In My Mailbox #108: New Books This Week

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I had another great week for books: I received some exciting titles for review and also bought some adult books in a 3 for £5 promo at a shop called The Works. I don't buy a lot of adult books, but I'd heard that Gail Carriger's were good and kind of a crossover. I think I'll like them. I also saw the Never Let Me Go movie this week, and wow! I'm now really excited to read the book which, luckily, I bought the other week. I've been thinking about the story all day... powerful stuff!

I'm at the fifth UK Twilight Saga convention next weekend, so my IMM will either be on the Monday or the weekend after. Can't wait!

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For review:

• Jenna & Jonah's Fauxmance by Emily Franklin and Brendan Halpin

I'm looking forward to reading this one. It sounds fun!

• Gladiator: Fight for Freedom by Simon Scarrow

My friend at Puffin got this hardcover finished copy signed for me, including Simon Scarrow's special seal. How cool?! It was a lovely surprise.

• Ministry of Pandemonium by Chris Westwood

I'd heard nothing about this until it arrived in the post, but I must say it sounds brilliant. The cover is ace too, though doesn't show up on photos very well.

• Pride and Prejudice and Zombies by Jane Austen and Seth Grahame-Smith
• Pride and Prejudice and Zombies: Dreadfully Ever After by Steve Hockensmith

These sound quite funny, and a little bit mad. Another surprise for this week.

• Starcrossed by Josephine Angelini (UK proof/ARC)

Can't wait to read this one. The UK proof is lovely too... so white and the inside of each cover is bright gold. Exciting!

• Old Friends: The Lost Tales of Fionn MacCumhaill by Tom O'Neill

This is another I hadn't ever heard of, but it's about Irish folklore - fairies and stuff. I think it's right up my street.

• Lament by Maggie Stiefvater

I read this about two years ago when it first came out in the US. My review is here.

• Airhead: Runaway by Meg Cabot

I have all three books in this series now, so I should probably start reading them. I hear they're good!

• Uncle Montague's Tales of Terror by Chris Priestley
• Tales of Terror from the Black Ship by Chris Priestley
• Tales of Terror from the Tunnel's Mouth by Chris Priestley

These all arrived so that I could see the new covers that Bloomsbury are launching next month. I've only read the third book, so I'm really happy to have the other two. The new covers are so nice!

• Wintergirls by Laurie Halse Anderson

This is another one I read about two years ago when it was published in the US. It's an amazing book. I loved it. Review here.

• The Opposite of Amber by Gillian Philip (UK proof/ARC. Not pictured).

Looking forward to reading this - Gillian is a great writer!


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Bought:

• Shadowspell by Jenna Black

I love the cover of this book. And it's about fairies. :)

• Delirium by Lauren Oliver

I'm a crazy book collector, and I buy US editions too. So when I saw the US cover for Delirium, I had to buy it. I'm going to do a comparative US/UK post soon with lots of pictures, as it's beautiful!

• Where I Belong by Gwendolyn Heasley

Another book I'd never heard of until last Sunday, when I saw it mentioned in The Story Siren's IMM post. I'm reading it now and I love it!

• I Heart Paris by Lindsey Kelk

I hear Lindsey is a funny chick-lit writer. Now I just need to get the first two in the series.

• Soulless by Gail Carriger
• Changeless by Gail Carriger
• Blameless by Gail Carriger

These sound great, and I've been meaning to buy them for ages. Hope I like them. Also: all three for £5!!

• Covet by J.R. Ward
• Crave by J.R. Ward

J.R. Ward is another author who I hear is brilliant and well worth a read. I have book one in her BDB vampires series, and now the first two in the Fallen Angels series. I'll give 'em a go!


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Gift:

• The Vinyl Princess by Yvonne Prinz

This was a late Christmas present from my mum and dad. They had originally ordered the paperback for me, but I don't know what's going on with that - it doesn't seem to exist. The hardback was only a bit more expensive and Amazon.co.uk had one in stock, so... here we are!



Happy reading everyone!