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Better late than never! (I really swear I had this uploaded and ready to go - but maybe I dreamed it all. :-P)

{ FOR REVIEW }

• The Magical Tale of Eliza Felding by Rich Douglas
• The Dark City by Catherine Fisher
• Jamrach's Menagerie by Carol Birch

{ BOUGHT }

• Eona by Alison Goodman
• The Twilight Saga: The Official Illustrated Guide by Stephenie Meyer
• Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen 

{ WON }

• Ten Miles Past Normal by Frances O'Roark Dowell (from Novel Novice)

{ R.A.K. }

• The Liar Society by Lisa and Laura Roeker (from Lisa and Laura themselves!)  

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So that's what I got this week. What's in your mailbox?

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I'm finally doing another IMM! It's been a while - I've received some really cool stuff over the last couple of weeks. 

{ FOR REVIEW }

• Robopocalypse by Daniel H. Wilson
• Mishap and Mayhem by M. M. Shelley
• The Girl Who Circumnaviagted Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making by Catherynne M. Valente
• The Map of Time by Felix J. Palma
• Plus a copy of The Time Machine by H. G. Wells

{ BOUGHT }

•  Sisters of Isis: The Summoning by Lynne Ewing
• Darkness Becomes Her by Kelly Keaton
• Abandon by Meg Cabot

{ BORROWED }

• The Body Finder by Kimberley Derting   

{ WON }

• Born at Midnight by C. C. Hunter (signed!) from Girl About Books
• plus a whole goodie bag of cute stuff
• Desires of the Dead by Kimerley Derting (signed!) from Novel Novice
• plus some awesome swag as well!

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It feels like I haven't done one of these in forever! But I got some really, really awesome things this week in the mail, so there was no way I wasn't going to share. But it seems to be a reoccurring theme right now that I just don't have enough time in the day, so there is no editing done to this video at all. I'm a little bummed, because I love playing around with it, but with only a limited amount of time at home this morning, what are ya gonna do? Oh, and I apologize for my uber frizzy just-washed hair. ;D

{FOR REVIEW}

• Ruby Red by Kerstin Gier (coming out May 10, 2011)  

{BOUGHT}

• City of Fallen Angels by Cassandra Clare

{BORROWED}

• Pegasus by Robin McKinley
• Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia & Margaret Stohl
• Beautiful Darkness by Kami Garcia & Margaret Stohl

{R.A.K.}

• Stray by Rachel Vincent (from Smash @ Smash Attack Reads)
• The Liar Society by Lisa & Laura Roecker (from JL @ An Avid Reader's Musings)
• The Dark Divine by Bree Despain (from Amber @ AwesomeSauce Book Club)

And if you haven't checked out R.A.K. yet, head over to Book Soulmates and sign up immediately! It's so much fun, and you definitely won't regret it. Again, thank you so much to the people who have sent me books! You guys are totally awesome. ;D

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No video again this week. I really wanted to, because I got some really awesome things this week, but time just got away from me. The weekend is just never long enough, is it?

{FOR REVIEW}

None this week! (Kind of glad too - my reading pile is massive right now!)

{BOUGHT}

• Anna and the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins
• Darkfever by Karen Marie Moning
• Lover Eternal by J. R. Ward
• Lover Awakened by J. R. Ward
• Lover Unbound by J. R. Ward
• Balefire by Cate Tiernan

So after finishing Anna and the French Kiss last week (review to come!), I immediately went and purchased my own copy. I am planning on forcing this on everyone. I also stopped by a local used bookstore in town, and happened to find three of the missing Black Dagger Brotherhood books I was missing, as well as the first in the Fever series by Karen Marie Moning. And, randomly, I decided to go with my parents on their visit to our local Sam's Club, and naturally went into the book section. While I could have bought a lot, I settled for the bound edition of the Balefire series. I haven't read them before, or honestly hear much about them, but they sounded really good, and I love bound editions.

{BORROWED}

• Other Words for Love by Lorraine Zago Rosenthal 
• Warped by Maurissa Guibord

And I promised myself I wouldn't check anymore books out until I'd read the ones I had, but I couldn't resist. Both of these came back on the same day, and I've wanted to read both of them. It was totally a sign.

And probably the coolest thing I got all week! A while ago, I won a runner-up prize pack from Novel Novice for their anniversary contest of epic. And it came this week! I got a bunch of stunning Novel Novice bookmarks, and some amazing Wicked Lovely temporary tattoos. I got a bunch, so I might give some away. ;D

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It's time for another In My Mailbox! I can't believe it's already Sunday. Some weeks just go by so fast. I usually do a vlog post now, but I was just too exhausted yesterday afternoon to make one. Blame laundry and dishes, ugh.

