Say Hello to Jamie!

A few weeks ago I set out in pursuit of finding a co-blogger to join me on bookish adventures here at Queen of the Bookshelves. A truckload of people applied, but of course, only one got the position. SO! Who is my new co-blogger? 

Why, Jamie from Books and Ladders, of course!

I asked the lovely Jamie to introduce herself. Scroll down to read all about my newest partner in crime.

 (Fun fact: Jamie was actually the first to apply!)

ABOUT JAMIE

"Hi everyone, my name is Jamie; thanks for taking the time to read this introduction to me. I am super excited to be the new co-blogger on Queen of the Bookshelves with Nicola! I feel like I probably got this because I told her my title is Queen so it'd be fitting for me to be a part of this blog. I cannot wait to share in this experience not only with Nicola, but with all of you guys too!

I am 22 (turning 23 in September) and have a degree in Political Science that sits in my parent's living room in a nice frame. I also have a post-graduate diploma in Human Resources Management. That one is up in my personal office though. I do a bit of social media consulting on the side, but mostly I am just reading one of the many unread books on my four bookshelves.

If you already follow me on Twitter and/or my blog, Books and Ladders, then you know I read a lot and am super obsessed with the Air Awakens series, the Storm Siren Trilogy, and the Trylle series (and if you don't already follow me, be prepared for a lot of tweets about those three!). I live, breathe, and sleep books (I have a pile on the left side of my bed since no one else sleeps there) and I am more than happy to talk to each and every one of you about books you love and/or books I love that you want to know more about! I am always down to chat about the subtext that Sirius and Remus were totes in love or that Thalia and Jason are the best brother-sister duo in fantasy books or any other topic you can come up with.

I can't wait to start this new journey with Nicola and I think the two of us plus all of you are going to be in for something extremely special."

Welcome to Queen of the Bookshelves, Jamie!  xo

Book mail and updates

CROW MOUNTAIN by Lucy Inglis

While on holiday in Montana, Hope meets local boy Cal Crow, a ranch hand. Caught in a freak accident, the two of them take shelter in a mountain cabin where Hope makes a strange discovery. More than a hundred years earlier, another English girl met a similar fate. Her rescuer: a horse-trader called Nate.

In this wild place, both girls learn what it means to survive and to fall in love, neither knowing that their fates are intimately entwined. 

Isn't that cover BEAUTIFUL?! I may have stroked it once or twice when it came out of the packaging. Thank you to Chicken House Books who sent me the copy to review! I think I'll be taking this baby on holiday with me to read. After how amazing CITY OF HALVES was, this is going to be a stunning book as well. I can feel it.

So, I'll be announcing my co-blogger tomorrow. I'm really rather excited to introduce you to who will be joining me in bookish adventures! Hopefully next month I shall be back in business with constant updates and reviews. Things are rough right now. Gah.