Melissa Lee's Many Reads : Stacking the Shelves

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Sunday, June 5, 2016

Sunday Wrap-up: June 5, 2016

Welcome to the first weekend of June! I don't have a whole lot to share with you in terms of offline ramblings other than this one picture:

A photo posted by Melissa Lee (@melissaleesmanyreads) on Jun 2, 2016 at 12:14pm PDT

SO yummy! Moving on..

My Reading Progress

Despite being somewhat busy this week, I made great progress with my reading.

Books Completed

My partner and I continued on to the second Percy Jackson book in audio format. We both enjoyed it, although I wasn't as wrapped up in the story as I was when listening to the first book. I gave it a 3-3.5 rating.

I plowed through this chunker of a book. I just couldn't put it down. I gave it a 4/5 rating and I'm looking forward to reading the second book in the Robert Langdon series.

Stacking the Shelves

Here are some books I have recently added to my TBR:

From the Library:

The Melody Lingers On by Mary Higgins Clark

Sent for Review:

1971- Never a Dull Moment by David Hepworth

(Thank you to Henry Holt and Co.)

From this Moment by Elizabeth Camden
(Thank you Bethany House)

Edelweiss:

The Bookshop on the Corner by Jenny Colgan

Coming Up This Week:

Wednesday: Book Review: Banished From Our Home: The Acadian Diary of Angelique Richard by Sharon Stewart RATING: 4/5

Friday: Book Review: The Color Purple by Alice Walker RATING: 4/5

And that's all for this wrap-up. I hope you all had a wonderful weekend!

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Friday, May 6, 2016

Latest Additions (April 2016)

Today I wanted to share the latest books I have added to my collection during the month of April.

Earlier in the month I got an e-mail from Kobo with a $5 credit to my account to buy whatever I liked on their website. Here are the two books I chose:

I have added several free books to my Kindle for PC:

And last but not least a book I have been anticipating for a year now..

I've been eagerly awaiting the release of this book ever since I read The Imposter last year. #theimposter #revell #bookstagram #bookblogger #suzannewoodsfisher #amishfiction

A photo posted by Melissa Lee (@melissaleesmanyreads) on Apr 29, 2016 at 1:13pm PDT

Monday, February 29, 2016

Sunday Wrap-up: February 28, 2016 and Small Book Haul

Hello everyone,
Well its the end of February already! Had another boring week on my end, but tonight I did have an enjoyable time. I went out for a nice dinner at one of my favourite Irish restaurants to celebrate my birthday. An early birthday celebration actually. I turn 29 on Tuesday (March 1). The last year of my 20's! YIKES!

I am currently participating in a Spring Break Read-a-thon, along with my fellow members of the Goodreads group Bookworm Bitches. I am keeping track of my progress on this master post. So far I am happy with my progress, although it has kind of took a side track due to today's busyness.

After dinner tonight I took an unplanned visit to Chapters. And well I couldn't walk out without buying anything.

Here are the new additions to my shelves:

Small February book haul. Dear Canada: No Safe Harbour by Julie Lawson The Gift of Friendship by Dawn Camp The Selection Boxset: The Selection. The Elite. The One by Kiera Cass Click the link in my bio for my most recent blog posts. #bookstagram #bookhaul #bookblogger. #theselection #canadianbooks #revell

A photo posted by Melissa Lee (@melissaleesmanyreads) on Feb 28, 2016 at 6:59pm PST

And a closer look..

Dear Canada: No Safe Harbour: The Halifax Explosion, Diary of Charlotte Blackburn, Halifax Nova Scotia, 1917 by Julie Lawson
The Gift of Friendship: Stories that Celebrate the Beauty of Shared Moments. Edited by Dawn Camp NOTE: I would like to thank the publisher Revell for sending my this book for review.
The Selection Series Boxset: The Selection/The Elite/The One by Kiera Cass

I also added the following ebooks to my TBR:

The Red Door Inn (Prince Edward Island Dreams #1) by Liz Johnson NOTE: Once again thank you Revell for sending me a copy of this book for review.
The Munich Girl: A Novel of the Legacies That Outlast War by Phyllis Edgerly Ring NOTE: Thank you to the author for sending me this book to review.

Reading Progress

Books Completed:

The Mapmaker's Children by Sarah McCoy (Rating: 4/5)
The Secret of the Old Clock (Nancy Drew #1) by Carolyn Keene. Narrated by Laura Linney (Rating: 3/5)

Upcoming Posts:

Tuesday: Book Review: TLC Blog Tour: The Mapmaker's Children by Sarah McCoy

Wednesday: Monthly Wrap-up: February 2016

Thursday: Book Review: Minor: Volume One (The Journals of Meghan McDonnell Book 1) by Meghan McDonnell

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Monday, January 25, 2016

Sunday Wrap-up: January 24 2016

It was a very bitter sweet week for me. I helped my parents move and said goodbye to my childhood home. We have a lifetime of memories in the old house, so it was very hard to let it go. However I am so happy for my parents and their new home is beautiful. I'm sure we will have many happy memories there as well.

As I helped them pack up, I couldn't help but think of the song The House that Built Me by Miranda Lambert..

"And I bet you didn't know, under that live oak my favourite dog is burried in the yard"

"...won't take nothing but a memory from the house that built me."

It will get easier I'm sure, but right now I'm just sad.

One of my favourite rooms in their new house is in the basement:

Warm by the fire at the new house. #cozy #canadianwinter #readingspot

A photo posted by Melissa Lee (@melissaleesmanyreads) on Jan 23, 2016 at 1:58pm PST

I can't wait to curl up beside the fire with a good book.