{FOR REVIEW}

• Relic Master: The Dark City by Catherine Fisher (Thank you Dial Books!)

 I was shocked to get this one in the mail - I hadn't asked for it! It's nice to get a little surprise every now and then. ;D But, this looks really good. I haven't read Incarceron or Sapphique yet, but I've heard they're good. And this has a map. A fold-out map. I'm hooked.

{BOUGHT}

• Behemoth by Scott Westerfeld
• Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte

I bought Behemoth after I found Leviathan at my local discount store. I've been meaning to read it forever, and my library's only copy is large print - and I just cannot read large print for the life of me. So, I just went ahead and bought my own. I know I'll love it anyway. ;D I bought Wuthering Heights since it's my next Wordsworth challenge book. I always like to have a cheaper paperback copy that I don't feel so bad about highlighting quotes in. And I'll admit it, I totally love the classic re-releases with the Twilight-y covers. They're so pretty!

{BORROWED}

• Forgive My Fins by Tera Lynn Childs
• Hex Hall by Rachel Hawkins
• The Iron Witch by Karen Mahoney
• Sisters Red by Jackson Pearce

  I kind of went a little library-book-happy this week and checked out more than I usually do. But, with all the new amazing orders coming in (ya know, not to toot my own horn or anything, lol!), I just can't help it. I checked out Forgive My Fins for a little mermaid fun - I absolutely love mermaids. Hex Hall is for the A-Z Challenge. The Iron Witch is a 2011 debut author, and Sisters Red is just for fun. I looooove the cover on Sisters Red, and I love werewolves, so I figured it would be a good match.

Oh, and I got one other bookish thing:

This is totally my life motto. "Keep Calm and Have a Cupcake"

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Sorry for the overly long video - I had a lot of books, and I kind of rambled a little! I also would have had this up a whole hour earlier, but Daylight Savings Time really threw me for a loop this morning - I overslept like crazy. But that's totally allowable on a Sunday. ;D I apologize again for the shoddy video quality. Youtube likes to distort my videos for some reason.

{FOR REVIEW}

Between Shades of Gray by Ruta Septys

The Stone of Destiny by Jim Ware (signed!)

Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs

{BOUGHT}

Delirium by Lauren Oliver

The Iron Thorn by Caitlin Kittredge

Thirst No. 3: The Eternal Dawn by Christopher Pike

Hush, Hush by Becca Fitzpatrick

Leviathan by Scott Westerfeld

Zombies vs. Unicorns by Holly Black

Wicked Lovely by Melissa Marr

Darkest Mercy by Melissa Marr (signed!)

{BORROWED}

Fragile Eternity by Melissa Marr (ARC edition)

Creepers by Joanne Dahme (ARC edition)

Angel and Apostle by Deborah Noyes (ARC edition)

Fire by Kristin Cashore (ARC edition)

Why Dogs Eat Poop, and Other Useless or Gross Information about the Animal Kingdom by Francesca Gould (ARC edition)

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Hope you all are having a fabulous weekend so far! I apologize in advance for all my mispronunciations - I'm pitiful when it comes to pronouncing things, lol! And I'm not sure why, but the video quality came out a little ickier than normal. I hope my camera isn't fading on me!

• Blood Red Road by Moira Young
• Matched by Ally Condie
• The Replacement by Brenna Yovanoff
• Across the Universe by Beth Revis
• The Eternal Ones by Kristin Miller
• Nightshade by Andrea Cremer

 I'm going to be posting a couple photos from the Breathless Reads signing later in the week, so keep an eye out for that as well!

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Mini Update

So I just wanted to post a really quick mini update. I haven't even been gone for a full week, and I already feel bad about not paying attention to the blog. Kinda sad, right? Well, I actually got sick again - the joys of working in a public library, I know. And being sick, for some reason, has the side effect of making me avoid computers like the plague. So, I haven't checked my e-mail, I've missed a couple posts I had wanted to make, and I'm a little behind with...well...everything. I am literally terrified to open up my Google Reader. But, first things first. Here is a late mini IMM. But, better late than never, right?


I managed to snag two more of the the Highlander series by Karen Marie Moning! At this rate, I might find the whole series for free. I am no the proud owner of a very used copy of The Immortal Highlander and Spell of the Highlander.

I also finally updated the other question for Friday. I'm going to be replying to all the comments soon - sorry I haven't done it before this!

