Sunday, September 23, 2012

Monday Mailbox

Welcome to this month's Monday Mailbox, the meme started by Marcia and currently on tour around the internet. This month is my month to host this wonderful green-eyed monster inspiring meme. Yay! This past week's mailbox arrival:

Buddy by Brian McGrory came from Crown.
I have a serious weakness for roosters despite the fact that my uncle's old rooster had to be beaten away from you with a stick if you went into the chicken coop. So this book about a territorial rooster who helped the author discover what it means to be a family man really picqued my interest.
The Reluctant Matchmaker by Shobhan Bantwal came from the author after a contest win at Thoughts in Progress blog.
I do adore stories about Indian-American life and this one about a woman who at thirty-one is still unmarried, much to her mother's and aunties' dismay; is attracted to her boss, who only wants her to act as a marriage consultant for him (and his imagined ideal is not her); and who is plunged into the family turmoil of her brother's relationship with a Muslim woman sounds like a fast and appealing read.
Comet's Tale by Steven Wolf came from Algonquin.
I have to admit to being a very soft touch for dog books so any book that tells the story of a rescue and his human is sure to find a way to my bedside table. I do love heartwarming, cold noses tales and I'm sure this one will charm me too.
Crossing on the Paris by Dana Gynther came from Gallery Books for a blog tour.
Crossing the Atlantic by ship has a sort of romance to it, doesn't it? This novel about three women making that crossing in three different classes of accomodation sounds fantastic to me.

What sorts of goodies did you get in your mailbox this week? Click below to add yourself to the linky so we can all share in your good fortune. And I hope you'll leave me a comment as well. Happy reading this week and next week be sure to go to Parchment Girl as she's hosting Monday Mailbox for October.


24 comments:

  1. I have Buddy on my WL. The others are new to me so I'll have to check them out.

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  2. I got Buddy the rooster too. I have a soft spot for chickens and roosters ... and really for all animals. So it sounded like a good book for me.

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  3. there was only one new book in the house this week other than library books.

    Comet's Tale looks good.

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  4. I love the Rooster cover though they do get territorial my grandmother would tell me how she wacked one in the head with a 2x4 and it never bothered her again lol

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  5. Crossing on the Paris looks good. Happy reading.

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  6. I like the look of The Reluctant Matchmaker and Crossing on the Paris - enjoy!

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  7. We got a couple of the same titles. Crossing on The Paris sounds really good to me - I'm guessing Paris is the name of the ship.

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  8. The Gynther book sounds really good,happy reading. And thanks for hosting :)

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  9. Crossing on the Paris sounds rather good. I also received Comet's Tale which I look forward to. Have a great week.

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  10. Love the look of Buddy! I am a chicken fan too.
    Thank you for hosting this month.

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  11. I'm intrigued by The Reluctant Matchmaker...enjoy your reads!

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  12. Interesting choices ... Crossing on the Paris seems good!

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  13. Your books are all "new to me". Passing on the Paris looks interesting.

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  14. The Reluctant Matchmaker caught my eye since I have already read one of the author's previous books. Enjoy your mailbox!

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  15. Enjoy all your new book. Crossing on the Paris looks great!

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  16. Crossing on the Paris sounds like a wonderful debut novel!

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  17. All four of those books sound great although I must admit that I shy away from the cold nosed reads as I fear a need for too many tissues....I'm a crier!

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  18. Please delete my entry that says: Thought I knew you.

    Wrong one. I will post the correct one.

    THANKS.

    Silver's Reviews

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  19. Please delete what I put on #37...#38 is correct.

    THANKS.

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  20. My copy of Crossing on the Paris arrived today. :-) Sounds good!

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  21. Crossing on the Paris sounds like the kind of book I would like. Will have to check it out.

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  22. Nice assortment! I have a soft spot for animal stories too. We also had a mean rooster that used to chase us. He didn't last long!

    Hope you enjoy all your goodies. Thanks for hosting!

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  23. Crossing on the Paris looks great! Putting that one on my TBR.

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  24. I can't wait for your review of Crossing on the Paris. Happy reading, and thanks for hosting this month!

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