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Review:

Guardian of the Dead by Karen Healey (for Around the World Tours)

Stalker Girl by Rosemary Graham (for Around the World Tours)

Summer in Paris by Michele Ashman Bell (signed)

Won:

Prophecy of Days by Christy Raedeke (signed) (from High School Flashback giveaway!)

Swag:

Notepad, bookmark, and a glow pen from Jen Nadol (The Mark) (from High School Flashback giveaway!)

Tote bag, stickers, bookmarks, and bracelets from Kimberly Derting (The Body Finder) (from High School Flashback giveaway!)

Glass slipper bookmark from Kay Cassidy (The Cinderella Society) (from High School Flashback giveaway!)

Bookmark for Prophecy of Days from Christy Raedeke (signed) (from High School Flashback giveaway!) 

Flip flop notepad, pencil, and bookmark from Jennifer Laurens (Heavenly)

Bookplate, bookmarks, and temporary tattoos from Kimberly Pauley (Sucks to Be Me)

Sneak peek and bookmark for The Karma Club from Jessica Brody (The Karma Club)

Stickers and bookmarks for The Body Finder. Sticker, bookmark, temporary tattoo, pin for Forget-Her-Nots. Sticker for The Dead-Tossed Waves. From Addicted 2 Novels.

So that's what was in my mailbox, what did you get in yours?

In My Mailbox *29*

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Hey guys! This week I got some totally awesome stuff, at least I think it's totally awesome :P And instead of rambling on, I'm going to get right to it! And as always, I would love to know what you think! Have you read any of them, did you like them, are they one's you're interested it?

For Review:

Vexation by Elicia Clegg

The Pack by L.M. Preston

Racing the Dark by Alaya Dawn Johnson

The Burning City by Alaya Dawn Johnson

Winter Longing by Tricia Mills

Boys, Girls, and Other Hazardous Materials by Rosalind Wiseman

Bought:

Bleeding Violet by Dia Reeves

Tricks by Ellen Hopkins

Persistence of Memory by Amelia Atwater Rhodes

So that's what was in my mailbox, what did you get in yours?

In My Mailbox *28*

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And I'm back! I know I took an unannounced hiatus of sorts for a bit, but I am back! And since it's been a while since I did an IMM, so this is a good one! Most of the stuff I got this past week too! I finally cashed in all my Amazon gift cards that I've been collecting and a Barnes & Noble one, and got some awesome stuff! So here we go!

 

 Bought:

Mortal Instruments Boxset (City of Bones, City of Ashes, City of Glass) by Cassandra Clare

Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater

The Iron King by Julie Kagawa

Something, Maybe by Elizabeth Scott

Impossible by Nancy Werlin

Nobody's Prize by Esther Friesner

Blue Bloods by Melissa De La Cruz

The Musician's Daughter by Susanne Dunlap

The Dark Divine by Bree Despain (I read and review this earlier this year and LOVED it, so I had to get me a nice pretty copy of my own! Read my review here.)

Jellicoe Road by Melina Marchetta

The Body Finder by Kimberly Derting

Graceling by Kristin Cashore

Fire by Kristin Cashore

Jane Austen: Seven Novels (Barnes & Noble Leatherbound Classics)

 

For Review

Forget-Her-Nots by Amy Brecount White (from BookDivas)

The Dead-Tossed Waves by Carrie Ryan (from BookDivas) (not pictured)

 

Won:

Jekel Loves Hyde by Beth Fantaskey (Thanks Beth!)

Need by Carrie Jones (from BookDivas)

Penitence by Jennifer Laurens (from Goodreads) (not pictured)

 

I'm missing a few review books in the list and picture, because they were tour books and are already gone (such as Sisters Red and Raised by Wolves), but look for those reviews coming!  You can read my Sisters Red review, here.

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For Review:

They Never Came Back by Caroline B. Cooney

Anastasia's Secret by Susanne Dunlap

Connection by Jo Ramsey

Token of Darkness by Amelia Atwater-Rhodes

Hearts at Stake by Alyxandra Harvey

White Cat by Holly Black

City of Cannibals by Ricki Thompson

Dedication by Emma McLaughlin and Nicola Kraus

Nailed by Jennifer Laurens (for Around the World Tours)

Falling for Romeo by Jennifer Laurens (not pictured) (for Around the World Tours)

Harmonic Feedback by Tara Kelly (for Around the World Tours)

Bought:

None! I wasn't able to go anywhere that wasn't my work or the grocery store this week! And I was so itching to buy one, so I think sometime this week, I am so buying a book or two!

That's what was in my mailbox this week, what did you get in yours?

