Sunday, January 23, 2011

In My Mailbox {51}

In My Mailbox is a weekly meme hosted by The Story Siren, where we all share what we got during the week!

Got some really fun stuff this week, guys! Some review stuff that I've really been looking forward to, some birthday presents, and yes, a couple of used books store purchases. That's it...I give. My book-buying ban goal was to not buy any books until Desires of the Dead came out and I have failed, failed, failed. When I have money in my pocket, that is what I'm gonna spend it on...I guess there are worse things, right?

For Review:
Dark Mirror by M.J. Putney
Really looking forward to this one. Part historical, part magic & fantasy, cool cover...what's not to love?
Enclave by Ann Aguire
Previously known as Razorland, this one looks pretty gritty---I'm ready to dive in!
Shine by Lauren Myracle
Read Kissing Kate by Lauren Myracle last year and loved it. Looking forward to reading another of her books!
Entwined by Heather Dixon(ATW Tours)
Been looking forward to this one since I laid eyes on the gorgeous cover. I'm half-way through..this one is a charmer!

Many thanks go out to St. Martin's Griffin, Fiewel & Friends, Abrams Books, and Around the World Tours for sending me these!

Birthday Gifts! (Thanks, Amy!! Love you!!)
The Hollow by Jessica Verday
The Haunted by Jessica Verday
I've been meaning to read this for ages! I love the old Sleepy Hollow legend so I was always curious about these books! My girl, Amy, loves these, so she got me my own copies for my bday!!

Bought:
Hautings: Tales of the Supernatural, illustrated by Edward Gorey
SUPER excited about this find. I came across this one in a used book store in Monterey just yesterday. I love all things Edward Gorey, so that was the main reason I bought it. When I looked through it more carefully, I discovered it was a collection of spooky stories from awesome writers like Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Henry James, H. P, Lovecraft, and H.G. Wells! All illustrated by Gorey! How cool is that?!

Silksinger: Faeries of Dreamdark #2 by Laini Taylor
Once again, I purchased a second in a series without realizing it. Still, I've read that this one stands pretty strongly on it's own and how could I pass up such an intriguing sounding story and a pretty faery cover! So I may seek out the first book to read first---or I may just dive right into this one!

So that was my awesome book week. Coming up this week should be my review of Entangled (because I didn't get around to it last week! haha) , Human Blend, and Entwined.

Only a little over a week to get entries in for the monthly New Reads Giveaway so get those in if you haven't!

Also, a huge congrats goes out to Karina L.! She was the lucky winner of Entangled in my Dreaming of Books Giveaway!

Happy reading, all!

25 comments :

  1. I'm so jealous that you got Enclave! I've heard awesome things about it and it sounds great. Also, I love Entwined's cover. It's gorgeous! Happy reading :D

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  2. I'm with Cicely. You've got some fabulous books there. Hope you enjoy them all.

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  3. You got Entwined! I *love* the beautiful cover and I hope the storu lives up to it. It sounds like you're enjoying it so far and I'm looking forward to your review of it. Happ yreading :)

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  4. The cover of Shine is gorgeous! I still need to read The Hollow. I hope you enjoy all your books!

    Check out what I got in my mailbox this week!

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  5. Brilliant books! The cover for Entwined is stunning, I'm slightly jealous that you have it! The cover for Shine is also beautiful, I haven't read much about that book so I had better go and do some research :)

    Have a great week!

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  6. Great mailbox! I love the pics :)

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  7. I'm looking forward to reading Shine and Entwined, great books!

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  8. Awesome books, I really want to read Shine it sounds sooo good! Enjoy them all! =)

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  9. WOW! Awesome mailbox. I am so jealous about Entwined! I can't wait to read that one. I also have The Hollow on my TBR pile. I look forward to your reviews!

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  10. Great mailbox this week! I'm super jealous you have Shine and Enclave, I think they both sounds amazing! Enjoy all your lovely books and Happy reading!

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  11. I love the cover of Dark Mirror by M.J. Putney. It's so pretty! I hope it's great! Happy reading to you.

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  12. Great books! I've seen Enclave pop up in a few mailboxes this week. Hope you enjoy the books this week,
    Happy Reading
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  13. I have SHINE from NetGalley and I'm really looking forward to it too. Love the cover and heard it's a very powerful story!

    Here's what's in my mailbox this week!

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  14. I want them all ! I love the cover of Entwined !! I can't wait to read your review about it !! Enjoy all your books Becky ;)

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  15. Awesome book week! Love Edward Gorey as well, so what a great find! Enjoy!

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  16. you got so many awesome books!! dark mirror looks so good!

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  17. I love the Hollow and the Haunted covers, I've had them in my TBR pile for a while. Can't wait to read your reviews of them. Happy reading!

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  18. Unfortunately it's only the UK Waterstones editions of The Iron Witch that have the pretty gold edges (but I bet you could order it online)!

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  19. Really cool books! I'm really wanting to read Entwined and Dark Mirror. Looking forward to checking out your reviews of them! Happy reading!

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  20. What an awesome mailbox!! Happy reading!

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  21. Great mailbox! I've been eying Enclave; I hope you like it!

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  22. I want to read all these books! Especially Dark Mirror and Entwined! Looking forward to your review :)

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  23. Awesome haul!!!

    Thank you for sharing :)

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  24. So jealous you got Dark Mirror! The cover is a bit creepy, but awesome at the same time! Happy reading!

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