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In My Mailbox  was started by   Kristi over at   The Story Siren . We didn't post last week so we're playing catch up. Here's what we received over the past two weeks. We received for review:  The Demon King by Cinda Williams Chima  The Kneebone Boy by Ellen Potter (Thanks to Macmillan Books) Learning to Lose by David Trueba Nocturne by L. D. Harkrader Where the Truth Lies by Jessica Warman Wicked Girls by Stephanie Hemphill Rich and Mad by William Nicholson Radiance by Alyson Noel  (Thanks to Macmillan Books) We swapped: Insatiable by Meg Cabot Crossing the Tracks by Barbara Stuber Up from the Blue by Susan Henderson Shadow Fall by Erin Kellison We purchased: Guardian of the Gate by Michelle Zink Jealousy by Lili St. Crow Forget You by Jennifer Echols There's more than enough to keep us busy. What did you receive?

Reading Level: Young Adult Hardcover: 352 pages Publisher: Bloomsbury USA Children's Books (March 2, 2010) Summary: For Anastasia Romanov, life as the privileged daughter of Russia’s last tsar is about to be torn apart by the bloodshed of revolution. Ousted from the imperial palace when the Bolsheviks seize control of the government, Anastasia and her family are exiled to Siberia. But even while the rebels debate the family’s future with agonizing slowness and the threat to their lives grows more menacing, romance quietly blooms between Anastasia and Sasha, a sympathetic young guard she has known since childhood. But will the strength of their love be enough to save Anastasia from a violent death? Inspired by the mysteries that have long surrounded the last days of the Romanov family, Susanne Dunlap’s new novel is a haunting vision of the life—and love story—of Russia’s last princess. My Review: Anastasia’s Secret is a delightful tale of a young girl and the love and loss in...

Publisher: Hyperion Books (October 2009) Page Count: 506 Reading Level: YA Book summary: Times are hard in the mountain city of Fellsmarch. Reformed thief Han Alister will do almost anything to eke out a living for himself, his mother, and his sister Mari. Ironically, the only thing of value he has is something he can't sell. For as long as Han can remember, he's worn thick silver cuffs engraved with runes. They're clearly magicked; as he grows, they grow, and he's never been able to get them off. While out hunting one day, Han and his Clan friend, Dancer catch three young wizards setting fire to the sacred mountain of Hanalea. After a confrontation, Han takes an amulet from Micah Bayar, son of the High Wizard, to ensure the boy won't use it against them. Han soon learns that the amulet has an evil history; it once belonged to the Demon King, the wizard who nearly destroyed the world a millennium ago. With a magical piece that powerful at stake, Han knows th...

Hardcover: 288 pages Publisher: William Morrow (May 1, 2007) Book summary: Envious Moon is a harrowing tale of the sometimes dark obsession, and often sensual beauty, that accompanies young love. With a nod to Romeo and Juliet and reminiscent of Endless Love, Thomas Christopher Greene tells the story of two young lovers and their journey to find perfection in each other's arms. When young Anthony Lopes and his best friend set out from the small fishing community of Galilee, Rhode Island, to commit what they believe will be a victimless crime, they never imagined that it would change their lives forever. They expected the mansion on the island bluffs to be empty. But inside they find a man and his daughter, Hannah. Haunted by her fleeting image and convinced he can atone for what happens to her father, Anthony is determined to find her. My review: I picked this title up during a clearance sale after reading the summary. As I began the story the book jacket copy rang tru...

Reading level: Young Adult Hardcover: 416 pages Publisher: Razorbill (August 10, 2010) Book summary: Haven Moore cannot control her visions of a past with a boy called Ethan and a life in New York that ended in fiery tragedy. In our present, she designs beautiful dresses for her classmates with her best friend Beau. Dressmaking keeps her sane, since she lives with her widowed and heartbroken mother in her tyrannical grandmother's house in Snope City, a tiny town in Tennessee. Then an impossible group of coincidences conspire to force her to flee to New York, to discover who she is, and who she was. In New York, Haven meets Iain Morrow and is swept into an epic love affair that feels both deeply fated and terribly dangerous. Iain is suspected of murdering a rock star and Haven wonders, could he have murdered her in a past life? She visits the Ouroboros Society and discovers a murky world of reincarnation that stretches across millennia. Haven must discover the secrets hidd...

Pa perback: 304 pages Publisher: Berkley Trade (July 6, 2010) Book summary: Noelle Ryan works as a veterinary technician at a New England animal shelter, helping pets find homes. If only it were as easy to find one for herself. After discovering she can't have children-and watching her marriage fall apart after a shocking revelation by her husband-she feels as sad and lost as the strays she rescues. She can't seem to get over her ex, Jay. Unfortunately, all Jay wants from her is a huge favor: serving as caretaker for his elderly mother, who blames Noelle for the breakup. While Jay heads off to Atlanta to live the life of a bachelor, Noelle is left only with her Great Dane, Zeke, to comfort her. But when a carefree musician named Jasper tugs at her heartstrings, giving her a second chance at life- and at love- Noelle comes to realize that home is truly where the heart is. My review: Mont's debut novel was a pleasant surprise. I read through it early one morning, l...

Teaser Tuesday  is a weekly meme hosted by   hosted by MizB of   ShouldBeReading .  This week's tease is from The Iron Daughter by Julie Kagawa. We absolutely loved The Iron King and anticipate loving this second book in the series even more. "We drifted for a long while, the only sounds being the rhythmic sloshing of the oars in the water and Sweetfinger's occasional comment to his thugs. Ash's body was tense against mine, muscles coiled bands under his skin. The air grew colder, and I heard the squeaking of bats somewhere above us." (Page 101, ARC) Reading level: Young Adult Paperback: 304 pages Publisher: Harlequin; Original edition (August 1, 2010) Book summary: Half Summer faery princess, half human, Meghan has never fit in anywhere. Deserted by the Winter prince she thought loved her, she is prisoner to the Winter faery queen. As war looms between Summer and Winter, Meghan knows that the real danger comes from the Iron fey—ironbound faeries th...