Mailbox Monday, Sept 10

This week's Mailbox Monday (hosted in September at BookNAround) is a small and awesome collection of new reads. To learn more about any book, click on a cover and the link will automatically open in a new tab/window.

What did you get?

For Review









Won



Thanks to Marie at Burton Book Review!



Thanks to Serena at Savvy Verse & Wit!

Comments

  1. Most of those are new to me. Hard Twisted looks really interesting.

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    1. Doesn't it? I'm ambivalent about the cover but love the premise!

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  2. Child's Child and Goodbye to Berlin look awesome. Nice mailbox.

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  3. I just saw Hard Twisted on NetGalley (I think) and thought, hmm...interesting!

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  4. Goodbye to Berlin is on my classics club list, I'm really looking forward to reading it.

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  5. Great mailbox. I loved The Greatest Knight and will be reading A Place Beyond Courage at some point in the next month or two. I'm very jealous you received a review copy of The Secret Keeper. I can't wait to read that one! I look forward to your thoughts on it.

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    1. I'm practically jealous of myself! Really excited to dig in to all of those reads!

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  6. Wow, Enchantment got there quick! Excellent. I can't wait to see what everyone thinks on Sept. 18 about The Mapmaker.

    I also received Beautiful Lies, which I'm looking forward to.

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  7. I think I'm getting The Secret Keeper, too.. I've been eager to read one of hers finally! Enjoy your books!
    My Monday post

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    1. I can't wait to read her too -- The Secret Keeper will be my first!

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  8. Enjoy all your new books. Many of these are on my wish list. Happy reading!

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  9. I love the cover for Goodbye to Berlin! And you know what a Kate Morton fan I am so it goes without saying how excited I am for you to read The Secret Keeper. I absolutely loved that one!

    Looks like a great spread of books, Audra! Jbappu reading!

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    1. Sigh. I will never learn with my iPhone. *Happy reading

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  10. Great mailbox! I really want to read The Secret Keeper! Enjoy them all! My Added to the Bookshelf post!

    ♥ Melissa @ Melissa's Eclectic Bookshelf

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  11. I'm so excited for the new Clare Clark! Enjoy!

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  12. Beautiful Lies and Hard Twisted's covers really appeal to me. Off to investigate them some more. Happy reading this week.

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  13. The Secret Keeper and Beautiful Lies sound interesting.

    http://tributebooksmama.blogspot.com/2012/09/mailbox-monday.html

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  14. What a fun mailbox! All of those are new to me except the Kate Morton book.

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  15. I hope you enjoy Enchantment! And of course, the Berlin book caught my eye. Happy reading!

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  16. My Heart is Boundless is not my usual kind of read. But I am interested. Also,The Secret Keeper's cover caught my attention.

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  17. Pretty books! I anticipate your reviews so I can decide which of these I need to read. :)

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