In My Mailbox *26*

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So I've been a bad blogger. I keep forgetting that it's Saturday and therefore, I forget to do In My Mailbox! I know, how could I forget? I have no clue! But anyways! Onto this week's goodies! And there's a special treat in the second picture! His name is Luka, and that is his precious head.

For review:
Dear Big V by Ellen W. Leroe (for Around the World Tours)
My Invented Life by Lauren Bjorkman (for 1 ARC Tours)
Girl on the Other Side by Deborah Kerbel (not pictured) (for 1 ARC Tours)

Won:
Blue is for Nightmares by Laurie Faria Stolarz (from Penultimate Page)
Silver is for Secrets by Laurie Faria Stolarz (from Penultimate Page)
White is for Magic by Laurie Faria Stolarz (from Penultimate Page)
Red is for Remembrance by Laurie Faria Stolarz (from Penultimate Page)
Gringolandia by Lyn Miller-Lachmann (from Laina Has Too Much Spare Time)
Lonely Hearts Club by Elizabeth Eulberg (from Lauren's Crammed Bookshelf)
$150 Visa Gift Card from Elizabeth! (from Lauren's Crammed Bookshelf)

Bought:
Steamed by Katie MacAlister

So that's what was in my mailbox these last two weeks, what did you get in yours?

In My Mailbox *25*

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So my Waldens officially closed this week. Their last day was Tuesday and we went by there. It was so sad! I've come to know the workers and adore a few of them and it was pretty sad to see them packing up the store and everything, but there's a bright side (sorta). They're putting in another bookstore! Yay! BUT! On the downside, I am moving sometime next month and it will put me 20 minutes from any bookstore that's not going to try and sell me Jesus. (I mean no offense to anyone by that comment, it's just around here when you go into a Christian bookstore, they shove religion down your throat). 

 Anyways, two of these I got this week and two last week, I just forgot them in the hugeness that was last weeks IMM. (if you need a refresher, click here).

Review:

None!

Bought:

Candor by Pam Bachorz (read my review here)

Perfect Chemistry by Simon Elkeles

Ex-Mas by Kate Brian

Immortal by Various Authors, Edited by P.C. Cast

That's what was in my mailbox this week, what did you get in yours?

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As you guys may have noticed, I've not done an In My Mailbox in about a month, so this one is a big one! There's all kinds of awesome stuff! So let's get started!

For Review:

Bleeding Violet by Dia Reeves

Never After by Dan Elconin

The Secret Year by Jennifer Hubbard

Hold Still by Nina Lacour

What I Wore to Save The World by Maryrose Wood

I Am An Emotional Creature by Eve Ensler

Truly, Madly by Heather Webber

For Around the World Tours:

Restoring Harmony by Joelle Anthony

The Dark Divine by Bree Despain (not pictured) Read my review here

Magic Under Glass by Jaclyn Dolamore (not pictured)

The Naughty List by Suzanne Young (not pictured)

Bought:

Leviathan by Scott Westerfeld

Rampant by Diana Peterfreund

Prophecy of the Sisters by Michelle Zink

Elsewhere by Gabrielle Zevin

The Heavenstone Secrets by V.C. Andrews

Firespell by Chloe Neill

Won:

Dreaming Anastasia by Joy Preble (from Layers of Thought)

Scarlett Fever by Maureen Johnson (from The Neverending Shelf)

Black is for Beginnings by Laurie Faria Stolarz (from The Neverending Shelf)

How to Catch and Keep A Vampire by Diana Laurence (from The Neverending Shelf)

Candle Man by Glenn Dakin (from The Neverending Shelf)

Spellbinder by Helen Stringer (from The Neverending Shelf) (not pictured)

Received as gifts:

Envy by Anna Godbersen

Splendor by Anna Godbersen

Swag:

-An awesome bookplate from Jaclyn Dolamore to put in my own copy of Magic Under Glass (which I just read for ATWT and it is fantabulous!)

-The most adorable Christmas card from Laina that came equipped with some really awesome, shiny stickers! (there are mouses (I know it's mice, but they're just so cute that they're mouses!), cows, sunflowers, various other flowers, and KITTIES!!!)

-My sister was sweet enough to request a bookplate and whatnot from the wonderful Lisa Schroeder, so I can put it in my own copy of Chasing Brooklyn (which I am buying after the move! :) Yay!) and she included some bookmarks and postcards, which she also signed!

So that's what was in my mailbox for the last...month...so what did you get in yours?

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This week I only go one book, but that's fine with me because I am expecting a box of them any day now :) And since I only got one book, I'm going to do this weeks IMM the old fashioned way. Plus I fell a couple of hours ago and really hurt my foot and don't really feel up to getting the camera and everything to take a picture. Sorrys!

