Monthly Refresh: February 2018

Here are all of the posts I made in February 2018!

Anticipated March 2018 Releases!

Here are some books that will be released in March.

Happy Book Birthday! (February 27, 2018)

‘Heart of Iron’ By: Ashley Poston (Balzer + Bray) Official Synopsis: Seventeen-year-old Ana is a scoundrel by nurture and an outlaw by nature. Found as a child drifting through space with a sentient android called D09, Ana was saved by a fearsome space captain and the grizzled crew she now calls family. But D09—one of […]

Favorite Childhood Books: Part One

Contrary to what the title might suggest, each of these posts about my favorite books from my childhood will only feature one book. One book that I haven’t read in years, but absolutely love every time I read it is ‘Avalon High’ by Meg Cabot. That book was one of the reasons that I became […]

Weekly Refresh: 2.18.18-2.24.18

Here are all of the posts you might’ve missed!

[PLAYLIST FRIDAY] ‘The Secrets We Bury’ By: Stacie Ramey Edition

Happy Playlist Friday! This week the playlist is for Stacie Ramey’s March release ‘The Secrets We Bury.’ Runaway (U & I) Galantis Living Louder The Cab The Outside Taylor Swift Broken Pieces 5 Seconds of Summer Close As Strangers 5 Seconds of Summer

[ARC REVIEW] ‘The Secrets We Bury’ By: Stacie Ramey

‘The Secrets We Bury’ will be released by Sourcebooks Fire on March 6, 2018.

Hardcovers vs. Paperbacks

All throughout the book community, there is often the discussion of what type of books people prefer. There are both pros and cons to buying hardcovers and paperbacks. Personally, I prefer paperbacks. Paperbacks are, in general, cheaper than hardcover copies of books. I think that they’re easier to handle while reading, since there isn’t a […]

Weekly Refresh: 2.11.18-2.17.18

Here are all of the posts you might’ve missed this week!

[PLAYLIST FRIDAY] ‘Time Bomb’ By: Joelle Charbonneau Edition

Happy Playlist Friday!

[ARC REVIEW] ‘Time Bomb’ By: Joelle Charbonneau

‘Time Bomb’ will be released on March 13.

Happy Book Birthday! (February 13, 2018)

Happy Book Birthday to these two awesome books! ‘Shatter (Glitter #2)’ By: Aprilynne Pike Official Synopsis (via Good Reads): Danica planned to use beauty, blackmail, and a glittering drug to control her own fate. Her escape from the twisted world of the Palace of Versailles was perfectly orchestrated and paid for. Or so she thought. […]

On a Budget? Where to Find Books for Cheap

If you struggle with buying books on a budget, here are some places that you can go to get them for cheap.

Weekly Refresh: 2.4.18-2.10.18

Here are the posts you might’ve missed this week!

[PLAYLIST FRIDAY] ‘The One Memory of Flora Banks’ By: Emily Barr Edition

Happy Friday! This week, the playlist is for Emily Barr’s ‘The One Memory Of Flora Banks’. ‘Never Forget You’ Zara Larsson, MNEK ‘You Don’t Know Love’ Olly Murs ‘All Too Well’ Taylor Swift ‘First Love’ Sabrina Carpenter. Lost Kings ‘These Are The Lies’ The Cab

[REVIEW] ‘The One Memory of Flora Banks’ By: Emily Barr

Book review of Emily Barr’s ‘The One Memory Of Flora Banks’

Happy Book Birthday! (February 6, 2018)

Happy Book Birthday to these awesome books.

Sourcebooks Fire Headquarters Visit

I was fortunate enough to be invited to the Sourcebooks headquarters in Naperville, Ill. for an event for their young adult imprint, Sourcebooks Fire. The guest of the event was Marieke Nijkamp, who is the author of two young adult novels. Her debut novel ‘This Is Where It Ends’ follows four teens during the fifty-four […]

Weekly Refresh: 1.28.18-2.3.18

Here are all the posts you might’ve missed this week. [Book VS. Movie] ‘The Importance of Being Earnest’ By: Oscar Wilde Edition Happy Book Birthday! (January 30, 2018) [Review] ‘The Importance of Being Earnest’ By: Oscar Wilde Most Anticipated February 2018 Releases! Monthly Refresh: January 2018 [#PLAYLISTFRIDAY] ‘The Importance of Being Earnest’ By: Oscar Wilde […]

[#PLAYLISTFRIDAY] ‘The Importance of Being Earnest’ By: Oscar Wilde Edition

Playlist for ‘The Importance of Being Earnest’.

