In My Mailbox [18]

In My Mailbox is a meme hosted by The Story Siren, where we share books that we've received.

In My Mailbox [17]

In My Mailbox is a meme hosted by The Story Siren, where we share books that we've received.

In My Mailbox [16]

In My Mailbox is a meme hosted by The Story Siren, where we share books that we've received.

In My Mailbox [15]

In My Mailbox is a meme hosted by The Story Siren, where we share books that we've received.

In My Mailbox [14]

In My Mailbox is a meme hosted by The Story Siren, where we share books that we've received.

In My Mailbox [13]

In My Mailbox is a meme hosted by The Story Siren, where we share books that we've received.

In My Mailbox [12]

In My Mailbox is a meme hosted by The Story Siren, where we share books that we've received.

In My Mailbox [11]

In My Mailbox is a meme hosted by The Story Siren, where we share books that we've received.

In My Mailbox [10]

In My Mailbox is a meme hosted by The Story Siren, where we share books that we've received.

In My Mailbox [9]

In My Mailbox is a meme hosted by The Story Siren, where we share books that we've received.

In My Mailbox [8]

In My Mailbox is a meme hosted by The Story Siren, where we share books that we've received.

In My Mailbox [7]

In My Mailbox is a meme hosted by The Story Siren, where we share books that we've received.

On Wednesday, I bought Catching Fire. Since I already had The Hunger Games and Mockingjay, I own the whole trilogy now! *yay*
And yesterday, the Friends of the Library in my town had their biannual book sale. I didn't think I'd find anything good, but I did!
A Great and Terrible Beauty I've already read, and it was awesome! I haven't read Rebel Angels yet so I was glad to find it.

The Lovely Bones is one of those "everyone's read it but me" books, and the cover is so pretty.

Girl With a Pearl Earring was recommended to me by a friend. The synopsis sounds interesting, and I like historical fiction, so hopefully it will be a good read!

And then Flowers in the Attic.....it's a long story how I came to buy this book, and if I ever review it then I'll tell it to you.

What books did you get this week?

In My Mailbox [6]

In My Mailbox is a meme hosted by The Story Siren, where we share books that we've received.

I just got back from the TLA in Austin, it was really fun! Now I know what those people meant when they said "Watch out for school librarians!"......anyways, I got a TON of books. As in, not enough books to fit in one picture. So I'll post them in a list instead. Most of the books are ARCs but some are finished copies. Two are even in hardcover!

The Anti-Prom by Abby McDonald
Falling for Hamlet by Michelle Ray
A Little Wanting Song by Cath Crowley
Withering Tights by Louise Rennison
Shadowspell by Jenna Black
City of Ice by Laurence Yep
Discord’s Apple by Carrie Vaughn
Pick-Up Game: A Full Day of Full Court edited by Marc Aronson and Charles R. Smith Jr.
Wishful Thinking by Alexandra Bullen
The Death Catchers by Jennifer Anne Kogler
The Last Little Blue Envelope by Maureen Johnson
Crossing Lines by Paul Volponi
Fall for Anything by Courtney Summers
The Dead by Charlie Higson
The Reapers are the Angels by Alden Bell
Tempest Rising by Tracy Deebs
Everything Beautiful Began After by Simon Von Booy
Dry Souls by Denise Getson
Circle Nine by Anne Heltzel
If I Grow Up by Todd Strasser
The Lock Artist by Steve Hamilton
Red Glove by Holly Black
Desires of the Dead by Kimberly Derting
All These Things I’ve Done by Gabrielle Zevin
Island’s End by Padma Venkatraman
Variant by Robison Wells
I Wore the Ocean in the Shape of a Girl by Kelle Groom
Brother/Sister by Sean Olin
Between the Sea and Sky by Jaclyn Dolamore
I’ll Be There by Holly Goldberg Sloan
Glow by Amy Kathleen Ryan
The Great Wide Sea by M. H. Herlong
Haunted by Joy Preble
Dark Mirror by M. J. Putney
Low Red Moon by Ivy Devlin
Peter and Max by Bill Willingham
The Lost Gate by Orson Scott Card

In My Mailbox [5]

In My Mailbox is a meme hosted by The Story Siren, where we share books that we've received.

This week, I actually bought books for a change!

An Abundance of Katherines I got at Garden Ridge for $1.99. The rest I got at my library's bookstore for $2 total. You see, they recently added a sci-fi and fantasy shelf there, and I was going to "just look" but ended up buying four books.

