In My Mailbox (October 30th-November 19th 2011)

Well I'm really behind on this meme! I spent the last two weekends away and have some catching up to do, but luckily it's not too long because this hasn't really been a book-heavy month.

October 30th- November 5th 
{For Review}

Camp Nine by Vivienne Schiffer (TLC Tours)
First Day on Earth by Cecil Castellucci (Unsolicited) (Scholastic Canada)
iBoy by Kevin Brooks (Unsolicited) (Scholastic Canada)
Cow: A Bovine Biography by Florian Werner (D&M Publishers)

The first book looks incredibly powerful and I am hoping to read it soon. The middle two books are outside of what I would normally read, but may be interesting. The final one is so unique and interesting and I can't wait to find out what kind of impact the cow has had historically- kinda the perfect book to read while living in cattle country!

{Gifts}

Fever 1793 by Laurie Halse Anderson
Birthmarked by Caragh M. O'Brien

Thanks so much to Ambur for the awesome amazing birthday books! I'm so excited to finally own my own lovely hardcover copy of Birthmarked and the LHA is one I've been wanting to read for awhile and now have the perfect excuse.

November 6th-12th
{For Review}

The Doll by Daphne du Maurier (TLC Book Tours)

Never read anything by this author before, but I know she's a classic, so I'm intrigued to try this lesser known book by her.

November 13th-19th
{For Review}

Matched by Ally Condie (Penguin Canada)
Liesl & Po by Lauren Oliver (ARC) (Harper Collins Canada)

I ended up with two copies of Crossed by none of its prequel, so I was really glad when Matched arrived this week and will be curious to try out the series. I've already read and absolutely adored Liesl & Po so there will be a review soon- even the ARC is gorgeous but I'm definitely purchasing myself a finished copy!

What's been in your mailbox lately?

In My Mailbox (October 23rd-29th 2011)

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Wonderful batch of books this week. I'm insanely excited to read The Tiger's Wife which for some reason I still haven't managed to so I definitely plant to get to that soon. Didion's The Year of Magical Thinking broke my heart when I read it (review here) and Blue Nights deals with the death of her daughter so I imagine it'll be just as tragic and I'll have to make sure I'm not already feeling down when I read it. As somebody doing their masters with plants of course I am excited about a plant book- Untamed Garden. World War II fascinates me and I especially love a story about inspiring women so I was really excited about A Train In Winter, so excited I apparently got it from two sources! The Chronicles of Harris Burdick looks absolutely gorgeous, as does the Fred Herzog photography book and overall I just can't wait to dig into these gems.

{For Review}

Chronicles of Harris Burdick: Fourteen Amazing Authors Tell the Tales by Chris Van Allsburg (Thomas Allen)
Au Revoir, Crazy European Chick by Joe Schreiber (Thomas Allen)
A Train in Winter by Caroline Moorehead (ARC) (TLC Book Tours)
Chosen by Chandra Hoffman (TLC Book Tours)
The Scorpio Races by Maggie Stiefvater (Unsolicited) (Scholastic Canada)
Fred Herzog: Photographs (D&M Publishers)
A Train in Winter by Caroline Moorehead (Random House Canada)
Untamed Garden by Sonia Day (Random House Canada)
Blue Nights by Joan Didion (Random House Canada)
The Tiger's Wife by Tea Obreht (Random House Canada)

Have you read any of these books? What was in your mailbox this week? 

In My Mailbox (October 16th-22nd 2011)

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Awesome batch of books this week. I was incredibly excited about the ones in the top row, there are only very limited copies of the Murakami going out and the kind people at Random House let me have one as a birthday present! Plus, I thought I had missed out on Waking Storms but the publicist found another copy she had tucked away. I've actually already read Frost and Practical Jean already- I guess I couldn't wait to get started on these goodies.

{For Review}

1Q84 by Haruki Murakami (Random House Canada)

Frost by Wendy Delsol (Candlewick)
Waking Storms by Sarah Porter (Thomas Allen)
Without Tess by Marcella Pixley (D&M Publishers)
The Survival Kit by Donna Freitas (D&M Publishers)
Practical Jean by Trevor Cole (TLC Book Tours)

What's in your mailbox?

