My Shelf-ish Week #64

 What I've Been Writing:

Still working on Book 2 of the True Heir Duology: Night Giver. My goal to finish it by the end of August is...not going as well as I'd hoped it would. But I'm getting a little writing in. It's at 127,000 words written.

What I've Been Reading:

I've gotten two books read in the past two weeks. My favorite of the two is Daggermouth by H.M. Wolfe. And when she says it's an enemy-to-lovers dystopian romance, it is definitely an enemy-to-lovers dystopian romance.  I was hooked all the way to the end.  And then I finished Verity Guild as well. Both ended on cliffhangers, leaving me needing to know what happens next.

What I've Been Stacking on my Shelves: 

I've gotten all kinds of goodies since we last talked. I started out the month with 

• One Shattered Crown, 
• Daggermouth, and 
• Adversary to the Villain. 

Then, a few days later, my Allurial Book Box came in, containing:  

• The Exquisite Torment of Loving Your Enemy,
• The Night Prince,
• A Dance with Death,
• A Bargain So Bloody,
• The Dark in Her Veins, and
• Steelborn.

I tried out the AcryliPics 3D Subscription and ended up with

• These Immortal Truths.

And then my shipment from Fairyloot came in with some Boys of Tommen:

• Binding 13,
• Keeping 13,
• Saving 6, and
• Redeeming 6.

And that's what's been up with me these past few weeks in the bookish world.

My Shelf-ish Week #63

 What I've Been Writing:

Literally nothing. I haven't written anything. Not in two full weeks. I think I'm broken. But I've given myself a deadline. The rough draft for Night Giver must be finished by the end of August.  We'll see if I can actually pull that off. (Wish me luck.)

What I've Been Reading:

At least I can still read books! I really enjoyed The Games Gods Play and The Things Gods Break. OMG, Book 2 is so crazy and twisty. Then I read Beach Read...wait for it...on THE BEACH!! Eeek. For our first time visiting a beach on the ocean, my family went to Florida last week, and my hubs is now officially a beach boy. He wants to go back every year (as if we could afford that). When we returned, I read the new YA Thriller by Elle Kennedy's pseudonym: Thornbird.

What I've Been Buying:

I received my July Fairyloot subscription book, which was called The Lure of Wolves and Whispers. It's got some pretty green colors going on.  Then my autographed edition of Prince of Swords came in from Books-A-Million. And I purchased Ruinous Ends.

That's it. That's what's been up with me. This next week, I'm really going to concentrate on WRITING. I swear.

My Shelf-ish Week #62

 What I've Been Writing: 

I got a few new words written for Night Giver. And maybe a cover I can live with! Plus a funky plot twist idea I hadn't been expecting before. It's at 120,000 words right now.

What I've Been Reading: 

I finished Project Hail Mary and loved it. Rocky and Ryland's relationship was chef's kiss!  Now I'm working my way through The Games Gods Play, and I'm really enjoying it !

What I've Been Stacking on my Shelves:

Oh boy, do I have a neat line-up of books this week to add to my shelves!  I ordered a signed copy of Wings of Life from Novel Grounds (Yay!). Then got the Blood Type trilogy plus Star Bringer and the publisher's special edition of Rings of Fate to complete my Entangled Red Towers Books collection. After that, I completed my Off Campus special edition collection with The Legacy and The Goal. And I found a sweet copy of Thornbird with sprayed edges online at Bookish Signs and More that I just adore!  And that's been my week. 

Hope you have a great World Emoji Day. I probably won't be back until the 31st!