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Sunday, September 6

In My Mailbox: Week 36

I bought:
catching fire Catching Fire (2nd Book of the Hunger Games) by Suzanne Collins
This was pre-ordered! I finished it last night. Suffice it to say that it was awesome. I’m dying for book 3. Again, if you haven’t read The Hunger Games, hop to it!

I Won:

Ballad
Ballad: A Gathering of Faerie by Maggie Stiefvater
Flux (October 1, 2009)
360 pages, paperback
$9.95 (Amazon.com, 09/06/09)
This is the follow up book to Lament, which I read and reviewed a couple of weeks ago.
Summary (Amazon.com):
James Morgan has an almost unearthly gift for music. And it has attracted Nuala, a soul-snatching faerie muse who fosters and then feeds on the creative energies of exceptional humans until they die. James has plenty of reasons to fear the faeries, but as he and Nuala collaborate on an achingly beautiful musical composition, James finds his feelings towards Nuala deepening. But the rest of the fairies are not as harmless. As Halloween—the day of the dead—draws near, James will have to battle the Faerie Queen and the horned king of the dead to save Nuala's life and his soul.
I started it last night.

For Review:

White as Bone Red as Blood White As Bone Red As Blood (The Fox Sorceress) by Cerridwen Fallingstar
Cauldron Publications (July 27, 2009)
378 Pages, paperback
$15.56 (Amazon.com, 09/06/09)
Summary (Amazon.com):
In twelfth century Japan, Seiko Fujiwara, a young woman believed to be a sorceress, is caught in a deadly conflict between the Heike and the Genji, two clans battling for control of the throne. The peaceful Heian period is giving way to the rise of the Samurai; Japan teeters on the edge of a time of darkness. Seiko's mother, priestess of Inari, the deity of abundance and sorcery, predicts that if Lord Kiomori's daughter Tokushi, Seiko's closest friend, becomes Empress and gives birth to the next Emperor, their world will be saved. If he lives... It is Seiko's responsibility to make sure the prophecy comes true. Journey with Seiko as she navigates through a world of assassins, palace intrigue, warfare and enchantments, struggling to honor her giri, her sacred destiny, while longing for the fulfillment of love.
Not my usual picking but I’ll give it a try!
What did you get?
Jess Sig

6 comments:

  1. CATCHING FIRE. MONDAY. THE UK.

    I CAN'T WAIT!!!!!!!! I'm there the min the book store opens! I am reading all day, and my hubby knows he needs to fix his own dinner.

    I can't wait for your review!

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  2. I loved Catching Fire and I can't wait for Ballad. Great books this week. Enjoy!

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  3. I totally agree with you about "The Hunger Games" series. Everyone should read it but I can't wait until the 3rd book!

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  4. I've got Lament in my TBR list. I guess I'll have to add Ballad, too!

    Congratulations! I have an award for you. You can pick it up here.

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  5. Lucky you! I'm still waiting on my copy of Ballad. Catching Fire is everywhere! I still have The Hunger Games waiting in my TBR pile.

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  6. Can't wait for your thoughts on Catching Fire. Happy reading!

    --Anna
    Diary of an Eccentric

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