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I know I say this all the time, but I had a fantastic week with some amazing books I can't wait to start.

For Review


Never Enough by Denise Jaden.
Awkward by Marni Bates.
Ship of Souls by Zetta Elliot.
Article 5 by Kristen Simmons.
Don't You Wish by Roxanne St. Clair.
Wonder by R. J. Palacio.
Shooting Stars by Alison Rushby. 

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This week, I got...

For Review


The Rivals by Daisy Whitney.
Struck by Jennifer Bosworth.
Ripper by Amy Carol Reeves. 

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Unfortunately I wasn't able to post for the last two days because they've been busy, busy, busy (attended an event I've been organizing for quite some time on Friday night - it was awesome - and then had the SAT subject test yesterday), but I'm back! I had a small but exciting load of books this week.

For Review


Deadly by Julie Chibarro.
Girl Meets Boy by Kelly Milner Halls.
Starters by Lissa Price.
Shadows on the Moon by Zoe Marriott. 

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I had a great in-flow of books in my mailbox this time around!

For Review

Forbidden by Syrie James.
Hallowed by Cynthia Hand.
Masque of the Red Death by Bethany Griffin.
Irises by Francisco Stork.
Incarnate by Jodi Meadows.
Lies Beneath by Anne Greenwood Brown.
    
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First post of the New Year! This week, I had a decent load of books that I'm pretty happy about.


For Review:
37 Things I Love (in no particular order) by Kekla Magoon
Why We Broke Up by Daniel Handler
Me and Earl and the Dying Girl by Jesse Andrews
The International Kissing Club by Ivy Adams

Library:
Naomi and Ely's No Kiss List by Rachel Cohn
A Match Made in  High School by Kristin Walker
Take Me There by Carolee Dean
Freefall by Mindi Scott
Trapped by Michael Northrop

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It's been a busy week but I did get some fantastic books!

For Review:
Bittersweet by Sarah Ockler
Ruthless by Sara Shepard
Slide by Jill Hathaway
Pieces of Us by Margie Gelbwasser
The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight by Jennifer Smith

Library:
The Ask and the Answer by Patrick Ness.
The Unidentified by Rae Mariz.
Wildthorn by Jane Eagland.
I Now Pronounce You Someone Else by Erin McCahan
Every Little Thing in the World by Nina de Gramont
Cracked up to Be by Courtney Summers
Jellicoe Road by Melina Marchetta

That's it for me! What did you get this week?

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I had a great round of books this time!

For Review
 

Partials by Dan Wells. I got a nice, shiny copy of this, and I have to say, the cover is even more gorgeous in person. It screams "dystopia" as it should, and though I'm still a little less than halfway through, I can already tell you that this is a keeper!

On a Dark Wing by Jordan Dane. Originally I wasn't going to read this because I tend to dislike angel books but the cover was just too awesome for me to resist. I love the font and all the birds flying past it (not to mention the guy on the front!)


New Girl by Paige Harrison. I did a Waiting on Wednesday for this one a while back, and I'm quite excited for it. I love creepy, suspenseful books, and I have to say, the cover is pretty cool.

Various Positions by Martha Schabas. I was so psyched to get the opportunity to read this one! I love ballet books as well as  hard-hitting contemporaries, and this is both in one, so obviously it's right up my alley.




Life is But a Dream by Brian James. I adore this cover and I eat up novels about mental illnesses, so naturally I jumped at the chance to read and review this.

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I had a pretty good past two weeks in terms of books!

First up is Cinder by Marissa Meyer, an intriguing retelling of Cinderella that involves cyborgs and aliens, which is seriously awesome. I so can't wait to see what the author did with that!

Next I got Catching Jordan by Miranda Kenneally, which promises to be a lovely romance. What really interests me about it, though, is that the girl is a football player, something you don't see much in real life nor in books.

One of the most exciting books I got was Pure by Julianna Baggott, a dystopian novel with an absolutely gorgeous cover. The synopsis is a bit too long for me to post here, but trust me when I say it's awesome.

To satisfy my love of dark contemporary, I received Someone Else's Life by Katie Dale, a novel about a girl whose mother dies from Huntington's disease and then finds out she was swapped at birth with a sickly baby destined to pass away.

Since I can never get enough of gorgeous covers, Drowning Instinct by Ilsa Bick fell into my hands. The synopsis is slightly vague, but this seems to be a book about a sixteen-year-old girl with a hard life who starts to fall for a married man. I love hard-hitting contemporary, so this is right up my alley!

Finally, I got On a Dark Wing by Jordan Dane. I don't typically like paranormal romance, but this seems far different from the typical books in that genre, so I'm willing to give this a try.

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The books I got this past week were certainly bright spots in the otherwise very dark four-day power outage. As much as I love to read, doing nothing but that for four days got quite monotonous and just doing things like eating dinner were exciting, so you can imagine how much I loved the mailman this week.

For Review:


Anna Dressed in Blood by Kendare Blake. I am so, so, so psyched for this one! I already started and so far, it's just as amazing as all the raving reviews say it is. The only thing that throws me off is that the odd red font - it feels a bit gimmicky to me.

Darker Still by Leanna Hieber. Half the reason I want to read this is the summary, and the other half is - I admit it - the gorgeous cover. It's even more beautiful in real life, because, you guys, it's SHINY. I am definitely a sucker for shiny things.

Ship Breaker by Paolo Bacigalupi. I received the paperback version of this, and it's beautiful. Plus, I've heard so many incredible things about this book that I'm a little afraid to start it, but hopefully it lives up to my expectations!

