In My Mailbox (15)

In My Mailbox is a weekly meme hosted by Kristi at TheStorySiren to let bloggers showcase books they've got each week. 

Hi guys! After two weeks of no book-shopping, I finally gave in out of necessity. This week (April 22 - 29, 2012) I bought four books because I need them for my English courses as a soon-to-be English major. :D

Purchased: 

- The Elements of Style by William Strunk Jr and E.B. White 

I've been told that this is a must for every English major. Although this book is not required for uni, I willingly bought it. ;) 

- Oxford Dictionary of Literary Terms 

We'll be studying English literature this June. Yay! 

- Cocktail by Vince Licata and Ping Chong  

Totally not looking forward to this. It's required in my literature course though I don't see why this even qualifies as literature. Apparently this 73-page long book is a PLAY, and it looks like a bad one too. :(

I also bought my first English-English dictionary! Hooray! I'll be buying more when semester starts. I have my eyes set on Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary and Collins Cobuild. One at a time. Haha. I became quite obsessed with dictionaries too. They're kind of fascinating.

For review: 

Night Sky by Jolene B. Perry 

H2O the Novel by Austin Boyd and Brannon Hollingsworth 

Seraphina by Rachel Hartman 

Lies Beneath by Anne Greenwood Brown 

Glitch by Heather Anastasiu
One Moment by Kristina McBride
Timepiece by Myra McEntire

This week's reviews on B's Book Blog!

Pretty Amy by Lisa Burstein 

Divergent by Veronica Roth 

So that's it for me this week. Tell me what's in your mailbox! 

Question of the week: Which English-English dictionary do you use? Any recommendations for a new English major? ;)