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Mailbox Monday #49
Mailbox Monday is a weekly event where we share our latest book arrivals. Join in to share your book loot and discover some new book blogs. Drop by 4 the Love of Books to link up for May.
School’s out this week, it’s almost Memorial Day- how time flies! Hope your May is going great so far.
Books Received:
Looking for Me by Beth Hoffman from Penguin Audio
A Conspiracy of Faith by Jussi Adler-Olson from Penguin Audio
Dear Cassie by Lisa Burstein ordered from Grass Roots Books (signed!)
First Comes Love and Second Chance by Katie Kacvinsky ordered from Grass Roots Books (signed!)
The Lucy Variations by Sara Zarr won from DEBtastic Reads and signed! Thanks so much Debbi!
Winger by Andrew Smith purchase
Going Vintage by Lindsey Leavitt from the library
Dr. Bird’s Advice for Sad Poets by Evan Roskos from the library
Digital e-books and audiobooks:
Ten Tiny Breaths by K.A. Tucker audiobook for review from Simon & Schuster Audio
Wallbanger by Alice Clayton audiobook for review from Simon & Schuster Audio
The Sweet Dead Life by Joy Preble audiobook for review from Audiobook Jukebox and AudioGo
Leap of Faith by Jamie Blair for review from Simon & Schuster via Edelweiss
To Be Perfectly Honest by Sonya Sones for review from Simon & Schuster via Edelweiss
Reconstructing Amelia by Kimberly McCreight – Purchased on my sister’s recommendation. She says this is a good Gone Girl type book and it does sound awesome.
Kindle Deals:
The Madman’s Daughter by Megan Shepherd – kindle daily deal for $1.99
Let the Sky Fall by Shannon Messenger – kindle deal for $2.99, still on sale
The Story of Us by Deb Caletti – kindle deal for $3.79
Where I Belong by Gwendolyn Heasley – kindle deal for $1.99, still on sale
Smart Girls Get What They Want by Sarah Strohmeyer – kindle deal for $1.99, still on sale
Let me know what you’re reading in the comments. Have a good week!
Mailbox Monday #48
Mailbox Monday is a weekly event where we share our latest book arrivals. Join in to share your book loot and discover some new book blogs. Drop by 4 the Love of Books to link up for May.
Hope you all had a nice weekend and happy mother’s day. My family gifted me with a new kindle paperwhite so I’m pretty excited to get that set up. My current kindle 2 is on its last legs.
We are having triple digit heat in my neck of the woods so it was hard to concentrate on reading this weekend. Summer is here early!
May is shaping up to be quite a big book month! It’s a little intimidating to be honest. Good thing Bout of Books readathon is going on. What books are you excited to read this month?
Books Received:
Purchased:
The 5th Wave by Rick Yancey – Yep, the hype got to me. It’s really good so far.
Invisibility by David Levithan & Andrea Cremer – My daughter is a total David Levithan fangirl so had to grab this one.
Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein – New to paperback
What We Lost by Sara Zarr – New paperback cover and title (previously called Once Was Lost)
Digital- not pictured:
If I Should Die by Amy Plum – kindle edition
The Lucy Variations by Sara Zarr – audiobook
Won:
Don’t Let Me Go & Where You Are by J.H. Trumble – Won from Brigid Kemmerer in her Breathless Release Week celebration. I loved Where You Are and I’m happy to own a copy, and to check out the first book in the series.
Review:
The Keep by Veronica Wolff – The Watchers book 4 from NAL Trade.
Audiobooks from Penguin Audio:
The Black Country by Alex Grecian
The Other Typist by Suzanne Rindel
And the Mountains Echoed by Khaled Hosseini
Eleven Rings: The Soul of Success by Phil Jackson and Hugh Delahanty
Silken Prey by John Sandford
A Delicate Truth by John Le Carre
Digital Review Books:
The 5th Wave by Rick Yancey (audio received after I bought the book, so I can compare reading experiences! The narration is fantastic)
Down London Road by Samantha Young (audio)
Just What Kind of Mother Are You? by Paula Daly
Gated by Amy Christine Parker
How to Love by Katie Cotugno
Once We Were by Kat Zhang
Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell
OCD Love Story by Corey Ann Haydu
The Summer I Became a Nerd by Leah Rae Miller
The Hazards of Skinny Dipping by Alyssa Rose Ivy
Let me know what you’re reading in the comments. Have a good week!
Mailbox Monday #47
Mailbox Monday is a weekly event where we share our latest book arrivals. Join in to share your book loot and discover some new book blogs. It’s a new month and a new MM host- stop by 4 the Love of Books to link up for May.
This weekend I didn’t get a lot of reading done, but I had fun at a vegan food & beer fest, shopping and spending family time so it’s all good.
May is such a huge book month- time to make that summer reading list!
Books Received:
This Girl by Colleen Hoover – From Atria Books via Netgalley. This is Slammed from Will’s POV and you can bet I’ll be reading this one very soon.