Monthly Refresh: January 2018

Here is every post you might’ve missed this month!

Most Anticipated February 2018 Releases!

Here are some books that will be released in February!

[REVIEW] ‘The Importance of Being Earnest’ By: Oscar Wilde

Review of Oscar Wilde’s play, ‘The Importance Of Being Earnest’!

Happy Book Birthday! (January 30, 2018)

Happy Book Birthday!

[BOOK VS. MOVIE] ‘The Importance of Being Earnest’ by: Oscar Wilde Edition

This is going to be a collection of posts similar to how my ‘Playlist Friday’ posts are, although there will not be a new one every week. I’ll post them sporadically. Please be advised that this comparison will contain spoilers for both the play and the movie, so please continue reading at your own risk. […]

Weekly Refresh: 1.21.18-1.27.18

It’s Saturday, and you know what that means. New weekly refresh post! Here are all of the posts that you might’ve missed this week: Join the ‘Love Songs & Other Lies’ Street Team Why We Need More College Young Adult Books Happy Book Birthday! (January 23, 2018) [ARC REVIEW] ‘All of This is True’ By: […]

[#PLAYLISTFRIDAY] ‘All of This is True’ By: Lygia Day Peñaflor Edition

This week the playlist is for Lygia Day Peñaflor’s sophomore novel ‘All of This is True’. It will be released on May 15. ‘Consequences’ Camila Cabello ‘This Is Why We Can’t Have Nice Things’ Taylor Swift ‘I Know What You Did Last Summer’ Camila Cabello, Shawn Mendes ‘Dirty Laundry’ All Time Low ‘Real Friends’ Camila […]

[BEHIND THE PHOTO] ‘All of This is True’ By: Lygia Day Peñaflor Edition

At first I was planning on making a behind the photo post every week to explain how I design each week’s photo. However, I think that I’m just going to do it for the more in depth and complicated photos which this one definitely is. As for character names, I’m using the names of the […]

[ARC REVIEW] ‘All of This is True’ By: Lygia Day Peñaflor

This is an ARC review of Lygia Day Peñaflor’s May 2018 release ‘All of This is True’!

Happy Book Birthday! (January 23, 2018)

Happy publication day to these awesome reads! ‘Reign of the Fallen’ by: Sarah Glenn Marsh (Razorbill) Synopsis: Odessa is one of Karthia’s master necromancers, catering to the kingdom’s ruling Dead. Whenever a noble dies, it’s Odessa’s job to raise them by retrieving their souls from a dreamy and dangerous shadow world called the […]

Why We Need More College Young Adult Books

This is a topic that I have talked about before on Twitter but never on this blog. Recently it has been getting a lot of attention, at least it has on my timeline. The main issue or topic of discussion that has been popping up on my timeline is the lack of published novels where […]

Join the ‘Love Songs & Other Lies’ Street Team

If you follow me on Twitter or have been keeping up with my blog since August, you’re probably aware that I am in love with ‘Love Songs & Other Lies’, author Jessica Pennington’s debut novel. I was lucky enough to win an ARC copy of the book and posted a review of it back in […]

Weekly Refresh: 1.14.18-1.20.18

Here’s all the posts you might have missed this week!

[#PLAYLISTFRIDAY] ‘Last Year’s Mistake’ By: Gina Ciocca Edition

Today is Friday and you all know what that means–new book playlist! As you can tell from the title and from the review that I posted on Wednesday, this week the playlist is for Gina Ciocca’s debut novel “Last Year’s Mistake”. “All These Years” Camila Cabello “Delicate” Taylor Swift “First Love” Sabrina Carpenter, Lost Kings “Friends” […]

Welcome to Buried in a Bookshelf

A slight change is coming to Buried in a Bookshelf. Read all about it and all about me.

