Lovely Books and Things - 11.1.20

Lovely Books and Things
My Weekly Books and Films Update

Linking up with:
Sunday Post (details)
Mailbox Monday (details)

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HAPPY THINGS:

1. Loads of sweet treats this week ;-)
2. Falling down the internet rabit hole - on how to create journals from old used hardcover books
3. Autumn bouquets at Farmer's Market

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Library: audiobook

Deadly Education
by Naomi Novik
YA, Fantasy, Magic | Goodreads

Freebies: from Free Little Library

The Sea of Lost Girls
by Carol Goodman
Mystery, Thriller, Boarding School | Goodreads

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Virtual Author event: hosted by San Francisco Public Library
Listen to archive of this (here)

Frida in America:
The Creative Awakening of a Great Artist
by Celia Stahr
Art, Biography, Feminism | Goodreads

Virtual Author event: hosted by Books Inc.
Check out their calendar for future free author events (here)

YA Halloween panel:

A Wicked Magic
by Sasha Laurens
YA, Fantasy, Witches | Goodreads

Five Dark Fates
by Kendare Blake
YA, Fantasy, Magic | Goodreads

The Companion
by Katie Alender
YA, Horror, Mystery | Goodreads

Harrow Lake
by Kat Ellis
YA, Horror, Paranormal | Goodreads

Rules for Vanishing
by Kate Alice Marshall
YA, Horror, Paranormal | Goodreads

Deathless Divide
by Justina Ireland
YA, Historical, Zombies | Goodreads

The Unleashed
by Danielle Vega
YA, Horror, Ghosts | Goodreads

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AND watched: on Netflix

Rebecca (2020)
Director: Ben Wheatley
Screenplay: Jane Goldman, Joe Shrapnel, Anna Waterhouse
Based on book by: Daphne Du Maurier
Stars: Lily James, Armie Hammer, Kristin Scott Thomas
Drama, Mystery, Romance | imdb | my rating: 5
A young newlywed arrives at her husband's imposing family estate on a windswept English coast and finds herself battling the shadow of his first wife, Rebecca, whose legacy lives on in the house long after her death.

LIKED this refreshed version with its gorgeous visuals.

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Stacking the Shelves - 6.11.16

Stacking the Shelves
hosted by Tynga's Reviews (details)
Stacking The Shelves is all about sharing the books you are adding to your shelves, may it be physical or virtual. This means you can include books you buy in physical store or online, books you borrow from friends or the library, review books, gifts and of course ebooks!

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BOUGHT:

Unrivaled
(Beautiful Idols #1)
by Alyson Noël
-Mystery, YA
Amazon | Goodreads
=====> I heard Alyson speak about this one at BEA and she mentioned that it was like a mashup of Judith Krantz/Danielle Steele/Jackie Collins glamour chick-lit AND mystery.

On Rue Tatin
The Simple Pleasures of Life in a Small French Town
by Susan Loomis
-France, Travel
Amazon | Goodreads
=====> July selection for SF Travel Book Club.

Sweetbitter
by Stephanie Danler
-Literary, Food, New York
Amazon | Goodreads

=====> Omnivore Books on Food, San Francisco, hosted a visit from author, Stephanie Danler featuring her latest novel. It is a food and wine and coming of age kind of story.


For REVIEW:

The Cilantro in Apple Pie
by Kimberley Knights
-New Adult
Amazon | Goodreads

UNBOXING: for review

JUNE box for the BookSparks Summer Reading Challenge (details here).

JUNE Box includes:
-Saving Abby by Steena Holmes
-25 Sense by Lisa Henthorn
-Everybody Rises by Stephanie Clifford
-The Sweetheart Deal by Polly Dugan
-Marshmallow Tongs
-Bubbles
-Colorful Chalk
-Table cover
-Straws


From BEA:

I went as a lone wolf to this fabulous book event. Prowled the floors and got daily feedings of delicious books currently published or soon to be. I also attended discussion panels showcasing authors with their thoughts and beautiful selves on display.

GOT some Mystery...


A Great Reckoning by Louise Penny
-Mystery, British Detective, Canada | Amazon | Goodreads

Darktown by Thomas Mullen
-Mystery, Historical | Amazon | Goodreads

The Boy in The Shadows by Carl Johan Vallgren
-Mystery, Private Investigator, Sweden | Amazon | Goodreads

GOT some YA...


