IMM (#17)

In My Mailbox is a meme created and hosted by Kristi over at The Story Siren with inspiration from Alea at Pop Culture Junkie. All book titles link to further info at Goodreads.


For review

The Legacy
Gemma Malley
Bloomsbury 2010
I absolutely love the first two books in this series and was delighted to receive The Legacy to review.  I expect it to be thrilling and bleak.  I'm certainly not holding out for a happy ending.








Book Tour

Restoring Harmony
Joelle Anthony
Putnam Juvenile 2010
This one has been on my wish list forever - it just looks great and I'm really enjoying dystopia/post apocolyptic fiction right now.  Thanks to UK Book Tours for organising this copy flitting its way around the UK (and to Asamum for posting it to me).






Gifted by book fairly Astrid

The Axis of Time trilogy
John Birmingham
Penguin 2006
Astrid is my close friend and daughter's Godmother who visits us yearly from Vietnam.  This year she dutifully trawled through several YA titles that I recommended (which is this case means forced upon) and in return ordered me this trilogy.  The books are adult and set in the second world war (sort of) so are way outside my comfort zone - but they look ace so I'm excited about getting into them.

Without Warning
John Birmingham
Del Ray Books 2010 (reprint)
The basic premise for this title is that the majority of America has been covered with a vast and destructive "wave" which has destroyed everything under it leaving just a small portion of the Pacific North-West uncovered.  The book looks at the implications both within America and through the rest of the world.  Great idea, huh?  And another adult book, which makes a nice change.


Bought

The Forest Of Hand And Teeth
Carrie Ryan
Gollancz 2009
I had this in hardback, but my copy seems to have gone walkabout ne'r to return.  I hadn't planned on replacing it but have just been blown away by The Dead Tossed Waves and therefore have to have the set to return to in the future.

Claire De Lune
Christine Johnston
Simon and Schuster Children's 2010
Again, this has been on my wishlist for a while and I found it going cheap on Amazon (God love you, Amazon, for your cheapness and ease of use).  Intriguing story, lovely title and gorgeous cover.  What more could I want??


And that's it. Sort of.  I just returned from holiday and there are two further packages waiting for me at the post office, so if you've sent me a book this week and I haven't mentioned it then it is probably lying in wait for me there.  I am officially back home from my many travels now and will be diligently reviewing/posting/commenting over the next few days - once I get through the scary number of entries in my Google reader....  Happy reading, everyone!