In My Mailbox explores the contents of my mailbox on a weekly basis. Of course I only mention the really cool things, like books! If you would like to participate and have your own “In My Mailbox” post, you can find more information here.(This post was inspired by Alea of Pop Culture Junkie.)
For Review:
Gorgeous by Rachel Vail (ARC/May 26, 2009/Harper Teen)
She’s looking good . . . but Allison Avery can’t believe it. Growing up with beautiful, blond sisters, Allison has always been the dark-haired, “interesting-looking” Avery. So when the devil shows up and offers to make her gorgeous, Allison jumps at the chance to finally get noticed. But there’s one tiny catch, and it’s not her soul: The devil wants her cell phone.
Though her deal with the devil seems like a good idea at the time, Allison soon realizes that being gorgeous isn’t as easy as it looks. Are her new friends and boyfriend for real, or do they just like her pretty face? Allison can’t trust anyone anymore, and her possessed phone and her family’s financial crisis aren’t making things any easier. Plus, when she finds out that she might be America’s next teen model, all hell breaks loose. Allison may be losing control, but how far is she willing to go to stay gorgeous forever?
Hancock Park by Isabel Kaplan (ARC/July 6, 2009/Harper Teen)
Becky Miller lives in the best neighborhood, goes to school with the children of movie stars, and had her psychiatrist on speed dial. She may live in the City of Angles, but this sixteen-year-old’s life is far from perfect.
By day, Becky navigates the halls of L.A.’s most elite schools, where the mean girls are a special breed of mean. At night, she deals with sparring parents, a grandmother who is man-crazy, and a younger brother Jack, who answers only J-zizzy. As Becky’s life seems to come crashing down around her, she struggles to put it back together and learn to grow up while trying to stay sane.
Riding the Universe by Gaby Triana (ARC/May 5, 2009, Harper Teen)
Chloé Rodriguez values three things above all else—her family; her best friend, Rock; and Lolita, her Harley-Davidson 1200 Sportster. With a black body, blue airbrushed flames, and perfect sloping ape hangers, Lolita is Chloé’s last connection to her beloved uncle, Seth, who left her the bike when he died last summer. So when a failing chemistry grade threatens to separate Chloé from her motorcycle, she vows not to let that happen . . . no matter what.
Enter Gordon. Ridiculously organized, übersmart, and hot in a casual, doesn’t-know-it kind of way, Chloé’s peer tutor may have a thing or two to teach her besides chemistry. But she has to stop falling for Gordon . . . and get Rock to act mature whenever he’s around . . . and pass chemistry so she doesn’t lose Lolita forever. Just when Chloé thinks she’s got it all figured out, a bump in the road comes out of nowhere and sends her skidding.
Worldweavers: Spellspam by Alma Alexander (PB/Febuary 2009/EOS/Harper Collins)
What do you get when ordinary e-mail spam becomes infused with magic?
Spellspam.
At first, they seemed like harmless practical jokes, but now, for the students at the Wandless Academy, the spellspams are getting worse. Thea thought she was the only one who could reach through the computer using magic, but someone else is out there, someone bent on more than just stirring up trouble. Someone with a dark agenda from a whole new world.
Worldweavers: Cybermage by Alma Alexander (HB/February 2009/EOS/Harper Collins)
This year at the Wandless Academy feels all wrong to Thea. Her best friend, Magpie, will barely give her the time of day. Ben’s been moody and dismissive. Since when did Tess have a boyfriend? And why is Humphrey May, agent for the Federal Bureau of Magic, lurking around the Academy?
Thea is out of sorts—in all ways, magical and otherwise—and that’s before she discovers she’s an elemental mage, a category of magician so rare that only four others are known to exist.
Now the Federal Bureau of Magic needs Thea’s help to unlock the mysterious white cube—the same cube found over the summer in the professor’s house, the same cube the dangerous Alphiri are still after. To stay ahead of the Alphiri and the wiles of the FBM, Thea needs her friends—all of them.
Loyalty’s Web by Joyce DiPastena (PB/October 2008/Leatherwood Press)
In twelfth century France, King Henry II of England has just finished quashing a rebellion by his power-hungry sons and now seeks to tame the lawless barons who supported them in this corner of his “Angevin empire.” To this end, the king has sent the Earl of Gunthar as his royal representative to ensure that Prince Richard and his former cohorts faithfully adhere to the terms of the peace treaty.
