Sunday, April 15, 2012

In My Mailbox (30)

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“In My Mailbox” is a meme, created by Kristi at The Story Siren, that features books I have

received/ purchased/ borrowed during the week. 

Hi guys! I hope you’ve all had a swell week! Mine was pretty slack with a whole lot of nothing. I loved it! The blog, though, has been busy. If you missed it, have a look at my Here tour stop here for a chance to win a copy, you can check out my review and an interview at the same time. I also had Brigid Kemmerer stopped by on Wednesday for a great interview and a giveaway of her upcoming book Storm, check it out here. There’s still time to enter my 2000 followers giveaway as well – here. In other news, you can look forward to three more tours that will be dropping by: Hunting Lila, Frost, and Astarte’s Wrath. Dates on the sidebar.

This week, I got for review (click on cover or title links for Goodreads):

 –Purity by Jackson Pearce (I read this one and really liked it)
–Something Strange and Deadly by Susan Dennard (This is my 2nd copy, so this one will be up for giveaway soon! Stay tuned)

*Shout out to Ada Adams, Lerner Publishing Group, Hachette Book Group Canada, Michelle Davidson Argyle (x2 for the awesome swag), HarperCollins Canada and Penguin Canada for these pretties. HUGE thank you!*
What did you all get this week?
Link me up! 🙂
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Giselle

Canadian blogger, wife, mother, coffee lover, and sarcastic at heart! She has had a love for all things bookish since before Amazon and eReaders existed *le gasp*. You can also find her organizing tours and other fun things at Xpresso Book Tours.

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109 Responses to “In My Mailbox (30)”

  2. Jenni @ Alluring Reads

    Ooooh.. I like the swag! I’m really excited to see what you think of Purity and will be entering the Something Strange & Deadly giveaway… numerous times. Even though I know I won’t win because someone *ahem* doesn’t know how to draw names correctly! hahaha great haul Giselle.

    My Mailbox

  3. Christina/BookTasty

    You definitely had a good week! 🙂 I got Skylark last week too and it sounds so good! Also, although I know this is random, but I think of it EVERY time I see the cover for Keep Holding On – doesn’t it look like the guy has a little skirt on over his jeans?! Its all I see now! Enjoy your books.

  5. Jennifer Messerschmidt

    Ohhhh I want The Breakaway so bad! I LOVE kidnapping books! It’s all about Stolen by Lucy Christopher! LOL I also want Something Strange & Deadly! Purity sounds really interesting too. Not quite sure if I would like it but a unique story. Great haul!
    My IMM

  6. Giselle

    @Christina/BookTasty OMG WHAT IS HE WEARING!? Bahaha I totally missed that and now it’s all I see too. Maybe it’s like a pouch or something!? I’ll have to look at it closer. lol

  7. Avery

    Awesome books Giselle!

    I feel like a booger, I have yet to read anything by Jackson Pearce yet- I’d better get a move on! 😉

  9. Christy D

    Something Strange and Deadly!! Sweet! Can’t wait to read that.

    Wait.. does this mean you have everything by Rhiannon, since there’s nothing by her in this IMM? 😀

  11. Kathy Ann Coleman

    Hey, Giselle! Looks like you had a totally awesome week. There are some books there (The Breakaway and Purity in particular) that I’m dying to read in that post. I hope you enjoy them. 🙂

    It was a quiet week for me this week book-wise. The only thing I bought was the two-in-one release of Inside Out / Outside In by Maria V. Snyder, so I didn’t post. (I’ve also been at the hospital with my grandma all day, so I was beat. But she seemed to be doing very well, which is good.)

    Next weekend, though? An IMM post will definitely be on since I’m going for that (late) birthday trip to the Oshawa Centre (Build-a-Bear and Chapters) with my brother, sister-in-law and their daughter Merissa. Very excited about that!

    Anyway, I hope that the upcoming week is equally relaxing week that is equally as filled with exciting new books. 🙂 I wanted to make sure I dropped by and said hi since this week has been really hectic and I normally visit everyone more often then I have been. Take care!

    Kathy Ann

  22. Asheley (@BookwormAsheley)

    Good stuff Giselle! I got Purity last week and will be reading it pretty quick for my Contemporary Month coming up in June! I’ve heard mixed reviews but I’m pretty excited to read it. Also, I love swag and it looks like you have some great swag this week. 😉

  25. Elisa

    Awesome like usual Giselle 😀 Purity has cutest cover ever, glad you like it and love to hear what you think about it.
    I also really want to read Something Strange and Deadly since zombie is a genre I’ve never read yet
    Enjoy the new readings!

  26. Book Passion for Life

    Ohhh hun you got a Susane Colasanti book!! Woohoo!! I’ve heard so many awesome things about her work and I have several of her books but I just haven’t read them. Can’t what to see what you think!! Donna xoxo

  27. Sophie

    Aaaa, so many wonderful books! You must have been very happy this week 😀

    I read the summary of Purity a while ago and it seems quite interesting. I hope I’ll be able to read it later this month! Oh, and I’m glad to hear you liked it 🙂 Something Strange and Deadly is also on my TBR list, so I hope you enjoy it. And I also got Keep Holding On — it sounded so amazing, I couldn’t resist requesting a copy.

