Letterbox Love #23

Letterbox Love is a meme hosted by Lynsey of Narratively Speaking whereby book lovers can exhibit the books they received this week.

This week I’m doing something a bit different, and recording my first EVER vlog! I’ve got lots of books to showcase this week and figured it would be quicker. I love watching other book hauls via vlog so thought I’d give it a go. I’m still gonna link all the books to Goodreads below. Let me know in the comments if you like the vlog or prefer a blog post. I won’t take it personally! 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SD-mwL8SjoE

 Won: 

Silence by Becca Fitzpatrick

Under the Never Sky by Veronica Rossi

Beauty Queens by Libby Bray

Birthmarked by Caragh O’Brien

Wake by Amanda Hocking

Pushing the Limits by Katie McGarry

Grave Mercy by RL LaFevers

The Pledge by Kimberly Derting

Thanks to Kate Ormand for all the above!

Eleanor and Park by Rainbow Rowell

Heart of Danger by Eliot Schrefer

Thanks to O’Dell from The Book Twirps for the TBD gift voucher!

Received for Review:

The Soterion Mission by Stewart Ross

Diary of a Mall Girl by Luisa Plaja

Thanks to Curious Fox for both the above.

Bought:

Invisibility by David Levithan and Andrea Cremer

The Moon and More by Sarah Dessen

City of Bones by Cassandra Clare

Paper Towns by John Green

Noughts and Crosses by Malorie Blackman

Freebies:

Metawars 1.0 by Jeff Norton. Thanks very much to Jeff and Canada House.

Pieces of Me by Darlene Ryan. Thanks to Canada House for the freebie selection.

 Ebooks: 

        

The Strange Gift of Gwendolyn Golden by Philippa Dowding. Thanks to Dundurn and Netgalley.

The Diaries of Bluebell Gadsby: After Iris by Natasha Farrant. Thanks to Faber and Faber and Netgalley.

Day One by Nate Kenyon from St Martins Press and Netgalley.  

What did you receive this week? Have you read any of my books and do you think it should be at the top or the bottom of my to read pile?  How do you like a book haul vlog as opposed to an actual post? I’d love to hear from you! 

Letterbox Love #8

Letterbox Love is a meme hosted by Lynsey of Narratively Speaking whereby book lovers can exhibit the books they received this week.

An epic library haul this week 😀

Firstly something festive; ‘A Merry Little Christmas‘ by Julia Williams. Doesn’t that cover make you feel all Christmassy? Also Alison Mercer’s ‘Stop the Clock‘, because I love an intriguing book. The next three are all a bit of a cheat; they are books I already had from the library in hardback, but I’ve ordered the paperback as it’s easier for the commute!

‘The Chocolate Lover’s Club‘ by Carole Matthews, ‘Lone Wolf’ by Jodi Picoult and ‘Meet me at the Cupcake Cafe‘ by Jenny Colgan have all been on my tbr shelf for a while. I love a good chick flick to separate my YA/dystopian stuff.

And because I was seriously missing out on some YA stuff, I borrowed (read: stole!) two books from my good librarian friend.

‘Breathe‘ by Sarah Crossan has been on my want list for ages, so when I discovered she had a proof copy hanging around, I had to get my hands on it! The only sad part is this doesn’t have a pretty cover. Likewise, Cat Clarke’s ‘Undone‘ is one I am very excited about, and I can’t believe I have a copy! Fingers crossed it lives up to my expectations. 

Now for ebooks!

Thanks to Netgalley and Atria Books for ‘The Sea of Tranquillity‘ by Katja Millay. It’s not a book I’ve heard of, but the blurb sounds like my kind of read!

‘Chocolate-covered Baloney‘ by KD McCrite sounds like a funny diary-type novel. Thanks to Thomas Nelson and Netgalley. I didn’t realise this was part of a series, but I hope it won’t matter!

 

 

The cover for this one is stunning, thanks to JKS Communications and Netgalley for ‘Parallel Visions‘ by Cheryl Rainfield.

Ditto the thanks for ‘Model Spy‘ by Shannon Greenland. Squee! This book looks similar to Ally Carter’s spy series at first glance, but I love a powerful female lead!

 

You have no idea my level of excitement when I found I was approved for ‘Pushing the Limits‘ by Katie McGarry! I have heard much good things about this steamy read! Many, many thanks to Harlequin and Netgalley!

I am always intrigued by YA LGBT novels, as I don’t really think there are many good books out there. But can ‘Another 365 days‘ by Ke Payne meet my expectations? Thanks to Bold Strokes and Netgalley.

Phew! What a list! I’ve gotta storm through ‘A Merry Little Christmas’ and the two proofs and then I think I will knuckle down with my ebooks. Please let me know your opinions on the above if you’ve already read them!

What did you receive this week? Have you read any of my books and do you think it should be at the top or the bottom of my to read pile? I’d love to hear from you!