In my Mailbox (18)

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I had an awesome week this week bookwise. I did many happy dances at the front door whilst in the process of opening packages.

For review

I can't tell you how appreciated this little package was from Bloomsbury this week. I got home on friday after a hellish week at work (think 5am start and a bus load of 14 year olds on a 15 hour round trip and you're starting to get the picture). Thank you very much Emma.

Revolution by Jennifer Donnelly
I am super excited about this one as I enjoyed her first book A Gathering Light and I do love historical fiction. I love the UK cover much more than the American one.

The Dead of Winter by Chris Priestley
This book looks mega creepy. I do love reading stuff by UK authors. I believe it is also set in East Anglia - yay!


Pastworld by Ian Beck
This looks like an awesome book - the village meets victorian england meets big brother. I have never heard of it before but am super excited to read it soon.

Blood Feud by Alyxander Harvey
I must admit I wsn't the biggest fan of book one but I am told that this is a series which keeps getting stronger so I am quite interested to give it a go.

Won

I got a lovely email a while back from Jenny at wondrous reads saying I had won her prize pack from her Simon and Schuster week. I was so incredibly excited about it although I wasn't entirely sure what it contained as I love love love everything I have read so far published by Simon and Schuster. I got the following books along with a super cool tote bag, some buttons, some lovely postcards and bookmarks and some posters. Thank you Jenny and Simon and Schuster. You made my week.

The Chosen One by Carol Lynch Williams
This books is awesome and definately one of the best I have read this year. As I have already read it the lucky kids at school will be getting it for their library as I definately think it is one they should read.

The Fallen by Thomas E. Sniegoski
This looks really good. Angels and gorgeous boys, awesome!

Shade by Jeri Smith-Ready
Another wicked looking book based on a girl who can see ghosts - maybe not one to read late at night!

The Haunted by Jessica Verday
I've been meaning to get the first book in this series for a while - this is the second book so I deliberately haven't paid it too much attention. I may have to pop over to Amazon and make a purchase.

Swapped

An awesome week for swapping. I am actually moaning a little bit that I hadn't had any takers on www.readitswapit.co.uk for a while and then all of a sudden they all came through at once.

The Island by Sarah Singleton (Simon and Schuster)
I put this on my wishlist a while back as I remember seeing an interview with someone high up at Simon and Schuster and they said this was one to watch out for (I think it was on wondrous reads but I could be wrong). I am quite looking forwrd to it - the premise reminds me for a book I read years ago called Losing Gemma.


The Uninvited by Tim Wynne-Jones (Candlewick Press)
Another one I saw elsewhere thought it looked good and it happened to pop up on readitswapit. Looks creepy.

The Demon's Lexicon by Sarah Rees Brennan (Simon and Schuster)
Yet another author I have heard is good but I haven't got round to reading yet. Looking forward to it.

The Guardian of the Gate by Michelle Zink (Atom)
I've only just got into this series - the lovely Emma at asamum's book utopia sent this to me as a swap. Thank you muchly.

Bought

Trash by Andy Mulligan (David Flickling Books)
Heard loads of good things about this. I happened to see Foyles had a signed edition on their website so I ordered it while they still had them. Sounds really good.

Blood Ransom by Sophie McKenzie (Simon and Schuster)
Love Sophie McKenzie, love this series. Looking forward to it muchly.

Freefall by Mindi Scott (Simon Pulse)
I have had my eye of this for a while and totally forgot that I preordered it. Looks really good.

A truly fab week, thank you to everyone who sent me things.