For review:

The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath
(It's the 25th anniversary edition)

Esther, an A-student from Boston who has won a guest editorship on a national magazine, finds a bewildering new world at her feet. Her New York life is crowded with possibilities, so that the choice of future is overwhelming, but she can no longer retreat into the safety of her past. Deciding she wants to be a writer above all else, Esther is also struggling with the perennial problems of morality, behaviour and identity. In this compelling autobiographical novel, a milestone in contemporary literature, Sylvia Plath chronicles her teenage years - her disappointments, anger, depression and eventual breakdown and treatment - with stunning wit and devastating honesty.






That's what was in my mailbox, what did you get in yours?

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This week was a pretty slow week, but I did get two books! So YAY! And I got back on track this week blog wise! So double YAY! I got the memes going again, and a review for The Betrayal of Natalie Hargrove up (see here)! I also finally got that post about the Million Dollar Book Sale up, including a list of the books I got (see here)! I am also about to schedule a giveaway post for Monday! So make sure to come back Monday and enter!

For Review:
Windwhyst by Christine O'Neill
Candor by Pam Bachorz (for 1 ARC Tours)

Bought:
NOTHING! Since we're about to move, I'm not allowed to buy anymore books. But I've found a way around that by winning them, and making my Christmas list mostly books :)

That's what was in my mailbox this week. What was in yours?

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This week I got one book, (which I have already managed to read, not I just need to get the review written!) so I didn't do a picture or anything, I just decided to got back to the old fashioned way :) And to be totally honest, I am exhausted from working today so it's just quick and lucky I even got it done, lol. I know that I've been slacking a bit the past week or so, and I really sorry about that. I've been working more this week because of the holidays and haven't really has a lot of free time at all. But I only work one more day this week so things should get better, and I have a couple more reviews coming up AND a couple of contests coming up, so keep an eye out for those!

The Unwritten Rule by Elizabeth Scott
Release: April 6, 2010
Publisher: Simon Pulse

From the back of the book:

Everyone knows the unwritten rule:
You don't like your best friend's boyfriend.

Sarah has had a crush on Ryan for years. He's easy to talk to, supersmart, and totally gets her. Lately it even seems like he's paying extra attention to her. Everything would be perfect, except for two tiny details: Ryan is Brianna's boyfriend, and Brianna is Sarah's best friend.

Sarah forces herself to avoid Ryan and tries to convince herself not to like him. She feels so guilty for wanting him, and the last thing she wants to do is hurt her best friend. But when she is thrown together with Ryan one night, something happens between them. It's wonderful...and awful. Sarah is torn apart by guilt, but what she feels is nothing short of addiction, and she can't stop herself from wanting more...

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So last week I didn't do an IMM post because, well, I just didn't feel very good. So this week I added in the stuff I got last week :) And a couple of the books this week are for contests! So keep an eye out for those in the next couple of weeks or so!

For review:
Nanny Returns by Emma McLaughlin and Nicola Kraus
The Real Real by Emma McLaughlin and Nicola Kraus
Beautiful by Cindy Martinusen-Coloma

Won:
The Vampire's Assistant by Darren Shan (the movie tie in that includes the first three books in the series, it also had a locker mirror that's not pictured) (from Library Lounge Lizard)
Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl (SIGNED!) (from the Beautiful Creatures blog)

Swag:
A stack of Sea bookmarks and a magnet from Heidi R. Kling (They are so beautiful!)
A Beautiful Creatures sticker, 2 bracelets, a Charms lollipop (aka a Ridley pop), Red Hots, and Lemonheads. (also from the Beautiful Creatures contest)

Bought:
Well, I didn't buy it, but my sister did for me, A nice pretty Edward bookmark! (I <3 it)

For Giveaways:
Nanny Returns by Emma McLaughlin and Nicola Kraus
The Real Real by Emma McLaughlin and Nicola Kraus

Not pictured:
The Betrayal of Natalie Hargrove by Lauren Kate (for Around the World Tours)

So that's what was in my mailbox this week (and last), what was in yours?

In My Mailbox *19*

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This week I got quite a bit. Some of which I bought...okay most of which I bought. But either way I still got fun stuff! I also went to a local charity book sale and bought this big box of books, and I will do a post about that later in the week including a list and pictures and everything. I also got some stuff that I already have, but will do giveaways with after we get moved, because right now doing them when we are trying to buy a house would just be a bit hard. But onto the breakdown!

