Saturday 25 June 2011 | By: Nicole @ Nicole About TOwn

In My Mailbox #7: June 19 - June 25, 2011 Edition





In My Mailbox is a weekly meme hosted by Kristi over at The Story Siren.

The purpose of the meme is to highlight books that you have received in your mailbox over the past week.  For the books that I received that have not been released yet, I will give you the synopsis of the books and not just the names.

So, the postal strike has been going on since June 3, 2011.  Fortunately it should be over in the next few days as the postal workers have been legislated back to work.  On one hand, I am happy that I will finally get mail again, on the other I am disappointed that the barganing process didn't work out.

While I don't have any physical books that arrived this week, I have plenty of digital galleys!   On to the books...


Courtesy of  NetGalley

Title: The Twisted Thread
Author: Charlotte Bacon
Release Date: June 14, 2011
Publisher: Voice Publishing

When beautiful but aloof Claire Harkness is found dead in her dorm room one spring morning, prestigious Armitage Academy is shaken to its core. Everyone connected to school, and to Claire, finds their lives upended, from the local police detective who has a personal history with the academy, to the various faculty and staff whose lives are immersed in the daily rituals associated with it.

Everyone wants to know how Claire died, at whose hands, and more importantly, where the baby that she recently gave birth to is a baby that almost no one, except her small innermost circle, knew she was carrying.

At the center of the investigation is Madeline Christopher, an intern in the English department who is forced to examine the nature of the relationship between the school s students and the adults meant to guide them. As the case unravels, the dark intricacies of adolescent privilege at a powerful institution are exposed, and both teachers and students emerge as suspects as the novel rushes to its thrilling conclusion.

With The Twisted Thread, Charlotte Bacon has crafted a gripping and suspenseful story in the tradition of Donna Tartt s The Secret History, one that pulls back the curtain on the lives of the young and privileged.

I finished this in like 3 days and the review is pending!

Title: Before I Go To Sleep
Author: S.J. Watson
Release Date: June 14, 2011
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishing

'As I sleep, my mind will erase everything I did today. I will wake up tomorrow as I did this morning. Thinking I'm still a child. Thinking I have a whole lifetime of choice ahead of me ...' Memories define us. So what if you lost yours every time you went to sleep? Your name, your identity, your past, even the people you love - all forgotten overnight. And the one person you trust may only be telling you half the story. Welcome to Christine's life.

Yeah, this is also another one that is currently on both my kindle and in hardcopy on my nightstand.  I couldn't resist when I found out there were signed copies located at the ChaptersIndigo at Yonge and Eglinton (thanks Cory).  My mom even tried to make off with mine, so not happening.  If you haven't picked this one up yet, you need to!

Title: The Mephisto Covenant
Author: Trinity Faegen
Release Date: September 27, 2011
Publisher: EgmontUSA

Sasha is desperate to find out who murdered her father. When getting the answer means pledging her soul to Eryx, she unlocks a secret that puts her in grave danger—Sasha is Anabo, a daughter of Eve, and Eryx’s biggest threat.

A son of Hell, immortal, and bound to Earth forever, Jax looks for redemption in the Mephisto Covenant—God’s promise he will find peace in the love of an Anabo. After a thousand years, he’s finally found the girl he’s been searching for: Sasha.

With the threat of Eryx looming, Jax has to keep Sasha safe and win her over. But can he? Will Sasha love him and give up her mortal life?

Don't you just love that cover?  I have been a bit cover obsessed lately!

Courtesy of Simon & Schuster


Title: Clean
Author: Amy Reed
Release Date: July 19, 2011

Olivia, Kelly, Christopher, Jason, and Eva have one thing in common: They’re addicts. Addicts who have hit rock bottom and been stuck together in rehab to face their problems, face sobriety, and face themselves. None of them wants to be there. None of them wants to confront the truths about their pasts. But they’ll all have to deal with themselves and one another if they want to learn how to live. Because when you get that high, there’s nowhere to go but down, down, down.

This is a bit outside of the normal subject matter that I usually read, as I don't usually like reading about any kind of addiction.  But there was just something about this one that really drew my attention.



Title: Fury
Author: Elizabeth Miles
Release Date: August 30, 2011

The first book in a paranormal teen trilogy featuring three beautiful, mysterious girls wreaking havoc on a small New England town.

Sometimes sorry isn't enough....

