In My Mailbox (July 25, 2010)

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As many of you know In My Mailbox was started by Kristi over at The Story Siren. Each week we post the books and goodies we've received. This week was pretty phenomenal for us. In one day we saw UPS, DHL, FedEx and our postman stop by our house with packages. It felt like Christmas in July!!!


We received from tours:
The Eternal Ones by Kirsten Miller
Beautiful Malice by Rebecca James
Nice and Mean by Jessica Leader
Kiss Me Deadly: 13 Tales of Paranormal Love edited by Trisha Telep
Free to a Good Home by Eva Marie Mont

We received from publishers for review:
Matched by Ally Condie (thanks to Penguin Books for Young Readers)
Nightshade by Anrea Cremer (more thanks to Penguin Books)
Unraveled by Gena Showalter (a huge shout out of thanks to Harlequin Teen)
(not pictured) Fallout by Ellen Hopkins (thanks to Simon and Schuster)


We also purchased: 
Linger by Maggie Stiefvater
Legacies (A Shadow Grail Novel) by Mercedes Lackey and Rosemary Edghill
The Summer of Skinny Dipping by Amanda Howells
Up All Night: Six sunsets, six stories by authors like Libba Bray, David Levithan and Sarah Weeks

We swapped: 
Unholy Ghosts by Stacia Kane
Once a Princess by Sherwood Smith
The Missing by Shiloh Walker
Wicked Lovely Desert Tales: Sanctuary (Book 1) by Melissa Marr with art by Xian Nu Studio
(not pictured) Endless Summer by Jennifer Echols (like the two books in one)

How was your week? Have you read any of these? Let us know!

Comments

  1. brandileigh2003July 25, 2010 at 12:38 PM

    I am jealous for Matched and Eternal Ones. You have some great reading in your future. Here’s what I got

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  2. AnonymousJuly 27, 2010 at 3:04 AM

    I love my UPS guy!!

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