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. Since Tara and Amanda are such sweethearts, they let us join in on the fun!
MINDFUL MUSINGS RECAP
+ TV Series Review: Roswell. You know...if you're looking for something to add to your Netflix instant queue...
IN NATALIE'S WORLD
As most of you probably already know, my roommate and I spent the last week packing up our things and moving into our new place. And if you were hanging out on Twitter Thursday night and Friday morning, you probably also know that we both had a major freak-out right after we moved in because we found quite a few problems with the place. There was a burner missing in the stove, the refrigerator door was missing two shelves, the back patio door didn't lock, the upstairs smoke alarm and exhaust fan wasn't working, both bathroom sinks went off like geysers when you turned them on, the downstairs shower was missing a faucet, and the upstairs one leaked through the ceiling into the kitchen. Needless to say, I had about a 12-hour long anxiety attack thinking what the hell did we get ourselves into?!?!?! Thankfully, we called up the landlord and explained the situation, and he had his guys over the next afternoon to fix all the issues. And with that out of the way, I DO really like our new place. It's in a better and more convenient part of town, and we're saving almost $100 a month on rent. But because of the initial issues, along with the moving and the packing...well...I haven't gotten much done in the book blogosphere!
AROUND THE BOOK BLOGGING COMMUNITY
Yeah...My Google Reader? I've barely looked at it this week. Oops! I promise there will be more community posts next week!
+ Kelly at Radiant Shadows wrote about YA and the Shame Behind the Label. Definitely worth reading for anyone interested in YA lit!
+ Amanda at On a Book Bender talks about the importance of blogging for yourself.
+ Jordan at Sleep.Eat.Read. is a new find for me, but I found her post "Then and Now" to be incredibly heartfelt and inspiring.
+ Kelly at Radiant Shadows wrote about YA and the Shame Behind the Label. Definitely worth reading for anyone interested in YA lit!
+ Amanda at On a Book Bender talks about the importance of blogging for yourself.
+ Jordan at Sleep.Eat.Read. is a new find for me, but I found her post "Then and Now" to be incredibly heartfelt and inspiring.
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, 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. Finally, to save even more time, I've decided to switch between Amazon and Barnes and Noble deals every week. This week, the links below go to Amazon!
FREE
$1.99 (or less)
$2.99 (or less)
$3.99 (or less)
BOOKS, I READ THEM
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In spite of my crazy week, I DID manage to start AND finish Kiss of Steel, which I had received for review via NetGalley. I'll probably post a review later this week.
Yep. Still reading this one. Poor little thing. It's not you, darling...it's me. I SWEAR!
NEW ON MY SHELF
As always, images are clickable and go to Goodreads.
Bought
You guys...I DIDN'T BUY A SINGLE BOOK THIS WEEK. NOT ONE!!! Okay, so I downloaded a couple of freebies but those SO don't count. And LOOK at all those awesome cheap e-books up there! I especially would love to get my hands on The Other Life, but I'm exercising my self-control. That...and I'm pretty much down to my last dollar, and I won't be seeing any more money until the end of the month. But still. I was a good girl, for once. That's one for the record books.
For Review (Hard Copy)
Thirteen by Kelley Armstrong
Counting Backwards by Laura Lascarso (Unsolicited)
Hope you all have a great week!
Oh my goodness! I'm glad you were able to get everything worked out with your landlord. Your stress level must have been through the roof.
ReplyDeleteIt's great that your landlord sorted it all out, you'd think it would have all been fixed before you moved in!
ReplyDeleteI love seeing all those book bargains, so tempting! And I'm looking forward to your review of Counting Backwards!
Glad you worked it out with your landlord. Lucky he was so responsive. So many aren't.
ReplyDeleteLooking forward to your review of Thirteen.
I'm glad your house issues are fixed now!! Bless landlords who actually do things and do them quickly too haha.
ReplyDeleteGO YOU FOR NOT BUYING A BOOK. WILLPOWER WINS!! You deserve a pat on the back :D
I have yet to read single Kelley Armstrong novel... something is seriously wrong with me. I own three, but I just haven't gotten around to them yet. MUST RECTIFY THIS.
I'm glad that your landlord was able to fix all the issues right away. Not cool if it had taken him longer or they had left it to you.
ReplyDeleteAnd yay for not buying any new books! (And you're right: freebies don't count.)
Counting Backwards by Laura Lascarso sounds really good! Def. looking forward to your review! Glad to hear you worked everything out with your landlord.
ReplyDeletePs;I was a big fan of the TV show Roswell, untill suddenly they stopped airing it and I was like WTF! :) Since then I watched the whole thing & adore it even more! :)
Eep--sorry about the apartment issues! At least your landlord was on the ball and got y'all squared away. It's hard enough moving to a new place without having lots of things go wrong.
ReplyDeleteLOVED Thirteen!
Hey girl! I don't blame you for having a melt down that is a lot of problems in your apartment. I am so glad to hear that it all got fixed. Even though it should have been done before hand. I hope things settle down and get better for you. Awesome will power! I am tempted to buy a bunch off that list but will do it carefully. Thanks for tempting me! Here's to a much better week!
ReplyDeleteOh, sorry about the apartment problems! That must have been so frustrating. Glad that your landlord was willing to fix everything.
ReplyDeleteGood job resisting those ebook deals! I, however, completely gave in to the temptation ;)
Hope you enjoy Thirteen & Counting Backwards!
Moving is the worst. There are always a thousand things that you didn't notice when you saw the place the first time. You're incredibly lucky that your landlord was so willing to get everything fixed.
ReplyDeletePersonally, I think any time you spend researching deals on ebooks is awesome. I can't believe you found time to do that!
Glad you're finally moved in, even if it was chaos at first!
ReplyDeleteOhhh yeah... I'm going to snag me some of those cheapo books up there.
*sigh* poor Joe Ledger is being neglected. ;D
LOVED Jordan's post about "Then and Now"! So inspiring and wonderful to see such emotional strength. Love the power that the book community has to change lives for the better. Great, great finds as usual, Natalie.
ReplyDeleteThat's crazy about your apartment issues, but I'm glad they were all worked out and things seem to be going much better now. Don't worry about blog-slacking. I've been doing that a bit myself these days...summer is ending for me and it's just been so crazy. i don't wan to imagine what it will be like when classes start up again. LOL
ReplyDelete-Lauren
Wow, great books! Thanks for the list of ebook deals--I may be grabbing a few of those!
ReplyDeleteBecause of you I bought at least one book. Only because I didn't know it was on sale. LOL
ReplyDeleteI am going to try to get into Patient Zero. I did enjoy Rot and Ruin so I'm going to pick that one up soon. Hope you end up enjoying it.
Ugh I HATE going into a new apartment like that - I had a very similar experience at one of my last apartments. I'm glad to hear things seem to have turned around for the better though!
ReplyDeleteThanks for linking to my post! <3
Brilliant post Natalie, not that I expected any less of you. :) I'm glad you settled down at your new place, and I wish you all the best in the future! Hang in there honey, all the issues in terms of your new apartment will be solved soon. :)
ReplyDeleteNow to books- thanks for the heads up! I've been meaning to check out Storm, Scarlet, and The Traitor in the Tunnel, so I'll definitely grab those soon. :) And YOU RECEIVED COUNTING BACKWARDS? I envy you. ;)
Happy reading, and I look forward to future posts! We're all glad to see you back! :)