In My Mailbox 19NOV11

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From the Library:

I went a little bit overboard, checking out a lot of great looking books! First up is Alexandra Robbins' The Geeks Shall Inherit the Earth, a Goodreads Choice Nominee for Best Non-Fiction. While I probably won't review it on my blog (as I try to focus mostly on YA), I have high hopes as I loved her previous books Pledged and The Overachievers

Next up is a collection of Kate Beaton's hilarious cartoons, titled Hark! A Vagrant. I've read some of her cartoons but am excited to read all that is contained in this book.

Fangirl squee! Finally the third book in the Beka Cooper trilogy is out (it was actually released about a month ago but I wasn't aware). One of the hardest parts of being a Pierce fan is the LONG waits in between books. Luckily if you've never read a Pierce book, you have a great backlist waiting on you-start with the Alanna books.

As I was browsing for another book, I happened to see this one on the shelves and couldn't believe my luck. Shades of Milk and Honey, an Austen-esque fantasy novel, sounds right up my alley. Can't wait to dive into this one!

I've been following Tess Hilmo's blog for a while and have seen the high praise With a Name Like Love has received so of course I wanted to give it a read. My hold finally arrived this week.

I needed another book to round out the second of my trips to the library (yes there were two this week) so I was browsing the shelves and, while looking for a Julie James book, came across the Henry James section (vastly different!) I debated between this and The Turn of the Screw, as both are short but this got the nod as I adore the excellent adaptation, titled The Heiress and starring Olivia de Havilland and Montgomery Clift (highly recommended film).

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From Amazon Vine:

I requested two amazing looking 2012 YA debuts this week (they should arrive on Monday but I want to post about them this week as I don't know if I'll do IMM next week).
First up is Article 5; I have no idea what to expect from this but I figured it was worth a shot.

Then we have The Gathering Storm, paranormal historical fiction set in Russia is a very unique premise so it will be interesting to see how Bridges pulls it off.

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Last, but certainly not least is another 2012 debut that I was lucky enough to win through Firstreads. Another book about which I have no expectations but hopefully will end up enjoying.

So that's my haul. How did everyone else do this week?

In My Mailbox 23OCT11

In My Mailbox is something I participate in very sporadically whenever I feel particularly satisfied with the books I've accumulated in the past week.

From Amazon Vine:

Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi-I've been following her blog and added her book as soon as she mentioned that it was going to be published so of course I'm super excited to have scored an ARC. I won't be reading this for a while yet (other books call to me first) but I'm really eager to dive in.

From the Library:

Picture the Dead by Adele Griffin and Lisa Brown-I've read a couple of Griffin's other books and this one kept calling to me from the library shelf as I passed. Yesterday I gave in and checked it out!

Shut Out by Kody Keplinger-After loving The Duff, I knew I'd want to give her second book a shot. I've heard more mixed things about this one but at least it should be well-written and entertaining if The Duff is any indication.

The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer by Michelle Hodkin-I am a little leery of this as I've heard a wide reactions to the love interest (so dreamy! so creepy!) and I think I'll probably fall in the dislike category. Still this has been hotly buzzed and since it's a library book, if I hate it, I can just return it.

So that's my mailbox! Have you read any of these? What books did you receive this week?

In My Mailbox 25SEP11

In My Mailbox

I've actually never participated in this before but I got some good books this week so I figured, why not start now?

 

From the Library: 

As I Wake by Elizabeth Scott-Haven't seen many reviews for this despite the popularity of Elizabeth Scott; nonetheless I'm excited as she is one of my favorite YA authors.

From Amazon Vine:

Dearly Departed by Lia Habel-this has been on my radar for a while so I eagerly requested it; review to come at the end of October.

Tuesdays at the Castle by Jessica Day George-I've actually already finished this and posted my (4-star) review on Amazon (it won't be on my blog until November 4). This first came on my radar through a Waiting on Wednesday post by Small Review.

From the Author: 

Torrent by Lisa T. Bergren-I have absolutely no idea how I got this but I am SO incredibly grateful! Unfortunately I do have some review books to finish first but then I'm diving in and not stopping until I'm done.

So that's my mailbox! Have you read any of these? What books did you pick up this week?