[ARC REVIEW] ‘Last Year’s Mistake’ By: Gina Ciocca

Official Synopsis: Is there anything that electric chemistry can’t overcome? The past may be gone, but love has a way of holding on in this “thoughtful romance” (School Library Journal) told in alternating Before and After chapters. The summer before freshman year, Kelsey and David became inseparable best friends—until the night a misunderstanding turned Kelsey […]

Happy Book Birthday! (January 16, 2018)

Happy book birthday/pub day to these great reads! Be warned–the first book in this post is actually the sequel to ‘You Don’t Know My Name’ by Kristen Orlando, so the synopsis *might* include some spoilers for the first book! ‘You Won’t Know I’m Gone’ by: Kristen Orlando (The Black Angel Chronicles #2) (Swoon […]

‘Busted’ By: Gina Ciocca Prize Pack

I was fortunate enough to win the grand prize for the ‘Busted’ by Gina Ciocca preorder! As you can see from the photo below, there were a bunch of amazing things included: Spicy Aztec Hot Chocolate Yankee Candle ‘Busted’ Notebook 50/50 Colored Pencils Top Secret Spy Kit notebook magnifying class fake mustache […]

‘Say You’ll Remember Me’ Swag!

If any of you are signed up to Katie McGarry’s Author email list, you’ll know about this giveaway!! She’s giving away bookmarks and ribbons to readers, of course because she’s amazing, and I absolutely love them!!!!! Sign up for her mailing list and fill out the form to try to get some of your own!

‘You’ll Miss Me When I’m Gone’ ARC Win!

I was fortunate enough to win an ARC of Rachel Lynn Solomon’s debut ‘You’ll Miss Me When I’m Gone’ from ‘What Book Hooked You’, an amazing podcast all about (you guessed it) books! Make sure you check out this awesome book, and the awesome podcast!!

Shani Petroff Swag!

Shani Petroff (Author of ‘Romeo & What’s Her Name’, ‘My New Crush Gave to Me’, ‘Airports, Exes, and Other Things I’m Over’) was nice enough to send me this gorgeous swag !! She included two bookmarks and these awesome stickers.

‘You’ll Miss Me When I’m Gone’ Preorder Swag!

I won a preorder of Rachel Lynn Solomon’s ‘You’ll Miss Me When I’m Gone’ back in July during the #MyYALife giveaway! Last week I received my book, and the preorder swag from Rachel! The swag included a bookmark and a signed bookplate.

Weekly Refresh: 1.7.18-1.13.18

Here’s this week’s Weekly Refresh! [AUTHOR INTERVIEW] Interview with Lauren Gibaldi, author of ‘This Tiny Perfect World’! Happy Book Birthday! (January 9, 2018) [ARC REVIEW] ‘This Tiny Perfect World’ By: Lauren Gibaldi [#PLAYLISTFRIDAY] ‘This Tiny Perfect World’ By: Lauren Gibaldi Edition

[#PLAYLISTFRIDAY] ‘This Tiny Perfect World’ By: Lauren Gibaldi Edition

Happy Playlist Friday! As you might’ve been able to guess based on my past two posts this week–my interview Lauren Gibaldi, and my ARC review, the playlist is for Lauren Gibaldi’s ‘This Tiny Perfect World’!! ‘Kill the Lights’ Set It Off ‘Drive’ Megan & Liz ‘Heartache On The Big Screen’ 5 Seconds of Summer […]

[ARC REVIEW] ‘This Tiny Perfect World’ By: Lauren Gibaldi

Official Synopsis: Penny loves her small-town Florida life, and she has her future mapped out. She’s going to community college after graduation to stay close to home and her best friend, Faye. She’ll take over the family diner that her dad has been managing since her mother died. And one day, she’ll marry her high […]

Happy Book Birthday! (January 9, 2018)

Happy book birthday to Rachael Allen and her awesome book, ‘A Taxonomy of Love’! I was lucky enough to be able to read an ARC of this book, and if you’re interested you can read my review!! ‘A Taxonomy of Love’ by: Rachael Allen (Amulet Books) Synopsis: The moment Spencer meets Hope the […]

[AUTHOR INTERVIEW] Interview with Lauren Gibaldi, author of ‘This Tiny Perfect World’!

