“In My Mailbox is a weekly meme hosted by The Story Siren. Every week (or so), book readers and bloggers get to share what books they bought, borrowed, or received.”
For this blogger, that “or so” is going to be every week. Let’s be real here, people!
I’ve been thinking about joining In My Mailbox for quite a while as a way to do a shout out to the books I’ve picked up but might not get to read for a bit, or might read but not review. I’ve always acquired books faster than I can read them, and it’s even more true now.
There are at least two shipments coming from PLA. Yikes! But they aren’t here yet. They will be in my mailbox when they actually arrive. (Lalalalala)
These are this week’s actual arrivals:
The first of the many PLA pickups…(because it somehow ended up in my suitcase)
After Life by Rhian Ellis: print book giveaway at a lunch at PLA. For the librarians, this is the second book in the reprint series Amazon is publishing with superlibrarian Nancy Pearl, as one of her Book Lust Rediscoveries.
Only one from NetGalley this week. (It’s an addiction. But I’m trying to cut back.)
Railsea by China Miéville.
Jade Lee sent out coupons to pick up the prequel novella free for her new Bridal Favors series. I “cashed in” the coupon and got this book:
Engaged in Wickedness by Jade Lee.
For my reviewing gig for Library Journal, I received:
Random Acts by Alison Stone: ebook from Samhain.
Courtesy of the author I have the following ebook:
The Watchmaker’s Lady ARC by Heather Massey. I requested a copy from Heather because I loved Queenie’s Brigade.
And last but not least, I bought this ebook-only prequel novella from Amazon. I’m reviewing Brockmann’s Born to Darkness (finished this morning) and I just couldn’t start it without reading the prequel first. And yes, the prequel story is worth the 99 cents.
Shane’s Last Stand by Suzanne Brockmann.
Question: What do you think? Should I hope the boxes from PLA arrive soon, or should I hope they take a while in transit?
I forgot about Jade Lee’s prequil. I don’t think I mentioned it anywhere. I looked at China Miville’s book in Netgalley but passed it up. Didn’t know about Heather’s new book. I will have to watch for it. Sometime I get so many books in a week by the time I list them some have slipped my mind. Or maybe my mind is just going.
My husband promised to read and guest review the Mieville book, so he’s got that one on HIS iPad. The Jade Lee coupon just sort of miraculously appeared in my email and I thought, “oh what the heck, it’s free” and grabbed it.
But speaking of getting so many books, my big box of books from PLA arrived, and I’m afraid to open it. It’s huge and I picked up so many books I don’t remember what’s in it. OMG.