For review:
The Snowball Effect by Holly Nicole Hoxter (for 1 ARC Tours)

Won:
Not really a book, but book related...a Secret Society Initiation kit from Tom Dolby! It's pretty awesome! (If you haven't read the book yet, you should!)

Bought:
Looking Glass Wars by Frank Beddor (I already have a paperback copy, but this one is hardback!)
Someone Like You by Sarah Dessen
Dreamland by Sarah Dessen
Keeping the Moon by Sarah Dessen
That Summer by Sarah Dessen
Silent Echoes by Carla Jablonski
Thicker Than Water by Carla Jablonski
Let It Snow by John Green, Maureen Johnson, & Lauren Myracle
Are You Alone on Purpose by Nancy Werlin

All of the books I bought came out of the bargain books on Books-A-Million's website and with free shipping and a $5 coupon code I found, it made them pretty cheap. They have a TON of books in bargain books!

I also got these really cool magnetic bookmarks that are just seriously awesome and don't move or fall out and they're brightly colored, so they're easy to see! I <3 style="font-family:arial;">So that's what was in my mailbox, what did you get in yours?

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This week I got one book in the mail. But I did make a trip to Walmart and while I didn't buy anything I did get season 1 of Hex. I don't know how many of you have ever seen or even heard of it, but it's this really awesome show. It's sexy and supernatural, and British (which makes it immediately awesome)!

Also in the picture you will see my baby! She's my psycho kitteh, but I love her dearly! Isn't she cute! Her name is Alleigh, just so everyone knows...

For review:
Nothing!

Won:
Mr. Darcy, Vampyre (from Bella at A Bibliophile's Bookshelf)

Bought:
No books!
But Hex (season 1)

That's what I got this week! What was in your mailbox?

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Since I didn't post a picture last week because I was sick and felt like crap, I added them into this weeks picture. This week I only got one book. But as you can see, they are being propped up by my pretty new boots. =) I very much <3>
Anyways, onto the books!

For review:
Nothing this week!
But last week was Fallen by Lauren Kate

Won:
The Chocolate War by Robert Cormier (from Cait at Escape Through the Pages)

Random:
Last week I got the beautiful Hush, Hush poster =)

That's what I got! What did you get?

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Hey guys, this week I have no picture. Many of you who follow me on Twitter, know this already, but for those of you who don't I will tell you why I have no picture. There's two reasons actually. First, my forever loving sister brought home the virus from Hell and poisoned not only me, but also my mother, so we've both been laid up in bed most of the week being all feverish and congested and icky (I am FINALLY feeling somewhat better today). Second, for some reason my lovely little laptop decided that it didn't want to work anymore. It has now decided that it doesn't want to find the hard drive for reasons unknown to me and so now I have to get it all sent back and what not. This laptop being the sole creature that keeps me working, so now I am using a much slower laptop that I don't like near aas much as mine, but whatever.

But I did get a couple of things this week and I will tell you what they are!

For Review:

Fallen by Lauren Kate (So excited and was quite surprised when I got it in the mail this week. It made me smile through my sickness :P)

Randomly:

Hush, Hush poster!! (The lovely people at Simon & Shuster read my mind, got my smoke signals, or maybe saw the form I sent for the contest they were having to get one and were just forever lovely to send me one! And boy is it GORGEOUS!)

That's what I got this week, what was in your mailbox?

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This week wasn't as eventful as others, but that's very okay with me since I'm starting to be afraid that my stacks (yes plural) of review books are going to eat me in my sleep! But since I've become victim to this dreaded reading slump, and just as I THOUGHT I was coming out of it, I had to go to the dentist and that made things worse. SO. Onto the book I got this week, and I was VERY excited for this one and the other stuffs I got!

For review:
Little Black Lies by Tish Cohen

Goodies:
Gorgeous bookmarks from the sweet Julie Kwagawa for The Iron King! And she was kind enough to sign one for me! They are beautiful, aren't they?
I also got a sweet letter and an Ancient Roman coin from the lovely Michelle Moran (author of Cleopatra's Daughter). Which makes me even more excited to read! I'm hoping to do that soon!

That's what was in my mailbox this week, what was in yours?

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This week I got quite a few books and I also found some books that I got a couple weeks ago, but there wasn't enough room in the picture...so I will include those next week! So, here's the breakdown:

Review:
Lady Macbeth's Daughter by Lisa Klein
Lips Touch by Laini Taylor
The Well by A. J. Whitten
Hybrid by Angie L. Reed
Girl In The Arena by Lisi Haines
Ash by Malinda Lo
When The Snow Fell by Henning Mankell
Archenemy by Frank Beddor
Sphinx's Princess by Esther Friesner

Won:
Heat Wave by Richard Castle (I love Castle on ABC, so I'm so excited!!!!)

