In My Mailbox (50)

In My Mailbox is hosted by Kristi @ The Story Siren

For Review:



The Eternal Ones by Kristen Miller (Puffin: August 2010)
Mini Shopaholic by Sophie Kinsella (Bantam Press: September 2010)
The Dead of Winter by Chris Priestley (Bloomsbury: October 2010)

Bought:



... yes well, I think ooops is in order. But they all look so amazingly good and I can't wait to read them.

Love Sucks by Melissa Francis
Claire de Lune by Christine Johnson
The Chosen One by Carol Lynch Williams
She's So Dead to Us by Kieran Scott
The Maze Runner by James Dashner
Jealousy by Lili St. Crow
Rhymes With Witches by Lauren Myracle
Take Me There by Carolee Dean
The Treasure Map of Boys by E. Lockhart
Heaven Looks a Lot Like the Mall by Wendy Mass
Pieces of Georgia by Jen Bryant
One of Those Hideous Books Where the Mother Dies by Sonya Sones

Hope you all had a great week:)

Cover to Covet (2)

I LOVE book covers. Love, love love them. So I decided to make it a regular post - each post featuring a cover I love.



Meanicures by Catherine Clark

I can't put my finger on why I find this cover appealing I just do. Perhaps it's the colours and the flame? Or the way you really get a sense of what the book is about? Very Mean-girls-esq!

From Gooodreads: Madison is an average pre-teen living in Maine. For the most part, Madison has a happy life: a loving mother and good friends. But there's just one catch: the mean girls, who Madison and her friends used to be close with, often pick on the girls. After a particularly bad hair day, Madison takes matters into her own hands and before she knows it, finds herself turning mean. Will Madison make amends before she's left friendless?

What Would Emma Do? by Eileen Cook

From Goodreads: While juggling friendship issues (her best friend isn't speaking to her), a love triangle-turned-square (okay, maybe she shouldn't have kissed her best friend's boyfriend...but it was totally an accident!...sort of), and escalating mayhem in her small religious town (uh-oh...what would Jesus do?), Emma realizes she has to stop trying to please everyone around her and figure out what she wants for herself. It's time to start asking, "What would Emma do?"

I loved this! Emma is such a great character and she completely pulled me into her story. She has the kind of 'attitude' I love - lots of sass and she certainly says what she thinks.

This is definitely a character driven novel. It's mostly about Emma and her desire to leave the small town in which she lives. When she witnesses the truth behind an event she has to decide whether to tell what she knows when doing so will cost her what she thinks she wants the most. We get to see the town unravel around Emma as she questions what she should do. I found it all very interesting. It was scary to see a town so wrapped up in what they thought was 'right' and the lengths they were willing to go to protect that.

Seeing all of this through Emma's eyes also made it great fun. There is a locker scene that had me laughing out loud! I just adored her character and her voice. She comes across as witty, intelligent and willful but still vulnerable enough to keep her relateable. I also liked the other characters - Joann, Colin and Todd. Especially Todd. Colin did start to annoy me slightly but I still liked him.

I didn't have a clue what was going to happen in this - many things happened that took me by surprise - and the things I thought would happen didn't. My only quibble is that the ending left me wanting more - it was as if we just had access to the characters for a little while - I wanted to know what happened next! I do hope a sequel is being considered.

I can't wait to read more of Eileen Cook's work and I highly recommend this one.

I want to read that...

Girl Stolen by April Henry

From Goodreads: Sixteen year-old Cheyenne Wilder is sleeping in the back of a car while her mom fills her prescription at the pharmacy. Before Cheyenne realizes what's happening, their car is being stolen--with her inside! Griffin hadn’t meant to kidnap Cheyenne, all he needed to do was steal a car for the others. But once Griffin's dad finds out that Cheyenne’s father is the president of a powerful corporation, everything changes—now there’s a reason to keep her. What Griffin doesn’t know is that Cheyenne is not only sick with pneumonia, she is blind. How will Cheyenne survive this nightmare, and if she does, at what price.

This sounds like it could be really good! It's published September 28th 2010 (US). You can check out the author's website here (and read the first chapter).

In My Mailbox (49)

In My Mailbox is hosted by Kristi @ The Story Siren



For Review:
Radiance by Alyson Noel (US ARC)
Glee: The Beginning by Sophia Lowell
The Alchemist by Michael Scott
The Magician by Michael Scott
The Sorceress by Micheal Scott
Werewolves by Paul Jessop (PDF)

Bought:
Forget You by Jennifer Echols
Linger by Maggie Stiefvater
The Reckoning by Kelley Armstrong

How did you all do?