Mailbox Monday is on tour here at my blog for the month of January. To find out more about the history of Mailbox Monday and a list of future hosts visit the Mailbox Monday site.
Mailbox Monday is a gathering place for readers to share the books that came into their house last week and explore great book blogs. Warning: Mailbox Monday can lead to envy, toppling TBR piles and humongous wish lists.
Please leave a direct link to your post in the Mister Linky below.
I received four books last week:
A Million Suns by Beth Revis – Book Two of the Across the Universe trilogy.
Godspeed was fueled by lies. Now it is ruled by chaos.
It’s been three months since Amy was unplugged. The life she always knew is over. And everywhere she looks, she sees the walls of the spaceship Godspeed. But there may just be hope: Elder has assumed leadership of the ship. He’s finally free to enact his vision – no more Phydus, no more lies.
But when Elder discovers shocking news about the ship, he and Amy race to discover the truth behind life on Godspeed. They must work together to unlock a puzzle that was set in motion hundreds of years earlier, unable to fight the romance that’s growing between them and the chaos that threatens to tear them apart.
Bonobo Handshake by Vanessa Woods – from bookmooch.com.
In 2005 Vanessa Woods accepted a marriage proposal from a man she barely knew and agreed to join him on a research trip to the war-torn Democratic Republic of Congo. Settling in at a bonobo sanctuary in Congo’s capital, Vanessa and her fiancé entered the world of a rare ape with whom we share 98.7 percent of our DNA and who live in a peaceful society in which females are in charge, war is nonexistent, and sex is as common and friendly as a handshake.
The Complete Claudine by Colette – from bookmooch.com.
Colette, prodded by her first husband, Willy, began her writing career with Claudine at School, which catapulted the young author into instant, sensational success. Among the most autobiographical of Colette’s works, these four novels are dominated by the child-woman Claudine, whose strength, humor, and zest for living make her seem almost a symbol for the life force.
I Pray Hardest When I’m Being Shot At by Kyle Garret – for the Indie Lit Awards panel.
After the attack on Pearl Harbor, eighteen-year-old Robert Stuart had a decision to make: keep working at the steel mill in Warren, Ohio, or volunteer to serve his country. Stuart’s father had served in the first World War, and service was in his blood, so he enlisted in the Marines.
Anne Davis had a decision of her own to make. The girls in her high school were going to send letters to alumni who were going off to war. She looked at the list of soldiers and saw a familiar name: Robert Stuart.
The letters Anne sent would mark the beginning of a relationship that would span sixty years, two marriages, two children, and three wars.
Over half a century after those first letters were sent, the Stuarts’ grandson, Kyle, began chronicling their life together. He would discover pieces of a family history that only he dug deep enough to learn. But in the back of his mind, one concern lingered: the story of a person’s life can only have one ending, and his grandfather’s health was deteriorating.
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Across the Universe is on my wish list. I’m behind in a few series. I hope you enjoy all your new books.
I Pray Hardest When I’m Being Shot At sounds like a terrific read. Can’t wait to hear your thoughts on that one!
I still have Across The Universe waiting to be read on my book shelf. Enjoy A Million Suns!
What a great selection of books. A Million Suns and Ronobo Handshake sound really good. Enjoy your reading week!
I want Bonobo Handshake… I love those little guys. Have a great week.
Bonobo Handshake looks really fascinating.
The Complete Claudine! I’m thinking of buying that with my giftcard. I hope you enjoy it!
I have read Across the Universe and can’t wait to read A Million Suns. Also sorry about 2 useless links I have left, its my first time and I was being impatient and trying to do it from my phone, rather than turn the laptop on before work. Don’t know how to get rid of them, sorry.
all of these are new to me books. Happy reading
What a nice variety. All of these are new to me so hoping you enjoy them.
I really want to start the Beth Revis series. I can’t wait to see what book wins the Indie Lit award!
They all look good!
The Agatha Christie sounds wonderful! Enjoy all the new books in your very diverse mailbox.
The Bonobo Handshake sounds fascinating.
Enjoy all your reads!
Nice mailbox. All your books are “new to me books”. Enjoy. Have a great reading week.
I pray hardest when I’m being shot at seems quite an impressive work. I don’t know any of the books you mentioned though so I’m curious to all!
Happy reading for you!
Great mailbox and so varied, I’m liking the look of The Complete Claudine.
You got a great mailbox! Happy Reading!!!
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You received some really interesting books. I’m especially curious about Colette’s The Complete Claudine book and I Pray Hardest When I’m Being Shot At…quite a title!
Some great reading for you! Enjoy!
These are all new to me. Looking forward to seeing what you think of them!
I have that same Colette books on my TBR shelf — thanks for the reminder!
Those are all new to me and I Pray Hardest When I’m Being Shot At sounds very interesting. Enjoy all your new books!
Bonobo Handshake sounds fascinating! I’m not sure I would ever be brave enough to go to the Congo but I love reading about the brave souls who do go!
Sadly, I’m one of the few that didn’t really think Across the Universe was that great …but hopefully, the second book will be better for me
Out of all of these, I Pray Hardest When I’m Being Shot appeals most to me; I think it looks like a great read.
Have a wonderful reading week!
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Great books you received! I haven’t read Across the Universe yet but A Million Suns’ cover is gorgeous.
Everything looks so good this week! I’ve been looking forward to the Across The Universe series but I haven’t read the first one yet. Hope you enjoy them all and thanks for hosting!
Erin Blakemore, author of The Heroine’s Bookshelf, has inspired me to read the Claudine books, which I hope to get to this year. Sounds like a good variety of new books. Enjoy!
Good books, my TBR list just gets longer and longer. I’ve never heard of Book Mooch before, I’m going to have to check it out.
Thank you for hosing this Alyce, and enjoy your new books!
I like the look of Bonobo Handshake…look forward to your thoughts on it
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The last book for the Indie Lit Awards sounds good. Can’t wait to hear what you think of it. Happy reading!
Great looking mailbox!! You always get such a cool selection of books!
I’ve been seeing A Million Suns all over the blogger world. It looks so good.
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Finally, a nice full mailbox!
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I would like all three of those books! I hope you enjoy them!
You finally got some books this week! Yay! And they look like some great titles. I hope you enjoy them. Have a great week, Alyce.
Bonobo Handshake looks fascinating – hope you enjoy it!