IMM is a meme started at The Story Siren with some inspiration from Alea of Pop Culture Junkie.
Anyone can participate in IMM and you are not limited to only sharing books that arrive via your mailbox. You can also share books that you've bought or books that you've gotten at the library.
Mailbox Monday can be found at: The Printed Page
Mailbox Monday is the gathering place for readers to share the books that came into their house last week (checked out library books don’t count, eBooks & audio books do). Warning: Mailbox Monday can lead to envy, toppling TBR piles and humongous wish lists.
This is the first week that I am doing a Vlog for Mailbox Monday. Let me know what you think and if you prefer the Vlog or just the posting of books. I have also posted the books below. There are a couple books I got later in the week that aren't mentioned in the Vlog but are posted below.
Anyone can participate in IMM and you are not limited to only sharing books that arrive via your mailbox. You can also share books that you've bought or books that you've gotten at the library.
Mailbox Monday can be found at: The Printed Page
Mailbox Monday is the gathering place for readers to share the books that came into their house last week (checked out library books don’t count, eBooks & audio books do). Warning: Mailbox Monday can lead to envy, toppling TBR piles and humongous wish lists.
This is the first week that I am doing a Vlog for Mailbox Monday. Let me know what you think and if you prefer the Vlog or just the posting of books. I have also posted the books below. There are a couple books I got later in the week that aren't mentioned in the Vlog but are posted below.
For Review:
Bought:
Early Xmas Gifts:
From Library:
I really want to read Lost Voices!
ReplyDeleteYou can see the books I got this week here.
Vlogs are good! It's really up to you whether you continue making them, though. :)
ReplyDeleteLooks like you got a bunch of great books! I'm especially a big fan of Cathrynne M. Valente; her writing is so gorgeous!
Lost Voices looks intriguing. Happy reading!
ReplyDeleteGreat Mailbox! I love that cover of Lost Voices. I see you're reading Dark Lover--that's one of my favorite series! Thanks for linking up to Mailbox Monday. Happy reading!
ReplyDeleteI received for review Lipstick in Afghanistan by Roberta Gately from Gallery Publishers.
ReplyDeleteRoberta Gately’s lyrical and authentic debut novel—inspired by her own experiences as a nurse in third world war zones—is one woman’s moving story of offering help and finding hope in the last place she expected.
Gripped by haunting magazine images of starving refugees, Elsa has dreamed of becoming a nurse since she was a teenager. Of leaving her humble working-class Boston neighborhood to help people whose lives are far more difficult than her own. No one in her family has ever escaped poverty, but Elsa has a secret weapon: a tube of lipstick she found in her older sister’s bureau. Wearing it never fails to raise her spirits and cement her determination. With lipstick on, she can do anything—even travel alone to war-torn Afghanistan in the wake of 9/11.
But violent nights as an ER nurse in South Boston could not prepare Elsa for the devastation she witnesses at the small medical clinic she runs in Bamiyan. As she struggles to prove herself to the Afghan doctors and local villagers, she begins a forbidden romance with her only confidant, a charming Special Forces soldier. Then, a tube of lipstick she finds in the aftermath of a tragic bus bombing leads her to another life-changing friendship. In her neighbor Parween, Elsa finds a kindred spirit, fiery and generous. Together, the two women risk their lives to save friends and family from the worst excesses of the Taliban. But when the war waging around them threatens their own survival, Elsa discovers her only hope is to unveil the warrior within. Roberta Gately’s raw, intimate novel is an unforgettable tribute to the power of friendship and a poignant reminder of the tragic cost of war.
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I received for review Laney (The Brookehaven Vampires Series #1) by Joann Sowles from the author.
In a small college town in Northern California, Laney Alexander leads a regular, uneventful life–that is, until the charming and alluring Oliver Knight enters her world. Who is this gorgeous and mysterious stranger? Or, rather, what is he?
As Laney’s sophomore year of college begins, so does an unbelievable adventure–including a love she didn’t know she longed for. She soon learns that Oliver is not ordinary, nor is the rest of his family, including a sister who openly hates her and a brother who will stop at nothing for revenge. As she fights for her life, and Oliver’s love, Laney discovers that the fictional world of vampires isn’t so fictional after all. Nobody is safe, especially Laney, Oliver’s most important priority, and he will stop at nothing to protect her. With her mortality at risk, and a commitment revealed that she, without a doubt, knows she wants, Laney’s life takes a thrilling and terrifying turn…
Nice mailbox. Enjoy!!!
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Ohhh how fun! I love the cover of Lost Voices... and that Star Wars book would have been a great gift for my husband. :) Here's my Mailbox! ~ Wendi
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