In My Mailbox (February)

In My Mailbox

In My Mailbox is hosted by The Story Siren. Join in and link up! I don’t get enough books to participate on a weekly basis, so I’m going to share highlights of the books I get for review, buy, or check out from the library. I may not read all of these (for various reasons) but I still want to share what comes my way!

All links go to the book’s page on Goodreads.

Review Copies

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Print ARCs:

The Elite by Keira Cass — ARC from publisher. Book #2 in The Selection trilogy!

Life After Theft by Aprilynne Pike — ARC from publisher. “Clash meets sass in this uproarious modern-day retelling of Baroness Orczy’s The Scarlet Pimpernel.”

A Corner of White by Jaclyn Moriarty — ARC from publisher. A girl discovers a crack that divides our world from a world beyond, and a letter.

Audio books for review:

What the Spell by Brittany Geragotelis — Audiobook courtesy of Simon and Schuster. A teenage witch must conceal her identity while also navigating popularity in high school.

Out of the Easy by Ruta Sepetys — E-ARC from publisher via Edelweiss AND Digital Audiobook from publisher. A mystery set in 1950′s New Orleans, from the author of Between Shades of Gray.

NetGalley/Edelweiss E-ARCs:

Invisible by David Levithan and Andrea Cremer — E-ARC from publisher via Edelweiss. Stephen has been invisible his entire life, until one day he meets a girl who can see him and wants to help him.

The Wall by William Sutcliffe — E-ARC from publisher via NetGalley. Joshua lives inside a wall, and his been told his whole life that the wall keeps his family safe.

In the After by Demitria Lunetta — E-ARC from publisher via Edelweiss. After hiding out when the world is taken over by Them, Amy is rescued and taken to a new colony where utopia becomes dystopia.

Rush by Eve Silver — E-ARC from publisher via Edelweiss. Miki is ripped from her life and sent to play a game, eliminating alien creatures.

Transparent by Natalie Whipple — E-ARC from publisher via Edelweiss. Fiona has been invisible her who life, and her father uses her to commit crimes…until Fiona and her mother decide to run away.

Zits: Chillax by Jerry Scott and Jim Borgman — E-ARC from publisher via Edelweiss. The comic strip mets novel form with lots of illustrations.

Purchased

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Shelf copies:

The Selection by Kiera Cass — I’ve already read it, but wanted a shelf copy. Purchases from Barnes and Noble.

Audio books from Audible:

Hero by Perry Moore — Purchased on Audible. It’s my gay superhero book, and it was amazing!

Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn — Purchased on Audible since everyone’s always talking about it! Bought in February, and finished within five days.

What’s in your mailbox? Which books have you borrowed/purchased/checked out/received? 

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About Tara

Ex- 6-8 teacher librarian, current doctoral student, YA-enthusist, and nerd. Maybe even a dork. I like playing fake instruments on computer games, convincing my cats to snuggle, and paddle sports.

Posted on February 24, 2013, in books, librarian, lists, random, teacher and tagged , , , , . Bookmark the permalink. 3 Comments.

  1. I’m so excited for Transparent, so I’m curious to see what you think of it! The Selection is also on my TBR list. :) Happy reading!

    Alice @ Alice in Readerland

    • The Selection definitely brings mixed opinions in the blogging world, but I happen to looooove it. It’s a guilty pleasure. Enjoy!

  2. Life After Theft looks interesting! I can’t wait to read it!

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