Stacking the Shelves is all about sharing the books you recently acquired, be it a physical or virtual copy, a book borrow from the library or purchased. This is a weekly meme that is hosted by Tynga's Reviews, so be sure to check there on Saturdays and see what everyone else has added to their shelves!
This STS concludes my ALA haul from Jan. 27th. All titles link to Goodreads.
The Ruining / Anna
Collomore / February 7, 2013
Annie Phillips is thrilled to leave her past behind and
begin a shiny new life on Belvedere Island, as a nanny for the picture-perfect
Cohen family. In no time at all, she falls in love with the Cohens, especially
with Libby, the beautiful young matriarch of the family. Life is better than
she ever imagined. She even finds romance with the boy next door.
All too soon cracks appear in Annie's seemingly perfect
world. She's blamed for mistakes she doesn't remember making. Her bedroom door
comes unhinged, and she feels like she's always being watched. Libby, who once
felt like a big sister, is suddenly cold and unforgiving. As she struggles to
keep up with the demands of her new life, Annie's fear gives way to frightening
hallucinations. Is she tumbling into madness, or is something sinister at play?
See Jane Run /
Hannah Jayne / January 7, 2014
I know who you are.
When Riley first gets the postcard tucked into her bag, she
thinks it's a joke. Then she finds a birth certificate for a girl named Jane
Elizabeth O'Leary hidden inside her baby book.
Riley's parents have always been pretty overprotective. What
if it wasn't for her safety...but fear of her finding out their secret? What
have they been hiding? The more Riley digs for answers, the more questions she
has.
The only way to know the truth? Find out what happened to
Jane O'Leary.
The Splendour Falls /
Susanna Kearsley / January 14, 2014
Chinon-chateau of legend, steeped in the history of France
and England. It is to Chinon that Emily goes on a long-awaited holiday, to meet
her charming but unreliable cousin, Harry. Harry wanted to explore the old town
and the castle, where Queen Isabelle, child bride of King John, had withstood
the siege of Chinon many centuries ago, and where, according to legend, she hid
her casket of jewels. But when Emily arrives at her hotel she finds that Harry
has disappeared, and as she tries to find him she becomes involved with some of
the other guests and learns of a mystery dating from the German occupation
during the Second World War. Another Isabelle, a chambermaid at the hotel, fell
in love with a German soldier, with tragic results.
Emily becomes increasingly aware of strange tensions, old
enmities and new loves; as she explores the city, with its labyrinthine
dungeons and tunnels and its ancient secrets, she comes ever closer to the
mystery of what happened to both the Isabelles of Chinon's history.
Steelheart /
Brandon Sanderson / September 24, 2013
There are no heroes.
Ten years ago, Calamity came. It was a burst in the sky that
gave ordinary men and women extraordinary powers. The awed public started
calling them Epics.
But Epics are no friend of man. With incredible gifts came
the desire to rule. And to rule man you must crush his wills.
Nobody fights the Epics... nobody but the Reckoners. A
shadowy group of ordinary humans, they spend their lives studying Epics,
finding their weaknesses, and then assassinating them.
And David wants in. He wants Steelheart—the Epic who is said
to be invincible. The Epic who killed David's father. For years, like the
Reckoners, David's been studying, and planning—and he has something they need.
Not an object, but an experience.
He's seen Steelheart bleed. And he wants revenge.
Tease / Amanda
Maciel / April 29, 2014
This story sounds very realistic and heavy. After a
classmate commits suicide because of all the bullying she has endures, the
tormenters are ostrisized by their peers and community. If that was not bad
enough, they are now facing criminal charges.
Undone / Cat
Clarke / January 31, 2013
Jem Halliday is in love with her gay be
st friend. Not
exactly ideal, but she's learning to live with it.
Then the unspeakable happens. Kai is outed online ... and he
kills himself.
Jem knows nothing she can say or do will bring him back. But
she wants to know who was responsible. And she wants to take them down.
UnSouled / Neal
Shusterman / November 7, 2013
The third book in the Unwind dystology, I have read the
first book, Unwind and it was amazing. I can’t wait to continue the story.
Winger / Andrew W.
Smith / May 14, 2013
Ryan Dean West is a fourteen-year-old junior at a boarding
school for rich kids. He’s living in Opportunity Hall, the dorm for
troublemakers, and rooming with the biggest bully on the rugby team. And he’s
madly in love with his best friend Annie, who thinks of him as a little boy.
With the help of his sense of humor, rugby buddies, and his
penchant for doodling comics, Ryan Dean manages to survive life’s complications
and even find some happiness along the way. But when the unthinkable happens,
he has to figure out how to hold on to what’s important, even when it feels
like everything has fallen apart.
