In My Lap (4)

In My Mailbox is hosted by Kristi over at The Story Siren. I'm calling mine In My Lap because 1) I do not have a mailbox, just a small cubby, 2) I do in fact have a lap, and most importantly, 3) clueless individuals will think this is really sketchy, and I like confusing people.

I thought doing a biweekly IMM would have been a good idea, but as you can see from the incredibly long list of books below, it was not. I am a serial eBook-obtainer. Yes. Yes, I am.

This week I received for review:

Fateful by Claudia Gray

And for my lovely Kindle, I got:

The Monstrumologist by Rick Yancey

The Curse of Wendigo by Rick Yancey

Abarat by Clive Barker

Corsets & Clockwork by multiple authors

Anna Dressed in Blood by Kendare Blake

Entangled by Cat Clarke

The Color Purple by Alice Walker

Possess by Gretchen McNeil

Luminous by Dawn Metcalf

Cascade by Lisa Tawn Bergren

The Warlock by Michael Scott

Between Shades of Grey by Ruta Sepetys

She's So Dead to Us by Kieran Scott

Eyes Like Stars by Lisa Mantchev

Good Oil by Laura Buzo

Blood Song by Rhiannon Hart

This is Shyness by Leanne Hall

Shut Out by Kody Kiplinger

I'm especially excited about

• The Monstrumologist trilogy (I have a galley of the third book not listed here)
• Good Oil, Blood Song, and This is Shyness because they're all Aussie
• and Shut Out because I liked the author's debut, The DUFF

I just recently finished Anna Dressed in Blood, too, and really enjoyed it. Some of the more gory parts succeeded in making me wince a few times, actually. But that only made me want to read more of it. Morbid curiosity much?

So, what landed in your lap this week?

In My Lap (3)

In My Mailbox is hosted by Kristi over at The Story Siren. I'm calling mine In My Lap because 1) I do not have a mailbox, just a small cubby, 2) I do in fact have a lap, and most importantly, 3) clueless individuals will think this is really sketchy, and I like confusing people.

This week's pickings:

The Star Shard by Frederic S. Durbin (Pub: Feb 2012)
       A MG fantasy novel. The synopsis looks really interesting.
Hamlet by William Shakespeare
       Reading this next for my English class. Very excited, since I've always wanted to read Hamlet.

...And that is it for my physical copies. Of course, I also got 6 textbooks, but I'm sure you're not interested in those.

Some random eBooks:

The Folk Keeper by Franny Billingsley
       After I finished Billingsley's Chime, I immediately snatched this one up.
Pathfinder by Orson Scott Card
       I'm ashamed to say that I've only read 1 Card novel: Ender's Game. Although I've read Ender's Game a grand total of 4 times, so you'll let me off the hook, right?
Super Sad True Love Story by Gary Shteyngart
       The title is hilarious. And the reviews -- both good and bad -- are really piquing my interest.

What landed in your lap this week?

In My Lap (2)

In My Mailbox is hosted by Kristi over at The Story Siren. I'm calling mine In My Lap because 1) I do not have a mailbox, just a small cubby, 2) I do in fact have a lap, and most importantly, 3) clueless individuals will think this is really sketchy, and I like confusing people.

So on this lovely last week of summer vacation, I got:

I told you guys you'd be able to see a picture of my lap eventually.
...That was an awkward sentence, wasn't it?

Saving June by Hannah Harrington (Pub: Nov 2011)
       A YA contemporary that I loved. So much. You have no idea. See my review.
離不開 by 鄭梓靈
       My friend brought me this all the way from Hong Kong! I stayed up until 3:00 AM to finish this last Tuesday night. Cried myself to death, I tell you...

And from NetGalley and Galley Grab:

The Butterfly Clues by Kate Ellison (Feb 2012)
Every Other Day by Jennifer Lynn Barnes (Dec 2011)
Lie by Caroline Bock (Aug 2011)

You Are My Only by Beth Kephart (Oct 2011)

Past Perfect by Leila Sales (Oct 2011)

The Hidden by Jessica Verday (Sep 2011)

Virtuosity by Jessica Martinez  (Oct 2011)
The Isle of Blood by Rick Yancey (Sep 2011)

Triangles by Ellen Hopkins (Oct 2011)

Also, some random eBooks I got:

Imaginary Girls by Nova Ren Suma
The Name of the Star by Maureen Johnson
The Summer I Learned to Fly by Dana Reinhardt

Dark Heart Forever by Lee Monroe
Dark Heart Rising by Lee Monroe
Passion by Lauren Kate
     I hated Fallen and Torment (sorry, I really did). So yes, I have no idea why I got this. Perhaps morbid curiosity?

Conclusion: I will never be able to read all of these, but I really cannot resist galleys. I need to get going on my review pile before it turns into Mt. Everest.

So, what landed in your lap this week?

In My Lap (1)

In My Mailbox is hosted by Kristi over at The Story Siren. I'm calling mine In My Lap because 1) I do not have a mailbox, just a small cubby, 2) I do in fact have a lap, and most importantly, 3) clueless individuals will think this is really sketchy, and I like confusing people.

Since this is my first In My Lap, I thought I'd just share some books from my review pile but not necessarily from this week. And since they're mostly galleys, you won't be treated to pictures of my lap. Sorry, I know you're very disappointed.

For review (the top 8 I'm most excited to read):

Clean by Amy Reed

Gone, Gone, Gone by Hannah Moskowitz

Wanderlove by Kirsten Hubbard

The Pledge by Kimberly Derting

The Iron Knight by Julie Kagawa

Ashfall by Mike Mullin

Drink, Slay, Love by Sarah Beth Durst

Witchlanders by Lena Coakley

I actually just finished reading Wanderlove yesterday and loved it. The author included some of her own drawings in there, too, and wow, she can draw. The Pledge is up next, right after I finish Marchetta's Finnikin of the Rock.

So, these are the virtual books I'm cuddling on my virtual lap. What's on yours?