In My Mailbox (03.24.12)

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Hello lovelies! :) I haven't been here for a while! I had so many things occupying me in my daily life, I just forgot about blogging and even reading! I read a good book lately (I had some free time), and it made me realize how much I miss blogging and reading and my blogging buddies and everything.

This week, I got a lot of good books :3 ♥ (Quick note: clicking on the image leads to the Goodreads page)

For Review (courtesy to Netgalley and thanks goes out to each of its respected publishers)

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Bought (on the Kindle)

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Thoughts

I've finished Innocent Darkness and Spellcaster, both of which I really liked! Review for SC should be coming shortly. I'm attempting to tackle Starcrossed right now, and so far it's really good. I did a mega squeal when I got approved for The Immortal Rules! Seriously, anybody should squeal to pay their respects to the bad-ass author named Julie Kagawa. Dark Kiss seems so good, the cover looks rather enticing. :o

What did you guys get in your mailbox? ^o^

Review: Pieces of Us by Margie Gelbwasser

Book: Pieces of Us by Margie Gelbwasser
Publisher: Flux
Pages: 336
Source: Netgalley
Links: Goodreads | Amazon

Two families. Four teens.
A summer full of secrets.

Every summer, hidden away in a lakeside community in upstate New York, four teens leave behind their old identities…and escape from their everyday lives.

Yet back in Philadelphia during the school year, Alex cannot suppress his anger at his father (who killed himself), his mother (whom he blames for it), and the girls who give it up too easily. His younger brother, Kyle, is angry too—at his abusive brother, and at their mother who doesn’t seem to care. Meanwhile, in suburban New Jersey, Katie plays the role of Miss Perfect while trying to forget the nightmare that changed her life. But Julie, her younger sister, sees Katie only as everything she’s not. And their mother will never let Julie forget it.

Up at the lake, they can be anything, anyone. Free. But then Katie’s secret gets out, forcing each of them to face reality—before it tears them to pieces.

To be honest, I'm truly speechless about this book. This book was depressing and just plain sad, but was it worth it? I'm not so sure.

Waiting on Wednesday [2/1/12]

Ah~ There's so many upcoming good books ♥ :) Here's a couple I can't wait for!

"Girl, Interrupted" meets "Beautiful Creatures" in this fast-paced thriller.

When sixteen-year-old Faye arrives at Holbrook Academy, she doesn't expect to find herself exactly where she needs to be. After years of strange waking visions and nightmares, her only comfort the bones of dead animals, Faye is afraid she's going crazy. Fast. 

But her first night at Holbrook, she feels strangely connected to the school and the island it sits on, like she's come home. She's even made her first real friends, but odd things keep happening to them. Every morning they wake on the floors of their dorm rooms with their hands stained red. 

Faye knows she's the reason, but what does it all mean? The handsome Kel tries to help her unravel the mystery, but Faye is certain she can't trust him; in fact, he may be trying to kill her - and the rest of the world too. 

Rich, compelling writing will keep the pages turning in this riveting and tautly told psychological thriller.

I love this cover just waaay too much ♥ The cover sort of screams PNR Insta-love crap, but... it's a psychological THRILLER. I love psychological thrillers! :D

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I don’t do dangerous.

Smart, uber-careful, ordinary Samantha – that’s me. But I just couldn’t pass up a surprise kiss from my number-one unattainable crush. A kiss that did something to me – something strange. Now I feel hungry all the time, but not for food. It’s like part of me is missing – and I don’t know if I can get it back.

Then there’s Bishop. At first I thought he was just a street kid, but the secrets he’s keeping are as intense as his unearthly blue eyes. If he’s what I think he is, he may be the only one who can help me. But something terrifying is closing in, and the one chance Bishop and I have to stop it means losing everything I ever wanted and embracing the darkness inside me.

This. Just. Sounds. AWESOME. 'nuff said.

Whatcha waiting for this fine Wednesday? :)

In My Mailbox [1/29/12]

IMM is hosted by The Story Siren.

For Review:

The Other Life by Susanne Winnacker [Honestly, I don't like this cover. :c I like the other cover better.]

Borrowed:

Ruby Red by Kerstin Geir [Never ever read a translated book before, but so far I'm liking it!]

Paper Towns by John Green {Review}

Bought:

Angel Burn by L.A. Weatherly [Angels are actually evil sauce? MUST. READ. NOW.]

What did you guys get in your mailbox? ♥

Review: Unearthly by Cynthia Hand

Book: Unearthly by Cynthia Hand
Pages: 435
Publisher: HarperTeen
Source: Bought on Kindle
Links: Goodreads | Amazon

In the beginning, there's a boy standing in the trees . . . . 


Clara Gardner has recently learned that she's part angel. Having angel blood run through her veins not only makes her smarter, stronger, and faster than humans (a word, she realizes, that no longer applies to her), but it means she has a purpose, something she was put on this earth to do. Figuring out what that is, though, isn't easy.

Her visions of a raging forest fire and an alluring stranger lead her to a new school in a new town. When she meets Christian, who turns out to be the boy of her dreams (literally), everything seems to fall into place—and out of place at the same time. Because there's another guy, Tucker, who appeals to Clara's less angelic side. As Clara tries to find her way in a world she no longer understands, she encounters unseen dangers and choices she never thought she'd have to make—between honesty and deceit, love and duty, good and evil. When the fire from her vision finally ignites, will Clara be ready to face her destiny?

Unearthly is a moving tale of love and fate, and the struggle between following the rules and following your heart.

I've been mulling over whether I should buy this book and...huzzah! The universe sends an answer to me by making Unearthly on sale for 0.99 cents. I bought it, I read it, and now I'm a bit tongue-tied about how I feel after reading this book.

Review: Paper Towns by John Green

Book: Paper Towns by John Green
Pages: 305
Publisher: Dutton Juvenile
Source: Library
Links: Goodreads | Amazon

When Margo Roth Spiegelman beckons Quentin Jacobsen in the middle of the night - dressed like a ninja and plotting an ingenious campaign of revenge - he follows her. Margo's always planned extravagantly, and, until now, she's always planned solo. After a lifetime of loving Margo from afar, things are finally looking up for Q . . . until day breaks and she has vanished. Always an enigma, Margo has now become a mystery. But there are clues. And they're for Q. Printz Medalist John Green returns with the trademark brilliant wit and heart-stopping emotional honesty that have inspired a new generation of readers.

Where do I start? Well, for one, Paper Towns was just a refreshing read from these recent gigantic waves of insta-love paranormal romances and bleak dystopians.

Hello again.

Hello, my dear readers, if any of you still remember me. I've been gone for almost two months...YIKES. At first, I was thinking about discontinuing my blogging adventures. I was in a horrible, horrible reading/blogging slump and I did not read anything over the course of time I've been gone.


What changed my mind? (and yeah...I ended up changing my blog name if you didn't notice.)