In my Mailbox is a weekly meme hosted by Kristi at The Story Siren in which bloggers share the books they have received every week. I usually put this up on Sunday, but I'll be busy tomorrow with family stuff, so here you go! I was pretty much on a book buying ban for the first three months of 2010, but when I started blogging I felt it was important to keep up to date with the new releases (any excuse!), so while I have been buying new books lately, I didn't buy any this week. However, I did receive three from Bookmooch, and I also received my first ARC from International Book Tours.
Received from BookMooch:
Stolen by Lucy Christopher
Whores on the Hill by Colleen Curran
How I Live Now by Meg Rosoff
Received from International Book Tours for review:
I think this one sounds interesting. Has anyone read it yet?
Product description from Amazon:
This is an intriguing YA urban fantasy in the tradition of Holly Black and Wicked Lovely. Set in New Zealand, Ellie's main concerns at her boarding school are hanging out with her best friend Kevin, her crush on the mysterious Mark, and her paper deadline. That is, until a mysterious older woman seems to set her sights on Kevin, who is Maori, and has more than just romantic plans for him. In an effort to save him, Ellie is thrown into the world of Maori lore, and eventually finds herself in an all-out war with mist dwelling Maori fairy people called the patupaiarehe who need human lives to gain immortality. The strong, fresh voice of the narrator will pull readers in, along with all the deliciously scary details: the serial killer who removes victim's eyes; the mysterious crazy bum who forces a Bible on Ellie telling her she needs it; handsome, mysterious Mark who steals the Bible from her and then casts a forgetting charm on her. All of this culminates in a unique, incredible adventure steeped with mythology, Maori fairies, monsters, betrayal, and an epic battle.
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