Here are the books that I acquired during February...

Although a perfect fit for the paranormal romance genre, A WITCH IN WINTER avoids fangs, excessive body hair and submissive female leads, and tells the heart-wrenching story of a couple meant to be together, but being forced apart. Seth is utterly irresistible and Anna is an empowered, proactive young woman with unimaginable magic inside her. This is fast-paced, sensuous writing with believable incantations inspired by Warburton's research into witchcraft legend and old English.
I'm really looking forward to this one. I also kind of love that if I enjoy it, I won't have too long to wait for the sequel to be published!
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A heart-warming story of loss and recovery that won the American National Book Award 2010 – one of the most moving books you’ll ever read.
This book was really picked up on a total whim. Hadn't really heard anything about it before I bought it, but thought it'd be an interesting read!
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Cathy Hopkins is an author that I'd really like to read, and I never have. So when I saw a boxset of these three books going for £4 I snapped it up! Really looking forward to them too.
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This is the second book in the Million Dollar Mates series!
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This is the third book in the Million Dollar Mates series! Can you see that I'm stockpiling some books for my British month? Did I not mention that I'm doing another British month at some point in the future? I am. Just maybe not in the next two months as I'm so burnt-out from Love month. But sometime soon. I hope you're looking forward to it!
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I picked this book up through a swapping website thinking that I would be able to get to it for Love month. That didn't happen, but it still sounds rather cute!
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Heart-Shaped Bruise by Tanya Byrne - I think of all the things I could have been... a music student, in love, happy.
But then Juliet stabbed my father and shattered everything I thought I knew about myself.
She turned me into someone else, into this hard, angry, miserable girl who did the most terrible things. Things that make people take a step back when I walk into a room.
That's what hurts... that you all think you know who I am. But the one thing Google will never tell you is who I used to be... who I might have become.
But I can tell you. So here we go - I'll be me and you be the stranger on the bus.
Couldn't find a cover for this one, but I'm loving the sound of it!
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Many years have passed since civilization's brush with apocalypse. The world's greatest threats have all been silenced. There is no anger, no hatred, no war. There is only perfect peace... and fear. But a terrible secret has been closely guarded for centuries: Every single soul walking the earth, though in appearance totally normal, is actually dead, long ago genetically stripped of true humanity.
Fleeing pursuit, with only moments to live, a young man named Rom stumbles into possession of a vial of blood and a piece of cryptic writing. When consumed, the blood will bring him back to life. When decoded, the message will lead him on a perilous journey that will require him to abandon everything he has ever known and awaken humanity to the transforming power of true life and love.
But the blood will also resurrect hatred, ambition, and greed.
Set in a terrifying, medieval future, where grim pageantry masks death, this tale of dark desires and staggering stakes peels back the layers of the heart for all who dare to take the ride.
I think this is an adult book, that the publisher thinks can be a YA crossover? I'm not entirely sure if this book is for me, but I will certainly give it a try!
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Hurrah! Now I finally have a full set of all of Zoe Marriott's books. After loving Shadows on the Moon, I knew I wanted to read Zoe's backlist. Now I finally can! Probably starting with this one.
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But devoting her whole life to ballet leaves very little time for anything else: friends, family, school have all fallen by the wayside. Hannah doesn't mind, until a chance encounter in a restaurant brings Jacob into her life. He's cute, he plays guitar and he's offering a whole future that Hannah never considered. And now she must choose between her lifelong dream or what could be the love of her life..
Here's a book I've been dying to read! I love the idea of ballet in books. This book will not remain unread for long, that's for sure.
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Calla has always welcomed war. But now that the final battle is upon her, there’s more at stake than fighting. There’s saving Ren, even if it incurs Shay’s wrath. There’s keeping Ansel safe, even if he’s been branded a traitor. There’s proving herself as the pack’s alpha, facing unnamable horrors, and ridding the world of the Keepers’ magic once and for all. And then there’s deciding what to do when the war ends. If Calla makes it out alive, that is.
In the final installment of the Nightshade trilogy, New York Times bestselling author Andrea Cremer creates a novel with twists and turns that will keep you on the edge of your seat until its final pages. A dynamic end to this breathtaking trilogy.
*whispers* I still haven't read Wolfsbane! I know, I know, I really should get on that. And I will, now that I have this book in my possession.
