In My Mailbox 12/19

Sunday, December 19, 2010

In My Mailbox is an amazing weekly meme hosted by Kristi from The Story Siren that features the books we have received during the week. It's so much fun because we get to see what our fellow bloggers stumbled upon this week and add even more to our piles of books! Without further ado, this week I received the following books:


The Lying Game - (For Review - Thank you, HarperTeen) - I had a life anyone would kill for. Then someone did. The worst part of being dead is that there’s nothing left to live for. No more kisses. No more secrets. No more gossip. It’s enough to kill a girl all over again. But I’m about to get something no one else does—an encore performance, thanks to Emma, the long-lost twin sister I never even got to meet.

The Ancillary's Mark - (For Review - Thank you, Daniel Cohen) - The legend of the Ancillary flower has existed for centuries. Foretold to bring out the limitless potential of its bearer, the flower and the legend have been forgotten by many. Recently, strange events in a shrouded Tibetan town have sparked rumors among those who still believe. Jacob Deer is a quirky young man, bound for college, with an eccentric old librarian for a best friend, an obsession with sitting down in elevators, and a strange birthmark on his hand that's shaped mysteriously like the markings on the Ancillary's petals.

Frostbite - (Bought) - Rose loves Dimitri, Dimitri might love Tasha, and Mason would die to be with Rose…It's winter break at St. Vladimir's, but Rose is feeling anything but festive. A massive Strigoi attack has put the school on high alert, and now the Academy's crawling with Guardians—including Rose's hard-hitting mother, Janine Hathaway.

Shadow Kiss - (Bought) - For Rose Hathaway, everything seems out of kilter. Ever since she made her first Strigoi kills, a dark shadow has been creeping over her. Looming in the background, too, is another realization: If she follows her forbidden love for guardian Dimitri Belikov, she might lose her best friend forever. And these sleep-shaking worries couldn't have come at a worse time. The immortal unloving are prowling everywhere, famished for vengeance against her.

38 comments:

  1. Yay! So you are reading the rest of the "Vampire Academy" series! I can't wait to see what you think of them! I am currently rereading "Shadow Kiss" (one of the top books of the series IMO)...
    Have a great end of the weekend!
    ;)

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  2. I really enjoyed The Lying Game, can't wait to see what you think! I got the Ancillary's Mark as well so we can compare notes on that one:) And YAY for the next 2 Vampire Academy books, they're so good!

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  3. The Lying Game is really good fun! I hope you enjoy it! I can't wait to read more Vampire Academy too. I have Frostbite ready and waiting to go! :) Hope you enjoy!

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  4. I can't wait til you read books 2 & 3 in the Vampire Academy series. Book 3, Shadow Kiss is REALLY good! My fav so far. And yay for another vlog! Always enjoy watching yours :-)

    P.S. is that a blender I hear?! lol

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  5. Hmm I am also curious about your impressions of the rest of the Academy series. The blurbs are nothing special...

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  6. I really want to read the Lying Game, I think it sounds so good! As for the Vampire Academy series, I've never read any of them, maybe its time I did.

    IMM this week
    http://stalkingthebookshelves.blogspot.com/2010/12/in-my-mailbox-3.html

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  7. I got The Lying Game too, and I still need to start Vampire Academy. I just don't like the covers...
    Great mailbox! Happy reading, and thanks for stopping by my blog :D

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  8. I got The Lying Game from Netgalley this week. It looks very good. I can't wait to read it. I think I'm going to hop on the Vampire Academy wagon soon. I feel like I'm missing out. Enjoy :)

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  9. So, I haven't read any of the Vampire Academy books. Don't know why, just haven't picked them up. Your reviews could change my mond. I also got The Lying Game this week - I am very excited for that one!

    Love the SWIM site!

    -Linds

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  10. The Lying Game sounds so good! I'm looking forward to reading your review! I'm glad you're enjoying Vampire Academy :o) I got the last book in the series this week and I can't wait to find out how it ends! Happy reading! Come check out what's IMM!

    http://readbtwnthelines-laura.blogspot.com/

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  11. Yay! VA! It's addicting huh? Lol

    I bought The Lying Game this week so I can't wait to see what you think about it!

    I always love your IMM vlogs :D

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  12. Great books this week. I really like Sara Shepard. Happy Reading!

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  13. I must catch up on my VA books, lol, even if I do not love them I still must know if they will end up together

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  14. Really enjoyed you IMM this week. It's good to watch the vlogs. Great books too :)

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  15. Awesome mailbox this week. I haven't read The Vampire Academy yet but I've been considering giving them a try. Thanks for sharing and happy reading!

