In My Mailbox (7)

In My Mailbox is a weekly meme started by The Story Siren where bloggers share what books we have either received or purchased that week.

I got a great haul from the library over the past few weeks (and a couple of excellent new release purchases). Way more than I should have and will probably get through. I think I'm starting to show signs of a library book hoarder--although I do tend to return them if I don't get them read after 2 renewals. 

Purchased:

The Scorpio Races by Maggie Stiefvater (and autographed, too!)

Crossed (Matched #2) by Ally Condie

The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern

From the library:

Amplified by Tara Kelly

Entwined by Heather Dixon

Sweet Venom (Medusa Girls #1) by Tera Lynn Childs

Lola and the Boy Next Door by Stephanie Perkins

Girls Don't Fly by Kristen Chandler

Between the Sea and Sky by Jaclyn Dolamore

Past Perfect by Leila Sales

Unearthly (Unearthly #1) by Cynthia Hand

The Juliet Spell by Douglas Rees

Pure Red by Danielle Joseph

So, tell me, what's in your mailbox?

In My Mailbox (6)

In My Mailbox is a weekly meme started by The Story Siren where bloggers share what books we have either received or purchased that week.

I've still got all my backlog from library check-outs and sale purchases at Barnes & Noble and Borders so I've barely had any books trickling in lately. But here's an update for the past few weeks.

For Review:

Virtuosity by Jessica Martinez

Everything You Need to Survive the Apocalypse by Lucas Klauss

Geek Girl by Cindy C. Bennett

Dragonswood by Janet Lee Carey

Thanks to Simon & Schuster GalleyGrab, Sweetwater Books and NetGalley, and Penguin Books and LibraryThing for the galleys.

From the library:

Blood Red Road (Dustlands #1) by Moira Young

Sun and Moon, Ice and Snow by Jessica Day George

After reading two books that take from this polar bear prince fairy tale I want to get a third opinion. It's such an awesome story and so far the two that I've read, Ice and East, have had different components of the same base story.

Brutal by Michael Harmon

A suggestion from goodreads' new recommendation feature and I thought I'd give it a try.

Dream Factory by Brad Barkley and Heather Hepler

I loved their collaboration on Scrambled Eggs at Midnight so I'm willing to take a stab at this book. Besides, who wouldn't want a (fictional) behind-the-scenes peek at a summer working as a character in Disney World?

So, tell me, what do you have in your mailbox?

In My Mailbox (5)

In My Mailbox is a weekly meme started by The Story Siren where bloggers share what books we have either received or purchased that week.

I've had a pretty light last few weeks after my glut of incoming items from the library after vacation and the scouring of the local closing Borders and online sales at Barnes and Noble. These are the total of my last few weeks--all from the library.

From the library:

Sass & Serendipity by Jennifer Ziegler

Shut Out by Kody Keplinger

Home to Woefield by Susan Juby

It has a chicken on the cover!

Siren by Tricia Rayburn

The cover on the hardback kinda freaks me out. The paperback cover is a bit more welcoming.

Waterfall and Cascade by Lisa Tawn Bergren

I'm hoping this time travel series is a little bit more Quantum Physics for Dummies than the last one I read.

So, what are you crowing about in your mailbox this week?

In My Mailbox (4)

In My Mailbox is a weekly meme started by The Story Siren where bloggers share what books we have either received or purchased that week.

This is a huge backlog from since I've come back from vacation. I (unwisely) chose to unfreeze my holds a few days before my return. Needless to say I am now inundated with way too many books. 

From the library:

Dead Rules by Randy Russell

City of Bones (Mortal Instruments #1) by Cassandra Clare

What Would My Cellphone Do? by Micol Ostow

 Crush Control by Jennifer Jabaley

Forgotten by Cat Patrick

Belladonna by Mary Finn

The Forgotten Locket (Hourglass Door Trilogy #3) by Lisa Mangum

The Eternal Sea (Everlasting #2) by Angie Frazier

Forever (Wolves of Mercy Falls #3) by Maggie Stiefvater (audiobook)

I had been literally checking my library account FOREVER, uh, every single day waiting for them to get it processed and on the shelf to me--that was a time when I wish my employee status got me the book faster.

