In My Mailbox (#10)

"In My Mailbox" is hosted by The Story Siren.

I now I haven't been doing a lot of IMM's lately. Haven't been going out a lot to get any books. :C But I went to Asheville, NC yesterday for a doctor's appointment, and went to Barnes and Noble. A two-story one at that. :3 Here's a picture of it!

Heaven. That's it for me.

Alright, now. My new books!

Illuminate by Aimee Agresti

Wings of the Wicked by Courtney Allison Moulton

Hallowed by Cynthia Hand

Under the Never Sky by Veronica Rossi

The Fault in Our Stars by John Green

Sapphique by Catherine Fisher

Forbidden by Syrie & Ryan M. James

Super Human by Michael Carroll

The Fallen 3: End of Days by Thomas E. Sniegoski 

Great tales of Horror by H.P. Lovecraft

Tattoo Source Book

Black Bird: Volumes 8-10 by Kanoko Sakurakoji 

The Art of War for Zombies: Apocalypse Edition

Beautiful Chaos by Kami Garcia & Margaret Stohl

The Hunger Games: The Official Illustrated Movie Companion

The Hunger Games: Tribute Guide

{Cover Reveal} THE CROWN OF EMBERS by Rae Carson

Expected Release Date: September 18, 2012

Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers

Format: Hardback, 400pp

Series: Fire and Thorns, #2

Pre-Order: Barnes and Noble | Amazon

Goodreads Overview: Elisa is the hero of her country. She led her people to victory against a terrifying enemy, and now she is their queen. But she is only seventeen years old. Her rivals may have simply retreated, choosing stealth over battle. And no one within her court trusts her-except Hector, the commander of the royal guard, and her companions. As the country begins to crumble beneath her and her enemies emerge from the shadows, Elisa will take another journey. With a one-eyed warrior, a loyal friend, an enemy defector, and the man she is falling in love with, Elisa crosses the ocean in search of the perilous, uncharted, and mythical source of the Godstone’s power. That is not all she finds.

A breathtaking, romantic, and dangerous second volume in the Fire and Thorns trilogy.

I still haven't gotten the chance to read The Girl of Fire and Thorns yet, but I'm planning on getting it very soon. :) I heard it was a sad, but very good book. Is that true?

Blog Award (One Lovely Blog)

Today, I just saw that someone--and that would be Jessica, from Book Prowl--posted a comment on one of my WOW posts. It was on the 12th of this month. and I feel totally terrible for not seeing it until now. Some blogger I am! ;P I now have to share ten random facts about myself, and then pass the award on to six other people who I believe deserve it. Here are the ten random facts about me:

1. I love reading manga. :)
2. I have two cats; one is completely black and female, and the other one is a whale of a cat, and he is black with a white "tuxedo." ;)
3. I love video games! (Current obsessions are Skyrim and LoZ: Ocarina of Time 3DS.)
4. Dr. Pepper is my favorite soft drink.
5. I plan on being a photographer when I get older.
6. I still have my Build-A-Bear bear from when I was 11 or 12.
7. A few weeks ago, I ran out of bookshelf room! EEK.
8. I got new glasses a couple weeks ago. :3
9. I hate not finishing a book.
10. I have blue-green eyes with brown around my pupils!

Now, the following bloggers are who I pass this award to:

1. Myranda from My(reads)da.
2. Crystal from Elegantly Bound Books.
3. Sarah from I'm Loving ♥ Books.
4. Karla from Karla Reads.
5. Nicole from The Reader's Antidote.
6. Books Over Boys.

Waiting On Wednesday (#11)

"Waiting On Wednesday" is a weekly event, hosted by Breaking The Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating.

Title: Black Dawn

Author: Rachel Caine

Publisher: Penguin Group (USA)

Release Date: 5/1/2012

Format: Hardback, 384pp

Age Range: 12 - 17 Years

Series: Morganville Vampires Series, #12

Pre-Order: Barnes and Noble | Amazon

(No overview available.)

I just finished the eleventh book in the Morganville Vampires series not to long ago, and I'm totally hooked. I seriously wish this would pick up as a TV series. I think it was totally work out. <3

Cover Reveals: SPARK & SPIRIT by Brigid Kemmerer

Release Date: September, 2012 {For Spark} and 2013 {For Spirit}

Publisher: Kensington Publishing Corporation

Spark has an overview of its book, but Spirit doesn't. So here's Spark's. :)

Gabriel Merrick plays with fire. Literally. 

