Saturday, 28 February 2015

Stacking the Shelves #73


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I've been really tired this week but I've still been able to read quite a bit, as well as seeing a couple of matches from the Cricket World Cup, some cross country skiing on Eurosport, some darts and a couple of old favourite films. Not a bad week!  I just need to get a few nights of decent sleep. Last night sleep was disrupted by dreams about a bombing and a zombie apocalypse. Hmmm I can't imagine WHY I had that kind of dream...can't be anything to do with all the zombie books I've picked up recently...

This week's haul covers more of those zombie books that I got in the splurge two weeks ago and didn't want to put them into one big megapost! I read the first book in the Deadlocked series and enjoyed it so I was pleased to get most of the set for a serious bargain price! I don't usually pick up serial novels but the price was right...I just need to get my hands on the final book! I have already given up on Starship Troopers-nothing like the film and full of longwinded sci-fi descriptions that I didn't get. I read Z Minus 1 last night and it is the worst zombie book I've ever read with the worst MC ever. I'm so glad I didn't pay for that crap! Zombie University was free earlier this week on Amazon so I grabbed it and got hold of the other two books in the Sophie Littlefield trilogy. I haven't read any of the series but I got book one as a gift last year so picking up the rest of the series was good.

The bought books are all ones that I was anxious to get. I love reading about the Deadliest Catch captains, I really enjoyed The Testing and had to buy the rest of the series, and who can ever resist a killer Sasquatch?

DOWNLOADS:




 https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13575187-deadlocked-4
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/15724310-aftermath
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16136514-uprising

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17726278-legacies
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17214.Starship_Troopers
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23941832-z-minus-1 

 https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/24081558-zombie-university---the-complete-series
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10322436-rebirth
 https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12109352-horizon

BOUGHT:  


https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17572136-giving-the-finger
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/20104361-independent-study 
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/21372525-graduation-day 


https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1055784.The_Shadowkiller
  
 
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31 comments:

  1. Anonymous28 February 2015 at 12:20

    Aw, shame you didn't like Starship Troopers -- not that I'm a big Heinlein fan, I've only read one of his books, but he is a classic SF author. Ah well, looks like you have plenty of other books to keep you busy!

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    1. chucklesthescot1 March 2015 at 10:30

      I kind of knew I wasn't going to like it when other readers said it was nothing like the film but I had to try it anyway. I was able to get it free so no harm done to the bank balance!

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  2. Melliane28 February 2015 at 13:31

    I've only heard about Rebirth I confess but I don't remember the reviews about it. The others are all new to me so I hope you'll enjoy them. Happy reading!

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    1. chucklesthescot1 March 2015 at 10:31

      I got the first in the series as a paperback gift so grabbing these two ebooks might persuade me to finally get the series read! I'm pretty pleased with my reading this year and I'm way ahead of schedule.

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  3. ChrissiReads28 February 2015 at 16:14

    I have to admit, I haven't read many zombie books! I hope you enjoy these though. Thanks for stopping by my blog!

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    1. chucklesthescot1 March 2015 at 10:33

      Z Minus 1 was utter crud-I HATED it! It's not often that I DNF a short story but that was zombie crap!

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  4. michellesminions28 February 2015 at 17:25

    Well, it sounds like you had a fun week...well, except for the whole Zombie Apocalypse thing, lol. At least you know why though! Nice haul! Have a great weekend! happy reading!

    Michelle @ MIchelle's Minions

    My StS

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    1. chucklesthescot1 March 2015 at 10:38

      I would never survive the zombie apocalypse! I'm just a bit too useless!

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  5. Bob/Sally28 February 2015 at 19:57

    Yeah, Starship Troppers is nothing like the film. I think both are good at what they do, but theyre' very different breeds of alien bug.

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    1. chucklesthescot1 March 2015 at 10:39

      I've never watched the sequel fils...I might give them a try and see what they're like. But the first one is certainly one of my favourite films in the genre.