    My Mailbox

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  16. The Ancillary's Mark sounds interesting. I'm kinda curious about The Lying Game so I'll be looking forward to seeing what you think.
    Can't wait to see what you think of Frostbite and Shadow Kiss. Enjoy! :D

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  17. I'm curious about the Lying game! Can't wait to see what you think of it.

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  18. I loved The Lying Game! Can't wait to read your review. I also need to read the Vampire Academy series, but agree that the covers are awful. I might just get them from the library for my Nook, which I'm getting for x-mas. So excited! :-)

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  19. I don't really like Vampire Academy covers too... But he, fortunately we don't judge a book by its cover, because those book are awesome! (well at least the first one, I've not read the others yet ^^)
    Happpy reading :)

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  20. Fab books! I haven't read The Lying Game... just didn't seem like my type of read, but perhaps after your review I'll be swayed to try it.

    I loved the V.A Series- I have yet to read the last book though. As excited as I am for it to all be over, I'm afraid it won't end how I want it to. Lol.

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  21. I'm with you on vampires. Not a fan. I think I've only ever read one vampire book. It was for my Libraries book club. Twilight just kind of killed vampires for me.... Maybe I'll have to check out Vampire Academy sometime though. We shall see.

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  22. Great mail box. I hope you enjoy the rest of the Vampire Academy series. I love it :)

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  23. Absolutely LOVE Vampire Academy. I have a signed copy of Last Sacrifice I'm going to be giving away soon. It was an awesome book!

    Jen
    In the Closet With a Bibliophile

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  24. I am jumping on this Vampire Academy bandwagon too...we will see how it goes. I do agree with you on the covers.

    The Ancillary's Mark sounds interesting, and I can't wait to read your review on it!

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  25. I'm interested in hearing more about your opinion of the VA series since you aren't a vampire person either.

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  26. YES! VAMPIRE ACADEMY! Oh I'm so happy you are reading it. I've yet to get to the second last book...which I'm waiting for the library to get on. I can barely contain my excitement already! Hope you enjoy your books!

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  27. Haha, I love the way you talk about the Vampire Academy books. :P I think I'm going to give them a try in 2011. I also don't like the covers much at all.

    So you don't like vampire books, but I distinctly see a certain sparkling vampire book on the shelves behind you. I think I'm going to have to go track down your review for that one...

    Hope you enjoy your books!

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  28. LOL. You don't lose, Melissa. haha... Even though they're vampire books, they're not bad eh? (At least they don't sparkle...) ;) Can't wait to see your reviews for Frostbite and Shadow Kiss! :D I'm waiting for The Ancillary's Mark to show up too. Can't wait to see what you think of it! I hope you enjoy all of the books you received this week! Happy reading! :D

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  29. I got Lying Game from netgalley.com haven't read it just yet. Hadn't heard of any of the others. But they all sound great. Happy reading!

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  30. Great books! Enjoy them all! Lookíng forward to hear what you think of the rest of the VA books :)

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  31. Ha ha, we Vampire Academy fans managed to reel you in despite the not so great covers :) As for The Ancillary's Mark, I haven't heard of it but I'm looking forward to your review because the description sounds intriguing but I don't know yet if it's something I'll be interested in.

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  32. Great books! So glad that you are getting into the Vampire Academy books...:)

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  33. Books two and three! Caught you! I knew I would. You totally LOVE vampires! LOL!

    Great mailbox. I love to tune in just to hear your voice. *blushes*

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  34. Ooo, sounds like a great week. And I like when I enjoy a first book that I can really go buy the next two books. :) That says alot.

    Hope you have a great week and enjoy all your books. If you would like to stop by I have Monday's Beginnings up. :)
    http://melissa-melsworld.blogspot.com/2010/12/mondays-beginnings-69.html

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  35. Vampire Academy series is a gem!

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  36. I really need to start my "in my mailbox" posts.... this is such an awesome meme :) Thanks for sharing! & for the record, I don't fancy the covers to the Vampire Academy series either... good to know i'm not the only one!

    Diana
    ps. Thanks so much for stopping by my blog the other day! I have tons of travel stories im currently editing... I'll soon post! YOU HAVE SUCH A CUTE BLOG! I just recently started mine, but hopefully I can get it up & running like yours some day :) you've made a follower out of me... Keep up the good work!

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