Sunday 27 January 2013

Showcase Sunday #3



Inspired by Celine from Nyx Book Reviews, I've decided to combine several book haul memes into one post. Welcome to... Stacking the Showcase Sunday Post Shelves with Letterbox Love!

Showcase Sunday is hosted by Vicky at Books, Biscuits and Tea. Stacking the Shelves is hosted at Tynga's Reviews, and Sunday Post is hosted at Kimba the Caffeinated Book Reviewer. Letterbox Love is a special British book-haul meme hosted by Lindsey at Narratively Speaking.


This Week's Goodies



 Thanks to NetGalley, HarperCollins UK, and Angry Robot for these advanced review copies!


I won the giveaway in the New Year's Resolutions Challenge as part of the Bout of Books Read-a-thon. This is the book I chose, and I can't wait to read it! Thanks so much to Stella at Ex Libris for this lovely book!

 
Books Read Last Week



Well, I haven't quite finished The Iron King yet, but there's only a tiny bit to go and I'm really enjoying it, so I'm sure it'll be finished by tonight! :-)



Last Week on the Blog

The Case of the Good-Looking Corpse - Book Review

The Immortal Rules - Book Review

The Veil - Book Review

Top Ten Tuesday - Settings I'd Like to See More Of 

Pulp Pride and Prejudice

I signed up for the Wicked Valentine's Read-a-thon!


My First Giveaway!

Look out tomorrow for my first giveaway on this blog, as part of The Aylesford Skull book tour. The giveaway will be open worldwide. :-)


Extra, Extra! Read All About Fantasyland!


I've been writing for a new site called Fantasyland Herald. This is basically a newspaper for a fictional land that represents the typical fantasy world. Through the news stories, opinion pieces, images and reports, you can get a sense of wider story arcs and a magical world.

There are recurring characters and regular reporters. The site updates daily so you can follow the story in real time. There's also plenty of palace gossip and fashion, bickering nobles in the Royal City, and disgruntled correspondents who resent being sent to foreign lands. There's even fantasy sport! It's a lot fun - come take a look!



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40 comments:

  1. kit27 January 2013 at 13:18

    Geek Girl looks awesome, I saw it when I was browsing NetGalley yesterday. Hope you enjoy it, and hope your other books are good too!

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    1. Victoria Hooper27 January 2013 at 14:26

      Thanks Kit! Really enjoying Geek Girl so far :-)

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  2. Ellie27 January 2013 at 13:26

    I was tempted by Black Feathers but trying not to request everything on NetGalley! ;) Seraphina is on my radar too.

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    1. Victoria Hooper27 January 2013 at 14:27

      Haha, I've only recently started using NetGalley, but I can already see that it's a bit addictive... and dangerous! :-D I can't wait to read Seraphina!

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  3. Ula27 January 2013 at 13:56

    Great haul! I really want to read Seraphina, Geek Girl and Black Feathers!

    Enjoy your books and thanks for stopping by :)

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    1. Victoria Hooper27 January 2013 at 14:27

      Thanks Ula, they do look awesome don't they? :-)

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  4. Anonymous27 January 2013 at 14:06

    I enjoyed Geek Girl--fun and cute. Hope you do, too. :o)

    Julie@Bookaroo-Ju

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    1. Victoria Hooper27 January 2013 at 14:28

      Thanks! :-) I'm really enjoying it so far - laughing out loud so much.

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  5. Claire27 January 2013 at 14:11

    I love the cover for Black Feathers and I've heard great things about Seraphina. Glad to hear you're enjoying The Iron King - my copy has been on my shelf for forever!

    My Showcase Sunday is here if you'd like a look :)

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    1. Victoria Hooper27 January 2013 at 14:30

      The cover is great isn't it - really intriguing! The Iron King is actally better than I thought it would be, thought it might be a bit wishy-washy, but it really isn't at all :-)

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  6. Laura @Bookish Treasures27 January 2013 at 14:15

    Geek Girl looks great, i really need to read The Iron King as it looks awesome :)

    Thank you for visiting and following my blog.

    I am a new follower :)

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    1. Victoria Hooper27 January 2013 at 14:31

      Thanks Laura, and thanks for the follow! :-) Really enjoying Geek Girl so far, and The Iron King is great!

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  7. Samantha Stewart27 January 2013 at 14:37

    I really want to read Geek Girl! I absolutely loved The Iron King! Glad you're enjoying it :)
    Hope you enjoy the books you got!
    New follower :)

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    1. Victoria Hooper27 January 2013 at 14:43

      Thanks Samantha, and thanks for the follow! :-) Glad you loved The Iron King too!

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  8. Melissas Eclectic Bookshelf27 January 2013 at 14:53

    I really want to read Seraphina...it looks so good and I love dragons! Have a great week!

