November 18, 2012
In My Mailbox is a weekly meme hosted by Kristi over at The Story Siren. It’s awesome. Every week, we all get a chance to tell everyone what new books we’ve gotten so that we can tell you guys and we can all drool and squee together! Huzzah for squees! Stacking the Shelves is another weekly meme hosted by Tynga at Tynga’s Reviews. They’re both awesome memes and I love meeting all of you through them!
Smallish but awesome mailbox this week, friends. It’s just about that time of year when I quit buying things for myself…until I buy myself some Christmas gifts in about a month. It’s an issue.
NETGALLEY
Pantomime by Laura Lam (February 5, 2013 from Strange Chemistry). Guys, this book sounds like a story about a freaky fantasy circus. *record scratch* Yeah. I KNOW. High fantasy, with a touch of paranormal (the world used to have chimaera, but they’re gone now), CIRCUS acts, and of course the requisite secrets, dangers, etc. This book sounds SO different and fantastic.
BOUGHT
Trundle’s Quest: The Six Crowns #1 by Allan Jones. (Amazon | Goodreads)
So I first heard about this MG fantasy on the Twitter (HOLLA, Pam!), and realized that it sounds pretty legit. I haven’t read many animal fantasies (apologies, Redwall), but this one has hedgehogs, pirates, danger, and a quest for treasure. Also, a character named Esmerelda, which was my grandfather’s (totally random) nickname for me. Or maybe I was Jasmine and my sister was Esmerelda? Hmmm….Well, either way, it’s a THING. Check out those FLYING PIRATE SHIPS on the cover!!
Mean To Be by Lauren Morrill. (Amazon | Goodreads)
I’ve actually read this already and really, REALLY enjoyed it lots. Plus, I feel like this is a really feel-good-looking cover, with Big Ben and the pretty colors. It’s the perfect vibe for this cute story of London + antagonistic but sweet love story. Good times. I’m rereading this one right now real quick before I post my review.
Woot! Hope you guys love your hauls this week!
I have a print ARC of Pantomime and I can’t wait to read it. It looks so intriguing and unique! Love the cover too 🙂 Enjoy!
Becca @ Lost in Thought
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YAY for Meant To Be!!! So glad you enjoyed it! I thought it was absolutely adorable 🙂
Nice haul — but I will skip the animal fantasy. I have a prejudice against talking animals. My new books posts are at Inside of a Dog and Ms. Martin Teaches Media. Stop by if you get a chance and happy reading!
I’ve seen great reviews for Meant to Be, I hope you like it.
Meant to be looks good- I’ll have to look into it more. I’ve been branching out from PNR into just plain ‘ole romance. Hope you enjoy your haul!
Alana’s StS @ Dark Obsession Chronicles
Oooh, I was curious about Pantomime but didn’t request it because I’m being good and not requesting books by authors I don’t have experience with. Really excited to hear what you think though! Strange Chemistry titles have been very hit or miss for me thus far.
Also, I approve of hedgehog pirate fantasies. I definitely want to hear how that goes down!
Meant to Be sounds really good! I really like the cover too. It’s beautiful and the colors really pop. 🙂
Krystianna @ Downright Dystopian
Great haul, enjoy : )
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Ahahahha I love that we are basically the same person and bought The Six Crowns because of Pam. Good life choice.
ALSO MEANT TO BE!! AHH! I need to get rid of some books off my shelf and then reward myself by purchasing a copy of that.
ALSO.
Pantomine looks too legit to quit. For reals. I love freaky circus books!
I think Pantomime looks awesome!