My Weekly Recap: 18/04/15

It's nice to finally be back to blogging after taking so long off, even though I didn't manage to get anything scheduled like I'd originally hoped. This is going to be a rather big catch up on everything I have been up to since my break.

I started my new job as a library supervisor, that's right... I am in charge of other human beings. It's been rather hard going from my old job to this one, just because I'm going in knowing nothing about their systems and everything. It sucks going from being one of the most knowledgeable people somewhere to having to constantly ask how to do everything. But I'm really enjoying it and it helps that all the people there are wonderful, wickedly smart and welcoming.

I went to a wonderful event at Waterstones Piccadilly where I got to meet David Levithan, Sally Green and Jennifer Niven. It  was such a nice event and all three authors were absolutely lovely. I had been beyond excited to meet Niven because I adored All the Bright Places and she had seemed like such a lovely person in all the correspondence we'd had online. She was as nice as I'd imagined, as well as being beyond beautiful. Sally Green was an author whose first book I'd owned for ages but never read, but did before going to the event. I became obsessed and Half Bad and Half Wild are two of my top reads of the year so far. David Levithan was absolutely hilarious, especially when he performed scenes from his musical book and actually sung for us all. Genius! I got to get lots of pretty books signed too.

Then I had a lovely day in London last Sunday to go meet Cynthia Hand, Brodi Ashton and Jodi Meadows. It was an event organised by them, through Jodi's publishers Harper. They are visiting Europe for two weeks and wanted a very informal meet with readers. It was in an adorable coffee shop and I took my best friend along with me. They were all hilarious, incredibly friendly, down to earth and so enthusiastic about their books and the book they are working on together. IT SOUNDS AMAZING! It's called The Lady Jane and you want that book on your TBR. I'll be doing a proper feature on it soon because I am beyond excited for it. There was only my friend, myself, two other readers, the three authors and the publicist. It was very relaxed and such a fun afternoon of just drinking, chatting and discussing books. Not only did I get given a beautiful tote bag filled with books, but the publicist also settled our bill before she left... Neither of which I was expecting but was so grateful for. Such a fun day!


And I am even more excited because when this goes up no the blog I should be at or on my way to the Hot Key Books blogger event! Where I will get to meet lots of other wonderful bloggers, but I will also get to meet some Hot Key authors like James Dawson, hear about what Hot Key has coming this year and get a lovely goodie bag. I have had a very book event filled few weeks and I am loving every minute of it!


I also read The Duff, which I really enjoyed even though it was nothing like what I was expecting. Reading the book made me realise that I still really wanted to see the movie but it was going to be nothing like the book. I was right, but thankfully I still absolutely loved the movie. It's very different but both were amazing and I loved both. Highly recommend both to you all!

Now I have far too many books to show in this haul.... OOOPS! But it's been a few weeks so they have slowly started to pile up. Bear with me!

I'm linking up with Tynga's Stacking the Shelves and the Caffeinated Book Reviewers The Sunday Post.

Half Wild x2 by Sally Green

All the Bright Places x2 by Jennifer Niven

Hold Me Closer by David Levithan

Naomi & Ely's No Kiss List by David Levithan

Boy Meets Boy by David Levithan

These are the books I bought for the event at Piccadilly. I already owned copies of Half Wild and All the Bright Places, but both were ARCs and I wanted finished copies. I bought both a hardback and paperback finished copy of Half Wild because I have the same, both signed, but Sally Green. Plus I wanted to get a copy of All the Bright Places signed for my sister for her birthday. All these pretties are now SIGNED!

Everneath by Brodi Ashton

I got this for the author event and had it signed whilst I was there. Brodi gets extra points for being willing to drink Prosecco with me at 2 in the afternoon.

Sway by Kat Spears

Playlist for the Dead by Michelle Falkoff

My Heart and Other Black Holes by Jasmine Warga

Shadows by Paula Weston

The Diviners by Libba Bray

I saved this graphic with the wrong cover... but oh well!!!

The Cuckoos Calling by Robert Galbraith

The Silkworm by Robert Galbraith

The Rosie Effect by Graeme Simsion
I Was Here by Gayle Forman

Remember Me This Way by Sabine Durant

Seventh Son by Joseph Delaney 

This is the first two books in the series in one book and I won it in a Goodreads giveaway!

The Orphan Queen by Jodi Meadows

Challenger Deep x2 by Neal Shusterman

Deadfall x2 by Anna Carey

Until the Beginning by Amy Plum

Tiny Pretty Things by Charaipotra Clayton

So many amazing books and I am very exciting to read them all. Except Deadfall because I haven't read book one yet!

The Wicked Will Rise by Danielle Paige

The Game of Love and Death by Martha Brockenbrough

Everything, Everything by Nicola Yoon

Witch Hunter by Virginia Boecker

How to Say I Love You Out Loud by Karole Cozza

The Dark Light by Julia Bell

The Stars Never Rise by Rachel Vincent

Nowhere But Here by Katie McGarry

The Memory Hit by Carla Spradbery

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