    Have a wonderful week, Giselle 🙂
    My IMM

  31. fishgirl182

    i just got purity recently, too, but haven’t read it yet. i am a fan of jackson pearce though so hoping it’s good. and love that cover to something strange and deadly. good haul this week!

    my imm

  32. Renae McKenzie

    You got Skylark?! I put in an ARC request for it at NetGalley, so here’s hoping! And you got The Breakaway! I really want to read it, so I am so jealous of you! I swear that you get all the books that I want!

    Thanks for sharing!

    My IMM
    Renae @ Rolling with the Moments

  37. J.R.

    AWESOME IMM! I really want to read Something Strange and Deadly real bad! I hope you enjoy all your new books and thanks for stopping by my IMM yesterday 🙂

  39. DarlingNickey

    Wow! Awesome mailbox! I really, really want to read Something Strange and Deadly! Has been on my wish list for ages!
    Enjoy your books 🙂

    Nickey @ The Book Shop Assistant

  42. Myra Garces-Bacsal from GatheringBooks

    Oh wow, Giselle, you introduced me again to new books that I am unfamiliar with. Thank you for sharing all these titles. Skylark looks nice, but I must admit that my eye dwelled quite a bit on those luscious bookmarks, I have to rely on old receipts or scraps to mark my books since I keep on losing those precious bookmarks. Have fun with your reads this week.

    Here’s mine over at GatheringBooks:
    http://wp.me/pDlzr-3hv

  49. Amy

    Great mailbox chick!! I requested Skylark from NetGalley and got denied. 🙁 That’s okay. I have Keep Holding On too! It sounds really good. Purity, Revamped and Something Strange and Deadly are definitely books I want to read. Happy reading!!

  50. Kristin

    Something Strange and Deadly looks great! I’ve been seeing that one around a lot lately, hmmmm… more TBR!! Nice swag, too!!! And Ada Adams is so nice, huh? I’m really looking forward to her book, it looks like a fun read!

    btw~ you really don’t sleep, do you? 🙂

    My IMM -Kristin @myparahangover

  57. Misa G.

    Aaaaah! Awesome haul! So jealous about ReVamped – it sounds amazing! I’ll definitely stay tuned for that Something Strange and Deadly giveaway. I’ve read an eARC, and can’t wait to get my hands on a physical copy.

    Enjoy, eh?

    Misa
    The Magic Attic Book Blog

  64. Lindsay

    Fab haul this week! I also rec’d a copy of Keep Holding On and am really looking forward to reading your review! Enjoy

    Here is my IMM

    Happy Reading!
    Lindsay @ Turning the Pages

  67. Christina

    These all look great! Note: I think my cat just fell down. What an ungainly boy he is. Which has nothing to do with anything, but is amusing, at least to me. I’ll be curious to see what you think of these books.

    My IMM

  71. April

    Something strange and deadly. That cover make me think of princess Diana, when she was young, alive, and possibly about to go goth! lol

  77. Aneeqah

    I’m super jealous that you got Something Strange and Deadly! It looks and sounds super amazing, so I can’t wait to read it. I’m looking forward to what you think about it! I’ve heard some pretty good things about Keep Holding On too, so I hope you like it.

    Happy reading! =)

    -Aneeqah @ My Not So Real Life

  79. Heidi

    Oooh, I’m totally excited for Something Strange and Deadly. It sounds totally up your alley as well, I hope you love it! Happy reading. =)

  81. Elodie

    AHHH I’m so jealous ou got a copy of The Breakaway, I’m dying to read this book !!I really look forward to know what you think of it Giselle !Happy reading !

  82. Lexie

    No Rhiannon Frater! I’m shocked. XD But still a shitton of awesome. SS&D, Keep Holding On, Purity. And I love, love, love the sound of Skylark. It’s going to be on the YA Buzz Panel at BEA, so I’m going to assume it’s awesome. 😀

    My IMM

  91. A Backwards Story

    I requested SKYLARK and I hope I get it! I just finished reviewing SWEETLY and am going to start reading SISTERS RED tonight to review this week for Fairy Tale Fortnight, so I’ll probably snag PURITY when it comes out! I received an e-ARC of KEEP HOLDING ON this week! It will be my first book by Susane Colasanti! While I didn’t get BREAKAWAY, I did get a different Argyle book, MONARCH! Enjoy everything!

  95. Rubita

    Double copies are the best! I love it when that happens because you can always host a giveaway with the extra. I love doing that!

  101. speculatef

    Awesome books! I think I really want to read Something Strange and Deadly!

    Enjoy all those goodies, and looking forward to your awesome reviews on them,

    Shaheen @ Speculating on SpecFic
    My IMM!

  104. Ashlee

    Great week for books!:) I really want to read Something Strange and Deadly, and the cover for it is so pretty too! 🙂

    My imm is here!

    Ashlee
    taleswithtea.com