
Welcome to Stocktake Saturday! This feature is where I share some bookish news with you and then show you all the bookish goodies I got over the week.
The cover reveals from the last week – (links to Goodreads pages)
- Blightborn (The Heartland Trilogy #2) by Chuck Wendig
- Unholy War (Moontide Quartet #3) by David Hair
- Gleam (The Factory Trilogy #1) by Tom Fletcher
- Into the Fire (The Detainee Trilogy #2) by Peter Liney
- Your Servants and Your People (The Walkin’ Trilogy #2) by David Towsey
- Made For You by Melissa Marr
- The Eighth Guardian (Annum Guard #1) by Meredith McCardle
- Silverblind (Ironskin #3) by Tina Connolly
- Rabble (Skulk #2) by Rosie Best
- The Hellsblood Bride (Mookie Pearl #2) by Chuck Wendig
- The Dark World (The Dark World #1) by Cara Lynn Shultz – AU edition
- Sabriel (The Old Kingdom Chronicles #1) by Garth Nix – AU edition out Sept 2014
- Lirael (The Old Kingdom Chronicles #2) by Garth Nix – AU edition out Sept 2014
- Abhorsen (The Old Kingdom Chronicles #3) by Garth Nix – AU edition out Sept 2014
- Crushed (Soul Eater #2) by Eliza Crewe
- Witchrise (The Tudor Witch Trilogy #3) by Victoria Lamb
- The Young Eiltes (The Young Elites #1) by Marie Lu


















In Bookish News, as you can probably see above, Quercus Books released their Autumn 2014 catalogue, and they have such pretty covers for everything!!
Hodder & Stoughton has bought 11 titles from Jennifer L Armentrout, including six titles in the Lux series. The other brooks are the paranormal stand-alone Unchained and four adult romance titles in the Gamble Brother series. Hodder already publishes the Covenant series, which has been optioned for television, Cursed, a stand-alone paranormal book and Don’t Look Back, a YA thriller (out this month!) The first five books in the Lux series, the first two books in the Gamble Brother series and the standalone Unchained are slated for UK publication in the first half of 2015.
Katie McGarry has announced that she will be continuing the story of Noah and Echo, the couple who started it all in Pushing the Limits, with a new full length novel called Breaking the Rules. It will be published in December 2014. There will be a brief teaser of Breaking the Rules in the back of Take Me On (release date: May 27, 2014).
I went to the Aurealis Awards over the weekend! Sean from Bookonaut storified the event brilliantly, so I’ll just direct you to this link!
Sean Williams has written a short story based in the same world as his Twinmaker series. It’s called The Cuckoo.
Gollancz has acquired the rights to a novella set in the Kingkiller Chronicles universe by Patrick Rothfuss. It will be called The Slow Regard of Silent Things, and “focuses on one of the most popular and intriguing characters from this world”. It will be published in November 2014 and will be available in both hardback and ebook.
Are you excited for Son of the Morning by Mark Alder? I’m excited about Son of the Morning by Mark Alder. I just wanted to bring it up. There’s really no news here. Available later this month from Orion.

The synopsis for City of Heavenly Fire (The Mortal Instruments #6) by Cassandra Clare has been revealed. The book comes out late May from Walker Books AU.
This week’s reviews:
- [7 Apr] The Glass Republic by Tom Pollock ★★★★★
- [8 Apr] Thorn Abbey by Nancy Ohlin ★★★
- [9 Apr] Stung by Bethany Wiggins ★★★★
- [10 Apr] Divergent Movie Mini Review!
- [11 Apr] The Girl Who Fell Beneath Fairyland and Led the Revels There by Catherynne M. Valente ★★★★½

My book hauls, beginning as usual with the physical copies, thanks to Allen & Unwin, Bloomsbury AU, and HarperCollins AU (links to Goodreads):
- Missing, Presumed Evil (Troubletwisters #4) by Garth Nix and Sean Williams
- Admission (Pandora Jones #1) by Barry Jonsberg
- Goddess by Laura Powell
- Poppy by Mary Hooper
- The Winner’s Curse (The Winner’s Trilogy #1) by Marie Rutkoski
- North Star Guide Me Home (Children of the Black Sun #3) by Jo Spurrier






And e-galleys from Netgalley and Edelweiss:
- The Fool’s Assassin (Fitz and the Fool #1) by Robin Hobb – O.M.G. I can’t even…
- Troll Mountain: Episode II (Troll Mountain #2) by Matthew Reilly – directly from Momentum Books
- Troll Mountain: Episode III (Troll Mountain #3) by Matthew Reilly – directly from Momentum Books



I also bought:
- Daughter of the Blood (The Black Jewels #1) by Anne Bishop
- She Wolf (The Accursed Kings #5) by Maurice Druon


I hope you have some goodies to share as well, leave your links below and I’ll be sure to visit π
Happy Reading!
Nathan (@reviewbarn)
Shoot, the third book of Hair’s trilogy is coming that soon? I better get to reading Scarlett Tides.
Shaheen
I know right!! I still have to read Scarlet Tides as well. And review Mage’s Blood. I should re-read it, it’s been so long π But that cover. Sexy sexy sexy cover. Sorry if I’m being creepy, it’s just that the series has covers TO DIE FOR. π Thanks for hopping by Nathan π
Rochelle Sharpe
The Young Elites sounds promising, just added it to my Goodreads.
I’m so excited that Katie McGarry is continuing the story of Noah and Echo. I love her books.
Being at the Aurealis awards must have been awesome, hoping I’ll be able to get there one year (as a nominee preferably ;))
I think City Of Heavenly Fire just may kill me!
And I’m so jealous you got the winner’s curse but even more so that you got North Star Guide Me Home! After everything that happened in Black Sun Light My Way I think this one isn’t going to go the way I want. I’m readying myself to be devastated.
Thanks for another great Spotlight Saturday π
Shaheen
The Young Elites looks great π I’m excited! Hahah, I’m so very happy The Winner’s Curse came, I’ve only heard good things. And yeah, North Star is AMAZING, I promise you π
Tsana
OMG I got an ARC of Fool’s Assassin too! So excited.
Shaheen
YAAAAYYYY *hi-five*
Kelly
Nice haul this week Sha, my goodness I lobe The Winners Curse cover, it’s absolutely beautiful. Must admit, I haven’t heard of a few of the books you scored this week, so I’ll have to check them out. I was wrapped with Katie McGarry’s announcement, I’m a huge fan of her Pushing the Limits series. I just read her free Harlequin hovella Red at Night that celebrates women in the community who make a difference, if you haven’t downloaded it yet, definitely check it out.
Shaheen
I haven’t read Red at Night, I’ll be checking it out π Thanks!
And yeah The Winner’s Curse π So exciting.
I CANNOT WAIT for Take Me On, and then Breaking the Rules π
P.S. Can we just call me Shaheen? I dislike nicknames π