IMM (74) and My Reading Pile (1)

IMM (In My Mailbox) is hosted by the amazing Kristi - The Story Siren!

BOUGHT

  FOR REVIEW

I have two parcels for pickup with Purolator and the post office, but can't get them until Monday. I'm excited to see what they are. They will have to be a part of next week's IMM. 

 

 What did you get in your mailbox? 

My Reading Pile is a feature over at fiktshun. This is where I will post my intended reads for the week. I am hoping that by listing the books I intend to read that I will spend less time deciding what to read next and actually fit more reading time in. I'm starting small this week - needing to see how quickly I can read as I seem to be in slow motion lately.

This is a read just for pleasure (though I will review it on the blog). I needed to throw in a book for fun amid all of the review books I have piling up.

The Goddess Test by Aimee Carter

In a modern-day take on the myth of Persephone, 18-year-old Kate Winters is thrust into a mythical world, where she must pass seven impossible tests and outsmart a spiteful god in order to save the life of not just her mother but of her captor as well.

 A Brush of Darkness and A Sliver of Shadow by Allison Pang are for review and blog tour coming up shortly, so these are must reads this week. 

Book 1 - A Brush of Darkness

The man of her dreams might be the cause of her nightmares. Six months ago, Abby Sinclair was struggling to pick up the pieces of her shattered life. Now, she has an enchanted iPod, a miniature unicorn living in her underwear drawer, and a magical marketplace to manage. But despite her growing knowledge of the OtherWorld, Abby isn’t at all prepared for Brystion, the dark, mysterious, and sexy-as- sin incubus searching for his sister, convinced Abby has the key to the succubus’s whereabouts. Abby has enough problems without having this seductive shape-shifter literally invade her dreams to get information. But when her Faery boss and some of her friends vanish, as well, Abby and Brystion must form an uneasy alliance. As she is sucked deeper and deeper into this perilous world of faeries, angels, and daemons, Abby realizes her life is in as much danger as her heart—and there’s no one she can trust to save her. 

Book 2 - A Sliver of Shadow

Just when her new life as a TouchStone – a mortal bound to help OtherFolk cross between Faery and human worlds – seems to be settling down, Abby Sinclair is left in charge when the Protectorate, Moira, leaves for the Faery Court. And when the Protectorate’s away…let’s just say things spiral out of control when a spell on Abby backfires and the Faery Queen declares the Doors between their worlds officially closed. The results are disastrous for both sides: OtherFolk trapped in the mortal world are beginning to fade, while Faerie is on the brink of war with the daemons of Hell. Along with her brooding eleven prince Talivar and sexy incubus Brystion, Abby ventures to the CrossRoads in an attempt to override the Queen’s magic. But nothing in this beautiful, dangerous realm will compare to the discoveries she’s making about her past, her destiny, and what she will sacrifice for those she loves.

And if I'm done the above, I'd like to finish off the second novella in The Chronicles of Orlando.

Dead Relatives by M.M. Shelley

After discovering what was hidden in Mexico and having to sneak back across the border Orlando returns to Los Angeles, but is unable to return to his home. Instead of hunting Zombies he is now hunted. Betrayed by those he thought he could trust, Orlando must keep the truth of what he knows to himself. That is until dead relatives return with dire warnings. (Also includes The Zombie Story novella) Unfolding on the streets of Los Angeles is a new breed of monster... Orlando, fresh from the mid west, arrives at his new high school on his Harley Davidson. All he wants is to make it through the day, and begin his training as a Zombie Hunter. But someone has different plans for him.

What's in your reading pile this week?