Monday, April 19, 2010

In My Mailbox/Mailbox Monday: April 19, 2010

Story Siren hosts In My Mailbox where book bloggers offer a peek into the books that arrived in their homes over the past week. Mailbox Monday hosted by Marcia at the Printed Page has the same objective. These memes are great in that they offer us a chance to see what others are reading- it's like candy for book addicts!

This was a very light week - two books arrived from paperbackswap.com. Since my IMM/MM post was the only one that made it up last week due to a CRAZY schedule at work, it's probably for the best that I didn't receive too many books! It would only have put me further behind!


Home Safe: A Novel by Elizabeth Berg. I have read several of Berg's books over the years and always find her writing to be thoughtful and almost poetic. I have seen good reviews of this book and am looking forward to reading it.









The Accidental Family by Rowan Coleman. I discovered the prequel to this novel,The Accidental Mother, one day at the bookstore - I saw it on a table and since I like British authors and the story looked interesting, I picked it up. Since then, I have read several of Coleman's books and am excited to get back to the characters that initially drew me to the author!

What came into your home this week?

18 comments:

  1. I've read most of Elizabeth Berg's books including Home Safe. While not my favorite, I enjoyed it. Rowan Coleman is a new author (to me).
    Have a great week!

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  2. I love the cover of Home Safe. I have not read any of her books, but I've seen a few of them making the rounds. Here's my Mailbox.

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  3. I've got at least a couple of Rowan Coleman's books here and I need to read them. Didn't realize that The Accidental Mother had a sequel. Thanks for sharing!

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  4. Both of these books look great to me...Happy Reading!

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  5. I love the cover of home safe and now I am curious about the second book. I love British authors too. I will have to check it out.

    Thanks for sharing.

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  6. I love the cover of Home Safe. I will have to look it up. My mailbox is at The Crowded Leaf.

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  7. I need to check out the Rowan Coleman books. They look good.

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  8. I've been meaning to read Home Safe for far too long. I'll look forward to your review!

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  9. I've only read on Berg novel but I really liked it. I have to remember to read more.

    Here is my Mailbox list on Rose City Reader.

    Happy reading!

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  10. Enjoy your new books. I've been really busy lately as well. I love the cover of Home Safe.

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  11. I'm so curious about Elizabeth Berg; hope you enjoy this one!

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  12. Home Safe was not a favorite, but I have read some positive reviews. I hope you like both of these.

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  13. The Accidental Family looks like one I would enjoy. Happy reading!

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  14. The Accidental Family sounds very interesting, as does the prequel. Thanks for the recommendations!

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  15. I was disappointed by the last Berg book I read, which surprised me. Hope you enjoy this one!

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  16. Enjoy your books... I have never tried Berg, I enjy British authors too..

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  17. Both of those look good. I read Berg's Open House, but it was so long ago, I can't remember anything about it, other than that I liked it. Enjoy your new books!

    --Anna
    Diary of an Eccentric

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  18. I'm listening to Home Safe right now. Berg is one of my favorites.

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