Stacking the Shelves (12)

Stacking the Shelves is a weekly meme hosted by Tynga's Reviews in which bloggers share the books they stacked their shelves with during the week!

Oh, my dear blog. How I've neglected you! Sorry about the lack of posts recently, followers. This week was the first week back at school and, although I'm not in school, it has been hectic. A few of my best friends moved back in town and so I've been spending lots of time hanging out with them, and helping them move furniture! I planned on making Wednesday my "catch up on blogging" day but was woken up from a bad sleep to no electricity and a foggy brain. So, yeah. Blogging has sadly been pushed aside. I'm trying my best to catch up, so hopefully I'll have lots to post in the coming weeks! 

Well, to get to the point of this post, here are the books I got this week!
 

Gifted:

- Girl of Nightmares (Anna #2) by Kendare Blake (Big thanks to Lucy over at Moonlight Gleam's Bookshelf for this belated birthday gift!)

Bought:

- Defiance (Defiance #1) by C. J. Redwine
- Carnival of Souls by Melissa Marr (for the Smart Chicks signing! More on that later this week)
- The Calling (Darkness Rising #2) by Kelley Armstrong (again for the signing!)
- Rage Within (Dark Inside #2) by Jeyn Roberts

Swag:

- Breathless Reads bookmark (found this at my local Chapters!) 

What did you stack your shelf with this week?

- Ciara (Lost at Midnight)

Waiting on Wednesday (18): Defiance by C. J. Redwine

Waiting On Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Jill over at Breaking the Spine, in which bloggers talk about the books they are most eager for!

This week's pick: Defiance (Defiance #1) by C. J. Redwine

Publisher: Balzer & Bray

Release Date: August 28th, 2012

Within the walls of Baalboden, beneath the shadow of the city’s brutal leader, Rachel Adams has a secret. While other girls sew dresses, host dinner parties, and obey their male Protectors, Rachel knows how to survive in the wilderness and deftly wield a sword. When her father, Jared, fails to return from a courier mission and is declared dead, the Commander assigns Rachel a new Protector, her father’s apprentice, Logan—the same boy Rachel declared her love for two years ago, and the same boy who handed her heart right back to her. Left with nothing but fierce belief in her father’s survival, Rachel decides to escape and find him herself. But treason against the Commander carries a heavy price, and what awaits her in the Wasteland could destroy her.

At nineteen, Logan McEntire is many things. Orphan. Outcast. Inventor. As apprentice to the city’s top courier, Logan is focused on learning his trade so he can escape the tyranny of Baalboden. But his plan never included being responsible for his mentor’s impulsive daughter. Logan is determined to protect her, but when his escape plan goes wrong and Rachel pays the price, he realizes he has more at stake than disappointing Jared.

As Rachel and Logan battle their way through the Wasteland, stalked by a monster that can’t be killed and an army of assassins out for blood, they discover romance, heartbreak, and a truth that will incite a war decades in the making. (Summary from Goodreads) 

Uh, yeah. This sounds like awesome sauce in book form.

This books has been getting a lot of positive buzz around the book community, and I've been looking forward to it ever since I heard the description. It sounds like a very unique and intriguing story and I cannot wait to get my hands on a copy! A strong heroine, a dark love interesting and tons of action and suspense, I mean, I can't ask for much more!

What books are you waiting on this week?

- Ciara who is lost at midnight