In My Mailbox #4

In My Mailbox (IMM) is a weekly feature organised by The Story Siren. IMM is a post where you can show which books entered your house and it also gives you a chance to say thank you to the people that kindly sent them. To find out more about how you can join in, click here.

Well I've been on hiatus this week due to the joys and perils of being an English Teacher. But now I'm back to the blogosphere with a bunch of new books to rave about! Here are the gems I've received this week.

Book Swap

Miss Peregrine's Home For Reculiar Children, by Ransom Riggs

Binding: Hardcover

Pages: 352

Release Date: June 7th 2011

Published By: Quirk Books

From the awesome Captain Beth at A Little Sun Shy, swapped for my copy of "Divergent", by Veronica Roth. 

Synopsis

Taken From Goodreads.

A mysterious island. An abandoned orphanage. And a strange collection of very curious photographs. It all waits to be discovered in Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children, an unforgettable novel that mixes fiction and photography in a thrilling reading experience. As our story opens, a horrific family tragedy sets sixteen-year-old Jacob journeying to a remote island off the coast of Wales, where he discovers the crumbling ruins of Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children. As Jacob explores its abandoned bedrooms and hallways, it becomes clear that the children who once lived here—one of whom was his own grandfather—were more than just peculiar. They may have been dangerous. They may have been quarantined on a desolate island for good reason. And somehow—impossible though it seems—they may still be alive.

A spine-tingling fantasy illustrated with haunting vintage photography,Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children will delight adults, teens, and anyone who relishes an adventure in the shadows.

Purchased with Kindle for iPhone.

Forgotten, by Cat Patrick

Format: Kindle eBook

Pages: 288 

Release Date: June 7th 2011 

Published By: Little Brown Books for Young Readers

Synopsis

Taken From Goodreads.

Each night when 16 year-old London Lane goes to sleep, her whole world disappears. In the morning, all that's left is a note telling her about a day she can't remember. The whole scenario doesn't exactly make high school or dating that hot guy whose name she can't seem to recall any easier. But when London starts experiencing disturbing visions she can't make sense of, she realizes it's time to learn a little more about the past she keeps forgetting-before it destroys her future. Part psychological drama, part romance, and part mystery, this thought-provoking novel will inspire readers to consider the what-if's in their own lives and recognize the power they have to control their destinies.

Into the Shadows, by Karly Kirkpatrick

Format: Paperback

Pages: 278 

Release Date: November 10th 2010 

Published By: Dark Side Publishing

Synopsis

Taken From Goodreads

Paivi Anderson has it all: friends, a spot on the varsity basketball team, wonderful parents, and quite possibly, her first boyfriend. It was everything a freshman in high school could ask for. Her perfect life begins to crumble when she discovers her name on a list distributed by a power-hungry presidential candidate. How could anyone think of Paivi as an Enemy of the State? Could it be because of her special powers? No one was supposed to know about them, but the mysterious messages in her tater tots say otherwise. In Into the Shadows, Paivi quickly learns who her friends are and is forced into a reality she didn't see coming.

Audiobook, downloaded from iTunes.

Before I Go To Sleep, by S.J. Watson

Format: Audiobook

Narrator: Susannah Harker

Length: 12 hours 15 minutes

Released: 2011

Provider: Random House Audiobooks

Synopsis

Taken From Goodreads

'As I sleep, my mind will erase everything I did today. I will wake up tomorrow as I did this morning. Thinking I'm still a child. Thinking I have a whole lifetime of choice ahead of me ...' Memories define us. So what if you lost yours every time you went to sleep? Your name, your identity, your past, even the people you love - all forgotten overnight. And the one person you trust may only be telling you half the story. Welcome to Christine's life.

NetGalley Titles

These titles were received free in exchange for an honest review.

Misfit, by Jon Skovron

Format: ARC eBook

Pages: 382 

Expected Release: August 1st 2011 

Published By: Amulet

Synopsis

Taken From Goodreads

Jael Thompson has never really fit in. She’s changed schools too many times to count. The only family she’s ever known is her father, a bitter ex-priest who never lets her date and insists she attend the strictest Catholic school in Seattle. And her mother—well, she was a five thousand year old demon. That doesn’t exactly help. But on her sixteenth birthday, her father gives her a present that brings about some unexpected changes. Some of the changes, like strange and wonderful powers and the cute skater boy with a knack for science, are awesome. But others, like the homicidal demon seeking revenge on her family? Not so much. Steeped in mythology, this is an epic tale of a heroine who balances old world with new, science with magic, and the terrifying depths of the underworld with the ordinary halls of high school.

Deviant, by Adrian McKinty

Format: ARC eBook

Pages: 368

Expected Release: October 1st 2011

Published By: Amulet

Synopsis

Taken From Goodreads

Danny Lopez is new in town. He made a mistake back home in Las Vegas, and now he has landed at an experimental school in Colorado for “tough cases.” At the Cobalt Charter School, everything is scripted—what the teachers say, what the students reply—and no other speaking is allowed. This supercontrolled environment gives kids a second chance to make something of themselves. But with few freedoms, the students become sitting ducks for a killer determined to “clean up” Colorado Springs.

So there's my week in books! If anyone's read any of the above then let me know what you thought! 

Lx