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In My Mailbox is a weekly meme hosted by Kristi at The Story Siren where we share any new books or goodies we bought, received, borrowed, etc. during the week.

The past two weeks, I've gotten...

Received for Review:

ARC of Bitterblue (Graceling Realm #3) by Kristin Cashore
The Girl in the Park by Mariah Fredericks
ARC of The Golden Lily (Bloodlines #2) by Richelle Mead
Here Comes Hortense! by Heather Hartt-Sussman
The Last Song by Eva Wiseman
ARC of The Opposite of Tidy by Carrie Mac
The Warlock (The Secret of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel #5) by Michael Scott
Welcome to Bordertown edited by Holly Black and Ellen Kushner

Thanks so much to Penguin Canada, Random House Canada and Tundra Books for sending these novels for review! I was seriously freaking out in a totally excited fan-girl way when I got The Golden Lily! I couldn't resist the temptation of reading it right away and now I already wish I could read book three... If you're a fan of the Bloodlines series, you're going to love the book for sure!

Received from Random House Canada's YA Blogger Event:

ARC of Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein
The Dragon Turn (The Boy Sherlock Holmes #5) by Shane Peacock (signed!)
The Green Man by Michael Bedard
Noah Barleywater Runs Away by John Boyne (signed!)
The Taming by Teresa Toten and Eric Walters (signed!)
a Bookurious book bag

On Wednesday night (April 11), I was invited to attend Random House Canada's YA Blogger Event and had an absolutely fantastic time! Authors Shane Peacock, John Boyne, Teresa Toten and Eric Walters were the surprise author guests of the night, and they talked to us about their books before later signing some of the them. Thanks again Random House Canada!

Gifted/Other:

ARC of Born Wicked (The Cahill Witch Chronicles #1) by Jessica Spotswood
swag from Kelley Armstrong signing (read my recap of the event and enter to win a signed copy of The Calling)
pretty bookmarks with flowers and birds

Nicole from Nicole About Town... gave me her ARC of Born Wicked, which was just so sweet of her! I didn't have a copy before but I had been looking forward to reading it. Thanks Nicole! My best friend also got me a couple bookmarks for my birthday (it was on April 4th) and they're really pretty! Kelley Armstrong was also giving swag to those who attended her signing at Indigo Yorkdale last weekend, so I got a Rafe button, two postcards and some bookmarks!

Bought:

Blood on the Bayou (Annabelle Lee #2) by Stacey Jay
The List by Siobhan Vivian
Take a Bow by Elizabeth Eulberg (read my review of the ARC)

The List and Take A Bow are technically my sister's new books, but I'm including them anyways because we tend to share our books with each other. I surprisingly received an ARC of Take A Bow not long ago and read it right away. I absolutely loved it! If you love reading contemporary YA novels, then you MUST check this one out.

What about YOU? Any new reads/finds this week?

And as always... Happy Reading!

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In My Mailbox is a weekly meme hosted by Kristi at The Story Siren where we share any new books or goodies we bought, received, borrowed, etc. during the week.

The past few weeks, I've gotten...

Received for Review:

The Boy Project: Notes and Observations of Kara McAllister by Kami Kinard
Gil Marsh by A.C.E. Bauer
I've Got Your Number by Sophie Kinsella
The Iron Thorn (Iron Codex #1) by Caitlin Kittredge
The Nightmare Garden by (Iron Codex #2) by Caitlin Kittredge
What Boys Really Want by Pete Hautman

Thanks so much to Random House Canada and Scholastic Canada for providing these novels for review! I also received a Croak bookmark and signed bookplate thanks to Gina Damico for participating in The Apocalypsies YAmazing Race.

