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Everneath by Brodi Ashton

Thanks to HarperCollins/Balzer + Bray!

Coming January 3, 2012!

Last spring, Nikki Beckett vanished, sucked into an underworld known as the Everneath, where immortals Feed on the emotions of despairing humans. Now she's returned- to her old life, her family, her friends- before being banished back to the underworld... this time forever.

She has six months before the Everneath comes to claim her, six months for good-byes she can't find the words for, six months to find redemption, if it exists.

Nikki longs to spend these months reconnecting with her boyfriend, Jack, the one person she loves more than anything. But there's a problem: Cole, the smoldering immortal who first enticed her to the Everneath, has followed Nikki to the mortal world. And he'll do whatever it takes to bring her back- this time as his queen.

As Nikki's time grows short and her relationships begin slipping from her grasp, she's forced to make the hardest decision of her life: find a way to cheat fate and remain on the Surface with Jack or return to the Everneath and become Cole's...

Cross My Heart by Sasha Gould

Thanks to Random House/Delacorte and NetGalley!

Coming March 13, 2012!

Venice, 1585.

When 16-

16 Comments on In My Mailbox; September 12 - 18, 2011, last added: 9/18/2011

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Kristina said, on 9/16/2011 10:09:00 PM

Very nice set of books, I'm still staying away from netgalley, I have so/too many books on my shelves waiting to be read.
I got Bright Young Things last week :)

Happy reading

Lauren M said, on 9/16/2011 10:18:00 PM

Ahh, I'm definitely jealous of Everneath! I can't wait to hear what you think of it! :)

Natalia Belikov @ DazzlingReads said, on 9/16/2011 10:34:00 PM

Your IMM is absolutely stunning!!!
Im drooling over Everneath! I want a dress like that =9

Take my dear ^______^

muah!

She Known As Jess. said, on 9/16/2011 10:45:00 PM

Everneath. Want. Enough Said. <3

Marie said, on 9/17/2011 1:02:00 AM

Wow all those covers are stunning :). I hope you'll like those books ! Happy reading !

Rummanah Aasi said, on 9/17/2011 6:08:00 AM

"Cross my heart" sounds so fascinating! I would request it from Netgalley, however, I'm up to my eyeballs in books to review. I will definitely be back to read your review! Happy Reading!

Carrie at In the Hammock Blog said, on 9/17/2011 9:07:00 PM

the gathering storm looks so good!!

ashelynn hetland said, on 9/17/2011 11:37:00 PM

jealous! I want Everneath and The Gathering Storm like right now! haha. They both look so good; enjoy! :D

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Shanon said, on 9/18/2011 1:39:00 AM

Nice selection! I'm definitely going to check out Everneath, I've never heard anything like it before. Bright Young Things seems to be popping up everywhere so I think I may check that one out as well! Happy reading! =)
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-Shanon @ Escaping With Fiction

Sarah (The Book Life) said, on 9/18/2011 10:58:00 AM

So many great books! A lot of people got Everneath this week, I can't wait for that one to come out! I hope you enjoy all of your books :0)

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Goldilox said, on 9/18/2011 11:35:00 AM

Everneath sounds really good! You're so lucky to have received an advance copy!!!

Here's mu IMM: Goldilox and the Three Weres IMM

Goldilox (new follower!)

Melissa (My World...in words and pages) said, on 9/18/2011 4:57:00 PM

Oooo, some really great sounding reads here in your mailbox. :) Hope you enjoy them. Have a great week!

Sharon said, on 9/18/2011 5:15:00 PM

A wonderful Mailbox!

My IMM, http://obsessionwithbooks.blogspot.com

Have a nice week.

Amber said, on 9/18/2011 6:07:00 PM

I snorted at your usage of the word amazeballs on my comment section, just saying...

You got some amazing things this week. Like you, I love getting a super surprise HarperCollins package in the mail. Hope you enjoy all your reads!

Ashley @ Bookaholics Anonymous said, on 9/18/2011 7:07:00 PM

Another everneath in someones mailbox. I'm so wanting this book now.

Christy @TheReaderBee said, on 9/18/2011 7:13:00 PM

I can't wait to read Everneath! I hope it's really awesome. :) You have some great books here! I hope you enjoy them all!

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Silla Kennicott's life hasn't been the same since that night -- the night her parents died, and she found them lying in a pool of their own blood. The local police blame the murder-suicide on her father, but everything in Silla's blood rebels against the damning accusation. Unfortunately, the truth may be even more horrific than the lies. When an ancient book arrives on her doorstep, calling for blood and magic, she's got nothing to lose -- but when the spells actually work, Silla quickly finds herself tangled in a web of obsession, murder and blood that spans a century.

