New Books
Wow, this is the biggest my haul has been in a while! These are all my new books from the last two weeks or so.
Second Star by Alyssa B. Sheinmel
Goodreads
Daughter of Smoke & Bone by Laini Taylor
Goodreads
Sunrise by Mike Mullin
Goodreads
On the Fence by Kasie West
Goodreads
Renegade by Debra Driza
Goodreads
Dangerous by Shannon Hale
Goodreads
Plus One by Elizabeth Fama
Goodreads
Cress by Marissa Meyer
Goodreads
The Archived Victoria Schwab
Goodreads
New Battlestation!
I’m starting to officially move in with Coding God, so I’ve been bringing a bunch of my stuff over. Last weekend we tackled The PC! This meant I had to buy a desk (still waiting on a chair). But we actually had to take the train from Cambridge to London (where my PC was), then carry the PC and two monitors back on the train to Cambridge! Poor Coding God’s arms are still aching! (He did all the tough bits.)
But now we’ve got a pretty sweet setup (minus one chair):
Request books from indie authors
I have launched the latest feature on BookBlogging.net. Now self-published authors can upload review copies of their books onto the site, and bloggers can request access. Think like NetGalley but for self-published authors! Check out the information page to learn more. And be sure to spread the word to your indie author friends so we can start getting some books on there!
New giveaway directory
Want to help spread the word about your giveaways? List them in the brand new giveaway directory on BookBlogging.net:
Search terms from January
Here are a few interesting, weird, and/or quirky search terms that led people to my blog in January:
- descriptive sex scenes in books
- divergent sucks
- what do i want to be when i grow up
- do publishers want bad reviews
- helping people too much
- love you don’t mind
- real katy evans weird review
- site:nosegraze.com drug — someone specifically searched through my site for the word “drug”??
- wallbanger alice clayton sex scenes
- a picture of a angel in natural form
- a poster of text features of weekends are better than weekdays
- bird surprised
- book feeler
- books making banners
- crow of midnight hot scene
- does my ex still like me if she accepts my friend request
- entwined with you what type of sex
- erotic nose
- gfc how to stop people from unsubscribing — sounds malicious!
- give me the reason why i accept your friend request
- guns
- hot american girl moving to london
- how can drowning
- i can be shy and awkward but still manage to talk to people when they strike up a conversation with me
- i will read books sometime later
I LOLed when I saw the search terms leading to your site, especially ‘erotic nose’. hahaha. So happy for you and Coding God finally settling in your own place, and growing your own business. Wishing you both all the best of luck!
Yeah, erotic noses is so funny! π
Thank you!
Omg Crow of Midnight sex scene xD I’m trying to imagine the kind of book that would be about! LOL.
Woah! The set-up looks amazing π
Hahaha I know, right!
Lmao, your search terms! “does my ex still like me if she accepts my friend request” hahahaa at least I know where to go for relationship advice now, right? ;D
Your battlestation looks awesome!! I need to get me a nice new chair, but I’m too cheap *sighs*
DAUGHTER OF SMOKE AND BONE! I love that one, I hope you do too! I love that cover for Plus One, but I thought her other book was awful so I don’t know if I want to read it or not yet. I also need to get to Mila 2.0…I’ve been putting it off forever, and it’s a review book! I don’t know why…
Thanks!! I’m really excited about my new chair, but it won’t arrive for like 8 weeks. π It should be epic though. At least it better be because it was damn expensive! LOL.
Ohh bummer that you didn’t like her other book D: Now I’m worried! Such a cool cover though.
I’m quite taken with your double monitors! I have a coding god of my own who used to do that but after two years of traveling and a house move, he’s stuck with the Giant Laptop That Crashes for now. Happy nest-making!
Aww bummer about the laptop! I can’t imagine ever *not* using two monitors! It’s so hard to go back to just one after you’ve had two.
warning because my comment is going to suck capitalization-wise because i still don’t have internet and have to comment via my phone:
omg i got on the fence and mila 2.0 renegade as well and i am SO excited to start it! second star looks good as well and i’m jealous of cress because everyone has been raving about how good it is. and i’m loving the battle station!
