In My Mailbox (20)

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London YA Book Bloggers Meet Up:
I had such an amazing week this week it's hard to know where to start!  I think I'll begin with yesterday's haul from the London YA Blogger meet up that was organised by Jo from Once Upon A Bookcase.  I had such a great time at the meet up - it was lovely to meet other bloggers and spend the afternoon chatting about books!  I'll be writing a post all about the meet up & hopefully get it posted tomorrow.

Thank you to Jo from Once Upon A Bookcase for copies of Lover Mine by J.R. Ward and Moon Sworn by Keri Arthur.  I can't wait to read these!!  Also thanks to Becky from The Bookette for copies of Magic Under Glass by Jaclyn Dolamore, Captivate by Carrie Jones and The Gypsey Crown by Kate Forsythe. 

I think I can speak for all of the other bloggers too when I say how surprised and excited I was when we were given an ARC of Torment by Lauren Kate by Random House!  I want to say a massive thank you to the Lauren & Kelly from Random House for coming out to meet us and especially for bringing us such a lovely gift!!  I also had to do a happy dance when Lynsey from Narritively Speaking offered to lend me her ARC of Linger by Maggie Stiefvater!!!  Thank you so much Lynsey - I can't wait to read Linger & it will definitely be coming back to you by recorded delivery so it doesn't go missing in the post :o)

What an amazing day - it was like Christmas with all the wonderful books I received - the only trouble I'm going to have is deciding what to read first!

Books Purchased:

I'm trying to be good and stick to my book buying ban but I've just started doing voluntary work for my local Cancer Research shop & I couldn't resist picking up the Night Angel Trilogy by Brent Weeks for Ant.  It looks really good and was a bargain lol.

Gifts:

I met up with a friend I haven't seen in a while & was given a late birthday present of His Darkest Hunger by Juliana Stone and Leaving Paradise by Simone Elkeles.  I actually forgot what books I'd mentioned to her that I wanted so I've already read both of these but you know what that means - giveaway time!  I've been planning a big giveaway for when I reach 150 followers so these are both going to be added to the prize pile & I'm happy I'm going to be able to share both of these fantastic books!

Library Finds:

I wasn't planning on picking up any more library books either but one of my reservations (Kissing Sin the second book in the Riley Jenson series by Keri Arthur) had come in and when I spotted they had the first 3 books in the Vampire Academy series by Richelle Mead I couldn't resisit them either.

For Review:

1. I'm taking part in a UK book tour for Forget You by Jennifer Echols that has been organised by Dwayne from Girls Without A Bookshelf - this looks really good and Dwayne gave it a great review so I'm really looking forward to reading it!
2. I received a copy of Fallen by Lauren Kate from Random House along with a very special ARC of Torment (see above) - I've heard such great things about Fallen & I can't wait to read both of these!
3. I also received a copy of Lonestar Homecoming by Colleen Coble from the Booksneeze blogger review program

Won:

I received Voices in the Dark by Catherine Banner and Crawlers by Sam Enthoven after winning a giveaway at Book Chick City.  These aren't the kind of books I'd usually pick up but the both look really interesting and I'm looking forward to giving them a try.

What was in your mailbox this week?