Bought:
The Tattoo Design Directory by Vince Hemingson (Not pictured) - I'm not really interested in getting a tattoo anymore, but this thing has some really facinating stuff in it aboout the different cultures and meanings and all that. It's really cool.

That's what was in my mailbox, so what was in yours?

In My Mailbox *12*

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So this week I got quite a few books and a bit of extras!

(And I once again apologize for the low quality of the picture, but it seems that all of these will be taken with my cell phone since that is really simple. So please excuse that.)

Review:
The Amanda Project: Invisible i by Stella Lennon
Give Up The Ghost by Megan Crewe (For 1 ARC Tour)

Won:
Chelsey by Chelsey Shannon (A Louder Than Words novel, that I am really excited for!)

Bought (or had shipped in from FL because it was cheaper and Bri is awesome):
Seeing Redd by Frank Beddor

Swag:
I got a bunch of awesome Secret Society tattoos from the awesomely cool Tom Dolby (author of said Secret Society, which was great!); which spells giveaway!! So look for that sometime in the next couple of weeks!

Now you know what was in my mailbox, so what was in yours?

In My Mailbox *11*

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This week I got three books and some "apologetic" swag! (hehe, Thanks Laina!) And just so everyone knows, the picture quality is due to my laziness and desire for the simple, which led to the picture being taken with my cell phone. So excuse that...please :)

Crazy Beautiful by Lauren Baratz-Logsted (won)
In an explosion of his own making, Lucius blew his arms off. Now he has hooks. He chose hooks because they were cheaper. He chose hooks because he wouldn’t outgrow them so quickly. He chose hooks so that everyone would know he was different, so he would scare even himself.

Then he meets Aurora. The hooks don’t scare her. They don’t keep her away. In fact, they don’t make any difference at all to her.

But to Lucius, they mean everything. They remind him of the beast he is inside. Perhaps Aurora is his Beauty, destined to set his soul free from its suffering.
Or maybe she’s just a girl who needs love just like he does.

Breathing by Cheryl Renee Herbsman (for review @ 1 ARC Tours)
In Herbsman's debut novel, 15-year-old Savannah Brown is contending with a strict but loving mother as well as frequent, serious asthma attacks, something she inherited from her long-absent father, Trip ("he tripped right on out of our lives when I was barely out of diapers"). Savannah, who needs constant medical care and attention, begins a relationship with an older boy from out of town, and her mother is more than a little protective. Only after Jackson proves that he is a responsible and caring boyfriend does Savannah's mother begin to let go. Told in the first person and thick with Southern vernacular, the novel offers a snapshot of Savannah's quickly-changing life. Displaying maturity and independence, as well as faith in the strength of her new relationship with Jackson, Savannah decides to attend a prestigious college program for promising high school seniors. While some of the story remains underdeveloped, such as the clairvoyance that Savannah occasionally alludes to possessing, the cast of characters holds the story together, and the people in Savannah's life are warm and real.

Poseur: The Good, The Fab, and the Ugly by Rachel Maude (won)
Fashion isn't everything.
It's the only thing.
Halloween comes to Winston Prep and the newly named teen fashion label POSEUR introduces this season's must-have accessory: a red-hot handbag called the Trick-or-Treater. But whose design is sweetest? Janie, Petra, Melissa, and Charlotte all insist: Mine. You see the problem?Good thing, then, for the sweetness of revenge. Time to dust off that costume and put your best mask forward. 'Tis the season for candy, conflict, and couture.

The swag was from Barry Lyga's books and a bookmark for Fairy Tale by Cyn Balog!

That's what was in my mailbox this week. What was in yours?

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So I only actually recieved one book in the mail this week, but since I kept putting off doing the half of my post that features the books I bought last week, I am going to tack it on here! So here we go!

In the mail:

Liar by Justine Larbalestier

Bought:

Looking for Alaska by John Green

Jumping Off Swings by Jo Knowles

I got for only $3!

I Was A Teenage Fairy by Francesca Lia Block

The Second Summer of the Sisterhood by Ann Brashares

I have the first book and I have the companion book, so I am tryinf to get them all so I can finally read them!

Keeping the Moon by Sarah Dessen

I love her! I have read this one before, but I didn't have a copy yet.

The Looking Glass Wars by Frank Beddor

The Goose Girl by Shannon Hale

As you guys saw, I just got Forest Born a couple weeks ago, so I am trying to collect the others so I can read them all!

The Mouse and the Motorcycle by Beverly Cleary

I used to love this books (and the movie version on like PBS) when I was little, so when I found a copy for 75 cents, I just couldn't resist!