In My Mailbox #30

In My Mailbox was created by Kristi at The Story Siren, inspired by Alea at Pop Culture Junkie.

Bought:
Evernight (Evernight, #1) by Claudia Gray
The Summoning (Darkest Powers, #1) by Kelley Armstrong

These are two of my favorite series. Now I finally own all the books that are already out for both. Yay! 'Course I bought them off eBay. That's the only place I knew of where I could get the hardcovers for cheap. ;p

Also, I received a bookmark from The Hob Blog, a Hunger Games fansite for adults, after they featured a fanart I suggested for their Fanmade Friday! :) You can see what I suggested here. (Email them an original work you created, or suggest something you found online, inspired by The Hunger Games, and they might feature it and send you a little something too!)

That's it for now. :)

Waiting on Wednesday (17)

Title: Tyger Tyger
Author: Kersten Hamilton
Release Date: November 15, 2010
Publisher: Clarion Books
Summary: Teagan Wylltson's best friend, Abby, dreams that horrifying creatures--goblins, shape-shifters, and beings of unearthly beauty but terrible cruelty--are hunting Teagan. Abby is always coming up with crazy stuff, though, so Teagan isn't worried. Her life isn't in danger. In fact, it's perfect. She's on track for a college scholarship. She has a great job. She's focused on school, work, and her future. No boys, no heartaches, no problems.

Until Finn Mac Cumhaill arrives. Finn's a bit on the unearthly beautiful side himself. He has a killer accent and a knee-weakening smile. And either he's crazy or he's been haunting Abby's dreams, because he's talking about goblins, too . . . and about being The Mac Cumhaill, born to fight all goblin-kind. Finn knows a thing or two about fighting. Which is a very good thing, because this time, Abby's right.

The goblins are coming.

Waiting on Wednesday is a meme created by Jill at Breaking the Spine.

Check out the Tyger Tyger Blog Tour (ends Oct. 30).

In My Mailbox #29

In My Mailbox was created by Kristi at The Story Siren, inspired by Alea at Pop Culture Junkie.

Bought:
The Awakening (Darkest Powers, #2) by Kelley Armstrong
A Certain Slant of Light by Laura Whitcomb
Stargazer (Evernight, #2) by Claudia Gray

Won:
Dreamland by Sarah Dessen
Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson
Twenty Boy Summer by Sarah Ockler

I won Speak, Twenty Boy Summer, and Dreamland from Marie at Marie Loves Books through her Speak Loudly giveaway. Thank you so much, Marie! :) I've already read (and loved) Twenty Boy Summer. Real glad to have a copy! Speak I just finished yesterday, and it was good. It'll be messed up if these two books get banned at that school district where they're currently being challenged, so I really hope that doesn't happen.

The other books (The Awakening, A Certain Slant of Light, and Stargazer) I bought off eBay because they were pretty cheap. I read The Awakening & Stargazer months ago, but I love those series, so I seriously needed to buy my own copies. :D (Now all I need are the first books for those series! I plan on buying them soon.) I finished A Certain Slant of Light the other day, and I loved it! Wish I had bought it sooner. I heard there will be a sequel; can't wait to read it whenever it comes out.

And that's it for this week! :)

4 Things Meme

Jen @ Makeshift Bookmark tagged me! Like last week. So I'm late with posting it, but finally getting around to it. ^^

4 Things That Are In My Handbag (Actually I use a wallet...thing, so not enough room for much.)
1. Cards (The most important one: LIBRARY card)
2. Gum!
3. Pennies
4. ...Lint

4 Things In/On My Desk
1. Cup/bottle of water. (I'm always thirsty. And water is yummy!)
2. Paper and pens/pencils all over. (And yet, when I need a pen or pencil, I can't find one!)
3. Stack of CDs.
4. Art supplies (Those actually belong to my sister. She drew the chick in my blog header!)

4 Favorite Things In My Bedroom
1. Bookshelves! *hugs them* haha
2. PlayStation 3 (I just use it for the Internet. I'm not much of a gamer. lol)
3. Bed
4. Couch

4 Things I've Always Wanted To Do (but haven't yet)
1. Shave off all my hair. (My hair is crapping out on me, so I want a fresh start. Probably won't do it though. Too scared!)
2. Get my braces off! (But I have no control over that...)
3. Go to Puerto Rico and Japan. (I gotta! PLEASE!)
4. Meet Melina Marchetta at a book signing! (Eeek! That would be awesome.)

4 Things I Enjoy Very Much At The Moment
1. Reading Chloe/Derek fanfiction. (I can't get enough of them!)
2. Buying books off eBay. (I just started doing this. Why didn't I think of this before?)
3. Cooking something that turns out tasting good. (Wish that happened all the time.)
4. Attaching notes to balloons and letting them fly away. (Actually haven't done it in awhile, but I'm so tempted now!)

4 Songs I Can't Get Out Of My Head
1. Happy Dre - Sky Ferreira x Skeet Skeet
2. Only You Can Make You Happy (PUNCHES Remix) - Au Revoir Simone
3. Straight Heat - ediT
4. XXXO (Remix) (Feat. Jay-Z) - M.I.A.

4 Things You Don't Know About Me
1. I kind of have a fear of vomit. *hides*
2. I'm taller than my older sister. (Okay, not by much... hehee)
3. My manga crush is Manji from Blade of the Immortal.
4. I'm Hispanic! (But I can't speak Spanish. Sadly. *sniff*)

Tag 4 people:
1. Dazzling Mage (A Reading Kabocha)
2. Claire (YA Bookie Monster)
3. Basma Aal (In Between the Lines)
4. Whoever wants to do the meme! ;)

Waiting on Wednesday (16)

Title: The Mockingbirds
Author: Daisy Whitney
Release Date: November 2, 2010
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Summary: Some schools have honor codes.
Others have handbooks.
Themis Academy has the Mockingbirds.

