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. So let’s see what I got in my mailbox this week!
So I am not even gonna lie, this week was pretty epic! On Tuesday I went to the Chapters Indigo Fall Party 2011. I took Evie from Bookish and met up with Gwenyth from Rants-n-Scribbles, Brenna from Esther's Ever After and Jenn from Lost In Great Book. You can read about it and see pictures here! As I mentioned in that post, Evie, Gwenyth and I had to leave early. Shortly after we left, Brenna sent me a message to tell me I won a book, but because I wasn't there it went to someone else.
I was super bummed because I have been dying to get my hands on said book for months. Well the lovely people at Chapters Indigo saw my blog post about the party and contacted me on Thursday morning and offered to send me a copy of the finished book. I squealed like a 13 year old girl at Justin Bieber concert! The people at Chapters Indigo (waves hi to Chandra) had the book sent over to my office that same afternoon.
What is this mysterious book you ask? Good question!
Title: The Night CircusAuthor: Erin Morgenstern
Publisher: Doubleday
Release Date: September 13, 2011
[Goodreads | Amazon]
The circus arrives without warning. No announcements precede it. It is simply there, when yesterday it was not. Within the black-and-white striped canvas tents is an utterly unique experience full of breathtaking amazements. It is called Le Cirque des Rêves, and it is only open at night.
But behind the scenes, a fierce competition is underway—a duel between two young magicians, Celia and Marco, who have been trained since childhood expressly for this purpose by their mercurial instructors. Unbeknownst to them, this is a game in which only one can be left standing, and the circus is but the stage for a remarkable battle of imagination and will. Despite themselves, however, Celia and Marco tumble headfirst into love—a deep, magical love that makes the lights flicker and the room grow warm whenever they so much as brush hands.
True love or not, the game must play out, and the fates of everyone involved, from the cast of extraordinary circus performers to the patrons, hang in the balance, suspended as precariously as the daring acrobats overhead.
Written in rich, seductive prose, this spell-casting novel is a feast for the senses and the heart.
But behind the scenes, a fierce competition is underway—a duel between two young magicians, Celia and Marco, who have been trained since childhood expressly for this purpose by their mercurial instructors. Unbeknownst to them, this is a game in which only one can be left standing, and the circus is but the stage for a remarkable battle of imagination and will. Despite themselves, however, Celia and Marco tumble headfirst into love—a deep, magical love that makes the lights flicker and the room grow warm whenever they so much as brush hands.
True love or not, the game must play out, and the fates of everyone involved, from the cast of extraordinary circus performers to the patrons, hang in the balance, suspended as precariously as the daring acrobats overhead.
Written in rich, seductive prose, this spell-casting novel is a feast for the senses and the heart.
I still can't believe that I own this already. Of course as soon as I got it, I cracked it open. I can say this, if you haven't already pre-ordered this one, do so now! It's amazing. Or you could just stay tuned as I will be doing a giveaway for this book starting on Monday today! Once again I have to give a huge, huge thank you to everyone at Chapters Indigo HQ. I am so amazed by your customer service and humbled by your dedication to your customers and to your promotion of the love of reading!
Courtesy of the Publisher
On Wednesday, I dragged Evie over to the PenguinCanada HQ to meet with the lovely and awesome Bronwyn and Vimala. They were both super cool and awesome. We got a tour of the office and they were gracious and wonderful hosts. After getting some goodies, we headed out to Starbucks with them for a some drinks and a chat about all things book related and not so book related.
Title: Born Wicked - The Cahill Witch ChroniclesAuthor: Jessica Spotswood
Publisher: G. P. Putnam's Sons
Release Date: February 7, 2012
[Goodreads | Amazon]
A Great and Terrible Beauty meets Cassandra Clare in this spellbinding fantasy
Everybody knows Cate Cahill and her sisters are eccentric. Too pretty, too reclusive, and far too educated for their own good. But the truth is even worse: they're witches. And if their secret is discovered by the priests of the Brotherhood, it would mean an asylum, a prison ship—or an early grave.
Before her mother died, Cate promised to protect her sisters. But with only six months left to choose between marriage and the Sisterhood, she might not be able to keep her word . . . especially after she finds her mother's diary, uncovering a secret that could spell her family's destruction. Desperate to find alternatives to their fate, Cate starts scouring banned books and questioning rebellious new friends, all while juggling tea parties, shocking marriage proposals, and a forbidden romance with the completely unsuitable Finn Belastra.
If what her mother wrote is true, the Cahill girls aren't safe. Not from the Brotherhood, the Sisterhood—not even from each other.
Everybody knows Cate Cahill and her sisters are eccentric. Too pretty, too reclusive, and far too educated for their own good. But the truth is even worse: they're witches. And if their secret is discovered by the priests of the Brotherhood, it would mean an asylum, a prison ship—or an early grave.
Before her mother died, Cate promised to protect her sisters. But with only six months left to choose between marriage and the Sisterhood, she might not be able to keep her word . . . especially after she finds her mother's diary, uncovering a secret that could spell her family's destruction. Desperate to find alternatives to their fate, Cate starts scouring banned books and questioning rebellious new friends, all while juggling tea parties, shocking marriage proposals, and a forbidden romance with the completely unsuitable Finn Belastra.
If what her mother wrote is true, the Cahill girls aren't safe. Not from the Brotherhood, the Sisterhood—not even from each other.
This is next to read in my pile, though the review won't be posted till closer to the release date.
