In My Mailbox #12

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. 

Bought:

Borrowed: 

Pre-Ordered:

In My Mailbox #11

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. 

Library:

Borrowed:

I've already finished Wintergirls. It was heartbreaking but really really amazing. I have technically already read What Happened to Goodbye but I'm rereading it now. I don't know anything about Passion Blue but I thought it looked interesting, and my friend loved Legend so she's letting me borrow it. (Another friend of mine hated it, so I don't know what I'll think of it...haha)

ANOTHER UPDATE: This month I have been really sucky at posting things, and I hate it. So much. I wish I could post more stuff, and I resent the fact that I'm lazy and can only post once or twice a week, but my schedule is out of control and I'm barely fitting in time for this post. Again, so so so sorry, I feel totally out of the whole blogosphere. . . and also feel like I've abandoned everyone. 

I am expecting a less hectic May so hopefully I'll be posting like crazy again come next month. Love ya'll, I had to schedule this post since I'm going to a Bat Mitzvah this weekend ;)

In My Mailbox #10

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. 

Bought:

1. Clockwork Princess by Cassandra Clare

2. The Immortal Rules by Julie Kagawa

3. Dreamland by Sarah Dessen

What did you guys get this week?

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In My Mailbox #9

Hi, everyone! Yesterday was definitely the best day of the year so far for me, because my dad and I went to New York City! I go to New York City often, but this trip was particularly special because I got to visit 2 bookstores and see Much Ado About Nothing on Broadway (which, by the way, was amazing). From the two bookstores, I bought a plethora of books that I can't wait to share with you today. *giddy smile* So let's get started!!! :)

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. 

Burn for Burn
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

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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?

Slated
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.

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?

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In My Mailbox #8

Do you like my new logo? I kind of stole it off of Book Adoration *guilty*

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. 

This week, I swapped Insurgent by Veronica Roth, for:

Beautiful Creatures

by Kami Garcia & Margaret Stohl

Series: Caster Chronicles #1

Release Date: December 1, 2009

by Little Brown Books for Young Readers

Pages: 592

Links: Goodreads

Lena Duchannes is unlike anyone the small Southern town of Gatlin has ever seen, and she's struggling to conceal her power, and a curse that has haunted her family for generations. But even within the overgrown gardens, murky swamps and crumbling graveyards of the forgotten South, a secret cannot stay hidden forever.

Ethan Wate, who has been counting the months until he can escape from Gatlin, is haunted by dreams of a beautiful girl he has never met. When Lena moves into the town's oldest and most infamous plantation, Ethan is inexplicably drawn to her and determined to uncover the connection between them. In a town with no surprises, one secret could change everything. 

I'm reading this book now, and so far it's pretty good! But boy, is it long. I hope I can finish it by the end of the weekend, but I'm not sure if that's possible seeing as I am barely 200 pages into it :) Off to go read!

What did you guys get this week?

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In My Mailbox #7

In My Mailbox is a weekly meme hosted by The Story Siren, where we spotlight the books that we've received for review, swapped, or purchased that week. 

Purchased:

1. Everbound by Brodi Ashton

2. Nobody But Us by Kristin Halbrook

3. Unraveling by Elizabeth Norris

Leave links to your IMMs, and I'll definitely comment on them!!! :)

In My Mailbox #6

In My Mailbox is a weekly meme hosted by The Story Siren, where we spotlight the books that we're recieved for review, swapped, or purchased that week. 

Hi, everyone! I hope you are all having a fabulous Valentine's Day! Today, I'm really excited because I have received my first-EVER books for review (including ARCs!), among some other V-Day gifts from my mom. So I decided to do an IMM especially for this occasion :)

Gifted:

1. An Abundance of Katherines by John Green

2. Marcelo in the Real World by Francisco X. Stork

3. The Truth About Forever by Sarah Dessen

For Review:

1. September Girls by Bennett Madison (ARC)

2. The Lucky Ones by Anna Godberson

3. Unbreakable by Elizabeth Norris (ARC)

4. Parallel by Lauren Miller (ARC)

What did you guys get this week? Link me up!! :)

In My Mailbox #5

In My Mailbox is a weekly meme hosted by The Story Siren, where we spotlight the books that we're recieved for review, swapped, or purchased that week.

Bought:

1. Birthmarked by Caragh M. O'Brien

2. Twisted by Laurie Halse Anderson

3. Eragon by Christopher Paolini

Leave links to your IMMs, and I'll definitely comment on them! :)

In My Mailbox #4

In My Mailbox is a weekly meme hosted by The Story Siren, where we spotlight the books that we're recieved for review, swapped, or purchased that week.

