Mar
13
2011

In My Musical Mailbox (23)

In My Mailbox was started by The Story Siren and inspired by Pop Culture Junkie.

You get a gold star if you noticed the name change. IMM has now become... IMMM! Nothing major, but I'll be including a song on every IMM from now on. My bookshelf is alive with the sound of music... ;)

Anyways, these are a mix of books from this past week and the week before, since I missed IMM then. But first:

The new IMMM mascot. :3

Isn't it ADORABLE? My friend got it for me as an extremely late Christmas present, and it matches my personality perfectly. She knows I like more "emo" clothing and accessories, though I'm not confident enough to wear the clothes (Hot Topic's earrings are my favorites though). AHHHH, Hello Kitty's just so irresistibly cute. I might spotlight my Japanese keychain ones next week...

But before I get too carried away:


For Review:
Angelfire by Courtney Allison Moulton {reviewed}
Blood and Flowers by Penny Blubaugh -- the cover is very vivid and unique and, from what I've heard, the story itself is like that too... I'll get around to this one sometime.
Enclave by Ann Aguirre -- review coming closer to the release date; pretty solid dystopia though! :)
Purple Daze by Sherry Shahan -- love the 60's feel to the cover. It's told in verse, which I don't read often, so I'm looking forward to it.
Sean Grisworld's Head by Lindsey Leavitt -- definitely one of those pick-me-ups after a long span of dystopian/historical/contemporary/sadder things. The blog tour for this one is going on now, and my stop is scheduled for March 23rd - check back then for a review!

Bought:
Demonglass by Rachel Hawkins -- guilty pleasures, I tell you.
The Vespertine by Saundra Mitchell {interviewed} -- fairly good. Not my absolute favorite, but it has a stunning cover (Saundra does not lie when she says it looks better in person); hopefully I'll find the time to write a review for it.
Prom and Prejudice by Elizabeth Eulberg -- short and sweet. Your eyes do not deceive, that's a paperback version you see there. And, yes, I made my little sister get it for me from her middle school Scholastic book fair for the low, low price of $7.

Whew, I can't help the commentary. As for today's music, it's Daylight Savings Time! And time, well...

Classic.

Muse = awesome, though I like their older songs better. And for the record, I liked them before Stephenie Meyer declared them her inspiration. Starlight was my first, and still favorite, Muse song. :)

(Where does all this time go? What if you scheduled a post during "the missing hour"?)

I'll stop taking up your time and ask: What did you get this week? (Leave me a link and I'll be sure to take a peek!)

Until next time, brave adventurers~

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Awesome books Jenn, and your mascot is just adorable! LOL. So excited to start Enclave, you must tell me what you think of it :)
:O! Enclave! Sooo jealous, it looks amazing. And Demonglass and Angelfire are AWESOME, enjoy. Prom & Prejudice looks really cute too, the cover just screams "fluff"! Some great books this week :).
Great books this week! I have Demonglass and Enclave on my TBR stack too. I liked Angelfire and The Vespertine. I did have a little bit of trouble getting into The Vespertine because the character was so much a 19th century person that I had trouble identifying with her though. Have a great reading week! My YA mailbox is here.
Such an adorable mascot - can't go wrong with Hello Kitty. Ooh, amazing books Jenn! I can't wait to see what you think of Blood & Flowers, I've been so curious about it!

Muse = Amazing!!! =)
Great books! I loved Sean Griswold's Head, Angelfire, and Prom and Prejudice. Looking forward to your reviews! :)
I'm so glad you're including music every week now! I try to do that too. Every week I do a "Song of the Week" pick in my Weekly Wrap-Up.

I love the picks, especially "Time is Running Out." (And I also liked Muse before Stephenie Meyer too)

Have a great week!
Ahhh, awesome bunches of books! and CUTE HELLO KITTY! Awww!! I really don't like the daylight savings in March. I lost sleep! Now I feel uber tired. But thanks for these songs. They brightened my day :D
Hope you're also having a nice day!
wow! you've got a lot of books! i can't wait to get hold of angelfire, the verspertine, and enclave! i am so envious right now.
Your haul is awesome! I want to read pretty much all of these, so I can't wait to hear how you like them. Enjoy your new books!
I loved Hello Kitty plush ;) I already read The Vespertine but I didn't like too much. The other books are in my wishlist. Enjoy them!! I didn't buy any book this week but I'm reading The life of Charlie St Cloud and Delivered with love, I'm enjoying both. I recommend you!!
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I haven't heard of either of those, but I'll look into them -- thanks! :)
I love your Hello Kitty! You got some really amazing books, Jenn. I can't wait to read Angelfire. I've heard really great things on it. Also the songs you posted are fantastic. I actually love that song by Muse! =D

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