In My Mailbox (25)

In My Mailbox is hosted by Kristi at The Story Siren.

Bought:

Does My Head Look Big In This? Randa Abdel-Fattah

From book cover: High school is tough enough without throwing a hijab into the mix...

What's my class going to say on Monday when I walk into class wearing the Muslim veil for the first time? Oh boy, will they freak out. Shawling up? In front of the kids of Year Eleven? It would be easier to walk in naked.

Amal's decision to wear the hijab full-time takes a lot of guts. Can she cope with the prejudice, keep her friends, and still attract the cutest boy in school?

I've heard great things about this one, and it sounds like exactly the kind of quirky and unique read I could do with right now. Plus, I have a fondness for books set in Australia. I'm not really sure why, but just between us it may have something to do with all those years watching the Aussie soaps.

Dead Gorgeous - Malorie Blackman

From book cover: He's got looks. He's got attitude. Why doesn't he just get a life?

Nova is fed up. Her parents are obsessed by running their hotel and her older sister does't want to spend time with her any more.

Liam is dead gorgeous. Trouble is, he's also dead - and permanently stuck at the hotel as a ghost.

Liam can see how hard Nova is struggling. But what a shame Nova's the only one who can see him at all!

It struck me last weekend that Malorie Blackman has written a lot of books, but I've barely read any of them. This one is sounding like a less-melodramatic version of the standard YA paranormal romance. Which I'm pretty sure can only be a good thing.

On loan from the author:

Restoring Harmony - Joëlle Anthony

From ARC cover: Heading off on her own to a big American city might have been a fun adventure for sixteen-year-old Molly McClure in the good old days before the Collapse, when nearly all the oil ran out; but in 2041, when family calamities strike all at once and Molly must leave her isolated farming island in Canada for the very first time, the world she meets is anything but fun. Food is in short supply, crime is rampant, and once-bustling cities stand abandoned and crumbling - danger lurking round every corner.

No-one is as they seem, and Molly has to make some fast, tough choices about whom to trust, especially when a dangerous crime organization sets her in their sights. Luckily, Molly is a determined, can-do kind of girl, and with the help of a handsome stranger, she may just make it home alive.

I'm a dystopia addict. Fact. So when I first heard about this one last year, it went straight onto my wishlist and that week's Waiting on Wednesday post. Lucky for me, Joëlle Anthony decided to send one of her ARCs off to visit some friends in the UK, and since she knew how much I wanted to read it she offered me a read too. Then the poor little ARC got lost in the post on the way to the UK for several months... but happily it showed up recently and now here it is with me. To say I'm thrilled is a major understatement.

So... what goodies did everyone else get?