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? ;) 

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


This week (April 15 - 21, 2012) I still haven't paid a single dime on books. For two weeks already! That's impressive for me. I'm a recovering book-shopaholic. :-) However, there is one book that I ordered via Amazon a month ago, and it just arrived. The rest was given to me as gifts from Ben. :-) Thanks Ben! 

- Tree of Codes by Jonathan Safran Foer 
I've been waiting for this book since it was published. Living in Thailand, I had no idea how to get it until I couldn't wait any longer and had to conquer my fear and ordered it via Amazon. With Ben's help and a whole month of waiting and wondering why it took so long and if it had somehow got lost in transit, it finally arrived. I almost cried when I saw it. I was so happy! I've had it for 4 days now and just had the guts to unwrap it with shaky fingers. It's so sublime I feel so small. I guess this is what it feels like when a dream comes true. It's one of my dearest treasure now. <3 

- The Yellow-Lighted Bookshop by Lewis Buzbee

Ben said this is a book written by a book-obsessed man who lives to touch and smell books, which totally sounds like me. 

- His Dark Materials by Philip Pullman

This is a gorgeous Everyman's Library hardcover edition of Philip Pullman’s His Dark Materials trilogy –The Golden Compass, The Subtle Knife, and The Amber Spyglass. The rating is pretty amazing. I've seen The Golden Compass film, and I really enjoyed it. So I might as well expect extreme awesomeness from this book. 

- Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus 

According to Ben, this is the best thesaurus there is. He also has a copy at home. As I'm going to be an English major in less than two months, this is an extremely brilliant gift. ;) I'll use it well! 

For Review:

  

The Immortal Rules (Blood of Eden #1) by Julie Kagawa  (Thank you Harlequin!)
The Glimpse by Claire Merle (Thank you Faber and Faber!)

This week on B's Book Blog 

I have reviewed three books.

The Book of Blood and Shadow by Robin Wasserman   

New Girl by Paige Harbison   

Welcome, Caller, This is Chloe by Shelley Coriell 

One guest post. 

Guest Post: The Language of Arcadia by Alecia Stone

Currently reading

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

So that's it for me this week. What have you got in your mailbox? 

Happy reading, everyone!

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

This week I didn't buy any books at all! Yay for self-control! :D However, there are some books that I've ordered via Amazon a while ago and they just arrived at Ben's last week. He then brought them to me last Friday. 

Bought: 

- Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer ( review)

One hardcover and one paperback. My fourth and fifth copy of this gem! :-) I collect his works 'cause I'm a Foer fanatic hahaha. I'm proud to say that I now own every but one edition. The hunt goes on. >:-)

- Getting Over Garrett Delaney by Abby McDonald ( review)
I read it in February and loved it so much that I decided to buy a copy to keep. 

- Zen in the Art of Writing by Ray Bradbury

- On Writing Well by William Knowlton Zinsser

Netgally-approved tities: 

- Keep Holding On by Susane Colasanti

- Artemis Fowl and the Eternity Code by Eoin Colfer

- Artemis Fowl and the Opal Deception by Eoin Colfer

Reviews on the blog this week:

   

- The Tiptoe Guide to Tracking Fairies by Ammi-Joan Paquette
- Kill Me Softly  by Sarah Cross 

Currently reading: 

The Book of Blood and Shadow

by Robin Wasserman

Happy reading! :-)

In My Mailbox (12)

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

My blogging hiatus took place from March 4 until April 5. During the period of March 4 to 29 I bought 32 books, and that was very out of control. Such a wrong thing to be obsessed with in the exam month! This week (April 1 - 7) I welcomed 9 books to my shelf! That's still pretty out of control, but anyway. 

Penguin Clothbound Classics: 
Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen 
Emma by Jane Austen 
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen 
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë
Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë 
The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde 

Delirium by Lauren Oliver

Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë

If I Stay by Gayle Forman

Borrowed from library: 

Moonwalking with Einstein by Joshua Foer

I'm loving the Penguin Clothbound Classics, though they're not exactly perfect. 

I'm back to blogging! 

Happy reading, everyone! 

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

Febraury 26 - March 3, 2012.

I only bought one book this week. :-) Yay for self-control! Haha. Well, the truth is I've been so busy reading that I haven't got time for book shopping! That sounds hard to believe, but true. I only went to the bookstores 3 times to look around.

The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight by Jennifer E. Smith

I finished 4 books this week and reviewed three.

Under the Never Sky by Veronica Rossi

Someone Else's Life by Katie Dale

Wanderlove by Kirsten Hubbard

Now, I have an announcement. Due to the approaching final exams at the end of the month, and the lesson I learned from my inability to study everything in time for the midterm last January which caused daily mental breakdowns, I hereby announce a HIATUS for this blog until the first week of April. That's a month away, I know. I have to have enough time to study, and I don't mean just a week or two to cram. If I start studying right now, technically I'll have about 3 weeks, and that should be okay. But there will be the days I'll have to take off to go to a camp, do homework and projects, I'll actually have something like two weeks. That's risky enough. I can't risk having my grades any worse if I still want a shot at the Honor Program in my sophomore year!  (I have to get a 3.98 GPA this semester because I sucked the first one. That means I have to get all A's. Ugh.) That's the most important thing for me right now!

I might drop by to post some reviews, but that won't be happening often. I've gotta cram, cram, cram! 

I'll be back before you know it!

Happy reading, guys! <3 Wish me luck? :-)

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

This week I only bought two books. Look at their covers! AMAZING, right? 

Delirium by Lauren Oliver
Incarnate by Jodi Meadows  review!

Reviews on the blog this week:

The Crazy Things Girls Do For Love by Dyan Sheldon

Jennifer Lawrence: Star of the Hunger Games by Katherine Krohn

Getting Over Garrett Delaney by Abby McDonald

Final Transcend Time Novel Title Hunt!

Happy reading! <3