The Diabolique by S.J. Kincaid
-SciFi, YA | Amazon | Goodreads -giveaway offer ends June 22

The King Slayer by Virginia Boecker
-Paranormal, Witches, YA | Amazon | Goodreads

Three Dark Crowns by Kendare Blake
-Fantasy, YA | Amazon | Goodreads -giveaway offer ends June 23


AND watched: DVD

The Hunger Games: (2015)
Mockingjay - Part 2
Director: Francis Lawrence
Screenplay: Peter Craig and Danny Strong
Based on book by: Suzanne Collins
Starring: Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth
-Adventure, Sci-Fi | imdb | my rating: 4
As the war of Panem escalates to the destruction of other districts, Katniss Everdeen, the reluctant leader of the rebellion, must bring together an army against President Snow, while all she holds dear hangs in the balance.

=====> Finally watched the final film in the Hunger Games series. Although it wraps up things well enough, it was not as fun to watch as the first one.


Currently flipping through: from the library

Girl in Dior
by Annie Goetzinger
-Biography, Fashion, YA, Graphic Novel
Amazon | Goodreads
=====> Wanted to look at pretty dresses.

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* per usual, check out the sidebar for my current giveaways offers

In My Mailbox - 9.11.11

Free from Kindle: beware some free offers are limited

Bright Young Things
with Bonus Material
by Anna Godbersen

For Review:

Mar the Pirate Vampire
(teen-paranormal romance)
Vianka Van Bokkem

Anna Dressed in Blood
by Kendare Blake

Original Sin
by Lisa Desrochers
courtesy of publisher
Thanks Aisha!

For Review and giveaway:

Cherished
by Belinda Boring
courtesy of author
Thanks Bels!
stay tuned: giveaway in October

Without Mercy
by Belinda Boring
courtesy of author
Thanks Bels!

Dangerous Designs
by Dale Mayer
courtesy of author
Thanks Dale!
-fantasy, YA
stay tuned: giveaway in October

Lust After Death
by Daisy Harris
courtesy of author
Thanks Daisy & Bels!
-romance, zombies
stay tuned: giveaway during September Zombies, Sep 20-30

Isis Unbound
by Allison Byrd
courtesy of author
Thanks Allison!
-romance, zombies

The Peculiar Superpowers of Eleanor Armstrong:
A Zombie Love Story
by K.A. Schloegel
courtesy of author
Thanks K.A.!
stay tuned: giveaway during September Zombies, Sep 20-30

A Clockwork Vampire
by K.H. Koehler
stay tuned: giveaway in October

Free from Netgalley: got mine, get yours!

The Windup Girl
by Paolo Bacigalupi
-steampunk

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* per usual, check out the sidebar for my current giveaways to you

* image from Leafcutter Designs - world's smallest postal service and you can get a letter kit at Chronicle Books

* In My Mailbox is hosted by The Story Siren and inspired by Pop Culture Junkie. A post where we share books acquired via mailbox, library, store, etc.

666 Giveaway

HOLEY MAC-n-cheeeese!
I just hit the 666 number in the Followers count.

Something eerie about that happening during my August Thrills-n-Chills month!

I may have to just have a giveaway special!

hmmmmmm, how does this sound to y'all...

--~ Book Giveaway courtesy of publisher ~--
Anna Dressed in Blood
by Kendare Blake
Release date: August 30, 2011
Cas Lowood has inherited an unusual vocation: He kills the dead.

So did his father before him, until he was gruesomely murdered by a ghost he sought to kill. Now, armed with his father's mysterious and deadly athame, Cas travels the country with his kitchen-witch mother and their spirit-sniffing cat. Together they follow legends and local lore, trying to keep up with the murderous dead—keeping pesky things like the future and friends at bay.

When they arrive in a new town in search of a ghost the locals call Anna Dressed in Blood, Cas doesn't expect anything outside of the ordinary: track, hunt, kill. What he finds instead is a girl entangled in curses and rage, a ghost like he's never faced before. She still wears the dress she wore on the day of her brutal murder in 1958: once white, now stained red and dripping with blood. Since her death, Anna has killed any and every person who has dared to step into the deserted Victorian she used to call home.

But she, for whatever reason, spares Cas's life.

Win a copy of this book!

Open to all.

Offer ends: August 31, 2011

TO DO:
Give me a terrified *scream* in comments. You know, the kind you hear in horror films.

AND, leave your email (if I don't already have it)

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