Words on Paper: In My Mailbox (59-60): My Desk Collapsed...

Tuesday, December 6, 2011

In My Mailbox (59-60): My Desk Collapsed...

In My Mailbox is a weekly meme hosted by Kristi of The Story Siren, and inspired by Alea at Pop Culture Junkie! Participants are required to tell all about what they've received in the mail--anything bookish!

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So that I could have an entirely new angle for IMM pictures! In a heated panic, I threw all my books (that were on the bookshelf that sits on my table) on the floor. Which leaves my bookshelves empty. A truly horrifying sight, if I do say so myself.

If you'd only heard the shriek I made when the desk came tumbling down... I'm way too scared to tell my parents right now. Because then they'll just look at me sternly and declare that I own too many books. Which means no new books for Christmas! ><

Sorry - this turned into a TUESDAY IMM. I couldn't find my cable for a minute there...

* All release dates go in the format (dd/mm/yy)

* Any books I have already read will have a sort of mini-review and the rating I have given it up now until written.

* = Up for swap

For review

Girl, Missing by Sophie McKenzie (Jan 2012, Simon & Schuster, Just Arrived)
Sister, Missing by Sophie McKenzie (Jan 2012, Simon & Schuster, Just Arrived)
Crave by Melissa Darnell (November 2011, Harlequin Teen, Just Arrived)
Drink, Slay, Love by Sarah Beth Durst (November 2011, Allen & Unwin, Requested)

Bought

The Dead of Night (#2, Tomorrow series) by John Marsden

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This is over TWO weeks. It probably doesn't look like much, but really? I'm glad that I didn't receive too many new books, since I really want to catch up and lighten the load. This minimal layout is only temporary - I'll be using this if I don't receive too many books.

Q: What's on your Christmas wishlist?

I've already sent my wishlist to my mum - I've got a good mix of contemp/dystopian books, as well as some other things, on the list. The books: Psych Major Syndrome, God is in the Pancakes, The Education of Hailey Kendrick, Blood Red Road, Under the Never Sky.

Happy Reading! Comment with your IMM links.

Since last IMM...

(<-- most current)

Currently Reading:
Touch of Power by Maria V. Snyder (ARC)
Wanderlove by Kirsten Hubbard (e-Galley)

Read:
Like Mandarin by Kirsten Hubbard
Where I Belong by Gwendolyn Heasley
Prized (#2, Birthmarked) by Caragh O'Brien
Dancergirl by Carol M. Tanzman
Strange Angels by Lili St. Crow
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J.K. Rowling (Re-read)
Legend by Marie Lu
Happy Birthday To Me by Brian Rowe

Reviews: (links to my blog reviews)
Legend by Marie Lu
Amplified by Tara Kelly

Reviews pending: Shatter Me, Strange Angels, Prized, Where I Belong, Like Mandarin, Dancergirl, Harry Potter Part 1 (Books 1 and 2), Happy Birthday to You

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Brodie · 694 weeks ago

Oh dear.... I kinda want to laugh, but that would be pretty awful, right? LOL... too late :P Okay, sorry. But wait... I have an idea! You can make use of your too-many-books by stacking them up to act as legs, plop the top of the desk on top of them and pretend your desk is totally fine. Your parents will never know it broke and your bookshelf will also have decreased, inspiring them to buy you lots more for Christmas. Everyone wins :)

Seriously though, hope you don't get in too much trouble! I recently finished Drink Slay Love and adored it. Such a fun, expectedly enjoyable read! I got sent the Sophie Mckenzie books too and am quite eager to dive in. Hope they're good!

YESYESYES for Under the Never Sky on your wishlist! I LOVE <3 I actually prefer to get non-fiction books as gifts, because I don't generally buy those for myself (and the ones I want are expensive haha).

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cass_wordsonpaper 79p · 694 weeks ago

Sorry for the late reply Brodie! It's okay to laugh. Luckily, I didn't get hurt because my desk has several supports around it, so it's still standing up. It's just hideously crooked at the moment. Haha, I like that idea! Don't think I'd have the heart to keep my books under the table though, especially when so many spiders seem to find their way under there. :/

Glad you enjoyed DRINK SLAY LOVE. Where's the review? I'll definitely check it out, and then read the book too, to see what I think in comparison.

UNDER THE NEVER SKY!!!!!!!! ROARRRR gosh, I was never THAT interested, until all those glowing reviews started popping up around the blogosphere like crazy. Non-fiction books . . . can't say I own many of those. Ha! Unless you count my nursing textbooks. What kinds of non-fiction stuff are you talking about?

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Sarah (saz101) · 694 weeks ago

Oh oh oh! So jealous! I SO want to read Crave and Eat Slay Love!

And I can't believe your desk collapsed! *shrieks!* I hoep you're OK!

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cass_wordsonpaper 79p · 694 weeks ago

Luckily, I survived the collapse of my beloved desk. It's still standing up - it's just leaning in, crooked, about half of the supports have escaped their nail-binding binds. Considering I had over 200 books (?), a computer, a TV & DVD player and other junk and lots of paper balanced on the desk, it was bound to happen someday.

And, if you want, we can organise a swap for those books. ;)
After I've read them, of course. Are you with the Goodreads Aussie Swap group?

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Nomes · 694 weeks ago

oh no! your poor desk O.o haha

cant wait for you to read the dead of the night :)

on my christmas wishlist? hmm, i dont actually want books for christmas this year (weird, right). i honestly just want to kill my TBR a little before i get more books :)

i would like an iPod though (does that count?)

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cass_wordsonpaper 79p · 694 weeks ago

Heh, poor desk indeed.

THE DEAD OF NIGHT is defo high up on my to-read list. Cannot wait to read it!!

I wish I had that resistance to new books that you do. I just can't resist! The books I'm asking for aren't brand new releases though, except for one. I've been waiting on PSYCH MAJOR SYNDROME for ages.