1) by Kendare Blake Shine by Lauren Myracle and The DUFF (Designated Ugly Fat Friend) by Kody Keplinger at B&N."

I need to read Anna. I have had it from the library for a few weeks.


message 1596: by Tamara (new)

Tamara (bookruckus) I got End of Days by Eric Walters in the mail from the publisher :)


message 1597: by Brandi (new)

Brandi Heidi wrote: "Brandi wrote: "I just got Anna Dressed in Blood (Anna #1) by Kendare Blake Shine by Lauren Myracle and The DUFF (Designated Ugly Fat Friend) by Kody Keplinger at B&N."

I need to read Anna. I have had it from the library for a f..."


I read some good reviews and I've been in the mood for scary stories thanks to Halloween so I'm hoping to read it this weekend. :)


message 1598: by Brandi (last edited Oct 28, 2011 09:07PM) (new)

Brandi I also ordered Crossed (Matched, #2) by Ally Condie A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness Summer and the City (The Carrie Diaries #2) by Candace Bushnell Sisterhood Everlasting (The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, #5) by Ann Brashares Divergent (Divergent, #1) by Veronica Roth Tempest (Tempest #1) by Julie Cross The Replacement by Brenna Yovanoff and The Name of the Star (Shades of London, #1) by Maureen Johnson with my left over Wal-Mart gift card money. :)


message 1599: by Bethany (new)

Bethany | 578 comments Brandi wrote: "I also ordered Crossed (Matched, #2) by Ally Condie A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness Summer and the City (The Carrie Diaries #2) by Candace Bushnell Sisterhood Everlasting (The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, #5) by Ann Brashares Divergent (Divergent, #1) by Veronica Roth [book..."

You'll have to let me know about Shine and Tempest. Those are two that I thought sounded awesome. I hope you like Divergent. I read a lot of dystopian and PA, and that book is one of the best books that I've read all year.


message 1600: by Courtney (new)

Courtney Wyant | 51 comments Shade by Jeri Smith-Ready ((My aunt bought for me. The Z Word (Apocalypse Babes #1) by Bella Street The X Factor (Apocalypse Babes #2) by Bella Street iRobotronic (Apocalypse Babes #3) by Bella Street Kumbaya Much (Apocalypse Babes #4) by Bella Street ((All of the apocylpse babes series are signed by Bella Street))


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