I’ve heard that On the Fence is amazing!!! Squee!
Cress is AMAZING! I love that series so much I’m going to be so upset when it’s over. I read The Littlest Android last night and really enjoyed it! And The Archived, ACK!!!! Victoria is one of my favorite writers for sure! And she’s SO sweet! Enjoy your books and cool battle station! My STS: http://www.thecovercontessa.com/2014/02/staking-shelves-6.html?showComment=1391870775193#c4706514969155292370
I love the series too! I never want it to end!
Nice haul of books. I can only imagine what Coding God’s Arms felt like. Yet it looks like it was all worth it. Enjoy your weekend.
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The battlestation looks great! The cover from Plus one is pretty, I loved Cress and I’m interested in Second star. Happy reading :D!
Your battlestation is *sigh* so freaking awesome and I had to drag myself away from staring at it to write it and omg you are so lucky because just looking at it gets me all excited! π Good luck with the moving in and the wedding! I’m so happy for you both <3
LOL your search terms! 'Erotic nose' is probably the funniest!
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Thank you! π
Fantastic haul. I am reading Days of Blood and Starlight (book 2 of Daughter of Smoke and Bone), and I am loving it.
Love the battlestation! I don’t play PC games (well, not since like 1999 haha), but my husband and I have an XBOX/PlayStation setup in both the living room and office, so I feel ya there. ;]
Also, love the “indie author NetGalley” for BookBlogging.net! I’m gonna go peruse it now! You’re doing some really outstanding things with BB.net. π
Wow, you’ve got a lot of great books. Looking forward to your thoughts on The Archived and Daughter of Smoke and Bone, those have been on my wish list for a while.
“GFC how to stop people from unsubscribing” that’s a bit disturbing. Thanks for sharing those, they were hilarious! π
I am backing away slowly from those search terms. I mean, you’re a helpful innocent book blog and those search terms are just… icky.
Great haul! I got declined for Second Star but I’m very excited for On the Fence! <33
Daughter of Smoke and Bone is one of my favorite series (I can’t wait for the conclusion!) I also got On the Fence this week.
Your new battle station is awesome!
You’ve had a busy week! Luckily I got a paperback this last week (a prize from an internet contest) because we were without power for oh, 5 days or so? Actually, I got two copies of the book, sent on two different days. Hubby said, “E-bay!” I said, “Re-giveaway!” :O)
Love the giveaway directory. I really hope Renegade and On the Fence are good. Have you not read Daughter of Smoke and Bone? OMG.
So far I’ve heard really good things about On the Fence! (Not that I expected anything less from Kasie West ♥)
*snickers* “site:nosegraze.com drug”??! Are you launching something new there? XD Oh gosh, there are some seriously random people in the world. And that’s a super cool computer set up! But, in all seriousness…have you got enough computers? Sure you don’t need a few more? Hehe. I love the haul! I hope you like Cress. It’s been one of my favourite reads of the year. π
My StS!
Bahaha. Seriously I have no idea who would search my site for that LOL.
I love your battle station, it looks like my setup at home next to the BF! Great haul this week, you got some lovely books like CRESS and Mila 2.0. HILARIOUS search terms, how does that happen? lol
Lots of great reads. That gaming set up up is sweet.
First of all congratulations to you and Coding God. Did I mention how excited I am for you? Your workstation setup is AWESOME. I got On The Fence as well. Super excited about it. Kasie West is just awesome and I love her books. So excited that you got Second Star. I HOPE it’s awesome. You better tell me.
Happy reading!
I’m still waiting for my copy of Cress to arrive! π I loved The Archived and On the Fence!
I got Cress and The Archived! I want Second Star so bad. <3 I love Peter Pan and Peter Pan related books. (:
And wow. Those are some…interesting search terms…I mean…wow. Okay. xD
And holy crap. You use THAT MANY COMPUTERS? AND LAPTOP? AND JUST? Wow. Okay. Wow. xD