21.3.10

In My Mailbox: Week 64

In My Mailbox was started by The Story Siren.

For Review(Thanks Hyperion/ Kate/Houghton Mifflin Harcourt!):

The Ghost and the Goth by Stacey Kade

After a close encounter with the front end of a school bus, Alona Dare goes from Homecoming Queen to Queen of the Dead. Now she’s stuck here in spirit form with no sign of the big, bright light coming to take her away. To make matters worse, the only person who might be able to help her is Will Killian, a total loser/outcast type who hates the social elite. He alone can see and hear her, but he wants nothing to do with the former mean girl of Groundsboro High.


Can they get over their mutual distrust—and this weird attraction between them—to work together before Alona vanishes for good and Will is locked up for seeing things that don’t exist?   
I'm very, very, very excited to read this one! Plus, I love the cover.
 
The Boneshaker by Kate Milford


Thirteen year-old Natalie Minks loves machines, particularly automata—self operating mechanical devices, usually powered by clockwork. When Jake Limberleg and his traveling medicine show arrive in her small Missouri town with a mysterious vehicle under a tarp and an uncanny ability to make Natalie's half-built automaton move, she feels in her gut that something about this caravan of healers is a bit off. Her uneasiness leads her to investigate the intricate maze of the medicine show, where she discovers a horrible truth, and realizes that only she has the power to set things right.

Set in 1914, The Boneshaker is a gripping, richly textured novel about family, community, courage, and looking evil directly in the face in order to conquer it.
I have some excited stuff planned around The Boneshaker's release date in May, so be on the watch out for it!

Paper Daughter by Jeanette Ingold

Maggie Chen was born with ink in her blood. Her journalist father has fired her imagination with the thrill of the newsroom. But now Maggie’s father has been killed, and she is determined to keep their dreams alive by interning at the local newspaper. While assisting on her first story, suspicion of illegal activity falls on Maggie’s father, and she knows she must clear his name. Drawn to Seattle’s Chinatown, what she finds is far from what she expected: secrets, lies, and a connection to the Chinese Exclusion Era. Using all of her newspaper instincts and resources, Maggie is forced to confront her ethnicity—and a family she never knew.
A surprise book, but I'm really looking forward to reading this one!

Around The World Tours:

Sisters Red by Jackson Pearce

Scarlett March lives to hunt the Fenris-- the werewolves that took her eye when she was defending her sister Rosie from a brutal attack. Armed with a razor-sharp hatchet and blood-red cloak, Scarlett is an expert at luring and slaying the wolves. She's determined to protect other young girls from a grisly death, and her raging heart will not rest until every single wolf is dead.
Rosie March once felt her bond with her sister was unbreakable. Owing Scarlett her life, Rosie hunts fiercely alongside her. Now Rosie dreams of a life beyond the wolves and finds herself drawn to Silas, a young woodsman who is deadly with an ax-- but loving him means betraying her sister and has the potential to destroy all they've worked for.

Twenty-five-year-old Jackson Pearce delivers a dark, taut fairy tale with heart-pounding action, fierce sisterly love, and a romance that will leave readers breathless.  
A spectacular book! You can read more of my thoughts about it here.
 
When Mike Kissed Emma by Christine Marciniak
 
Emma Landon has a plan: she's going to be in the high school musical and sing the most romantic song possible to her boyfriend. She's not looking for the lead, just a decent part where she and Trevor can dance together on stage. The plan starts to unravel when she gets the starring role, and playing opposite her is not her perfect boyfriend, but the school loner, Biker Mike. When Mike kisses Emma at the school dance, everything changes. Emma must figure out what is more important-the way things look or something deeper.  
I'm reading this one right now, and it's really cute so far!
 
The Bought:

The Dead-Tossed Waves by Carrie Ryan

Gabry lives a quiet life. As safe a life as is possible in a town trapped between a forest and the ocean, in a world teeming with the dead, who constantly hunger for those still living. She’s content on her side of the Barrier, happy to let her friends dream of the Dark City up the coast while she watches from the top of her lighthouse. But there are threats the Barrier cannot hold back. Threats like the secrets Gabry’s mother thought she left behind when she escaped from the Sisterhood and the Forest of Hands and Teeth. Like the cult of religious zealots who worship the dead. Like the stranger from the forest who seems to know Gabry. And suddenly, everything is changing. One reckless moment, and half of Gabry’s generation is dead, the other half imprisoned. Now Gabry only knows one thing: she must face the forest of her mother’s past in order to save herself and the one she loves.
I LOVED Carrie's first novel, The Forest of Hands an Teeth, so I hope this one will continue to live be breathless and amazed! Though, from the reviews I've read so far surrounding it, I'm sure it will.

From Library:

Sweet Little Lies: An L.A. Candy Novel by Lauren Conrad

As the star of MTV’s #1 reality show The Hills, Lauren Conrad has captivated millions of viewers. In her second novel, Sweet Little Lies, Lauren’s main character is faced with a reality much like the author’s: Now a full-fledged celebrity, Jane Roberts is discovering that with fame comes perks—and problems. From racy photos of her leaking to the press, to a falling out with her best friend, nothing about the celebrity life feels very sweet anymore.

Full of dishy details about young Hollywood that only an insider can reveal, Sweet Little Lies is the story of an ordinary girl leading an extraordinary life.
Don't judge me, but I kind of liked the first one in this series.

