Tripping Over Books

Week of November 24, 2012

In My Mailbox is a weekly meme hosted by Kristi over at The Story Siren. It’s awesome. Every week, we all get a chance to tell everyone what new books we’ve gotten so that we can tell you guys and we can all drool and squee together! Huzzah for squees! Stacking the Shelves is another weekly meme hosted by Tynga at Tynga’s Reviews. They’re both awesome memes and I love meeting all of you through them!

Happy Thanksgiving, friends! Got some pretty sweet books this week, and some excellent deals for my kindle, too! HOLLA!

FOR REVIEW

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Midwinterblood by Marcus Sedgwick (February 5, 2013 from Roaring Brook Press). I’ve been really looking forward to reading this book from Marcus Sedgwick, despite never having read any of his work so far. Because this one sounds so freaking intriguing: it’s basically the story of these two souls, I guess, who keep finding eachother in different bodies/incarnations throughout time. There’s paranormal biz, romance, family issues and pretty much who knows what else. At least I think MIDWINTERBLOOD is about these things. I don’t know if I could describe it any differently. Thanks, Roaring Brook for the ARC!!!

BOUGHT

So Close To You: So Close To You #1 by Rachel Carter. (Amazon | Goodreads)

Guys, Harper has some pretty awesome e-books on sale over Amazon way right now, and this one is just an example (more to follow, though). For $2.99, I snagged this book about some science experiment gone haywire, disappearing people, time travel, etc. It sounds pretty great, and at that cheapo price? I’ll definitely give it a whirl.

Smart Girls Get What They Want by Sarah Strohmeyer. (Amazon | Goodreads)

I love stories like this one, friends, about girls (or anyone, for that matter) coming out of their shells. It always leads to several things: One, some heartwarming moments; two, AWKWARDNESS; three, great new experiences and realizations that there are benefits to putting yourself out there. This one sounds cute and fun.

Mariana by Susanna Kearsley. (Amazon | Goodreads)

Friends, Susanna Kearsley is one of those authors whom I’ve read only once, but I really enjoyed (THE WINTER SEA) and have always wanted to read more. As a fan of the Outlander books, I’m not surprised that I’m drawn to these books that combine time travel and historical fiction. MARIANA was the kindle daily deal yesterday, so I snapped it up.

Sanctum: Guards of the Shadowlands #1 by Sarah Fine. (Amazon | Goodreads)

Ok. Another book that I’m taking a flyer on because, one, it was cheap for my kindle ($3.99), and two, because it sounds INSANELY AWESOME. It’s basically about a girl whose bestie kills herself, and so said girl–Lela–decides that she’s going to go to the gates of hell to save her friend’s soul and encounters some nasty creatures who sound like Hell cops. Friends. This book takes place in Hell. PSH. I’m in.

Woot! Hope you guys love your hauls this week!

November 18, 2012

In My Mailbox is a weekly meme hosted by Kristi over at The Story Siren. It’s awesome. Every week, we all get a chance to tell everyone what new books we’ve gotten so that we can tell you guys and we can all drool and squee together! Huzzah for squees! Stacking the Shelves is another weekly meme hosted by Tynga at Tynga’s Reviews. They’re both awesome memes and I love meeting all of you through them!

Smallish but awesome mailbox this week, friends. It’s just about that time of year when I quit buying things for myself…until I buy myself some Christmas gifts in about a month. It’s an issue.

NETGALLEY

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Pantomime by Laura Lam (February 5, 2013 from Strange Chemistry). Guys, this book sounds like a story about a freaky fantasy circus. *record scratch* Yeah. I KNOW. High fantasy, with a touch of paranormal (the world used to have chimaera, but they’re gone now), CIRCUS acts, and of course the requisite secrets, dangers, etc. This book sounds SO different and fantastic.

BOUGHT

Trundle’s Quest: The Six Crowns #1 by Allan Jones. (Amazon | Goodreads)

So I first heard about this MG fantasy on the Twitter (HOLLA, Pam!), and realized that it sounds pretty legit. I haven’t read many animal fantasies (apologies, Redwall), but this one has hedgehogs, pirates, danger, and a quest for treasure. Also, a character named Esmerelda, which was my grandfather’s (totally random) nickname for me. Or maybe I was Jasmine and my sister was Esmerelda? Hmmm….Well, either way, it’s a THING. Check out those FLYING PIRATE SHIPS on the cover!!

