Sunday 4 September 2011

In My Mailbox (8)

In My Mailbox at The Story Siren

In My Mailbox is a weekly meme hosted by Kristi at The Story Siren, and inspired by her friend, Alea of Pop Culture Junkie. It's a way to share the books that you've received over the past week. They could come from the bookstore, the library, a friend, your mailbox or wherever. It gives us all a chance to showcase the books that we've gotten, and maybe give others an idea for the book they want to read or buy next. :)

For Review:

 Dark Companion  by Marta Acosta (Sent by author)
All Hallows Moon (Seasons of the Moon #2) by S.M. Reine (Sent by author)


I'm really excited to read Dark Companion, it sounds amazing! :D And, I've already finished All Hallows Moon....and I loved it! I'll be reviewing it in a few weeks for All Hallows Moon's blog tour, I'll also be hosting a few other posts for the blog tour, so look out for those in upcoming weeks. :D


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From NetGalley:

Prized (Birthmarked Trilogy #2) by Caragh M. O'Brien
Crave (The Clann #1) by Melissa Darnell
Ladies in Waiting by Laura L. Sullivan
Heart of the Druid Laird by Barbara Longley

I didn't actually request too many NetGalley titles this week, but these ones were all approved this week, so I guess it amounts to pretty much the same thing....more awesome books I'll try to read. :P Sometimes I wish I had a time turner. lol

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 Bought:

 
The DUFF y Kody Keplinger (The Book Depository)
Shut Out by Kody Keplinger (The Book Depository)
Reckless ( #1) by Cornelia Funke (The Book Depository)
Supernaturally (Paranormalcy #2) by Kiersten White (The Book Depository)
The Power of Six (Lorien Legacies #2) by Pittacus Lore (The Book Depository)
Hourglass by Myra McEntire(The Book Depository)
A Need So Beautiful by Suzanne Young(The Book Depository)
Love at First Click by Elizabeth Chandler (The Book Depository)
Crush Control by Jennifer Jabaley (Indigo Books)
The Gathering (Darkness Rising #1) by Kelley Armstrong (Indigo Books)
Origins (The Vampire Diaries: Stefan's Diaries #1 by (Indigo Books)
Juliet Immortal by Stacey Jay (Indigo Books)
In the Skin of a Lion by (For school/ From amazon)


I had lots of Book depository books show up this week, so yay for that! I'm so stoked for The Power of Six, I've been wanting it for forever! :D I've also already read a bunch of these, but I wanted finished copies. Shut Out, The DUFF, Supernaturally, and The Gathering, were all ones that I've loved and wanted to have nice pretty finished copies of, so I've been looking for deals with them, and I got lucky in the last little while. :D I'm also very excited for a few of these; Hourglass, A Need So Beautiful, and Juliet Immortal, are ones that I've been wanting to read super badly, so now I can! :D

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This weekend, my best friend and I also went on a road trip down to meet Zoë from In the Next Room. :D We did a book exchange, which was definitely one-sided! haha I gave her three books, and she gave me and my friend tonnes! I'm just going to list the ones that I got, and skip the Goodreads links because it'll seriously take me forever. :P

From Zoë: 


- Flyaway by Helen Landalf
- Boys, Bears, and a Serious Pair of Hiking Boots
- Graveminder by Melissa Marr
- Sanctus by Simon Toyne
- Rotters by Daniel Kraus
- Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor
- Vesper by Jeff Sampson
- Dead Rules by Randy Russel
- The Education of Bet by Lauren Baratz-Logsted
- Dead by Midnight by Carolyn Hart
- Dark Prince by Christine Feehan
- Beauty Queens by Libba Bray
- What Happened to Goodbye by Sarah Dessen
- The Hunt of the Unicorn by C.C. Humphreys
- Imaginary Girls by Nova Ren Suma
- Fins are Forever by Tera Lynn Childs
- Something Deadly This Way Comes by Kim Harrison
- The Lying Game by Sara Shepard
- Lark by Tracey Porter
- Blood and Flowers by Penny Blubaugh
- Insatiable by Meg Cabot
- Overbite by Meg Cabot
- Ashes, Ashes by Jo Treggiari
- Centuries of June by Keith Donohue
- What Language Is by John McWhorter
- Vaclav and Lena by Haley Tanner