    PS I did really enjoy Midwinterblood!Thanks for stopping by my Added to the Bookshelf post!

    ♥ Melissa @ Melissa's Eclectic Bookshelf

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    1. Victoria Hooper27 January 2013 at 20:00

      Oh good, glad you enjoyed it, I'm really looking forward to giving it a read. :-) Thanks Melissa!

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  9. Grace Fonseca27 January 2013 at 16:05

    I've heard really good things about Seraphina, besides it has dragons in it. Great haul. Come visit me too.

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    1. Victoria Hooper27 January 2013 at 20:01

      Haha, true, dragons are great! :-) Everyone has been raving about it, so hopefully it will be good!

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  10. trayche27 January 2013 at 16:42

    I've read The Iron King... SO AMAZING!!
    So many of my friends loved Seraphina. I need to read it asap!
    Here's what I got this week.
    http://iloveteenbooks.blogspot.com/2013/01/in-my-mailbox-16.html

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    1. Victoria Hooper27 January 2013 at 20:04

      Hehe, I know, feels like everyone's read and loved Seraphina! :-) The Iron King is awesome!

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  11. Kimberly @ Caffeinated Reviewer27 January 2013 at 17:43

    I will check out the fantasy site, although I only read one or two high fantasy a year. Serpahina does look interesting though..LOL
    Have a delightful week Victoria! The Sunday Post

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    1. Victoria Hooper27 January 2013 at 20:05

      Thanks Kimba! :-) You know, I actually don't read a great amount of high fantasy these days either, should probably seek out more of them - I do love em! :-)

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  12. Anonymous27 January 2013 at 17:55

    I also received Geek Girl this week and I can't wait to read it. Great haul!

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  13. Theta Sigma27 January 2013 at 18:17

    Nice haul.

    I have Geek Girl on my Wish List and I hope to get it when it's released in the UK on Kindle.

    Thank you for visiting my blog.

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    1. Victoria Hooper27 January 2013 at 20:06

      Thanks! :-) Ooh, you should! It's really good so far.

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  14. Anonymous27 January 2013 at 19:04

    Amazing books. I really want to read Geek Girl. Enjoy your reading time.

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    1. Victoria Hooper27 January 2013 at 20:07

      Thanks! :-) Lots of interest in Geek Girl it seems, which is great cos it's really enjoyable so far! :-)

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  15. Unknown27 January 2013 at 19:13

    I have Geek Girl waiting to be read.. it looks so good!
    Great haul :) Thanks for stopping by my Showcase Sunday :)

    ~New follower~
    -Laura
    What's Hot?

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    1. Victoria Hooper27 January 2013 at 20:08

      Thanks Laura, and thanks for the follow! :-) Hope you enjoy Geek Girl as much as I am! :-)

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  16. Unknown27 January 2013 at 19:48

    I have heard such great things about Seraphina but I'm not sure I would like it. I would probably pick it up if I found it cheap somewhere though.


    Here's my Showcase Sunday!

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    1. Victoria Hooper27 January 2013 at 20:09

      Hehe, I know the feeling - when everyone's talking about a book and you're not sure it's your kind of thing but it's got such good praise that you think you should give it a try anyway! Happened to me with a few books, but often you do end up being surprised, which is nice. :-)

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  17. Victoria Hooper27 January 2013 at 20:10

    Thanks Kate! :-D

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  18. Michelle @ In Libris Veritas27 January 2013 at 21:20

    Ooo Seraphina! I've wanted to read that one.I love the idea of the Fantasyland site so I'll have to check it out! Thanks for stopping by my Post and I hope you have a wonderful week Victoria!

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    1. Victoria Hooper27 January 2013 at 21:30

      Thanks Michelle, and thanks for the follow! :-) I am really excited to read Seraphina. Hope you like the Fantasyland site!

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  19. @MelissaJoLynn_27 January 2013 at 21:29

    I read Iron King last year. I hear the rest of the series gets better with each book. Haven't read the other books yet though. One of these days lol. Thanks for stopping by today!

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    1. Victoria Hooper27 January 2013 at 21:32

      Oh good! It's annoying when series go downhill from the first one, which can sometimes happen, though thankfully not very often! Hehe, I have quite a few series that I really need to finish too! :-)

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  20. ellepaulette27 January 2013 at 23:01

    Awesome haul and great update! Happy Reading!

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  21. Anonymous27 January 2013 at 23:33

    Yay for The Iron King! I really loved that book. I hope you'll continue reading the series. The Iron Queen (the third one) is soooo good.

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  22. Unknown28 January 2013 at 00:12

    Nice haul. The Iron Fey is a fantastic series. :) Happy reading.
    Thanks for stopping by.

    Jenea @ Books Live Forever's Sunday Post

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