Sunday, February 26, 2012

In My Mailbox {12}

Hosted by Kristi @ The Story Siren


In My Mailbox is a weekly event hosted by Kristi over at The Story Siren. She uses this time to tell about the books she receives each week either to review, from the library, or from a purchase. Kristi is kind enough to let us all in on her fun and here is my little piece of that!

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MIDDLE GRADE FOREVER. 

Library: 

Eveybody Sees the Ants by A.S. King
Anna and the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins
The Scorpio Races by Maggie Stiefvater
Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (And Other Concerns)
by Mindy Kaling
Most of these are at the recommendation of 
Adam (@HittingOnBooks) by way of his blog. 

AND OF COURSE, my new obsession:

The Name of the Wind (The Kingkiller Chronicles #1) 
by Patrick Rothfuss 
Yes, I am listening to this via Audible. 
And Yes I am loving it. So much, in fact. 
And YES, I am the dork that occasionally likes 
to read along with the narrator.

Gifted:  

Fever (The Chemical Garden Trilogy #2)
by Lauren DeStefano
Alright, I kind of acted foolish when this one arrived. 
But if you got it in your mailbox, you did too. Tell the truth....


Have any of you read any of these books? 
Did you love them?
Did you hate them?

I want to know! 
Leave me a comment and tell me all about it! 


Weekly Recap:
My Thoughts On: Masque of the Red Death by Bethany Griffin
My Thoughts On: Harbinger by Sara Wilson Etienne 
My Thoughts On: Airel by Aaron Patterson & Chris White 


~Asheley


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  1. I am so excited that you are loving The Name of the Wind!!! Can't wait to see your final thoughts.

    Also, yay Scorpio Races. I loved that book too.

    Enjoy all the awesome :)

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    1. Allison, I'm OBSESSED with this book. Audio, print, whatever. It's ALMOST sad. And the trade paperback I just borrowed from the library to read along with my audio is so pretty. It went right up on my wishlist. I'm SO GLAD I'm reading it slow. I'll probably have it memorized before all is said and done.

      Also can't wait to dive into Scorpio Races. Wolves aren't my thing, but I do love some Maggie. Can't wait to see what she does with horses.

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  2. A Lot of people got Fever this week. I love that it has a beautiful cover. Scorpio Races just gets so many good reviews.

    Grace

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    1. The Fever cover IS really pretty. So pretty next to Wither. I very rarely get books the second they come out, so I was thrilled to get this one as a gift.

      I CAN'T WAIT to read Scorpio Races. I was excited they had it at the library; I've been waiting forever.

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  3. Red Pyramid was amazing (after Percy Jackson series I mean) and I got Fever too...

    Check mine here - http://le-grande-codex.blogspot.in/2012/02/in-my-mailbox-3-february.html

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    1. The Percy Jackson books are some of my favorites of all time...they solidified Rick Riordan as a favorite in this house. But I haven't read any of his other series. So I grabbed The Red Pyramid at the urging of my 8-year-old and she and I will probably bicker back and forth over who gets to read it first. ;)

      I hope you love Fever as much as I did. It's SO GOOD.

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  4. YES to Anna and the French Kiss! I really hope you love it!

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    1. I'm very nervous about Anna! It's SO not my type of book. But Ashley @BasicallyAmazingBooks, Tara @Hobbitsies, and then of course Adam with his love jumps have all said it is really good -- and I'm trying hard to do the contemps thing. SO, Anna now sits in my stack of library books. We'll see! As much as everyone loves it, I'm feeling lots of pressure... haha.

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  5. Your Name Of The Wine Love fills me with joy and happiness.

    AND MIDDLE GRADE MANIA! :-D

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    1. Best recommendation ever. You need an award with like a trophy or plaque or something. I hope something I have recommended to you lives up to 1/10000 of the greatness.

      MIDDLE GRADE FOREVER. That is all. Makes my heart sing.

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  6. Yay! You've got most of the books on my wishlist! But I've read The Red Pyramid and it was terrific! Would definitely be reading it again for review. And Patrick Rothfuss' The Name of the Wind is also my type of book to read but I'm still in doubt of it. I'll wait for your review of it.

