In My Mailbox is hosted by Kristi at The Story Siren ( inspired by Alea of Pop Culture Junkie) and explores the content of your mailbox. Or bookbox as they should now be called!
All YA books this week!
- The 13 Curses by Michelle Harrison
- Heart at Stake by Alyxandra Harvey – bought at Forbidden Planet
- A Company of Swans by Eva Ibbotson
- Knife by R.J. Anderson
- Magic Under Glass by Jaclyn Dolamore – bought at Foyles
- Beautiful Dead Book 1: Jonas by Eden Maguire
I was very picky about the covers I got for these books. I wanted to avoid the whole race debacle surrounding Magic Under Glass – so bought the UK cover. I thought the US version of Knife (which is called Faery Rebels in the US) looked like it was designed for a three-year-old – so, again, bought the UK cover. And I was annoyed that the UK publisher completely changed the cover and title of Hearts at Stake (called My Love Lies Bleeding in the UK) – so I bought the US cover! *sighs*
But what was amazing was I was able to pick-and-choose from these covers in London bookstores! One luxury I think US readers don’t quite have… !
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Knife looks awesome I hope you like all your books!
I didn’t even realize that My Love Lies Bleeding was the same as Hearts at Stake! Huh. Learned something new every day!
Personally I love UK covers more than the North American ones – GENERALLY. Without even knowing about the whole race issue about Magic Under Glass I just really loved the UK cover from the start. I now know that when I do get it it’ll be the Book Depository sending it to me. 😉
I loved Knife and 13 Curses (the latter you already know heh). I hope you enjoy them!!
what a fantastic group of books! fabulous! love the uk covers. hope you enjoy them all! happy reading!
Nice selection :o) I really enjoyed Beautiful Dead. I’ve not read any of the others but quite a few of them are on my wish list so I’ll be watching out for your reviews
I saw Hearts at Stake on a bunch of IMM posts and was inspired to put it on hold at my library. Enjoy your books!
Emily
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Great books you got this week. Knife looks really interesting. Hope you enjoy reading all your books.
Oh jealous of Beautiful Dead! All great stuff this week!