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Sunday, November 1, 2009

In My Mailbox: October

In My Mailbox is hosted by Kristi at the Story Siren, and was inspired by Alea at Pop Culture Junkie.

October was an amazing month for me! Seriously, take a look at all the amazing book I got this month:




For Review:

How To Catch and Keep a Vampire by Diana Laurence
Who needs a book on dating a vampire? Well, Bella Swan and Sookie Stackhouse to name just two. They are fortunate to have vampire boyfriends. But what the heroines of Twilight and True Blood don't have and could use is some advice on getting along with them. Everything they and every other red-blooded American girl (and guy) wants to know about finding a dreamy blood-drinker and keeping him is within How to Catch and Keep a Vampire: A Step-by-Step Guide to Loving The Bad and the Beautiful.
Read my review HERE.


Won:

My Soul To Take by Rachel Vincent
She doesn't see dead people, but…

She senses when someone near her is about to die. And when that happens, a force beyond her control compels her to scream bloody murder. Literally.

Kaylee just wants to enjoy having caught the attention of the hottest guy in school. But a normal date is hard to come by when Nash seems to know more about her need to scream than she does. And when classmates start dropping dead for no apparent reason, only Kaylee knows who'll be next…

* A big thank you goes out to In Bed With Books for hosting this contest, and to Harlequin Teen for sending me the book! *

Glass Houses by Rachel Caine

Welcome to Morganville, Texas.
Just don't stay out after dark.

College freshman Claire Danvers has had enough of her nightmarish dorm situation, where the popular girls never let her forget just where she ranks in the school's social scene: somewhere less than zero.

When Claire heads off-campus, the imposing old house where she finds a room may not be much better. Her new roommates don't show many signs of life. But they'll have

Claire's back when the town's deepest secrets come crawling out, hungry for fresh

blood.

Read my review HERE.

* Thanks to Sophie for hosting this contest! *


Ghost Huntress Book 1: The Awakening by Marley Gibson

Psychic Kids , Paranor mal State, Haunting Evidence—these and countless other television shows a re making believers out of millions of people: Ghosts exist, and they’re living right beside us. For centuries, individuals have been trying to prove the existence of ghosts. But without hard evidence, it’s been difficult to make the case. But now as science and technolog y have progressed, ghost hunters have been able to use scientific means, along with more traditional psychic tools, to make their case. Photographs, video recordings, and sound recordings are all producing some amazing results.
In this new series, Ghost Huntress, meet Kendall Moorehead, a seemingly typical teen. When her family moves from Chicago to the small historical town of Radisson, Georgia, her psychic abilities awaken. She’s hearing, feeling, and seeing things that seem unbelievable at first, but with the help of the town psychic, Kendall is able to come to terms with her new
ly emerging gift. So, together with her new BFF, Celia, Kendall forms a ghost hunting team. They’ve got all the latest technology. They’ve got Kendall for their psychic. Now they’re going to clean up Ra disson of its less savory spirits.
The story is fiction. The science is real. Welcome to a new reality.



Ghost Huntress Book 2: The Guidance by Marley Gibson
Kendall and her ghost hunting team are the talk of Radisson, Ge
orgia, but one person isn’t so pleased. Courtney Langdon doesn’t appreciate Kendall’s new popularity or her relationship with Jason, Courtney’s ex. So Courtney begins dabbling in the paranormal world. At first it’s all a game to draw attention away from Kendall. But Courtney doesn’t know what she’s getting into—or what wants to get in her. This is one game that’s about to turn deadly serious.

The Other Side: A Teenager's Guide To Ghost Hunting by Marley Gibson, Patrick Burns & Dave Schrader
It used to be you n
eeded a crystal, a psychic, or a Oijia board to make contact with the spirit world. So who would think science would make it possible for just about anyone to experience a ghostly connection? Cameras, recorders, computers, magnetic field readers and other scientific means are now the tools of the trade. But there’s so much available, how does the average teen weed through it all to create the best possible ghost hunting team? Here to help sort it all out are three of today’s leading investigators of the field. Together, Patrick Burns, Dave Schrader, and Marley Gibson have more than ten years of experience. They’ve put together this guide to impart their knowledge and wisdom on to the next generation of ghost hunters. Information included in this book are: How to set up a ghost hunting team; The equipment needed and how to use it; Where to look for spirits; Safety, safety, and more safety. Ghost hunting is equal parts science and belief. Patrick, Dave, and Marley are here to help with science part.

* A big thank you goes out to Marley Gibson for sending me these three! And to Books, Boys, Buzz for the contest! *


Borrowed from the library:

Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins

Against all odds, Katniss Everdeen has won the annual Hunger Games with fellow district tribute Peeta Mellark. But it was a victory won by defiance of the Capitol and their harsh rules. Katniss and Peeta should be happy. After all, they have just won for themselves and their families a life of safety and plenty. But there are rumors of rebellion among the subjects, and Katniss and Peeta, to their horror, are the faces of that rebellion. The Capitol is angry. The Capitol wants revenge.



Prom Nights From Hell

Five bestselling authors offer five stories on prom nights gone terribly wrong in one out-of-this-world collection. They take bad prom nights to a whole new level--a paranormally bad level.



That's it for this month, not too bad don't you think?
What did you get in your mailbox this week?

8 kommentarer:

Unknown said...

Wow, what great books! I love the sound of all of them and some of the covers are pretty great too! Happy reading!

Nina said...

Wow, you have a great week! Have fun reading them.

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Kathy Martin said...

I liked "My Soul to Take" and am eagerly awaiting the next book in the series. So far, I like Harlequin's new teen line of books.

So Many Books, So Little Time said...

Catching Fire, Prom Nights from Hell and Ghost Huntress are all fantastic. Glad you enjoyed Glass Houses! Enjoy your books!

Anonymous said...

wow you did well!

i did an IMM post this week too...come check it out at my blog if you're interested!

-Aimee :)
www.myflutteringheart.blogspot.com

prophecygirl said...

I'm glad you enjoyed Glass Houses - I love the Morganville series!

Tena said...

wow, amazing week for you when it came to books!!

Happy Reading

P.S. Here is mine if you want to take a peek

http://5150bookslut.blogspot.com/2009/11/in-my-mailbox-110109.html

Rebecca said...

Great books you got this week. They all look really good. Hope you enjoy reading all your books.