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Seraphina Dombegh has reason to fear both sides. An unusually gifted musician, she joins the court just as a member of the royal family is murdered—in suspiciously draconian fashion. Seraphina is drawn into the investigation, partnering with the captain of the Queen's Guard, the dangerously perceptive Prince Lucian Kiggs. While they begin to uncover hints of a sinister plot to destroy the peace, Seraphina struggles to protect her own secret, the secret behind her musical gift, one so terrible that its discovery could mean her very life.
In her exquisitely written fantasy debut, Rachel Hartman creates a rich, complex, and utterly original world. Seraphina's tortuous journey to self-acceptance is one readers will remember long after they've turned the final page.
Dragons! This book is about dragons! Awesome. I hope it's brilliant.
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Los Angeles, where lightning rarely strikes, is one of the few places Mia feels safe from her addiction. But when an earthquake devastates the city, her haven is transformed into a minefield of chaos and danger. The beaches become massive tent cities. Downtown is a crumbling wasteland, where a traveling party moves to a different empty building each night, the revelers drawn to the destruction by a force they cannot deny. Two warring cults rise to power, and both see Mia as the key to their opposing doomsday prophecies. They believe she has a connection to the freak electrical storm that caused the quake, and to the far more devastating storm that is yet to come.
Mia wants to trust the enigmatic and alluring Jeremy when he promises to protect her, but she fears he isn’t who he claims to be. In the end, the passion and power that brought them together could be their downfall. When the final disaster strikes, Mia must risk unleashing the full horror of her strength to save the people she loves, or lose everything.
Doesn't this one sound great? From the eye-catching cover to the premise. I'm excited for this one!
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Itchingham Lofte - known as Itch - is fourteen, and loves science - especially chemistry. He's also an element-hunter: he's decided to collect all the elements in the periodic table. Which has some interesting and rather destructive results in his bedroom . . .
Then, Itch makes a discovery. A new element, never seen before. At first no one believes him - but soon, someone hears about the strange new rock and wants it for himself. And Itch is in serious danger . . .
I heard about this book at the Random House Blogger's Brunch and really loved the sound of it. It came with this pretty green poster of the periodic table! Still no idea who Simon Mayo is, but I like the idea of all the science!----------------------------

Welcome Caller, This is Chloe by Shelley Coriell - Big-hearted Chloe Camden is the queen of her universe until her best friend shreds her reputation and her school counselor axes her junior independent study project. Chloe is forced to take on a meaningful project in order to pass, and so she joins her school's struggling radio station, where the other students don't find her too queenly. Ostracized by her former BFs and struggling with her beloved Grams's mental deterioration, lonely Chloe ends up hosting a call-in show that gets the station much-needed publicity and, in the end, trouble. She also befriends radio techie and loner Duncan Moore, a quiet soul with a romantic heart. On and off the air, Chloe faces her loneliness and helps others find the fun and joy in everyday life. Readers will fall in love with Chloe as she falls in love with the radio station and the misfits who call it home.
I've already read and enjoyed this one! Get me, being all organised and having read a lot of these books already :)
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Skin Deep by Laura Jaratt - Ugly people don't have feelings. They're not like everyone else. They don't notice if you stare at them and turn away. And if they did notice, it wouldn't hurt them. They're not like real people. Or that's what I used to think. Before I learned...After the car crash that leaves her best friend dead, Jenna is permanently scarred. She struggles to rebuild her life, but every stare in the street, every time she looks in the mirror, makes her want to retreat further from the world. Until she meets Ryan. Ryan's a traveller. When he and his mother moor their narrow boat on the outskirts of a village, she tells him this time it will be different. He doesn't believe her; he can't imagine why this place shouldn't be as unwelcoming as the rest. Until he meets Jenna. But as Jenna and Ryan grow closer, repercussions from the crash continue to reverberate through the community. And then a body is found...
I've agreed to take part in the blog tour for this book and I'm really looking forward to reading it!
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He also discovers mysteries within the hidden workings of the Empire. Dispatched on a secret mission, Khemri comes across the ruins of a space battle. In the midst of it all he meets a young woman named Raine, who will challenge his view of the Empire, of Princes, and of himself.
Holy crap, would you look at this?! A new YA book from Garth Nix. AHHHH!
