In My Mailbox #81

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.

First off, Happy Mother's Day to all you wonderful mothers out there!  We hope you all have a wonderful day!

Second, Mendy got approved for her first review titles this week!  How exciting!!!  Now if she could only finish the books she's currently working on.  =)  Here's the rest of our haul...


For Review:

The Beautiful and the Cursed by Page Morgan - The publisher sent an ARC, and my goodness, the cover is even more gorgeous in person!

OCD Love Story by Corey Ann Haydu - This is one of Mendy's first approvals!!!

Dance of the Red Death by Bethany Griffin - Jen LOVED the first book, even though she still hasn't decided who to ship.  Time to figure it out in this conclusion to the two-part series.

Across a Star-Swept Sea by Diana Peterfreund - Never read The Scarlet Pimpernel, nor have we read the companion novel.  But from all accounts, we won't be lost because of that.

How to Love by Katie Cotugno - This was Mendy's WoW pick this week!

Once We Were by Kat Zhang - Another sequel Jen's very much been looking forward to!

You Are Mine by Janeal Falor - Jen actually received this for review from the author a couple of weeks ago, but she wanted to mention it anyway because the book just released this week.


Purchased/Audiobooks:


The 5th Wave by Rick Yancey - Jen had a HC pre-ordered, but she couldn't wait for it to arrive, so she DL'd the audiobook.  And sometimes she is rewarded for her impatience.  Such a fantastic story and great narration!  This is her first Yancey book, but it surely won't be her last if all the gasps and shocked looks are any indication.

So, that's our haul.  How about you?  What did you get this week?

The Week in Review:

Reviews:

• How My Summer Went Up in Flames by Jennifer Salvato Doktorski
• The Summer I Became a Nerd by Leah Rae Miller
• Spark by Brigid Kemmerer

Current Giveaways:  SIGNED copies of the first three Elementals books, The Starry-Eyed Revue's 2nd Blogoversary Bash Day 1, Day 2 & Day 3 (international)

Recent Winners:  Stephanie picked Sweet Peril as her prize in the Spring Fling Giveaway Hop

Promotional/Discussion Posts:  The Summer I Became a Nerd Blog Tour & Giveaway, a discussion on book comparisons on this week's The Sunday Symposium

Jen's Currently Reading/Listening:

Gargoyles!!!!  That's all I had to see in the description to know that I had to read this book.

Ermahgerd, when Wendy Darling declared that "this book could very well be the next Hunger Games,"  she wasn't kidding.  I am so utterly impressed with this story.  And the audio is phenomenal.

Mendy's Currently Reading/Listening:

I've been super busy with kids' projects and family stuff, so I'm still working on the same books from last week.  We're thinking about doing a joint-discussion about Flat-Out Love instead of the usual review.





The Week Ahead:

Reviews of Golden, The Beautiful and the Cursed, Goddess & The 5th Wave (audio)

As I've mentioned before, I'm one of the Elementals Virgins on the Spirit Blog Tour hosted by The Midnight Garden!  You can read more about it over there, but check out this post for details on the read along I'm co-hosting with Steph from Cuddlebuggery!  We'll be discussing Spark here on Sunday, May 12th.  And it's not too late to sign up!!!

Have a great weekend!!!