Clock Rewinders on a Book Binge (9)

Clock Rewinders on a Book Binge is where Tara @ 25 Hour Books and Amanda @ On a Book Bender shamelessly plug each other, share the fantastic posts, giveaways, or whatever else we’ve found and loved by other awesome bloggers (or authors!) during the week, and talk about the books we plan on reading in the coming week.

MINDFUL MUSINGS RECAP

Vacation
Cleaning Off My Shelves

IN NATALIE'S WORLD

Well, as most of you know, I spent the end of last week and half of this week on vacation with my family (along with limited Internet access). Furthermore, I had to have my top ten list for the 2012 Book Battle in by midnight on Friday, so I spent the last few days trying to get in some last minute reads for that. I can't reveal my picks to you yet, but the shortlist should be posted in the near future, so make sure to keep up with Alyssa's blog, The Shady Glade, for updates! 

I'm ALMOST over the virus that I picked up at the end of June. The nausea and excessive tiredness are pretty much gone, but I've still got a bit of a cough and congestion going on. Still, I'm hoping that the cold meds will help me kick this thing for good soon! As many of my Twitter buddies already know, the "plague" had me laid up in a bed for a few days, during which I started the TV series Roswell. I also finished it (sadly) four or five days ago, so I hit up Twitter (again) for new show recommendations. Thanks to Tiger and Kristen, I officially started my first Korean drama (which I'd been encouraged to do for awhile), Secret Garden. AND because, like I am with books, I also like to have more than one show on the backburner, so I can switch it up based on my mood. This led to me FINALLY starting the BBC series Sherlock, after being bullied encouraged by Misty to do so. Needless to say, I'm hooked. :)

I'm finally back in my apartment in Springfield, trying to get some packing and cleaning and other things done before the big move at the end of July. I also promised my mother that I would go back to St. Louis for her birthday though, so I'll have to pack up and leave again by the 12th. I start my graduate assistant orientation on the 20th, and we start moving the 26th, so I'm sure the rest of the summer is going to fly by!

AROUND THE BOOK BLOGGING COMMUNITY

Since I wasn't able to put up a Clock Rewinders post last time, these links are for the last two weeks! I'm also not caught up on my Google Reader, so I'm sure I've missed a lot of great posts over the last week!

+ Emily at Emily's Reading Room posted some tips on reviewing audiobooks.

+ There was quite an interesting article over at the Huffington Post about the gender of reading shame.

+ Rachel at Parajunkee's View posted about ARC etiquette.

+ Publishers Weekly posted a pretty extensive list of the Twitter accounts associated with a large number of publishing companies.

+ The website i09 posted an article about awesome books to replace your favorite cancelled TV series. 

CURRENT EBOOK DEALS

Keep in mind that while these prices were accurate at the time of my posting them, they are subject to change at any time. Also, some of these deals may be repeats from last week, but I included them again for people who might have missed them the first time around. Finally, though I don't have time to cross check all of the Kindle and Nook deals, if you see a bargain book listed for one device, but not the other, you might want to double check yourself to see if it's on sale! The prices are often the same. This week, the links below go to Amazon!

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BOOKS, I READ THEM

Images are clickable and go to Goodreads.



I finished Wildwood Dancing by Juliet Marillier and Shadows on the Moon by Zoe Marriott this week, both for the book battle. I enjoyed them both, especially Wildwood Dancing, but you probably won't be seeing reviews from me until next week, because this week is looking kind of full already!



I'm currently reading The Forsaken by Lisa M. Stasse. I received this book for review, which you can expect to see early this week!

After finishing The Forsaken, I'm hoping to be able to go back and finish Patient Zero, which I had to put on a reading hiatus because of the review books and the book battle. I'm also DYING to read Code Name Verity, which was recommend to me by just about EVERYONE, and gifted to me by the awesomely fabulous Elena at Novel Sounds.

NEW ON MY SHELF

Images are clickable and go to Goodreads. Since I was away from my apartment in Springfield for almost a month, I had quite the pile-up waiting for me when I got back!

Giveaway Wins



Thanks to Heidi at Rainy Day Ramblings and Christie at The Fiction Enthusiast!

Bought




I shouldn't have bought a SINGLE ONE of these books guys. I'm not kidding when I say I AM BROKE! But my mother's car broke down while we were at Barnes and Noble last week, which resulted in me buying This is Not a Test. I mean...I was in a book store for three and a half hours, and you expect me NOT to buy a book? I should be grateful I walked out of there with only one! :) (PLUS I had a 20% off coupon. And I COULDN'T let it expire)! Oh, and Sisters Red, The Girl of Fire and Thorns, and Possess are all books that have been on my wishlist for awhile, so when I saw the e-books were on sale for $2.99...well...that whole one-click buying got the best of me. This girl seriously needs to go on a book-buying ban...When it comes to books...self control? I HAVE NONE!

Gifted



As I already mentioned above, Elena from Novel Sounds sent me this one. Thanks darlin'! :)



For Review (Hard Copy)





For Review (NetGalley)