Letterbox Love (2)

Letterbox Love is a new meme hosted by Lynsey @ Narratively Speaking, and it's a fun way for book bloggers in the UK to show the books they received during the week.

Hi everyone, I hope you had a great weekend, and it's been a fantastic week for me in books! Here's what I got (all links lead to Goodreads):

Bought:

The Immortal Rules (Blood of Eden #1) by Julie Kagawa

City of Lost Souls (The Mortal Instruments #5) by Cassandra Clare

Insurgent (Divergent #2) by Veronica Roth

Obsidian (Lux #1) by Jennifer L. Armentrout

Goddess Interrupted (Goddess Test #2) by Aimee Carter

Waterstone's Bluewater, where I usually get all my books from besides Amazon, have announced that Cassandra Clare is going to be signing copies of City of Lost Souls in store on Sunday, 27th May from 1pm, so if you're in the area make sure to stop by! Also, Lauren Kate will be signing copies of her new book, Rapture, in store on Saturday, 7th July from 2:30 pm.

What did you get in your letterbox this week?

Feature and Follow #10

Feature and Follow is a meme hosted by Parajunkee @ Parajunkee's View and Alison @ Alison Can Read. It's a way for bloggers to gain new followers and friends.

This week's question:

Q: This Sunday in the U.S. is Mother's Day. In celebration, what are some of your favorite books with strong mother/child relationships?

I'm finding this one difficult to answer because in most books that I read, the mother is either dead or the mother/child relationship is very strained, which is kind of bleak. However, my favourite books with a strong mother/child relationship would have to be the Gallagher Girls series by Ally Carter. Cammie really admires her mum and looks up to her, and not just because her mum is one of the best spies in the world. Cammie also admires her mum's strength, and they have a really close bond.

What's your answer to this week's question? 

Sorry that I haven't posted all week, honestly the hiatus was unexpected. Expect a review on Saturday though!

Letterbox Love (1)

Letterbox Love is a meme hosted by Lynsey @ Narratively Speaking, and it's a fun way for us to showcase the new books we received this week here in the UK.

Hi everyone, I decided to join in with Letterbox Love because it's UK specific and I thought it was a great idea, so I'll be doing these from now on. I also just wanted to say sorry for the lack of posts and reviews this week. In short, I'm in a reading slump and swamped with homework. I've barely turned a page these past two weeks, and I guess I kinda got used to not reading. So, please bare with me as I try to get back into the flow of things again, and hopefully I'll get a review done soon.

Here's what I got this week:

Won:

Dead Rules by R.S. Russell (Thanks to Leanne @ District YA!)

What did you get this week? Hope you had a great weekend and have a good bank holiday Monday!

Feature and Follow #9

Feature and Follow is a weekly meme hosted Alison @ Alison Can Read and Parajunkee @ Parajunkee's View. It's a way for bloggers to gain new followers and friends.

This week's question:

Q: What is one thing you wish you could tell your favorite author?

My favourite author is John Green, and I would tell him that he's a fantastic writer and I love every one of the books of his that I've read. He creates such loveable and relatable characters, along with sweet, realistic romance. I would tell him that he's awesome and his books really inspired me to start reading again!

What's your answer to this week's question?

Waiting on Wednesday (19)

Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine, where we spotlight the releases that we are eagerly anticipating.

The Evolution of Mara Dyer (Mara Dyer #2) by Michelle Hodkin

Published by Simon & Schuster 

Released: 23rd October 2012 (USA)

Two days after Mara walks into a police station in Miami at the close of The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer, she is committed for psychiatric treatment for what her parents believe is a mental breakdown. But what seems like a hallucination to everyone else is a chilling reality for Mara. Someone from her past has discovered her strange, disturbing secret and that someone wants her to pay. But she's about to discover that the price is more than she can bear.

Dark and thrilling, suspenseful and passionate, The Evolution of Mara Dyer will have readers breathlessly turning pages to find out what will become of Mara Dyer next.

Mara gets put in a mental institution? Hell yeah, sounds like my kinda book! The first book was unbelievably amazing, so I'm seriously impatiently waiting for this :D

What are you waiting on?

April Wrap-Up

April has come and gone! It's been a good month, and I'm looking forward to May and all of the great releases it brings :) Here's what I read this month:

The Iron Daughter (Iron Fey #2) by Julie Kagawa

Immortal City (Immortal City #1) by Scott Speer

Two-Way Street by Lauren Barnholdt

A Million Suns (Across the Universe #2) by Beth Revis

Out of Sight, Out of Time (Gallagher Girls #5) by Ally Carter

The Iron Queen (Iron Fey #3) by Julie Kagawa

Free Four (Divergent #1.1) by Veronica Roth

Favourite book read in April:

Two-Way Street by Lauren Barnholdt

Incredibly funny and sweet!

Hope you all had a good month and are looking forward to May!

In My Mailbox (20) and (21)

In My Mailbox is a meme hosted by Kristi @ The Story Siren. Despite recent events and all the drama, I'm going to continue to support this meme.

Hi, everyone! I have two IMMs to give you today (sorry that they're so late, I was busy obsessing over Avatar: Legend of Korra on Tumblr) and I'm really pleased with my book hauls.

Won:

Half-Blood (Covenant #1) by Jennifer L. Armentrout (Thanks to Valerie @ Stuck in Books!)

Signed SLIDE postcard (not pictured, thanks to Jill Hathaway!)

Bought:

When You Were Mine by Rebecca Serle

172 Hours on the Moon by Johan Harstad

The DUFF by Kody Keplinger

Until I Die (Revenants #2) by Amy Plum

So like I said, I'm really pleased with what I got over the past two weeks and I can't wait to read them all. I'm especially excited about Until I Die because Die For Me was one of my favourite 2011 reads, and I may have done some jumping up and down when Half-Blood arrived...

What's in your mailbox this week?