Saturday, March 2, 2013

In My Mailbox #71

Saturday, March 2, 2013 with 13 comments



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.






Um, I may have gone a bit overboard at the used bookstore...both for myself and for my kiddo.  And now I have to reorganize my shelves again and add to the giveaway pile.  Look for a Spring Cleaning giveaway mid-March.  =)

For Review:

First up, I got this awesome stack of ARCs from Around the World ARC Tours for making a donation:

Love in the Time of Global Warming by Francesca Lia Block
In Too Deep by Coert Voorhees
Taken by Erin Bowman
September Girls by Bennett Madison
Arclight by Josin L. McQuein
Pulse by Patrick Carman
A Want So Wicked by Suzanne Young

Some I already had as galleys from Netgalley/Edelweiss, so I didn't add too many to my reading list.  I'm most excited about that ARC of Love in the Time of Global Warming...the cover is Gorgeous with a capital G, and I'm tempted to make that my very next read, except it's an August release and I have so many others that should take priority.  We'll see...it's relatively short...I might be able to squeeze it in soon.  :D

Here are the galleys I received for review this week - click on the image to be taken to the Goodreads page:

The Collector (Dante Walker, #1)GoldenWeather Witch


Won/Gifted:

Every Other DayNobody

Won from Reading Lark

The Indigo Spell (Bloodlines, #3)

Won from JennRenee - yes, the same girl who gifted me her ARC a couple of weeks ago!  =)
You can check out my review of the audio here.


Purchased:

And here's where things get crazy...my Half Price Books haul...

This is my haul (left) & my daughter's (right) plus a bday
gift for my older sis - she has a thing for pop-ups

In case you can't tell what all I picked up, here's a closer look:


Somehow, I had forgotten that I already had an ARC of Falling Kingdoms, so I'll be giving this extra away soon.  Oh, well.  Also, I got The Truth About Forever for a buck.  I adore HPB!

I also bought these this week:

Splintered (Splintered, #1)Sever (The Chemical Garden, #3)Amy and Roger's Epic Detour


I listened to the audio for Splintered last month and LOVED it, so I bought myself a hardcover and grabbed one for my sis, too, since she's an even bigger Alice fan than I am.  I actually forgot to pre-order my copy of Sever, so that's why it's in this mix.  And I wanted a light, fluffy listen for work earlier this week, so I picked up Amy & Roger.  It did not disappoint.  :D


So, now that I've proven without a shadow of a doubt that I have absolutely no willpower when it comes to acquiring new reads, I'd like to know that I'm not alone.  What did you get this week?





The Week in Review:

Reviews:  Endurance (SSS), HopelessThe Indigo Spell (audio) Requiem

Current Giveaways:  Leap Into Books Giveaway Hop

Blog Tours/Promotions:  The Nightmare Affair Blog Tour - guest post & giveaway, cover reveal for Marianne de Pierres Night Creatures series

Recent Winners:  Ashfa won the Random Acts of Kindness Giveaway Hop & Chasity won the YA Paranormal Hop



The Week Ahead:

Reviews of Strands of Bronze and GoldAmy & Roger's Epic Detour (audio) & The Fault in Our Stars (audio)

I'll be discussing my absolute adoration for audiobooks on this week's The Sunday Symposium.

Lunar Love Giveaway Hop -- starts on Thursday!




13 comments:

  1. Oh wow, I love your haul! I'm currently reading Splintered and it's indeed very good (although I'm not such a fan of Jeb..) I can't wait to read Falling Kingdoms and I like the stack of ARC's :D I'm looking forward to Taken.

    Happy reading!
    Mel@thedailyprophecy.

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  2. This is one big haul, I'm jealous!! Looking forward to seeing how 'A Want So Wicked' is, it seems like a good read.

    Enjoy them all ^^

    Ella
    Read Into Hiding

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  3. OMG laughing so hard because I tried to get Arclight and September Girls from the ARC tour list. I was wondering who ended up with them! lol I ended up getting them on Edelweiss though. :P Can't wait to read them!

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  4. What a great haul! I keep hearing such good things about Splintered. I'm looking forward to reading it.

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  5. OMG... awesome haul! I really need to read A Want So Wicked soon, I loved A Need So Beautiful! Your haul from Half Price Books is amazing... I really want to read Hysteria, there are a lot of mixed reviews on it and those are my favorite types of books to read :P Dash & Lily's Book of Dares is one of my all time favorites - soo, sooo cute. Splintered is so pretty, one of the best covers in 2013 so far IMO. I hope you enjoy all of your fabulous books this week :D

    Happy Reading!

    Lauren @ Lose Time Reading

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  6. I'm excited to read The Collector!!! Golden looks great too. Enjoy Jen!

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  7. Ooh, Golden! I need to request that. The Truth About Forever is gorgeous. I love Dessen.
    Enjoy all the books, Jen!

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  8. Oh, I've never heard about HPB! Such a great haul, enjoy :)

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  9. Really dope haul!

    old follower
    http://itchingforbooks.blogspot.com/2013/03/stacking-shelves-29.html

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  10. I love your haul! Awesome that you got Taken, and I agree on the cover of Love in the Time of Global Warming!
    Hold on, the Collector is on Netgalley or Edelweiss? o.O *headsover*
    And I agree, Splintered is awesome! I've got the UK paperback and somehow the cover is all shiny and 3D looking ^^
    Enjoy allllll the books! Thanks for stopping by yesterday :)

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  11. The Collector!! I have my copy pre-ordered and I cannot wait for it to get here in April! I just read Hysteria and absolutely loved it! I hope you enjoy it and all the awesome books you got this week! Thanks for sharing!

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  12. Wow what a stash. I loved Amy and Rogers on audio! I am behind on Chemical Garden I still need to read Fever. Argh!! too many books. I have spintered coming up on audio real soon. I tried once before and was too busy to concentrate on it, so I am giving it another go.

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