Sunday, December 8, 2013

Showcase Sunday #16!!



Showcase Sunday is a weekly feature hosted by Vicky of Books, Biscuits, and Tea where all book lovers can share with others what bookish goodness we got this week, be it purchased (physical or eBook), won, gifted or for review!

The last Showcase Sunday I did was back in October before leaving for my trip to India, and since I came back I have been so busy with work, reading, reviewing, trying to have some social life that everytime I got to think about doing a Showcase Sunday about all the books I had got since the last one felt too overwhelming, so I ended up giving up before I started.

So, this week I've decided I'm gonna jump back into the SS bandwagon but I'm only gonna show off the physical books I got since I left for India, some of them signed, that made me the happiest. And also because it was another super happy moment for me this week, my first approval on Edelweiss!! *does happy dance*


Let's start with my Edelweiss approval! I got approved for The Falconer by Elizabeth May!!
This is one book I'm super excited about, and can't wait to get to it in my review reads list!




Now let's start with the physical copies that I got!


This little pile I brought with me from India, except for Solstice, all the other were purchased at one of our fave bookstores in Goa, called Literati! What a brilliant place! Not only it is a house turned into bookstore so you browse books through rooms, but they also have an adorable Lab called Frida!



I was extremely lucky and won a giveaway of all the books in the Mephisto Covenant series so far signed by the author! My copy of The Mephisto Mark is even more unique now since they changed the cover and title!



I needed physical copies of these two, Sweet Peril by Wendy Higgins and The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater!



The bf fell in love with this Penguin edition of Nineteen Eighty-Four so I got it from The Book Depository. It's a really cool & unique edition (a lil reminiscent of A Clockwork Orange too.)



Solstice by P.J. Hoover, I won this one in a giveaway (YAY!) and it was sent to my SIL's address (the giveaway needed a US address) and then it flew to India with my MIL (who read it during her flight!!) and then it finally arrived with me back to Spain. A very well travelled book this one!




My new matte SIGNED copies of Solving For Ex, One & Two by LeighAnn Kopans! I was so happy when I saw I could get signed paperbacks from her website!! These are so so SO PRETTY!!!



This non-fiction book about India's history & geography called to me in one of the airport's bookstores, and I spent my last rupees on it! Loved it! Full of information and told in a very entertaining narrative voice! So happy I bought it, since I read it on my flight back home!


So these are all the books I wanted to showcase this week! Hopefully from now on, I will return to more regularly scheduled posts with my weekly hauls!

 What all did you guys get this week?

23 comments:

  1. Wow, great haul! 1984 looks so good! I need to get that copy, so cool. Falconer looks great as well.
    Happy reading!

    CHRISTMAS GIVEAWAY

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  2. Your new book haul is filled with such pretties. I really want to read One and Two, the series seems so unique. Enjoy everything you got and thanks for stopping by :)

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    1. Thank you, Veronica! One & Two are science fiction & dystopian and I highly recommend them, I loved them!

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  3. I love Trinity's books! The covers are gorgeous. And YAY for The Falconer! I hope you and I both love that one. It will be fabulous! :D

    Thanks for visiting my blog!

    Alyssa @ The Eater of Books!

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    1. Yes, Alyssa, I love The Mephisto books, can't wait for book 4!
      And I'm so excited for The Falconer! I can't wait to start it and also see what you think!

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  4. Great haul Pili! I requested The Falconer and my request is still pending :-( I am very excited for it as well...I hope it lives up to our expectations. I can't wait to hear what you think of it! Love the signed books--always the best. Have a great week

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    1. Thank you, Kristen! I'm sure you will be approved, I was and it was my first approval on Edelweiss!
      And yeah, signed books are the best, those are even more huggable than regular books!

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  5. Yaay for The Falconer! I really really liked that one, even though the cliffhanger ending disappointed me a bit. But overall, it's a fabulously exciting read. And I liked Solstice, too, A LOT! It had some mixed reviews, but I thought it was great.
    Enjoy your books!

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    1. Thank you, Maja!! Now after those recommendations from you I know I'll to cheat on my reading list and bump those two to the front! ;)

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  6. I'm really intrigued by The Falconer and will definitely pick it up soon. I also picked up that copy of 1984, loved how different it was to the traditional penguin covers. Great haul, Enjoy :)

    Becca @ Lost in Thought
    http://lostinthought-becca.blogspot.co.uk/2013/12/showcase-sunday-46.html

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    1. Thank you, Becca! I might just cheat on my reading list and read The Falconer soon!
      And yeah, that edition was a must have!

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  7. I NEED TO READ ALL OF LEIGH ANN KOPANS'S BOOKS.

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    1. YES YOU DOOOO!!! Nikki, they're all amazing!!

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  8. The Falconer looks so freaking amazing!
    Ooh, The Mephisto Covenant sounds really interesting! Solstice looks good too!
    Great haul, Pili! Happy reading :)

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    1. Thank you, Samantha! I can't wait to get to read The Falconer!

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  9. Oh my gods! So much awesomeness! I am a huge mythology fan, so I really can't wait to read Solstice!

    Great haul and happy reading! :)

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    1. Thank you, Liliana! I can't wait to start reading Solstice myself, I'm a sucker for anything mythology!

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  10. I spy a few TEXAS authors in your pile! Enjoy! :)

    Kate @ Ex Libris

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  11. I got The Falconer as well :) Hoping it is an amazing book. <3 Anyway. So much awesome this week :D I hope you enjoy everything sweetie. <3

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    1. Thank you so much Carina! I can't wait till I can start The Falconer"

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  12. I'm excited to read The Falconer, too! And I love those Penguin Classics covers. They do such a nice job with their covers, like the Penguin Horror series and the Drop Caps series. And that India book looks very pretty!

    Stephanie @ Inspiring Insomnia

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