Mailbox Monday

Mailbox Monday is the gathering place for readers to share the books came into their house last week (checked out library books don’t count, eBooks & audio books do). Warning: Mailbox Monday can lead to toppling TBR piles and humongous wish lists.

This week has been a busy week for books. I had a couple that released on Tuesday that I picked up and some come in the mail during the week.









I picked up Skin Trade by Laurell K. Hamilton on Tuesday.

















I also picked up the new Morganville Vampires Book, Carpe Corpus by Rachel Caine.
















I received The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane by Katherine Howe a giveaway win from Allison and Holly over at Hollys book notes.















I also received Girls in Trucks by Katie Crouch on Tuesday, a win from Serena over at Savvy, Verse & Wit.

















On Friday I received Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen from Paperback Swap.

Weekend Roundup

So Thursday we had this wicked thunderstorm here in Oregon. Not totally out of the ordinary but rare indeed. We were actually under a tornado warning for about 45 min at one point. There were even a couple funnel clouds floating around, thankfully none of them produced anything other than thunder and lightning oh and a good amount of wind. Anyhow I was really worried our camp would be messed up really bad. We planned on going up for the weekend anyhow.

So Friday night I went up to get a few last minute items and ended up having a display of 2 liters stacked 4 high fall on my back and backside of my legs and ankles. It was not a pleasant feeling at all and I have a bruised ankle and a gnarly bruise on the back of my other calf. I'm fine just bruised from the whole ordeal. By this time I'm a neurotic mess and really afraid of what we'll find once we get to camp. My honey gets home and we take off to camp. What comes next was a surprise to all even my honey I think.

We got to camp and it seemed as if the storm didn't even hit the area, and we know it did. Nothing was amiss at all and even our tarp was still in place. We both thought for sure that would have been torn down in all the wind that went on. It was awesome!

So we had a relaxing night by the fire and I got some pictures taken by the lantern light. I got a couple really nice one including the mushroom in my post and one of a moth that decided my book was a good resting spot. Oddly enough it blended in well with the cover.

Saturday we had to run back to town to grab a few things I forgot in my stress induced state and check on the animals at home. Camp is only 30 min from home so running home on occasion is no real big deal. We spend the day up at camp with our friends up there and came home first thing this morning.

Today I went on my weekly walk with friends. That's always my highlight for Sunday's. I really enjoy the time I get to spend with them and the walk makes me feel good. The rest of the day I plan on catching up on blogs and laundry, mostly just relaxing before I start my work week tomorrow.

Sticky

I saw this over at Shelley’s, and thought it sounded like a great question for all of you:

“This can be a quick one. Don’t take too long to think about it. Fifteen books you’ve read that will always stick with you. First fifteen you can recall in no more than 15 minutes.”

1. It - Stephen King
2. Insomnia - Stephen King
3. The Thirteenth Tale - Diane Setterfield
4. The Historian - Elizabeth Kostova
5. The Gargoyle - Andrew Davidson
6. A Time To Kill - John Grisham
7. Twilight Saga - Stephenie Meyer
8. Interview with a Vampire - Anne Rice
9. Lord of the Rings - J.R.R. Tolkien
10. Harry Potter series - J.K. Rowling
11. Mists of Avalon - Marion Zimmer Bradley
12. The Book Thief - Markus Zusak
13. Thirteen Reason Why - Jay Asher
14. Savages - Shirley Conran
15. The Handmaid's Tale - Margaret Atwood

I loved this topic. It was a lot of fun working out this list.

Waiting On Wednesday

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

After just finishing Some Girls Bite, I am now anxiously waiting on book 2 to be released.



FRIDAY NIGHT BITES
Chicagoland Vampires: Book Two
NAL/Penguin - October 6, 2009

Vamps in Chicago!

You'd think headlines like that would have provoked the fine citizens of the Windy City to take up arms against us bloodsucking fiends. Instead, ten months later, we're enjoying a celebrity status reserved for the Hollywood elite—fending off paparazzi only slightly less dangerous than cross and stake-wielding slayers. Don't get me wrong, Joe Public isn't exactly thrilled to be living side-by-side with the undead, but at least they haven't stormed the castle yet.

But all that will change once they learn about the Raves—mass feeding parties where vampires round up humans like cattle and drink themselves silly. Most civilized vampires frown on this behavior, putting mere mortals at ease with their policy of asking a person's consent before taking a big gulp of the red stuff. However, that doesn't make good copy for a first time reporter looking to impress his high society family.

So now my "master," the centuries old, yet gorgeously well-preserved Ethan Sullivan, wants me to reconnect with my own upper class family and act as liaison between humans and vampires—and keep the more unsavory aspects of our existence out of the media. But someone doesn't want people and vamps to play nicey-nice—someone with an ancient grudge.