This Week in Books...

This week brought me fewer books, and that's ok with me!

Today my youngest brother is graduating from high school. We'll all hang out and BBQ. I think Mom is happy to have all of us (almost) on our own.

Monday:
--If I Stay by Gayle Forman from Paperback Swap
--Loitering with Intent by Stuart Woods from Bookmooch

Wednesday:
--Something Borrowed by Emily Giffin from Goodreads

This week I am sooooo excited for If I Stay by Gayle Forman. Even since Lenore mentioned it, I knew I had to read it!

This Week in Books...

Let me apologize in advance for the really long list of books this time around. We were working cattle last weekend and I didn't have a chance to get this post up before we left for the in-laws...but, I got some really great ones I wanted to mention. So, the books I received for the last two weeks...

Saturday:
--The Traitor's Wife by Susan Higginbotham, contest win from Savvy Verse & Wit
--Angel's Advocate by Mary Stanton for a blog tour

Monday:
--Multiple Blessings: Surviving to Thriving with Twins and Sextuplets by Beth Carson & Kate Gosselin from Paperback Swap
--Just Take My Heart by Mary Higgins Clark from Paperback Swap

Wednesday:
--Dragon House by John Shors for review from the author

Thurday:
--Perfection: A Memoir of Betrayal and Renewal by Julie Metz for review

Friday:
--Handle with Care by Jodi Picoult from Paperback Swap
--Inkdeath by Cornelia Funke from Paperback Swap
--Casting Spells & Just Desserts by Barbara Bretton from the author for a contest win

Monday:
--Twenty Boy Summer by Sarah Ockler for review
--Defending Angels by Mary Stanton from Amazon
--The 8th Confession by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro from Paperback Swap

This week I was very excited to receive Dragon House by John Shors. I've heard great things about Beneath a Marble Sky and after Trish's review of Beside a Burning Sea I can hardly wait. Sorry, I couldn't find cover art for this one yet.

I also couldn't resist posting the cover for Perfection because I think it is stunning.

This Week in Books...

This week brought a lot of books to my door! My reading slowed way down in April, so I didn't have many books to get rid of. My kitchen counter is filled with books that don't have a space in my book shelves.

Saturday:
--Wintergirls by Laurie Halse Anderson from Amazon
--Willow by Julia Hoban from Amazon

Monday:
--Bloom by Elizabeth Scott from Paperback swap

Tuesday:
--The End of the Alphabet by CS Richardson from Bookmooch
--Last Last Chance by Fiona Maazel from a Twitter contest win
--The Greatest Knight: The Unsung Story of the Queen's Champion by Elizabeth Chadwick from Sourcebooks
--The Know-It-All: One Man's Humble Quest to Become the Smartest Person in the Worldby A. J. Jacobs from Bookmooch

Thursday:
--First Comes Love, Then Comes Malaria: How a Peace Corps Poster Boy Won My Heart and a Third World Adventure Changed My Lifeby Eve Brown-Waite from the author as a contest win

This week I was thrilled to receive First Comes Love, Then Comes Malaria. After Jen and S Krishna's great reviews I knew this was one I had to read!

This Week in Books...

This week brought me books from a variety of sources. I received review books, a contest win and a few from swap sites as well.

Saturday:
--The Blue Cotton Gown: A Midwife's Memoir by Patricia Harman from Paperback Swap
--The Everything Slow Cooker Cookbook: 300 Delicious, Healthy Meals That You Can Toss in Your Crockery and Prepare in a Snap by Margaret Kaeter from Paperback Swap
--Mother of the Believers: A Novel of the Birth of Islam by Kamran Pasha from FSB Associates

Monday:
--Best Intentions by Emily Listfield from Simon & Schuster

Tuesday:
--Is It Just Me or Is Everything Shit?: Insanely Annoying Modern Things by Steve Lowe, Alan McArthur, and Brendan Hay from a contest win

Wednesday:
--Origin by Diana Abu-Jaber from Bookmooch

I love the cover for Origin. This is one of those books that I picked up solely for the cover, but I was happy to find the description looked interesting too. I don't know what it is about this cover that I like so much...maybe it's the simplicity, maybe the warm colors.

This Week in Books...

This was both a good book week and a good weather week. We got a little bit of rain this week, which in farm country is always appreciated. We are still a long way from getting out of the drought, but every little bit helps. Now, on to the books!

Saturday:
--The Midwife: A Memoir of Birth, Joy, and Hard Times by Jennifer Worth from Paperback Swap
--Picking Cotton: Our Memoir of Injustice and Redemption by Jennifer Thompson-Cannino & Ronald Cotton from Authors on the Web

Tuesday:
--Angels of Destruction by Keith Donohue from Random House
--Admission by Jean Hanff Korelitz from Hachette Books and LibraryThing

Thursday:
--Precious by Sandra Novack for a book tour

Friday:
--The Blue Notebook by James Levine from Random House

I received some wonderful review books this week, but I was thrilled to receive The Blue Notebook. I may have even done a little dance when I opened the envelope. :) This book covers a tough subject, but from the description sounds wonderful, the cover is beautiful, and it benefits a good cause. All of the U.S. proceeds from this novel will be donated to the International and National Centers for Missing and Exploited Children

This Week in Books...

This week was a slower book week for me, but that's ok! Hopefully it will give me a change to get (a little) caught up.

Monday:
--The Rivers Run Dry by Sibella Giorello from Thomas Nelson

Tuesday:
--The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein from Bookmooch

Thurday:
--A Final Arc of Sky: A Memoir of Critical Care by Jennifer Culkin from LibraryThing

This week I was thrilled to receive The Art of Racing in the Rain. This book has been on my wish list for a while and I was lucky to snag a copy on Bookmooch! Now I just need to find the time to read it.

What arrived in your mailbox this week?