Stacking the Shelves: The Dark Endeavors of Cursed Nachtgeister

Stacking the Shelves is a weekly meme hosted by Tynga's Reviews to showcase all the books we got in the past week. Those can be bought, won, gifted, for review, borrowed, print or ebooks... no matter, just share what you got :)


After having only one book to account for last week, I've got a much bigger load this time around and they all look awesome!!


For the book tour

Surface, by Tiffany Daune
Landlocked, by Tiffany Daune

I'm really excited for this series because it's about sirens, and that's something I've barely read about in YA! Plus, who could resist these covers?!


Won / bought / borrowed

Nachtgeister (Nightlife), by Rob Thurman
This Dark Endeavor, by Kenneth Oppel
The Beautiful and the Cursed, by Page Morgan
The 5th Wave, by Rick Yancey
The Name of the Wind, by Patrick Rothfuss
The Wise Man's Fear, by Patrick Rothfuss

I won The 5th Wave in a giveaway by Jasprit from The Reader's Den - thanks again! I've read nothing but great reviews so I'm curious about how I'll like it.
I borrowed the Patrick Rothfuss books from one of my BFFs and she loved book 1 so much that she ordered the second one before she even finished reading. I'll have to read those soon because she's itching to discuss them ;)
I've wanted This Dark Endeavor for a while because I love the idea of a Frankenstein prequel!! And The Beautiful and the Cursed was one of my most anticipated debuts of the year! I've already read  and loved it :) Now I'm pining for book 2 *sigh*
I bought Nachgeister (literally it would translate to 'ghosts of the night' - one of the rare occasions where I prefer the German title to the original one) on a whim today. A book/DVD/CD store in a town near me is closing down so now everything's 40-50% off. I remember spotting this in another store and loving the description but I wanted to buy it in English. Stupid me forgot the original title and author though so that never happened... I love the German cover and I hope I'll enjoy the book despite my usual dislike of translations.


Finally, a free (last weekend) eNovella

Shadow, by Amanda Sun

I really liked her novel Ink, and getting a glimpse at the main characters' life before should be interesting :)

So, that's it. I also got a couple awesome CDs and DVDs this week but those have no place here ;) What do you think of my haul, and what spoils did you carry home this week?

Waiting on Wednesday: Carniepunk!

Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Jill at Breaking The Spine to spotlight upcoming book releases that we're excited for.


This week's pick:

Release date: July 23, 2013
Publisher: Gallery Books
Format: Paperback, 448 pages

Goodreads description:
A star-studded urban fantasy anthology featuring bestselling authors Rachel Caine, Rob Thurman, Seanan McGuire, Jennifer Estep, and Kevin Hearne, whose stories explore the creepy, mysterious, and, yes, sometimes magical world of traveling carnivals.

The traveling carnival is a leftover of a bygone era, a curiosity lurking on the outskirts of town. It is a place of contradictions—the bright lights mask the peeling paint; a carnie in greasy overalls slinks away from the direction of the Barker’s seductive call. It is a place of illusion—is that woman’s beard real? How can she live locked in that watery box?

And while many are tricked by sleight of hand, there are hints of something truly magical going on. One must remain alert and learn quickly the unwritten rules of this dark show. To beat the carnival, one had better have either a whole lot of luck or a whole lot of guns—or maybe some magic of one’s own.

Featuring stories grotesque and comical, outrageous and action-packed, Carniepunk is the first anthology to channel the energy and attitude of urban fantasy into the bizarre world of creaking machinery, twisted myths, and vivid new magic. 

I love anthologies, and I really can't wait for this one! Great authors, some I know and some whose stories I've wanted to read for a while but haven't had the chance. The carnival setting is just awesome, there is so much story potential in it and it can go so many different ways!
Have you heard of Carniepunk before? What are you waiting for this Wednesday?