VeganYANerds: Stacking the Shelves (45)

Sunday, 3 March 2013

Stacking the Shelves (45)

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Stacking the Shelves is hosted by Tynga's Reviews - it's a way for us to chat about the books we bought, borrowed, or received during the week.

Mentioned:

For review:
The Eternity Cure by Julie Kagawa
Anthem for Jackson Dawes by Celia Bryce
The Best Man by Kristin Higgins - not sure if I'll read this, so if it's something you'd like to read, let me know!

Purchased at a book fair:
I found 3 more Georgia books to add to my collection - Angus, Thongs, and Full-Frontal Snogging, Dancing in my Nuddy Pants, and Stop in the Name of Pants! all by Louise Rennison

And I grabbed a bunch of Aussie YA:
The Whole Business with Kiffo and the Pitbull by Barry Jonsberg
Game as Ned by Tim Pegler
Being Bindy by Alyssa Brugman
The Cave by Susanne Gervay
Genesis (The Rosie Black Chronicles #1) by Lara Morgan

*Notes from the Teenage Underground is in the photo but I bought it to giveaway to an international reader

And while I'm here I thought I'd add some photos from during the week. If you didn't watch the vlog, there was a book event on in Sydney and I had Michelle from Maree's Musings come and stay with me. We went into the city to do some book shopping, then went to the Harlequin Summit, and I got to catch up with Sydney bloggers and meet a bunch that I hadn't met before, locals and some from interstate. We also went to Manly, painted our nails, and chatted about books, a lot ;) It was a really great week!

First up, Michelle gave me some beautiful shells as a thank you gift

The next morning we went into the city

We went to a book store, Dymocks, and visited their huge YA section

I bought a copy of Girl Defective so Michelle can get it signed at an event she's attending later this month

We had lunch with a view of Hyde Park and then walked down to Circular Quay

That night we went to the Harlequin Summit, here's a look at what we were given (I'm happy to giveaway With All My Soul and Wicked Kiss to anyone who wants them).

The people at Harlequin were really lovely and so excited for the books they have coming out in 2013. We were given a run down of the YA and adult titles, they have a few Aussie debuts this year which is fantastic. After the talks by the publicists we got to chat with other bloggers and later moved to a local hotel for dinner and more talking. It was really fun to catch up with bloggers I'd already met before: Sarah, Kim, Kerrie, Kat, and to meet ones I hadn't: Belle, Shaheen, Michelle, Bree, Shelleyrae, Jaz, Shirley, Becca, Amy, and Hannah.

The following day we went to Manly, my most favourite place in the world, even when it's not sunny

We had pancakes at Pure

And lastly I painted our nails before it was time to take Michelle to the airport (Michelle's are green, mine are yellow)

It was a crazy, fun week :)

Labels: book events, books, Stacking the Shelves, StS

37 comments:

April (BooksandWine) said...: Those shells are cute!

ALSO! Yay I love the Georgia Nicholson series, so hilarious.

AND! THe Eternity Cure! Cannot wait to read that one.; 3 March 2013 8:23 am
Renu said...: Ahh, I remember reading the Georgia books, they were such a laugh!

Love the pics, looks like you guys had a lot of fun! None of my rl friends read so I would love to meet up with some of my blogger friends. ^^; 3 March 2013 8:24 am
Delaney said...: Wow so much awesomeness.; 3 March 2013 8:26 am
Kara_Malinczak said...: Awwwwww! It looks like you had so much fun! And I'm jealous all my Aussie girls got together because I want to meet you all so badly! Kat, Jaz, Saz, :D. At least I get to see you at BEA. Well, I hope I do! Sydney looks awesome! That bookstore looks awesome! You have to go to the Strand in NYC when you get there. I will try to get there as well. I have heard so much about it. You have me so excited for BEA now even though this wasn't the same thing. LOL!; 3 March 2013 8:39 am
Carrie at In the Hammock Blog said...: aww, i am starting to read 'the best man' now. i love your version of the cover, but i have to say i really love the dog on the US cover :); 3 March 2013 9:34 am
elena said...: your post just affirmed my I WANT TO BE AUSTRALIAN sentiment even more, omg. all the food looks so good and it just looks like such a lovely city overall! also the Harlequin Summit sounds fantastic, pretty tote bag. I want to read Girl Detective, I already love the title.; 3 March 2013 9:40 am
Katja Weinert said...: Sound fabulous, Mandee! So excited for the Eternity Cure, I've just requested it, hope to have it in an upcoming StS. Kristan Higgins is pretty good, I've only read one of her books but it made me laugh out loud "Too Good to be True". The plot sounded like nothing special and then I started to read, and even though I wasn't surprised by what happened between the characters it ended up being a lot more fun than I'd thought.