In My Mailbox (October 9th-15th 2011)

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An awesome batch of books this week as ones I had been waiting on for over a month finally arrived... twice. I am really excited by all of these but especially the Taylor, the Winterson and the Levithan. The Atlantic Coast is gorgeous and I know reading it is going to have me lusting hardcore over Nova Scotia. Be still my heart, only seven more months!

{For Review}

The Shattering by Karen Healey (x3) (Little Brown, For Younger Readers)
Daughter of Smoke & Bone by Laini Taylor (x2) (Little Brown, For Younger Readers)
Shut Out by Kody Keplinger (x2) (Little Brown, For Younger Readers)
Reckless by Cornelia Funke (x2) (Little Brown, For Younger Readers)
Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal? by Jeanette Winterson (Random House Canada)
Every You, Every Me by David Levithan (Random House Canada)
The Atlantic Coast: A Natural History by Harry Thurston (D&M Publishers)

What was in your mailbox this week?

In My Mailbox (October 9th-15th 2011)

A small but lovely week for my mailbox. I've already read the Shepard and a review will be up at the end of October. I haven't read anything by Perkins but I've heard such great things I can't wait to dig into her books.

{For Review}

Lola and the Boy Next-Door by Stephanie Perkins (Penguin Canada)
Anna and the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins (Penguin Canada)
Everything We Ever Wanted by Sara Shepard (TLC Tours)
Love Alone by Emmanuel Kartan (Thomas Allen)

What was in your mailbox this week?

In My Mailbox (September 25th-October 1st 2011)

Very busy mailbox this week, although it came in basically two big chunks, one from Thomas Allen and one from Penguin Canada. Excited for all these books and I can't wait to read and review them. There's a few too many for me to talk about individually but there are many I am really looking forward to. Plus, one I had really been looking forward to finally arrived from Abebooks.com where I purchased it after being unable to find it anywhere! Hopefully I have more time this upcoming week as while I am writing this I still haven't finished a single book this week!

Dark of the Moon by Tracy Barrett (Two Copies) (Thomas Allen)
Blood Wounds by Susan Beth Pfeffer (Thomas Allen)
Pregnant Pause by Han Nolan (Thomas Allen)
Record Collecting For Girls by Courtney E. Smith (Unsolicited) (Thomas Allen)
Poisoned House by Michael Ford (Unsolicited) (Thomas Allen)
Pilgrims Don't Wear Pink by Stephanie Kate Strohm (ARC) (Unsolicited) (Thomas Allen)
Mister Death's Blue-Eye Girls by Mary Downing Hahn (ARC) (Thomas Allen)
Radiate by Marley Gibson (ARC) (Thomas Allen)
Traitor's Son by Hilari Bell (ARC) (Thomas Allen)

The Marriage Plot by Jeffrey Eugenides (Random House Canada)
Underdogs by Markus Zusak (Scholastic Canada)
As I Wake by Elizabeth Scott (Penguin Canada)
TruthBeauty by Alison Nordstrom (D&M Publishers)
Crossed by Ally Condie (ARC) (Second Copy) (Penguin Canada)
The Space Between by Brenna Yovanoff (ARC) (Penguin Canada)
The Apothecary by Maile Meloy (ARC) (Penguin Canada)
Not That Kind of Girl by Siobhan Vivian (Scholastic Canada)

{Bought}

 

An Hour in Paradise by Joan Leegant  

What was in your mailbox this week?

In My Mailbox (September 18th-24th)

I got a nice batch of books for review. Funnily, a sequel (Crossed) arrived before the first book in the series. I got two adult non-fiction, one about tree planting and another about art theft, both of which sound really interesting. Overall, a good week. I'm happy to not be getting overwhelming numbers of books recently as my own reading has slowed down with a very busy September. That said, a few books I am really looking forward to haven't arrived yet, so fingers crossed a couple (*cough* Waking Storms *cough*) show up this upcoming week.

{For Review}

The Jewel and the Key by Lousie Spiegler (Thomas Allen & Sons)
Eating Dirt by Charlotte Gill (Thomas Allen & Sons)
Hot Art by Joshua Knelman (Thomas Allen & Sons)
Crossed by Ally Condie (ARC) (Penguin Canada)
Mr. Fox by Helen Oyeyemi (ARC) (Penguin Canada)

What was in your mailbox this week?

