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Sunday, November 1, 2015

Week in the Nest - 11.01.15

Week in the Nest is a weekly recap feature to discuss bookish things from the past week or so. I've link to The Sunday Post hosted by Caffeinated Book Reviewer, Showcase Sunday hosted by Books, Biscuits, and Tea, as well as Stacking the Shelves hosted by Tynga's Reviews :)
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Did you have a spooky Halloween?! Unfortunately, I had to work so I couldn't go with my brother to take my niece out for her first trick-or-treating *cries* I just about died from the cuteness when she tried on her black cat costume. Thank goodness, my parents took lots of photos and videos on their phone for me.

This past week has been a great one for me otherwise. It was my birthday on Wednesday and I was showered with so much love. I'm so thankful to have such wonderful friends both irl and in the blogging/book community. THANK YOU <3 

(Click on the cover to be linked to Goodreads)
Purchased:
  
 
Many of these were birthday gifts to myself (I'll take any excuse to buy more books hah)!

Surprise Gifts:
 
I have the most wonderful family and best friends. Thank you!! :')

 
Siiri and Tanya, you both know my weakness against cute couples and half-naked men on covers hahah. 
Thank you, darlings! xx

For Review:
 
Thank you, Jessica Sankiewicz (+Marie Landry) and Gallery, Threshold, Pocket Books!

Last Week:

This Week:
Waiting on Wednesday (13)
Review - HER STAND-IN BOYFRIEND by Kelly Jamieson 

I have a birthday giveaway for a signed hardcover copy of To All the Boys I've Loved Before
+ some bookish things! It's open internationally, so be sure to enter if you're interested :)

I'm probably going to draw straws to pick which show I should start.
Orphan Black, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D or Scandal?!

I've been picking up more shifts at the restaurant so I haven't been around much but here are two posts that I loved:
Aila at Happy Indulgence discusses how limitless diverse books can be
Aimee at Deadly Darlings shares her secrets to bookstagramming

I CAN'T GET ENOUGH OF ADELE'S 'HELLO'. I'm so happy she's back!

Hope you have a great week and happy reading!

26 comments:

  1. You snagged some awesome books, and prezzies are always the sweetest. Sorry you had to work, but glad you saw lots of pictures. Hope your week is a good one Jae

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  2. Your new books look amazing! I have read some of them, and really enjoyed them (Confess, Nowhere But Here, Walk Through Fire), and I hope you'll enjoy them too!
    Have a fantastic week ahead and happy reading, Jae.
    Lexxie @ (un)Conventional Bookviews

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    1. I just finished Walk Through Fire this morning and ohhh all the feels as usual with KA books! I can't wait to dive into the others. I can't stop staring at the covers of Confess and Nowhere But Here. They're gorgeous!

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  3. Happy belated birthday ! Bummer you had to work on Halloween... Enjoy your great book haul :)

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  4. Happy Birthday! You got some great books, I absolutely loved both Confess and Me Before You, hope you love them as much as I did. I'd like to get that Julie Cross book too as I love her writing.

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    1. I've heard Me Before You is a real tearjerker! I've been in the mood for some book-induced crying so I'm looking forward to starting that one haha. I hope you get to read Whatever Life Throws At You soon :D

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  5. Happy Birthday! Lots of good books plus the goddess that is Adele is back too! Have a great week!

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  6. New bloglovin follower. You got some great books. I love Katie McGarry very much. I hope you love all your new books.

    Grace @ Books of Love

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    1. !!! Thanks for following, Grace xxx I've heard good things about Katie McGarry especially her pushing the limits series (which I've still got to read too haa). I hope I'll have time to start some of them soon!

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  7. Sorry you had to miss Halloween but glad you got to see pics of your niece!

    Nice book haul this week and... I vote for Orphan Black! The first couple of seasons are great.

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    1. That's the show my cousin has been pushing on me for weeks now! I'm very interested in how one actress can pull of so many characters though. I think i'll watch an episode or two tonight! :D

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  8. OMG! I am so happy for Adele's new album! I'm glad to find that someone shares my enthusiasm! Happy Birthday! have a great week.

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    1. Yesss! I'll probably have this song on repeat until her next single lol. Thanks for the birthday love xx

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  9. You have a handful of awesome and good looking books here! So many genres and beautiful covers! Happy reading and can't wait to see what you think about them! :)

    My STS: http://readingadd.blogspot.com/2015/11/stacking-shelves-38.html

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    1. I can't get enough of staring at these covers to be honest hahah. I hope you have a good week!

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  10. You have so many awesome looking books in your stack this week! I love Colleen Hoover's books, they never disappoint me and I always end up loving them all. I hope you enjoy them all :) I can't stop listening to Adele either, I am so excited for the new album. I NEED IT!!!

    Charnell @ Reviews from a Bookworm

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    1. I have a confession! I've only read Maybe Someday out of all her books xD I'm so behind on the Colleen Hoover train but I'm determined to catch up! Thanks for stopping by, Charnell <3

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  11. Wonderful haul! Me Before You was excellent. I have a copy of Confess, too and hope to get to it soon. And of course, Adele!! So excited that she's back with new stuff! Enjoy your books :) Here's ours: Bibliojunkies Happy reading! ~ Bel

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    1. Thanks, Bel! I hope we both enjoy Confess :)

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  12. Nice haul and happy belated birthday! Love Jojo Moyes. Happy reading.

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    1. Thank youu! Jojo Moyes is quite new to me but I keep great things about her work. Have a great week x

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  13. Wow, looks like a great haul this week! And glad you had a good birthday! I'm a new GFC follower.
    Check out my Sunday Post

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