In My Mailbox: The Spoiled Edition feat. LA Times Festival of Books

In My Mailbox is a weekly meme hosted by Kristi at The Story Siren, meant to spotlight the books we've acquired this week (via library, purchase, review, etc).

Let's just get this picture out of the way first. I'm an awesome photographer with timing.

John Green

I went to the LA Times Festival of Books on Saturday and had a BLAST. Unfortunately I arrived much later than planned (sleepy + traffic = badtimes) so I missed a lot of authors, but I was able to glimpse John Green before he left his signing. And then I was able to meet Libba Bray (hilarious and adorable), Maggie Stiefvater (so awesome) and Siobhan Vivian (AMAZING. So friendly!), and I saw Gail Simmons and Michael Voltaggio (I am a Top Chef freak), plus its just books, books, books...a pretty amazing day.

But onward with the mailbox! As a preface, I know I am so spoiled by my library and other varying awesomeness.  I mean, LOOK AT ALL THIS:

In my defense, this is the past 2 weeks.

Library

This is a ridiculous amount, I'm aware - who knew 8 of my holds would come in at the SAME TIME?!  I made the "executive decision" to freeze the rest I've got on hold (with a few exceptions), because I am going out of my mind trying to read everything.

Embrace - Jessica Shirvington

The Difference Between You and Me - Madeleine George

The Miseducation of Cameron Post - Emily M. Danforth

Partials - Dan Wells

The False Prince - Jennifer A. Nielsen

The Storyteller - Antonia Michaelis

Me and Earl and the Dying Girl - Jesse Andrews

Crossed - Ally Condie

Bought/Borrowed

Bought: Shine by Lauren Myracle

Borrowed: The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern (thanks Mischa!)

Won

Shade - Jeri Smith-Ready

Jeri Smith-Ready had a personal contest during the YA Scavenger Hunt, and I won!

She also surprised me with 3 signed bookmarks, plus Shade is signed+personalized.

Thank you so much, Jeri! I'm excited to read :)

Gifted

Starters - Lissa Price

Lissa is fantastic and is offering any US resident who purchases Starters in April to email her a picture of the receipt, and she'll send a personalized bookplate. I purchased mine the last week of March, and she was SOso nice and made an exception for me! I was quite happy to find she'd included bookmarks (one is signed!), a personal note on the back of the promo card, and a pin as well.

Thank you so much Lissa, you're wonderful!

NetGalley

Throne of Glass - Sarah Maas

The Glimpse - Claire Merle

Keep Holding On - Susane Colasanti

The Golden Flute - Catherine Lanigan

Shift - Kim Curran

Glitch - Heather Anastasiu

*Thank you Penguin, Bloomsbury Children's, Sweetwater, Faber and Faber, Angry Robot and St. Martin's Griffin!

Festival Purchases/Goodies

A Little Friendly Advice - Siobhan Vivian

Not That Kind of Girl - Siobhan Vivian

Shiver - Maggie Stiefvater

Moonglass - Jessi Kirby

Beauty Queens - Libba Bray

In Honor - Jessi Kirby (Win the second copy here!)

All of them are SIGNED!

Various free swag: Raven Boys promo card, bookmarks, Hunger Games tattoos

And look at this awesome reusable bag I was given with a purchase!

Too true.

Yeah. Absolutely AMAZING week. I don't know if this can be topped.
What books should I start with??

What's in your mailbox?

Leave your link in the comments and I'll check it out!

PS. Remember to enter to win a signed copy of In Honor here! US only

ends 5/1