Also, I should be posting a review for Across the Universe soon, as well as Nightshade. Nightshade I'm currently re-writing, since I tried to write it while under the influence of cold medication and it really...just doesn't make any sense at all, lol! And even though I avoid computers while sick, luckily I don't avoid books. So, while I may have been reading at a slower pace, my Breathless Reads Tour Mini Challenge is still mostly on pace. I'll be getting the original post updated this week as well.

So that's it for the most part. I've got a lot of catching up to do, but I'll get it done eventually. ;D

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Hope everyone is having a fantastic Valentine's Day weekend! I decided to do another vlog post for IMM this week. I had so much fun doing the other one, I couldn't resist!

• Waterfall by Lisa Bergren (ARC)
• The Revenge of the Radioactive Lady by Elizabeth Stuckey-French (ARC)
• A Wind in the Door by Madeleine L'Engle
• Kiss of the Highlander by Karen Marie Moning
• Beyond the Highland Mist by Karen Marie Moning
• Dark Lover by J. R. Ward
• Lover Enshrined by J. R. Ward
• Lover Revealed by J. R. Ward

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So this week I definitely shouldn't have, but I totally did. I went to another library book sale. I spent a little too much probably, but I found a couple of great books. It wasn't as good as my library's sale...but what can I say? I'm biased! I would have done another vlog post this weekend, but with being sick, I'd sound like a stuffy frog, and no one needs to hear that. XD

{Booksale}

• Dracula by Bram Stoker
• Edgar Allan Poe: Complete and Unabridged Fiction and Poetry by Edgar Allan Poe
• Russian Winter by Daphne Kalotay
• The Swan Thieves by Elizabeth Kostova
• Avalon High by Meg Cabot
• The Bitten by L. A. Banks

(I bought Dracula because it was such an awesome old edition, full of illustrations. I was really happy to find Swan Thieves too! I love Elizabeth Kostova. And The Bitten is actually the fourth in a vampire huntress series, so I'm going to have to find the first ones. :-P)

• Devices and Desires by K. J. Parker
• Pride and Prejudice and Zombies by Seth Grahame-Smith
• Wuthering Bites by Sarah Gray
• The Glass Books of the Dream Eaters, Volume 1 by Gordon Dahlquist
• Harry Potter and Philosophy by David Baggett
• Garden Spells by Sarah Addison Allen

(Pride and Prejudice and Zombies! I can't believe I haven't read this yet. I also found a Wuthering Heights remix, Wuthering Bites. The Glass Books of the Dream Eaters was a series I read a while ago, and really loved, so now I'm going to have to find Volume 2 to match. Harry Potter to fuel my addition of course, and Sarah Addison Allen is a local NC author that was recommended to me by a friend.)
 

• Valiant by Holly Black
• Faeries by Brian Froud
• Song of the Sparrow by Lisa Ann Sandell
• Marked by P. C. Cast
• Inkspell by Cornelia Funke
• Inkdeath by Cornelia Funke

(I was so excited to find Valiant since I found Tithe at the first book sale I went to. I absolutely love Brian Froud, so I couldn't pass his up. I also managed to find the first House of Night book, Marked. I've been meaning to try the series at some point. I also found Inkspell and Inkdeath by Cornelia Funke. Only Inkheart wasn't there! Now I'm going to have to hunt down a library binding of it to complete the collection.)

{Bought & Borrowed}

• Twilight by Stephenie Meyer
• New Moon by Stephenie Meyer
• Eclipse by Stephenie Meyer
• Breaking Dawn by Stephenie Meyer
• The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner by Stephenie Meyer
• Wicked Lovely by Melissa Marr

(I had a few awesome coupons for Barnes & Noble, so I finally bought the Twilight series, in a lovely box set. And I borrowed Wicked Lovely from the library this week as well.)

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Everyone better be having an excellent weekend to make up for my sucky one, lol! I've been sick for a couple of days, and while it's a great time to catch up on blog posts and read, I'd really just like to be able to breathe out of my nose. So, everyone else go crazy for me for what's left of the weekend!

(I'm starting to wish my shelves were white instead of black. Having to use the flash so much is bothering me!)

{For Review/Filched:}

• The Iron Queen by Julie Kagawa (ARC)

So my mum actually received this one a couple of days ago in the mail as an ARC, and I totally filched it from her. I've been really, really wanting to read this series. Now I just need to get my hands on the first two.