Sometimes he can even control it. And sometimes he can’t. Like the fire that killed his parents.

Gabriel has always had his brothers to rely on, especially his twin, Nick. But when an arsonist starts wreaking havoc on their town, all the signs point to Gabriel. Only he’s not doing it. 

More than Gabriel’s pride is at stake -- this could cost him his family, maybe his life. And no one seems to hear him. Except a shy sophomore named Layne, a brainiac who dresses in turtlenecks and jeans and keeps him totally off balance. Layne understands family problems, and she understands secrets. She has a few of her own. 

Gabriel can’t let her guess about his brothers, about his abilities, about the danger that’s right at his heels. But there are some risks he can’t help taking. 

The fuse is lit…

I seriously think that Brigid's books are the hottest cover's I've seen yet. <3
Brigid's site.

Cover Reveal: HIDDEN by Sophie Jordan

Release Date: September 11,2012
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Format: Hardback, 272pp
Age Range: 13 years+
Series: Firelight, #3

Jacinda was supposed to bond with Cassian, the "prince" of their pride. But she resisted long before she fell in love with Will—a human and, worse, a hunter. When she ran away with Will, it ended in disaster, with Cassian's sister, Miram, captured. Weighed down by guilt, Jacinda knows she must rescue her to set things right. Yet to do so she will have to venture deep into the heart of enemy territory.
The only way Jacinda can reach Miram is by posing as a prisoner herself, though once she assumes that disguise, things quickly spiral out of her control. As she learns more about her captors, she realizes that even if Will and Cassian can carry out their part of the plan, there's no guarantee they'll all make it out alive. But what Jacinda never could have foreseen is that escaping would be only the beginning....

Loyalties are tested and sacrifices made in the explosive conclusion to Sophie Jordan's Firelight trilogy.

I do believe that this is my favorite out of all of the three covers in this series. I like how deep Jacinda's red hair is. It's very lovely. C:

{Cover Reveal} GRAVITY by Melissa West

Title: Gravity
Author: Melissa West
Author Website: http://www.melissa-west.com/
Publication Date: 8/7/2012
Publisher: Entangled Publishing
Format: Paperback, 400pp
Pre-Order: Barnes and Noble | Amazon

In the future, only one rule will matter: Don’t. Ever. Peek.
Seventeen-year-old Ari Alexander just broke that rule and saw the last person she expected hovering above her bed--arrogant Jackson Locke, the most popular boy in her school. She expects instant execution or some kind of freak alien punishment, but instead, Jackson issues a challenge: help him, or everyone on Earth will die.

Ari knows she should report him, but everything about Jackson makes her question what she’s been taught about his kind. And against her instincts, she’s falling for him. But Ari isn’t just any girl, and Jackson wants more than her attention. She’s a military legacy who’s been trained by her father and exposed to war strategies and societal information no one can know--especially an alien spy, like Jackson. Giving Jackson the information he needs will betray her father and her country, but keeping silent will start a war.

Add Gravity to Goodreads. :) 

Waiting On Wednesday (#10)

"Waiting On Wednesday" is a weekly event, hosted by Breaking The Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating.

This week, my anticipated pre-publication book is Insurgent by Veronica Roth.

Publication Date: May 1, 2012 

Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers 

Format: Hardback, 544pp

Age Range: 14 - 17 Years
Genre: Science Fiction, Young Adult Romance

Series: Divergent Series, #2

Buy: Barnes and Noble | Amazon

One choice can transform you—or it can destroy you. But every choice has consequences, and as unrest surges in the factions all around her, Tris Prior must continue trying to save those she loves—and herself—while grappling with haunting questions of grief and forgiveness, identity and loyalty, politics and love.

Tris's initiation day should have been marked by celebration and victory with her chosen faction; instead, the day ended with unspeakable horrors. War now looms as conflict between the factions and their ideologies grows. And in times of war, sides must be chosen, secrets will emerge, and choices will become even more irrevocable—and even more powerful. Transformed by her own decisions but also by haunting grief and guilt, radical new discoveries, and shifting relationships, Tris must fully embrace her Divergence, even if she does not know what she may lose by doing so.

New York Times bestselling author Veronica Roth's much-anticipated second book of the dystopian Divergent series is another intoxicating thrill ride of a story, rich with hallmark twists, heartbreaks, romance, and powerful insights about human nature.

Sorry I didn't post a WOW yesterday, guys! I got a new phone in the mail yesterday, and I was playing with it non-stop. Hope one day isn't so late. D: