Sunday, July 29, 2012

Media Mail (10)

Media Mail is a weekly meme which explores the books that have been delivered to our mailbox.
Let us know what looks good & leave us a link so we can check out what you got over the week. 

FOR REVIEW

Gross America: Your Coast-to-Coast Guide to All Things Gross by Richard Faulk


Broxo by Zack Giallongo

Thanks to First Second and Tarcher Penguin for the book for review.

What would you read first?
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Wednesday, July 25, 2012

Waiting on Wednesday (122): The Archived by Victoria Schwab

"Waiting On" Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating.

The Archived
Author: Victoria Schwab
Publisher: Hyperion Book CH
Publish Date: January 22, 2013

Publisher Description

Imagine a place where the dead rest on shelves like books.

Each body has a story to tell, a life seen in pictures that only Librarians can read. The dead are called Histories, and the vast realm in which they rest is the Archive. Da first brought Mackenzie Bishop here four years ago, when she was twelve years old, frightened but determined to prove herself. Now Da is dead, and Mac has grown into what he once was: a ruthless Keeper, tasked with stopping often-violent Histories from waking up and getting out. Because of her job, she lies to the people she loves, and she knows fear for what it is: a useful tool for staying alive.

Being a Keeper isn’t just dangerous—it’s a constant reminder of those Mac has lost. Da’s death was hard enough, but now that her little brother is gone too, Mac starts to wonder about the boundary between living and dying, sleeping and waking. In the Archive, the dead must never be disturbed. And yet, someone is deliberately altering Histories, erasing essential chapters. Unless Mac can piece together what remains, the Archive itself might crumble and fall.

In this haunting, richly imagined novel, Victoria Schwab reveals the thin lines between past and present, love and pain, trust and deceit, unbearable loss and hardwon redemption.

Why Jessica wants to read this: The Archived sounds like a dark ride into what happens when the living hold onto the dead.  It sounds so different from any story I've read before and I want to know more.
 
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Sunday, July 22, 2012

Media Mail (9)

Media Mail is a weekly meme which explores the books that have been delivered to our mailbox.
Let us know what looks good & leave us a link so we can check out what you got over the week. 

FOR REVIEW


Starling by Lesley Livingston

PURCHASED

Blacksad: A Silent Hell by Juan Díaz Canales & Juanjo Guarnido


Locke & Key Volume 5: Clockworks by Joe Hill & Gabriel Rodriguez

TRADED

The Night Eternal (The Strain Trilogy) by Guillermo del Toro & Chuck Hogan

Thanks to HarperCollins for the book for review.

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Wednesday, July 18, 2012

Waiting on Wednesday (121): Prophecy (The Dragon King Chronicles) by Ellen Oh

"Waiting On" Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating.

Prophecy (The Dragon King Chronicles)

Author: Ellen Oh 
Publisher: HarperTeen
Publish Date: January 2, 2013

Publisher Description
The greatest warrior in all of the Seven Kingdoms... is a girl with yellow eyes.

Kira’s the only female in the king’s army, and the prince’s bodyguard. She’s a demon slayer and an outcast, hated by nearly everyone in her home city of Hansong. And, she’s their only hope...

Murdered kings and discovered traitors point to a demon invasion, sending Kira on the run with the young prince. He may be the savior predicted in the Dragon King Prophecy, but the missing treasure of myth may be the true key. With only the guidance of the cryptic prophecy, Kira must battle demon soldiers, evil shaman, and the Demon Lord himself to find what was once lost and raise a prince into a king.

Intrigue and mystery, ancient lore and action-packed fantasy come together in this heart-stopping first book in a trilogy.

Why Jessica wants to read this: A girl in a stereotypical male role will get me every time.  Then add in some demon slaying and I think "I need to get my hands on it!"
 
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Sunday, July 15, 2012

Media Mail (8)

Media Mail is a weekly meme which explores the books that have been delivered to our mailbox.
Let us know what looks good & leave us a link so we can check out what you got over the week. 
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Wednesday, July 11, 2012

Waiting on Wednesday (120): The Trouble with Fate: A Mystwalker Novel by Leigh Evans

"Waiting On" Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating.


The Trouble with Fate: A Mystwalker Novel
Author: Leigh Evans
Publisher: St. Martin's Paperbacks
Publish Date: December 26, 2012

Publisher Description
 The first thrilling book in a new series about a half-blooded Fae.

My name is Hedi Peacock and I have a secret. I’m not human, and I have the pointy Fae ears and Were inner-bitch to prove it. As fairy tales go, my childhood was damn near perfect, all fur and magic until a werewolf killed my father and the Fae executed my mother. I’ve never forgiven either side. Especially Robson Trowbridge. He was a part-time werewolf, a full-time bastard, and the first and only boy I ever loved. That is, until he became the prime suspect in my father’s death…
Today I’m a half-breed barista working at a fancy coffee house, living with my loopy Aunt Lou and a temperamental amulet named Merry, and wondering where in the world I’m going in life. A pretty normal existence, considering. But when a pack of Weres decides to kidnap my aunt and force me to steal another amulet, the only one who can help me is the last person I ever thought I’d turn to: Robson Trowbridge. And he’s as annoyingly beautiful as I remember. That’s the trouble with fate: Sometimes it barks. Other times it bites. And the rest of the time it just breaks your heart. Again…

Why Jessica wants to read this: Snarky - check.  Supernatural creatures - check.  An amulet that is both temperamental and has a name....uh....check!
 
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Wednesday, July 4, 2012

Waiting on Wednesday (119): Falling Kingdoms by Morgan Rhodes

"Waiting On" Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating.


Falling Kingdoms by Morgan Rhodes
Publisher: Razorbill
Publish Date: December 11, 2012

Publisher Description
In a land where magic has been forgotten but peace has reigned for centuries, a deadly unrest is simmering. Three kingdoms grapple for power--brutally transforming their subjects' lives in the process. Amidst betrayals, bargains, and battles, four young people find their fates forever intertwined:

Cleo: A princess raised in luxury must embark on a rough and treacherous journey into enemy territory in search of a magic long thought extinct.

Jonas: Enraged at injustice, a rebel lashes out against the forces of oppression that have kept his country impoverished--and finds himself the leader of a people's revolution centuries in the making.

Lucia: A girl adopted at birth into a royal family discovers the truth about her past--and the supernatural legacy she is destined to wield.

Magnus: Bred for aggression and trained to conquer, a firstborn son begins to realize that the heart can be more lethal than the sword...

The only outcome that's certain is that kingdoms will fall. Who will emerge triumphant when all they know has collapsed?

Why Jessica wants to read this:  This sounds like it could be an epic read.  I don't know what the time period is, but it sounds a bit historical and with magic thrown in - I'm there!
 
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Sunday, July 1, 2012

Media Mail (7)

Media Mail is a weekly meme which explores the books that have been delivered to our mailbox.
Let us know what looks good & leave us a link so we can check out what you got over the week. 
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