IN MY MAILBOX: 12.18.11
"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
*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!
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!
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
*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!!!]
*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]
*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?