I had the privilege of interviewing author Lauren Gibaldi (The Night We Said Yes, Autofocus) about her new book, ‘This Tiny Perfect World’, which will be released at the end of February! Preorder links will be included down below! My spoiler free review will be posted on Wednesday! Official Synopsis: Penny loves her small-town […]

Weekly Refresh: 12.31.17-1.6.18

Here’s this week’s weekly refresh! Most Anticipated January 2018 Release! 18 Most Anticipated 2018 Reads! 2017 Best Bookish Moments ARC Tour Opportunity (Now Full) Introducing my Booktube! Happy Book Birthday! (January 2, 2018) [Author Interview] Interview with Gina Ciocca, author of ‘Busted’! [ARC REVIEW] ‘A Taxonomy of Love’ By: Rachael Allen [Playlist Friday] ‘A […]

[#PLAYLISTFRIDAY] ‘A Taxonomy of Love’ By: Rachael Allen Edition

Happy first Playlist Friday of 2018!! This week, the playlist is for Rachael Allen’s newest novel, ‘A Taxonomy of Love’! 1. Fall Justin Bieber 2. Wolves Selena Gomez, Marshmello 3. First Love Sabrina Carpenter, Lost Kings 4. I Miss You Miley Cyrus 5. When You Look Me In The Eyes Jonas Brothers

[ARC REVIEW] ‘A Taxonomy of Love’ By: Rachael Allen

Official Synopsis: The moment Spencer meets Hope the summer before seventh grade, it’s . . . something at first sight. He knows she’s special, possibly even magical. The pair become fast friends, climbing trees and planning world travels. After years of being outshone by his older brother and teased because of his Tourette syndrome, Spencer […]

[Author Interview] Interview with Gina Ciocca, author of ‘Busted’!

I had the privilege of interviewing author Gina Ciocca about her new book, ‘Busted’! It was just released today, so you can run out to your local bookstore and purchase a copy! (Or click on one of the links at the end of this interview to purchase your copy from an online retailer!) If […]

Happy Book Birthday! (January 2, 2018)

Happy book birthday to these awesome books!! ‘Busted’ by: Gina Ciocca (Sourcebooks Fire) Synopsis: Marisa wasn’t planning to be a snoop for hire—until she accidentally caught her best friend’s boyfriend making out with another girl. Now her reputation for sniffing out cheaters has spread all over school, and Marisa finds herself the reluctant queen […]

Introducing my Booktube!

Hi everyone! Welcome to 2018! This year, I’m also going to be posting Youtube videos on my channel, buriedinabookshelf! It’s going to include similar content to my blog. I’ll be posting new videos every Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday! Monday’s will be some random bookish content, Wednesday will be a review, and Thursday’s will be ‘behind […]

ARC Tour Opportunity!

Hey everyone! If you’d like to be apart of an ARC tour for Lygia Day Peñaflor ‘s new Book ‘All of this is True’, please comment below! *note that you would need to read the book & send it to the next person within a time period of about 10 Days. For shipping purposes, I […]

2017 Best Bookish Moments

Okay, I promise that this is going to be my last post of 2017. I know I’ve bombarded you all with a bunch of posts this past week, so thank you for sticking with me and reading ’em! I’ve compiled my Top 5 best moments that have happened to me this year in regards to […]

18 Most Anticipated 2018 Reads!

Since today is the last day of 2017 (that’s insane!!) I’ve decided to make up a post of some of my anticipated releases for 2018. (and since it’s 2018, I decided to put 18 books!) Most of these titles are being releases in a few months and beyond. (You can read more about my anticipated […]

Most Anticipated January 2018 Releases!

Hey everyone! So, December 31st. is upon us, and that means it’s time for me to make a list of some awesome books that are coming out in January! I’ve put them in order of release date. I also linked each book back to their Goodreads page, so you can read more about them! January […]

Weekly Refresh: 12.24.17-12.30.17

ICYMI: Here’s all the posts that I posted this week—there’s a ton, at least for me! 🙂 Top Ten Books I Read In 2017 (that we’re published in 2017) + Bonus Books Happy Pub Day to ‘Love, Life, and the List’! [REVIEW] ‘The Boy Next Door’ By: Katie Van Ark ‘Tell Me No Lies’ by […]

Top Ten Favorite Bookstagram Photos of 2017

While I started bookstagramming (is that a word? oh well.) in late 2016, I never did it consistently. I started this blog at the end of April, and I’ve been posting a lot more consistently since then. So, I decided to compile my favorite photos I posted this year, and why I love them so […]

2017 Best Nine on Instagram!

Hi everybody! So as 2017 winds down, (only 2 days left. TWO. OMG!!) I’m done posting on my bookstagrams until 2018!! That being said, I thought I would share my best nine from both @buriedinabookshelf and also @cityofglamour! I really appreciate all of your support, and can’t wait to bring you more reviews and other […]

[GIVEAWAY!] WIN A COPY OF ‘LOS FELIZ CONFIDENTIAL’ BY: NORA NOVAK!