Human Remains by Elizabeth Raines – From HarperCollins via Edelweiss. This is a thriller that sounds pretty disturbing. It’s about a police analyst who finds her next-door neighbor dead, where she had been for quite some time but nobody noticed.
The Lost Sun by Tessa Grattan – From Random House via Edelweiss. The first book in the United States of Asgard mythology series.
Untold by Sarah Rees Brennan – From Random House via Edelweiss. I have the first book Unspoken on hold at the library – heard good things about the series.
Stargazey Point by Shelley Noble – From William Morrow via Edelweiss. This is about a documentarian who hides out in an old beach resort to recover from a personal tragedy.
Finding Colin Firth by Mia March – From Gallery Books via Edelweiss. This is from the author of the Meryl Streep Movie Club, and this time centers on Colin Firth’s movies. How fun!
How Zoe Made Her Dreams (Mostly) Come True by Sarah Strohmeyer – Won from Gone Pecan - thanks! And speaking of summer, this looks like a great hot weather read. It’s described as The Devil Wears Prada set in Disney World.
Rising Darkness by Thea Harrison – Won from Berkley Romance. I entered a twitter giveaway and won five books in Berkley’s Happy Friday giveaway. This one is the first book in a new paranormal romance series.
White Lines by Jennifer Banash – Borrowed from the library. I’ve had my eye on this one for a while. Like the title suggests, this is a book set in the 80s, and looks at the underground club world in New York. Every time I see this cover I get the song stuck in my head.
The Memory of After by Lenore Appelhans – Kindle book purchase- it’s on sale for under $4. This is Level 2, but with a new name and cover. I like afterlife books, and I’m glad to own a copy of this finally!
Tessa Masterson Will Go to Prom by Brendan Halpin, Emily Franklin – Kindle book purchase – it’s on sale for $6. Pulled from the headlines, this is about a girl who fights to escort her girlfriend to prom.
Lonely Souls (Witch Avenue #1) by Karice Bolton – Kindle freebie for a limited time. This one is a NA paranormal that centers on witches.
Let me know what you’re reading in the comments. Have a good week!
Mailbox Monday #46
Mailbox Monday is a weekly event where we share our latest book arrivals. Join in to share your book loot and discover some new book blogs. Drop by MariReads to link up today!
Just a few e-books this week, and I have plenty of books on hand to catch up on. The readathon was fun- hope you all had a great weekend.
Books Received:
Loud Awake and Lost by Adele Griffin - A YA contemporary about a girl trying to remember pieces of her life lost after a car accident.
Ink by Amanda Sun – A YA paranormal about a girl who moves to Japan after a family tragedy and sees drawings come to life. How cool!
Deeper We Fall by Chelsea M. Cameron – A NA contemporary that is also about the aftermath of a car accident.
Suddenly Royal by Nichole Chase – Sounds cute and Princess-Diaries-like. The eBook is on sale for $0.99. (Kindle Nook)
Let me know what you’re reading in the comments. Have a good week!
Mailbox Monday #45
Mailbox Monday is a weekly event where we share our latest book arrivals. Join in to share your book loot and discover some new book blogs. Drop by MariReads to link up today!
We’re having some hot weather here, skipping spring and going straight to summer. I have a little cold of all things, maybe because of the weather change. Here’s hoping this week is less stressful and crazy than last week.
Books, E-Books & Audiobooks for review:
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe (Audiobook) by Benjamin Alire Sáenz, read by Lin-Manuel Miranda. 2013 Printz Honor, a coming of age story of friendship that looks wonderful.
A Spear of Summer Grass by Deanna Raybourn – Set in Kenya in the 20s, Delilah is exiled from Paris until her scandal dies down.
The Week Before the Wedding by Beth Kendrick – A romantic comedy about a bride-to-be whose ex-husband shows up before the wedding, complicating matters.
Game. Set. Match. by Jennifer Iacopelli – A New Adult sports romance that takes place at a tennis academy.
inhale, exhale by Sarah M. Ross – I shared a steamy excerpt from this book a little while ago. A summery new adult romance.
Viral Nation by Shaunta Grimes – The first book in a new post-apocalyptic series. Look at that dog on the cover!
The Truth About You & Me by Amanda Grace – A forbidden romance teacher/student book. Amanda Grace=Mandy Hubbard.
Teardrop by Lauren Kate – A new supernatural book from the author of the Fallen series.
Turn Around Bright Eyes: The Rituals of Love and Karaoke by Rob Sheffield – Music bio by the author of Love is a mix tape and Talking to Girls about Duran Duran.
Purchased:
Unraveling by Elizabeth Norris – This was a kindle daily deal, and you know I can’t resist those.
Second Chance by Katie Kacvinsky – Sequel to First Comes Love, which I finished today.
Die for Her by Amy Plum – Revenants novella about Jules.
