In My Mailbox (17)

In My Mailbox was inspired by Alea and memefied by Kristi. Check out Kristi's blog to see what others got in terms of books this week!

I had a pretty good past two weeks! Lots of books I'm excited about. Will have a general picture today because hunting for individual covers and synopses is rather time-consuming, buuut this one's respectably pretty. I had to play with the exposure a bit so that there wouldn't be an ugly flash glare on the library books.

For review:

• Skulduggery Pleasant, Book 2: Playing With Fire by Derek Landy - I think they realized they forgot to send me the second book when books one and three came two weeks ago, or the second one just came a little late? So thank you for that, John Michael!
• When the Whistle Blows by Fran Slayton - thank you, Fran!
• The Waking: Dreams of the Dead by Thomas Randall (Bloomsbury / Sept. 29, 2009) - I'm reading this now and it's quite good!
• Pastworld by Ian Beck (Bloomsbury / Oct. 27, 2009)
• Forest Born by Shannon Hale (Bloomsbury / Sept. 15, 2009)
• Lady Macbeth's Daughter by Lisa Klein (Bloomsbury / Oct. 13, 2009)
• The Tear Collector by Patrick Jones (Walker Books / Sept. 1, 2009)

The Bloomsbury books are all thanks to the fantastic Anna!

Won:

• Geektastic by multiple authors (not pictured)
• Sea Glass by Maria V. Snyder - Maria inscribed the inside with an awesome sea-blue pen, and since I love Maria's books, this one is going to be one of my most treasured possessions! Yayyy! *hugs*

Swapped:

• Outlander by Diana Gabaldon - a big, fat fantasy for long vacations away from the computer. :)
• Amor and Summer Secrets by Diana Rodriguez Wallach
• The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larson
• The Reformed Vampire Support Group by Catherine Jinks - I love the first page when I picked it up. Now to find the time to read the rest of it...
• The Thief Lord by Cornelia Funke - comes with Yan's blessings
• Gifts by Ursula K. LeGuin
• Jumping Off Swings by Jo Knowles

Bought:

• Ballads of Suburbia by Stephanie Kuehnert - I have a valuable signed and personalized ARC that I'm never giving up, but I wanted to support Stephanie, AND own an actual copy with the lovely cover.
• Jessica's Guide to Dating on the Dark Side by Beth Fantaskey - YAY! Of course.
• Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins - Again, of course, haha. I finished it, enjoyed it. You might notice that in the picture that's only the dust jacket. The book is on loan to a friend of mine who's also a Hunger Games fan... :)

Borrowed from the library:

• Libyrinth by Pearl North
• Love Is the Higher Law by David Levithan
• Tricks by Ellen Hopkins
• Psych Major Syndrome by Alicia Thompson - I LOVED THIS BOOK. LOVE. LOVE. LOVED. How many different ways can I say that?? Well, you should pick it up. Also, I'm never disregarding any book Meg Cabot recommends and/or blurbs as long as I live. Seriously, the woman's got amazing taste.

I'm super excited to read all of the books I got these past two weeks, and am looking forward to seeing what you guys got!