I had no idea there was a Hyde Park down under! And now that I've googled it and bet that I simply forgot it featuring in Aussie movies/books.

Enjoy your haul :); 3 March 2013 10:09 am
Michelle said...: I had such a wonderful time! Thanks for doing this recap :)

Also, I'm so glad you could get more Georgia Nicholson books with matching covers :); 3 March 2013 10:34 am
1girl2manybooks said...: Was so awesome to meet you both!; 3 March 2013 10:48 am
Maji Bookshelf said...: oh man those pictures are so awesome! I want those pancakes! and I love the green/yellow nail polish! As for the books, I am also really excited for HarlequinTeen's 2013 releases!

- Juhina @ Maji Bookshelf; 3 March 2013 12:38 pm
danya said...: Very pretty shells! Also the Dymocks bookstore sounds amazing. Glad you had an awesome time at the Harlequin Summit!; 3 March 2013 1:23 pm
Alex (A Girl, Books, OtherThings) said...: :)
I love your pictures, and those shells were so pretty.

Also, I read and reviewed the Best Man, its a romance yeah, don't think it's what you usually read and I can't really say it was the best of Higgins (Though admittedly, it wasnt the worst)

Dymocks looks awesome!! :); 3 March 2013 4:42 pm
Tanja - Tanychy said...: Oh wow! This sounds amazing. It looks like you had a great time. The pics are great and that bookstore looks so beautiful. I can't wait to read The Eternity Cure! :) Great haul :); 3 March 2013 8:19 pm
Pink Lady 631 said...: Yay an australian book blogger. I am too, although I hadn't heard of this event. Sounds fun. I love your blog and I am now following. I'd love it if you checked out mine. If you want, you can check out my STS post here: http://asupersunnyspot.blogspot.com.au/2013/03/stacking-shelves-5.html

Happy Reading,
- Sunny @ A Sunny Spot Blog; 3 March 2013 8:27 pm
Jasprit said...: I'm glad you had so much fun at the Harlequin summit Mandee, I wish we had some awesome events for bloggers around here! Thanks for sharing your photos with us! I love the photo of Dymocks! I must visit that book store one day! And seriously get onto The Immortal Rules it was a book I loved, so I hope you do too! :); 3 March 2013 10:15 pm
Nomes said...: I loved reading this whole post, mandee.

your day out looks awesome. i love Manly as well (in fact, that is where Pete proposed to me, haha)

you should try the Kristan Higgins, you might end up liking it? She is pretty fun and a relaxing rainy day kind of read x; 4 March 2013 12:04 am
Jenni @ Alluring Reads said...: haha the Georgia Nicholson books are so much fun, I probably shouldn't have liked them as much as I did but oh wells. Great haul! I can't decide if I want to read The Eternity Cure, I wasn't a HUGE fan of The Immortal Rules, but I imagine the next book would have a lot less walking. Maybe I'll wait until some reviews roll in before I decide, fabulous haul!; 4 March 2013 2:29 am
Rebecca said...: It sounds like you had an amazing week! I LOVED looking at all your pictures. So much fun:); 4 March 2013 2:46 am
Brandi Kosiner said...: Looks like a great trip!!; 4 March 2013 3:19 am
Sarah (Escaping Through Books) said...: I love all of the pictures! I'd love to visit Sydney someday. I also really like to look at pictures of bookstores in other parts of the world, but the labels for the YA section made me laugh: Teen Spirit? That is (was?) a deodorant in the U.S. ;-)

I am kind of afraid to read Julie Kagawa's Blood of Eden series because I loved her Iron Fey series so much, but these books seem so much darker and I'm not sure they would be something I'd enjoy.; 4 March 2013 5:02 am
Livvy said...: Looks like a very fun week, Mandee! Wow. Look at the size of that YA section. And the city looks beautiful and sunny too! Blue skies... *sighs dreamily*

And those shells are truly beautiful and sparkly.

Ooh, do you not get the Louise Rennison books in your stores? Since I see you are buying out of order?...

Oooh, The Eternity Cure. I'm dying to get that.

