My Library Haul (5) plus Dear eBay Gods

More fabulous reserve items that arrived for me this week! Where oh where will I find the time? For Maria V. Snyder, I'm going to make the time!

Magic Study is the sequel to Poison Study. Love love loved Poison Study (though the romance sub-plot was sadly under par) so can't wait to get stuck into the next one! Have you seen Poison Study revamped and appearing on the YA shelves? It's been repackaged for a younger market in Oz.

If I Stay has been getting rave reviews on blogs and is going to be made into a film shortly (by the director of Twilight), so I thought I'd see what the fuss was about. Tissues at the ready for this one. There's no fantasy or paranormal aspect to this but I like to break out of my comfort zone every now and then.


This ones dystopian. I think. Again, there's lots of hype around. I'm not a fan of reading a novel written in the protagonist's vernacular, but I'll see how I go.

Have I told you how much I love my libraries? I especially love being able to browse the catalogue and order online. I don't actually spend much time IN them these days!

Finally, Dear eBay Gods,

Is it too much to ask that somebody in Australia sell all four copies of Tamora Pierce's Immortals quartet, AND that nobody else notice so I can snatch them up cheaply? I'm strapped for cash here, and other girls keep outbidding me and I can hear them enjoying MY favourite books!

Sincerely,
Rhiannon

My Library Haul (3) and Christmas for Grown-ups (2)

Another good haul this week, from both the library, purchases and presents from friends.


Green Angel, Alice Hoffman (Bookmooch). This is one to add to my dystopian list. It's barely over 100 pages, but despite its shortness the production manager still skimped on the layout!









Children of Men, P. D. James (library). Loved the movie and looking forward to an extrapolation of the world in the book. How creepy is this cover? The baby looks like Mini-me!









The Handmaid's Tale (Bookmooch). For a re-read, and because I had to own it. Love this book.











I Capture the Castle (Dodie Smith). The YA group on Goodreads that I'm a member of is reading this for July.











Life as We Knew It (library). Recommended by the Book Smugglers. It's YA and dystopian, yay!










The Shock Doctrine: The rise of disaster capitalism, Naomi Klein (present). A "must read" from my friend Ben. My reading priorities won't allow me to read it for a little while, but the BF loves his non-fic, and Klein's other book No Logo.








What did you get?

Chistmas for Grown-ups and My Library Haul (3)

Receiving books in the mail is just the best--and this week I've scored majorly parcel-wise. It really was like Christmas because I've ordered and mooched so many books recently that I'd forgotten what is coming when. Here's what's turned up so far... (sorry the pics are a bit dark!)

The Claidi Collection by Tanith Lee (Better World Books) , The Dark is Rising by Susan Cooper (mooched), Touch the Dark by Karen Chance (fishpond) and Z for Zachariah by Robert C. O'Brien (Better World Books). I've read all except Touch the Dark. Lately I've felt the need to have copies of my favourite books on hand, and try to stop DUI-ing them: donating under the influence! Sometimes I get too enthusiastic about encouraging people to read...


The Secret Circle Trilogy by L. J. Smith (eBay). I loved these in high school and have made it my quest to obtain all Smith's books with their original covers. They're just so kitsch, especially the Night World ones!

This was a real score--the first four Obernewtyn Chronicles titles by Isobelle Carmody (eBay) in near perfect condition, and they only cost me $50 including postage. I must say I really like these new covers, and felt no real attachment to the ones that were on the originals. I'll be re-reading Obernewtyn shortly for my dystopian challenge.

From the library I got The Hunger Games (for a re-read), Day of the Triffids by John Wyndham (loving it--review shortly) and How to Ditch your Fairy by Justine Larbalestier, after a commenter here recommended it.

My tummy's rumbling and I can smell the spinach and ricotta lasagne cooking in the oven, so must fly!

My Library Haul (2)

A few requested items came in this week, which is always exciting!

First up, Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead. Richelle is coming to Australia later in the year, so I hope I enjoy this one!

I saw this reviewed on a fantasy blog, and the back cover describes it a "romantic heroic fantasy". Just what I like.

Ditto. Seen on blog and have to read.

Brave New World is on my Dystopia Challenge list, and I also convinced my book club to read it for next month.

Another bloggy recommendation. There's a poem on the inside cover that reads:

When the dark creeps in and steals the light,
Bury your fears on Sorry Night.
For in the winter's blackest hours,
Come the feasting of the Vours.
No one can see it, the life they stole,
Your body's here but not your soul...

How creepy is that? And I love the smokey cover with the girl in tears. Very moody.

Agents update: since sending out my MS to aforementioned agents, I have had two rejections and one full MS request. All I can say about this is: !!! and I hope the agent who asked for the whole thing reads like greased lightening. And then of course signs me up and gets me the best damned book deal a debutante like me could ever hope for. But if not and Lharmell goes no where, inspiration struck last night and I've started work on a standalone that I'm very excited about indeed.