In the Stillness by Andrea Randall – This book sounds emotional and intense and has been getting some good reviews.
Let me know what you’re reading in the comments. Have a good week!
Mailbox Monday #44
Mailbox Monday is a weekly event where we share our latest book arrivals. Join in to share your book loot and discover some new book blogs. Drop by MariReads to link up today!
Books & E-Books for review:
Fall of Night by Rachel Caine – HC via Penguin/NAL. Excited!
Binding Agreement by Kyra Davis – ebook via Pocket Star/Edelweiss. Last book in the Just One Night trilogy!
Spirit and Breathless by Brigid Kemmerer – ebooks via Kensington/Netgalley. Elementals series read-along going on now!
Openly Straight by Bill Konigsberg – ebook via Scholastic/Netgalley. This one is about a teenage boy who is gay & has been out since middle school. He thinks the fact that he’s gay is his defining characteristic, so for a change he starts at a new school & keeps his sexuality under wraps.
Faking It by Cora Carmack – ebook via HarperCollins/Edelweiss. Loved Losing It, so I couldn’t resist starting the companion book right away.
Plus One by Brighton Walsh – ebook via Carina Press/Netgalley. Looks like a cute novella about a girl who invites her best guy friend to be her “plus one” at a series of weddings.
Click to Subscribe by L.M. Augustine – ebook via the author for a blog tour. This is a male POV book about a popular web vlogger who decides to meet one of his followers IRL.
Audiobooks for review:
Walking Disaster by Jamie McGuire – via Simon & Schuster Audio. Good follow up to Beautiful Disaster, read by Dan Bittner.
The Best of Us by Sarah Pekkanen – via Simon & Schuster Audio. My first book by this author. It’s about four old college friends & their husbands who reconnect on a trip to Jamaica. Read by Cassandra Campbell.
The Interestings by Meg Wolitzer – via Penguin Audio. Was just reading about this book in EW (they gave it an A) so I’m eager to start this one! Read by Jen Tullock.
Be With Me by Maya Banks – via Penguin Audio. An erotic suspense read by Adam Paul.
Let me know what you’re reading in the comments. Have a good week!
Mailbox Monday #43
Mailbox Monday is a weekly event where we share our latest book arrivals. Join in to share your book loot and discover some new book blogs. Drop by MariReads to link up today!
Life has been interfering with my reading and blogging time lately so I missed MM last week. But I attended a really fun author signing yesterday and that re-energized me so I’m ready to dive back in. So- yeah I have a lot to read and catch up on! And I bought a bunch of books for the aforementioned author signing to share in another post. Looking forward to checking out everyone’s mailbox this week!
Two weeks of books:
Books & E-Books for review:
Snapper by Brian Kimberling – This is a collection of stories about a bird watcher and Indiana and sounds quirky and fun.
No Attachments by Tiffany King – A New Adult contemporary romance for a blog tour – looks cute.
Of Beast and Beauty by Stacey Jay – A re-imagining of Beauty and the Beast.
Out of This Place by Emma Cameron – Originally released in Australia as Cinnamon Rain. I’m excited to read this novel in verse.
Carniepunk anthology – When I saw the great line-up of authors in this anthology I jumped at the chance to read it. Rachel Caine, Rob Thurman, Kevin Hearne, Seanan McGuire, Jennifer Estep, Allison Pang, Kelly Gay, Delilah S. Dawson, and Kelly Meding are contributors. I do find carnivals so creepy but it does sound like a great setting.
The Chaos of Stars by Kiersten White – This one is about the human daughter of Egyptian gods who moves to San Diego to start living a normal life.
Some Quiet Place by Kelsey Sutton – Pretty cover, huh? A girl can’t feel emotions, but she can “see” them…sounds intriguing.
Nowhere but Home by Liza Palmer – This looks great- it’s a funny story about chef named Queenie in small town Texas.
The Paradox of Vertical Flight by Emil Ostrovski – An epic road trip to grandma’s house with a quirky cast of characters. Sounds really different and interesting!
The Bitter Kingdom by Rae Carson – The conclusion to the Fire and Thorns trilogy.
Rush Me by Allison Parr – A New Adult sports romance. Eager to check it out!
Audiobooks:
Scarlet by Marissa Meyer – I listened to Cinder and was glad to find the sequel at the library.
While We Were Watching Downton Abbey by Wendy Wax – Four friends living in Atlanta gather and bond over Downton Abbey.
Purchased:
This is What Happy Looks Like by Jennifer E. Smith – Looks so cute and fun- loved Statistical and can’t wait to read this one.
Tiger Lily by Jodi Lynn Anderson – I checked this out from the library but failed to read it in time. Now it’s mine! (ebook is currently $1.99)
Crossing the Line by Katie McGarry – A Pushing the Limits novella about Lila and Lincoln.
Have you read any of these- what must I read first? Let me know what you’re reading in the comments. Have a good week!
