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In My Mailbox was started by Kristi of  The Story Siren.

 

Well, since it’s been a while since I posted an IMM and I have tons of books to show I will try to post about all of them during the next IMM posts so that you can see all the amazing books I’ve been reading during the time I was away from the blog.

First of all I’ll show you what I got this week, which isn’t much but I’m very excited about:

For Review

*Passing Strange by Daniel Waters 

3rd in the Generation Dead series. I’m really excited about this book because I absolutely love both Generation Dead and Kiss of Life (click on the names to read my reviews of the books). For those not familiar with the series I’ll tell you they have zombies, discrimination, romance and adventure. These are books you just have to discover since they talk about a society not so different from our (if you take the zombie thing away^^)

 

Now for the previous IMM:

March 17th, 2010

Bought

*A Match Made In High School by Kristin Walker

*oh.my.gods by Tera Lynn Childs

*the abc’s of kissing boys by  Tina Ferraro

*Life as we knew it by Susan Beth Pfeffer

*Half-Minute Horrors by Various

*Tithe: A Modern Faerie Tale by Holly Black

*The Iron King by Julie Kagawa

*The Demon’s Lexicon by Sarah Rees Brennan

*Seven Tears into the Sea by Terri Farley

*ICE by Sarah Beth Durst

*The Maze Runner by James Dashner

*Incarceron by Catherine Fisher

May 7th, 2010

*Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins

2nd in the Hunger Games series. 

 

And to finish I would like to tell you about some amazing contests (all of them International) going on in some cool sites:

*Win a $20 Target Gift Card Giveaway (ends on July 26)

*Super Pre-Order contest (ends on August 18)

*Teens Read and Write is actually hosting two great contests, one to win Nomansland and another to win a copy of Jekel loves Hyde. You will see them at the top of the page.

*Win one out of four books over at The Eclectic Reader (ends on July 30)

*Confessions of a bookaholic is having a Forget you (Jennifer Echols) release party with a signed copy of FORGET YOU, ENDLESS SUMMER, and GOING TOO FAR, one for a winner (so 3 winners in total) only open to the US and an additional book for an international winner.  Hare’s the button (click on the image to go to the contest post)

*MBS Blogoversary Celebration!

*Finally last but not least, a giveaway over at Girls Without a Bookshelf I am super excited about because you can win wonderful books. Look at this amazing list:

Crescendo (sequel to Hush Hush)

Torment (sequel to Fallen)

Beautiful Darkness (sequel to Beautiful Creatures)

Return to Paradise (sequel to Leaving Paradise)

The Haunted (sequel to The Hollow)

Ascendant (sequel to Rampant)

Sapphique (sequel to Incarceron)

Also you can chose whether you want 1 winner to have all the books ore 7 winner with one book each. The contest will run till Will end on 31st August 2010 and is open Internationally. Here’s the link to the contest: http://withoutabookshelf.blogspot.com/2010/07/birthday-giveaway-sequels.html Enjoy^^

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Bought

Boys That Bite by Mari Mancusi

It arrived on Friday and I read it in one day; I enjoyed it quite a lot. I’ll post the review soon^^

 

 

Embrujo by Nina Blazon (Spell)

“Faun, a boy of disturbing black eyes and Nordic beauty, is staying in Larimar, the huge and ruinous pension of Jakub and her daughter Jade. Summer has just arrived and and the city is in deep crisis: at the same time that a group of rebels conspires against Lady Mar, the cruel sovereign that hides her face behind a metal mask, strange magic creatures sow panic by the intricate streets surrounding the river.

And, while they see how the world falls around them, will Faun and Jade be able to resist the spell of love?”

This author has one book published in English called The Pact of the Wolves but I don’t think “Spell” has been translated to English. Lately, the publishers in Spain are publishing a lot of German and Italian books; it’s cool because there are some that sound pretty good.

In My Mailbox was started by Kristi of The Story Siren.