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  6. Barb28 February 2015 at 20:17

    Zombie University looks interesting. Might have to check it out.

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    1. chucklesthescot1 March 2015 at 10:39

      Hopefully it will still be free on Amazon for you to grab!

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  7. Lola28 February 2015 at 21:28

    You seem to be on a zombie book mood! I've only read a few books with zombies in them as I am not a fan of zombies in general. They are gross and blegh. I hope you'll enjoy your new books!

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    1. chucklesthescot1 March 2015 at 10:41

      Yeah there just suddenly seemed to be a lot of free zombie books around and I thought 'I'll just have those'. Hopefully my planned horror month for March will clear some of that from the shelves...

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  8. Christy @ Novel Ink1 March 2015 at 03:29

    I may have to check out the Deadlocked books, I love zombies :)

    I hope you enjoy all of your new books!

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    1. chucklesthescot1 March 2015 at 10:43

      I certainly liked the first part when I read it over a year ago. I'm hoping the rest of the series is as good but I can't find the final part cheap yet. I'll probably hang off reading it until I get that.

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  9. Krystianna1 March 2015 at 03:50

    Great haul! I have heard awesome things about The Testing series. I hope you enjoy them and have a great week! :)
    Krystianna @ Downright Dystopian

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    1. chucklesthescot1 March 2015 at 10:44

      I really liked The Testing! I REALLY want to see it being made into a film as I think it has real potential. I'm looking forward to reading the rest of the series now!

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  10. CG @ Paper Fury1 March 2015 at 08:39

    Ooh, so many zombies. XD I have not read nearly enough zombie books, although I find it's not a raging genre for YA so much? I really really loved The Girl With All the Gifts though. Totally was one of my TOP reads of last year. xD
    Thanks for stopping by @ Paper Fury!

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    1. chucklesthescot1 March 2015 at 10:47

      I know it's hard for authors to do anything different with zombies but having similar plots each time doesn't bother me if they are all well written. The book you recommended certainly has a different take on zombies and that might be worth investigating...Thanks!

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  11. chucklesthescot1 March 2015 at 10:32

    Thanks! March is going to be horror month so I'm planning some vampires and zombies!

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  12. Natalie @Natflix&Books1 March 2015 at 21:45

    It's funny how the books we read bleed into our dreams. Dreaming about zombies and bombings sound stressful, though! I hope you love your new reads!

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    1. chucklesthescot2 March 2015 at 15:03

      It was a pretty stressful dream! I haven't slept great all week so I'll blame all these zombie books...

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  13. LoveOfBooks1 March 2015 at 23:20

    lol - Yeah, sometimes what I read impacts my dreams. Including the zombies. I love it though. Hope you a great week.

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    1. chucklesthescot2 March 2015 at 15:04

      This one had a mad scientist who kept injecting me with the zombie virus and getting angry when I didn't turn! Weird things happen in my head even when I'm awake never mind zombie dreams...

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  14. Melissa (My World...in words and pages)2 March 2015 at 00:37

    You were still busy this week. lol. Great to hear. I feel like a slacker next to you these days. Glad you are doing well in books and all. :) Hope you enjoy your new reads.

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    1. chucklesthescot2 March 2015 at 15:04

      I'm making the most of the motivation while it lasts!

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  15. Jennifer @ Bad Bird Reads2 March 2015 at 02:09

    Yay for zombie books. I need to get on the zombie train again.

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    1. chucklesthescot2 March 2015 at 15:05

      I should get some good zombie fun this month!

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  16. Bookish5 March 2015 at 10:54

    Great haul of books! Glad to see I'm not the only one who can go totally over the top sometimes! I haven't read any decent zombie novels (or vampire, actually) in a while so going to check all of these out.

    Happy reading :)

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    1. chucklesthescot5 March 2015 at 13:56

      The good thing is that I didn't spend much money on them...there are lots of free and bargain zombies on Amazon which is good!

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