Happy IMM Day fellow book lovers!

I didn’t get a chance to post last week so these are the books that I got in my mailbox this week:

burn bright by marianne de pierres by
From Publishers – Australia
Released – 1st March 2011
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Retra doesn’t want to go to Ixion, the island of ever-night. Retra is a Seal – sealed minds, sealed community. She doesn’t crave parties and pleasure like all the others. But her brother left for Ixion two years ago, and Retra is determined to find him.

Braving the pain of her obedience strip to escape the only home she’s ever known, Retra finds herself drawn deeper into the intoxicating world of Ixion. Come to me, whispers a voice in her head. Who are the Ripers, the mysterious guardians of Ixion? What are the Night Creatures Retra can see in the shadows? And what happens to those who grow too old for Ixion?

Retra will find that Ixion has its pleasures – but its secrets are deadly.

red riding hood by sarah blakley-cartwrightRed Riding Hood by
From Publisher: Hachette Australia
Released: March 2011
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Red Riding Hood is a literary novelisation of the hit Warner Brothers film directed by Catherine Hardwicke (Twilight) and starring Amanda Seyfried.

Valerie is in love with the dangerous and unlikable Peter (a woodcutter, of course) but is betrothed to the rich hot blacksmith in town, Henry.

Their town has been terrorized by a wolf a wolf that appears only at the full moon and when Valerie’s sister is brutally murdered the message is clear: she’s next.

angel burn book coverAngel Burn by L.A. Weatherly
From – Netgalley
Publishers – Candlewick Press
Released – 24th May 2011
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In a world where are beyond redemption, Alex thinks he’s found one that might deserve mercy. Alex is a ruthless assassin – of . Forget everything you’ve heard about them before. are not benign celestial creatures, but fierce stalkers whose irresistible force allows them to feed off humans, draining them of their vitality until there is barely anything left.

As far as Alex is concerned, the only good angel is a dead angel…until he meets Willow. She may look like a normal teenager but Willow is no ordinary girl. Half-angel, half-human, Willow may hold the key to defeating the evil angels. But as the hunter and the hunted embark on an epic and dangerous journey and Willow learns the dark and terrifying secrets of her past, Alex finds himself drawn to Willow…with devastating consequences.

Eoin Colfer reinvented the fairy, Stephanie Meyer reinvented the vampire, L.A. Weatherly reinvents the angel! This is a heart-pounding, knuckle-whitening, paranormal romance action-adventure for fans of the “Twilight” series. This is the first in a devastating new trilogy.

What did you get in your mailbox this week?

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