It’s winter break in Ascension, Maine. The snow is falling and everything looks pristine and peaceful. But not all is as it seems...

Between cozy traditions and parties with her friends, Emily loves the holidays. And this year’s even better--the guy she’s been into for months is finally noticing her. But Em knows if she starts things with him, there’s no turning back. Because his girlfriend is Em’s best friend.

On the other side of town, Chase is having problems of his own. The stress of his home life is starting to take its toll, and his social life is unraveling. But that’s nothing compared to what’s really haunting him. Chase has done something cruel...something the perfect guy he pretends to be would never do. And it’s only a matter of time before he’s exposed.

In Ascension, mistakes can be deadly. And three girls—three beautiful, mysterious girls—are here to choose who will pay.

Em and Chase have been chosen.

I have had this one on my wishlist for a while now, so I am loving that I get the chance to read this one early!


Title: The Orphan Sister
Author: Gwendolen Gross
Publication Date: July 19, 2011

Clementine Lord is not an orphan. She just feels like one sometimes. One of triplets, a quirk of nature left her the odd one out. Odette and Olivia are identical; Clementine is a singleton. Biologically speaking, she came from her own egg. Practically speaking, she never quite left it. Then Clementine’s father—a pediatric neurologist who is an expert on children’s brains, but clueless when it comes to his own daughters—disappears, and his choices, both past and present, force the family dynamics to change at last. As the three sisters struggle to make sense of it, their mother must emerge from the greenhouse and leave the flowers that have long been the focus of her warmth and nurturing.

For Clementine, the next step means retracing the winding route that led her to this very moment: to understand her father’s betrayal, the tragedy of her first lost love, her family’s divisions, and her best friend Eli’s sudden romantic interest. Most of all, she may finally have found the voice with which to share the inside story of being the odd sister out. . . .

I picked this one cause I am fascinated by multiples!  I don't know why, I just am.


Title: The Babysitter Murders
Author: Janet Ruth Young
Publication Date: July 26, 2011

Everyone has weird thoughts sometimes. But for seventeen-year-old Dani Solomon, strange thoughts have taken over her life. She loves Alex, the little boy she babysits, more than anything. But one day, she has a vision of murdering him that's so gruesome, she can't get it out of her mind. In fact, Dani's convinced that she really will kill Alex. She confesses the thoughts to keep him safe, setting off a media frenzy that makes "Dani Death" the target of an extremist vigilante group.

Through the help of an uncoventional psychiatrist, Dani begins to heal her broken mind. But will it be too late? The people of her community want justice . . . and Dani's learning that some thoughts are better left unsaid.

Yeah, that's different.  Interesting, but different!


Title: Tunnel Vision
Author: Susan Shaw
Publication Date: August 16, 2011

On her way home one evening, Liza has to force her way through a group of men in a train underpass. She doesn’t think anything of it, but when her mom is shot dead moments later, Liza’s world turns upside down. Even worse, Liza was really the target. Only hours after her mother’s death, Liza is nearly killed again and she and her dad are placed in the witness protection program. Leaving everything she's ever known behind, Liza and her dad pick up and move, never staying in one place for long. It's too big of a risk—and Liza's worst fear is realized when she gets recognized. The would-be killer is still on their trail, so all Liza ad her dad can do is keep running. Unsure whom to trust and where to go, they're just trying to stay alive

Yeah, I didn't read the synopsis before I selected this book and I think I got lucky in that respect.


Title: Love Story
Author: Jennifer Echols
Publication Date: July 19, 2011

SHE'S WRITING ABOUT HIM. HE'S WRITING ABOUT HER. AND EVERYBODY IS READING BETWEEN THE LINES.

For Erin Blackwell, majoring in creative writing at the New York City college of her dreams is more than a chance to fulfill her ambitions--it's her ticket away from the tragic memories that shadow her family's racehorse farm in Kentucky. But when she refuses to major in business and take over the farm herself someday, her grandmother gives Erin's college tuition and promised inheritance to their maddeningly handsome stable boy, Hunter Allen. Now Erin has to win an internship and work late nights at a coffee shop to make her own dreams a reality. She should despise Hunter . . . so why does he sneak into her thoughts as the hero of her latest writing assignment?

Then, on the day she's sharing that assignment with her class, Hunter walks in. He's joining her class. And after he reads about himself in her story, her private fantasies about him must be painfully clear. She only hopes to persuade him not to reveal her secret to everyone else. But Hunter devises his own creative revenge, writing sexy stories that drive the whole class wild with curiosity and fill Erin's heart with longing. Now she's not just imagining what might have been. She's writing a whole new ending for her romance with Hunter . . . except this story could come true.