Mean To Be by Lauren Morrill. (Amazon | Goodreads)

I’ve actually read this already and really, REALLY enjoyed it lots. Plus, I feel like this is a really feel-good-looking cover, with Big Ben and the pretty colors. It’s the perfect vibe for this cute story of London + antagonistic but sweet love story. Good times. I’m rereading this one right now real quick before I post my review.

Woot! Hope you guys love your hauls this week!

November 10, 2012

In My Mailbox is a weekly meme hosted by Kristi over at The Story Siren. It’s awesome. Every week, we all get a chance to tell everyone what new books we’ve gotten so that we can tell you guys and we can all drool and squee together! Huzzah for squees! Stacking the Shelves is another weekly meme hosted by Tynga at Tynga’s Reviews. They’re both awesome memes and I love meeting all of you through them!

Friends, I have so many books to tell you about! Two weeks worth, in fact, and I can honestly tell you that I am BEYOND stoked about ALL of them.

NETGALLEY

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Hysteria by Megan Miranda (February 5, 2013 from Bloomsbury). Megan Miranda’s debut, FRACTURED, was good friends. Her second book sounds just as intense: a sixteen-year-old girl can’t remember killing her boyfriend (!!), so she’s sent off to a boarding school to stew/hide/recover her memory, and she gets a STALKER of unknown variety. *chills*

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The Cadet of Tildor by Alex Lidell (January 10, 2013 from Dial). HOLY BANANAS I am so excited for this book. Debut high fantasy??? BRING IT. I can’t even. Especially since this book is blurbed as Tamora Pierce (OMG) meets George R.R. Martin (OMFG *dies*). Now, I know that those are big shoes to fill, but I’m still looking forward to reading about the political drama of high fantasy with crime families (mob what!), military academy, gladiators, AND MORE. Guys. FANTASY MAFIA. How am I supposed to deal with this?

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Poison by Bridget Zinn (March 12, 2013 from Disney Hyperion).  Friends, this book was written by a young lady who has since passed away (so sad), so unfortunately we won’t be seeing any more from Bridget Zinn. But this YA fantasy about a young potions master who tries to kill the ruler of her country but screws up and goes on the run sounds GREAT.

BOUGHT & BORROWED

BIG THANKS to Tara from Hobbitsies for passing these ARCs along! Mwah!

The Vincent Boys: The Vincent Boys #1 by Abbi Glines. (Amazon | Goodreads)

I picked this one up as a storm purchase (I finished my previous read and had nothing else with me so grabbed this one at Wal-Mart out of necessity). It was ok, even though it had lots going for it: southern contemp YA w/issues etc. But I know lots of people who’ve loved it, so go give it a shot. Review coming soon.

Days of Blood and Starlight: Daughter of Smoke and Bone #2 by Laini Taylor. (Amazon | Goodreads)

DUH. THIS BOOK. I feel like I just want to make some time, no plans, no people bothering me, and just curl up and devour this one. I can’t wait to see where Karou and Akiva’s story goes from here.

Stealing Parker: Catching Jordan #2 by Miranda Kenneally. (Amazon | Goodreads)

I’m liking the fact that this book sounds like it has some ISSUES in it, i.e., knockin’ boots with a teacher/authority figure. That’s s fine line, friends.

Child of the Mountains by Mary Sue Shank. (Amazon | Goodreads)

I kind of have a thing with Appalachian stories, guys. I can’t explain it. I love the mountains and the hardships and the people. BONUS because this one is also historical fiction. Woot!

Fury: Fury #1 by Elizabeth Miles. (Amazon | Goodreads)

I’ve been wanting to read this one for awhile. Because MYTHOLOGY WINS.

Amelia Anne is Dead and Gone by Kat Rosenfield. (Amazon | Goodreads)

Small town drama is right up my alley, and this twisty, dark-sounding book about a murder in a nowhere town sounds kind of mysterious and intense.

Masque of the Red Death: Masque of the Red Death #1 by Bethany Griffin. (Amazon | Goodreads)

A Poe-ish dystopian steampunk book about a girl who lives in a society crippled by a plague and finds solace in an underground club called the DEBAUCHERY CLUB. I’m so glad that other people make these things up, friends, because that sounds fantastic.

SO STOKED! Hope you guys love your hauls this week!