In My Mailbox (September 11th-17th 2011)

In addition to a few exciting review copies that arrived this week, my Big Box of YA showed up at home in Montreal. My mom isn't particularly happy about storing it for the next 8 months til I graduate, but with the amazing deals going on I couldn't help it. I spent only $42.96 on all those books! It's a mix of new authors and ones I've enjoyed and want to try more of (Forman, Scott, Freitas, Levithan, Bray and MacCullough- the rest are new to me although I have heard rave things about many of their books.)

{For Review}

Touch: Poems by Henri Cole (D&M Publishers)
My Beating Teenage Heart by C. K. Kelly Martin (Random House Canada)
Life as We Knew It by Susan Beth Pfeffer (Thomas Allen & Sons) 
The Dead and the Gone by Susan Beth Pfeffer (Thomas Allen & Sons)

{Bought} 
The Otherworldlies by Jennifer Anne Kogler
Sisters In Sanity by Gayle Forman
Love You Hate You Miss You by Elizabeth Scott
Freeze Frame by Heidi Ayarbe
Up All Night by Peter Abrahams, Libba Bray, David Levithan, Patricia McCormick, Sarah Weeks and Gene Luen Yang
Jellicoe Road by Melina Marchetta
Buried by Robin Merrow MacCready
Twenty Boy Summer by Sarah Ockler
The Possibilities of Sainthood by Donna Freitas
Claiming Georgia Tate by Gigi Amateau
Dirty Work by Julia Bell
The Rules Of Survival by Nancy Werlin
Locked Inside by Nancy Werlin
The Killer's Cousin by Nancy Werlin
A Room On Lorelei Street by Mary Pearson
My Invented Life by Lauren Bjorkman
Breathe My Name by R. A. Nelson
Possessions by Nancy Holder
Stealing Henry by Carolyn MacCullough
Choices by Deborah Lynn Jacobs

What was in your mailbox this week?

In My Mailbox (September 4th-10th 2011)

A small but good week for my mailbox. The first book has just been long-listed for the Giller Prize (very prestigious Canadian literary prize) and arrived the same day the list was announced. The second was a surprise but very welcome copy of a dystopia where chocolate and coffee are illegal. The third one is for an upcoming book tour, it's a historical fiction novel and apparently has already been sold to be made into a film by director Michael Mann; it sounds very intriguing and combines many things I find interesting and hold hear to my heart including WWII, photography and Judaism.

{For Review}

The Return by Dany Laferriere (D&M Publishers)
All These Things I've Done by Gabrielle Zevin (Unsolicited) (D&M Publishers)
Waiting for Robert Capa by Susana Fortes (ARC) (TLC Tours)

This was a good week in that the books I read far outnumbered the books I gained... if you don't consider the books I bought. But those twenty haven't arrived yet so I'll save their mention for next week!

What was in your mailbox this week?

In My Mailbox (August 28th- September 3rd 2011)

Overall it was a good week for my mailbox, although the highlight was not what was added to my collection but instead what I gave away. I had the opportunity to meet up with fellow blogger Ambur when she visited my city and we went for supper last night. I'm moving in the coming year and won't be able to take all my books with me and so she took a stack of at least fifty off my hands, including some for guest reviews you'll likely to be seeing on my blog in the future. Thanks so much Ambur and it was great meeting you! 

{For Review}

Following Atticus by Tom Ryan (Unsolicited) (William Morrow)
Circle 9 by Anne Heltzel (Candlewick)
Stork by Wendy Delsol (Candlewick)
Half-Blood Blues by Esi Edugyan (Thomas Allen & Sons)
The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern (Random House Canada)
You Against Me by Jenny Downham (Random House Canada)

{Gift}

Wildefire by Karsten Knight (ARC)
Sweet Venom by Tera Lynn Childs (ARC)
Triangles by Ellen Hopkins (ARC)

I figured it was okay to accept a few of Ambur's books since I got rid of so many... and I just couldn't resist these three all of which I am incredibly looking forward to. Thanks so much Ambur!

{Bought}

I actually ordered these a few weeks ago from BookCloseOuts.ca but I had them shipped to Montreal because a) it was cheaper b) I'm not optimistic enough to believe I'll actually read them anytime soon. That said, I am looking forward to all of them!