Themis Academy is a quiet boarding school with an exceptional student body that the administration trusts to always behave the honorable way--the Themis Way. So when Alex is date raped during her junior year, she has two options: stay silent and hope someone helps her, or enlist the Mockingbirds--a secret society of students dedicated to righting the wrongs of their fellow peers.

In this honest, page-turning account of a teen girl's struggle to stand up for herself, debut author Daisy Whitney reminds readers that if you love something or someone--especially yourself--you fight for it.

Waiting on Wednesday is a meme created by Jill at Breaking the Spine.

In My Mailbox #28

In My Mailbox was created by Kristi at The Story Siren, inspired by Alea at Pop Culture Junkie.

Bought:
Freefall by Mindi Scott

Library:
Dark Flame (The Immortals, #4) by Alyson Noel
Gregor and the Curse of the Warmbloods (Underland Chronicles, #3) by Suzanne Collins

I use to be really obsessed with Evermore! I thought it was amazing. Blue Moon wasn't as great as I had hoped, but I still loved the series. Then I read Shadowland. *sigh* It was very disappointing. I'm only reading the fourth book, Dark Flame, because I want to know what happens with Ever & Damen and I want to finish the series. I have a feeling I'm going to be disappointed again, so I don't have my hopes high.

Anyway, I'm enjoying Suzanne Collins's Underland Chronicles. I'm up to book 3 right now. It's for children, but sad things happen in it like in The Hunger Games. (Suzanne Collins don't play no games.) As for Freefall, I bought it because it sounds really interesting, and I've been hearing good things about it. Can't wait to read it! :)

Contest Craze @ Princess Bookie

Princess Bookie has been holding Contest Craze all day today! Contest Craze is basically a bunch of book giveaways! The rules can be found here. Be sure to enter any of the giveaways you're interested in before midnight October 10! :)

Life Meme

Found this meme through Audrey @ holes In My brain. If you want to do this meme, at the end of each phrase, just add different book titles you've read this year. I guess you should make sure it makes some kind of sense. XD

• In high school I was: Gamer Girl (Mari Mancusi) Actually I was Anime Girl, but that's kinda close, right?
• People might be surprised I'm: Sorta Like a Rock Star (Matthew Quick) LOL Joking!
• I will never be: Far from You (Lisa Schroeder) haha I know, lame! But it fit.
• My fantasy job is: The Body Finder (Kimberly Derting) *shrugs* Maybe those cold cases.
• At the end of a long day I need: Heavy Liquid (Paul Pope) Oh yeah..rough day.
• I hate it when: I.N.V.U. (Kim Kang Wong) That fit nicely, eh?
• Wish I had: Dairy Queen (Catherine Gilbert Murdock) Mmm ice cream.
• My family reunions are: Nevermore (Kelly Creagh) Okay, really, it just rarely rarely happens.
• At a party you'd find me: Pretty Dead (Francesca Lia Block) Yeah, parties scare me.
• I've never been to: Jellicoe Road (Melina Marchetta) Of course I would put that! ;)
• A happy day includes: Harmonic Feedback (Tara Kelly) Would be great everyday.
• Motto I live by: The Sky Is Everywhere (Jandy Nelson) Well...couldn't find anything else.
• On my bucket list: Twenty Boy Summer (Sarah Ockler) Always good to try something new, yes?
• In my next life I want to be: Graceling (Kristin Cashore) Yes! Some cool powers or whatever!

That was harder than I thought it'll be! Took me forever! And I joked around a lot with this, but hey, that's what I do. 8D

In My Mailbox #27

In My Mailbox was created by Kristi at The Story Siren, inspired by Alea at Pop Culture Junkie.

Bought:
Ballads of Suburbia by Stephanie Kuehnert
Stolen by Lucy Christopher
Unwind (Unwind, #1) by Neal Shusterman

Gift & Library:
Ruined (How to Ruin, #1-3) by Simone Elkeles
Firelight (Firelight, #1) by Sophie Jordan

Swag:
-Mockingjay buttons (from Big Honcho Media)
-Two Darkest Powers buttons (from Kelley Armstrong)
-Two book buttons (from Arlene)
-Beautiful Darkness dog tag (picked up by Arlene at the tour)
-Smart Chicks Kick It bookmark (signed by Kelley Armstrong)

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Loved Unwind so much I had to buy my own copy. Can't wait for the sequel! I've been wanting to read Ballads of Suburbia and Stolen for awhile, so I decided to buy them. From the library, checked out Firelight. I still need to read those other library books I have. ^^;

A huge thanks goes out to Arlene for getting me a copy of Ruined, since there are no Borders or Waldenbooks where I live. And also for sending me swag and getting Kelley Armstrong to sign my copy of The Reckoning at the Smart Chicks Kick It Tour! You are awesome! *glomps*

There's the pic of my signed book on the right. In a note, I asked Kelley Armstrong if she could write "Chloe/Derek FTW!" (because I love me some Chloe/Derek and nothing else came to mind) and she did! She also gave me Chloe & Derek buttons! They just look so freakin' adorable. She is one cool author. :D Thanks Kelley Armstrong and again Arlene!

Lastly, back in August, some blogs were part of the Hunger Games District Blog Tour. Each held contests for various Hunger Games merchandise, and I actually won something! Glow-in-the-dark Mockingjay buttons from Jenn's Bookshelves, who was District 8 in the tour. I was so excited when I received them. Thanks to Jenn & Big Honcho Media!

Well, that's it for now! Can't wait to see your IMM. :)