.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.This Thursday I wanted to post about a very special thing that happened where I live but unfortunately I got really sick and I haven’t post a thing during all week. What happened is that on Monday, during all the day, snowed a lot in all Catalonia. Yeah, ok, it isn’t something that special for many people, but for us it was because I think this is the second time in my life that I see snow in my town, and it is definitely the first time that it snows that much in Catalonia since I was born. I wanted to post some photos that I took with my friends:

I am the girl with the red jacket and beige wool cap (in the first photo I’m the second starting by the left, and in the second pic I’m the one in the middle). So now you know why I’ve been sick all the week; Just my craziness for the snow^^ It’s not that I rarely see snow since at least once a year I go skiing or to the mountain with my family or friends to play with the snow and the sleds, but walking by the street and having all this snow falling over me, seeing all the kids in the streets all excited running and playing, and remembering when I went to London two years ago and it snowed (actually, when I went to London I caught a peek of all kind of weather; the day I arrived was really hot, the second day rained, and the third one snowed), I couldn’t help but be happy and smile to every single person I saw in the street. Also there’s the fact that on Thursday the schools closed (first time in my life too) and that thanks to being sick I haven’t gone to school all week.

Well, that’s all that’s happened this week. Now I’m healthy again and very eager to read. OH, and this week I’m waiting for a package full of book to arrive^^

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This is a compilation of all the books I got during the blog-break I took.

Bought

Ghostgirl by Tonya Hurley

City of Glass by Cassandra Clare

The Complete Sherlock Holmes (Vintage Classics) by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Éxodo by Anissa B.Damom

I’m gonna give you three tips which nobody gave me.

This is the first one: <<Forget all you’ve been told: Vampires don’t exist, wolfs are only animals and the magicians, faeries and goblins are locked inside big books of worn pages>>.

I want to show you the other side of the world. A World where danger is hidden behind perfect porcelain faces, love is like a bloodthirsty savage beast that lurks and pulls out your heart while you’re asleep and happiness… happiness is a crime that is paid dearly.

Canciones para Paula by Blue Jeans (Songs for Paula)

Paula, a young girl about to be 17, has decided to meet Ángel in person, a 22-years-old-boy who she has met chatting. She is nervous and excited. Minutes pass and the boy doesn’t arrive so she decides to enter a nearby cafe. There she has a funny encounter with Álex, a stranger, who is casually reading the same book as her. Both are young and good-looking… Álex has to leave hastily because he has a commitment. When Paula is about to leave, Ángel appears and apologizes for being late. He is a journalist and this afternoon he has interviewed Katia, a popular singer…

Borrowed

Angus, thongs and full-frontal snogging (Confessions of Georgia Nicolson, book 1) by Louise Rennison

Not much but enough for a while. So, what did you get?

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Well, this is going to be a huge post because here are all the book I got during the summer. So if you have time take a look^^.

Bought


*Glass Houses (MV) by Rachel Caine
*The Dead Girls' Dance (MV) by Rachel Caine
*Midnight Alley (MV) by Rachel Caine
*Feast Of Fools (MV) by Rachel Caine
*Night World 1 by L.J.Smith
*Night World 2 by L.J.Smith
*Night World 3 by L.J.Smith
*Gone by Michael Grant
*Aurelia by Anne Osterlund
*Blue Moon by Alyson Noël
*The Summoning by Kelly Armstrong
*The Otherworldlies by Jennifer Anne Kogler
*Fairy Tale by Cyn Balog
*Ruined: A Novel by Paula Morris
*Dead Connection by Charlie Price
*Strange Angels by Lili St.Crow
*Sea Change by Aimee Friedman
*Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater
*Eyes Like Stars by Lisa Mantchev
*The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman

*Stealing Heaven by Elizabeeth Scott
*I heart you, you haunt me by Lisa Schroeder
*Kissed by an Angel by Elizabeth Chandler
*La Cosecha de Samhein by José Antonio Cotrina -> I got this in a local bookstore. I haven't read it yet but I can't wait to. It is a new Spanish release and the reviews give to this book and The Hunger Games the same putuation! If you are curious about it here's my traduction of the summary:

The Harvest of Samhein by José Antonio Cotrina

A group of 12 adolescents accept, under deception, to travel to a fantastic kingdom called Rocavarancolia. This journey, for many, will not have turn back.
Once there they discover that they must stay alive until the Red Moon appears, a few months later. During this time this kingdom, yesteryear glorious but today in ruins, full of dangers, magic and mortal creatures, will try to destroy them.
A lot are the expectations that the creatures that form the Council of Rocavarancolia have in them. Thay are the only hope of the kingdom, if they are still alive when the Red Moon emerges in the sky... But what will happen then?


