Saturday, July 23, 2011

In My Mailbox (4)


I got a huge bunch of rentals returned this week, so I'm under a pile of books.

From Booksfree
Hearts at Stake- A vampire princess is kidnapped forcing her brothers, her best friend and a vampire hunter to work to save her

Wings- When she starts sprouting wings, Laurel suddenly realizes she's a fairy who has to save her family

Ice- A modern retelling of "East o' the Sun, West o' the Moon" set in Antarctica

Something Rotten- Horatio goes to Denmark, Tennessee with his friend Hamilton only to find himself involved in a murder mystery

Beautiful Creatures- Ethan has always wanted to leave the small town of Gatlin until he meets Lena and begins to wonder about the mysterious connection they have

Incarceron- Finn has been born and raised in a giant prison that is more like a maze until he befriends the gatekeeper's daughter and sees a possible way out, except that the prison itself is alive

When Rose Wakes- After waking from a coma, a girl starts to question whether she's actually Sleeping Beauty

The Bad Queen- Commonly considered a frivolous, shallow queen, Marie Antoinette was actually a lonely young woman who had no other outlets than her fluffy diversions

Glimmerglass- Dana finds out that she is able to cross from the human world to the faerie world and suddenly becomes embroiled in faerie politics

Sirenz- After causing death over shoes, Shar and Meg become servants of Hades and tangled with the affairs of the gods

By These Ten Bones- Being drawn to the quiet woodcarver who was involved in a supernatural attack, Maddie begins to untangle the mystery in feudal Scotland

The Iron King- Meghan learns she is the daughter of a powerful faerie king and has to save her brother with the help of a few handsome faeries

From Gilded Books
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children- After a tragedy, a young man finds himself entangled in the strange stories his grandfather used to tell him about an island filled with strangely talented children who may still be alive

Devoured- Able to see her dead sister, Megan must now figure out what her sister is trying to warn her about

Falling for Hamlet- Dating the prince of Denmark proves difficult for Ophelia as the media follows them around especially since the death of Hamlet's father

6 comments:

  1. Talk about a ton of books to read! There's several of these on my to-read list, but the top spot would have to go to The Iron King.

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  2. Ya, all of those look awesome. I've only read The Iron King ( which you should definitely read first :D) but the others are all books I really want to read. enjoy your books :)

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  3. So many great books! I especially am interested in Falling for Hamlet. I loved Beautiful Creatures and Incarceron.
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  4. Gosh that's a lot of books - I hope you enjoy them all :) I really need to get round to reading the Iron Fey series! That is such a beautiful cover for Beautiful Creatures. Sirenz sounds very intriguing too!
    I'm a new follower - I really like your blog & the books you've reviewed so far :)
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  5. thats a great looking list of books you have there! sirenz sounds really good. Thanks for sharing your IMM if you have time please check out mine - http://melissa-justoneopinion.blogspot.com/2011/07/imm-2.html

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  6. You have a nice list of books in your mailbox this week. Sirenz looks like such a good book.
    Happy Reading,
    Book Sniffers Anonymous

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