Sunday, January 30, 2011

In My Mailbox (12)

In My Mailbox is a weekly meme hosted by Kristi of The Story Siren with inspiration from Alea of Pop Culture Junkie.

The idea of IMM is to encourage blogger interaction and expose books to our readers' attention. You aren't limited to books that you've received via mail; you can also include books you've bought or checked out at the library.



I'm sure most of you know that I've been semi-MIA the past week/two weeks. I've been busy with... (get ready for it; it's gonna shock you!) social life. I know, I know. What social life? I had no idea I had one of those things, either. I'm sure it'll dump me once school starts again, so you'll have me back full force until mid-terms. :)

Also, my sister-in-law went into labor yesterday (or last night... I forget; it's Saturday morning at 4:30AM as I type this up), so I've been busy with all the baby-stuff - baby proofing, buying clothes/cribs/whatever we didn't get from the baby shower, etc. I BARELY just got home from the hospital because my brother figured I may as well come back when she is actually in the process to give birth. When I left, they had just given her an epidural and she's barely 4cm, so the nurse told us that we'd probably have an late morning/early afternoon birth (on Saturday). So, why am I not sleeping, since I just spent almost 12 hours in the hospital, you ask? Oh, cause I didn't want to leave my blog so empty for so long. xD Plus I've never missed IMM three weeks in a row.

This week's IMM covers last week and this week. Both were SUPER AWESOME weeks. The first week, I received a package from HarperCollins and Candlewick that I had no idea was coming, because the publishers never replied to my requests. I never knew pubs send books even if they don't reply -- I just thought I was ignored/denied, so I got over it. So you can imagine my shock when my bundle came! I think I prefer it better not knowing what/when I'm getting a book! :) It makes receiving it a lot better!

ANYWAY. Enough rambling. Here's my IMM. <3

For Review:

What Comes After by Steve Watkins (Candlewick Press)
Entwined by Heather Dixon (Greenwillow)
Rival by Sara Bennet Wealer (HarperTeen)
Jenna and Jonah's Fauxmance by Emily Franklin and Brendan Halpin (Bloomsbury)
Mad Love by Suzanne Selfors (Bloomsbury)
Fallen Grace by Mary Hooper (Bloomsbury)


You Killed Wesley Payne by Sean Beaudoin (Little Brown)
Immortalis Carpe Noctem by Katie Salidas

From Giveaways:
I won a box of books from Danielle @ Romance Book Junkies. Thank you again, Danielle!

Angels Fall by Nora Roberts
Blue Smoke by Nora Roberts
Remember When by Nora Roberts and J. D. Robb
High Noon by Nora Roberts
Hidden Riches by Nora Roberts
Worth the Risk by Nora Roberts
Reunion by Nora Roberts
The MacKade Brothers: Rafe and Jared by Nora Roberts
Dead of Night by Nora Roberts and J. D. Robb
Black Hills by Nora Roberts
The Gift by Nora Roberts

I also won a box of books from Silver @ Penumbra.

A Desperate Journey by Debra Parmley
Secret Obsessions by Leigh Wyndfield
The Heat Chronicles by Leigh Wyndfield
Leap of Faith by Arianna Hart
No One Left To Tell by Jordan Dane
Evil Without a Face by Jordan Dane
Talk of the Town by Karen Hawkins
Lucky Charm by Carly Phillips
Lucky Streak by Carly Phillips
Catch a Mate by Gena Showalter
Out of Sight by Cherry Adair
Faerie Fate by Silver James
Christmas Delivery by Patricia Rosemoor
Dark Deceiver by Pamela Palmer


Minding Ben by Victoria Brown (Pub sweepstakes)
The Emerald Atlas by John Stephens (Randombuzzers)

From my awesometastic, amazing, coolio, hip, bombshell of a friend, Rob, whom I love very, very much:

The Lost Saint by Bree Despain (I KNOW, I can't believe he sent me it, either!)

I got my Candlewick/HarperTeen bundle and a box of books one week, and the next was the Bloomsbury bundle and the other box of books. So both were very exciting weeks. ♥

What did you all get in your mailbox this week? ♥

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Ha wow, I love your mailbox especially the Harper Teen bundle! I can't wait to read Entwinded, looks like a great book. Hope you enjoy every single of your new books!

You can find my mailbox here :)
So much Nora Roberts in one box! XD Though I swear, I think it's hilarious that she has a book cowritten by Nora Roberts and J.D. Robb since it's the same person under two names. I've always loved that.

Great haul, and congrats on soon-to-be auntdom! ;D
Wow, what a mailbox! Congrats on those contest wins, and on being an aunt. (I really want to be an aunt-- it looks like so much fun!) Happy reading! :)
Holy cow. That's an insane amount of books!!!! It's always nice to get a surprise from publishers. First time I requested I didn't get a response so I was so happy when I got something in the mail. :)

Congrats on your sister-in-law's birth!!!!! I saw your tweets and that must've been really exciting. :)

Good luck reading all these! That should take a while. ;)
Wow Kristina, you've had a huge 2 weeks! First, soon-to-be congrats to your sister in law and brother! Second, look at all the fantastic books you got! HarperTeen never replies to me either, sometimes the books show up, sometimes they don't:) Most of the other publishers I've written have replied, but not them, so I usually assume the same thing you did - I got rejected:)

Can't wait to see what you think of Entwined and Rival, those are two I'm really looking forward too. And congrats on your wins, you got some amazing books!
Awesome books this week Kristina! I'm reading Mad Love right now and it's really good so far. I can't wait to see what you think of it. Happy reading:)
Awesome haul, Kristina! I am jealous of your copies of Rival and Entwined! I'll finally be getting to my copy of The Emerald Atlas soon. I can't wait to see your reviews! Happy reading!
Mad Love and Rival both sound really good. And how fun to get surprise packages of books! :)

Here's what's in my mailbox this week!
First congrats on your new niece or nephew! I'm sure if they're not here already they will be soon! And I have to agree surprise packages are the best!
I love the cover for Rival. And yay for Jenna & Jonah's Fauxmance! Enjoy :)
TOO. MANY. BOOKS. *head explodes*

Nah, I'm just kidding. You can never really have TOO many books (evenifabunchofthemarebyNoraRoberts). I'm excited to read your review of The Emerald Atlas. I really want to read that one. I mean, the thought of an atlas takes me back to my years as a wee middle schooler learning how to find Israel using the glossary in the back of a book. Ahhh, good times. Anyway, congrats on becoming an aunt! :DDDDD
Congrats on SIL. What a great haul!

Happy reading and have a great week!
Brandi’s IMMB
I hope your nephew or niece makes an appearance soon! That's allot of books!! Can't wait to see what you think of Entwined I love the cover!
You are one lucky gal this week!

Its been a while since I stopped by so I'll be poking around other... older posts :)

Please do stop by for a spot of tea or to browse over my new Steampunkery review up... Clockworks and Corsets.

Mad Scientist
Steampunkery &amp; Book Reviews
Forbidden Steam&nbsp;&nbsp;Adult- even the Mad Scientist gets naughty!
Hey girl! Amazing spread! I thought I was the only one MIA. Looks like I wasn't, makes me feel better. Social lives are definitely worth the non-blogging world. Plus, *squee* nieces are the best! I've got a trillion and I heart them to death. Especially the older ones! Congrats!

Jen
In the Closet With a Bibliophile

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