Mailbox Monday #66

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New arrivals at Casa Reading Date:

Mailbox Monday book haul

Where the Stars Still Shine by Trish Doller – Purchased hardcover. Loved it!

Vicious by V.E. Schwab– Purchased hardcover. Also not pictured are some book trading cards I received from the author for pre-ordering the book.

Lola and the Boy next Door by Stephanie Perkins  – Andrew was in Asheville, North Carolina last week and bought me a signed copy of Lola from Malaprop’s bookstore. Guess I’m collecting the new covers now!

Wildlife by Fiona Wood – The next three books I ordered from Fishpond since they are not available in the US. And Fishpond has free shipping – yay! I think this book can standalone, but there is an earlier companion book (Six Impossible Things) that I want to read first.

Hate is Such a Strong Word by Sarah Ayoub – This is about an Australian Lebanese hs senior misfit with a very strict father. Sophie meets a new boy at school who is also an outsider. There’s a culture clash that forces her to make big decisions.

Hurt by Tabitha Suzuma – I’m a big fan of the heart-wrenching Forbidden, and Suzuma’s latest book doesn’t have a US release date yet, but I managed to track it down. The book sounds intense, though the early reviews are a little iffy.

Audiobooks:

Rooftoppers by Katherine Rundell – Read by Nicola Barber. This middle grade book sounds so cute. It’s about a girl in search of her mother in Paris, who hides from the French authorities on rooftops along with other runaways. Sent for review from Simon & Schuster Audio.

Roald Dahl collection including: Revolting Rhymes and Dirty Beasts, The Twits, The Minpins, and The Magic Finger, George’s Marvelous Medicine, The Witches, Danny the Champion of the World, Fantastic Mr. Fox & Other Animal Stories, Boy Tales of Childhood, and Going Solo. Sent for review from Penguin Audio.

E-Books:

Sea of Shadows by Kelley Armstrong – First book in a new YA series. It’s been a while since I’ve read the Darkest Powers series so I’m interested to check out her new series.

Crash Into You by Katie McGarry– A Pushing the Limits companion book about Rachel, a wealthy prep-school girl who likes to go street racing where she meets Isaiah, the guy from the wrong side of the tracks.

Pawn by Aimee Carter – First book in a new YA dystopia series.

Afterparty by Ann Redisch Stampler – Set in Los Angeles, Afterparty sounds like a good girl gone bad story, and is about two girls in a dangerous friendship.

Yours to Keep by Serena Bell – This contemporary romance is about Ana, a woman who is living in the US with an expired visa. She’s a Spanish tutor for a handsome doctor’s son and envisions a forbidden future.

Tin Star by Cecil Castellucci – Ooh this looks good. It’s a YA sci-fi about a girl stranded on a space station with aliens. I love the tagline: Keep the aliens close. Keep the humans closer.

What exciting new books did you pick up this week? Have a good week!

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17 thoughts on “Mailbox Monday #66

  1. Nafiza says:

    Awesome books, Lucy. I’ve heard a lot about Tin Star. I hope you enjoy it.

  2. I am SO excited for Pawn, I can’t wait to hear what you think about it! 🙂 Happy reading!

    Alice @ Alice in Readerland

  3. fishgirl182 says:

    What a great book haul this week, Lucy. I keep forgetting that I need to buy Vicious. I hear good things about it. I want to read some Fiona Wood, too. It will definitely be on my list of books when I finally order from Fishpond. And I just got Crash Into You and Pawn as well. I still haven’t read any Katie McGarry and am hoping I’ll read Crash Into You soon.

    1. Lucy says:

      I think you’ll like Vicious! The Katie McGarry series is good too. Can’t wait to hear what you think 🙂

  4. Wow, what a lovely week of books! Enjoy reading and listening to them all!

  5. BermudaOnion says:

    Do you like near Asheville? Maybe we could meet at an event at Malaprop’s one day!!

    1. Lucy says:

      That would be so fun! Andrew sent me pics of Malaprop’s and it looks like a great store. I live in SoCal- wish I was closer!

  6. Tammy Sparks says:

    I got a copy of Tinstar at SDCC! I hope you enjoy Vicious…I recently found our about Fishpond and I want to give them a try. Enjoy all your books!

    1. Lucy says:

      Tinstar looks so good. Very cool that you snagged a copy at SDCC 🙂

  7. Sunny says:

    Wow, awesome haul, Lucy! I still haven’t read Lola and the Boy Next Door, but have heard fantastic things. Same goes for Vicious!

  8. I see several tempting books here…Yours to Keep caught my eye. Enjoy your reading!

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  9. Elizabeth says:

    Nice mailbox….great haul. Most folks have “light” mailboxes.

    ENJOY your books and your week.

    Elizabeth
    Silver’s Reviews
    My Mailbox Monday

  10. Hurt sounds good. I have Forbidden but still haven’t read it yet. Happy reading!

  11. Mary says:

    I’ve seen the Dahl audios in a few mailboxes today. Hope you enjoy them!

  12. Shoshanah says:

    At first I wasn’t a fan of the new Stephanie Perkins covers, but the more I see them, the more they start to grow on me. And while I don’t have the new covers, I may need to collect them too, if only so they’ll match Isla when it’s finally out.

  13. Sarah says:

    Rooftoppers is a beautiful book! It’s sort of old fashioned and dream-like, but still funny. I hope you enjoy it!

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