Oh, it's so pretty! I'm very excited to receive The Dead-tossed Waves by Carrie Ryan for review. It's been too long between zombie books. (Available April 2010 in Australia.)
Also for review I got About a Girl by Joanne Horniman and Lord Sunday: The Keys to the Kingdom book 7 by Garth Nix.
From eBay I received Ballet Shoes by Noel Streatfeild, a favourite book from my childhood, and the lovely Velvet sent me a copy of Genesis by Bernard Beckett because she was shocked and appalled that I hadn't read it. Thanks so much Velvet!
Yesterday I reviewed The Lotus Caves by John Christopher, some vintage sci-fi for middle-graders by the author of The Death of Grass.
It's early Sunday morning and I've got a soy chai and some orange juice. There's croissants in the fridge I'm going to fill with ham and cheese and bake later (look! See me cook). I've got a review of The Road, both the book and the film, to write for X & Y Magazine, plus some posts for this blog.
And then, dear readers, once I've done all that, I am going to read some more of The Puzzle Ring. There'll be an extra special post by the author, Kate Forsyth, coming up later this week.
Weird, I've been thinking of retro-reviewing Ballet Shoes. Love that book. I think you can tell a lot about a girl by who their favourite Fossil sister was. Also, Velvet is right about Genesis, it goes beyond must-read into absolutely essential territory.
ReplyDeleteI'm actually dying of envy about The Dead-Tossed Waves, in a may-rise-again kind of way. I've heard mixed things about it but I'm really hoping you'll love it.
Favourite Fossil sister! I was always fond of all of them, but I think Posy stole my heart as a child. I'll have to see how I feel on the reread.
ReplyDeleteI hope I love DTW too. I was a little disappointed Mary isn't the MC at first, but I feel better about it now.
I was always a Posy fan too, possibly because she validated showing off.
ReplyDeleteYep, I was surprised about Mary not being the protagonist for DTW too. I'm mostly just desperate to find out what's 'out there' in that world though. Serious anticipation here.
I've somehow never heard of ANY of those books! Except maybe vaguely the dead tossed waves. They all look absolutely fabulous, though!
ReplyDeleteI'm for some reason really into the cover of About A Girl.
That cover for The Dead-Tossed Waves is lovely.
ReplyDeleteI've never read the Noel Streatfeild books. I first heard of them in You've Got Mail, and then I saw the movie with Emma Watson. I really should read one of the original books, since I tend to enjoy oldies like that.
DEAD TOSSED WAVES? DEAD TOSSED WAVES?!?!!?!?!!? You'll let me borrow when yer done, right? RIGHT? *scratches arm fiercly*
ReplyDeleteI need to read this Ballet Shoes book because I had never heard of it until this past year when one of my best friends started talking about it. I never read it when I was a kid.
ReplyDeleteYou know, you have one of my favourite IMM posts every week. I don't know why, I'm just always excited to see what you've gotten!
Brizmus--Shock! Never ever? Not even Genesis?
ReplyDeleteLa Coccinelle--I really want to see the film version, it looks so sweet.
Dannie--eep! Leggo! :D
Cat--Why thank you my dear! It's always pretty random, lots of ol' faves ;)
Dead-Tossed Waves, Excellent!!
ReplyDeletegreat books!
ReplyDeletei'm dying to read the dead tossed waves!
and i've yet to read ballet shoes.
Dead-Tossed Waves!!! I cannot wait to see your review of that one :D
ReplyDeleteHave fun reading!
Genesis! That book is amazing. Can't wait to hear what you think :D
ReplyDeleteIt seems strange to me that I've never heard of these books. But talk about enticing covers! Lucky you to get so many books all at once.
ReplyDeleteThat looks like a great haul of books. My sister's favorite book in the whole world is Ballet Shoes. :-)
ReplyDeleteSo jealous of The Dead Tossed Waves! I can't wait to read it!
ReplyDeleteHappy Reading :)
DTW....I really wish I hadn't moved to Japan right now! Darn it. Can't wait to read your thoughts!
ReplyDeleteI just watched the movie You've Got Mail the other night. Is Ballet Shoes on eof the books she (Meg Ryan) mentions in the movie? I love that movie becuase it really is all about books! :)
ReplyDeleteHappy reading!
I've got About A Girl sitting on my shelf aswell :)
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Congrats on getting such great books this week. The Dead Tossed Waves looks like an amazing read. I cannot read your review.
ReplyDeleteEnjoy your reads :)
Great books you got this week. Genesis is a really good book. Hope you enjoy reading all your books.
ReplyDeleteRhiannon, you lucky girl. Lord Sunday? I just love that series. I've pre-ordered my copy from Amazon but I have to wait until March. Enjoy!
ReplyDeleteI have been wanting to read The Dead-Tossed Waves. You got a lot of great books! Happy Reading!!!
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Ballet Shoes looks beautiful.I have a pretty good idea what's it about..LOL... have fun reading the books you got.
ReplyDeletefantastic books this week!! and dead tossed waves! hope you enjoy them all! happy reading!
ReplyDeleteI hadn't heard of The Dead Tossed Waves before -- it looks great. And although I haven't read ballet shoes, I enjoyed Nina's War by the same author.
ReplyDeleteOoh, I really want to read The Dead Tossed Waves. Great books!
ReplyDeleteMmmmmm a soy chai and baked croissants? Sounds yummy! I am loving that cover of About a Girl! Happy reading!
ReplyDeleteCongrats on the great reads! My mailbox is at The Crowded Leaf.
ReplyDeleteAAAAAHHHHHH! My envy knows no bounds! Can't wait for Lord Sunday. Like, seriously. I've been waiting for that one so long...well! March release here in the US. *sigh* Enjoy your books!
ReplyDeleteYou got Dead Tossed Waves for review?!?!?! I am scratching my skin off with the need for that book! AND you got Genesis? What a week!
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