Courtney Reads A Lot: In My Mailbox (8)

In My Mailbox is hosted by Kristi from The Story Siren. Every week, bloggers post the books they have received, bought, been gifted, bargained with the devil for, etc. Of course, Christmas was this past week, and Santa was very generous. He knows how much I love books! And at last, my Amazon wish list has decreased in page length. Finally! It's been way too long lately.

Gifted:
-Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier
-The Magician King by Lev Grossman
-A Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin
-A Clash of Kings by George R.R. Martin
-A Storm of Swords by George R.R. Martin
-A Feast for Crows by George R.R. Martin
-The Swan Kingdom by Zoe Marriott
-Child of the Prophecy by Juliet Marillier
-Son of the Shadows by Juliet Marillier
-Dark Companion by Marta Acosta
-Unwind by Neal Shusterman
-The Casual Vacancy by J.K. Rowling
-Fairy Tales from the Brothers Grimm: A New English Version by Philip Pullman

-The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms by N.K. Jemisin
-Crown Duel by Sherwood Smith
-Castle in the Air by Diana Wynne Jones
-The Name of the Star by Maureen Johnson
-The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien (my second copy)
-Daughter of the Forest by Juliet Marillier
-The Sandman: Endless Nights by Neil Gaiman
-Guide to Tolkien's World: A Bestiary by David Day

Borrowed:
-Between Shades of Gray by Ruta Sepetys

I had a wonderful Christmas, and I now have a lot of books to read! It's going to take me awhile. Plus, I also received Amazon gift cards and a Barnes and Noble gift card so more books are coming.

What did everyone else get for the holidays?

Rating System

***** 5 stars - This book was fantastic! I can't think of a single complaint, and I would recommend it to anyone, even random passersby.

**** 4 stars - I loved this book! I might have a couple of complaints, but it was still well worth my time.

*** 3 stars - I liked it, but I didn't love it. It's lacking that certain oomph I'm looking for.

** 2 stars - It was an ok read, but nothing to write home about. This book may have had some potential, but there were many issues keeping me from truly enjoying it.

*1 star - This book was not my cup of tea at all. It's a wonder I even finished it. I think we need to go our separate ways.

10 comments:

Amber (Books of Amber)December 30, 2012 at 11:55 AM
Unwind is AWESOME! I loved it. Definitely one of my favourite books ever. Enjoy your books! :)
Tales of WhimsyDecember 30, 2012 at 1:15 PM
Whoa. You go girl!
AnonymousDecember 30, 2012 at 3:06 PM
I've been wanting to read Game of Thrones since my classmate recommended it to me. Oh, Between Shades of Grey! I have an ebook of it but for some reason for got about it. I really should read it soon... AND UNWIND IS GREAT. One of my favorites in the dystopian genre.

What a great haul. A merry Christmas indeed! Haha. Happy reading, Courtney :D

@ A Discombobulated Balladry
Jessica @ a GREAT readDecember 30, 2012 at 4:30 PM
Oon nice! Haven't read these but I hope you enjoy them all!

Here's my STS

Have a GREAT weekend!

Old Follower :)
Mel@ThedailyprophecyJanuary 3, 2013 at 3:22 PM
Very nice! The swan kingdom & Child of the Prophecy are really good. I love Marilliers work :) And I really want to get my copy from Philip Pullman's fairytales <3 Those are my favorite kind of books.

Happy reading! :D

Mel@thedailyprophecy.

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