Friday's Mailbox.

Today in the mail I received two review books, they are:

A big thanks to Penguin Australia & Bloomsbury Australia.

Cover Reveal: The Shattered Mountain - Rae Carson

The Shattered Mountain

by Rae Carson 

ebook, 50 pages

Expected publication: March 26th 2013 by Greenwillow Books 

On the outskirts of Joya d'Arena, small villages fight for survival against the onslaught of sorcerers and raiders. Mara's village has been safe--so far--but Mara decides to escape anyway. Escape from her harsh, abusive father. Escape with her first love. But when their plans fall on the same day that the animagi burn the village to the ground, Mara faces losses that could destroy her. She's a survivor, though. She is going to make it through the mountains, and she is going to protect the refugees following her. Because there's a rumored safe haven . . . and some say they have found the Chosen One. Told from Mara's point-of-view, The Shattered Mountain is an alternate perspective of the beginning of the acclaimed The Girl of Fire and Thorns.

Cover Reveal: Secrets Of The Fall (Donovan Brothers #2: A Loving Summer Novel) - Kailin Gow

The Donovan Brothers… two gorgeous brothers in love with the same girl. How far would they fall to have her? One of them will claim her, but the other will find her. Only one can win her forever, unless their familysecrets destroy everything.

Coming JUNE 2013

Cover Reveal: Breathless (Elemental #2.5) - Brigid Kemmerer

Breathless (Elemental #2.5)

by Brigid Kemmerer 

Too many secrets. Not enough time.

Nick Merrick is supposed to be the level-headed one. The peacemaker. Since it’s just him and his three hotheaded brothers against the world, that’s a survival tactic.

But now he’s got problems even his brothers can’t help him survive.

His so-called girlfriend, Quinn, is going quick as mercury from daring to crazy. Meanwhile, Quinn’s dancer friend Adam is throwing Nick off balance, forcing him to recognize a truth he’d rather shove back into the dark.

He can feel it—-the atmosphere is sizzling. Danger is on the way. But whatever happens next, Nick is starting to find out that sometimes nothing you do can keep the peace.

Expected publication: May 2013 by Kensington Teen 

Monday's Mailbox.

So today I didn't receive anything in my mailbox, but I did however get approved for two titles from NetGalley that I'm extremely excited about.
And they are:

The Indigo Spell (Bloodlines #3)

by Richelle Mead

Dare You To (Pushing the Limits #2)

by Katie McGarry 

Now if they'd just hurry up and approve me already on Edelweiss for 'Walking Disaster - Jamie McGuire' which I requested way before Christmas last year I would be one very, very happy camper.

Book Review (202): Two And Twenty Dark Tales: Dark Retellings Of Mother Goose Ryhmes - Various Authors

Two and Twenty Dark Tales: Dark Retellings of Mother Goose Rhymes

by Nina Berry, Sarwat Chadda, Georgia McBride, Suzanne Lazear, Karen Mahoney, Lisa Mantchev, C. Lee McKenzie, K.M. Walton, Suzanne Young, Michelle Zink, Sayantani DasGupta, Shannon Delany, Max Scialdone, Leigh Fallon, Heidi R. Kling, Angie Frazier, Jessie Harrell, Nancy Holder, Pam van Hylckama Vlieg, Gretchen McNeil, Leah Cypess

Publication: 16th October 2012

Publisher: Month9Boooks

Pages: 342

Genre: Fantasy

Age Appropriate: Young Adult

In this anthology, 20 authors explore the dark and hidden meanings behind some of the most beloved Mother Goose nursery rhymes through short story retellings. The dark twists on classic tales range from exploring whether Jack truly fell or if Jill pushed him instead to why Humpty Dumpty, fragile and alone, sat atop so high of a wall. 

My Thoughts...

I have to start by saying that I'm a huge fan of fairytale retellings, so when I discovered this book I was pretty excited for it, not just one retelling but twenty-two of them in the one book, I was desperate to get my hands on a copy, unfortunately I didn't even like a half of them.

I was pretty sure that I knew most of the Mother Goose nursery rhymes especially as I used to own a copy of them when I was younger, but through reading this I discovered that there is a lot of them that I didn't know, maybe that was why I didn't really like most of the stories in this anthology, it could also be because the stories were so short that it was hard to connect with the characters before we were onto a new story.

But the stories I liked were: 

Boys And Girls Come Out To Play - Angie Frazier

This was an interesting short story about a girl who's twin sister is in a sort of vegetative state after an accident that killed their Father, after being summoned by witches she has to take her sick sister's place, and it doesn't end well for everyone.

I Come Baring Souls - Jessie Harrell

About the Egyptian Gods Anubis, Bast and Hathor, they run a funeral home and we get to read about them taking souls into the Underworld for judgement.

Life In A Shoe - Heidi R. Kling

The tale of the woman who lived in a shoe now converted into an apartment in a dystopian society or this retelling, who's prime objective is to have all the woman have as many children as possible so the society has more people to train as soldiers to fight in their wars.

Candlelight - Suzanne Lazear

Two sisters who run away from home after they believe that their Mother is being too strict with them, do a spell that lands them in Babylon where they can do whatever they want whenever they want, but what happens when they want to return home?

Tick Tock - Gretchen McNeil

A Story of a girl who gets a babysitting job with a new family after her best-friend never showed up, but when she arrives she finds nothing but four creepy children, no parents and a really old and out of place clock.

The Well - K.M Walton

The story of Jack And Jill who live in a town where everyone has died of a virus and they were both immune, but spending all the time they have together has turned them against one another.

The Wish - Suzanne Young

A girl who has just broken up with her boyfriend makes a wish on a star, and meets a boy and falls head over heels in love with him, but not everything is what it seems.

A Ribbon Of Blue - Michelle Zink

A girl with Cerebal Palsy is told by a fortune-teller to look out for a boy with a whistle, a ticket and a ribbon of blue, and this year at the carnival she finally see's him.

I give this 2.5/5. 

A Look At My Bookshelves.

So I thought I'd give everybody a look at my 2 bookshelves that hold my books that I've read, while I have 6 bookshelves in total, mostly the other 4 contain books I need to read.
So I'll put up pictures of a shelf a day of my owned and read books.
I love looking at other people's bookshelves, so this gave me the idea to show mine.
I hope you enjoy!

Shelf 8.

I'm slowly replacing my paperbacks with hardcovers,or if they were never released in hardcover then trade paperback.