June Wrap Up & Book Haul

June was another very busy month for me. Semester 1 of uni was finishing up so I was handing in a crap tonne of assignments. In the last 2 weeks of uni alone I wrote over 10,000 words for thesis + Business Research Methods and then I had finals. I'm on break now until the end of July so YAY. I popped down to Melbourne for 5 days the week after exams to relax - I met/caught up with my gaming friends + Mel from YA Midnight Reads (she's so awesome), did heaps of shopping and went along the Great Ocean Road to see the Twelve Apostles. If you want to see more photos of my adventures, I posted some on Instagram.

The Twelve Apostles

Recap:

• I saw TFIOS again, but this time with Penguin Teen Australia as part of their TFIOS Marathon Challenge around Australia. We got a cool tote page (you can see it in my video below) and we're also waiting on posters
• I went to PTALive which was awesome! I met Laura from Laura Plus Books and Eugenia from Chasm of Books, as well as catching up with all the other bloggers. Here's a link to the full recap: http://www.pixelski.com/2014/06/penguin-teen-australia-live-ptalive.html
• I posted a discussion about the disconnect between the various book communities
• Rachael Craw, author of Spark did a guest post about DNA - Nature vs Nurture as part of the Spark Blog Tour
• I participated the cover reveal for Paula Stokes' upcoming mystery, LIARS, INC.
• Reviews posted:
• Take Back the Skies by Lucy Saxon (DNF) (♕)
• Every Breath (Every #1) by Ellie Marney (♕♕♕)
• Antigoddess (The Goddess War #1) by Kendare Blake (♕♕♕ - 3.5)
• Cracked by Clare Strahan (including an interview) (♕♕♕)

Book Haul

Edelweiss:

• The Queen of the Tearling by Erika Johansen [HarperCollins] thanks HarperCollins!

Physical Review Copies:

• Jane's Melody by Ryan Winfield - unsolicited [Simon & Schuster Australia]
• Twisted (Tangled #2) by Emma Chase - unsolicited [Simon & Schuster Australia]
• Razorhurst by Justine Larbalestier - unsolicited [Allen & Unwin]
• Apple and Rain by Sarah Crossnan - unsolicited [Bloomsbury Australia]
• The Destiny of Violet and Luke by Jessica Sorensen - unsolicited [Hachette Australia]
• Rites of Passage by Joy N. Hensley - requested [HarperCollins Australia] (♕♕♕♕ - 4.5)
• Landline by Rainbow Rowell - requested [Hachette Australia] (♕♕♕)

Thank you Simon & Schuster Aus, Allen & Unwin, Bloomsbury Aus, HarperCollins Aus and Hachette Aus for these pretties <3

Free from PTALive:

• Popular by Maya van Wagenen - thank you Penguin Teen Australia!

Bought:

• Love & Misadventure by Lang Leav (♕♕♕ - 2.5)
• Paper Towns by John Green
• An Abundance of Katherines by John Green
• Will Grayson, Will Grayson by John Green and David Levithan
• Every Word (Every #2) by Ellie Marney
• Faking Normal by Courtney C. Stevens
• Say What You Will by Cammie McGovern
• To All the Boys I've Loved Before by Jenny Han
• The Art of Lainey by Paula Stokes (♕♕♕♕ - 3.5)
• Cress (The Lunar Chronicles #3) by Marissa Meyer
• Clockwork Angel (The Infernal Devices: Manga #1) graphic novel (♕♕♕)
• Clockwork Prince (The Infernal Devices: Manga #2) graphic novel
• The Forever Song (Blood of Eden trilogy #3) by Julie Kagawa
• Touch of Power (Healer series #1) by Maria V. Snyder
• Taste of Darkness (Healer series #3) by Maria V. Snyder
• Storm Glass (Glass #1) by Maria V. Snyder
• Sea Glass (Glass #2) by Maria V.Snyder
• Spy Glass (Glass #3) by Maria V. Snyder
• Ruin and Rising (Grisha #3) by Leigh Bardugo (♕♕♕♕ - 4.5)
• S. by Doug Dorst and JJ Abrams