Glad you had such a fun week, Mandee! :); 4 March 2013 6:02 am
Andrea @The Bookish Babes said...: I'm so glad you had fun w/your friends, and I love the pictures! Going to Sydney is on my bucket list, for sure. Nothing better than good friends, good books, and good food!; 4 March 2013 6:44 am
Bonnie R said...: Tons of great books this week! And oh my gosh, Sydney is beautiful! The Immortal Rules was quite good, I hope you enjoy it. Happy Reading!
My Showcase Sunday!; 4 March 2013 6:50 am
Blythe Harris said...: Yay for The Eternity Cure! I got that one this week, too. And I'm so jealous that you got to meet so many bloggers! The pictures you've taken are beautiful, too.; 4 March 2013 10:23 am
TheBookSlayer said...: It sounds and looks like you had an awesome week. Sooo jealous!! I'm also practically drooling on my keyboard over Dymock's YA section. I could spend endless hours there!; 4 March 2013 12:12 pm
Britt said...: Interesting books this week. Glad you had tons of fun. That bookstore looks fabulous. Happy Reading!; 5 March 2013 12:35 am
estelle @ rather be reading said...: Oh! Thanks for sharing your pictures from Sydney. Looks amazing, and it sounds like you had the best time. I like how you always find some minutes for a manicure. You will have to do my nails when you come to NYC because I am a mess and a half with them.

Happy reading! Looks like you have a TON.; 5 March 2013 3:19 am
caffeinejunkie said...: Cool haul! Those pancakes looks good. Love the pics!:); 5 March 2013 5:59 am
YA Anonymous said...: OMG to the Dymocks YA section! Reason #582 why I need to get to Australia!! I love your Sydney/Manly pics. I'm picturing Josie and Jacob there.

Your necklace is awesome. It looks all fierce and Game of Thrones-y. :)

I loved Five Parts Dead by Tim Pegler. It's a quick, fun read. Kristan Higgins is so hit-or-miss with me. I think there's only been one book of hers I really enjoyed. I love the poodle on the cover of the Georgia Nicholson book.; 5 March 2013 7:06 pm
samaine18 said...: Wow! You got a lot of cool books there! :)
Happy reading!

BTW, I'm currently having a giveaway on my blog. You can check it out and join :) FOllower APpreciation GIVEAWAY!; 5 March 2013 9:47 pm
Anna Scott said...: Aww, lovely post! Sounds like you had an amazing time :); 5 March 2013 10:51 pm
Rebecca said...: It was lovely to meet you, even though we didn't get to chat as much as I would have liked. It was kind of crazy but there's always next time! I'd really love to come back again soon ♥ I haven't read the first book of The Eternity Cure series but I have it on my shelf and like you, if I enjoy it I'll definitely give the sequel a go. I loved Everything Beautiful so I'm really excited for Girl Defective! I haven't heard much about those Aussie titles you mentioned above so I'm looking forward to seeing what you think of them! Also, I love charity book fairs and can't wait to go to the one held in Perth later this year. Books + helping out a charity = awesome. I've been really behind in my reading and blogging too but hopefully that changes soon. Good luck!; 5 March 2013 11:42 pm
Alexa Y. said...: It looks like you guys had fun together! I hope one day I get to come to Sydney and visit you and hang out.

That bookstore looks FAB. Any bookstore with a YA area that huge is a winner with me. And I love the shells too!; 7 March 2013 6:07 am
Lauren said...: What a fun trip! I clearly need to visit Sydney, if for no other reason than to visit Dymock's! :-)

Love the Georgia Nicolson books, they are so much fun! Can't wait to hear what you think of The Eternity Cure!; 7 March 2013 8:29 am
Micheline D said...: Wow, what a fun-filled vlog this week! Yay! I also got The Eternity Cure through Netgalley and like you I haven't read The Immortal Rules yet ''Story of my life.'' <-- loved it! Oh and I liked your comment about being keen on reading more teenage boy POV's. I always get excited about that too, we do get SO many girl perspectives and it is a nice change of scenery :)

Now on to the rest - I really like those shells Michelle gave you. We have beaches everywhere over here but no seashells that pretty ♥ I loved all your pictures of the city as well! Dymocks looks like a brilliant book shop!! I don't think I'd ever leave! And your last day visiting Manly (which looks beautiful) & having those yummy looking pancakes :D

The Harlequin Summit looked like a lot of fun, we don't get book expos down here...the closest would probably be in Toronto, which is like a 12 hour + drive. Yikes!

Thanks for sharing Mandee!! I really enjoyed the whole thing :); 8 March 2013 5:45 am
Marg said...: I am so glad that you all had such a great time at the Harlequin Summit but really wish I could have been there.

BTW, I loved The Best Man!; 10 March 2013 11:12 pm
chachic said...: Looks like you guys had an amazing time together! It's always nice to meet book bloggers in person, isn't it? :) Also, yay for food pictures. Wish I could visit that bookstore that you posted about, will probably grab as many Aussie books as I can afford.; 13 March 2013 11:45 pm