Airborn by Kenneth Oppel

Sailing toward dawn, and I was perched atop the crow's nest, being the ship's eyes. We were two nights out of Sydney, and there'd been no weather to speak of so far. I was keeping watch on a dark stack of nimbus clouds off to the northwest, but we were leaving it far behind, and it looked to be smooth going all the way back to Lionsgate City. Like riding a cloud. . .

Matt Cruse is a cabin boy on the Aurora, a huge airship that sails hundreds of feet above the ocean, ferrying wealthy passengers from city to city. It is the life Matt's always wanted; convinced he's lighter than air, he imagines himself as buoyant as the hydrium gas that powers his ship. One night he meets a dying balloonist who speaks of beautiful creatures drifting through the skies. It is only after Matt meets the balloonist's granddaughter that he realizes that the man's ravings may, in fact, have been true, and that the creatures are completely real and utterly mysterious.

In a swashbuckling adventure reminiscent of Jules Verne and Robert Louis Stevenson, Kenneth Oppel, author of the best-selling Silverwing trilogy, creates an imagined world in which the air is populated by transcontinental voyagers, pirates, and beings never before dreamed of by the humans who sail the skies
I've never heard of this one before I saw it at the library yesterday, but it looks really good!

Overall: A really great weak! Though, enough about me, what did you get this week? Anything similar to what I received?

33 comments:

  1. You....have THE GHOST AND THE GOTH!!!

    I'm so jealous right now. xD!

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  2. Anyways! Sisters Red is a great book. I loved the sister's relationship. And Silas. ;)

    The Boneshaker & Paper Daughter sound interesting... and I still haven't read The Forest of Hands and Teeth. I've read a lot of mixed reviews for it. o.o Definetely a great week for you! Happy reading!

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  3. Aww awesome books Lauren! I absolutely love the cover of The Ghost and the Goth. Happy reading :)

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  4. WHAT! You got The Ghost & the Goth?! Ahhh you lucky, lucky lady! Enjoy!! :)

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  5. You have Carrie Ryan's new novel! I'm green with envy. GREEN!

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  6. I have never heard of The Ghost and The Goth until just right now, so ta very kindly, because this book looks Amazing!!! I want this one now, and the cover is fabulous.

    Plus, you got Sisters Red?! I'm totally gonna keep my dignity and just say that i'm pleased for you and not jealous in the slightest, nope not me :-p

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  7. Aaah, jealous of The Ghost and The Goth, you lucky chick! Happy reading! :)

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  8. Great haul this week! I'm reading DTW right now! I can't wait to read Sisters Red!!! Happy reading!

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  9. You've got a bunch of awesome books there, Lauren. The Ghost and the Goth and Sisters Red. I am looking forward to your reviews! Enjoy :D

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  10. The Ghost and the Goth has such a great fun premise. Enjoy!

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  11. OMG you got The Ghost and the Goth by Stacey Kade! That´s so great. I cant wait to find out what you think of that book. Love the sound of it. Sweet little lies, yes I want to read that one too. LOL

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  12. Wow, amazing variety! You certainly won't be bored. I spotted some great-sounding books in there so I'll be eagerly awaiting some reviews!

    Here's my IMM post.

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  13. I LOVE the premise and the cover to The Ghost And The Goth. Great books..enjoy!

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  14. The Ghost and The Goth sounds fantastic, I hope you enjoy it. I loved LA Candy, too, and I also loved Sweet Little Lies! I hope you enjoy SLL!

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  15. Great books this week. The Ghost and the Goth looks funny. Enjoy!

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  16. Nice selection of books this week! I loved Airborn and so do my students.

    Here are my mailboxes this week: Inside of a Dog and Ms. Martin Teaches Media.

    Happy reading!

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  17. Ooh, I really want The Ghost and the Goth. How great is that cover! Sisters Red sounds fabulous. Happy reading. :)

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  18. Awesome books! You got so many good ones this time around! The Ghost and the Goth has the cutest cover.

    Here's what I got this week: http://bookielaura.blogspot.com/2010/03/in-my-mailbox-3-21-10-update.html
    I hope you have a great week!

    Laura from the Bookie Bunch

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  19. Oh, The Ghost and the Goth looks really fun! I'll have to check back for your review. Enjoy your books :)

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  20. I can't wait to read The Dead-Tossed Waves and The Girl and the Goth. Happy reading!

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  21. I've been enjoying Pretty Little Lies, and I just got Paper Daughter too. Enjoy!

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  22. The Girl & The Goth! I wantz It!! lol
    Hope u enjoy them! Happy reading!

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  23. Very nice! i can’t wait to read The Dead Tossed Waves. Sisters Red sounds good too. Enjoy your new books!

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  24. The Ghost and the Goth and When Mike Kissed Emma sounds like very fun reads. Also I loved Forest of Hands and Teeth and really want to read Dead Tossed Eaves. Looking Forward to your reviews :D

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  25. Airborn looks really interesting. Happy reading! My Mailbox is at The Crowded Leaf.

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  26. Ooh! I'm itching for "The Ghost and the Goth"!

    I gave you an award here!

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  27. I'm loving the cover of The Ghost and the Goth! Enjoy! (:

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  28. The Bone Shaker sounds interesting.

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  29. So much great stuff! I would love to read the Ghost and the Goth, and I can't wait to get Sisters Red!! Enjoy these!

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  30. Sister Red and The Ghost and the Goth look cool :)Happy Reading XD

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