Sunday, October 17, 2010
In My Mailbox #16
In My Mailbox is a meme hosted by Kristi @ The Story Siren once a week which explores the weekly contents of your mailbox and books bought.
For Review:
Anastasia’s Secret by Susanne Dunlap (Penguin Australia/October 25, 2010)
The Romanov family have been ousted from the imperial palace by the Bolsheviks and exiled to Siberia . Life as a privileged member of the Russian Royalty has come to a shattering end.
As the debate about their future rages within the ranks of the newly empowered, Anastasia, youngest daughter of the Tsar Nicholas, discovers love – and with it all the secrets and danger this brings into her strange new life.
Will the strength of that love be enough to save Anastasia from her tragic fate? What happened in the last days of the Romanov family? And did Russia
Thanks to Penguin Australia
Embrace by Jessica Shirvington (Hachette Australia
Violet Eden is dreading her seventeenth birthday dinner. After all, it’s hard to get too excited about the day that marks the anniversary of your mother’s death. The one bright spot is thatLincoln
After he gives her the world’s most incredible kiss – and then abandons her on her front doorstep – Violet is determined to get some answers. But nothing could have prepared her forLincoln
Without warning, Violet’s world is turned upside down. She never believed in God, let alone angels. But there’s no denying the strange changes in her body ... and her feelings forLincoln Phoenix
As Violet gets caught up in an ancient battle between dark and light, she must choose her path. The wrong choice could cost not only her life, but her eternity...
I slowly opened my eyes. The sun speared its first bright rays of golden orange into the sky and I leapt from the cliff, with the sorrowful knowledge that no matter what the outcome, at least part of me would die that day...
Violet Eden is dreading her seventeenth birthday dinner. After all, it’s hard to get too excited about the day that marks the anniversary of your mother’s death. The one bright spot is that
After he gives her the world’s most incredible kiss – and then abandons her on her front doorstep – Violet is determined to get some answers. But nothing could have prepared her for
Without warning, Violet’s world is turned upside down. She never believed in God, let alone angels. But there’s no denying the strange changes in her body ... and her feelings for
As Violet gets caught up in an ancient battle between dark and light, she must choose her path. The wrong choice could cost not only her life, but her eternity...
Thanks to Hachette Australia
Won:
Twenty Boy Summer by Sarah Ockler (Little, Brown Books For Young Readers/June 1, 2009)
"Don't worry, Anna. I'll tell her, okay? Just let me think about the best way to do it."
"Okay."
"Promise me? Promise you won't say anything?"
"Don't worry." I laughed. "It's our secret, right?"
According to her best friend Frankie, twenty days inZanzibar Bay
Beautifully written and emotionally honest, this is a debut novel that explores what it truly means to love someone and what it means to grieve, and ultimately, how to make the most of every single moment this world has to offer.
"Okay."
"Promise me? Promise you won't say anything?"
"Don't worry." I laughed. "It's our secret, right?"
According to her best friend Frankie, twenty days in
Beautifully written and emotionally honest, this is a debut novel that explores what it truly means to love someone and what it means to grieve, and ultimately, how to make the most of every single moment this world has to offer.
Huge thanks to the 2009 Debs who held this giveaway after the fracas that was caused when a man by the name of Wesley Scroggins wrote an article declaring Twenty Boy Summer, Kurt Vonnegut's Slaughterhouse 5 and Laurie Halse Anderson's Speak to be ‘soft-pornography’ and wanted them banned (personally I find this an absolutely absurd notion, banning books, ridiculous!). This caused an amazing response in the YA book blogosphere and in support of Sarah Ocker, a 2009 Deb herself, the Debs decided to hold a giveaway to celebrate the freedom to read where 100 copies of Twenty Boy Summer were to be given away. I was fortunate enough to win a copy, I can’t wait to read this, it sounds like an amazing novel.
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