In My YA Mailbox (Dec. 11, 2011)

The weekly In My Mailbox post is hosted by Kristi at The Story Siren. It is fun to see what everyone else gets in their mailboxes, shopping bags, and library visits. Click on the link to The Story Siren's site to see the rules and join in the fun.
 
I guarantee that your TBR pile will grow when you see all the wonderful books everyone gets. You will discover lots of great blogs and lots of books that you won't be able to live without.

This week I bought two books and received a whopping nine for review. I got a big package from Macmillan with May, June, July and August ARCS.


These are the ones I bought:

Shattered Dreams by Ellie James showed up on a lot of blogs I look at. Because I found it interesting and the bloggers liked it, I added it to my endless TBR mountain.

Winging It by Deborah Cooke ended up on the stack because I like her writing style,  I like dragons, and I read the first book in the series. 

Here are the Macmillan bunch:

The Magician's Apprentice by Kate Banks and illustrated by Peter Sis is an August 7 release by Farrar Straus Giroux. It is a middle grade fantasy novel.

Monstrous Beauty by Elizabeth Fama is an August 21 release also by Farrar Straus Giroux. You can check out the description at Amazon but I will tell you that there are mermaids, romance, and a curse.

Struck by Jennifer Bosworth is a May 8 release by Farrar Straus Giroux. The cover and the description grabbed me for this one. It is a contemporary paranormal for young adults.

Of Poseidon by Anna Banks is a May 22 release from Feiwel & Friends. Again, I was seduced by a lovely cover and mermaids and romance.

Monument 14 by Emmy Laybourne is a June 5 release by Feiwel & Friends. This is a dystopia about a group of kids who take refuge in a Superstore when the world outside suffers a series of natural disasters. This is a novel by a 2012 debut author too.

Before You Go by James Preller is a July 17 release by Feiwel & Friends. This is Preller's YA debut. Here is the bit from the catalog that made me choose it:

Acclaimed author James Preller explores life, death, love, faith, and resilience in a story that will grip readers from the book’s dramatic first few pages to its emotional end.

The last book in the Macmillan bag of awesome was Bridge of Time by Lewis Buzbee. This is a May 22 release by Feiwel & Friends. This one is a middle grade time travel story where two kids travel to the past and the future with Mark Twain. 

But that wasn't enough. I also chose to accept for review two books pitched to me by their authors.

Dragon's Pupils: The Peaks by Martin Chu Shi is a contemporary fantasy and is the sequel to Dragon's Pupils: The Sword Guest which I read and reviewed a while ago.

I also got Torn by Dean Murray. This one is a shapeshifter romance.

As you can see, my review calendar for 2012 is filling up nicely. What did you get in your mailbox this week?