In My Mailbox (48)

In My Mailbox is a weekly meme run by The Story Siren which explores the books that have been delivered to our mailbox. Let us know what looks good to you and leave us a link so we can check out what you got over the week.

For Review
 A Beautiful Dark by Jocelyn Davies

 Zone One: A Novel by Colson Whitehead


 Legend by Marie Lu

The Rafters: Book 1 of the Somnambulist Saga by AC Montgomery

Any of these on your TBR list?  Leave us a link to your IMM, we'd love to drool over your reads!

Waiting on Wednesday (68): The Death Catchers by Jennifer Anne Kogler

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

The Death Catchers by Jennifer Anne Kogler

Publish Date: August 16, 2011

Publisher: Walker Children's

Book Description

On her fourteenth Halloween, Lizzy Mortimer sees her first death-specter.

Confused at first, Lizzy soon learns from her grandmother Bizzy that as Death Catchers, they must prevent fate from taking its course when an unjust death is planned-a mission that has been passed down from their ancestor, Morgan le Fay. Only, Lizzy doesn't expect one of her first cases to land her in the middle of a feud older than time between Morgan le Fay and her sister Vivienne le Mort. Vivienne hopes to hasten the end of the world by preventing Lizzy from saving King Arthur's last descendant-humanity's greatest hope for survival. It's up to Lizzy, as Morgan's earthly advocate, to outwit fate before it's too late.

With its unique spin on Arthurian legend, this fresh, smartly written story will stand out in the paranormal genre.



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In My Mailbox (47)

In My Mailbox is a weekly meme run by The Story Siren which explores the books that have been delivered to our mailbox. Let us know what looks good to you and leave us a link so we can check out what you got over the week.

For Review

Adrenalineby Jeff Abbott

Triangles: A Novel by Ellen Hopkins

 The Fall (The Strain Trilogy) by Guillermo Del Toro and Chuck Hogan

 Between The Land And The Sea (Marina's Tales)by Derrolyn Anderson

 The Moon And The Tide (Marina's Tales) by Derrolyn Anderson

The Seventh Blessing by Melissa Buell

 Saved (Book #1 of the Shadow Vampires) by Allegra Sky

Library

 The Warlock (The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel) by Michael Scott

Won
 The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making by Catherynne M. Valente  (Thank you DoodleReads!)

Bought
 Cascade: A Novel (River of Time Series) by Lisa T. Bergren

Any of these on your TBR list?  Leave us a link to your IMM, we'd love to drool over your reads!

Waiting on Wednesday (67): Between by Jessica Warman

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

Between by Jessica Warman

Publish Date: August 2, 2011

Publisher: Walker Books for Young Readers

Book Description

Elizabeth Valchar--pretty, popular, and rich--wakes up the morning after her eighteenth birthday on the yacht where she'd been celebrating with her closest friends. A persistent thumping noise has roused her. When she goes to investigate, she finds her own drowned body is hitting the side of the boat. Liz is dead.

She has no memory of what happened to her, and can only observe in horror the fallout of her death. She's also soon joined by Alex Berg, a quiet boy from her high school who was killed by a hit-and-run driver. The two keep each other company, floating in and out of memories and trying to piece together the details of what happened to each of them.

In her regular life, Liz was a runner. It wasn't abnormal for her to run 8-10 miles per day. But as memories from closer to her death begin to surface, Liz finds that she'd been running much more than normal, and that she'd all but stopped eating. Liz's mother, who died when Liz was nine, had battled with anorexia as well, and those around her worried Liz was following in her mother's footsteps. But something more sinister was consuming Liz from the inside out. . . .

From critically acclaimed author Jessica Warman comes a shocking mystery, a heartbreaking character study, and ultimately a hopeful tale of redemption, love, and letting go.

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Book Blogger Hop: 7/1-7/4 & Follow Friday

We are participating in the Book Blogger Hop this week! If you want to participate too head over to Crazy for Books and fill out the linky.

“What keeps you reading beyond the first few pages of a book, and what makes you want to stop reading a book and put it back on the shelf?“  I just stopped reading a book last night because the writing was too flowerly with that overtaking any plot that may have been hiding in there.  I need characters that grab me and a visible plot line to hold my interest. - Jessica

Feature & Follow Friday
This weeks featured blogger at Parajunkee's View is Erica @ Let's Talk About Books
Hello wonderful PJV readers,

My name is Erika and I have an addiction to books. Oh sorry, wrong place…

I am addicted to reading and just like any person with a passion for something, I love telling people about the books I read. Unfortunately, I don't know anyone that loves reading as much as I do. My lack of reading buddies forces me to talk my fiancée's ear off with all of my book talk. I am not sure if he processes what I say but at least he nods and smiles in the right parts. Realizing that my fiancée can only take so much, I decided to start a blog. I’ve been Blogging since 2010 but I decided to dedicate more time and commitment to Let’s talk about books about 3 months ago.


Let's talk about books is a blog dedicated to reviewing and talking about... well, books. I love reading just like you (I am assuming since you are reading a blog about books) and began this blog to keep track of what I read, inform others about it and to meet fellow readers and talk about what we read. I read books from different genres as you can see from my posts, so this blog may include contemporary fiction, YA fiction, romance, historical fiction, non-fiction, etc... I'm a lame romantic girl, so you will see that most of the books I read will have some romance. I have many favorite books but it would take hours to list them. I will just name a few that come to mind, Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte, The Mortal Instrument Series by Cassandra Clare, My Name is Memory by Anne Brashares and Hush, Hush by Becca Fitzpatrick.


I am always doing emergency runs/visits to my nearest Barnes & Noble, Amazon.com, and local library. So if you have any suggestions on what I should read next, just let me know. Do not hesitate to say hello, the reason for my blog is to make friends and discuss what we read.


Thanks for taking the time to learn about me and joining me in talking about books.


Thanks a million to Parajunkee for featuring me. Now I owe her cookies but it’s worth it.

And this week's question for Follow Friday is:
Q. ACK! Your favorite book/movie character (example Hermione Granger played by the Emma chick) just walked into the room! Who is it and what would be your first reaction? You get extra points if you include visual stimulation.Pam from True Blood/Sookie Stackhouse/Southern Vampire Mystery Series saunters into the room, eyeing everything cautiously, snarling at the state of things.  I sit in my chair frozen, jaw already dropped open, unsure whether to approach or cower from her.  Because seriously, it's Pam....shame on me for not wearing pink and she could kill me faster than I could pick my jaw up.