In My Mailbox #49

In My Mailbox is a weekly meme hosted by Kristi at The Story Siren. It gives bloggers the chance to appreciate the books they got last week and to meet new people.

Last week's interesting posts:

Grave Mercy by Robin LaFevers (Review)
Here by Denise Grover Swank (Review + Giveaway)
Jaguar Sun by Martha Bourke (Character Interview + Kindle 3G giveaway)

Glimmerglass by Jenna Black (Cover Comparisons)
The Sweetest Dark by Shana Abé (Waiting on Wednesday)

International blogoversary giveaway

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The books I received last week:

Bought:

Taken at Dusk

Received for review:

Pretty Amy

Dark Companion | Silver | Embrace

Huge thanks to Entangled Publishing, Tor/Forge, Flux Books and YA Bound / Cherie Colyer.

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I'm more than happy with the books I've received this week. Can't wait to finally continue reading the Shadow Falls series by C.C. Hunter - I loved the first book and now have both, the second and the third sitting on my shelf. I've also been dying to read Dark Companion, Silver and Pretty Amy ever since I first heard about them and am already reading and loving Embrace.

What did you get in your mailbox?

Carina

Waiting on Wednesday #25: Dark Companion by Marta Acosta

"Waiting On" Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted by Breaking the Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating.

Dark Companion by Marta Acosta
Publisher: Tor/Macmillan
Expected Publication: June 2012

Goodreads Summary:
When foster teen Jane Williams is invited to attend elite Birch Grove Academy for Girls and escape her violent urban neighborhood, she thinks the offer is too good to be true. She's even offered her own living quarters, the groundskeeper's cottage in the center of the birch grove.

Something's not quite right about the school -- or is it Jane? She thinks she sees things in the birch grove at night. She's also beginning to suspect that the elegant headmistress and her sons are hiding secrets. Lucky is the gorgeous, golden son who is especially attentive to Jane, and Jack is the sardonic puzzling brother.

The school with its talented teachers and bright students is a dream for a science and math geek like Jane. She also loves her new friends, including hilarious poetry-spouting rich girl, Mary Violet. But the longer Jane stays at Birch Grove, the more questions she has about the disappearance of another scholarship girl and a missing faculty member.

Jane discovers one secret about Birch Grove, which only leads to more mysteries. What is she willing to sacrifice in order to stay at this school...and be bound to Birch Grove forever?

Is it very wrong that it actually was the cover that grabbed my attention first and made me want to put this onto my to-read list? It's sooo gorgeous! But I love the summary just as much. It sounds very mysterious and interesting. Can't wait!

What are you waiting for this Wednesday?
Carina