New to the Nest - Marla - November 18, 2012

I bet you all thought I forgot about you, but I promise that I haven't.  I had several internet outages last week, so all of my posts have been pushed back to this week.  You will start seeing reviews from me again tomorrow.

I haven't posted a book haul post in a couple of weeks, so I have a little catching up to do.

Physical Books

Rebel Heart by Moira Young
(October 30, 2012 from Margaret K. McElderry Books; library book)

The Brides of Rollrock Island by Margo Lanagan

(September 11, 2012 from Knopf Books for Young Readers; library book)

Truancy City by Isamu Fukui

(November 13, 2012 from Tor Teen, for review from publisher)

Ebooks

The Trouble With Fate by Leigh Evans

(December 24, 2012 from St. Martin's Paerbacks; for review via Netgalley)

Also Known As by Robin Benway

(February 26, 2013 from Walker Books for Young Readers; for review via Netgalley)

Dance of Shadows by Yalena Black

(February 12, 2013 from Bloomsbury USA Children's Books; for review via Netgalley)

'Til the World Ends by Julie Kagawa, Ann Aguire, and Karen Duvall

(January 29, 2013 from Harlequin Luna; for review via Netgalley)

A Conspiracy of Alchemists by Liesel Schwarz

(March 5, 2013 from Del Rey; for review via Netgalley)

The Water Witch by Juliet Dark

(February 5, 2013 from Random House; for review via Netgalley)

Hysteria by Megan Miranda

(February 5, 2013 from Walker Books for Young Readers; for review via Netgalley)

The Ivy by Lauren Kunze

(August 31, 2010 from Greenwillow; free Kindle book)

The Centaur's Daughter by Ellen Jensen Abbott

(September 1, 2011 from Marshall Cavendish Children's Books; discount Kindle book)

Stork by Wendi Delsol

(October 10, 2010 from Candlewick; discount Kindle book)

So Close to You by Rachel Carter

(July 10, 2012 from HarperTeen; discount Kindle book)

Owl Tell You All About It - October 31, 2012

Welcome to the October edition of Owl Tell You All About It!  October has been a month of changes here at Starting the Next Chapter.  I am gearing up to take up writing on a full-time basis and our dear Nikki is hard at work finishing up her next-to-last semester of grad school.  What does this mean?  What else?  We needed more help!  Enter GiGi and Shalena, two very awesome ladies who have both saved my butt and rocked my world.  Thanks to these two, Starting the Next Chapter isn't going anywhere.

You met Nikki last month and GiGi just yesterday.  Soon you will meet Shalena, though if you want a sneak peak, you can head over to her home blog, Writer Quirk, to learn more about her.  Both of these gals are awesome and I think you will like them as much as I do. 

In addition to new bloggers, there is also a new addition in the form of the Goodreads group that the lovely GiGi has put together.  There, you will be able to take part in our monthly reading challenges and watch as GiGi and I challenge each other to read books we would never have considered otherwise.  It should be lots of fun, so we hope you will check it out!

One last bit of news for you.  I will be taking part in NaNoWriMo this year, so the month of November may see me extremely busy as I work to write more than 1660 words per day.  What do I hope to accomplish?  It is my plan to complete the first draft of my work-in-progress so that I may finally get all of these thoughts and ideas in my head to make room for more.  I hope to make it a birthday present to myself since it does so happen to fall on the day after NaNo ends.  Mighty convenient!

Marla's Books Read in October

Marla's Books To Read in November

Reviews Posted

The Hallowed Ones

Ten

Stormdancer

Crewel

Promised

Other Posts

Owl's Eye View #6 - Gennifer Albin

Shadow Falls Street Team - Whispers at Moonrise Out Tomorrow!

Promised Blog Tour - An Interview w/ Caragh M. O' Brien

New to the Nest - October 7, 2012

New to the Nest - October 14, 2012

Waiting on Wednesday #44

Crewel Blog Tour - A Special Guest Post from Gennifer Albin

New to the Nest - October 21, 2012

Waiting on Wednesday #45
Two and Twenty Dark Tales Blog Tour: Interview w/ Angie Frazier (+ a giveaway!)
 Newest Blogger: GiGi Pryce

Physical Books

The Lost Prince by Julie Kagawa

(purchased)

The Archived by Victoria Schwab

(borrowed from Megan at Myth-illogical)

Writing Great Books for Young Adults by Regina Brooks

(used book store find)
The Great Encyclopedia of Faeries by Pierre Dubois
(used book store find; writing research/inspiration, baby!)
On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft by Stephen King
(used book store find)
The Goblin Companion: A Field Guide to Goblins by Terry Jones
(used book store find; writing inspiration)
Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell by Susanna Clarke
(used book store find; $1!)
The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield
(used book store find; also $1)

Digital Books

Days of Blood and Starlight by Laini Taylor

(November 6, 2012 from Little, Brown BFYR; for review via Netgalley)

Texas Gothic by Rosemary Clement-Moore

(July 12, 2011 from Delacorte BFYR; digital library book)

After Obsession by Carrie Jones & Steven E. Wedel

(September 13, 2011 from Bloomsbury USA Children's; digital library book)

Carnival of Souls by Melissa Marr

(September 4, 2012 from HarperCollins; digital library book)

Chaos Walking: The Complete Trilogy by Patrick Ness

(purchased)

New to the Nest - October 21, 2012

Physical Books

 Furious by Jill Wolfson

(April 16, 2013 from Henry Holt & Co. BYR; for review from Macmillan)

Blood Magic by Tessa Gratton
(Bought for Book Panel/Signing at the End of the Month!)

Crewel by Gennifer Albin
(Bought Because It's Awesome!)


Digital Books

Witch Eyes by Scott Tracey

(free for Kindle)

Princess of the Midnight Ball by Jessica Day George

($1.59 for Kindle)

Princess of Glass by Jessica Day George

($1.59 for Kindle)

Stolen Nights by Rebecca Maizel

(January 29, 2013 from St. Martin's Griffin; for review via Netgalley)

New to the Nest - October 14, 2012 (The I-Rolled-Out-Of-Bed-Just-for-This Edition)

Hello hello, peeps!  It's time for yet another edition of New to the Nest.  It has taken me a while to convince myself to get out of bed and to my computer.  I got hurt on Friday (in the most oddball way possible; thanks, kiddo), so I've been taking it easy aside from going to an author/blogger dinner in Nashville Friday night.  As it turns out, driving isn't so great when you have a bruise and scrape the size of your hand on your hip.  You live and learn.  Anyway, I got some very exciting books this week, the first of which I embarrassed myself over in front of my husband.  Not a pretty picture.  Just trust me on that one.  Anyway, as usual, be sure to let me know if you have read any of these and, if so, what you thought.

Physical Books

Scarlet by Marissa Meyer
(February 5, 2013 from Feiwel & Friends; for review from Macmillan)

Winter White by Jen Calonita
(October 9, 2012 from Poppy; for review from Little, Brown)

Poison Princess by Kresley Cole
(October 2, 2012 from Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers)

Whispers at Moonrise by C.C. Hunter
(October 2, 2012 from St. Martin's Griffin)

The Unfailing Light by Robin Bridges
(October 9, 2012 from Delacorte Books for Young Readers)

Digital Books

Velvet by Mary Hooper
(November 13, 2012 from Bloomsbury USA Children's)

Sacrifice by Cayla Kluver
(October 23, 2012 from Harlequin Teen)

Scent of Magic by Maria V. Snyder
(December 18, 2012 from Harlequin MIRA)

Blud and Magick by Preston Norton
(January 8, 2013 from Cedar Fort)