In My Mailbox (32) New Format

In My Mailbox is a meme started by Kristi at The Story Siren where we get to post about the books we receive each week.

This mailbox is for the past two weeks.

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I won the YAmazing Race with MGnificent Prizes giveaway hosted by the Apocalypsies--a group of YA and MG authors debuting in 2012. It has been like Christmas with the prizes making their way to my mailbox all week! Thank you so much to all of the participating authors and all of the authors who have sent their prizes to me. The following books and swag are from this giveaway.

Welcome Caller, This is Chloe 

by Shelley Coriell

Release Date: May 1, 2012
Publisher: Amulet Books
Pages: 320
Goodreads Page

Chloe's life hasn't been going exactly as planned. Her reputation was destroyed by none other than her (former) best friend, her independent study project proposal has been denied, and her grandmother's mental health is deteriorating. Struggling with loneliness and attempting to salvage her grades, Chloe decides to host a call-in radio show for her school's radio station. Could the radio station's misfits (including loner Duncan Moore) and her show's callers be the answer to her prayers?

This sounds like a light contemporary with a MC I can totally sympathize with and just enough romance and heartwarming scenes to make me aaaawww out loud. I'm looking forward to it!

Unraveling 

by Elizabeth Norris

Release Date: April 24, 2012
Publisher: Balzer + Bray
Pages: 445
Goodreads Page

Janelle is hit by a truck and dies. That is, until she is mysteriously brought back to life. Janelle is convinced her attractive classmate Ben had something to do not only with her resurrection, but also with the clock counting down to who knows what that she discovered while snooping in her FBI father's files.

Somehow the end of the world also ties into the plot, the countdown clock, and Ben...but I don't really understand how just yet. Guess I'll have to read the book to find out! I love books with mysteries, and given the thickness of this one, I'm hoping there are a TON of threads to unravel (oh! Totally didn't realize that. Ha, get it?)

Storybound 

by Marissa Burt

Release Date: April 3, 2012
Publisher: HarperCollins
Pages: 320
Goodreads Page

After unearthing a mysterious book in the basement of her school, Una finds herself transported to the land of Story. In Story, children are taught how to be book characters, attending courses on how to be heroes, sidekicks, and villains. Una is delighted, but there could be disastrous consequences if anyone discovers Una is not originally from Story.

I squeaked OUT LOUD when I opened the envelope for this book! I had it on my ARC Wishlist and then sort of forgot to request it, so I am SO fantastically happy that I won a copy! I love books like Inkheart and The Neverending Story where characters go into books. Yay!

Born Wicked 

by Jessica Spotswood

Release Date: February 7, 2012
Publisher: Putnam Juvenile
Pages: 326
Goodreads Page

Witches! Swoony kisses! Forbidden romance! Family secrets! Banned books! Rebellious friends! An oppressive Brotherhood! Tea parties! YAY!!!

Swag!

Daughter of Smoke and Bone 

by Laini Taylor

Release Date: September 27, 2011
Publisher: Little, Brown
Pages: 418
Goodreads Page

I won this from Sally at Always Lost in Stories as part of her blogoversary giveaway. Thank you! I was SO excited to see that she sent the UK version, because I am about fifty million times more in love with the shimmery UK cover than the bleh US cover. Double yay!

I've heard so many wonderful things about this book, but I have to admit that I've been scared by the hype. I'm glad I won a copy though, because now I can see for myself. I've heard it involved a war between...angels and demons? Or creatures like them? There's also a romance, and I can't say no to romance.

What actually makes me most excited is what I've heard about the "story within a story." Readers seem to be mixed on it. The plot detours for a significant chunk into a myth that provides background for the main story. Or so I've heard. I LOVE when authors do this, so I'm really looking forward to this part!

Gifted

Daughters of Rome 

by Kate Quinn

Release Date: April 5, 2011
Publisher: Berkley Trade
Pages: 370
Goodreads Page

I've wanted to read this ever since I saw the gorgeous cover and noticed Stephanie Dray (author of my Special Shelved Lily of the Nile and Song of the Nile) mentioned it on her site. The plot doesn't sound too shabby either. Ancient Rome during the tumultuous time after Nero's death? YES PLEASE!

Bookish Hobbit reviewed it a few weeks ago and was mixed on it, so she offered to send me her copy. Of course I greedily accepted. Thank you!

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What did you get this week? Are you interested in reading any of these books?

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