“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?