Sunday, January 08, 2012

In My Mailbox (17)

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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. 
I hope you guys had a good week. Back to business this week huh? Don’t fret, there’s only 352 days until Christmas! But, who’s counting?

What I got this week for review (click on cover for Goodreads):

I want to thank Omnific Publishing, Flux Books, Bloomsbury, Random House, HarperCollins, AR Wise, Megan Mc Dade and SJ Davis for the review copies.

I have bought:

I have won:

How did I win this? Well, I took part in the Masquerade ball over at Cambria’s site during her blog tour. We all submitted a picture of us in a gown and my picture was one of the winners! Missed it? Click here – My pic is #2. Who ever said you wouldn’t gain anything by drinking?

So, since I won this during a Masquerade ball, I figured it was appropriate to ball it up for Cambria. Here’s my failed sexy pose:

Yep, I’m a total dork!
If I haven’t scared you off, let me know what you got this week.
Leave me a link and I’ll go visit! =)

Cover Reveal: Stealing Parker, Return to Eden, Until Next Time & The Unnaturalists

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Stealing ParkerMiranda KenneallyRelease date: October 2012by Sourcebooks Fire

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About a 17-year-old girl named Parker who falls for the new 23-year-old coach of the baseball team.

Companion to CATCHING JORDAN.

Books by Miranda Kenneally:  Return to Eden (The Soulkeepers, #3)G.P. Ching Release date: Winter, 2012 Add it to your Goodreads

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The Soulkeepers Series:

Until Next Time Amy Lignor Release date: February 1st, 2012 by Tribute Books Add it to your Goodreads

How does a girl choose between the one who steals her heart and the one who owns her soul?

Matt and Emily were created for a specific job. Raised and trained as the ultimate angel/warrior team, they are sent down to save, defend, judge and forgive, depending on the…

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Fresh Batch (Jan. 8th – 14th)

Posted by on 01/07/2012 • 19 Comments

Exclusively titled for Xpresso Reads, Fresh Batch features the hottest releases of this upcoming week. Flavour of the week: =”1″>

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Robin Mellom Goodreads / Purchase 

High school senior Justina Griffith was never the girl who dreamed of going to prom. Designer dresses and strappy heels? Not her thing. So she never expected her best friend, Ian Clark, to ask her.Ian, who always passed her the baseball bat handle first.Ian, who knew exactly when she needed red licorice.Ian, who promised her the most amazing night at prom. And then ditched her.

Now, as the sun rises over her small town, and with only the help of some opinionated ladies at the 7-Eleven, Justina must piece together — stain by stain on her thrift-store dress — exactly how she…

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Review: The Alchemy of Forever

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The Alchemy of ForeverAvery WilliamsRelease date: January 3rd, 2012by Simon & Schuster Books For Young Readers

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After spending six hundred years on Earth, Seraphina Ames has seen it all. Eternal life provides her with the world’s riches but at a very high price: innocent lives. Centuries ago, her boyfriend, Cyrus, discovered a method of alchemy that allows them to take the bodies of other humans from jumping from one vessel to the next, ending the human’s life in the process. No longer able to bear the guilt of what she’s done, Sera escapes from Cyrus and vows to never kill again.

Then sixteen-year old Kailey Morgan gets into a horrific car accident right in front of her, and Sera accidentally takes over her body while trying…

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Review: Unraveling Isobel by Eileen Cook

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Unraveling IsobelEileen CookRelease date: January 3rd, 2012by Simon Pulse

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Isobel’s life is falling apart. Her mom just married some guy she met on the internet only three months before, and is moving them to his sprawling, gothic mansion off the coast of nowhere. Goodbye, best friend. Goodbye, social life. Hello, icky new stepfather, crunchy granola town, and unbelievably good-looking, officially off-limits stepbrother.

But on her first night in her new home, Isobel starts to fear that it isn’t only her life that’s unraveling—her sanity might be giving way too. Because either Isobel is losing her mind, just like her artist father did before her, or she’s seeing ghosts. Either way, Isobel’s fast on her way to being the talk of the town for all the wrong…

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Giveaway: Switched by Amanda Hocking

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SwitchedAmanda HockingRelease date: January 3rd, 2012by St. Martin’s Griffin

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When Wendy Everly was six-years-old, her mother was convinced she was a monster and tried to kill her. It isn’t until eleven years later that Wendy discovers her mother might have been right. With the help of Finn Holmes, Wendy finds herself in a world she never knew existed – a world both beautiful and frightening, and Wendy’s not sure she wants to be a part of it.

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Giveaway details St. Martin’s Press has generously offered a SIGNED copy of Switched to one of my readers. Open to US/CAN residents. Ends on January 14th, 2012 Use the form below to enter *Winner will be contacted by email and…

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Waiting on Wednesday (17)

Posted by on 01/04/2012 • 72 Comments

Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly event that is hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine and spotlights upcoming releases that we’re eagerly anticipating.  My pick this week:

                                    Darkness Before Dawn                                     J.A. London

                                    Release date: May 29th, 2012

This electrifying new trilogy blends the best of paranormal and dystopian storytelling in a world where the war is over. And the vampires won.

Humans huddle in their walled cities, supplying blood in exchange for safety. But not even that is guaranteed. Dawn has lost her entire family and now reluctantly serves as the delegate to Lord Valentine, the most powerful vampire for miles. It isn’t until she meets Victor, Valentine’s son, that she realizes not all vampires are monsters….  

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Review: Switched by Amanda Hocking

Posted by on 01/03/2012 • 42 Comments

SwitchedAmanda HockingRelease date: January 3rd, 2012by St. Martin’s Griffin

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When Wendy Everly was six-years-old, her mother was convinced she was a monster and tried to kill her. It isn’t until eleven years later that Wendy discovers her mother might have been right. With the help of Finn Holmes, Wendy finds herself in a world she never knew existed – a world both beautiful and frightening, and Wendy’s not sure she wants to be a part of it.

*A copy was provided by St. Martin’s Press for review purposes*

Trolls! I know, right? Flashy colorful hair, so-ugly-they’re-cute dolls we all had at one point? In Amanda’s world, these are all misconceptions. They’re called Trylle, and they’re beautiful, magical and on the brink of extinction.

With an entirely…

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