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STOP THE COUNTDOWN. SAVE THE WORLD…
Leaving the beach, seventeen-year-old Janelle Tenner is hit head on by a pickup truck.
And killed.
Then Ben Michaels, resident stoner, is leaning over her. And even though it isn't possible, she knows Ben somehow brought her back to life…
Meanwhile, Janelle's father, a special agent for the FBI, starts working on a case that seems strangely connected to Ben. Digging in his files, Janelle finds a mysterious device – one that seems to be counting down to something that will happen in 23 days and 10 hours time.
That something? It might just be the end of the world. And if Janelle wants to stop it, she's going to need to uncover Ben's secrets – and keep from falling in love with him in the process…
This one sounds so good, doesn't it? 24 meets The X-Files? How can I resist?!
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Yaroooo! Tallulah’s triumphant Heathcliff in ‘Wuthering Heights’ the comedy musical was enough to secure her place at Dother Hall performing arts college for another term. She can’t wait to see her pals again, Charlie and the boys from Woolf Academy and maybe even bad boy Cain…
When an international visitor comes to stay could the bright lights of Broadway be calling? And for who? Find out in the next Misadventures of Tallulah Casey.
I was very excited to read the next book in the Talullah series and really enjoyed this book!
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At the same time, Ted's fashionista sister, Ava, is diagnosed with cancer. With her world turned upside down, Ted has a lot of growing up to do, some of it in five-inch platforms. Should she be the model sister for Ava? Life in front of the camera is harder than it looks. And will they still be smiling when it’s over?
I've already read and loved this one! Stay tuned soon for the blog tour for this one. Very excited.
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These are the books that I got last month, what books came into your possession lately? Where should I start?
unravelling has me excited already. i keep bumping it up my tar pile. i just finished bun heads too. i like it but was surprised i did tbh. lol
ReplyDeleteUnravelling does sound really good, doesn't it?! You were surprised you liked Bunheads? There was no question for me :)
DeleteGreat intake of books there! Got a few of them myself and really looking forward to reading them!
ReplyDeleteOh definitely! I was very lucky during February :) Happy reading to you.
DeleteWow, so many great books! I really want to read Unravelling and The Look is great. Happy reading (:
ReplyDeleteYeah, I really enjoyed The Look! And I'm so looking forward to Unravelling..
DeleteI've loved Cathy Hopkins since before my blogging days, so it always makes me happy when people pick her books up! Don't Heart Shaped Bruise and Bunheads looks fabulous? Can't wait for those! Haha, I've got Bloodrose too, and still haven't read Wolsfbane yet! Yay for The Look--I adored that one! Enjoy ;)
ReplyDeleteI've already read Heart Shaped Bruise and Bunheads, they were both wonderful! As was The Look. I always feel a little bad when I fall behind in a series like the Andrea Cremer one, but hoping to get on track soon..
Deletewow you have had a good week!
ReplyDeleteUnravelling does look great. I have that on my TBR pile too.
Happy Reading
Lots of love for Unravelling, I see :) Happy reading to you as well.
DeleteSo many brilliant books this month! I really can't wait to get a copy of Bunheads! :)
ReplyDeleteIt was really good, really reminded me of ballet books I read as a child.. Was very happy-making reading something modern and balletish.
DeleteI love the Swan Kingdom, I need to reread that one for sure one of these days.
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http://kristina-worldofbooks.blogspot.com/2012/03/in-my-mailbox-47.html
I really loved Shadows on the Moon, but haven't read Swan Kingdom or Daughter of the Flames as yet. Really looking forward to both.
DeleteSome really great books in there - I love Zoe's writing so I can't wait to see what you think of The Swan Kingdom - and you've got me interested in the Cathy Hopkins series - I may just have to go and investigate, they sound really fun :)
ReplyDeleteI'm sure that it won't be long at all until I read Swan Kingdom! And the Cathy Hopkins books DO sound good, don't they? I figured £4 for the three books in Smiths was too good of a deal to pass up on..
DeleteWow so many books :D
ReplyDeleteI have already read unravelling and I LOVED it, best book I've read in ages :)
So many good things I've heard about this book. It's being immediately moved to the top of my pile!
DeleteA Witch In Winter is one of my faves this year. Loved it. x
ReplyDeleteFavourites of the year? High praise! :)
DeleteNo problem, Dani :)
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