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And National Bookstore woke up the book blogger in me (who was on hiatus) with this signing. Meeting Leigh Bardugo has officially kick started the 2nd half of my year with a very big bang. All I can say is? Again, wow. As you all know, I still couldn't sleep the night before and coupled with exhaustion from being at Toycon 2015 on Saturday, I summoned what little energy I had left to attend and IT WAS WELL WORTH IT. Leigh was such a darling! I've actually read Shadow & Bone a solid year right after it was released, so whatever hype there was has pretty much died down by then, and the second book was just released. And yet I was pretty sure I was hit with the same impact other readers got when they've read it the year before I did, so meeting Leigh was something I was looking forward to because I really loved Shadow & Bone. The bloggers started asking questions, but not before Leigh tried to tell us which Filipino words and phrases she had learned over the course of ...

Today is one of those rare days where I tell myself: "Well, it looks like we've been introduced to another great author, eh?" . *spreads arms to meet the legions of fellow Sarah Maas fans* Title: A Court of Thorns and Roses (A Court of Thorns and Roses #1) by Sarah J. Maas Release Date: May 5th 2015 Published by: Bloomsbury Children's Source: Publisher (Thanks Bloomsbury!) | Bought a physical copy Buy: Amazon | Book Depository Summary: A thrilling, seductive new series from New York Times bestselling author Sarah J. Maas, blending Beauty and the Beast with faerie lore. When nineteen-year-old huntress Feyre kills a wolf in the woods, a beast-like creature arrives to demand retribution for it. Dragged to a treacherous magical land she only knows about from legends, Feyre discovers that her captor is not an animal, but Tamlin—one of the lethal, immortal faeries who once ruled their world. As she dwells on his estate, her feelings for Tamlin transform from icy hostili...

I am back after a long time! Here's what I got for the past week and a half or so. Bought a couple of books as well! Stacking the Shelves hosted is by Tynga's reviews ! So leave a comment below and share your own haul! For review: Half Wild by Sally Green Man in the Shadows by Chris Morphew Flywheel by Erin Gough Between the Notes by Sharon Huss Roat Proof of Forever by Lexa Hillyer Legacy of Kings by Eleanor Herman Sophomore Year is Greek to Me by Meredith Zeitlin Bought: A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas The Strange and Beautiful Sorrows of Ava Lavender by Leslye Walton The Heir by Kiera Cass Thanks so much Hardie Grant Egmont, Penguin Teen Australia, Meredith Zeitlin, HarperCollins International and Harlequin Teen!

I might have mentioned it before, but I'll say it again. Books with twins as central figures have a special place in my heart. And Trisha Leaver's book is no exception. Title: The Secrets We Keep by Trisha Leaver Release Date: April 28th 2015 Published by: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR) Source: Publisher (Thanks Ruth!) Buy: Amazon | Book Depository Summary: A girl takes over her twin sister's identity in this emotionally charged page-turner about the complicated bond between sisters. Ella and Maddy Lawton are identical twins. Ella has spent her high school years living in popular Maddy's shadows, but she has never been envious of Maddy. In fact, she's chosen the quiet, safe confines of her sketchbook over the constant battle for attention that has defined Maddy's world. When—after a heated argument—Maddy and Ella get into a tragic accident that leaves her sister dead, Ella wakes up in the hospital surrounded by loved ones who believe she is Maddy. Feeling re...

Oh how I miss reading Kerstin Gier's novels! Title: Dream a Little Dream (Silber #1) by Kerstin Gier, Anthea Bell (Translation) Release Date: April 14th 2015 Published by: Henry Holt and Co. (BYR) Source: Publisher (Thanks Ruth!) Buy: Amazon | Book Depository Summary: Mysterious doors with lizard-head knobs. Talking stone statues. A crazy girl with a hatchet. Yep, Liv’s dreams have been pretty weird lately. Especially this one where she’s in a graveyard at night, watching four boys perform dark magic rituals. The really weird thing is that Liv recognizes the boys in her dream. They’re classmates from her new school in London, the school where’s she’s starting over because her mom has moved them to a new country (again). But they seem to know things about her in real life that they couldn’t possibly know, which is mystifying. Then again, Liv could never resist a good mystery. . . . Everything started because of smelly cheese imported from Switzerland. I know it sounds amusing an...

Wow... I didn't realize it's been 2 months since I last made a Stacking the Shelves post! I've been a little bit busy, but I'm trying! So these are the books I got over the past week, they're a pretty awesome stack so you should check them out. :) Stacking the Shelves hosted is by Tynga's reviews ! So leave a comment below and share your own haul! For review: Carousel by Brendan Ritchie The Sky is Everywhere by Jandy Nelson Never Always Sometimes by Adi Alsaid Nowhere But Here by Katie McGarry (2 copies) The Winner's Crime by Marie Rutkoski Finding Mr. Brightside by Jay Clark Dream A Little Dream by Kerstin Gier Swapped: The Secrets of Attraction by Robin Constantine From the Lockhart signing: We Were Liars by E. Lockhart Real Live Boyfriends by E. Lockhart The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks by E. Lockhart Fly on the Wall by E. Lockhart Thank you very much Mira Ink, Harlequin Teen, Penguin Teen Australia, Macmillan, Fremantle Press and Walker ...

I can finally say I have met the author of one of the very few books which managed to make me speechless for a good minute before I realized my heart was breaking. E Lockhart, New York Times bestselling author of We Were Liars and other amazing books such as the Ruby Oliver series, was here in Manila for a book signing this weekend and IT WAS SUCH A BLAST MEETING HER! I was wide awake until 3:30 am the day of the signing, mainly because of a bad case of nerves. Come on, it's E. Lockhart. Some few months ago I was nursing one of the worst book hangovers of my reading life because of We Were Liars and then I'm finally meeting her face to face. Ladies and gentlemen, E. Lockhart in the flesh. The moment Emily sat there and spoke after the first question was asked, I know we're all going to be in for a treat. If you're going to listen to the recording below, it's obvious how there are always a couple of seconds of dead air because we're all eagerly waiting for her a...