The Smart One by Ellen Meister
Dismantled by Jennifer McMahon
I Can't Keep My Own Secrets: Six-Word Memoirs by Teens Famous & Obscure
What He's Poised to Do: Stories by Ben Greenman
A Note of Madness by Tabitha Suzuma
Earlier Poems by Franz Wright
Life at These Speeds by Jeremy Jackson
What I Loved by Siri Hustvedt
The Diving Pool: Three Novellas by Yoko Ogawa
The Chosen One by Carol Lynch Williams
The Murderer's Daughters by Randy Susan Meyers
The Adoration of Jenna Fox by Mary E. Pearson
Geektastic: Stories from the Nerd Herd
03: A Novel by Jean-Christophe Valta
The Sugar Queen by Sarah Addison Allen
I Am Not Esther by Fleur Beale
Perfectly Secret: The Hidden Lives of Seven Teenage Girls

The best part? It was only $54.29 with shipping for all these beauties. I figured I'd post about these now since in all probability I'll be making another order this week. (Shhh- don't judge me!)

What was in your mailbox this week?

In My Mailbox (August 21st-27th 2011)

This week my mailbox was a little less crazy but just as wonderful. I've been looking forward to some of these (Exposed, for one) for months and it's a great collection: everything from a fairy tale retelling to a novel in verse to a non-fiction table book to poetry to post-apocalyptic fiction. Can't wait to dig into them all.

{For Review}

Glass Boys by Nicole Lundrigan (D&M)
The Eleventh Plague by Jeff Hirsch (Unsolicited) (Scholastic Canada)
Traveler by Devin Johnson (D&M)
Voyages by Gordon Miller (D&M)
A Long Long Sleep by Anna Sheehan (Random House Canada)
Hourglass by Myra McEntire (Random House Canada)
Exposed by Kimberly Marcus (Random House Canada)

{Gift}

I saw that Sarah Jio, author of Violets of March (which I LOVED- click here for review) and the upcoming The Bungalow had some book plates available to readers on her blog so of course I had to ask for one. She was kind enough to send me two, the second one will be going in my second copy of Violets which is an upcoming Christmas present.

What was in your mailbox this week?

In My Mailbox (August 14th-20th 2011)

So I am just going to admit upfront that this is kinda ridiculous. Many many surprises. Definitely have a lot to keep me busy for the next couple months now! Very excited to read and review all of these.

{For Review}

Odd Girl Out by Rachel Simmons (Thomas Allen & Sons)
Once a Witch by Carolym MacCullough  (Thomas Allen & Sons)
Caleb's War by David L. Dudley (ARC) (Unsolicited) (Thomas Allen & Sons)
Never Eighteen by Megan Bostic (ARC) (Unsolicited) (Thomas Allen & Sons)
Hound Dog True by Linda Urban (ARC) (Unsolicited) (Thomas Allen & Sons)
Outlaw by  Stephen Davies (ARC) (Unsolicited) (Thomas Allen & Sons)
Blood Wounds by Susan Beth Pfeffer (ARC) (Thomas Allen & Sons)
Wherever You Go by Heather Davis (ARC) (Thomas Allen & Sons)
Also Known as Rowan Pohi by Ralph Fletcher (ARC) (Unsolicited) (Thomas Allen & Sons)
Pregnant Pause by Han Nolan (ARC) (Thomas Allen & Sons)

Dark of the Moon by Tracy Barrett (ARC) (Thomas Allen & Sons)
Flyaway by Helen Landalf (ARC) (Thomas Allen & Sons)
Water Balloon by Audrey Vernick (ARC) (Thomas Allen & Sons)
Tyger Tyger by Kersten Hamilton (Unsolicited) (Thomas Allen & Sons)
In The Forests of the Night by Kersten Hamilton (ARC)  (Unsolicited) (Thomas Allen & Sons)
Those That Wake by Jesse Karp (Thomas Allen & Sons)
Swing Low by Miriam Toews (ARC) (TLC Book Tours)
Irma Voth by Miriam Toews (ARC) (TLC Book Tours)
Prized by Caragh M. O'Brien (ARC) (Macmillan Children's Publishing Group)
The Grief of Others by Leah Hagen Cohen (ARC) (TLC Book Tours)

