In My Mailbox is a weekly Meme hosted by Kristi the storysiren. This is where us bloggers get a chance 
to show you what we got this wk! Bookish related of course!

Borrowed From the LIbrary
Crossed by Ally Condie
Sheltered by Harlan Coben
The Help by Katherine Stockett
Past Perfect by Leila Sales


Random Acts of Kindness
Imaginary Girls by Nova Ren Suma 
-Thank you to Loretta at Between the Pages
The Pledge Swagpack by Kimberly Derting
- Thank you to AMY ( I am sooo sorry I kept calling you Amber! This is what comes of filming after midnight! =/ You know I <3 you!!! ) at Book Loving Me
Kindle Fire
- Thank you Pops! I LOVE it!!! I squeed when it came in the mail! :)

WonMoon Coin by Richard Due and Carolyn Arcabascio

Bought
The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern ( autographed! Eeek!)
Jenny Pox by JL Bryan  (it's FREE on Kindle so get a copy!!)
I Am Become Death by Roco Ryg ( its also free on Kindle!!!)
Unveiled by Trisha Wolfe ( I've been DYING for this bk but its Kindle only. The cover is gorgeous and I can't wait to start reading it!

This is literally the look on my face when I got my Pledge swag pack in the mail! lol

Thanks Amy!!! You made my day Chica! <3

Thank you Loretta! I'll let you know what I think about it! :)

Gotta take some time out to fix the hair! haha You know you do it too so hush!

Squeee!!! A signed copy of The Night Circus! *cheers and throws confetti*

So a LOT of people have been telling me they LOVE the still shots on my IMMs. So let me know in the comments which you like better. Still shots versus vlog, or both? You can decide how my IMMs will be done! So don't forget to vote and let me know and whichever gets the  most votes wins!

Thanks for stopping by to check out my IMM this wk. Leave me a link in the comments to your IMM, I'd love to see it. I hope everyone had a fantastic weekend and happy reading!

2012 TBR Pile Challenge

We all have those books. We buy them, win them, they're gifted to us.. Then we put them up on a bookshelf and there they stay, collecting dust, waiting for the time when we'll finally decide to pick them up..

Join us on a quest to dust off your TBR Pile and read all the books you've been telling yourself you'll read next time you'll get a chance.. This is your chance! 

This is my very first time participating in the TBR Pile Challenge and I am VERY excited about it! Here is my list of books I am going to dust off and read during 2012. My goal is to read 2 bks off of my TBR pile each month. So this is just a short list of some books from my TBR list I really want to squeze in.

1.) Extraordianry by Nancy Werlin

2.) Wither by Lauren DeStefano
3.) Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher

4.) Pretty Little Liars bk 1 by Sarah Shephard

Leave me a comment and let me know if you will be participating in the TBR Pile Challenge this year and a link to your list of books you will be reading if you have one! Even if you aren't participating let me know what books you really want to try to read from your TBR pile this next year.

2012 Debut Author Challenge

Ok so the 2012 Debut Author Challenge start up is right around the corner! I waited too late to sign up last year, and I really miseed it! I had participated in past years, but this is the first year I will be blogging AND participating!

If your intrested in signing up or learning more about it, click on the button above and head on over to The Story Siren's blog to check it out and sign up!

Here is my list of books to read for the 2012 challenge. These are the ones I am DYING to read. I may read more or less, it just depends!

1.) Incarnate by Jodi Meadows
2.) Everneath by Brodi Ashton
3.) Fracture by Megan Miranda
4.) Cinder by Marissa Meyer
5.) Born Wicked by Jessica Spotswood
6.) Love and Leftovers by Sarah Tregay
7.) The Gathering Storm by Robin Bridges
8.) A Breath of Eyre by Eva Marie Mont
9.) Of Posiedon by Anna Banks
10.) The Selection by Keira Cass
11.) Harbinger by Sarah Wilson Etienne
12.) The Queen of Kentucky by Alecia Whitaker

Let me know if your participating in DAC 2012 and leave me a link to your start up post. I'd love to see what your going to be reading!

The Pledge

location: home

mood:  sleepy

watching: Felicity season 3 ( I love 90's flash backs!)

music: none

The Pledge by Kimberly Derting

Release Date:  November 15, 2011

Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry Books

Age Group: Young Adult

Pages: 336

Format: ebook
Source: ARC
Intrest: Young Adult
Challenge: 2011 Reading Challenge
Buy the Book: Amazon

In the violent country of Ludania, the language you speak determines what class you are, and there are harsh punishments if you forget your place—looking a member of a higher class in the eye can result in immediate execution. Seventeen-year-old Charlaina (Charlie for short) can understand all languages, a dangerous ability she’s been hiding her whole life. Her only place of release is the drug-filled underground club scene, where people go to shake off the oppressive rules of the world they live in. There, she meets a beautiful and mysterious boy who speaks a language she’s never heard, and her secret is almost exposed. Through a series of violent upheavals, it becomes clear that Charlie herself is the key to forcing out the oppressive power structure of her kingdom….

The Pledge is the story of 17 year old Charlie, who is hiding an incredible secret from the world. With the help of her parents, Charlie hides the fact that she can understand any language spoken, even those outside of her class. If her secret gets out, she could loose her very own life! The Royal Queen will do anything to silence Charlie once and for all. Even if that means hurting the people Charlie loves the most! In a desperate attempt to protect her family and keep them safe from harm, Charlie dives into the underground world with the handsome and mysterious guy Max she met at a club. Is Max really who she thinks, and can she truly trust him? Are there more secrets her parents have kept hidden from her in order to protect her?

