In My Mailbox #70

May
15
2011
Even though I've been a little bit preoccupied lately and haven't had much time to update my blog, I can gladly say that I'm making great headway with my reading stack having finished two books in the past that sat on my shelf for way too long. I'm really enjoying PINK by Lili Wilkinson atm and be sure to look out for my average rating review of STAY by Deb Caletti. TY to Kristi from The Story Siren for starting up our wonderful IMM feature :)

  • Beauty Queens by Libba Bray | Can you believe I'm yet to read a Libba Bray novel? I know shocking but I'm glad to have this one as my first even if it has a horrid cover.
  • Love Story by Jennifer Echols | Oh, how I loved FORGET YOU... so you can see why I was brimming with joy when I opened a surprise delivery of this novel. I'll definitely be reading this one next up. 
  • Black Painted Fingernails by Steven Herrick | I love Aussie YA, there's nothing better than being able to relate to a novel on a deeper level because of the instant familiarity with locations, trends and slang so I'm sure I'll enjoy this tale of a trainee teacher who picks up a hitchhiker while on a roadtrip.
  • Falling Apart by Jacqueline Wilson | This one looks pretty amazing about a girl who thinks her life is over after her first break-up, she even goes as far as giving all her treasured stuff away to her best friends. I'm sure it'll be hilarious.
Happy Birthday to Me by Brian Rowe | The cover of this novel looks really fun and friendly but a prognosis of aging rapidly while in high school doesn't sound so great, I'm sure it'll be an interesting read.
Delirium #1 by Lauren Oliver | I really enjoyed this novel so I'm glad to now have a hardcover version after trading my original paperback copy.
I Love Cats by Catherine Ledner | I only recently adopted a cat and have found it quite interesting to see how different the two popular species are but dogs will always prevail.
I Love Dogs by Elliott Erwitt | I've always preferred dogs over cats so it was an automatic decision to pick up this cuter than cute book. 
The People Next Door by Christopher Ransom | This one sounds pretty creepy while also being addictive, new neighbours who aren't really human? Hmm, I'll have to avoid reading this one at night, haha!
America Pacifica by Anna North | I've only recently discovered the awesomeness of dystopia so I'm hoping my venture out of YA will be a successful one.
The Midnight Palace (Niebla #2) by Carlos Ruiz Zafon | A pair of sixteen year olds meeting for the first time after being carried under the arms of a man as babies, they'll now be re-introduced to the man who saved them from the mist of Calcutta.
Q: Which pile of books would you most like to devour?

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I'm so jealous you got Love Story! Great books. Happy reading!

- Chel
The Procrastinator's Corner
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I can't believe I have it either, so amazing!
Delirium seems interesting!! I hope you enjoy your books, Happy Reading XD
1 reply · active 724 weeks ago
I really enjoyed it.
Black Pain ted Fingernails sounds interesting! great mailbox, holly. :)
Fantastic IMM! I really like the sound of Black Painted Fingernails, Falling Apart and The People Next Door! I'm about to add them to my reading list :)

I got Delirium last week so I'm pretty stoked that you enjoyed reading this! Can't wait to pick it up!!

Happy Reading
I have my eyes on the Libba Bray book it looks fab! Yayy for Going too Far can't wait to read it :)
Fab book week. I am loving your new layout :D Happy reading :D
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I've had this layout for over a year now?
Ooh pretty! I've been wanting America Pacifica for a while. Delirium is a pretty awesome read! I have to wonder how you manage to hold up three books at once like that...

ComaCalm's Corner
1 reply · active 724 weeks ago
haha, it was almost impossible.
Very interesting and good looking books this week. Falling Apart sounds interesting. Happy Reading!
So jealous of Beauty Queens! I'm a huge Libba Bray fan...I actually love that cover, tho. Oh well, I bet you'll enjoy the book anyway-- it's getting great reviews. Delirium is an awesome dystopia. Hope you enjoy all of your books! :)

My IMM
I want to pick up Beauty Queens to see if it could be paired with Lord of the Flies. I got Delirium as well!!! Happy Reading :)
Ooh Beauty Queens & Love Story! Lucky girl! Have fun! :)
A to your Q: I'm going to go with pile #2. My sister was a huge fan of Jacqueline Wilson during her teen years, so that love kind of transferred just a bit onto me.

I've heard a rumour (I forget the source so maybe it's more than a rumour) that Delirium's cover will be undergoing a change to match itself a bit more to Before I Fall. If that does happen, I might just "trade in" my paperback copy too. It's wrecking the "balance" of my hardcovers section (since I want my Lauren Olivers together).

Happy reading.
I want Love Story! So jealous!
Ahhh you got Love Story! How awesome!! I also got Happy Birthday to Me too. Sounds like an interesting one!
What a great bunch of books! Delirium!! :) Happy reading!
That last group looks like something I would love to dive into. Enjoy!!
Pretty sure beauty queens will be awesome, maybe you should wait for the paperback release? They usually put out a new cover by then.
America Pacifica sounds like a good book. I am a bit concerned that it isn't YA but I think there's enough cross over appeal to make me like it! I hope. :P Let me know what you think.
Great books! l so want to read Love Story, l love the cover. So cute.

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