WIN WIN WIN WIN! Open Dec. 29-Jan. 29

[#PLAYLISTFRIDAY] ‘The Boy Next Door’ By: Katie Van Ark Edition

This is the last Playlist Friday of the year! Ah!! THAT’S INSANE! Okay, so as you can tell from the title and from my review earlier this week, the playlist is for Katie Van Ark’s ‘The Boy Next Door’, which is published by my fave SWOON READS (I’m going to be making a blog post […]

‘Tell Me No Lies’ By A.V. Geiger Teaser

If any of you have read A.V. Geiger’s debut novel, ‘Follow Me Back’, (and if you haven’t, then what’re you waiting for?!) then I’m sure that you’re anxiously awaiting the sequel almost as much as I am. Viv posted up on her Instagram that Tessa and Eric came to interrogate her about the sequel, ‘Tell […]

[REVIEW] ‘The Boy Next Door’ By: Katie Von Ark

Official Synopsis: Maddy Spier’s been in love with the boy next door forever. As his figure skating partner, she spends time in his arms every day. But she’s also seen his arms around other girls―lots of other girls. How can she make him realize that they can be partners off the ice as well? Gabe’s […]

HAPPY PUB DAY TO ‘LOVE LIFE AND THE LIST’!

I got this wonderful email this morning from Goodreads!! Kasie West’s ‘Love Life and the List’ is now available!! Happy pub day! This book was phenomenal and I can’t wait for y’all to read it.

Weekly Refresh: 12.17.17-12.23.17

Today is my first weekly refresh post! Before I get into the posts, I’m going to tell you about some of the books I read this week! I read ‘The Boy Next Door’ by Katie Van Ark and ‘A Taxonomy of Love’ by Rachael Allen. I’m currently reading Lauren Gibaldi’s ‘This Tiny Perfect World’! I’m […]

[#PLAYLISTFRIDAY] ‘Seven Days of You’ By: Cecilia Vinesse Edition

7 Days Of You Playlist

Best Books to Read in Winter!!

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Most Anticipated 2018 Releases

With 2018 just around the corner, I decided to make a list of some of the books in 2018 that I can’t wait to be released! They’re not in any particular order. *note that this is definitely not all of them!! The more detailed list is in each month’s ‘Anticipated’ post — you can read […]

Gina Ciocca ‘Busted’ and ‘A Kiss In The Dark’ Preorder Incentives!!

SWAG SWAG SWAG!!

[ARC REVIEW] ‘Seven Days of You’ By: Cecilia Vinesse

Review of an advanced readers copy of’ Seven Days of You’ ! It’s out now!

NEW CONTENT: Weekly and Monthly Refreshes!

Here’s an explanation to the new regular content I’m adding to my blog! (In addition to everything else, of course!)

E-books VS Physical Books

With the rise of the internet, I’ve been hearing for years that libraries and bookstores are dying out as ebooks rise in popularity and convenience. I actually wrote a paper on that topic my sophomore year of high school, and I’m a freshman in college now, so that shows that it’s been a big discussion […]

[#PLAYLISTFRIDAY] ‘Dare to Fall’ By: Estelle Maskame Edition

Happy Playlist Friday!! This week, the playlist is for Estelle Maskame’s first standalone, ‘Dare to Fall’! Let Me Go Hailee Steinfeld, Alesso, Florida Georgia Line, watt Last Kiss Taylor Swift Wolves Selena Gomez & Marshmello 17 Avril Lavigne First Love Lost Kings, Sabrina Carpenter

‘Time Bomb’ By Joelle Charbonneau ARC!