I have always wanted to read Kimberly Derting's series, The Body Finder, but haven't been able to just yet. I was excited about reading this new series of hers, The Pledge!

The story progresses at a quick but steady pace, growing more frantic towards the end. I found myself reading as fast as I possibly could at the end, so I could get to the next page to see what happens next! This book has mystery, suspense, action, romance a missing princess, and so much more!

This was a unique and thrilling dystopian, and an incredible start of a brand new series! It does have a cliff hanger at the end, but don't worry! Not the kind where you want to throw the book across the room and scream in frustration! But the kind that leaves you eager to find out what happens next! I personally look forward to doing just that!

In My Mailbox (7)

In My Mailbox is a weekly Meme hosted by Kristi the storysiren. This is where us bloggers get a chance 
to show you what we got this wk! Bookish related of course!

Random Act's of Kindness 
Pretty Little Liars Box Set- Bks 1 to 4 by Sara Shephard
Love Story by Jennifer Echols
Thank you so much to my friend Loretta at Between the Pages You rock my socks!


Borrowed from the Library
Sixteenth Summer by Michelle Dalton
As I Wake by Elizabeth Scott
Wintergirls by Laurie Halse Anderson


For Review
Rock On by Denise Vega
The Queen of Kentucky by Alecia Whitaker
How to Rock Braces and Glasses by Meg Haston
Thank you Sam at Peace Love and Ya for the awesome books and it was wonderful meeting you!


Book Swap
The Probability of Miracles by Wendy Wunder
Thank you to Amanda at Letter's Inside Out for swapping with me! :)


Don't Breathe a Word
Thank you to Candace at Candace's Book Blogand also Alexa at Pages of Forbidden Love

Thank you to Sam at the Bay City Library! Check out her blog HERE

 Thank you sooo much to Loretta at Between the Pages! Your a doll! :)

 Thank you t Amanda at Letters Inside Out for taking Shatter Me off of my hands! ;)

And last but not least, thank you to Candace at Candace's Books Blog and Alexa at Pages of Forbidden Love

Leave me a comment and let me know what you got in your mailbox this week. I hope your all having a fantastic week and happy reading!

The Time Traveling Fashionista

location: home

mood:  sleepy

watching: Felicity season 2

music: none

The Time Traveling Fashionista by Bianca Turetsky

Release Date:  April 5, 2011

Publisher: Poppy
Age Group: Young Adult
Pages: 272

Format: Hardcover
Source: Own
Intrest: Young Adult
Challenge: Debut Author and 2011 Reading Challenge
Buy the Book: Amazon

What if a beautiful vintage dress could take you back in time?

Louise Lambert has always dreamed of movie starlets and exquisite gowns and longs for the day when she can fill the closet of her normal suburban home with stylish treasures. But when she receives a mysterious invitation to a vintage fashion sale in the mail, her once painfully average life is magically transformed into a time-travel adventure.

Suddenly onboard a luxurious cruise ship a hundred years ago, Louise relishes the glamorous life of this opulent era and slips into a life of secrets, drama, and decadence. . . .

Dreamy and imaginative, The Time-Traveling Fashionista features thirty full-color fashion illustrations to show gorgeous dresses and styles throughout history.

I had just come off of reading quite a few dark books, and needed a bit of a break. This book, full of colorful pages, and gorgeous full page pictures of exquisite fashion, definately gave me the break that I needed!

The Time Traveling Fashionista is the story of 12 year old Louise Lambert, who has a love for vintage fashion. One day Louise recieves an exclusive invitation to shop at a new Vintage store, but it's invite only. Louise goes with the intentions of picking out a dress for a school dance, but gets more than she bargains for! Soon Louise is transported back to 1912 aboard the Titanic in the body of a glamorous hollywood starlet! Louise begins to panic when she realizes what her fate, as well as the entire ships, will be if she doesn't do something to stop the fateful sinking of the Titanic. Will anyone listen to her before it's too late? Can she transport back to 2011 before she goes down with the sinking ship?

The story fly's by quickly, and I read it in one sitting! I thought the story was really cute and loved the vintage glamour aspects as well as the time traveling which made this a unique read!

I adored the splashes of color throughout the book as well as the stunning full page color art of vintage glamour! I'm a fan of the roaring twenties, and anything vintage and thought this book was utterly adorable!

I'm very much looking forward to the second book in the series that will be coming out in April 2012!

If you like vintage fashion, anything Titanic or time travel related you will defanitely want to read this book! I know I'm glad I did! :)

In My Mailbox (6)

In My Mailbox is a weekly Meme hosted by Kristi the storysiren. This is where us bloggers get a chance 
to show you what we got this wk! Bookish related of course!


Every week when I do my IMM my voice is out of synch with my lips, and you can't hear much of anything I say. lol So trying out something new this week...hope it works. I had to cut my IMM short because someone kept knocking on my door and interupting me. I wanted to mention I'm working on a HUGE project with the girls from Maji bookshelf. Hopefully sometime next week we will be ready to make an announcment so stay tuned! 

Bought
Crossed by Ally Condie
My Life Undecided by Jessica Brody
Sass and Serendipity by Jennifer Zeigler
Vixen by Jillian Larkin
The Time Traveling Fashionista by Bianca Turetsky
The Splendor Falls by Rosemary Clement-Moore 

That's all I got in my mail box this week. If you've read any of these books I'd love to know what you thought about them. You can leave me a link in the comments section to your IMM post, or just let me know in the comments what you got this week!

Have a great weekend everyone!!!