Fins Are Forever by Tera Lynn Childs (ARC) (Harper Collins Canada)
Dead Rules by Randy Russell (ARC) (Harper Collins Canada)
Lark by Tracey Porter (ARC) (Harper Collins Canada)
The Shattering by Karen Healey (ARC) (Unsolicited) (Little Brown, Books For Younger Readers)
Daughters of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor (ARC) (Unsolicited) (Little Brown, Books For Younger Readers)
Sanctus by Simon Toyne (ARC) (Unsolicited) (Harper Collins)
The Most Dangerous Things by Laura Lippman (Unsolicited) (Harper Collins)
A Bitter Truth by Charles Todd (Unsolicited) (Harper Collins)

Well... that's it! Have you read any of these books? Which ones do you think I should start with? What was in your mailbox this week?

In My Mailbox (August 7th-13th 2011)

I had a packed mailbox this week, luckily I also managed to read a bunch of books, although not as many as the number of new ones I got... do you ever feel like you're never going to catch up on your TBR pile? I do, and it's fantastic, all these books just waiting for me!

{For Review}

Wild Abandon by Joe Dunthorne (ARC) (Penguin Canada)
Pretty by Jillian Lauren (Unsolicited) (Penguin)
Little Black Dress by Susan McBride (Harper Collins)
The Year Everything Changed by Georgia Bockoven (Harper Collins)
Wherever You Go by Joan Leegant (TLC Book Tours)
Natural Order by Brian Francis (Random House Canada)
There is No Dog by Meg Rosoff (Random House Canada)
Populazzi by Elise Allen (Thomas Allen & Sons)
Always a Witch by Carolyn McCullough (Thomas Allen & Sons)

I'm looking forward to all of these, have you read any and what did you think?
What did you get in your mailbox this week?

In My Mailbox (July 31st-August 6th 2011)

This week a big batch of books from Random House that I'd been excitedly waiting for finally arrived and I can't wait to dig into them all; it includes a great batch of Canadian authors and a memoir I'm very excited for (Don't Kill the Birthday Girl) about life with allergies. I also spurged on a batch of books I purchased but they won't show up in my mailbox posts as I sent them to my family home as I doubt I would have had a chance to read them before I move. I also got a couple really great sounding YA, I'm especially excited about Dark Parties. I read a rave review of Rules of Civility, which takes place in 1938 New York, and I'm very excited to give it a try myself.

East of the West by Miroslav Penkov (Random House Canada)
Don't Kill The Birthday Girl by Sandra Beasley (Random House Canada)
The Tao of Travel by Paul Theroux (Random House Canada)
Vital Signs by Tessa McWatt (Random House Canada)
Fauna by Alissa York (Random House Canada)
The Beauty of Humanity Movement by Camilla Gibb (Random House Canada)
The Rules of Civility by Amor Towles (Penguin Canada)
Dark Parties by Sara Grant (Little Brown, Books for Younger Readers)
Guardians of the Dead by Karen Healey (Little Brown, Books for Younger Readers)

Are you looking forward to reading any of these titles? What was in your mailbox this week?

In My Mailbox (July 24th-30th 2011)

It was a good week for my mailbox, a few surprises and my boyfriend was able to pick up a couple that had been waiting for me before I went on vacation that I look forward to delving into.

{For Review}

Spycatcher by Matthew Dunn (Unsolicited) (William Morrow)
The Accident by Linwood Barclay (Unsolicited) (Random House Canada)
Ripple by Mandy Hubbard (Penguin Canada)
Falling for Hamlet by Michelle Ray (Little Brown, Books for Younger Readers)
Now is the Time for Running by Michael Williams (Little Brown, Books for Younger Readers)

I admit the title I'm most excited about is Ripple, I haven't gotten in on the mermaid trend yet but between receiving both Ripple and The Lost Voices recently it looks like I'll be experiencing the dark side of sirens soon. I'm also looking forward to Falling for Hamlet but I think I'll hold off and read the play first, I'm sure it's not necessary but I tend to prefer it when it comes to books inspired by classic literature.

What was in your mailbox this week? Anything in particular you're looking forward to jumping into?