    And Fever? OMG! Many people are getting it! Your lucky your one of them! I haven't read Wither yet.

    Von @ Mr. Book Wonder

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    1. Wither and Fever are SO GOOD. And I'm LOVING The Name of the Wind SO MUCH.

      I'm very excited to read The Red Pyramid because I am forever and always a middle grade fan. Thanks for stopping by!

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  7. Loved RED PYRAMID and ANNA! Still waiting to read ANTS and SCORPIO RACES myself! Enjoy everything!! MG Forever, yes! Two of my favorite books last year, LIESL AND PO and THE PRINCESS CURSE were both MG. I also just finished WINTERLING by Sarah Prineas this week and loved it. I'm hoping to read A YEAR WITHOUT AUTUMN soon! Yay MG! And....I am about 100 pages into THE NAME OF THE WIND and enjoying it so far!! Yay us!

    (And yessssssssss, I SO freaked out when FEVER arrived--albeit LATE thanks to the holiday weekend. It came Thursday rt before dinner and I worked all of Friday and had a wedding yday, so I haven't been able to start! *cries*)

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    1. Oh my, all of those extra middle grade books: I haven't read them, but I really want to. Lucky you!!

      I'm so glad you're reading The Name of the Wind. In the printed version, I think you may be a tad bit further than me, but I have listened to each of the chapters twice because I love them so much. Since the audiobook is 27 HOURS LONG, I really can't keep doing that! So my thought was that if I could follow along with the printed book, I would stop listening twice. I just don't want to miss ANYTHING, ya know? It has the potential to be my favorite book ever, or at VERY high on my list.

      I hope you LOVE Fever. It is so great. Wither was excellent but somehow DeStefano raised the bar so much with Fever. ;)

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  8. Love the middle grade books! :) From the Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler is one of the best middle grade books of all time. :)

    And your YA selections this week are rockin! Love Anna and the French Kiss. I just got The Scorpio Races on audiobook so I'm excited to listen to that.

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  9. Middle Grade makes me SO happy. Ridiculously so. So I was thrilled to grab these two and my whole household (I have a 6 year old & 8 year old twins) will read them too. - My girls have already read Mrs. Basil!)

    I'm ready to get started with some of these YA books. Everyone loves Anna and the French Kiss...we'll see! It's not my normal type of book but I'm gonna give it a chance. I'm super excited to start The Scorpio Races sometime really soon...

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  10. AAAH Anna & The French Kiss!!! aaahhh i loooove that book! and OMG your so lucky you got Fever!! i cant WAIT to read it!! Great IMM!

    Here is OUR imm: http://majibookshelf.blogspot.com/2012/02/in-our-mailbox-18-thrillers-and-wolves.html

    Farah @Majibookshelf

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    1. Fever is AMAZING. I hope you love it when you read it. It follows Wither perfectly and breaks your heart beautifully, if that makes any sense at all. ;)

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  11. Anna and the French Kiss and The Scorpio Races are awesome and I've been DYING to Read the Name of The Wind! Enjoy!

    My Mailbox

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    1. I'm still early in The Name of the Wind because I'm reading it very slowly while I read other things, but I'm very comfortable saying it's a favorite forever.

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  12. LOOOOVE! So many people getting Fever and I am very jealous! I bought Wither in Paperback and now have to wait for Fever... WAAAAAH!

    Here is my IMM

    Happy Reading!
    Lindsay @ Turning the Pages

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    1. Oh wow! Hopefully it won't be too long of a wait for the paperback to come out. Or...maybe you can read it before you buy it. ;) It's marvelous.

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  13. I've read The Name of The Wind, and it was great! I have Wise Man's Fear too, but the size is so daunting that I haven't dared yet to start it.

    Hope you enjoy all of your book!

    Celine ~ Nyx Book Reviews
    My IMM

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    1. It IS great and yes, Wise Man's Fear is almost scarily daunting. I understand the hesitation. ha!

