This Week’s New Books – Christmas Haul

If you’re wondering why I’m not having an IMM – read this post.

There are so many new “Look at my new books!” memes that I’m having troubles choosing. I know a few of the hosts personally and I don’t feel like picking teams on this one. So, I introduce my own conglomeration of all the memes out there! If you’re hosting a similar meme or if one of your friends hosts one, let me know and I’ll add their graphic (:

Whew, I haven’t done one of these in ages! I got quite a nice selection of books for Christmas, and the past few weeks have been absolutely wonderful review-wise as well. Here’s what I’ve got!

Click on the titles or the individual covers to go to their Goodreads page.

Gifted & Bought:

Christmas Books

These are the books I either got as a gift for Christmas, or that I bought when I was on my trip to Edinburgh.

For Review:

Massive thanks to Quirk Books for providing these copies for review! They look like a lot of fun. It has “bizarre beasts, more strange mysteries, and more adventure”, what more could a girl want?

Review copies courtesy of the author(s). These books make me so happy! They’re definitely meant for girls about the age of ten, but I still enjoy them. Review for the first book, Athena the Brain, will be up soon

Completely different tone from the previous books, Deadrise is some kind of thriller. I don’t know what to expect, but the premise sounded interesting. Review copy courtesy of the publicist.

This sounds like a fun romp through insane sci-fi situations. From the blurb: “Eviction Notice, is a raucous, science fiction adventure about Alice Able, a small town woman at the end of her rope who must save the Earth from space aliens trying to evict humanity into deep space.”. Book received through Mona Loring PR.

So what do you have in your mailbox, on your shelf or to showcase? Leave a comment!

  • http://readinginthesunshine.wordpress.com/ Megan @ ReadingInTheSunshine

    I love Roald Dahl, he was my favourite as a child, I bet that treasury is beautiful!!! 

    Hope you have a great Sunday :)

    Megan xxxx

    • http://www.nyxbookreviews.com/ Celine

      Ohh, mine too! Especially Matilda was my favourite, I read that book a dozen times. Hope you had a great day Megan!

  • Angelica Villacampa

    I had the Harry Potter Library Collection in my Kris Kringle wishlist but didn’t get it :( Will be taking a trip to the store I saw it at and purchasing it myself, I must have…like you said, to complete my HP collection. I’ve got a box set that is for display and one to be read LOL sad I know.

    I hope that Lament is a hit for you, I actually loved Lament and Ballad! Hope you enjoy it also. I’m not a huge fan of Rachel Vincent’s My Soul to Take series, it was a good series, but it wasn’t great. I still read most of the books in the series though.

    Enjoy your week!
    Angelica @ Paperback Princess

    • http://www.nyxbookreviews.com/ Celine

      Hehe, nothing sad about that! I am an extremely careful reader (you don’t want to see me read paperbacks – I barely even open them) so I know I won’t need two sets, but nothing wrong with supporting authors that way! :D

      I probably end up thinking the same as you on the Rachel Vincent books. I’m not really convinced that she will blow me away. Oh well, as long as her books are pleasant reads, I’m good. Hope you have a great week as well Angelica, and thanks for stopping by (:

  • Angelica Villacampa

     Megan I’m also a fellow Roald Dahl fan, do you know you can get a 10 book box set? I got it from Ebay for around $50 ;)

    • http://www.nyxbookreviews.com/ Celine

      Ohh, I have to look into that..

  • http://theaussiezombie.blogspot.com/ Kat (AussieZombie)

    Awwww I love Roald Dahl, I need to see if I can track this one down!

    You’ve got some awesome books, enjoy them all :-D

    • http://www.nyxbookreviews.com/ Celine

      Thanks Kat! I especially love all the drawings, it was an instant buy for me. Hope you can find it as well!

  • Mist_BookaholicsBookClub

    I love all of Raschel Vincents books so I hope you enjoy the Soul screamers!

    • http://www.nyxbookreviews.com/ Celine

      Thanks! (:

  • http://twitter.com/Kelsenator Kelsey

    Awesome books this week! That series by Rachel Vincent is awesome, one of my favourites! I hope you enjoy all your new books! I have nothing new this week, I already posted my Christmas books the other week.

    • http://www.nyxbookreviews.com/ Celine

      Thanks Kelsey! Hehe, I was a bit lazy last week, so I did them this week. After this huge haul I don’t think I’ll be getting any new books either for a few weeks…

  • http://twitter.com/ProjecttobeRead Claire

    Wow! Great haul! That Roald Dahl book looks gorgeous – I’ll have to stop by my Waterstones and see if they have a copy…erm so I can…share it with my niece. That sounds all responsible right? lol!
     
