In My Mailbox is a weekly meme hosted by The Story Siren, where we spotlight the books that we have received for review, swapped, or purchased that week.
Purchased:
Tiger's Curse
by Colleen Houck
Series: Tiger Saga #1
Pages: 403
The last thing Kelsey Hayes thought she'd be doing this summer was trying to break a 300-year-old Indian curse. With a mysterious tiger named Ren. Halfway around the world.
But that's exactly what happened.
Face-to-face with dark forces, spellbinding magic, and mystical worlds where nothing is what it seems, Kelsey risks everything to piece together an ancient prophecy that could break the curse forever.
Tiger's Curse is the exciting first volume in an epic fantasy-romance that will leave you breathless and yearning for more.
by Jenny Han & Siobhan Vivian
Series: Burn for Burn #1
Release Date: September 18, 2012
by Simon & Schuster
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Lillia has never had any problems dealing with boys who like her. Not until this summer, when one went too far. No way will she let the same thing happen to her little sister.Kat is tired of the rumours, the insults, the cruel jokes. It all goes back to one person– her ex-best friend– and she's ready to make her pay.Four years ago, Mary left Jar Island because of a boy. But she's not the same girl anymore. And she's ready to prove it to him.Three very different girls who want the same thing: sweet, sweet revenge. And they won't stop until they each had a taste.
Unspoken
by Sarah Rees Brennan
Series: The Lynburn Legacy #1
Release Date: September 11, 2012
by Random House Books For Young Readers
Kami Glass loves someone she's never met... a boy she's talked to in her head ever since she was born. She wasn't silent about her imaginary friend during her childhood, and is thus a bit of an outsider in her sleepy English town of Sorry-in-the-Vale. Still, Kami hasn't suffered too much from not fitting in. She has a best friend, runs the school newspaper, and is only occasionally caught talking to herself. Her life is in order, just the way shel ikes it, despite the voice in her head. But that all changes when the Lynburns return. The Lynburn family has owned the spectacular and sinister manor that overlooks Sorry-in-the-vale for centuries. The mysterious twin sisters who abandoned their ancestral home a generation ago are back, along with their teenage sons, Jared and Ash, one of whom is eerily familiar to Kami. Kami is not one to shy away from the unknown--in fact, she's determined to find answers for all the questions Sorry-in-the-Vale is suddenly posing. Who is responsible for the bloody deeds in the depths of the woods? What is her own m other hiding? And now that her imaginary friend has become a real boy, does she still love him? Does she hate him? Can she trust him?
by Teri Terry
Series: Slated #1
Release Date: May 3, 2012
by Nancy Paulsen Books
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Debut author Teri Terry has written a brilliantly compelling, original and thought-provoking novel about an uncomfortably plausible future. Kyla has been Slated--her memory and personality aerased as punishment for committing a crime she can't remember. THe government has taught her how to walk and talk again, given her a new identity and a new family and told her to be grateful for this second chance that she doesn't deserve. It's also her last chance--because they'll be watching to make sure she plays by their rules. As Kyla adjusts to her new life, she's plagued by fear. Who is she, really? And if only criminals are slated, why are so many innocent people disappearing? Kyla is torn between the need to know more and her instict for self-preservation. She knows a dangerous game is being played with her life, and she can't let anyone make the wrong move . . . but who can she trust when everyone is a stranger??
This Lullaby
by Sarah Dessen
Pages: 345
Release Date: May 27, 2002
by Speak
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When it comes to relationships, Remy doesn't mess around. After all, she's learned all there is to know from her mother, who's currently working on husband number five. But there's something about Dexter that seems to defy all of Remy's rules. He certainly doesn't seem like Mr. Right. For some reason, however, Remy just can't seem to shake him. Could it be that Remy's starting to understand what all those love songs are all about?
Angelfire
by Courtney Allison Moulton
Series: Angelfire #1
Release Date: February 15 2011
by HarperCollins / Katherine Tegen Books
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First there are nightmares. Then come the memories. Now she must hunt.
Ellie can't shake the terrifying dreams about monstrous creatures that are hunting her, killing her. Then she meets Will and feels on the verge of remembering something just beyond her grasp. His attention is intense and romantic, and Ellie feels like her soul has known him for centuries. When they meet on a dark street at midnight, Will awakens Ellie's power, and she knows that she can fight the creatures that stalk her in the grim darkness. Will holds the key to Ellie's memories, whole lifetimes of them, and she can no longer pretend anything was just a dream. Her role is to hunt and kill the reapers that prey on human souls. In order to survive, she must also hunt for the secrets of her past lives, the dangerous and ancient battle of the angels and the Fallen, and the truths that are too frightening to remember. Angelfire is achingly romantic, terrifying, and filled with blistering action.
