In My Mailbox, started by Kristi from The Story Siren is an awesome weekly meme to post what books we’ve received this week; whether it was sent for review from a publisher, purchased at a book store, borrowed from the library, or won from a giveaway.
This week, all my my books came from my local library’s book sale. My library has a book sale every month, and since I went last month, I figured they couldn’t have gotten too many new books in since then. Oh how wrong I was! Thank goodness I decided to pop in just to check because I found SIX fabulous books that I am really excited about. Oh, and I only spent $12. How awesome is that? Remember, book sales are a wonderful way to support your local library!
Purchased from book sale:
Firefly Lane by Kristin Hannah: My mom is OBSESSED with this book and tried to get me to read it over the summer when she took it out of the library. Now we have our own copy, so I’ll definitely get around to reading this at some point soon.
If You Lived Here You’d Be Home Now by Claire LaZebnik: I took this book out of the library a few weeks ago, but when I saw it at the book sale, I knew I had to grab it to add to my collection.
Sloppy Firsts by Megan McCafferty: Many of you have read and loved the Jessica Darling series, as have I. I was so thrilled to see this at the book sale because now I can continue looking for the rest of the series to make sure I have the whole collection on my shelf.
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins: SIGH. I give in. When everyone obsessed over this series, I swore I wouldn’t give in, but when I saw the book sitting there for just $2, I decided I had to give it a try.
Some Day My Prince Will Come (True Adventures of a Wannabe Princess) by Jerammy Fine: I love memoirs and this one sounds super cute/hilarious. Plus, it got a blurb from Jen Lancaster who is one of my favorite authors!
I Heart New York by Lindsay Kelk: When I saw the review for this book on Write Meg! a few months back, I knew I’d want to check this out. I love reading books about the big city, so I’m looking forward to this one.
What’s in your mailbox today?
I loved Firefly Lane and The Hunger Games. I reviewed them both on my site. You will LOVE THEM!
Firefly Lane is a great read. It has a permanent place on my “Recommend” list. I bought I Heart New York on my Kindle and it’s on my 2011 Must Read list. The Jessica Darling series is good. I have books four and five to read, but I’ve enjoyed reading the series. Enjoy your new books. $12 for 6 books is a fantastic bargain!
Wow! You got some great deals, and some of my favorites too!! 🙂 I need to pick up the Jessica Darling series and I still need to read a Claire LaZebnik book. You will devour the Hunger Games series, I promise. If you can’t get the 2nd one in the series I would be happy to let you borrow it… trust me, you’ll want it RIGHT AWAY . Happy reading. 🙂
@Amber, I can’t believe I haven’t read the series yet! I hope I like them…if you liked them, I kind of have a feeling I might too!
Nice mailbox! I hope you enjoy! I Heart New York looks interesting… Here’s a look at my IMM…Happy reading!
Congrats on the great finds! I agree, library sales are a great way to get cheap books, and support a great cause.
Great find this week! I can’t believe you haven’t read the Hunger Games yet–you’ll love it!
What a great library sale! Ours never has great books like that. I finally gave The Hunger Games a try recently too, and it was pretty good. I haven’t heard of I Heart New York, but it sounds like one I should check out. I love NYC!
UM… WOW! Those are freaking amazing finds. If You Lived Here is one of my favorite books, and the Jessica Darling series is my all time favorite series. I’ve been wanting to read the other 4 you got too. You lucky girl!
@StephTheBookworm, I totally lucked out at this book sale!
Great picks this week! I loved The Hunger Games. I just picked up Catching Fire this week myself! And Sloppy Firsts was great! I read that last month. Hope you enjoy your great finds this week! 🙂
Lisa @ Lost in Literature
In My Mailbox
Yay for library sales! Love Sloppy Firsts & Hunger Games! I know the hype is a little off-putting, but I’m glad you gave in. haha
Hope you enjoy! 🙂
@Briana @ Bree’s Books, I’m glad too…hopefully I can get around to reading it soon!
Great reads! I wasn’t expecting to like the Hunger Games books because I’m not a dystopia person, but the first book blew me away. I liked the 2nd book even better and the 3rd one was pretty good also.
My IMM
Yeah, library book sales rock my world. ;D I’ve heard great things about all of these books – and THE HUNGER GAMES is amazing. Hope you’re hooked!
My IMM: http://maggiesbookshelf.blogspot.com/2011/02/in-my-mailboxread-this-week.html
@Maggie, They are THE. BEST! Love my library!
Wow, sounds like an awesome sale! Hope you enjoy The Hunger Games 🙂
Happy reading!
Such great deals! And I know you’ve probably heard it over and over, but I’m sure you’ll love The Hunger Games. It’s not what you expect, and it really is that good
Ooh, you got so many great books this week! I promise you won’t regret buying The Hunger Games. It is seriously one of the best books I’ve ever read! Oh, and I can’t wait to see your review for Firefly Lane and Someday My Prince Will Come as they are both on my wish list. Happy reading! 🙂
You scored BIG TIME at that book sale! I’m so excited to see you got Sloppy Firsts – it literally made me laugh out loud through the entire thing. Enjoy your books this week!!
You got some GREAT ones! Firefly Lane is one of my favorite books ever, but please pack the tissues! I read the first two in the Jessica Darling series. I think they get better as they go along. And of course, I adored the Hunger Games. It was my favorite of the series!
Blurb from Jen Lancaster? I MUST HAVE IT!
WHAT! YOU HAVEN’T READ THE HUNGER GAMES?! See you in a week when you resurface to the real world! 🙂 I read the first two in just a few days I could not put them down!
I enjoyed Firefly Lane it was a good book – I don’t know if it warrants obsession, but well worth the time it takes to read it.
I love library sales – so fun. They do so much to support the library too. Great way to get some good books (for cheap!) and support your local library and community.
All I can say….. OMG Hunger Games!!!!
I put off reading Hunger Games so long, and like you gave in… and hate myself for not reading it sooner.
Great finds! I can’t wait to see what you think of the – especially the Hunger Games. Although I didn’t love the series as much as most people seem to, I did really like the first book.
I love book sales! How fantastic is it to get so many books, for such small a price!
I really need to get to “Sloppy Firsts”. I keep hearing how amazing it is.
I hope you enjoy The Hunger Games, I’ll be curious to read your thoughts!