So this is all I got during this summer.
Wow, on Tuesday I'll have my copy of City of Ashes!!!! I'm really excited, I loved City of Bones^^

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I'm really really happy this week. I was waiting for a lot of books I ordered to Amazon to arrive and I received them the week of my birthday! YAY!

There are a lot so I'm not posting the summaries, only a link to Amazon.

Bought

From Amazon:

*Living Dead Girl by Elizabeth Scott

*The Book Of Luke by Jenny O'Connell

*Oblivion Road by Alex McAulay

*Willow by Julia Hoban

*Kiss Of Life by Daniel Waters

*The School For Dangerous Girls by Eliot Schrefer

*Swoon by Nina Malkin

*The Forest Of Hands And Teeth by Carrie Ryan

*The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

*Skinned by Robin Wasserman

*Academy 7 by Anne Osterlund

*The Luxe by Anna Godbersen

*Rumours by Anna Godbersen

*Wake by Lisa McMann

*Fade by Lisa McMann

*The Blue Is For Nightmares Collection by Laurie Faria Stolarz

*Marked by P. C. Cast and Kristin Cast

*Betrayed by P. C. Cast and Kristin Cast

*Chosen by P. C. Cast and Kristin Cast

*Untamed by P. C. Cast and Kristin Cast

*Vampire Kisses: The Beginning by Ellen Schreiber

*Dance With The Vampire by Ellen Schreiber

*The Coffin Club by Ellen Schreiber

From The Local Bookshop:

*A Tres Metros Sobre El Cielo by Federico Moccia

*Tengo Ganas De Ti by by Federico Moccia

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This week I'm really happy because I received a lot of great books.


Received


The fabulous Readergirlz sent me this two books I won at their blog:
Pants on fire by Meg Cabot

Katie Ellison is not a liar.
It's just that telling the truth is so . . . tricky. She knows she shouldn't be making out with a drama club hottie behind her football-player boyfriend's back. She should probably admit that she can't stand eating quahogs (clams), especially since she's running for Quahog Princess in her hometown's annual Quahog Festival. And it would be a relief to finally tell someone what really happened the night Tommy Sullivan is a freak was spray-painted on the new wall outside the junior high school gymnasium—in neon orange, which still hasn't been sandblasted off. After all, everyone knows that's what drove Tommy out of town four years ago.
But now Tommy Sullivan has come back. Katie is sure he's out for revenge, and she'll do anything to hang on to her perfect (if slightly dishonest) existence. Even if it means telling more lies than ever. Even if, now that Tommy's around, she's actually—no lie—having the time of her life.

Better Latte Than Never by Catherine Clark

There's nothing more annoying than working in a coffee shop inside a gas station—and not being able to drive. And having to deliver coffee to your bus driver.
Kamikaze Bus Driver sips his coffee, then charges back into traffic before I can even take a seat. I reach out for a seat back to hold on to, but the bus swerves and I fall onto the end of a seat that's already taken, right into the lap of none other than Mike Kyle.
I'm shocked. Mike's never been on this bus before. This runs against the laws of nature. I'm just so stunned I can't help blurting, "What are you doing here?" completely impolitely. Then I realize I'm still sitting on his lap.

They also sent me two bookmarks (really nice) and four cute pins with the Readergirlz logo.

I also got two book (I really wanted to read this series) from Random house. I won them at Starry Night:

Kiss me Kill me by Lauren Henderson

When Scarlett Wakefield transfers from St. Tabby's, a posh private school outside London, to Wakefield Hall Collegiate, the world-renowed prep school that her grandmother runs in the English countryside, she is relieved that no one knows her dark, haunting secret.
A few months ago, Plum Saybourne, the queen of St. Tabby's "Smart Set", surprisingly invited Scarlett to an elite party with a guest list full of the hottest names in British society, including Dan McAndrew, Scarlett's secret crush. Before the party, Scarlett had only imagined what it would be to have her first kiss with Dan, but on the penthouse terrace, Dan leaned in close and she no longer had to wonder. Their kiss was beautiful and perfect and magical, and then...
Dan McAndrew suffocated in her arms.
No one knows how or why Dan died, and everyone at St. Tabby's believes Scarlett had something to do with it. After all, she was the last person to see Dan alive. But now that she's safely hidden away at Wakefield Hall, Scarlett would rather forget that it ever happened.
Only she can't. Especially when she receives an anonymous note that will set her on the path to clearing her name and finding out what really happened to the first and last boy she kissed.