Purchased:

1. The Friday Society by Adrienne Kress (Goodreads/Purchase/My Review)

2. Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas (Goodreads/Purchase)

Leave links to your IMMs, and I'll definitely comment on them!! :)

In My Mailbox #3

In My Mailbox is a weekly meme hosted by The Story Siren, where we spotlight the books that we're recieved for review, swapped, or purchased that week.

Purchased from Gift Card:

Dash & Lily's Book of Dares
by Rachel Cohn, David Levithan
Goodreads/Purchase

"I've left some clues for you.
If you want them, turn the page.
If you don't, put the book back on the shelf, please."

So begins the latest whirlwind romance from the bestselling authors of Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist. Lily has left a red notebook full of challenges on a favorite bookstore shelf, waiting for just the right guy to come along and accept its dares. But is Dash the right guy? Or are Dash and Lily only destined to trade dares, dreams, and desires in the notebook they pass back and forth at locations across New York? Could they in-person selves possibly connect as well as their notebook versions? Or will they be a comic mismatch of disastrous proportions? Rachel Cohn and David Levithan have written a love story that will have readers perusing bookstore shelves, looking and longing for a love (and red notebook) of their own.

Such A Rush
by Jennifer Echols
A sexy and poignant romantic tale of a young daredevil pilot caught between two brothers. 

When I was fourteen, I made a decision. If I was doomed to live in a trailer park next to an airport, I could complain about the smell of jet fuel like my mom, I could drink myself to death over the noise like everybody else, or I could learn to fly. 

For Leah Jones, reality is life in a rundown trailer park with an irresponsible mother. But there's one escape. With an after-school job at the local airstrip, she manages to afford cut-rate flight lessons. At the controls of a small plane, she leaves the trailer part far below, swooping out over the sea in the ultimate rush. 

By her senior year of high school, Leah's dreams come true: she snags a job flying for an aerial banner-advertising business. Then the owner dies suddenly, leaving everything in the hands of his teenage sons: golden boy Alec and adrenaline junkie Grayson. Though Leah has crushed on Grayson for years, she tries to stay clear of the apparently doomed business--until Grayson digs up her most damning secret. Holding it over Leah's head, he forces her to fly for secret reasons of his own, reasons involving Alec. She's been drawn into a battle between brothers--and the consequences could be deadly. 

Everneath
by Brodi Ashton
Goodreads/Purchase/My Review

Last spring, Nikki Beckett vanished, sucked into an underworld known as the Everneath.  Now she's returned--to her old life, her family, her boyfriend--before she's banished back to the underworld . . . this time forever. She has six months before the Everneath comes to claim her, six months for good-byes she can't find the words for, six months to find redemption, if it exists.
    Nikki longs to spend these precious months forgetting the Everneath and trying to reconnect with her boyfriend, Jack, the person most devastated by her disappearance--and the one person she loves more than anything. But there's just one problem: Cole, the smoldering immortal who enticed her to the Everneath in the first place, has followed Nikki home. Cole wants to take over the throne in the underworld and is convinced Nikki is the key to making it happen. And he'll do whatever it takes to bring her back, this time as his queen.
   As Nikki's time on the Surface draws to a close and her relationships begin slipping from her grasp, she is forced to make the hardest decision of her life: find a way to cheat fate and remain on the Surface with Jack or return to the Everneath and become Cole's queen.
   Everneath is a captivating story of love, loss, and immortality from debut author Brodi Ashton.

Library:

Paper Towns
by John Green

Quentin Jacobsen has spent a lifetime loving the magnificently adventurous Margo Roth Spiegelman from afar. So when she cracks open a window and climbs back into his life- dressed like a ninja and summoning him for an ingenious campaign of revenge- he follows. 

After their all-nighter ends and a new day breaks, Q arrives at school to discover that Margo, always an enigma, has now become a mystery. But Q soon learns that there are clues- and they're for him. Urged down a disconnected path, the closer Q gets, the less Q sees the girl he thought he knew. 

Fallen
by Lauren Kate

There's something achingly familiar about Daniel Grigori.

Mysterious and aloof, he captures Luce Price's attention from the moment she sees him on her first day at the Sword & Cross boarding school in sultry Savannah. He's the one bright spot in a place where cell phones are forbidden, the other students are all screw-ups, and security cameras watch every move.

Even Daniel wants nothing to do with Luce--he goes out of his way to make that very clear. But she can't let it go. Drawn to him like a moth to a flame, Luce has to find out what Daniel is so desperate to keep secret...even if it kills her.

Dangerously exciting and darkly romantic, FALLEn is a page-turning thriller and the ultimate love story.





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