    My Showcase Sunday is here if you’d like a look :)

    • http://www.nyxbookreviews.com/ Celine

      Haha, it does! Hey, nothing wrong with not-really-children enjoying Roald Dahl’s children’s stories. Thanks for stopping by Claire ^^

  • Blodeuedd1

    The Goddess books are so cute!

    • http://www.nyxbookreviews.com/ Celine

      They are, I love them!

  • Laurainbookland

    I love Roald Dahl. I have my own littlle collection going but I still need to find a few more. 

    Here’s my Showcase Sunday

    • http://www.nyxbookreviews.com/ Celine

      Hehe, he wrote quite a bit. I only have a tiny part of all his books, hope to collect more in the future

  • http://twitter.com/patchworkbunny Ellie Warren

    Narcissus in Chains was where it started to go downhill for me with Anita Blake but I did like Obsidian Butterfly. I bought My Soul to Take after seeing Hannah rave on about the series. I guess if I love it I know where to go for the rest.

    • http://www.nyxbookreviews.com/ Celine

      Obsidian Butterfly is quite enjoyable, but I’m already sensing a bit of a decline in the series. Anita is starting to get really, really cynical which I don’t like that much. I’ll have to see if I want to continue the books after these or not

  • annabelle.hammond

    The Hogwarts Library books are so good! I hope you enjoy! 

    Check
    Out My New Books – Letterbox Love!

    • http://www.nyxbookreviews.com/ Celine

      Thanks Annabelle!

  • Lily B

    goddess girls looks like an adorable series <3

    • http://www.nyxbookreviews.com/ Celine

      So cute! If I had a little niece or something I would instantly buy them for her

  • http://twitter.com/BBMoreB BooksBooks&MoreBooks

    What a cute set of books!

    Heather ~ Books Books and More Books

    • http://www.nyxbookreviews.com/ Celine

      Thanks Heather!

  • http://www.caffeinatedbookreviewer.com/ kimbacaffeinate

    I am so curious about Deadrise..eep! Awesome haul it sounds like you had a wonderful holiday. So happy things are going well for you. The Sunday Post

    • http://www.nyxbookreviews.com/ Celine

      I had a lovely time ^^ Thanks so much Kimba, hope things are going well for you too (:

  • Becca

    Lovely books! I hope you enjoyed your trip to Edinburgh! Love that Roald Dahl book, takes me back to my childhood! I absolutely love The Works! Such a great shop and managed to get some great stuff there this week. I have My Soul to Take or one of them to read. Hope you enjoy all of your new books :)

    Becca @ Lost in Thought
    http://lostinthought-becca.blogspot.co.uk/2013/01/showcase-sunday-25.html

    • http://www.nyxbookreviews.com/ Celine

      I loved Edinburgh, it’s a truly wonderful city. I had never been to The Works, even though I have been to the UK about… five times now? Somehow I completely missed out on its existence. I was sad that I was by plane, otherwise I’d have bought one of those extremely cheap box sets… Thanks for stopping by Becca, hope you enjoy your haul as well (:

  • Katie

    Great books this week.  I adored Lament by Maggie Stiefvater.  Happy reading!

     

    • http://www.nyxbookreviews.com/ Celine

      Thanks Katie! Looking forward to read it (:

  • http://www.thereadingista.com/ Steph, The Readingista

    Great lineup.  I just added Magic Bites to my Goodreads TBR.  It looks like a promising series.  Enjoy your books.

    • http://www.nyxbookreviews.com/ Celine

      If you’re into urban fantasy, I’d definitely recommend the Kate Daniels series. Hope you enjoy it!

  • http://twitter.com/DBookWhore Danielle

    You got a lovely variety of books. I hope you enjoy them all!

    MY
    SUNDAY POST

    • http://www.nyxbookreviews.com/ Celine

      Thanks Danielle!

  • http://twitter.com/VickyThinks Victoria Hooper

    This is such a good idea! I might combine all the book-showing and week-in-review memes as well. I’ve just started joining in with these, and it was really hard choosing just one. Do you mind if I copy this idea?

    The goddess books look awesome – I love mythology so might have to check those out.

    My Showcase Sunday – http://vickyhooper.blogspot.co.uk/2013/01/showcase-sunday-1.html

    • http://www.nyxbookreviews.com/ Celine

      Of course not, feel free to copy it. It would be awesome if you could mention me as inspiration though… :D The Goddess Girls books are so much fun. If you don’t mind reading children’s books, I think you might love them!

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