Saturday, October 23, 2010

In My Mailbox - 10/23/10

Credit goes to The Story Siren for creating and hosting the In My Mailbox feature.

Here are my new books for this week:

For review:

Deadly by Julie Chibbaro

If Prudence Galewski is ever going to get out of Mrs. Browning's esteemed School for Girls, she must demonstrate her refinement and charm by securing a job appropriate for a young lady. But Prudence isn't like the other girls. She is fascinated by how the human body works and why it fails.
With a stroke of luck, she lands a position in a laboratory, where she is swept into an investigation of the fever bound to change medical history. Prudence quickly learns that an inquiry of this proportion is not confined to the lab. From ritzy mansions to shady bars and rundown tenements, she explores every potential cause of the disease. But there's no answer in sight—until the volatile Mary Mallon emerges. Dubbed "Typhoid Mary" by the press, Mary is an Irish immigrant who has worked as a cook in every home the fever has ravaged. Strangely, though, she hasn't been sick a day in her life. Is the accusation against her an act of discrimination? Or is she the first clue in a new scientific discovery?
Prudence is determined to find out. In a time when science is for men, she'll have to prove to the city, and to herself, that she can help solve one of the greatest medical mysteries of the twentieth century.


The Flappers: Vixen by Jillian Larkin

Every girl wants what she can’t have. Seventeen-year-old Gloria Carmody wants the flapper lifestyle—and the bobbed hair, cigarettes, and music-filled nights that go with it. Now that she’s engaged to Sebastian Grey, scion of one of Chicago’s most powerful families, Gloria’s party days are over before they’ve even begun . . . or are they?
Clara Knowles, Gloria’s goody-two-shoes cousin, has arrived to make sure the high-society wedding comes off without a hitch—but Clara isn’t as lily-white as she appears. Seems she has some dirty little secrets of her own that she’ll do anything to keep hidden. . . .
Lorraine Dyer, Gloria’s social-climbing best friend, is tired of living in Gloria’s shadow. When Lorraine’s envy spills over into desperate spite, no one is safe. And someone’s going to be very sorry. . . .
From debut author Jillian Larkin, VIXEN is the first novel in the sexy, dangerous, and ridiculously romantic new series set in the Roaring Twenties... when anything goes. (This is actually for the B&N First Look online book club)


Bought:

The Traitor's Smile by Patricia Elliott

Eugenie de Boncoeur has fled the violence of the French Revolution to find sanctuary in England at the home of her cousin, Hetta. At first, the two girls find themselves at loggerheads: Hetta can't understand Eugenie's preoccupation with clothes and appearance, and scorns her politics. Soon, however, they are drawn together by a shared sense of danger, for across the Channel waits the vengeful Pale Assassin, determined to claim Eugenie for himself. With her brother's life at stake, how can she refuse his dreadful bargain? But it will mean sacrificing her chance of love and returning to Paris in the grip of the Terror. Eugenie must now decide her destiny - with or without Hetta's help.


Daughter of Winter by Pat Lowery Collins

It’s 1849, and twelve-year-old Addie lives in the shipbuilding town of Essex, Massachusetts. Her father has left the family to seek gold on the West Coast, and now the flux has taken the lives of her mother and baby brother, leaving Addie all alone. Her fear of living as a servant in some other home drives her into the snowy woods, where she survives on her own for several weeks before a nomadic, silver-haired Wampanoag woman takes her in. Slowly, the startling truth of Addie’s past unfolds. Through an intense ancient ceremony, and by force of her own wits and will, Addie unravels the mystery of her identity — and finds the courage to build a future unlike any she could ever have imagined.


Firestorm! by Joan Hiatt Harlow

Twelve-year-old Poppy is an orphan living in a bad neighborhood in Chicago, pick pocketing so that she has a place to sleep at night. Justin's world couldn't be more different—his father owns a jewelry store—but when he and Poppy meet, they become fast friends, thanks in part to Justin's sweet pet goat. Through their friendship, Poppy realizes that she doesn't want to be a thief anymore and she begins to feel like she may have a place with Justin's family. But when Justin makes an expensive mistake at his father's store, Poppy is immediately blamed. In response, she flees . . . right into the Great Chicago Fire.
Poppy and Justin must rely on their instincts if they are going to survive the catastrophe. Will anything be left when the fire finally burns out?

12 comments:

Page (One Book At A Time) said...

Vixen just looks fantastic! It's been on my wishlist forever and I can't wait to read it.

the story siren said...

oh! vixen! can't wait to see what you think of it! i love the cover!

Julie said...

Vixen! Jealous!

Did The Traitor's Smile come out in the UK? I'll have to get that...

Katie said...

Wow great books this week. I really want to read Vixen and Deadly. Happy reading!

Malbebe said...

I'm in the First Look book club too for Vixen! =) Glad to see other bloggers are participating with me there. Deadly looks so good. Happy reading.

Test said...

Oooh, Deadly and Vixen both look great! I can't wait to see your reviews for them. Happy reading! :)

~The Book Pixie said...

Deadly and Vixen are on my wishlist! Great books you got and I hope you enjoy them! :D

~Briana

Marg said...

I am sucker for anything that draws inspiration from the Scarlet Pimpernel, so Pimpernelles sounds good to me!

Stephanie (Books Are A Girl's Best Friend) said...

You're very lucky to have Deadly for review! I like the look of Traitor's Smile, I just read a book set in the French Revolution so I've been looking for some more set there. It's on my wishlist now, I hope you enjoy reading them all!

Anonymous said...

I keep hearing Deadly is really good! Hope you enjoy it! My IMM is here: http://nikkibrandyberry.wordpress.com/

Tara said...

I'm super excited for both Vixen and Deadly! I can't wait to see your reviews. Enjoy all your new books. Have a great week :)

Here's what I got in my mailbox this week :)

Kelsey said...

Awesome books! I am so excited for Vixen.

Enjoy :)

 
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