In Blood Magic, Tessa Gratton weaves together fantasy and sorcery to create an utterly original story -- a mythology of magic and sacrifice, betrayal and death. One of the most bewitching aspects of the novel was its lore, the history and the mysteries of blood magic, the double-edged sword of sacrifice and the seduction and destruction of power. Just when readers think they've got it all figured out, Gratton sweeps them away on a tide of uncertainty. The world Gratton creates isn't black or white, the magic neither good nor evil. There's darkness inside them all -- be it sadness or madness -- and the intoxicating allure of the magic has the potential to go horribly awry, but ultimately it's all about choice. There's a beautiful symmetry to this world, a terrible price for power.

Silla is an unusual heroine, a faded, bereaved version of someone once bursting with life. In the wake of the terrible tragedy that cost both her parents' lives, Silla lives behind masks and roles, slipping into another skin on stage to escape her own tattered life. It's a relief to see a heroine with a passion (theatre), and more to her life than a boyfriend. Silla doesn't obsess over Nick when he's gone -- in fact, he seems to be the more enamored one.

Unlike many orphaned heroines, Silla's pain feels raw and authentic, coloring her whole world. Fortunately, she has family to lean on. Her brother Reese seems solid even on paper, stoic in the face of pain. It is clear that he loves his sister, even if he takes the big brother attitude a little too far at times. Their sibling bond is portrayed with strength and subtlety, an anchoring presence at the heart of the novel. Then there's fluttering Aunt Judy, who took on two troubled teens in their time of need. Though she flits in and out of the house like a social butterfly, she's an important fountain of advice for her niece, who's still trying to find her way back from the brink.

The only character who isn't entirely winning is Nick. From the outside he seems self-satisfied and entitled, almost a melodrama hero with all his slick suavity. He is more sympathetic once the reader gets inside his head, revealing the scars that made him who he is. His snarkiness is even amusing when he's not cruelly lashing out. Yet, his hypocrisy makes him rather unsavory at times -- I was outraged when he attacked Silla for behavior identical to his own. Nick has a lot of maturing to do, but his chemistry with Silla is undeniable. Their attraction is sexy and sweet, if lightning fast. Gratton knows how to write a kiss -- instead of seeming like hormone-driven lust, their unabashed awe of one another strikes a romantic chord.

The alternating perspectives, both past and present, give this novel a rich, layered texture. Gratton carefully controls the flow of information, tantalizing the reader without giving the game away. The author slips effortlessly between the widely diverse narrative voices, from Silla and Nick to Josep

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Megan is not having a good summer. Instead of being at a house in Vermont with her best friend Lucy, she is at a house in Vermont with her art-loving parents and her boy crazy sister, while Lucy is in Maine with her mom and grandma. The cell phones have been taken away, the T.V. has rabbit ears, and there is mandatory art time every morning! If Lucy were here, everything would be so much better. Megan and Lucy would be laughing about all of this stuff and finding things to do. They certainly would have worked out the differences that they have been sorting through lately if they could just spend the summer together.

But Lucy is not here, and Megan is in full on mope mode. After a fight with her parents, Megan has taken to sighing loudly and staring at the blank screen of the T.V. A week into this behaviour, Megan’s parents decide that since she cannot figure out what to do, they will figure out activities for her, and today she must go hiking with her sister Ginia and local boy Sam through the woods. Her folks are going to Rutland, and Megan and Ginia will be sleeping over at Sam’s parent’s cider mill. The problem is, Megan doesn’t want to go. She knows that all Ginia and Sam want to do is slobber all over each other, and her instinct proves true when a few minutes into the hike, Sam and Ginia disappear. When Megan finally finds them, Ginia throws a hurtful insult at Megan, who promptly turns and runs to try to get rid of the bad feelings that are surging through her body.

When Megan pops out of the woods she looks for the farm house where her family is staying. It’s not there. A moment later her little dog Arp comes along, and Megan tries to figure out what to do. She has no map, no phone and no idea where she is.

Megan heads back into the woods, and finds a marked trail that is way bigger than the one that she was on with Ginia and Sam. She then overhears a couple of hikers arguing about their trek on the Appalachian Trail. Megan has heard of this trail! Now she knows where she is. She also overhears the hikers say that they had been through Mount Greylock! Megan has heard of Mount Greylock too – it’s right near where Lucy is staying with her family.

Megan hatches a plan to hike to Lucy. She knows that once she sees her friend, they can work everything out.

You can imagine what an unprepared girl hiking on a trail from Vermont to Maine could get into, and you’d be partially right! While Megan is pretty much unlikable at the outset of the book, her journey along the trail is more that geographical. With fun secondary characters like Trail Blaze Betty, and the unpredictable outdoors, Jane Kelley has written a book that has depth and fun intermixed. Readers will be hoping that Megan isn’t found along the trail, and that for once in her life she will finish what she starts. Filled with friendship, family and frustration Nature Girl is a perfect summer read.

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