Ellie can't shake the terrifying dreams about monstrous creatures that are hunting her, killing her. Then she meets Will and feels on the verge of remembering something just beyond her grasp. His attention is intense and romantic, and Ellie feels like her soul has known him for centuries. When they meet on a dark street at midnight, Will awakens Ellie's power, and she knows that she can fight the creatures that stalk her in the grim darkness. Will holds the key to Ellie's memories, whole lifetimes of them, and she can no longer pretend anything was just a dream. Her role is to hunt and kill the reapers that prey on human souls. In order to survive, she must also hunt for the secrets of her past lives, the dangerous and ancient battle of the angels and the Fallen, and the truths that are too frightening to remember. Angelfire is achingly romantic, terrifying, and filled with blistering action.
The Perks of Being A Wallflower
by Stephen Chbosky
Pages: 213
Release Date: February 1, 1999
by MTV Books and Pocket Books
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Charlie is a freshman. And while he's not the biggest geek in school, he is by no means popular. Shy, introspective, intelligent beyond his years yet socially awkward, he is a wallflower, caught between trying to live his life and trying to run from it. Charle is attempting to navigate his way through uncharted territory: the world of first dates and mix tapes, family dramas and new friends; the world of sex, drugs, and The Rocky Horror Picture Show, when all one requires is that perfect song on that perfect drive to feel infinite. But he can't stay on the sideline forever. Standing on the fringes of life offers a unique perspective. But there comes a time to see what it looks like from the dance floor.
Much Ado About Nothing
by William Shakespeare
Pages: 198
First Published: 1599
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The action is set in Sicily, where Don Pedro, Prince of Aragon, has recently defeated his half-brother, the bastard Don John, in a military engagement. Apparently reconciled, they return to the capital, Messina, as guests of the Governor, Leonato. There Count Claudio, a young nobleman serving in Don Pedro's army, falls in love with Hero, Leonato's daughter, whom Don Pedro woos on his behalf. The play's central plot shows how Don john maliciously deceives Claudio into believing that Hero has taken a lover on the eve of her marriage, causing Claudio to repudiate her publicly, at the altar.
This is the most books I've bought in a long time, possibly ever! I'm so excited to read all of them, and post my reviews!!
What did you guys get this week?
Link me up!!! :)
Eeek... so many great books!!
ReplyDeleteThe Perks of Being a Wallflower is a really good book, but I liked the movie better.
I want to read Slated and Burn for Burn too.
Enjoy your books and have a great week!
My STS
Sapir @ Diary of a Wimpy Teen Girl
I've heard awesome things about The Perks of Being A Wallflower; I can't wait to read it!! :)
DeleteWow absolutley great books, your so lucky :D I read Slated and it's really a great novel, I can't wait for fractured. Burn for burn looks really good and I want to read it badly. TPOBAW is meant to be really good (a tad inappropriate) but good nother the less. I have seen the movie which I enjoyed and would like to read the book. I am so jelly that not only u have these great books but that you went to NYC because I am Australian and my mom is from NY. So I am half American but I've never been. Thanks for sharing, enjoy :D
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Wow, what I'd give to live in Australia!! Lucky you. :) Thanks for commenting! Love your blog :)
DeleteYay! You got Unspoken! Unspoken is one of my all-time favorites. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did!
ReplyDeleteI basically got it because in your interview, you said it was so good :)
Deletethanks for commenting!
I inspired you to read something. Major happiness happening here :D
DeleteLol, yes. ^^
DeleteSo many books! I've been meaning to borrow Tiger's Curse from my friend for the longest time and I need to read Unspoken soon too. I wasn't a huge fan of Angelfire but the second book was a lot better.
ReplyDeleteHappy reading!
I know, i'm so excited! i hope you like Tiger's Curse and Unspoken. :)
DeleteOoo-la-la! So many books! *____* This Lullaby and Perks are really good and i think you will enjoy it! So your mom finally let you read Perks or you secretly bought it? ;D And I read Angelfire, didn't really like it, but maybe it's something you will enjoy. Just that i know some books i don't like you, you just love, so I hope you give some love to Angelfire. ^^
ReplyDeleteHope you enjoy all them books, lucky duck!
Haha! Well, I bought Perks with my dad, and he said that he wanted to read it, too, and I think my mom kind of forgot that she told me I couldn't read it. :)
Deletethanks for commenting!