Rewind and Review - May and a little more

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Hello, lovelies! So I haven't done one in a while since for whatever reason, I didn't see that Shelver was switching to a weekly thing so I was taken aback and didn't have time to prepare anything. This post will be longer than usual, adding a couple June items in there. I have been extremely excited to squeal over May! 

My Reviews

• The Time Between Us by Tamara Ireland Stone (a time traveling contemporary that I loved)
• The Book of Broken Hearts by Sarah Ockler (a good familial contemporary)
• Unravel Me by Taherah Mafi (an annoying heroine, but great sequel overall)
• The Lonely Hearts Club by Elizabeth Eulberg (a cute contemporary read)
• Mini reviews: P&P versions (two cute Pride and Prejudice retellings)

My Meme Posts

• Top Ten Tuesday - When You Need Something Light & Fun
• Cover Love #13 - The Cutting Room Floor by Dawn Klehr
• Wishlist Wednesday #16 - Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell
• Cover Love #14 - United We Spy by Ally Carter
• Top Ten Tuesday - Nicest Authors
• Wishlist Wednesday #17 - The 5th Wave by Rick Yancey 
• Cover Love #15 - Rose Under Fire by Elizabeth Wein

Other Fun Posts

• Bunch O' Giveaways #2 
• Author Interview with Marissa Meyer, author of The Lunar Chronicles
• Presenting a Blogger...Lauren @ Love is not a triangle

Stuff I Won

• A BRAND NEW CAAAR! Okay, not really. I won nothing...again. 

 

Stuff I Was Given

• Awaken by Meg Cabot
• Heaven Is Paved by Oreos by Catherine Gilbert Murdock
• Enchanted and Hero by Alethea Kontis
• Gallagher Girl notebook (these previous items were all given by Shelver from BEA)
• The Naturals by Jennifer Lynn Barnes (from Disney-Hyperion)
• Gilt by Katherine Longshore (ARCycling)

Traded

• Five Summers by Una LaMarche (Morgan via YA Book Exchange
• The Elite by Keira Cass (Skye via YA Book Exchange)

Bought

• Dairy Queen by Catherine Gilbert Murdock ($1)
• That Summer by Sarah Dessen ($2)
• Dreamland by Sarah Dessen ($2)
• Scarlet by AC Gaughen (Montana at Book Belles, $6)
• Sleepaway Girls by Jen Calonita
• Audrey, Wait! by Robin Benway
• Forever Princess by Meg Cabot
• All's Fair in Love War and High School by Janette Rallison
• Just One Wish by Janette Rallison
• How to Take the Ex Out of the Ex-Boyfriend by Janette Rallison (the last 6 books were on sale at Better World Books for a TOTAL of $11, all HCs!)

Adult books:

• The American Heiress by Daisy Goodwin ($2)
• That Certain Spark by Cathy Marie Hake ($2)
• Serendipity by Cathy Marie Hake ($2)
• Cassidy by Lori Wick (2 of them for $2.50. One for me, one for my little sister)
• Sabrina by Lori Wick ($.50)
• An Amish Christmas by Cynthia Keller ($1)
• The Long Road Home & A Gathering of Memories 2-in-1 by Lori Wick ($1)
• Maid to Match by Deanne Gist ($.50)

A Few of My Favorite Blog Moments

• Getting another author to agree to do an interview, which resulted in me learning more about the series!
• Having a favorite blogger of mine on here. I love interviews, if you can't tell. And she is the absolute sweetest!
• Meeting some more fantastic and great bloggers through the internet. You guys are so nice.
• My Nicest Authors list which resulted in the sweetest tweets by the authors on the list. THAT is why they are on there. I couldn't stop smiling all day. 
• All the BEA tweets on Twitter AND getting things from BEA, thanks to my sister.
• Finding out about Better World Books...although that might be a bad thing for my self-control.
• Realization that I had more comments wishing me luck on my ACT than the actual review because that's how sweet everyone is. 
• Update: I took my ACTs yesterday and no matter how I do, I know I literally did EVERYTHING (6 hours each Saturday for a month and major prepping during the week) I could to prepare. I don't exactly feel confident that I got the score I wanted (where I live, if I get a 29, I get 100% of tuition paid for in my choice of school if it's in my state. Right now, I have 75%from last time).

~*~

After this fantastic month and beginning of June, I feel all warm and fuzzy inside. Bloggers, without a doubt, are some of the nicest people I have ever been in contact with. Authors, at least the ones I have had Twitter conversations with, are as well. I'll be laying off the thrift store, but I do know the rest of June will be fantastic as well (I see a second author event in my future!). However, I am immensely grateful for everything that I have received this month and experienced and for the people I have talked to. 

I hope the rest of your June is lovely and you have a marvelous summer!

*Due to all the books that I have accumulated this month and hectic schedule I have, I didn't post pictures or include links. Sorry!*