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  14. Haha I'd act foolish too. In fact, I often do :-) Great books! Enjoy!

    http://wordsareinnermusic.blogspot.com/2012/02/in-my-mailbox-30-one-where-i-have.html

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  15. Anna and the French Kiss is AWESOME!!! And it seems like everyone got Fever this week! I hope you enjoy all you got :)

    Here's my IMM!

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    1. Seems like everyone loves Anna and the French Kiss and has read it except for me!

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  16. I loved THE MIXED UP FILES! I read it when I was in fourth grade! :) AND FEVER!!!!!!! I want it soooo bad :'(

    My IMM http://bundlesofbooks101.blogspot.com/2012/02/in-my-mailbox-12.html

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    1. Mixed Up Files is fun...my 8 year old girls are almost finished reading it now. They're loving it just like I did a long time ago. I think I'll read it again too pretty soon. For kicks and giggles.

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  17. Hi Asheley, I have a review of Konigsburg book in our blog. Needless to say, I loved it! Definitely a classic and a keeper in your bookshelf. If you're into museums and smart runaway kids, you'd enjoy the book.

    I've been hearing a lot about Scorpio Races as well and asked for a copy for review. Hopefully, I get mine soon. Enjoy your great reads this week!

    Here's ours over at GatheringBooks:
    http://wp.me/pDlzr-30x

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    1. I'm super excited about The Scorpio Races. I've read mixed reviews, which tends to make me want to read something even more. ;)

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  18. Yay, Anna and the French Kiss. :D Such a great book. Really hope you enjoy all the books you got this week.

    Here is mine: IMM (14)

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    1. Everyone has been telling me FOREVER that I need to read that one. I hope I can get to it before it has to go back to the library. I'm sure I'll love it. ;)

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  19. I've had the Name of the Wind gathering dust on my shelf for a year now. I should get to it too!
    Also, enjoy Anna and the French Kiss, it's a really cute read.
    New follower!
    Lisa O.
    Here's my IMM @ The Nocturnal Library

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    1. Ooohhhh The Name of the Wind is glorious. So, so good. Pull it off the shelf and get to it!

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  20. I absolutely adored Anna and the French Kiss! My favorite contemporary book. And The Red Pyramid was a fun read! I have the sequel, Throne of Fire and still need to read it. Happy reading! :)

    My IMM!

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    1. I've heard several people say that Anna is their favorite contemporary book...I'll know if it's mine soon!

      And I can't even put into words how much I love Rick Riordan so I'm sure I'll love The Red Pyramid... although I'm not sure how I'll love it more than Percy Jackson. Percy is pretty awesome.

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  21. hahahaha Good way to put it, "obsession"!! I love The Name of the Wind, definitely!!! Great books for this week! :-)
    Mine: Colorimetry

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    1. I am absolutely, unequivocally obsessed with this book. And I've only just started it. ;)

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  22. Nice haul. Fever and Anna and the French Kiss sound really good. Happy Reading!

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    1. Fever is wonderful! Anna and the French Kiss sounds like something really cute. I'm looking forward to reading it. ;)

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  23. YAY for Anna and the French Kiss!! Bet you'll love it! I guess I need to read The name of the Wind, you are like the tenth person I have heard rave about it:)Looks like it was an awesome week for you, and hooray for library books!

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    1. There's really NOTHING better than the library. I am a library junkie.

      The Name of the Wind is very very long, so I'm reading it (print & audio both) while reading other things. I highly recommend it to you if you like fantasy.

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  24. I really want Fever, and I will probably buy it this week lol. I just bought Withered and have just started it (: It's really good so far! Great IMM, you got a lot of great books!! Hope you enjoy reading them :D

    Kayla @ Simply Kayla's Book Reviews

    Here is my IMM Post: http://simplykayla0203.blogspot.com/2012/02/in-my-mailbox-4.html

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    1. Wither IS really great and Fever is actually just as great, if not better. I highly recommend saving up and buying that one if you can. I know I'll be re-reading it over and over.

