Saturday 26 March 2011

In My Mailbox: The week in which I discover Read it Swap it

In My Mailbox is hosted by Kristi at The Story Siren So this week I discovered a new way in which to further my book buying obsession without actually spending a penny (ok maybe £2 on shipping) and NOT adding more books to my bookshelves. That’s right friends I have discovered Read it Swap it. When I stumbled upon it I thought I was properly awesome and spread the word on twitter about this amazing site, yeah turns out half the blogosphere already new about it. Lame. So anyway RiSi is a fabby site for UK peeps looking to swap one book for another and if you haven’t checked it out you should here. But this isn’t a post promoting a website this is IMM so let’s get onto the books I received this week!
Bought/ Swapped
Wither by Lauren DeStefano (bought) Darkness Becomes Her by Kelly Keaton (ARC swapped) Personal Demons by Lisa DesRochers (swapped) Lost It by Kristen Tracy (swapped) Rumour Has it by Jill Mansell (swapped) Plan B by Emily Barr (swapped) How Opal Mehta Got Kissed, Got Wild and Got a Life by Kaavya Viswanathan (gift from the lovely Michelle thank you!)
For Review
New Beginnings by Fern Britton (ARC via Amazon Vine) Shadows on the Moon by Zoe Marriott (ARC via Walker) So that was all the awesome I got this week big thank you’s to everybody who sent me books! If you’ve read any of the books I got this week and want to leave me a comment letting me know what you thought please do and make sure you leave me a link to what you got in your mailbox. Here’s to another week of fantastic reading ahead :-)

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20 comments :

  1. Lyndsey OHalloran26 March 2011 at 20:44

    Personal Demons is full of awesome! One of my fave books read this year!

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  2. Cicely26 March 2011 at 20:44

    I really want Shadows on the Moon! It looks so brilliant! And I really need to buy Wither. And Personal Demons...
    Happy reading! :)

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  3. Zoe26 March 2011 at 21:51

    I didn't know about Read It Swap It! Thank you so much for posting =) I can save a fortune!!

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  4. Liz. R27 March 2011 at 00:55

    I'm waiting to join RiSi - not eighteen yet, damn it. But great haul - Wither looks great, and Personal Demons is amazing, hope you like it. Happy reading! :)

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  5. Stephanie (Books Are A Girl's Best Friend)27 March 2011 at 09:11

    Oh yes, I got your email about RiSi and went to check it out. It's a great idea but I'm a real hoarder and can't bear to part with my books once I've read them. Maybe I'll change my mind about that in the future if I'm a cash strapped student LOL. Shadows On The Moon looks really good, I'm looking forward to hearing your thoughts on it. Enjoy :)

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  6. Elodie27 March 2011 at 09:21

    I've only read Personal Demons in all the books you got and I really liked it !!
    I hope you'll have an awesome time with all these pretty books ;)
    Happy reading !!

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  7. kirsty at the overflowing library27 March 2011 at 10:37

    now we know who got all the good books off risi last week : ) lol I agree it is awesome!

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  8. Sally@Always Lost in Stories27 March 2011 at 10:41

    I only joined RiSi last week too, but found that actually I can't bear to part with any of my books! Either the covers are too pretty, or I'm telling myself "I might want to re-read it one day". I'm a terrible hoarder. Out of all my bookshelves, I've only listed four books- that won't get me very far!
    I'm desperate to read Wither so really jealous! Can't wait for your review!

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  9. Sentimental Geek27 March 2011 at 10:49

    I love Emily Barr's books,have you read her before?I've read all of them.

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  10. Vicki27 March 2011 at 11:13

    I got Wither too! Very excited about that one!

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  11. Anonymous27 March 2011 at 12:17

    You've got some really awesome books this week. I don't want to put you off RiSi, but do be careful. I was a member about a year ago and loved it at first too, then I realised I was ending up with all the older books (released 2/3+ years ago) and all my new releases were being grabbed up. I was trying my best to choose books of peoples list who had requested one of my books even if there wasn't much I wanted - I didn't like to say no. Within 6 months nobody wanted to swap with me anymore, not because I didn't take care of my books or get things out on time etc, but because what I had only older books for swap. I ended up giving them all to charity shops and leaving RiSi. So just a friendly nudge, if you're putting up nearly new releases for swap, don't let them go for anything less than what you REALLY want off your wishlist.

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  12. Ynysawdre Elderly Residents Association27 March 2011 at 13:27

    RISI is great but if I know the person I tend to swap for something I may not deseperately want as I feel guilty if I dont swap.
    Great book week though. Happy reading :D

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  13. Books for Company27 March 2011 at 15:15

    Haha! RISI is great =)
    Great books Jess, l still need to read a book by Jill, l have so many on my shelves of hers.

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  14. Julie Anne Lindsey27 March 2011 at 18:15

    I'm drooling over your entire bought/swapped section. OMG. I want them allllll!!! I hope you love them all! You can stop over and check out my mailbox here: http://blog.juliealindsey.com/

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  15. serendipity_viv27 March 2011 at 18:17

    I haven't used RISI yet, but I think I am going to have to investigate!

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  16. Eden27 March 2011 at 20:20

    Whoa, you UK peeps are lucky with that! And I so want to read Shadows on the Moon.... :F <--Drool.

    (My IMM)

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  17. Sally27 March 2011 at 20:39

    Great books this week. I'm looking forward to reading Darkness Becomes Her - sounds good.
    Happy reading.
    Sally.
    http://theelifylop.blogspot.com/2011/03/in-my-mailbox-12.html

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  18. Lisbeth27 March 2011 at 21:28

    I got darkness becomes her too! Im exited about starting it!

    Happy reading
    http://tbgreviews.blogspot.com

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  19. Alison Can Read27 March 2011 at 22:03

    Great set! I really enjoyed Personal Demons and Wither.
    My IMM

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  20. Savannah28 March 2011 at 05:46

    Great book haul! I see that you are reading COG! I love that series and that author! Great books!!

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