In My Mailbox: 12.04.11

IN MY MAILBOX: 11.06.11

In My Mailbox was created by Kristi at The Story Siren because:

"I get books to read and then ultimately share my thoughts about with my readers. As much as I want to, I can’t possibly read every book I receive. Yet, I still wanted a way to feature those books on the blog, even though it might not be in the form of a review. Problem solved! Every week I'd share the books I received that week... ones I'd bought, or gotten at the library, and ones that I'd receive to review on the blog. That way I could mention titles that might not otherwise get some face-time on The Story Siren..."

I find the same thing happening at A Backwards Story. I'm so backed up on reviews atm... That's why I like these videos!

CURRENT GIVEAWAY:

I'm participating in K.C. Neal's PYXIS Blog Tour this week!  K.C. is giving away a KINDLE!  If you're following A Backwards Story, you have an extra chance to win!  Check it out!

READING NOW:

*TOUCH OF FROST by Jennifer Estep [links to my GoodReads blurb feed as I read]

READ THIS WEEK:

*THE CINDERELLA SOCIETY by Kay Cassidy
*PYXIS by K.C. Neal
*THE ELEVENTH PLAGUE by Jeff Hirsch
*ENCHANTED by Alethea Kontis

REVIEWED THIS WEEK:

*PYXIS by K.C. Neal (Blog Tour Stop)
*CATCHING JORDAN by Miranda Kenneally

FEATURES THIS WEEK:

*Cover Crazy: REVIVED by Cat Patrick
*Mythological Mondays with THE CINDERELLA SOCIETY by Kay Cassidy
*Top Ten Tuesday: Top Ten TBR Titles This Winter
*Just Contemporary Week 5: Guest Post with Sarah from Story Bound Girl on A Backwards Story
*Just Contemporary Week 5: Sarah from Story Bound Girl hosted my guest post on her blog
*Waiting on Wednesday: TAKE A BOW by Elizabeth Eulberg
*Interview with author Miranda Kenneally (originally for Just Contemporary)
*Guest post: WHY SPORTS? by author Keri Mikulski (PRETTY TOUGH series) (originally for Just Contemporary)

RECEIVED THIS WEEK:

YouTube Link

Loot:

Can you believe it's December already???  Who has asked for books as gifts? (Me, me, me!)

BOOK SIGNING:

*Met authors Elizabeth Eulberg, Jeff Hirsch, and Coe Booth at Children's Book World for Scholastic's This is Teen book tour.  There are a ton of events with This is Teen, which has its own website, Facebook account, and Twitter handle.  Check them out!

Anyway, since I read Jeff Hirsch's THE ELEVENTH PLAGUE on my nook, I only purchased THE LONELY HEARTS CLUB by Elizabeth Eulberg.  What makes this book really special is the fact that it's the first book I EVER reviewed on A Backwards Story.  I loved meeting Elizabeth and can't wait for TAKE A BOW to come out this coming spring!

ARCs:

*IRISES by Francisco X. Stork [Jan. 01, 2012; thanks to Scholastic & This is Teen!]
*THE GIRLS OF NO RETURN by Erin Saldin [Feb. 28, 2012; thanks to Scholastic & This is Teen!] 
*CURVEBALL: THE YEAR I LOST MY GRIP by Jordan Sonnenblick [March 01, 2012; thanks to Scholastic & This is Teen!]  (Mentioned: Ashley from Basically Amazing Books because she has asked me to read this author before, which I discuss in the video!)
*PERCEPTION by Kim Harrington (CLARITY #2) [March 01, 2012; thanks to Scholastic & This is Teen!] 
*THE FIRE WARS by Kailin Gow [out now; thanks to NetGalley and The Edge!] (AND it's autographed to me.  THANK YOU!!]
*ENCHANTED by Alethea Kontis [May 08, 2012; thanks to NetGalley and Houghton Mifflin Harcourt!]
*UNDER THE MOON by Natalie J. Damschroder [Dec. 06, 2012; thanks to NetGalley and Entangled Publishing!]
*ALLEGIANCE by Cayla Kluver [Feb. 28, 2012; thanks to NetGalley and HarlequinTEEN!]
*PRETTY CROOKED by Elisa Ludwig [March 13, 2012; thanks to NetGalley and Katherine Tegen/HarperColllins!] 
(This is one of the Top Ten Contemporary Reads I'm most looking forward to in 2012!)
*NEW GIRL by Paige Harbison [Jan. 31, 2012; thanks to NetGalley and HarlequinTEEN!]
*SISTERS OF GLASS by Stephanie Hemphill [March 27, 2012; thanks to NetGalley and Alfred A. Knopf/Random House!]
*AVATAR: THE LAST AIRBENDER -- THE PROMISE, PT.1 [bridge between TV series and upcoming 2012 sequel series]  [Jan. 25, 2012; thanks to NetGalley and Dark Horse Comics!] 

PURCHASED:

*(New issue of Disney 23 magazine arrived with fun swag!)

*VOID by Rhiannon Lassiter
*ICO: CASTLE IN THE MIST by Miyuki Miyabe (Author of THE BOOK OF HEROES, which was one of the first books I ever reviewed on A Backwards Story)
*LOOK, I MADE A HAT by Stephen Sondheim




What did you get in your mailbox this week?