In My Mailbox (May 22nd, 2011)

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.

So, this is actually the sum of all the books I've gotten this month.  Quite a few, as you can see!  But why so many?  Well, I made a fabulous 7-minute stop at Oxfam Books and I got 7 books in those 7 minutes!  Seriously, fantastic fantastic trip.  Gave me a chance to grab a bunch of books I might not otherwise have gotten.  I also splurged at Foyles and Bookdepository - buying quite a few books that I'd been looking forward to.

All in all, lots of yummy books!

• Dante Valentine: The Complete Series by Lilith Saintcrow - Oxfam find #1 - Isn't it lovely and gigantic... all 5 books for only £3!
• The Replacement by Brenna Yonavoff - I finally cracked and bought the scary US cover from Foyles.  Really looking forward to this one!
• Duty Calls: Dunkirk by James Holland - Sent for review from Puffin - thanks!
• Sabriel (Abhorsen #1) by Garth Nix - Oxfam find #2 -  I have never gone out of my way to get a Garth Nix book as the summaries never "spoke" to me.  But seeing as he's had fantastic reviews, I thought - for a few pounds - I should give him a shot!
• Darkest Mercy (Wicked Lovely #5) by Melissa Marr - Oxfam find #3 - Really need to catch up on series!
• Fire Bringer by David Clement-Davies - Oxfam find #4 - This one has a quote on the cover from THE Richard Adams.
• Masques (Sianim #1) by Patricia Briggs - Oxfam find #5 - Seeing as I love Brigg's Mercy series, I'm excited to see what her early work is like.
• Afterlife (Evernight #4) by Claudia Gray - Oxfam find #6 - Again, really need to catch up on the series!
• Trash by Andy Mulligan - Oxfam find #7 - This cover is even more gorgeous in real life.  Stunning book and stunning synopsis.  Hope I love it!

• Defiance (Strange Angels #4) by Lili St. Crow - Strange Angels!!! *does a little dance*
• Fade (Dream Catcher #2) by Lisa McMann - The lovely LOVELY US hardcover of this book.  I adored Wake, so really can't wait to start this one!
• Catching Fire (Hunger Games #2) by Suzanne Collins - I have had to physically restrain myself from starting this book immediately.  Had to hide it under a bunch of other stuff - out of sight, out of mind.
• Bite Club (Morganville Vampires #10) by Rachel Caine - Apparently there are some shockers in this book, so I hope it will be an improvement on Ghost Town.
• Natural History by Neil Cross - This was a gift from a friend.  She gave it to me saying "This book was written for you", which makes me both excited and apprehensive!
• Mockingjay (Hunger Games #3) by Suzanne Collins - GORGEOUS.
• Gone (Dream Catcher #3) by Lisa McMann - My trilogy is now complete!
• Throne of Jade (Temeraire #2) by Naomi Novik - I've already read this one.  Really like the UK covers (despite them not being hardcovers).

• The Stress of her Regard by Tim Powers - Apparently, my mother knew Tim quite well when he was starting out as a writer.  When I googled him, I found out he's had an AMAZINGLY successful career in fantasy.  So, I nabbed this at Foyles and am really looking forward to starting it.  (And isn't the cover just gorgeous.)

Didn't y'all miss my IMM posts?  Yep, me too.