Stacking the Shelves--The Ups & Downs Edition

 

Stacking the Shelves is all about sharing the books you are adding to your shelves, may it be physical or virtual. This means you can include books you buy in physical store or online, books you borrow from friends or the library, review books, gifts, and of course ebooks! The meme is now hosted by Reading Reality.

Well, it was another week! I kicked it off by driving a little under 5 hours to Nashville to see Brynne Weaver. It was while I was in line that I learned that it wasn't a signing styled event and no books were going to be signed. Which kind of stunk as I had my first edition Tourist Season that I would've liked to had signed, but no dice. Then Monday night I went to see K.A. Linde which was nice! She was a riot and I loved hearing her stories. I met her last year in Kansas City when I had holiday off right at the day of her signing, so it worked out then! Lol. Work was a bit stressful as there was talk of potential layoffs happening again and they were essentially seeking volunteers to leave the company. I guess for those who might be closer to retirement or such? I don't know. Since I am still in my working years it's causing me stress. Add to that and a recent deletion of an email "rule" basically unfiled every single email from the last year and restored them to my inbox caused me more grief. There was no "undoing" that change and after filing away emails through I think April, I had to call it quits and delete the rest. It was just too many to handle. SO naturally, after that, I am getting emails about issues dating back to January and December...which those emails are now gone. So yeah. Fun times all around. The search for a house is now at something of a pause? I don't know, every time I feel like I am getting closer life throws me a curveball that knocks me out of the game. Really hoping to catch a break one of these days that can actually be a break and not something intended to break me.

But onto the best parts of the week:

Kill the Beast by Serra Swift
Royal Vengeance by Aimee Carter
A Cursed Son by Day Leitao--I participated in Day's Kickstarter to get these gorgeous editions. I initially saw the first book with the edges thinking that was the norm, but learned otherwise. Then time was on my side as almost right after that she had a new Kickstarter to get the third book in that treatment but you could also buy the first two in that vein, so that's what I did!
A Traitor Sister by Day Leitao
A Devious Brother by Day Leitao
The Raven at the Ash Door by K.A. Linde--SIGNED!
Harvest Season by Brynne Weaver--SIGNED BAM edition!

Then I got this month's Fairy Loot YA book. This was one I remembered being the FL pick but when I saw the standard US edition, I had to have that too. So yeah, two copies again, but that shouldn't really surprise anyone by now! Lol. Won't share the book itself as per usual, but here's my stand-in pic as per usual too! Lol.

And then I also got this fun hat at the Brynne Weaver signing that was included with the ticket! That was a fun surprise after my somewhat disappointment in learning that she wasn't signing books. Still not sure how I missed that memo when everyone else seemed to have gotten it. But that's what I get for buying my ticket lickety split without reading any fine print! Lol. My paperbacks weren't first print editions this time around, so I may have decided to treat myself to an upgrade. So leaving with only 1 unsigned book wasn't a big travesty, but let's just say that if BAM had had their sprayed edges hardcover for book 1, I would've spent a lot more money! Lol.

And that was it for me this week! Hoping things will get better in the coming week, but honestly, with these potential layoffs coming at work, I don't really know when the "you're safe" period will come around and I can breathe again. Until then I feel like I'm hanging off the precipice.