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No review books this week, which meant I felt completely free to pick up or order whatever took my fancy. And I also got an amazing gift. Yay! All linkies going to Goodreads.com.
Bought:
One Of Those Hideous Books Where The Mother Dies - Sonya Sones
Thanks to Lisa Schroeder's I Heart You, You Haunt Me (my review here) I'm inspired to check out quite a few verse novels at the moment. I read the first few pages of this at an online bookstore and it hooked me, so here it is.
Make Lemonade - Virginia Euwer Wolff
Another verse novel, and I've heard great things about this one. It sounds like one of those stories that is going to stay with me, and I love books that do that.
The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner - Stephenie Meyer
I guess this one is a debut. I don't think I've heard of this author before, and I'm not sure what the book is about, but - Oh, okaaaaay. It's the new Meyer vampire story and after reading some of my blogger friends squeeing over it (yes you, Jenny, Carla and Caroline!) I figured I'd borrow a copy but then I saw it looking all pretty on the bookstore shelf and simply couldn't resist.
Amazing! Surprise! Gift!
Endless Summer - Jennifer Echols
The seriously-awesome Carla of the equally awesome The Crooked Shelf sent me this one with the absolute sweetest note about my blog and pointing out that I really do need to read some Jennifer Echols. If her reviews are anything to go by, she's completely right about that. Thanks Carla, you rock the rockiest.
Oh, and that big The Passage leaflet thingy you see in the photo was free at my local bookstore. It's the first six chapters of this upcoming novel. And since I'm super excited about this one, I grabbed it with total glee. Exciting, non?
While I'm here, can we just talk about the UK cover for Mockingjay for one second? See, I love the US one. It has this great cool futuristic feel that just does it for me, and when I first saw it I thought it just felt 'right'.But now we've seen the UK one, and... it just feels 'right' too. I love its fieriness and the fact that it's totally unisex, because this is absolutely a series that should be read by boys as well as girls.
I'm now thinking I need one of each. When I'm not grinding my teeth with anticipation, that is. Roll on, August 25th. And go Team Gale!
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You do need to read some Ms Echols and i am quite ecstatic to hurry along the process!! glad you like my little note, i was worried about sounding like a tool because i worte it at like 7am, good job i'm a morning person! YAY i really hope you love it, oh and that free Passage thing is going on my radar for my book shopping extravegansa tomorrow. happy reading mon pip, enjoy!!
What a great week!
I've heard really good things about Make Lemonade. My friend I used to work with at Borders read it a while ago, and she loved it. She doesn't really like verse novels, so that bodes well.
Heee, I knew you were getting Endless Summer from Carla. *grin* I'm glad you're excited to read it - The Boys Next Door is SO good.
And The Passage sampler! Yes! I got it too, because like you, I can't wait to read it. I feel like the wait has been endless, but it's almost here. I hope it lives up to expectations - I'm going to have to set about a week aside to read it, I think. It's HUGE!
Oh, and lastly, I'm liking the UK Mockingjay cover. I still prefer the US though!
Bree Tanner is fab and Endless Summer looks amazing. Hope you enjoy them all!
The Passage looks exceptionally creepy! Lol I love how you first started talking about Bree Tanner!! How long has it been since people could talk about a SMeyer book like that?? I really want to read Make Lemonade at some point. I've heard such great things about it and it's supposed to be a classic. Team Peeta + Team Gale! She can have them both, right?
Ooh, I remember reading One of Those Books..- and I remember loving it! Awesome books this week! =D
Yay for Endless Summer - I love Jennifer Echols! I also love the UK cover for Mockingjay and CAN'T WAIT to read it (I think i may actually be experiencing physical pain I want to read it so badly!)
Anyway looking forward to hearing you thoughts on the verse novels:)
Enjoy!
(this is the third time I've tried to comment and blogger keeps going funny so if there end up being 3 similar comments I'm not going mad..:))
Yay for Endless Summer! It's one I'm really wanting to read. :D Enjoy your books!
~Briana
No review books? That must be so amazingly liberating. I'm actually jealous of that LOL
I love your descritption of Bree Tanner. That is flipping hilarious. I'm thinking I can resist buying it and read it online for free. It's so short. I think I could do it.
Looking forward to your review of Endless Summer. Carla and Sammee's reviews made me really want to read it.
Enjoy all!
I got Endless Summer to can't wait to read it. I hope you enjoy!
Awesome books this week! I haven't read any Jennifer Echols either :S
Looks like a great week: Happy Reading! Check out my IMMB if you want here
chiming in on an ancient post here.
I AM TEAM GALE TOO. ABSOLUTELY ALL THE WAY~! Love finding fellow Gale people :)
And I am reading make Lemonade at the moment :) Also, I LOVE Sonya Sones!
And we got the UK cover for mockingjay as well. yay! I love it
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