Not really sure why I chose this one.  I'm not really that enthused to read it, but I will anyway.

What did you receive in your mailbox this week?

27 comments:

Alison said...

Great set! The Twisted Thread made me think of Donna Tartt's Secret History. I want to read Fury too.
My IMM

Kristin said...

I like your list of books. I really want to read Fury. I have been seeing it everywhere.

basma aal said...

Fury looks so good. Happy reading.

Nicole said...

Hi Alison,

Thanks. I haven't read the Secret History. I may just have to pick it up. I am literally having to hold myself back from reading Fury until I get my new e-reader next week.

Nicole said...

Thanks for stopping by!

Nicole said...

Thanks for stopping by. Fury has been one on my list to read for a while so when I got the opportunity to read it early, I had to jump on it.

Stephanie said...

Oooh, great haul! I've been curious about Before I Go To Sleep so I hope it's a good read for you. Happy reading!

P.S. Your blog is so pretty!

TheBookWurrm said...

You have an awesome haul this week. Have fun reading.

Nikki-ann said...

I've read some great reviews of Before I Go To Sleep and can't wait to get a copy and read it. I hpoe you enjoy all these books :)

Mia said...

A great mailbox! They all look great! I can't wait to read Clean :)
Check out what's In My Mailbox

Mia @ Gripped into Books

Nicole said...

Hi Stephanie,

Thanks. Before I Go To Sleep is amazing. I had to stop reading it so I can catch up on my reviews, but you should pick it up. You won't be disappointed.

:) Glad you like the blog. It's going to get a makeover as soon as I get some free time!

Nicole said...

Thanks for stopping by! I am pretty proud of the haul this week. I think I got a pretty balanced assortment of books!

Nicole said...

Hey Nikki-ann,

You have to pick up Before I Go To Sleep. It is amazing and much different and better than I thought it was going to be. I didn't realize it was a thriller when I picked it.

Thanks for stopping by!

Nicole said...

Hi Mia,

Thanks for stopping by. Hopefully I will be able to start clean early next week.

Hannah said...

These sound like interesting books! :) I might add some to my ever-growing to-read list ...

Happy reading!

Alissa said...

Cute blog! I'm a new follower. :]


Before I Go To Sleep looks creepily AWESOME. Adding it to my TBR list.

Valentina said...

The Twisted Thread looks good :)

Here's mine:
http://carabosseslibrary.blogspot.com/2011/06/in-my-mailbox_26.html

Maria @ Bookchilla said...

i can't wait to read The Mephisto Covenant :) here's my IMM.
http://bookchilla.wordpress.com/2011/06/24/in-my-mailbox-4/

mary Ann Langan said...

Some nice reads for this week.

http://tributebooksmama.blogspot.com/2011/06/mailbox-monday-called-home-by-gloria.html

Casey (The Bookish Type) said...

So many pretty coversssss. I'm loving all the mythology books coming out -- Fury sounds like it's pretty unique! So does The Mephisto Covenant! I hope you enjoy your pretty pretty books =D

Nicole said...

Hey Hannah,

Thanks for stopping by. I would recommend any of the books. A welcome addition to any library!

Nicole said...

Hi Valentina,

The Twisted Thread is good. I really wasn't expecting the ending at all!

Nicole said...

Hi Alissa,

Thanks for stopping by and thanks for the follow!

Before I Go To Sleep is awesome. I keep picking it up and then putting it down again. I might get some time to just sit down and read it this weekend, fingers crossed!

Nicole said...

Hi Mary Ann,

Thanks for stopping by. I don't even know where to start on this list of books, lol.

Nicole said...

Hi Maria,

I know what you mean. I am in love with the cover, and of course, that made me want to read it!

Thanks for stopping by!

Nicole said...

Hi Casey,

I know what you mean. It sucks that I only have the digital copies. I really want the hard copies so I can gaze at the covers! I am just going to have to pick them up when they come out!

Molli said...

Hi there Nicole. I am a brand new follower - love the look of your blog. Also? WOW. All your books look, well, fantastic! I have heard tons of good things about The Mephisto Covenant! I hope you enjoy reading them all!

Please check out my blog when you get time. : )

http://www.onceuponaprologue.blogspot.com

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