Mailbox Monday is a gathering place for readers to share the books they received during the previous week. Warning: MM can lead to envy, toppling TBR piles and huge wish lists! Mailbox Monday, which was started by Marcia (who now blogs at A girl and her books) is on blog tour—this month, it’s hosted by Alyce at At Home with Books.Happy New Year, folks! Here’s what came my way over the holidays...
My dad gave me three books I’d requested: Open Arms by Marina Endicott (I loved her second book, Good to a Fault, which I reviewed here), Orange Is the New Black: My Year in a Women’s Prison by Piper Kerman and Girl in a Blue Dress by Gaynor Arnold.
I also picked up second-hand copies of the following books (while shopping for my dad and Mr. B): Black Water Rising by Attica Locke, I Was Told There’d Be Cake by Sloane Crosley, The Sons of Heaven by Kage Baker and Grave Sight by Charlaine Harris.
Finally, Mr. B gave me a red Sony Reader for Christmas (yay!), so I downloaded the following ebooks for free: Emma by Jane Austen, The Secret Adversary by Agatha Christie and Tortured by Caragh M. O’Brien.
What did you find in your mailbox this past week? For other Mailbox Monday posts, head over to At Home with Books.
looks like you got some great books.
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful collection of books you received! I adored Black Water Rising, so I hope you do too!
ReplyDeleteMy mailbox was kinda big this week.
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Avis congrats on your ereader. YEA so how do you like it?
ReplyDeleteYou got some great books. Enjoy them and your new ereader.
Enjoy your ereader and your new books! I will be reading Emma later this year.
ReplyDeleteFabu books this week -- lots that are new to me. And hooray on the e-reader -- I adore mine. It's heavenly. I highly recommend NetGalley (www.netgalley.com) for e-ARCs. Heaven!!
ReplyDeleteHappy New Year to you, too, and congrats on getting all those lovely books!
ReplyDeleteI own a copy of Girl in a Blue Dress, but haven't read it yet.
You ALWAYS have an interesting selection of books! And now you have an e-reader too. YAY! Enjoy it. I'm still holding off...
ReplyDeleteI can't believe you actually FINALLY got your ereader! YEAH
ReplyDeleteOh my gosh, I love I Was Told There'd be Cake, the Pony Problem made me laugh out loud. What a great bunch of books. Happy Reading (and yay on your Sony Reader, I have the Nook and while I'm not a total e-reader fan I'm enjoying it more)
ReplyDeleteOh, these look great! I hope you enjoy them all, most are new to me. Enjoy your Sony Reader. I love mine, but right now I'm occupied with the Vox. Happy reading!
ReplyDeleteEnjoy your new eReader!!
ReplyDeleteYou certainly hit a home run last week. So many of those look like great reads; enjoy
ReplyDeleteYou got some great bookish gifts for the holidays! YAY!
ReplyDeleteOrange is the New Black is fantastic! I really enjoyed it and I hope you do too.
ReplyDeleteI am in love with all of those covers!!!Enjoy all your great looking reads!
ReplyDeleteI loved Orange is the New Black. Hope you like it as much as I did!
ReplyDeleteNice selection of books, and an eReader, too!
ReplyDeleteI've only read one Kage Baker book and I keep saying I want to read The Company series someday.
Congrats on the ereader. I know you will enjoy it! Great mailbox full of interesting reads!
ReplyDeleteI would love to know how you're getting along with your new ereader, Avis.
ReplyDeleteHappy New Year to you too!
An entertaining mailbox! I like the title I was told there'd be cake!
ReplyDeleteYou had a wonderful holiday season. I hope you love your eReader! I really want to read I Was Told There'd Be Cake.
ReplyDeleteWhat a great mailbox! The one about the women's prison looks very interesting - I'm going to have to go check it out.
ReplyDeleteWhat a great selection!
ReplyDeleteMostly enjoyed "I wast told there'd be cake", and I hope you do too. Happy reading! :)
Tough to know where to start.
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