Thursday, March 12, 2015

2015 Book Haul #2


Stacking the Shelves is a meme hosted by Tynga's Reviews. I get to show off all the books I’ve gotten recently.

I got a giant box of books in the mail. Here’s what I’ll be reading over the next few weeks. I've already started on some of them.



The Dark Tower Series – Stephen King



The Dark Tower series tells the story of Roland Deschain, Mid-World’s last gunslinger, who is traveling southeast across Mid-World’s post-apocalyptic landscape, searching for the powerful but elusive magical edifice known as The Dark Tower. Located in the fey region of End-World, amid a sea of singing red roses, the Dark Tower is the nexus point of the time-space continuum. It is the heart of all worlds, but it is also under threat. Someone, or something, is using the evil technology of the Great Old Ones to destroy it. 
In Roland’s where and when, the world has already begun to move on. Time and direction are in drift, and the fabric of reality is fraying. However, things are about to get much worse. The six invisible magnetic Beams, which maintain the alignment of time, space, size, and dimension, are weakening. Because of this, the Tower itself is foundering. Unless Roland can find a way to save the Beams and stabilize the Tower, all of reality will blink out of existence. 
Inspired in equal parts by Robert Browning’s poem, “Childe Roland to the Dark Tower Came,” J.R.R. Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings, and Sergio Leone’s spaghetti Western classics, The Dark Tower series is an epic of Arthurian proportions. It is Stephen King’s magnum opus, and is the center of his amazing creative universe.



Cinder – Marissa Meyer



Humans and androids crowd the raucous streets of New Beijing. A deadly plague ravages the population. From space, a ruthless lunar people watch, waiting to make their move. No one knows that Earth’s fate hinges on one girl.

Cinder, a gifted mechanic, is a cyborg. She’s a second-class citizen with a mysterious past, reviled by her stepmother and blamed for her stepsister’s illness. But when her life becomes intertwined with the handsome Prince Kai’s, she suddenly finds herself at the center of an intergalactic struggle, and a forbidden attraction. Caught between duty and freedom, loyalty and betrayal, she must uncover secrets about her past in order to protect her world’s future.



Gone Girl – Gillian Flynn


On a warm summer morning in North Carthage, Missouri, it is Nick and Amy Dunne's fifth wedding anniversary. Presents are being wrapped and reservations are being made when Nick's clever and beautiful wife disappears from their rented McMansion on the Mississippi River. Husband-of-the-Year Nick isn't doing himself any favors with cringe-worthy daydreams about the slope and shape of his wife's head, but passages from Amy's diary reveal the alpha-girl perfectionist could have put anyone dangerously on edge. Under mounting pressure from the police and the media—as well as Amy's fiercely doting parents—the town golden boy parades an endless series of lies, deceits, and inappropriate behavior. Nick is oddly evasive, and he's definitely bitter—but is he really a killer?

As the cops close in, every couple in town is soon wondering how well they know the one that they love. With his twin sister, Margo, at his side, Nick stands by his innocence. Trouble is, if Nick didn't do it, where is that beautiful wife? And what was in that silvery gift box hidden in the back of her bedroom closet?




Landline – Rainbow Rowell



Georgie McCool knows her marriage is in trouble; it has been in trouble for a long time. She still loves her husband, Neal, and Neal still loves her, deeply — but that almost seems beside the point now. 
Maybe that was always beside the point. 
Two days before they’re supposed to visit Neal’s family in Omaha for Christmas, Georgie tells Neal that she can’t go. She’s a TV writer, and something’s come up on her show; she has to stay in Los Angeles. She knows that Neal will be upset with her — Neal is always a little upset with Georgie — but she doesn't expect him to pack up the kids and go home without her. 
When her husband and the kids leave for the airport, Georgie wonders if she’s finally done it. If she’s ruined everything. 
That night, Georgie discovers a way to communicate with Neal in the past. It’s not time travel, not exactly, but she feels like she’s been given an opportunity to fix her marriage before it starts . . . 
Is that what she’s supposed to do? 
Or would Georgie and Neal be better off if their marriage never happened?



Not A Drop To Drink – Mindy McGinnis



Regret was for people with nothing to defend, people who had no water. 
Lynn knows every threat to her pond: drought, a snowless winter, coyotes, and, most importantly, people looking for a drink. She makes sure anyone who comes near the pond leaves thirsty, or doesn't leave at all. 
Confident in her own abilities, Lynn has no use for the world beyond the nearby fields and forest. Having a life means dedicating it to survival, and the constant work of gathering wood and water. Having a pond requires the fortitude to protect it, something Mother taught her well during their quiet hours on the rooftop, rifles in hand. 
But wisps of smoke on the horizon mean one thing: strangers. The mysterious footprints by the pond, nighttime threats, and gunshots make it all too clear Lynn has exactly what they want, and they won’t stop until they get it . . . . 
With evocative, spare language and incredible drama, danger, and romance, debut author Mindy McGinnis depicts one girl’s journey in a barren world not so different than our own.







10 comments:

  1. Landline is such a cute read!! I wouldn't say that I enjoyed it as much as Fangirl or Eleanor and Park, but it IS lovely, all the same. And Cinder is pretty good too (the series gets so much stronger after book one, so you should definitely work through it!!).
    Beth x
    www.thequietpeople.com

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  2. I love Cinder and Gone Girl! For entirely different reasons obviously. I keep meaning to read more King, especially his Dark Tower series. There are just so many books to read!

    Cayt @ Vicarious Caytastrophe

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  3. Nice haul! Cinder was pretty good! And I still need to read Not a Drop to Drink!

    My book haul won't up until Sunday, but stop by if you can!

    Have a GREAT day!

    Old Follower :)

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  4. I haven't read any of these, but I Cinder is on my tbr pile! I heard that it's pretty good, so maybe you'll enjoy it too. Happy reading!

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  5. Cinder is great. I've got Not a Drop to Drink on my TBR...I've heard lots of good things. Thanks for stopping by!

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  6. Great Haul - hope you enjoy reading them! Thanks for stopping by earlier.
    Diane @ Diane's Book Blog

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  7. Great haul! Cinder is such an awesome book. I've heard pretty great things about Landline but I haven't read it yet. I hope you enjoy your books! :)
    Krystianna @ Downright Dystopian

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  8. I absolutely ADORE Cinder!! It's such an incredible series and they just keep getting better and better. xD And omg, Not a Drop To Drink is amazing. I haven't read the companion book yet, though, but afjdaklsd it is so so good.
    My Stacking the Shelves!

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  9. Cinder and Gone Girl are good ones! Happy reading :-)
    here's my STS

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  10. Nice haul!! I loved Cinder, hope you do too :)

    ~Cari @ My Addiction: Books

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