Week in Review & IMM

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IN MY MAILBOX: 12.18.11

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:

*CINDERS by Michelle Davidson Argyle (International) [Ends January 31st]
*CINDER by Marissa Meyer (US/Canada) [Ends January 25th]

(And this week for A Week of Cinderella, I featured giveaways of Marissa Meyer's CINDER being run by Mermaid Vision Books and Confessions of a Common Reader.  Keep following Marissa's tour (I've attached the dates/blogs at the bottom of my blog tour stop) for more chances to win!!

READING NOW:

I JUST finished PANDEMONIUM.  So NOTHING right this second.  But I'm either going to read WINTERLING by Sarah Prineas or EXTRAORDINARY*: The True Story of My Fairygodparent, Who Almost Killed Me, and Certainly Never Made Me a Princess next!!

[link to my GoodReads account so you can see my blurb feed as I read]
READ THIS WEEK:

*PANDEMONIUM by Lauren Oliver
*CINDERS by Michelle Davidson Argyle
*SHADOWS ON THE MOON by Zoë Marriott
*PRINCESS OF GLASS by Jessica Day George

REVIEWED THIS WEEK:

*PRINCESS OF GLASS by Jessica Day George

*CINDERS by Michelle Davidson Argyle
*SHADOWS ON THE MOON by Zoë Marriott
*CINDER by Marissa Meyer
*Round-up of TWELVE Cinderella features & reviews over the lifetime of this blog

GUEST REVIEWS:
*MY FAIR GODMOTHER by Janette Rallison (From Literally Jen)
*CINDERELLA: A TWIST IN TIME (From Tamara Felsinger/Uncharted Pages)
*EVER AFTER (From Mermaid Vision Books)


FEATURES THIS WEEK (A Week of Cinderella event):


*(BLOG TOUR STOP): GIVEAWAY & CINDER Cover Design! In-Depth interview with designer Rich Deas
*(BLOG TOUR STOP): Top 10s with author Julia Karr (TRUTH, XVI)
*Interview with author Zoë Marriott (SHADOWS ON THE MOON)
*Interview with 2012 debut author Sarah J. Maas (THRONE OF GLASS)
*Guest Post & Giveaway with Michelle Davidson Argyle (CINDERS)
*Interview with Jim C. Hines (THE STEPSISTER SCHEME)
*Cinderella & I/CINDER Launch Party (Guest post with Kristina's World of Books)
*The Ultimate Love Story (Guest post with The Romance Bookie)
*Updating Cinderella into Modern Times (Guest Post with The Flashlight Reader)
*How Cinderella Entered My Life (And refused to leave me alone!) (My own post)
*RIP, MERMAID MUSE ;_;
*CINDER Hits the NYT Best Sellers List!
*A Proposal Straight out of a Fairy Tale
*CINDER's Movie-Style Trailer and Marketing Campaign
*Waiting on Wednesday: THRONE OF GLASS by Sarah J. Maas
*Happy Book Day to THE ROOK, A MILLION SUNS, and THE FAULT IN OUR STARS!
*Top Ten Tuesdays: Ten Books I'd Recommend to Someone Who Doesn't  Read Cinderella
*Teaser Tuesdays: SHADOWS ON THE MOON by Zoë Marriott
*Cover Crazy: ASH, JUST ELLA, THE CINDERELLA DEAL, CINDERELLA SKELETON



RECEIVED THIS WEEK:







Loot:

The Cinder(ella) edition!!! 

I'm posting a complete event round-up (though you can also see all the posts that hit this week above. There were a TON, more than I ever anticipated!  Enough to fill TWO weeks!!!) today as well!