In My Mailbox (July 3rd-30th 2011)

From postal strike to two weeks on vacation, I've definitely had the opportunity for many books to pile up. They all look great and will certainly keep me busy reading!

{For Review}

Centuries of June by Keith Donoghue (TLC Tours)
Insatiable by Meg Cabot (Harper Collins)
Overbite by Meg Cabot (Unsolicited) (Harper Collins)
Killer Move by Michael Marshall (Unsolicited) (Harper Collins)
Betrayal of Trust by J.A. Jance (Unsolicited) (Harper Collins)
Folly Beach by Dorothea Benton Frank (Unsolicited) (Harper Collins)
The Devil Colony by James Rollins (Unsolicited) (Harper Collins)
The Art of Saying Goodbye by Ellyn Bache (Harper Collins)
Lost Voices by Sarah Porter (Thomas Allen & Sons)

The Secret Lives of People in Love by Simon Van Booy (TLC Tours)
Love Begins in Winter by Simon Van Booy (TLC Tours)
Everything Beautiful Began After by Simon Van Booy (TLC Tours)
The Book of Lies by Mary Horlock (TLC Tours)
The Dovekeepers by Alice Hoffman (ARC) (Unsolicited) (Simon and Schuster Canada)
In Search of the Rose Notes by Emily Arsenault (Harper Collins)
Love Lies Bleeding by Jess McConkey (Harper Collins)
My Favourite Band Does Not Exist by Robert T. Jeschonek (Thomas Allen & Sons)
Forever by Maggie Stiefvater (ARC) (Unsolicited) (Scholastic Canada)

{?/Gift/Won}

 

Stay by Allie Larkin (No idea where this one came from but it sounds cute)

Love Poems by Carol Ann Duffy (Gift from my best buddy Laala)

Phoenix Rising by Pip Ballantine & Tee Morris (Signed) (Won)

Anyway now that I'm done playing mailbox catchup, I should be back on track for In My Mailbox as well as my reviews, after reading over a dozen books on vacation I have quite a backlog to start writing!

How has your mailbox been treating you lately?

In My Mailbox (June 19th-July 2nd 2011)

So after a few weeks of sporadic mail and Canada Post not delivering, we finally got our mail back this Tuesday! Unfortunately it was a short week, with Canada Day meaning no mail on Friday, but I did get a few books I'd been looking forward to.

{For Review}

The Secret Lives of the Four Wives by Lola Shoneyin (TLC Tours)
Holy Ghost Girl by Donna Johnson (ARC) (TLC Tours)
What Language Is by John McWhorter (TLC Tours)

Three books for upcoming book tours, including a novel, a memoir and a non-fiction. They all sound interesting I am looking forward to reading and reviewing them soon.

{Bought}

Chasing Brooklyn by Lisa Schroeder

I really enjoy novels in verse, after first discovering the amazing Ellen Hopkins last year, and Schroeder has been mentioned quite a few times as another author who writes YA in verse to watch. When I purchased this I had an egalley of Schroeder's latest book, The Day Before, which I have since read and enjoyed (review coming) although it wasn't my favourite, but Chasing Brooklyn has a supernatural tint and has had rave reviews so I am definitely looking forward to it.

What was in your mailbox this week?

In My Mailbox (June 5th-11th 2011)

So it was a good week for my mailbox though a bad week for reading. School has been very intense lately and now that I'm into the second half of my masters it's taken up the majority of my time. I'm trying to get everything organized since I am taking two weeks off in July. Hopefully I can fit a little more reading into my schedule though, I'm behind even on books for book tours (which never happens!).

My Life Undecided by Jessica Brody (Unsolicated) (D&M Publishers Inc.)
You Must Go and Win by Alina Simone (D&M Publishers Inc.)
The Optimism Bias by Tall Sharot (Random House Canada)
Miss Peregrine's Home For Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs (Random House Canada)
Blood Red Road by Moira Young (Random House Canada)
The Thirteen by Susie Moloney (Random House Canada)
Sisterhood Everlasting by Ann Brashares (Random House Canada)

I am looking forward to all of these books, especially Blood Red Road because I love my YA dystopia, The Thirteen and Miss Peregrine's both sound awesomely creepy, and Sisterhood Everlasting is the fifth book in the Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants series and takes place ten years later. I loved the series when I was a kid but I don't know if I ever read the fourth book, either way I plan to reread them all before picking this up. They are definitely perfect summer reads.