(Sequel to Kiss me Kill me) Kisses and Lies by Lauren Henderson

After discovering that someone saw what looked like Dan’s emergency EpiPen in A-lister Plum’s designer handbag, Scarlett and her tough American sidekick, Taylor, sneak into a posh London nightclub, where Plum has a private table. Scarlett is stunned to discover a piece of evidence that might implicate another girl in Plum’s exclusive circle, Lucy Raleigh. Which means Scarlett must cast a wider net in order to catch the right suspect.Back at school, groundskeeper Jase is hoping to take Scarlett’s mind off her troubles with some heart-stopping kisses. Scarlett can’t help but feel guilty for indulging in romantic rendezvous when she should be hunting down Dan’s killer. However, once Scarlett finds out how Lucy is connected to Dan, she knows she must drop everything and travel to the McAndrew estate in Scotland to hunt for more clues. But when she arrives, Scarlett becomes the target of a dangerous hunt herself.

And finally I won this amazing book at Imperial Beach Teen Blog:

Bad girls don't die by Katie Alender

Alexis thought she led a typically dysfunctional high school existence. Dysfunctional like her parents' marriage; her doll-crazy twelve-year-old sister, Kasey; and even her own anti-social, anti-cheerleader attitude.
When a family fight results in some tearful sisterly bonding, Alexis realizes that her life is creeping from dysfunction into danger. Kasey is acting stranger than ever: her blue eyes go green sometimes; she uses old-fashioned language; and she even loses track of chunks of time, claiming to know nothing about her strange behavior. Their old house is changing, too. Doors open and close by themselves; water boils on the unlit stove; and an unplugged air conditioner turns the house cold enough to see their breath in.
Alexis wants to think that it's all in her head, but soon, what she liked to think of as silly parlor tricks are becoming life-threatening--to her, her family, and to her budding relationship with the class president. Alexis knows she's the only person who can stop Kasey -- but what if that green-eyed girl isn't even Kasey anymore?


So that's what I got this week, what did you get?

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This week I'm very excited cause I got two things I really wanted to have.


Received


I won my first ARC ever at Presenting Lenore

Rampant by Diana Peterfreund

Forget everything you ever knew about unicorns…
The sparkly, innocent creatures of lore are a myth. Real unicorns are venomous, man-eating monsters with huge fangs and razor-sharp horns. And they can only be killed by virgin descendants of Alexander the Great.
Fortunately, unicorns have been extinct for a hundred and fifty years.
Or not.
Astrid Llewelyn has always scoffed at her eccentric mother’s stories about killer unicorns. But when one of the monsters attacks her boyfriend in the woods – thereby ruining any chance of him taking her to prom – Astrid learns that unicorns are real and dangerous, and she has a family legacy to uphold. Her mother packs her off to Rome to train as a unicorn hunter at the ancient cloisters the hunters have used for centuries.
However, at the cloisters, all is not what is seems. Outside, the unicorns wait to attack. And within, Astrid faces other, unexpected threats: from crumbling, bone-covered walls that vibrate with a terrible power to the hidden agendas of her fellow hunters to – perhaps most dangerously of all – her growing attraction to a handsome art student… and a relationship that could jeopardize everything.

Lenore it finally arrived! I've just read the first page but I got this feeling of "I think I'm going to enjoy this book". Oh, and thanks for the nice bookmarcks!


Bought

Twilight (Two-Disc Special Edition)(Spanish Edition)

I don't know if this edition is exclusive of Spain or not. This edition is like a book of the film with the two dvds. It is really nice. I have it with my books in the bookshelf.

So what did you get?

In My Mailbox was started by Kristi of The Story Siren.