In My Mailbox #5

In My Mailbox is a weekly meme brought about by The Story Siren. It's a fun way to share what you're reading, reviewing, about to read, etc. All images below are from Goodreads.

On the Bookshelf:

Looking for Alaska by John Green

The Bourne Identity by Robert Ludlum

Stardust by Neil Gaiman

Mary Poppins by P. L. Travers

What's in your Mailbox?

Want Books

Want Books? is a weekly meme hosted at Chachic’s Book Nook and features released books that you want but you can’t have for some reason. It can be because it’s not available in your country, in your library or you don’t have the money for it right now.

I want Pie by Sarah Weeks.

Goodreads summary: From the award-winning author of SO B. IT, a story about family, friendship, and...pie!

When Alice's Aunt Polly passes away, she takes with her the secret to her world-famous pie-crust recipe. Or does she? In her will, Polly leaves the recipe to her extraordinarily surly cat Lardo . . . and then leaves Lardo in the care of Alice.

Suddenly Alice is thrust into the center of a piestorm, with everyone in town trying to be the next pie-contest winner ... including Alice's mother and some of Alice's friends. The whole community is going pie-crazy . . . and it's up to Alice to discover the ingredients that really matter. Like family. And friendship. And enjoying what you do.

So why should I want Pie, you may (or may not) ask? I'll tell ya anyway. Pie looks like a delicious read and I am a huge fan of pie and books with cats involved. Especially when a cat inherits a recipe and is in charge of the protagonist? Hilarious.

Plus, in a small way, this book reminds me of one of my favorite television shows that ended before its time: Pushing Daisies.

I LOVE that show so much, and Kristen Chenoweth is gorgeous and so talented. Plus, I adore Lee Pace (who played the main character Ned) and it helps he was in my other favorite television show, Wonderfalls.

*sigh* Why do all of my favorite television shows get cancelled after a few short seasons? Oh well.

What's on your Want Books list?

Book Trailer Thursday! Love, Meg by C. Leigh Purtill

Book Trailer Thursday is a weekly feature started by Once Upon A Twilight, and features a book trailer for a new or upcoming release! My Trailer: Love, Meg by C. Leigh Purtill.

What's your book trailer:

In My Mailbox #4

In My Mailbox is a weekly meme brought about by The Story Siren. It's a fun way to share what you're reading, reviewing, about to read, etc. All images below are from Goodreads.

I didn't have that much time this past week to go into finding new books, so I'm including a few that are around the house that I've been meaning to read for ages but I haven't been able to.

For Review:

Everything! I've been very behind this week on my reading and reviewing. So, what I had listed for review last week is the same for this week.

To Read:

The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson, Vladimir Nabokov

Heat Wave by Richard Castle

What's in your mailbox?

Waiting on Wednesday #4

Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly event hosted at Breaking the Spine where bloggers post spotlights on upcoming releases that they're eagerly anticipating.

This week, my pick is See You at Harry's by Jo Knowles. Publication Date: May 8th 2012 by Candlewick Press

Goodreads Review: Starting middle school brings all the usual challenges - until the unthinkable happens, and Fern and her family must find a way to heal.

Twelve-year-old Fern feels invisible. It seems as though everyone in her family has better things to do than pay attention to her: Mom (when she's not meditating) helps Dad run the family restaurant; Sarah is taking a gap year after high school; and Holden pretends that Mom and Dad and everyone else doesn't know he's gay, even as he fends off bullies at school. Then there's Charlie: three years old, a "surprise" baby, the center of everyone's world. He's devoted to Fern, but he's annoying, too, always getting his way, always dirty, always commanding attention. If it wasn't for Ran, Fern's calm and positive best friend, there'd be nowhere to turn. Ran's mantra, "All will be well," is soothing in a way that nothing else seems to be. And when Ran says it, Fern can almost believe it's true. But then tragedy strikes- and Fern feels not only more alone than ever, but also responsible for the accident that has wrenched her family apart. All will not be well. Or at least all will never be the same.

What's your Waiting on Wednesday pick?

The perfect date

Wax dripped from lit candles, smelling of autumn leaves

and apple cider, into a small clear glass jar on a table

set for two, pearl-white china plates and wine glasses

atop a warm mahogany wooden table with a dark red

tablecloth adorning the intimate setting. Oil paintings

from local artists lined the walls in gold frames and

crystal chandeliers hung from the ceiling, accentuating

the antique setting as if taken straight from an old

Victorian house. The waiter, in a crisp tucked-in white

shirt with ironed black slacks, would present the courses,

first of which a spinach salad with fresh strawberries,

walnuts and her favorite dressing, second, a medium-rare

steak with buttery mashed potatoes, lightly salted, third,

a slice of warm molten chocolate cake, drizzled with

caramel and as the live string violinist played, they’d

share dreams of traveling to Europe in their youth and

become owners of a little bakery in the city. She sips

her iced water glass, smudging her lipstick, before

closing her netbook and putting it into her purse and

placing a few wrinkled dollars for the bill and tip.

Another restaurant, another false hope.

-Madeline Wahl

Teaser Tuesday #3 - Hope Was Here by Joan Bauer

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just do the following:

• Grab your current read
• Open to a random page
• Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page
• BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!)
• Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!

My Teaser Tuesday pick is: Hope was Here by Joan Bauer

Back of book summary: One new life . . . coming right up! When Hope and her aunt move from New York City to small town Wisconsin to run th elocal diner, Hope's not sure what to expect. Luckily, she's used to thinking on her feet 0 she hasn't become a terrific waitress by accident. And when G.T., the diner's owner, decides to run for office against th ecorrupt mayor, Hope's drawn into G.T.'s vision of th efuture. Because, after all, everyone could use a little hope to get through the tough times . . . even Hope herself.

"There's something about diner setup that soothes the soul. Something about making good coffee in a huge urn glistening in fluorescent light, something sweet about filling syrup pitchers and lining them on the back counter like soldiers ready to advance. It gives you courage to face another day." - pg. 61

What's your Teaser Tuesday pick?