Mogsy’s Book Haul

I always love welcoming new books to my library, and the last couple of weeks saw some new arrivals from various sources!

In the physical book pile:

The Crimson Shield – won from a giveaway the author Stephen Deas (writing as Nathan Hawke) was hosting on his blog and on Twitter, so I was pretty psyched out of my mind when my copy arrived safe and sound from its long journey across the Atlantic. What a bold choice it is to leave all writing including title and author information off the front cover, but I can’t deny that the result is quite dramatic and effective. Can’t wait to read this book.

Countdown City – from LibraryThing’s Early Reviewers program, the second book of the Last Policeman series. I read the first book earlier this year and was really looking forward to seeing what would happen next, so I pretty much devoured this sequel. Look for the review in a couple days!

Skulk – an ARC I received from Strange Chemistry, and it’s one of those books that make me really happy I check out YA. I meant to review this closer to its release date, and only picked it up to read a chapter or two just to see what it’s all about. I ended up finishing the book in a couple sittings because I couldn’t help it; it was pretty addictive. My review should be up closer to October when the book comes out!

Love Minus Eighty – oh man. Oh frickin’ man. My deepest gratitude to My Shelf Confessions for hosting the giveaway of this book, which is how I got my copy. I’d been falling to pieces lately pining to read this, and I was floored when I got the email saying I actually won. Currently in the middle of this and I can’t even being to describe how captivated I am by it right now.

Now on to the digital pile:

 

Looks like I didn’t do quite as well on the self-restraint front this week with NetGalley:

The Troop – looked interested from the NG newsletter they sent out.
Warrior of the West – invite from Atria to review the second book in the King Arthur Trilogy after I reviewed the first.
Letters from a Murderer – from Angry Robot’s mystery and crime friction imprint, this one looked like something I’d enjoy.

Ebooks I purchased:

Stormdancer – a friend of mine has offered me an opportunity to read the second book, but whether or not that pans out I wanted to read book one first before the sequel comes out. Plus, the description on this looked cool, and I’ve heard some great things.
Angelfall – an interesting looking YA book I came across while browsing Amazon’s own publishing titles, which got some pretty good comments and reviews. For a few bucks I picked up both the ebook and the audiobook Whispersync bundle.
The Mister Trophy – recommended to me by a Goodreads friend who told me to check this author and series out if I enjoy urban fantasy. It’s a short read and it could be had for a couple of bucks, so I thought, why not!