Stacking The Shelves #10: The Vampire Academy Edition!

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So I'm finally able to feature my VA collection! I've technically had these books for a long time now, but my friends were borrowing them, so I never got the chance to do a STS post on these books! :)

I seriously love these books. :)

I've already read them all, but I'm planning on rereading them maybe in a month or two. :) I haven't read The Golden Lily (gasp, I know) yet, so I'm planning on reading them all together! I'm seriously looking forward to returning to the VA world.

And look! My boxed set is so pretty! :) And I got it cheap at Amazon too! 

Links:

Vampire Academy Graphic Novel: GoodReads | Amazon

Vampire Academy Boxed Set: Amazon 

Vampire Academy: GoodReads

Frostbite: GoodReads

Shadow Kiss: GoodReads

Blood Promise: GoodReads

Spirit Bound: GoodReads | Amazon

And you know what? The hardcover of Spirit Bound is just $2. I kid you not. And I thought buying it at $7 was cheap! And the boxed set is around $23... so if you haven't started reading the series yet even though its been out for ages, then this is the perfect time to! 

So what did you get this week? :)

Jen

Memorable Monday #10

And I'm back with my tenth Memorable Monday! For those who have no clue on what this is, this is a meme hosted by Escape in a Book, where you share a a certain quote that you love- funny, beautiful, or memorable in any way.

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This week, my quote comes from... 

St. Vladimir’s Academy isn’t just any boarding school—it’s a hidden place where vampires are educated in the ways of magic and half-human teens train to protect them. Rose Hathaway is a Dhampir, a bodyguard for her best friend Lissa, a Moroi Vampire Princess. They’ve been on the run, but now they’re being dragged back to St. Vladimir’s—the very place where they’re most in danger...

Rose and Lissa become enmeshed in forbidden romance, the Academy’s ruthless social scene, and unspeakable nighttime rituals. But they must be careful lest the Strigoi—the world’s fiercest and most dangerous vampires—make Lissa one of them forever.

So yeah, this series might have been out for a while now, but I just fell in love with it recently. The summary doesn't even do this book half the justice it deserves!  I picked two quotes for today, both between Rose and Dimitri. So, the first one, which made me snort out loud:

“Wow." I hadn't thought Dimitri could be any cooler, but I was wrong. "You beat up your dad. I mean, that's really horrible...what happened. But, wow. You really are a god." 

He blinked. "What?"

"Uh, nothing.”

And the second one... well, its so sweet. Really. It just made Dimitri all the more swoon worthy. (Though I did think he was a bit of a pedophile, falling for someone 7 years younger than him. Though I think I can look past that one. ;) )

"Because we can't be together." 

"Because of the age thing, right?" I asked. "Because you're my mentor?" 

His fingertip gently wiped away a tear that had escaped down my cheek. "That's part of it," he said. "But also, well, you and I will both be Lissa's guardians someday. I need to protect her at all costs. If a pack of Strigoi come, I need to throw my body between them and her." 

"I know that. Of course that's what you have to do." 

"No. If I let myself love you, I won't throw myself in front of her. I'll throw myself in front of you."

Ooh. Swoon. Its too bad really, that Dimitri's: a.) waaaay older than me, and b.) fictional

Ahem.

So enough of that. What was your quote this week? :)

Jen @ Midnight Book Thief

In My Mailbox #10

In My Mailbox is a weekly meme over at The Story Siren's, where you share what books and other goodies you got. Okay, so I’m still officially on vacation, but the good news? At least I’m gonna have some internet for the time being. So of course, I just couldn’t resist posting an IMM for this week, because I got some really great stuff this week!

So first off, I went shopping for- what else?- books, and managed to snag these books- and got them real cheap too!

I’ve read some pretty crappy anthologies lately, but I’m pretty excited for Kiss Me Deadly, since I recognize some authors from the list. And while I had no plans of reading Hereafter soon, I couldn’t resist buying it- and it’s looking pretty good now! :D 

And Last Sacrifice- ah, I’m reading that book now, and loving it. I just recently fell in love with the Vampire Academy series, and I fell hard. I read the entire thing pretty much at the rate of one book per day- so addicting- but now I’m at the last book and I don’t want it to end! Rose is pretty much the most kickbutt heroine ever, and Dimitri- gosh. If you’re interested, drop by tomorrow, because there’s gonna be some swooning involved over that guy. ;) 

And Illuminate! I was pretty ecstatic when I won the swag bag giveaway Aimee had held, and I love love love it! Aimee is the best, and I can’t wait to dive into Illuminate- and check out all the pretty swag I got! :D (Except for the Iron Fey bookmark. That- well, I got it some other way. I’m not so sure you’d wanna know. :P)

So that's it for this week. What did you get this week?

Jen @ Midnight Book Thief