Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, chocolate in one hand, martini in the other, totally worn out and screaming,
"WOO HOO, what a ride!"

Sunday, December 13, 2009

Mailbox Monday

Three books this week, all won from other blogs and all creepy! Such fun! What did you get?

Mailbox Monday at The Printed Page is the gathering place for readers to share the books that came into their house last week (checked out library books don’t count, eBooks & audio books do). Warning: Mailbox Monday can lead to envy, toppling TBR piles and humongous wish lists.

The Devouring
by Simon Holt

Won from Bite's Halloween contest

The Vours: Evil, demonic beings that inhabit human bodies on Sorry Night, the darkest hours of the winter solstice.

When dark creeps in and eats the light,

Bury your fears on Sorry Night.

For in the winter's blackest hours
Comes the feasting of the Vours.
No one can see it,the life they stole,

Your body's here but not your soul...


Child of Fire
by Harry Connelly

Won from Book Reviews from Reading It All...

Ray Lilly is living on borrowed time. He's the driver for Annalise Powliss, a high-ranking member of the Twenty Palace Society, a group of sorcerers devoted to hunting down and executing rogue magicians. But because Ray betrayed her once, Annalise is looking for an excuse to kill him—or let someone else do the job. Unfortunately for both of them, Annalise's next mission goes wrong, leaving her critically injured. With the little magic he controls, Ray must complete her assignment alone. Not only does he have to stop a sorcerer who's sacrificing dozens of innocent lives in exchange for supernatural power, he must also find—and destroy—the source of that inhuman magic.

Demon Princess
by Michelle Rowen

Won from Yankee Romance Reviewer

For Niki Donovan, being a teenager can be hell. Literally. Nikki didn't think her life could get any more complicated after she moved to the dreary town of Erin Heights - fitting in at a new school while navigating the social scene was stressful enough. But when her sixteenth birthday rolls around, she's visited by a mysterious stranger, Michael, who tells her that her long-lost father is actually the demon king of the Shadowlands - the dimension that protects our world from the Underworld and Hell. Maybe it's because she's in shock, or maybe it's because Michael is seriously cute, but Nikki follows him into the Shadowlands. There she learns about her half-demon powers, about the potential war between the Shadowlands and the Underworld, and that her father wants her to assume the throne - forever. Not to mention that her growing crush on Michael is completely forbidden... Ruling a kingdom, navigating a secret crush, and still making it home by curfew - what's a teenage demon princess to do?

8 comments:

  1. Demon Princess sounds like a fun read. Enjoy them all!

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  2. You better keep all the lights on when you read these. Ha ha. great mailbox. Have a great week and enjoy your books.

    I'm loving the new seasonal look. Quite festive.

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  3. Demon Princess looks like a lot of fun - enjoy!

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  4. The Devouring is on my wishlist. Happy reading!

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  5. Oooo the Devouring!

    I see your reading Laced with Magic. I loved it!

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  6. Those look like some great reads! :)

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  7. Looks like some good reads. Enjoy.

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