{Borrowed:}

• Matched by Ally Condie
• Timeless by Alexandra Monir
• Anna and the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins

I also checked out a couple of books from the library this week. Matched because I meant to read it last year, and never did. Not to mention all the amazing reviews out there, and that a coworker read it and loved it. Timless is for the 2011 DAC, and because I totally love time travel novels. And Anna and the French Kiss because I couldn't resist it anymore! I feel like the only person in the world who hasn't read it yet!

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I hope everyone is having a great weekend so far! Here's what I got this week in my mailbox.

{For Review:}

• Kat, Incorrigible by Stephanie Burgis (ARC)

 I was so excited to receive this is the mail this week! This is on two of my challenge lists for the year, and I've been waiting to read this one for forever. It's due out on April 5th, 2011.

{Bought:}

• Across the Universe by Beth Revis

I cannot wait to read this! I've heard so many good reviews that I couldn't resist buying my own copy. The reversible cover is gorgeous!

I also just wanted to mention that I got my awesome little swag pack in the mail from Steph @ The Thoughts of a Book Junky for participating in the A-Z Reading Challenge this year. I received a postcard, and a couple of signed bookmarks. So awesome! You should definitely check out the challenge if you haven't already. 

And now for a special vlog segment of this week's IMM. I went to my local booksale, and bought a lot of books. I apologize in advance for how many times I say 'um'. ;D Oh, and the really bad lighting. I tried to get it as bright as possible.

And sorry for all the mispronunciations! I'm so bad with getting names right.

Interesting note, I found a note in Mr. & Mrs. Fitzwilliam Darcy that said it was the "worst book I've ever read", and a torn out magazine article about Twilight in The Host. It's funny what you can find in used books.

• Wicked by Gregory Maguire
• Thirst No. 1 by Christopher Pike
• Thirst No. 2 by Christopher Pike
• The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants by Ann Brashares
• Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead
• Frostbite by Richelle Mead
• Shadow Kiss by Richelle Mead
• Tithe by Holly Black
• Evermore by Alyson Noel
• Blue Moon by Alyson Noel
• The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
• Wicked: Witch & Curse by Nancy Holder
• Mr. & Mrs. Fitzwilliam Darcy by Sharon Lathan
• Magyk by Angie Sage
• Bridget Jones's Diary by Helen Fielding
• The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
• The Host by Stephenie Meyer
• The Alienist by Caleb Carr

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Another late IMM. This week was kinda slow for me - only two books. However, next week should be borderline ridiculous. It's my library's annual booksale. $2 hardbacks, and $1 paperbacks. My plan is to spend way more than I rightfully should. ;D

Bought:

• The Unicorn Tapestries by Margaret B. Freeman

One of the benefits of working in my library is all the donations for the book sale come to us first. We can go through them and go ahead and buy a few things in advance it we want. I saw this and absolutely could not resist. It has full-color foldouts of the unicorn tapestries, and tons of other unicorn artwork. For $2, how could I not?

Won:

• Revolution by Jennifer Donnelly (ARC edition)

I finally received my copy of  Revolution I won from Novel Novice back in November. I'm so excited to finally be able to read this!

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So there isn't much for me this week - just a few belated Christmas presents, and buying up some challenge books. 

Bought:

• Mortal Instruments Box Set by Cassandra Clare 
• Hunger Games Box Set by Suzanne Collins

 (Both box sets are late Christmas presents to myself. So excited to get box sets of these series - I've never had my own copies.)

Bought:

• Unearthly by Cynthia Hand (DAC)
• Lady Chatterly's Lover by D. H. Lawrence (WCRD)
• Choker by Elizabeth Woods

 (All bought for challenges I'm participating in.)

Borrowed:

• Fragments by Marilyn Monroe

(So freakin' excited to read this finally! I'm a total Marilyn fangirl.)

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So please forgive my very late, very first IMM. I'm doing this right before dinner, and I'm rushing, because it literally just hit me that today was Sunday. Go-go holidays for throwing off my week! I promise, one day, this will have a spiffy little image and will look way less craptastic. One day. 

ARCs:

• The Girl Who Became a Beatle by Greg Taylor  

 

Bought:

• Dead Until Dark by Charlaine Harris (my review here)
• Red Riding Hood by Sarah Blakley-Cartwright (Couldn't resist with the movie coming out!)
• Ash by  Malinda Lo

Borrowed:

• The Luxe by Anna Godbersen
• Rumors by Anna Godbersen
• Envy by Anna Godbersen
• Splendor by Anna Godbersen

So that's what I got this week. What's in your mailbox?

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