In My Mailbox #56

In My Mailbox is hosted by Kristi at The Story Siren.  It's a weekly meme where we all get to brag about the books and swag we got in the mail, for review, won in contests, etc.

Okay, guys, I finally caved.  Even though I've been a Nook girl through and through, I was tired of my gallies expiring on me, so I bought myself an early Christmas present:

It's so cute and tiny and I got the prettiest purple cover for it.  And now I'll get to take advantage of all of those amazing daily deals!  :D  My sis actually rec'd the Paperwhite to me after she got one because she was tired of reading on her iPad.  Previously, I had been considering a Fire, but I decided I didn't really need anything that fancy since I already have the Nook Color, and even then I pretty much use it just for reading.

Besides my new gadget, I also got some pretty awesome reads...

For Review:

Chantress by Amy Butler Greenfield - I saw this book on someone's WoW a few weeks ago, and I was immeditaely besotted.  I cannot wait to get started on it.  Isn't that cover beautiful?

Thanks Simon & Schuster!

Hysteria by Megan Miranda - I loved this author's debut novel Fracture, and being a fan of murder mysteries and memory loss stories, I knew I had to pick this one up.

Thanks Bloomsbury USA Children's Books!





Purchased/Ebook Deals:

Smart Girls Get What They Want by Sarah Strohmeyer - This ebook is only $2.99 until December 3rd.  I read so many great reviews when it was released, and now that I have a Kindle, I one-clicked this baby.  =)  Go here to grab your own copy!

Days of Blood & Starlight by Laini Taylor - I feel like I've been waiting forever for this sequel.  The first book was one of my favorites last year!  Laini Taylor is a freaking genius!

Sapphire Blue by Kerstin Gier - I loved Ruby Red when I read it last year.  It's one of the better time travel books out there, if you ask me, because, get this:  they actually do some serious travelling back in time!  I'm also curious about that  gargoyle fellow.  :-P





Audiobooks:




Days of Blood & Starlight by Laini Taylor - Um, so, I'm really, really impatient sometimes, and I couldn't wait for my physical copy of this book to arrive, and I loved the audio for the first book, so I went ahead and listened to the audio for the sequel, too.  Don't judge me.  :-(  You can check out my review of the audiobook here.

Dark Star by Bethany Frenette - Superheroes!!  Sounds fun.  Short audiobook at just shy of 9 hours.  Haven't seen many reviews, so here's hoping it's not a disappointment.






And there you have it.  Another week with too many books and not enough hours in which to read them all.  :D

The Week in Review:

Reviews:  Greta and the Goblin King, Sweet Evil, Torched & Days of Blood & Starlight (audio)

Current Giveaways:
*Win one of 5 copies of Greta and the Goblin King by Chloe Jacobs or Team Isaac/Team Wyatt buttons -- ends 11/13!
*Tell me what you're thankful for & win a book of choice (up to $15) from The Book Depository -- ends 11/13!

Recent Winners:  Ana won a paperback copy of Divergent in the Dystopian Giveaway Hop and Jamie won an ARC of Starcrossed and a paperback of Dreaming Awake in the YA Mythology Giveaway Hop

Cover Reveals:  Pieces by Michelle Davidson Argyle

Blog Tours:  Greta and the Goblin King by Chloe Jacobs

The Week Ahead:

The Undeadly Blog Tour stops by on Monday!

The promotional event for The Edge of Never by J.A. Redmerski kicks off this week.

Also, I hope you'll stop by and enter yet another giveaway starting this week:  the Clear Your Shelf Giveaway Hop, in which I reorganize my shelves for the zillionth time and you reap all the benefits.  :0)  And look for more great giveaways soon!

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