Hey everybody!! SoOo I have some exciting news!! Guess what I got delivered today……well, obviously you know what it is because of the title of this post, but !!!!!!!!! I requested it via whatever request form HMH put out months ago, and totally never expected to get an ARC, since I know my blog stats […]

[REVIEW] ‘Dare To Fall’ By: Estelle Maskame

New review of Estelle Maskame’s ‘Dare to Fall’!

[ARC REVIEW] ‘Love, Life, and the List’ By: Kasie West

Official Synopsis: Seventeen-year-old Abby Turner’s summer isn’t going the way she’d planned. She has a not-so-secret but definitely unrequited crush on her best friend, Cooper. She hasn’t been able to manage her mother’s growing issues with anxiety. And now she’s been rejected from an art show because her work “has no heart.” So when she […]

[#PLAYLISTFRIDAY] ‘Love, Life, and the List’ By: Kasie West Edition

Happy Playlist Friday! This week, the playlist is for Kasie West’s ‘Love, Life, and the List’!! I received an ARC from a fellow reader, and my review will be posted tomorrow!!(!!) 1. ‘Work of Art’ Demi Lovato 2. ‘Rock N Roll’ Avril Lavigne 3. ‘You Belong With Me’ Taylor Swift 4. ‘Dress’ Taylor Swift 5. […]

[PLAYLIST FRIDAY] ‘Textrovert’ by: Lindsey Summers Edition

Playlist for ‘Textrovert’ by Lindsey Summers!

[ARC REVIEW] ‘Textrovert’ By: Lindsey Summers

Review of an ARC of ‘Textrovert’ by Lindsey Summers!

[#PLAYLISTFRIDAY] ‘Twilight’ By: Stephenie Meyer Edition

Playlist for Stephenie Meyer’s ‘Twilight’!

[#PLAYLISTFRIDAY] ‘Paper Towns’ By: John Green Edition

Playlist for John Green’s ‘Paper Towns’!

[#PLAYLISTFRIDAY] ‘The Hunger Games’ By: Suzanne Collins Edition

Playlist for Suzanne Collins’s ‘The Hunger Games’!

[REVIEW] ‘Perfect Strangers’ By: S. Latrina Paige

Book review of S. Latrina Paige’s ‘Perfect Strangers’.

[#PLAYLISTFRIDAY] ‘Perfect Strangers’ By: S. Latrina Paige Edition

Playlist for ‘Perfect Strangers’ by: S. Latrina Page!

HAPPY PUB DAY TO SHANI PETROFF’s ‘MY NEW CRUSH GAVE TO ME’

Happy Book Birthday!

[REVIEW] ‘Been Here All Along’ By: Sandy Hall

Book review of Sandy Hall’s ‘Been Here All Along’!

‘All the Feels’ by Danika Stone PAPER DOLLS!

Bookmark & paper dolls from Danika Stone, author of ‘All the Feels’ & ‘Internet Famous’!

[#PLAYLISTFRIDAY] ‘Been Here All Along’ By: Sandy Hall Edition

Playlist for Sandy Hall’s ‘Been Here All Along’!

‘Unscripted Joss Byrd’ Giveaway Win!

I won a giveaway!

[PLAYLIST FRIDAY] ‘What I Thought Was True’ By: Huntley Fitzpatrick

Playlist for Huntley Fitzpatrick’s ‘What I Thought Was True’!

[REVIEW] ‘What I Thought Was True’ By: Huntley Fitzpatrick

Review of Huntley Fitzpatrick’s ‘What I Thought Was True’!

Hey guys! So a few days ago, I won an image giveaway from Gregory Katsoulis, author of ‘All Rights Reserved’! I could have anything I wanted printed on the image, so I chose one of my fevorrr quotes from his book! He’ll be doing more of these giveaways soon, so make sure to follow him […]

SWOON READS HAS AN APP!!

THIS IS NOT A DRILL!! DOWNLOAD THE SWOON READS APP NOW!!

‘Love Songs & Other Lies’ by Jessica Pennington Bookmark!!

Jessica Pennington’s new bookmarks for her debut novel, ‘Love Songs & Other Lies’, coming 2018!

Ali Novak signed bookmark!!

Signed ‘Heartbreakers Chronicles’ bookmark!

[#PLAYLISTFRIDAY] ‘The Girl On The Train’ By: Paula Hawkins

Playlist for Paula Hawkins’s ‘The Girl on the Train’!