A Backwards Story

ALSO FEATURED:
*Mockingjay pin (gift, thank you!!)
*RED by Dia Frampton (CD; second place winner of last year's THE VOICE.  I normally don't watch such shows, but she's one amazing singer!!)
*Awesome DON'T BREATHE A WORD by Holly Cupala street team swag

PURCHASED:

*THE WIDE-AWAKE PRINCESS by E.D. Baker [My Review]
*A MILLION SUNS by Beth Revis [My ACROSS THE UNIVERSE Review]
*THE FAULT IN OUR STARS by John Green [2 copies; 1 for a co-worker...both copies have the elusive Hankler Fish!!!]

ARCs:

*THE RIVALS by Daisy Whitney (Ahhh, I'm SO EXCITED!!! I loved THE MOCKINGBIRDS!! [Mockingbirds Review]) [Out Feb 06, 2012]
*STARTERS by Lissa Price [Out March 13, 2012]
*THE SONG OF ACHILLES [Out March 06, 2012]
*LIES BENEATH by Anne Greenwood Brown [Out June 12, 2012]

What did you get in your mailbox this week?

Comments

  1. BrodieJanuary 15, 2012 at 9:12 AM

    Starters!! Lies Beneath!! A Million Suns!! Jealous!! AMS isn't out until March here in AU, but I am so tempted to buy it online to read earlier. \

    And I have been hearing SO much about The Fault in Our Stars lately. I have yet to read a John Green novel, perhaps this is a good time to start?? Awesome mailbox, hope you enjoy these, Bonnie!

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  2. Grace FonsecaJanuary 15, 2012 at 9:43 AM

    A Million Suns does look pretty. I did manage to get an ARC of it at Comic Con, but will buy a hardcover soon. Great haul as usual.Everyone seems to have gotten The Fault in Our Stars this week.

    Grace...

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  3. KristinaJanuary 15, 2012 at 12:02 PM

    I need to get a finished copy of A Million Suns, I loved it!

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  4. Lisa SchenstedJanuary 15, 2012 at 2:30 PM

    YAY FOR TFIOS!
    And also YAY for the illusive Hankler Fish!

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  5. A Beautiful MadnessJanuary 15, 2012 at 5:45 PM

    I got Lies Beneath on NetGalley too. It sounds really good. Hope you enjoy it!
    Em
    My IMM
    A Beautiful Madness

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  6. Alison Can ReadJanuary 15, 2012 at 8:18 PM

    Great set! So cool that you got Rivals. I loved Mockingbirds and can't wait to read the next book.
    My IMM

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  7. PaigeJanuary 15, 2012 at 9:44 PM

    The Fault In Our Stars looks really good. I've never read any John Green before but i got two of his books so i hope to read them soon. I hope you enjoy everything! Come check out my IMM!

    http://paigebradish1996.blogspot.com/2012/01/in-my-mailbox-16.html

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  8. Novels On The RunJanuary 16, 2012 at 8:21 PM

    That was a great IMM vid. Very interesting looking books. You brought a lot to my attention.

    I need to put some on my TBR pile. The Mocking bird and The Rival and their newer covers you showed sound great. Love the Mockingjay pin you got from your friend.

    I've not heard of Dia Frampton so I shall have a listen on youtube.

    Don't Breathe A Word sounds a bit frightening and the glitter magnet was gorgeous.

    Have fun with all that.

    I do love all the Cinder art cover designs, magnificent.

    Michelle

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    1. Bonnie @ A Backwards StoryJanuary 17, 2012 at 9:22 AM

      Thank you so much! :) I love Daisy Whitney so much...and I've never been huge on contemporary. But if she writes it, I will come. I'm SO excited to dive into my RIVALS ARC! Isn't that pin fabulous? I was happy and surprised and shocked! I've coveted such a pin for so long!

      You'll have to tell me what you think of Dia. I really rooted for her to win. I don't even remember the other guy's name.

      DON'T BREATHE A WORD *is* frightening in a realistic way, but that just makes it resonate more!

      I'm so glad you enjoyed the CINDER cover designs. I thought they were beautiful and loved Rich Deas' inside glimpse at making a cover!!

      Thanks for commenting <3

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