The Ruby Notebook by Laura Resau

Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs

Lament: The Faerie Queen's Deception (Books of Faerie #1) by Maggie Stiefvater

Ballad: A Gathering of Faerie (Books of Faerie #2) by Maggie Stiefvater

I procrastinated way too long to read Maggie's other books after admitting my love of the Wolves of Mercy Falls series. I have no excuse for my failure but I will rectify it immediately.

Are You Going to Kiss Me Now? by Sloane Tanen

The premise put me in mind a bit of Beauty Queens by Libba Bray so we'll see how it goes.

Where Things Come Back by John Corey Whaley

Kiss Me Kill Me (Scarlett Wakefield #1) by Lauren Henderson

Cloaked by Alex Flinn

And to add even more stuff to my mailbox I ran across some more unbeatable deals at both barnesandnoble.com and amazon.com for books all under $4.

Bought:

My Most Excellent Year: A Novel of Love, Mary Poppins and Fenway Park by Steve Kluger

I love, Love, LOVE this book and decided that I couldn't beat the price and had to have a copy of my own.

My Life as an Experiment: One Man's Humble Quest to Improve Himself by Living As a Woman, Becoming George Washington, Telling No Lies, and Other Radical Tests by A.J. Jacobs

I listened to the audio of this book and it was so much fun--the things people will do for the sake of journalism. It's nice that you can read a chapter at a time for separate experiments he does.

Reading the OED: One Man, One Year, 21,730 Pages by Ammon Shea

Something, Maybe by Elizabeth Scott

The Princess and the Bear (Princess #2) by Mette Ivey Harrison

Beginner's Greek by James Collins

Generation Dead (Generation Dead #1) by Daniel Waters

Secretariat by William Nack

Cracked Up To Be by Courtney Summers

If I Stay (If I Stay #1) by Gayle Forman

I am a Genius of Unspeakable Evil and I Want to be Your Class President by Josh Lieb

The audio version of this book had me desiring to stay in my car to finish it and if you knew how much I hate commuting then you would know how much I enjoyed listening to this story.

Why We Make Mistakes: How We Look Without Seeing, Forget Things in Seconds and Are All Pretty Sure We Are Way Above Average by Joseph T. Hallinan

I have way more than I know what to do with but, still, I want to know--what's in your mailbox?

In My Mailbox (3)

In My Mailbox is a weekly meme started by The Story Siren where bloggers share what books we have either received or purchased that week.

From the library:

Enchanted Ivy by Sarah Beth Durst

I thought her book Ice was excellent and I saw she had another one coming out soon so I thought I would put this already published one I haven't read physically into my TBR pile.

Hex Hall (Hex Hall #1) by Rachel Hawkins

This came highly recommended to me by a teen librarian co-worker. And I always take my co-workers recommendations.

Putting Makeup on Dead People by Jen Violi

I've read several positive reviews on this book so I thought I would give it a chance. Mostly since it was just sitting on the shelf.

Don't Stop Now by Julie Halpern

One of my favorite books was her Into the Wild Nerd Yonder and I have been waiting anxiously for her next release. I hope it doesn't disappoint. I anticipate taking this road trip book on my upcoming road trip.

Purchased:

I lucked out with the online summer clearance sale at Barnes and Noble and one lucky find at one of the nearby closing Borders stores. All of these books were less than $3 (except Hush, Hush which was $4 at Borders).

Hush, Hush by Becca Fitzpatrick

Jessica's Guide to Dating on the Dark Side by Beth Fantaskey

Cindy Ella by Robin Palmer

The Awakening (Ghost Huntress #1) by Marley Gibson

The Guidance (Ghost Huntress #2) by Marley Gibson

Faerie Path (Faerie Path #1) by Frewin Jones

The Lost Queen (Faerie Path #2) by Frewin Jones

Confessions of a Serial Kisser by Wendelin Van Draanen

In My Mailbox (2)

In My Mailbox is a weekly meme started by The Story Siren where bloggers share what books we have either received or purchased that week.

