Saturday, July 18, 2009

In My Mailbox #3

In My Mailbox was inspired by The Story Siren

The Graveyard Book
by Neil Gaiman

Description: Bod is an unusual boy who inhabits an unusual place-he's the only living resident of a graveyard. Raised from infancy by the ghosts, werewolves, and other cemetery denizens, Bod has learned the antiquated customs of his guardians' time as well as their timely ghostly teachings-like the ability to Fade.

Can a boy raised by ghosts face the wonders and terrors of the worlds of both the living and the dead? And then there are things like ghouls that aren't really one thing or the other.

This chilling tale is Neil Gaiman's first full-length novel for middle-grade readers since the internationally bestselling and universally acclaimed Coraline. Like Coraline, this book is sure to enchant and surprise young readers as well as Neil Gaiman's legion of adult fans.

My last purchase for a while, since my to-read pile is starting to overflow. Let's see if I can manage to not buy any books for the next 2-3 months. I seriously have an addiction, so I don't know if this is possible.


A Circle of Souls
by Preetham Grandhi

Description: The sleepy town of Newbury, Connecticut, is shocked when a little girl is found brutally murdered. With the murderer on the loose, the police desperately look for any clues to lead to his identy. Meanwhile, a psychiatrist in a nearby hospital is also in a desperate search to find the cause of seven-year-old Naya Hastings s devastating nightmares. Afraid that she might hurt herself in the midst of a torturous episode, Naya s parents have turned to the bright young doctor as their only hope. When these two situations converge, they set off an alarming chain of events. In this stunning psychological thriller, innocence gives way to evil, and trust lies forgotten in a web of deceit, fear, and murder.

My first review copy! So exciting! I usually only read Young Adult books, but I thought that this book sounded like it's right up my alley, and I can't wait to read it!

• I also received some really nice promotional goodies from Jessica Verday for her upcoming novel "The Hollow" which you can get HERE (if you haven't already)

6 comments:

  1. Happy reading! I know I was pretty excited when I got my first book to review too!

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  2. Ooh! I got Circle of Souls too!

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  3. I'm waiting on my Hollow promotional goodies! So excited!

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  4. I really want to read The Hollow! A Circle of Souls sounds really, really good.

    -Briana

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  5. Nice to know I'm not the only person on the planet who hasn't read The Graveyard Book! Enjoy your books!

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  6. Hmm I want to read the first book.

    ^^

    www.bloodybookaholic.blogspot.com

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