Mailbox Monday, Aug 1

Seen both at Mailbox Monday (hosted in August at Life in the Thumb) and The Story Siren, my Mailbox Monday/In My Mailbox...on a Sunday!  (Another crazy week ahead of me!)  Read any of these?  What did you get?

For Review




The Lantern by Deborah Lawrenson
Road from the West (Chronicles of Tancred #1) by Rosanne E. Lortz
Wendy and the Lost Boys by Julie Salamon
Does a Bear Sh*t in the Woods?: Answers to Rhetorical Questions by Caroline Taggart
Two for Sorrow (Josephine Tey #3) by Nicola Upson
Salvage the Bones: A Novel by Jesmyn Ward

Won



When God Was a Rabbit by Sarah Winman, thanks to Nomadreader

Purchased/Swapped



A Moveable Feast by Ernest Hemingway
The Masque of the Black Tulip by Lauren Willig

Comments

  1. Since I am particularly curious about The Lantern I very much look forward to reading your thoughts about it!

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  2. I like the look of the lantern. I should go and check it out

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  3. ooh you got Road from the West! I really wanna read that. Two for Sorrow sounds good too.

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  4. @Danielle & @Blodeuedd: I'm really excited about it -- I'm doing a comparison review with DuMaurier's Rebecca since it's getting buzz about being v reminiscent of it. Here's hoping!

    @Elysium: I'm so excited as it's an era I'm curious about but haven't read a ton of -- love books like this.

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  5. I got a couple of these as well, and am particularly interested in The Lantern/ Rebecca compare and contrast. Lots of good things in that mailbox this week! I hope that you enjoy them!

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  6. That's a full mailbox! Enjoy your reading- they look good!

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  7. You have so many wonderful reads there!! I am very curious about The Lantern! Ahh...I see a fellow Willig fan!!! Enjoy your books and thanks for stopping by Life in the Thumb!

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  8. Most of these are new to me. I picked up A Moveable Feast several weeks ago after finishing The Paris Wife. I need to remember to read it :)

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  9. I've seen some of these titles around...like When God Was a Rabbit.

    I have A Moveable Feast on my stacks...and, like Mary, picked it up after reading The Paris Wife.

    Here's MY MONDAY MEMES POST

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  10. I read When God Was a Rabbit last weekend and loved it - hope you will too.

    I'm looking forward to The Lantern which should be in my library very soon.

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  11. ooo, the lantern. i've got black tulip waiting in the wings.

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  12. SALVAGE THE BONES sounds like an amazing and emotional read.

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  13. I just read The Lantern this week and I enjoyed it- hope you do as well. I have been meaning to read The Black Tulip for a while, I love that series!

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  14. When God was a Rabbit is a intriguing read. The Lantern and the Nicola Upson book are the two I am particularly interested in!

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  15. Wow! You got some great books in.

    A Moveable Feast is one of my favorite books and the only Hemingway I'm crazy about.

    I'm also reading The Lantern and loving it. :)

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  16. Looks like you got some great books. The Lantern looks good! Happy reading.

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  17. Nice mailbox! I'm curious about Salvage the Bones.

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  18. You had a great week! I want to know more about Wendy and the Lost Boys. Enjoy!

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  19. Love the Pink Carnation series and The Lantern cover is just gorgeous! Happy reading this week :)

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  20. Great Mailbox! I'd like to read The Lantern. I've got the first book in the Pink Carnation series to read someday, if I can ever get to it!

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  22. I haven't read any of these but I ma curious about The Lantern. I can't decide if it sounds like a book I want to read or not. Enjoy all your new reads.

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  23. I'm glad to see When God Was a Rabbit arrived. Enjoy! I'm planning to start The Lantern tomorrow and have really been looking forward to it!

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  25. I can't wait for your thoughts on Wendy and the Lost Boys!

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  26. I read the first in Lauren Willig's series but I wasn't a huge fan. I think I might need to revisit the series and try again.

    Nice haul, though; The Lantern is GORGEOUS. I'm off to goodreads to learn more actually

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