My friend also took a bunch too, so as you can imagine, Zoë gave us tonnes and tonnes of books! Thank you so much Zoë, and it was fantastic getting to meet you! This was the first time that I've met a blogger that I met through blogging face to face. (I've actually stumbled across one before, yup, if you're reading this, I'm talking about you Nicole. :P lol) It was a fantastic experience, and I only wish we were closer than 5 hours away...then we could meet up more often! :D 
Well, I guess I should talk about these books too! haha I'm pretty excited for a lot of these, they've been on my list for a while! Now I just have to decide which to read first! haha


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Well as you can see, thanks to Zoë...and my own book buying tendencies, I got a hefty mailbox this week! I'd like to once again say thank you to Zoë, and also to NetGalley for the opportunity to get free egalleys. :D 


I hope everyone else had an awesome week, and I'd love to know what's in your mailbox. :D Feel free to leave a link to your IMM in the comments! :D


Happy Reading!!!

♪♫ Ambur

11 comments:

  1. You got heaps of awesome books this week!! I can't wait to read so many of the books you got, especially Duff, Crush Control and Supernaturally. Hope you enjoy them all. Happy Reading

    Ange @ the Moonlight Reader

    My IMM: http://ange-moonlightreader.blogspot.com/2011/09/in-my-mailbox-22.html

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  2. AAAHHH! So many good books! I WANT THEM ALL! Haha xD

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  3. Great week, you gotta love net galley :) Happy reading! Book Savvy Babe

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  4. Yay I'm glad there were so many you liked and it was the perfect book swap according to my boyfriend ;) He said I should always trade in a similar ratio. I had a wonderful time hanging out with the two of you and I definitely wish we lived closer! I'm going to have to try to make it up to Edmonton at some point.

    It's exciting so many of your book depo books arrived, yay for a finished copy of The Gathering, I loved that! (And it's thanks to you I read the entire darkest powers series so far). I haven't read any of the others but I am really looking forward to hourglass myself.

    Also don't worry about the Sims Social, I'm totally hooked now too.

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  5. Woah, that's a lot! :P. Juliet Immortal looks great, so does Hourglass and Crave! And I really liked The Duff so hope you enjoy it. Great review!

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  6. Great books! I'm dying to read The DUFF, but have yet to buy it. I hope you enjoy your haul!

    Books of Amber

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  7. Wow!! Talk about a great week. I can't even start with what I'm jealous of, which books I can't wait to read myself or which ones I love! I really hope you enjoy them all. :D My IMM can be found here!

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  8. @Ange: I sure did! Zoe made sure of that. :P lol Thank you! Happy reading to you, too! :D

    @TheReadingOwl: Maybe I'll share some. ;) Or send you a book with R.A.K. ;) lol

    @Book Savvy Babe: Oh definitely, it's awesome! :D Happy reading to you, too!

    @Zoe: There were definitely lots I liked, and some I'm going to try out that aren't in my typical genres. ;) lol Oh, I bet! He was probably thrilled to get rid of them all! lol Yay! I really hope you do! :D

    Me too! I've been waiting to buy it because Book Depo didn't have it, but then it was 30% off at Indigo...and I was like, "It's fate!" haha I'm so glad you read it! It's an amazing series, and I'm thrilled that I introduced it to you! :D Hourglass does sound amazing! :D

    Yay! That makes me feel better. :D
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    @Liz. R: I know...it was kind of intimidating to get my IMM post ready because of them all, I was all overwhelmed lol They do, don't they. They're all ones I've been seriously so excited to read! I've actually already read The DUFF, and I loved it, too! Wesley ;) haha

    @Amber Griffiths: The DUFF is fantastic! I hope you manage to get your hands on a copy! Either by buying, library, or mysterious happenings of fate! haha Thanks! :D

    @Rebecca: It definitely has a wow factor going on, doesn't it. :) I'm still in shock that I got so many this week, although my shoulder isn't because it's still feeling the strain from carrying a bunch of those books this weekend. haha ;D Thanks! :D

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  9. Wow! You got a ton of awesome books this week. It is a HUGE IMM for you!

    Be sure to enter my 500 follower giveaway :)

    My IMM- Book Briefs

    -Michelle

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  10. That is a huge mailbox you have there! Lots of really great stuff!!

    I love the cover of Crave! Enjoy your new books!

    My IMM: http://darlenesbooknook.blogspot.com/2011/09/in-my-mailbox-september-4-2011.html

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