Sunday 18 September 2011

In My Mailbox (03)

In My Mailbox is a weekly meme hosted by Kristi over at The Story Siren where bloggers showcase the books they received over the week.

I know, I know, I haven't been too active lately. And I don't really have a reason. I guess I'm just really lazy.
But! I promise to be more active. In fact, I have several posts queued up for the next week and a bit.

I haven't been getting too many books in the last few weeks. I went to a Maggie Stiefvater signing a couple of weeks ago, and got some books signed. And I've been taking advantage of the new releases in my library.
So without further ado, here is my mailbox:

Bought:



- The Reapers are the Angels by Alden Bell; I love zombies, so I had to snatch this up.

- Forever by Maggie Stiefvater (signed!); I haven't read Linger yet, but I just can't have an unfinished series sitting on my shelves. Bonus: I got it signed! EEEEEeeeek!

Lament and  Ballad by Maggie Stiefvater (signed as well); Well, I wasn't about to pass up a chance to get more books signed by Maggie. I also got my copies of Shiver and Linger signed, which makes me very happy.
In case anyone cares, here's a picture of myself with Maggie. Excuse my goofy smile. I get nervous when in the presence of anyone who manages to get published. Can I just say that Maggie is actually hilarious, and she should become a stand-up comedian? 

Library:
 From top to bottom:

- Supernaturally by Kiersten White; I really liked Paranormalcy, but I'm a bit hesitant in starting this.

- Alaska by Sue Saliba; I didn't quite like Sue's previous book, Something in the World Called Love, but I'm hoping this will be better. Plus, she's Aussie, so I want to check out all the talent.

- The Goddess Test by Aimee Carter; It's finally published in Australia, with a really weird new cover. I've been waiting to read this book for ages, and I'm not really expecting it to be good, since a lot of people whose opinions I trust seem to have ill opinions of it.

- Stravaganza: City of Masks by Mary Hoffman; Just something I picked up off the shelves in my poorly understocked library (all the other books had to be brought in from other branches)

- Blood Song by Rhiannon Hart; I've been hearing fantastic things about this book, but the poorly photoshopped cover is really putting me off.

- Bloodspell by Amalie Howard; I have no idea what to expect, but it looks and sounds really interesting. Hoping it's good.

- Blood Magic by Tessa Gratton; So, this is the third member of the Merry Sisters of Fate, and since I disliked Brenna Yovanoff's novel, and I wasn't much of a fan of Shiver, I'm hoping that third time's the charm. 

- The Mermaid's Mirror by L.K. Madigan; It's so sad that Madigan is no longer with us. I'm interested in reading this book. I love mermaids, and wish there were more of them in fiction.


What did you get in you mailboxes this week? What do you think of the books I got? Feel free to leave your links in the comments.

6 comments:

  1. WOW! I want a library like yours! lol Mine is barely keeping up with 1% of UK releases, and none of the "fluffy" YA stuff. Not really fluffy.
    Reapers are the angels - one of my favorite zombie books, and I'm dying to read Blood Song. Looking forward to your reviews, enjoy!
    My IMM
    http://nocturnalbookreviews.blogspot.com/2011/09/in-my-mailbox-3.html

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  2. Your library has lots of really good books! It looks like the Australia cover of The Goddess Test is the same model as the U.S. cover of Saundra Mitchell's The Vespertine!

    New follower! :-)

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  3. Hi, new follower here! Great IMM! Lots of these are on my wishlist! Happy reading!

    Peggy
    My IMM

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  4. I'm so jealous you got your books by Maggie signed! I'd love to get all mine signed!

    Check our our IMM.

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  5. New Follower here and your IMM looks wonderful!! I want to read The Goddess Test! Can't wait to see your reviews on these!

    My IMM

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  6. Great stuff this week! So jealous of that signed Forever. The books are gorgeous, aren't they?

    Also, I've heard Blood Magic is great, but I didn't like The Goddess Test either.

    Here's my IMM if you'd like to check it out: http://reutreads.wordpress.com/2011/09/18/in-my-mailbox-17/

    Happy Reading!

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