Gifted at Random House Canada's Blogger Love Fest:

One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish by Dr. Seuss
The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern (signed!)
The Paris Wife by Paula McLain (signed!)
Someone Else's Life by Katie Dale
Unquenchable: A Tipsy Quest for the World's Best Bargain Wines by Natalie MacLean
The Virgin Cure by Ami McKay (signed!)
ARC of The Watch by Joydeep Roy-Bhattacharya

Thanks so much to Random House Canada for hosting such a wonderful event yesterday (February 11) to celebrate book bloggers! During the event, I also got some signed bookplates, and a Random House Canada mug and pens. I should have a recap of the event on my blog soon!

Bought:

Angelfire (Angel Fire #1) by Courtney Allison Moulton
The One That I Want by Jennifer Echols

And reading some enthusiastic tweets lately for Courtney Allison Moulton's Angelfire novels, I thought I'd pick up the paperback. And I've been so excited for The One That I Want for months now! I read it as soon as I got it and loved it!

I have 3 midterms to write this week, so I'll try to post if/when I can. I know it's been sort of quiet of the blog lately but that's because I've been so busy with school! I'm looking forward to Reading Week so I can take a bit of a break.

What about YOU? Any new reads/finds this week?

And as always... Happy Reading!

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In My Mailbox is a weekly meme hosted by Kristi at The Story Siren where we share any new books or goodies we bought, received, borrowed, etc. during the week.

This week, I got...

Received for Review:

ARC of Black Heart (Curse Workers #3) by Holly Black
Every Other Day by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
Getting Over Garrett Delaney by Abby McDonald
Bound Manuscript of Someone Else's Life by Katie Dale

Thanks so much to Random House Canada and Simon & Schuster Canada for sending these novels for review!

Bought:

The Alchemy of Forever (Incarnation #1) by Avery Williams
Cinder (Lunar Chronicles #1) by Marissa Meyer
The Demon Lover (Fairwick Chronicles #1) by Juliet Dark
The Fault in Our Stars by John Green
Fire (The Seven Kingdoms #2) by Kristin Cashore
Looking for Alaska by John Green
Touch of Power (Healer #1) by Maria V. Snyder
Unraveling Isobel by Eileen Cook
Why We Broke Up by Daniel Handler (my review here)

I didn't even realize I'd bought so many books this week until I was writing my IMM post! I bought a few books one day and then a few another, and I guess it just added up by the end of the week...

I couldn't resist getting my hands on finished copies of Cinder and Why We Broke Up, especially when I found them at such a great price at Walmart and Costco along with The Alchemy of Forever and Unraveling Isobel. I also bought my very first two John Green books! I've been hearing such wonderful praise for his novels for the longest time now, but I still hadn't read one of his books. That will change soon!

And in last week's IMM, I raved about finally reading Maria V. Snyder's Poison Study, so I picked up a copy of her latest novel Touch of Power and also ordered the rest of the books in the Study trilogy. Touch of Power was amazingly good! And because I was still in the mood for fantasy novels, I finally picked up a copy of Kristin Cashore's Fire and read it yesterday. I'm also re-reading Graceling, so then I'll be all set for the release of Bitterblue in a few months!

What about YOU? Any new reads/finds this week?

And as always... Happy Reading!

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In My Mailbox is a weekly meme hosted by Kristi at The Story Siren where we share any new books or goodies we bought, received, borrowed, etc. during the week.

In the past two weeks, I got...

Received for Review:

ARC of Cinder (Lunar Chronicles #1) by Marissa Meyer
ARC of Dead to You by Lisa McMann
Dearly, Departed (Dearly #1) by Lia Habel
ARC of Embrace (The Violet Eden Chapters #1) by Jessica Shirvington
Glow (Sky Chasers #1) by Amy Kathleen Ryan ~ my review
Inheritance (Inheritance #4) by Christopher Paolini
The Predicteds by Christine Seifert
Sirenz by Charlotte Bennardo and Natalie Zaman
ARC of Tempest (Tempest #1) by Julie Cross

Thanks so much to Bookurious, Random House Canada, Raincoast Books and Simon & Schuster Canada for sending these novels for review! I'd also like to extend a warm thank you to Charlotte Bennardo and Natalie Zaman for sending me their novel Sirenz along with some fun swag!