This is a cumulative list from the past few weeks (I'm pretty sure this is going to be how it goes, not so much weekly as every few weeks but I'll try). Also, I seem to have gotten a lot of blue and purple books in this batch--as opposed to the reds from last time.

From the library:

My Life Undecided by Jessica Brody

This premise is ripe for misadventure and mishaps--Brooklyn is letting her blog followers make her life decisions. Can't wait to dive in.

Hourglass by Myra McEntire

I have read so many good reviews for this book that I just had to try it for myself.

Zombie Haiku by Ryan Mecum

I'm not big on poetry but a friend of mine really enjoyed it so I'll give it a try.

Fairy Bad Day by Amanda Ashby

Fairies=good story. Giant killer fairies=awesome story! (I hope.)

Vampire Stalker by Allison van Diepen

I'm not a big fan of vampire books but I do love a good book where a character comes right out of the pages of a story so I'll try this one out since it's more about the people after vampires, not the vampires themselves.

Anna and the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins

So many good reviews (and peer pressure) have finally gotten this book on my TBR pile.

The A Circuit by Georgina Bloomberg and Catherine Hapka

The horse on the cover got to me. Yes, I am still a horse-crazy little girl at heart. I don't know if it will be good but, IT HAS A HORSE ON THE COVER!

Delirium by Lauren Oliver (audio)

 This happened to be on the shelf (when the books are checked out with holds galore) so I snapped it up and am already listening to it. So far, so good.

Notes from the Blender by Trish Cook and Brendan Halpin

I wasn't too impressed with Halpin's last co-writing offering (Jenna and Jonah's Fauxmance) but this seems like an interesting story so I'll give it a try.

For review:

Thanks to NetGalley publishers HarperTeen and HarlequinTeen and Simon & Schuster GalleyGrab.

The Girl of Fire and Thorns by Rae Carson

I'm not really sure what this is about other than she's a girl marked for heroism but hasn't done anything besides raid kitchens and read ancient texts.

Drink, Slay, Love by Sarah Beth Durst

I adored her book, Ice, so even though I'm not big into vampires this one seems interesting--a vampire is stabbed by a sparkly unicorn and gains the ability to withstand daylight and gets a conscience.

Fury by Elizabeth Miles

I'm thinking this might be a little like the show Supernatural?

The Iron Knight (Iron Fey #4) by Julie Kagawa

The tale of Prince Ash and Puck. 'Nuff said.

The Unwanteds by Lisa McMann

It caught my attention when it was described as "Hunger Games" meets "Harry Potter." We'll see if it lives up to the hype.

In My Mailbox (1)

In My Mailbox is a weekly meme started by The Story Siren where bloggers share what books we have either received or purchased that week.


For review:

The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern

Wisdom's Kiss by Catherine Gilbert Murdock

Thank you NetGalley publishers Knopf Doubleday and Houghton Mifflin Harcourt for the galleys.

From the library:

Forgiven by Janet Fox

I enjoyed the first book of this series, mostly because I had just visited Yellowstone Park a few months prior to reading it. This book sounds like it starts out in Yellowstone and ends up in San Francisco (and I'll be near there this summer).

Tiger's Quest (Tiger Saga #2) by Colleen Houck
I was so ready after finishing the first book to read the second that I blazed through the 4 chapter preview the author has posted on her website. Luckily, I was able to get the whole book just a few weeks later.

Ruby Red by Kerstin Gier

This time travel story sounds like it would be a good read. I've wanted to find one that piqued my interest since reading Old Magic.

Sloppy Firsts (Jessica Darling #1) by Megan McCafferty

After reading her new book, Bumped it was recommended that I read the Jessica Darling series. So, here goes.

Confessions of a Serial Kisser by Wendelin Van Draanen
Flipped was one of the best books I read and I'm looking forward to reading some more of her stuff.

Once Upon a Marigold by Jean Ferris
When the cover says part comedy, part love story, part everything-but-the-kitchen-sink, I'm in.