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  25. What a great haul you received this week! You got so many titles I am looking forward to! I think Mindy Kaling’s book looks so funny and Anna and the French Kiss has gotten so much praise so I am sure that will be a great one!

    Darlene @ Leather Bound and Lovely

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    1. I flipped through Mindy Kaling's book and it looked easy to read, and funny, and I love a good memoir sometimes. So I grabbed it! And yes, there is tons of praise for Anna and the French Kiss - I'm definitely curious. ;)

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  26. I LOVED Anna and the French Kiss so I hope you do too! Also, I really enjoyed The Red Pyramid, although I think it could have been a little shorter. Have fun with all your new books! :)

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    1. I hope I love them both too ~ Thanks for stopping by Christina! ;)

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  27. Anna! *sigh* One of my favorite books, by far. Fever is on it's way to me, so I can't wait to read that. Great haul of books this week. A lot of good book choices. I hope you enjoy all of them.

    Happy reading!
    Book Chelle

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    1. Oh you'll LOVE Fever. YOU WILL. I'm so glad it's on its way to you. Good choice on that one!

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  28. Middle grade! Middle grade! Middle grade!

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  29. Love the books here especially Patrick Rothfuss' book The Name of the Wind. I'm looking for some new fantasy so this sounds great :)

    Love your blog so I thought I'd follow! :)

    Check out mine and my mailbox this week if you fancy it!
    http://lostinthought-becca.blogspot.com/2012/02/in-my-mailbox-2.html

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    1. Thanks Becca! I'm REALLY loving the Rothfuss book. It was a solid recommendation for fantasy and it is some of the best fantasy I've ever read. It is LONG, however, and I'm going through slow, so I think it'll take me a long time to get through it. But if you love fantasy, I highly recommend you get it too. Amazing isn't even enough of a word for it.

      Thanks for stopping by!

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  30. Middle Grade wins all the awards!
    Okay, maybe that's a bit of an overstatement, but I adore it and more people should give it a chance.
    Also, I think you should give me Fever now. Thank you muchly :P

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    1. I also meant to say that I've been meaning to read the Kane Chronicles. I love Riordan's other books and my brother read The Red Pyramid this summer and really enjoyed it so it's on my TBR. Can't wait to hear what you think about it :]

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  31. I did like Anna. Don't worry I don't think anyone will storm your house if you don't;) I have really been wanting to read Eveybody Sees the Ants, so I can't wait to see what you think. I hope you enjoy them all:)

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  32. ♥ MG love!!! Always & forever.

    hee! I read along with the narrator too!

    My IMM

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  33. Real talk: The Scorpio Races and Anna and the French Kiss are two of my favorite books. They're both fantastic. I know you don't usually get down with the contemps, but Anna is such a GREAT one, I have high hopes that you'll love it! And The Scorpio Races killed me, it was so good. I hope you love that one, too.
    And The Name of the Wind. I have a copy of this one on my shelves that I need to read. Good thing I have ALL THE TIME and NO OTHER BOOKS TO READ. ;-)
    Enjoy all your great books, Asheley!

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  34. i cannot wait to read Fever!! just waiting on the library to get it!! Great IMM. New follower :))

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  35. Oh my goodness, I just saw your blog through Natalie's (Mindful Musings), and then I saw you're reading AMERICAN GODS! Oh my goodness, Neil Gaiman is my hero. And I hear AMAZING things about The Name Of The Wind. I've been meaning to read it for years, but I leant my copy before I read it and never got it back :'(

    OK! That out of the way! OMG! AMAZING HAUL! I ADORE Anna and the French Kiss, and I can't WAIT to read The Scorpio Races (I've had it sitting at home for a while, but haven't managed to get to it yet).

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  36. Gah, Patrick Rothfuss is amazeballs!! Seriously, I push The Name of the Wind into everyone's hands (even if they don't like fantasy). The characters (I'm a little in love with Kvothe), the worldbuilding, the everything!

    Also, I see that you have Anna and the French Kiss amongst your book booty - I think that you'll love it!

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