Showcase Sunday #4

Showcase Sunday is a weekly meme hosted by Vicky at Books, Biscuits & Tea where bloggers show off what goodies they received throughout the week.

I've been holding off doing a Showcase Sunday post for a while, partly because I had nothing to show off - I've been trying to limit what I spend because there are so many unread books sitting on my shelf. But the year has been a little tough family-wise and I decided to deal with it by buying more books! I've managed to only read one off the list so far, I've been working through other unread books on my shelf. But I hope to get through some of these ones soon. So here are the new additions to my bookshelf. 

Books I bought:

The Body Finder - Kimberly Derting

I wanted to read Kimberly's The Body Finder series ever since I read The Pledge earlier this year. After a friend read and loved it, I couldn't resist buying a copy in Kmart. Can't wait to see what the series is like.

Once Burned - Jeaniene Frost

Jeaniene Frost's Night Huntress series is one of my favourite PNR books I've come across and I was so excited to find out Vlad - one of the coolest vampires ever - was getting his own spin-off series (Night Prince). I'm looking forward to his heated story!

Before I Wake - Rachel Vincent

I have been desperate to get my hands on this book for what seems like months. Ever since I finished If I Die last year, I needed to find out what happened next. Terrible mail luck meant I've been waiting longer than I thought I would, but Before I Wake finally arrived last week and I've already devoured it. Look out for my review soon.

Hourglass and Timepiece - Myra McEntire

Sometimes I wonder what I would do without my Twitter book friends. They recommend the coolest books. Hourglass and Timepiece are two of those books. I spent a couple of weeks kicking myself for not joining in a Myra McEntire group read, so now I'll be playing catch-up on my own. At least I know who I'll discuss with when I'm done.

Grave Mercy - Robin LaFevers

Like with my Year-of-the-Witch plan, I think this year is also the year of Fantasy books. I feel like I've read more than I normally would and the year isn't over yet. I love the sound of Grave Mercy and can't wait to be a part of its epic story soon.






Books I was given:

The Rook - Daniel O'Malley

I know almost nothing about this book, even after reading the blurb a few times, but my best friend met the author a couple of months ago and told me I had to read it. So when I saw her, she passed along a spare copy.

Anna Dressed in Blood - Kendare Blake

I've heard this book is extremely creepy, but super cool. I've been wanting to get my hands on it for a while and I'm lucky to still be interning with Hachette Australia, so I got the chance to snag a copy last week. It's on my list of books to read in the near future. Can't wait.

Samurai Game - Christine Feehan 

A surprise book from Hachette. Found this one on my desk last week. It's the 10th book in a PNR series which sounds really good. I'll have to find out if it can be read by itself, otherwise I know what I'll be getting soon: More Christine Feehan books!

The Calling - Kelley Armstrong

Another surprise Hachette book. I was hooked from the first time I saw the cover. Looks like a cool book. Also a sequel, so I'll have to find the first book, but that shouldn't be too hard, especially because it looks like my kind of book!

And that's it for this week. 

Kim