In My Mailbox-June 30 2012 -Epic Week & My "Two Cents"

In my mailbox is hosted by Kristi at The Story Siren. Each week we are invited to post about the books we received through the mail, library, friends or bookstore. This week was an epic week. In fact I'm going to list the books over the next few weeks instead of all at once. I am blessed by generous book fairies and am grateful for what they send. It helps with the blog yes, but also enables me to stay up to date and have great recommendations for my job.

My "two cents" -If there is one thing I've learned over the past two years of blogging is that I am extremely lucky. We as book bloggers are extremely lucky. Arcs/galleys are expensive -so is shipping:) and publishers put their faith in us that we will put them to good use. As bloggers we are not entitled to them (ARCS) or to (finished copies for that matter either). We are fortunate to have people/professionals who believe in us and what we do and I for one plan to never take that for granted. I know you won't either.

Purchased:

 Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo

Inside Out & Back Again by Thanhha Lai

Gifted:

 Audition by Stasia Ward Keho (signed)

Sent to me by the amazing Cari Blogs! Thank you so much!!!!

From the Library:

For Darkness Shows the Stars by Diana Peterfreund 

( a few of my favourite bloggers have raved about this one, I can not wait to read it!)

The List by Siobhan Vivian

For Review:

Golden Door by Emily Rodda

Darkwater by Catherine Fisher

Throne of Glass by Sarah J Maas

Don't Turn Around by Michelle Gagnon

Starling by Lesley Livingston

Gravediggers: Mountain of Bones by Christopher Krovatin

The Great Unexpected by Sharon Creech

Through to you by Emily Hainsworth

The Peculiar by Stefan Bachmann

The Other Normals by Ned Vizzini

Fang Girl by Helen Keeble

Such Wicked Intent by Kenneth Oppel

Special thanks goes to my Book Fairies at HarperCollins and Penguin- 

Thank you so much- this Fall is going to prove to be fabulous reading!!!!

What was in your mailbox?