What was in your mailbox this week?
And as an sidenote, how do you balance school and reading/blogging? I haven't had trouble before but life has gotten so hectic lately!

In My Mailbox (May 29th-June 4th 2011)

I know I haven't been blogging much lately, I guess I have just gotten a little worn out and have also been very busy with school. I am still reading, albeit at a slower rate, and I do hope you'll stick with me until I get back into my grove. I promise there will still be at least one review a week, I do have book tour obligations, but on top of that I'm not sure exactly how much I'll be posting. I do have many lovely books waiting for me when I'm ready.

{For Review}

 

With or Without You by Brian Farrey (Teen Book Scene Tour)

Pretend You Love Me by Julie Anne Peters (Little Brown, Books for Younger Readers)

The DUFF by Kody Keplinger (Little Brown, Books for Younger Readers)

Imaginary Girls by Nova Ren Suma (ARC) (Penguin Canada)

She Loves You, She Loves You Not by Julie Anne Peters (Little Brown, Books for Younger Readers)

Forgotten by Cat Patrick (Little Brown, Books for Younger Readers)

Trader of Secrets by Steve Martini (Unsolicated) (Harper Collins)

Once Every Never by Lesley Livingston (ARC) (Penguin Canada)

and as a closer peek, Brian Farrey was kind enough to sign his book as well as include an exclusive bookmark which was printed before the title of his novel was changed:

I just finished With or Without You yesterday and it was incredible, there will be a review up tomorrow. 

{Gift}

The very talented Jennifer Brown who wrote Hate List as well as the recent release, The Bitter End, had the opportunity to get a signed bookmark on her blog so of course I had to e-mail! She also included a name plate (personally addressed!) and a bracelet with the words "make a difference" on it. As somebody who lives in a place where there are no book signings this was such an amazing joy to receive. I'm so excited to start reading The Bitter End soon.

{Won}

Although I don't own the book (yet) I was lucky enough to win an autographed bookmark and bag for Chasing Alliecat by Rebecca Fjelland Davis, thanks to Lauren at 365 Day of Reading.

What was in your mailbox this week?

In My Mailbox (May 15th-28th 2011)

I was away last weekend and didn't get a chance to post my mailbox so you get two weeks worth today! Actually though, the last two weeks have been pretty calm which is definitely a good thing as I have a billion books (only a slight exaggeration) to read as it is. Definitely looking forward to all of these ones though.

May 15th-21st
{For Review}

Ashes, Ashes by Jo Treggiari (Scholastic Canada)
Alone in the Classroom by Elizabeth Hay (Random House Canada)
The London Train by Tessa Hadley (ARC) (TLC Tours)

Really excited for all of these, Ashes is a YA dystopia that's supposed to be fantastic, while Alone in the Classroom is new Canadian Fiction. The London Train is for an upcoming book tour, and although it is an ARC isn't that cover gorgeous?


{Bought}

Divergent by Veronica Roth

I read the first 100 pages of Divergent online and got SO hooked, combine that with the fact that I've only seen rave reviews and I knew it was time to order my copy. Then I had to wait for it to arrive anxiously. Totally worth the wait though, this is easily one of my new favourite books. I'll be reviewing it soon.

May 22nd-28th
{For Review}

Awaken by Katie Kacvinsky (Thomas Allen & Sons)

I am SO excited for Awaken, I just love my YA dystopia and this one- a love story set in a world where everyone communicates via computers instead of in person- definitely has a creepy and believable premise.

{Bought}

The Sack of Bath by Adam Fergusson

To be honest, I didn't really know what The Sack of Bath was about when I pre-ordered it several months ago. I just knew it was by a publisher, Persephone, that I'd been hearing really great things about and it was available for $1 (I think that was a mistake as other ones are around $19) so I hit buy. It actually has a lot of black and white photos instead to accompany the text... still not completely sure what it is about but I will definitely be finding out more in the future.

What was in your mailbox this week? Or in your suitcase, if you went to BEA in which case I am insanely jealous! I'm hoping I can maybe make it in 2013...