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I was hoping some review books that are supposed to arrive soon would come, but unfortunately, they haven't showed up on my doorstep yet. However, I did get a few lovely e-books that I'm very excited to get started with.

For Review


Between the Sea and the Sky by Jaclyn Dolamore. I'm not usually much for mermaid books, but the synopsis sounds like this could be a lovely book, and the cover is, of course, gorgeous.


The Wednesdays by Julie Borbeau. I love YA, of course, but I'm quite partial to MG as well, and especially books that "strike the perfect balance of creepiness and humor, with just a touch of old-fashioned charm" (from the synopsis). I'm so there.


The Book of Blood and Shadow by Robin Wasserman. I love murders and mysteries and creepy fantasy, so this book is right up my alley. In fact, my alley is named after this book. Well, not really, but you know what I mean.

Fracture by Megan Miranda. I'm so psyched to get a hold of this one! Altered brains and comas and death? Yes, please!

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I had a small but happy load this week that I'm quite excited about.

FOR REVIEW

The Faerie Ring by Kiki Hamilton. I'm not a huge fan of the cover nor fairy (or faerie, I suppose?) books in general, but I've read so many good reviews and heard so many people say that this book is so different that I'm now eager to give it a try.

Unlike many other paranormals, this book takes place in Victorian London and features pickpocketing orphans, one of whom, Tiki, finds herself caught up in a war with the Fey. And of course, there's a mysterious male thief and a secretive prince. I can't say I'm a big fan of love triangles, but, well, I do like thiefs...

The Iron Knight by Julie Kagawa. I was very excited to get an email from the publicist asking me if I wanted to participate in a tour for this book, and of course I immediately said yes. A while ago, I read the first book and really enjoyed it, and for some reason I just never got around to the others. Well, now with this book, I'll have to finally finish up the second and third book and then get started on this one.

I don't like half-faces on covers, but the swirly blue designs are very cool and look even prettier on hard copy then on the picture at the right!

Bunheads by Sophie Flack. I love this cover, and I love ballet stories, so naturally I'm eager for this book. I don't even know why I'm so pulled to ballet books, especially considering that my real-life ballet experience is limited to about three years of hated lessons in early elementary school, but I do.

This one's about a nineteen-year-old girl (yay for 'new adult fiction'!) whose whole life revolves around ballet and is part of the super-prestigious Manhattan Ballet Company. However, she meets a handsome musician who changes her world, and now she has to choose between keeping up her intense ballet-centric lifestyle or opting for the freedom of the real world. This summary really pulls me in!

That's all for me next week. Please leave your link in the comments and I'll check out your IMM :)

Oh, and on another note - I'm considering doing the occasional IMM vlog. I think it would be pretty fun, but I'm not sure it's going to be worth the effort if no one's really interested. So what do you think? Should I give this vlogging thing a try?

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I had a small but lovely week this time in terms of book load!

For Review:

 Shut Out by Kody Keplinger. I was super pumped to get this one, since I really enjoyed reading THE DUFF by the same author, not to mention that the cover is very cool. I like the intense expression on the girl's face, as well as the face paint with the tag line written in it. The summary also sounds quite interesting, and I'm looking forward to a read with Kody Keplinger's unflinching portrayal of teenage sexuality.

The Carrier of the Mark by Leigh Fallon. The interesting thing about this book is that I actually read the first draft quite a while ago. I used to be an active member of inkpop, and Leigh Fallon and I read each others' works. Since I remember liking the first draft so much, I'm eager to pick up the actual polished version of it and see how it's progressed.

The Girl of Fire and Thorns by Rae Carson. I haven't heard too much about this but it looks quite interesting! Typically, I'm not a big reader of fantasy, but the summary sounds intriguing so I'm definitely willing to give this a try. Once I got it, I scanned some reviews and was pleased to see that many people had positive things to say about it.







That's it for me this week! What did you get in your mailbox?

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I had a great load this time around, and I'm currently waiting on a few more books to come, so hopefully I'll get to feature those next time.

For Review


You Are My Only by Beth Kephart. This one just sounds completely creepy and awesome, and absolutely up my alley.

The Butterfly Clues by Kate Ellison. There's murder, clues, mystery, and psychological issues. Why wouldn't I want to read this?

The Sweetest Thing by Christina Mandelski. A Sarah Dessen-esque contemporary is just the thing I'll need to take my mind off the homework overload my teachers are shoving on me.


Without Tess by Marcella Pixley. Such a simple but pretty cover with a story that sounds promisingly beautiful and emotional. Can't wait to read this one!

Prized by Caragh M. O'Brien. I read and reviewed the first book in the trilogy a year or so ago, so I'm eager to pick the second one up. Plus, this cover is just gorgeous!

Saving June by Hannah Harrington. There have been some raving reviews floating around, and I love the cover (what's with all these beautiful covers I've gotten lately?)


Dancergirl by Carol M. Tanzman. The colors on the cover are just so pretty, and even though my dance experience is limited to three years of ballet from ages four to seven, I love books about dancers.

How to Save a Life by Sara Zarr. It's Sara freaking Zarr, everyone. Do I have to say more?

Everybody Sees the Ants by A. S. King. Remember A. S. King? The author of Please Ignore Vera Dietz? I don't have to say any more on this one too.

Envy by Gregg Olsen. Last but not least, I received a lovely finished copy of this one. I can't even express how much I love YA psychological thrillers.

That's it for me! What did you get in your mailbox?