In My Mailbox is a weekly meme hosted by Kristi at The Story Siren.
Here, i share the books i received in the mail for review, or books i bought or won
Just click on the covers to go to the Goodreads blurb about each title.
For review:
I was approached by BYDS (Bankstown Youth Development Service) to review their newest release under Westside Publications, titled Three Novelettes. BYDS is an arts-based centre in South-West Sydney. They have published a series of 5000 word mini-novels written by three girls all aged under the age of 12. It delves into the lives of South-Western Sydney residents Dorothy Kamal, Isabella Whitcher and Khadija Mossavi, who uniquely describe their lives and relationships in one of Australia’s most linguistically and culturally diverse regions. Each novelette celebrates the importance of families to these young people. I also have two giveaway copies with thanks to BYDS and this should be up in the next couple of weeks.
The Virgin Cure by Ami McKay, caught my eye when i browsed through the Hachette new release catalogue for Feb 2012. Here’s a snapshot of the synopsis: “I am Moth, a girl from the lowest part of Chrystie Street, born to a slum-house mystic and the man who broke her heart.” So begins The Virgin Cure, a novel set in the tenements of lower Manhattan in the year 1871. As a young child, Moth’s father smiled, tipped his hat and walked away from her forever. The summer she turned twelve, her mother sold her as a servant to a wealthy woman, with no intention of ever seeing her again.
Bought:
Uh, I had a little online shopping splurge on Book Depository and All Books For Less (thanks to Bree @ 1girl2manybooks for introducing me to this Aussie book website and feeding my book addiction!) recently and have added these titles to my TBR shelf:
Inside Out by Maria V. Snyder
Attachments by Rainbow Rowell
Torment and Passion by Lauren Kate
Three Wishes and The Last Anniversary (2 in 1) by Liane Moriarty
and these classics:
Tess of the D’Urebervilles by Thomas Hardy
Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens
The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson
The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson
I think I may have to sign up for some kind of Classics Reading Challenge this year to get motivated to read some of the classics i have lying around and haven’t gotten to. I think because some of them are soo long, i get a bit overwhelmed just looking at them.
What books arrived in your mailbox this week?
Glad you found a few bargains! You picked up a couple of the same books I did so let me know if you want to do some read-a-longs or something, esp for the classics! I find them a bit daunting too.
That sounds great Bree, i always need a bit of motivation to read those classics, definately up for a read-a-long if you are!
Lots of good books in your haul this week!
My attention was caught by the sound of The Virgin Cure too. I read her earlier book which was a very good read.
I haven’t read many historical novels set in the 18th century, so am looking forward to this read.
“Inside Out” is great.
I read many of those classics in high school. I was on a classics kick, and when I got made fun of for it by my classmates, my stubborn streak made me read all the more.
Happy Reading!
lol at least you put your stubborness to good use!
Great IMM! And now I’m going to check out this Aussie book website – thanks! Also, I’m looking forward to the giveaway, the novelettes sound great.
Thanks! It’s a great place to pick up bargains, i actually spent up so i could get free shipping… like i need another excuse to get more books!
Oh no, I should not have gone to look at that website!!
Lol! Online book shopping is dangerous!