In My Mailbox (12) SPECIAL EDITION

In My Mailbox is a meme hosted by Kristi at The Story Siren where we get to post about the books we recieve each week through publishers/authors, our own purchases, contests, and libraries!

   Why has this IMM been deemed special? To me it truly is special. Take a minute and look below... Good? So let me explain where I won these books. Dreamland came from Hafsah @Iceybooks, The Death Cure was my choice of book that came from Aylee @ Recovering Potter Addict and Divergent as well as My Almost Epic Summer AND a handmade card (that almost made me cry because it was so sweet) AND the swag came from Diana @ The Lovely Getaway (you know what I orginally was expecting from her? Just Divergent... she sent everything else as EXTRA! What did a do to deserve a friend like her?). Thank you ladies so so so much! It all came on one day and I was so overwhelmed (in the best way) that I was estatic. I cannot express my thanks except by a virtual hug (go below to recieve your hug :D)

For Review (won all):

Divergent by Veronica Roth

The Death Cure by James Dashner

Dreamland by Alyson Noel

My Almost Epic Summer by Adele Griffin

So here is the giveaway hosts hug (and anyone else who wants one!):

So enough about me... What did you get in your mailbox this week??

Thanks for reading!

Interview with Diana from The Lovely Getaway!!

Hey everyone! Guess who I got to interview? Yes, your right! Diana from The Lovely Getaway! If you haven't checked out her blog, it's a must! I hope you enjoy the interview! Thank you so much Diana for agreeing, it was a ton of fun getting to know a little more about you :) Here we go. . .

How long have you been blogging?

I first opened up my blogger account back in October of last year. I
used to log on to read Jenny’s reviews over at Supernatural Snark. Her blog pretty much inspired me to do my own.

What genres do you most enjoy?

 I’m all for the YA genre, especially if there’s romance! (I’m a
HOPELESS romantic)

Do you have a favourite author? If yes, who?
 

Oh boy! Tough question… um, let’s see- one favorite author, I don’t
think I could name. I have so many favorites. But I will tell you that
I am in LOVE with Aimee Friedman’s writing. She’s the author of one of
my favorite books of all time; SEA CHANGE. Her writing is smooth,
detailed and entertaining. Read Sea Change, you’ll see what I mean.

I understand (and admire) that you travel alot as a hobby and passion,
what are some of the places you've went?

Dude, we should totally get together and plan a blogger’s trip :)haha!
I have been on many adventures. I’ve been to Peru, Costa Rica, Egypt,
Italy, Greece, Ireland and Turkey… but out of all my destinations, my
all time fav is Greece! I had wanted to visit since my days of
watching Hercules and Xena the Warrior Princess.

In this year, is there any new release that your looking forward to?

 I CANNOT wait to get my hands on Demonglass (Hex Hall #2)! You have
no idea how bad I’ve been craving to read this book! Alas, only a
couple more days…

Are you a social butterfly or more reserved?

Um, I’d like to think of myself as a social butterfly… but I think
its safe to say that I’m a bit shy at times.

If you had the chance, would you travel in the future or past?

Definitely travel to the past! History has always been a favorite
subject of mine and I would love to be able to experience some of our
country’s most historical events!

In your opinion, what is that one book everyone should read?

The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins. Everyone and their mom’s should
read this book. Its crazy good!

Describe yourself in a sentence... just for fun :)

I’m an easy going, book loving, soccer playing, California girl who
loves to travel, blog and play Call of Duty. (I hope that’s not a
run-on)!

Thank you again Diana! It was great getting to know you (and realizing we have some things in common!) I hope that everyone can have a chance to look at her awesome blog.

Thanks for reading! Have a great day :)