The Eye of the World and The Great Hunt are actually pretty beat-up copies (the covers are nearly falling off), but a friend of mine is almost forcing me to read the Wheel of Time series, so I bought them. Besides, I can find better copies in another used bookstore on another day...

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy is another one that a (different) friend is forcing me to read. This copy is kind of beat-up too, but not so bad.

Ender's Game (which is actually in like-new condition) is one that I've heard good things about, and I like sci-fi, so it should be good.

I'm probably never gonna get around to reading An Abundance of Katherines, but it was only $2...brand new...I couldn't pass it up!

In My Mailbox [4]

In My Mailbox is a meme hosted by The Story Siren, where we share books that we've received.

This week, I didn't buy any new books, although I brought in a horde from the library. Also, I was cleaning my desk on Monday and I found a signed teaser from Holly Black's Red Glove! Sadly, I couldn't enjoy it much since I haven't read White Cat yet.

Anyways, on to the library horde.

First one is The Mermaid's Mirror. Is it completely evil that I only became interested in reading it after the author died? I feel terrible.

Next one is Unearthly by Cynthia Hand. I LOVE the cover! Not only how it looks, but how it feels.

Timeless by Alexandra Monir I've been wanting to read for a LONG time. Once again, the cover is beautiful!

Lastly, A Spy in the House by Y. S. Lee is historical fiction. Another one that I've wanted to read for a long time and finally checked out.

In My Mailbox [3]

In My Mailbox is a meme hosted by The Story Siren, where we share books that we've received.

This week, I got four books. One that I own, and three from the library.

This one, Imaginary Enemy, I got from my book club. I've never heard of it before, but I love the Goth dinosaur on the cover.

And these are the library ones.
Across the Universe should be interesting, because it's rare to see space age sci-fi in modern YA literature. Though what I find odd is that the blurbs on the cover are from paranormal romance authors. If you're going to write a sci-fi, wouldn't you want the blurbs to be from other sci-fi authors?

Inside Out, another sci-fi, is one I've been wanting to read for a long time. I love Maria V. Snyder's Study series (I'm currently reading Fire Study) so I have high hopes for this.

Last one, If I Stay, is realistic fiction, I think.

In My Mailbox [2]

In My Mailbox is a meme hosted by The Story Siren, where we share books that we've received.

This week, I have acquired three new books!



First one on the left is The Wish List by Eoin Colfer, which I bought at the little bookstore my library has in its lobby. I’ll admit that all the reviews I’ve read say it’s really weird, but that doesn’t make it bad. And besides, how can you pass up a mint-condition $.65 book?

Second is Beast by Donna Jo Napoli, which I’m currently reading (hence, the tassel bookmark) for my book club. I’m not sure what to think of it so far. It’s a bit too graphic…

Third is Alanna: The First Adventure by Tamora Pierce, also from the library bookstore. I have never read any of Pierce’s other books, but I’ve heard that she’s a good author. You can tell by the cover illustration that this is an 80’s or early 90’s edition. There's even a mail order form on the last page!

In My Mailbox [1]

In My Mailbox is a meme hosted by The Story Siren, where we share books that we've received.

(Since you can do IMM on any day you want, from now on I'll be posting IMM every Thursday or Sunday.)

So, I didn't buy many books this week. However, on Monday I was at the Half-Price Books in Humble, and I found a hardcover edition of Inkheart for only $3! Which of course, I had to buy. Inkheart was a really good book, although in my opinion, the movie was better.

My main source of books is the public library. I usually go to the library 3-4 times a month because I participate in a book club and volunteer group there. Today I went there for the volunteer group meeting, and afterward I managed to borrow some books.

(I apologize if you can't see the picture well, I couldn't figure out how to turn off the flash on my camera)

The top book on the left is The Looking Glass Wars by Frank Beddor. It's a retelling of Alice in Wonderland, and from what I've heard, it's supposed to be amazing. Since I love Alice in Wonderland, I'll be looking forward to reading it.

The second is Between Mom and Jo by Julie Anne Peters. It's about a boy whose parents are getting a divorce, except the unique thing is that his parents are both women. I've read another one of Peter's books, Keeping You A Secret, and I really liked it.

The third is Doomed Queen Anne by Carolyn Meyer, which is a fictional account of Anne Boleyn. Carolyn Meyer is a very good writer, what I especially admire about her books is that they are historically accurate.

The fourth book is The Adoration of Jenna Fox by Mary E. Pearson. I first heard of this book about a year ago, and I thought it was realistic fiction. But today at the library, I noticed that it was in the sci-fi section, so I checked it out. I'm not sure what it's about, other than the protagonist wakes up from a comma with no idea who she is.