Won:

Liesl & Po by Lauren Oliver

I was so surprised to learn that I had won a signed copy of Lauren Oliver's Liesl & Po through a Twitter contest hosted by The Savvy Reader / HarperCollins Canada. Thank you so much! And if you're not already following them, you should absolutely do so over at @SavvyReader!

Bought:

The Iron Knight (Iron Fey #4) by Julie Kagawa
Saving June by Hannah Harrington
Shade (Shade #1) by Jeri Smith-Ready
The Shadow Reader (McKenzie Lewis #1) by Sandy Williams
Shatter Me (Shatter Me #1) by Tahereh Mafi ~ my review

The third time was the charm as I was finally able to buy The Iron Knight this week! I cannot wait to see how the Julie Kagwa will end the Iron Fey series. (And my heart still hasn't recovered after reading The Iron Queen...)

And I just had to buy Shatter Me as well, especially since my ARC version doesn't have the cover; the book is so shiny! I've been hearing tons of praise for the Shade series, so I bought the first book. Why did nobody tell me to read it sooner? I really enjoyed it! I also already read The Shadow Reader and it's a great adult urban fantasy novel with faeries! I was also happy to see Saving June in stores early and I'm looking forward to reading it as well.

What about YOU? Any new reads/finds this week as well?

And as always... Happy Reading!

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In My Mailbox is a weekly meme hosted by Kristi at The Story Siren where we share any new books or goodies we bought, received, borrowed, etc. during the week.

This week I got...

Received for Review:

ARC of Everneath (Everneath#1) by Brodi Ashton
ARC of Under the Never Sky (Never Sky #1) by Veronica Rossi
The Water Wars by Cameron Stracher

Thanks so much to HarperCollins Canada and Sourcebooks for sending these novels for review!

Bought:

Drink Deep (Chicagoland Vampires #5) by Chloe Neill
Enthralled: Paranormal Diversions edited by Melissa Marr and Kelley Armstrong

I still didn't get a chance to buy The Iron Knight this week but I was so happy for the release of Drink Deep this week! I'm such a fan-girl for the Chicagoland Vampires series!

Gifted from Wendy (A Cupcake and a Latte):

Awake at Dawn (Shadow Falls #2) by C.C. Hunter

Wendy had an extra copy of Awake at Dawn, so she very kindly gave it to me. I guess that means I should probably get a move on reading Born at Midnight first, right? Thank you Wendy!

Received/Won from the Ontario Book Blogger Meet-Up:

ARC of Belles by Jen Calonita
The Cat's Table by Michael Ondaatje
ARC of The Disenchantments by Nina LaCour
ARC of Fever (The Chemical Garden #2) by Lauren DeStefano
First Day on Earth by Cecil Castellucci
ARC of Why We Broke Up by Daniel Handler
various swag which includes a Razorbill t-shirt, signed Veronica Roth bookplate, a Chapters/Indigo tote bag, a Random House Canada mug and pen, a Twilight Saga lanyard, Kobo stickers and buttons, and bookmarks

Myself along with seven other fabulous ladies (Jen, Mel, Wendy, Christa, Jackie, Nicole and Angel) have been organizing this meet-up of Ontario book bloggers for several months now, and yesterday (November 5) was the big day! I'll have more details on the blog tomorrow about the event! Needless to day, it was amazing having the chance to meet fellow book bloggers and chatting about our favourite books!

I cannot say thank you enough to the generous support of Chapters/Indigo, Hachette Book Group Canada, HarperCollins Canada, Kobo, Penguin Canada, Random House Canada, Scholastic Canada and Simon & Schuster Canada for helping to make the first annual Ontario Book Blogger Meet-Up such a success!

What about YOU? Any new reads/finds this week?

And as always... Happy Reading!

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