Far from being welcomed with open arms, Gunthar no sooner steps foot in the county of Poitou than he is greeted by a series of assassination attempts. All appear to be linked to the former rebellious prince through the agents of the family and friends of young Heléne de Laurant. A clever, intrepid young woman, she realizes that the only way to prove her loved ones’ innocence is by exposing the true assassin. Heléne races against time—and dark secrets of the past—to unmask the killer before the kingdom plunges back into war.
Fierce determination gives way to mutual attraction as Heléne and Gunthar spar over the identity of the traitor. But their blinding magnetism almost causes them to overlook an even deadlier threat from an entirely unexpected direction.
Plus I got Poseur and Queen of Babble from Paperback Swap! And I bought a copy of Graceling!
Okay so now you know what’s in mine, what did you get in yours? You can sign the Mr. Linky below, if you would, please link your actual post, so that it is easier to find! Thanks!
I’ve been trying to go around and make sure I comment on everyone’s posts!! I’ve been slacking on my part lately! But not anymore! Thanks to all who participate!
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We both got Worldweavers, lol.
I’m excited to read Gorgeous and Riding the Universe- both are in my TBR pile!
My vlog should be up soon- it’s processing right now.
It kind of bothers me that Gorgeous doesn’t follow the same cover formula as Lucky, I guess it sort of does but not exactly. I wonder what they will do with the third book!
Riding the Universe is definitely on my wishlist! lucky reader!
Gorgeous sounds pretty cute!
Riding the Universe sounds like my kind of thing. Nice haul you got there Kristi. Thanks for offering the Mr Linky as it makes it easy to comment on everyone’s blogs.
You got lots of books that I have not seen or heard about! Gorgeous and Riding The Universe sound really good! The cover for Spellspasm is a little frightening – very scary face!
Is Loyalty’s Web an adult or young adult book? Is it more of a romance or just a plain historical novel? I guess it’s from a smaller publisher, I can’t find it on Amazon! The cover intrigues me, I love that time period.
Gorgeous sounds really interesting!
World Weavers is pretty ^_^
Riding the universe sounds fun. My uncle had a bike and my cousin died in a motorcycle accident. He was a very good guy and great dad. Despite the risks, I love the feel of a bike.
Slow week for you. I guess you need a break once in a while.
I’m liking the sound of the World Weavers books, they look pretty awesome!
Cool books. I’m really interested in Gorgeous.
Rebecca: Loyalty's Web is an adult book, here is the link for Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Loyaltys-Web-Joyce-DiPastena/dp/1599921235/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1238338446&sr=8-1
Cat: This is a normal week! HA!
I loved Lucky, I hope Gorgeous is just as great. I’m so happy you got it so I can read a review here first!
Ugh..I know what you mean, I often forget to comment..It’s horrible.
Hancock Park and Gorgeous both sound great. I can’t wait to see what you think about them. Oh, and I already read Riding the Universe and it was great.
I’m totally jealous of Gorgeous and Hancock Park!!!
So did my awesomest review of Graceling broke you down and forced you to buy a copy ;P -nudge nudge-
Of course Yan!
Yeah! Queen of Babble!
Wdebo
Did Loyalty’s Web just show up or did you request it? It showed up at my house this week and I was wondering where it came from.
Gorgeous, Hancock Park, and Riding the Universe sound really intriguing!
I love the cover for the Rachel Vail book.
Worldweavers looks great. Of course, Georgeous and Graceling too.
New to In My Mailbox! Love the books you got this week!
We will be reading Gift of The Unmage in my 6th grade book club. I hope its good and then I will definitely try to mooch the rest of the series.
TSS: Thank you for the link! I must have typed the author’s name wrong on Amazon.
Looking forward to your Gorgeous review. Love the cover.
Gorgeous looks great…I love how the plot is like Devil and Daniel Webster sorta….cool! And the cover is well….GORGEOUS!
Does anyone remember this at Shalonda’s blog:
Being 100% honest with you, one thing that gets me motivated and excited about my blog, is seeing comments from readers….
My challenge to you is to leave a comment on ALL the blogs you love. That doesn’t mean that you have to leave one per post, just one little comment on each blog. It really only takes a minute, and I guarantee you will bring a smile to the blogger’s face.
I am strong believer in commenting especially when I leave a link for a meme like In My Mailbox. Even if I don’t know the books, I think it matters to let other bloggers know they’re being read.
At BES, I have a comment contest. Comment or leave a link to where you did comment, and you could win a free book.
Don’t want to hijack, Kristi but you have a huge following and 60 folks left links here. I commented to close 99% and lot of these bloggers have very few comments.
Anyway, just wanted to say, support your fellow bloggers.
I had such a huge week, including a new book released, I forgot to link my post and left the S off my website!!!!