In My Mailbox Jul. 24

Oh my oh my, it's been such a long time since I've done one of these. But I got a ton of really awesome books this week, ones that I thought needed sharing. In My Mailbox is hosted by Kristi at The Story Siren.

(and this isn't even all of them)

BOOKS BOUGHT

(mostly from Borders' closing sale...I'm still depressed about that)

The Secret Prince by Violet Haberdasher

Supernaturally by Kiersten White

Rip Tide by Kat Falls

Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs

Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher

Taking Off by Jenny Moss

The Magicians' Guild by Trudi Canavan

The Iron Thorn by Caitlin Kittredge

The Secret of Castle Cant by K.P. Bath

Blood Magic by Tessa Gratton

The Last Unicorn (graphic novel) by Peter S. Beagle

BOOKS RECEIVED FOR REVIEW

The Space Between by Alexandra Sokoloff

The Raiders of Castillo del Mar by Shane Lindsay

Haunt by Amber Delaine

Jonathan Rush and the Star Academy by Gregory Blackman

BOOKS FROM THE LIBRARY

Chime by Franny Billingsley

The Cry of the Icemark by Stuart Hill

City of Fire by Laurence Yep

The Hunt of the Unicorn by C.C. Humphreys

The Farwalker's Quest by Joni Sensel

The Marbury Lens by Andrew Smith

Shield of Stars by Hillari Bell

So what did you get this week? Did you get a chance to take advantage of the Borders closing sales?

Jan 9-23 In My Mailbox

Hey there guys! Once again it's time for IMM*. I've decided that I'm going to stick to doing memes every other week so that they don't make up the majority of my posts for each month. So here's the list of books that I've collected over the last two weeks. I sold my textbooks from last semester and received more money than I expected to get, so I put some of that towards books that I wanted:

BOOKS BOUGHT

(There are some really rockin' used bookstores in my area. I found all of these half-priced or for less.)

Wild Magic, Wolf-Speaker, Emperor Mage & The Realms of the Gods by Tamora Pierce (IN HARDCOVER!)

Little Brother by Cory Doctorow

Before I Fall by Lauren Oliver

The Book Without Words by Avi

Dash & Lily's Book of Dares by Rachel Cohn & David Levithan

Lady Carliss and the Waters of Moorue by Chuck Black (I'm normally not into Christan fiction, but the medieval fantasy stories in this series are really good.)

The Wake of Lorelei Lee by LA Meyer

BOOKS FROM PAPERBACK SWAP

Circles in the Stream (Avalon Web of Magic #1) by Rachel Roberts

BOOKS WON

None!

BOOKS RECEIVED FOR REVIEW

The Legend of Socket Greeny by Tony Bertauski

Kevin's Point of View by Del Shannon

How to Slay a Dragon by Bill Allen

The Branding by Micaela Wendel

BOOKS DOWNLOADED

Starlighter by Bryan Davis (downloaded from Barnes & Nobel's free Nook books)

The Healer's Apprentice by Melanie Dickerson (downloaded from Barnes & Nobel's free Nook books)

Angel Burn by LA Weatherly (NetGalley)

Cinderella: Ninja Warrior by Maureen McGowan (NetGalley)

Rage by Jackie Morse Kessler (NetGalley)

The Atomic Weight of Secrets by Eden Unger Bowditch (NetGalley)

The Cellar by A.J. Whitten (NetGalley)

BOOKS FROM THE LIBRARY

The Field Guide (The Spiderwick Chronicles #1) by Tony DiTerlizzi & Holly Black

Red Dragon Codex by R.D. Henham

Wow, when I look at it on paper I ended up grabbing more books than I thought. Like...a lot more. Ah well, at least I'm looking forward to reading all of 'em. Anyway, leave a comment with a link to your IMM and I'll check it out! I'll be replying to all unanswered comments and Follow Friday messages today during the Packer/Bears game. Until then, HAPPY READING, EVERYONE!

*In My Mailbox is a meme hosted by Kristi at The Story Siren. Check it out for more details or to participate!

In My Mailbox (3)

So yeah, TOTALLY meant to get this up on Sunday, but eh, you know, that thing called life sometimes gets in the way, and I've been focused on trying to reply to all of the comments and emails I've gotten from you guys over the weekend (which I thank you for, by the way!). So now...BEHOLD! MY DESK! WHERE THE MAGIC HAPPENS! (Please ignore my walls, which are totally cluttered with maps of Walt Disney World and writing notes for some projects I'm working on.) This IMM is going to cover the last two weeks.

BOOKS BOUGHT

(Most with the aid of gift cards and Borders Bucks)

The Dragon of Trelian by Michelle Knudsen

The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks by E. Lockhart

Unearthly by Cynthia Hand

The Dealer (Cherub Mission 2) by Robert Muchamore

Malice by Chris Wooding

Walt Disney Imagineering: A Behind the Dreams Look at Making MORE Magic Real by The Imagineers

Crossing Over by Anna Kendall

Two packs of Goosebumps books (by R.L. Stine). The first pack contains books 1-15, and the second pack contains 16-30. My best friend, Allie, and I were ecstatic to find these yesterday at Half Price for 10 bucks a pop. We loved these books as kids, and have been eager to reread them for a while now.

BOOKS FROM PAPERBACK SWAP

13 Little Blue Envelopes by Maureen Johnson

BOOKS WON

Revolution by Jennifer Donnelly (from Random Buzzers)

ARC of Vixen by Jillian Larkin (from Random Buzzers)

BOOKS RECEIVED FOR REVIEW

The Talisman of Elam (Children of Hathor #1) by Jim Mastro

BOOKS FROM THE LIBRARY

Hex Hall by Rachel Hawkins

Savvy by Ingrid Law

This is probably the best haul that I've gotten in a while. I doubt the weeks after this will be as rich, unless Borders continues to throw cash at me. I joined their upgraded rewards program and since then it's been raining awesome coupons and Borders Bucks. I recommend joining, especially if you tend to spend a lot of money there.

So what did you guys get this week? Leave a link and I'll check it out! Oh, and just a reminder, if you haven't done so already, please check out my 100 Follower Giveaway. There's lots of great prizes, and plenty of time to enter! Contest ends on Feb. 7. Thanks!

In My Mailbox (2)

IMM is a weekly meme hosted by The Story Siren. The idea is to post what books you got this week, be they a gift, prize, from a bookstore, from the library, or from a publisher to review. The purpose is to let other people know what books are on your radar and encourage blogger interaction. :3 This is my second week participating!

Ok, so I cracked this week and bought books. I had told myself that I wasn't going to buy anything until after the holidays, but I'm weak and caved less than a few days after I had promised myself I wasn't going to open my wallet. Le sigh. At least I'm really happy with what I bought.

Books Bought:

Matched, by Ally Condie

3/4 of The Shamer Chronicles, by Lene Kaaberbol

Books Received in the Mail:

I'd Tell You That I Love You, But Then I'd Have To Kill You, by Ally Carter

Books From The Library:

Bloodhound, by Tamora Pierce

So many books, so little time! I'm about three chapters into Matched right now, and loving it so far. Anybody else pick that up this week? What other books fell into your loving arms? Leave a link to your IMM post and I'll check 'em out! Happy reading everybody~