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Hello!  It's time for Mailbox Monday again!  

I hope everyone had a great week!  Friday was my birthday and I got a Barnes and Noble gift card; I'm still deciding what to get.  I'm not sure if I want to get the Harry Potter box set or if I just want to blow it all on ebooks.  Decisions, decisions. 

This week I received a couple of ebooks.  I love ebooks because they don't take up a lot of space but it also doesn't feel like I got anything because they aren't really tangible.  Oh well, they're still books!

From the Library (ebook):



I'm reading it right now and it's haunting but so good.

For Review (from HFVBT):




What books did you get this week?
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  1. KristenFebruary 1, 2015 at 9:20 AM

    I keep reading about how good Redeployment is but I just don't know if I can handle it. I didn't go get myself anything this past week but I still have gift cards from Christmas to use so I may pop over to the bookstore tomorrow. :-)

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  2. Laurel-Rain SnowFebruary 1, 2015 at 9:36 PM

    I keep meaning to read something by M. J. Rose. Thanks for sharing...and for visiting my blog.

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  3. Lucy @ The Reading DateFebruary 2, 2015 at 12:10 AM

    I really liked Redeployment and hope you do too! Ebooks are great, though they do take up space on the e-reader- I'm always running out of room, lol :)
    Happy reading and have a good week!

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  4. Mary (Bookfan)February 2, 2015 at 5:52 AM

    I hope you enjoy your new books.

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  5. bermudaonionFebruary 2, 2015 at 7:46 AM

    I just saw an article that said Obama recommends Redeployment. I hope you love it too!

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  6. SerenaFebruary 2, 2015 at 11:42 AM

    M.J. Rose is one of my favorites and I'm still on the library hold list for Redeployment

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  7. ElizabethFebruary 2, 2015 at 6:40 PM

    Two books with "witch" in them. :) I love both covers. M. J. Rose's book has a gorgeous cover. I just can't get into her books, though. :(

    ENJOY your reading week.

    Elizabeth
    Silver's Reviews
    My Mailbox Monday

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  8. ShoshanahFebruary 7, 2015 at 11:35 AM

    First of all, and most importantly, Happy Belated Birthday!

    As for the books, I'm also supposed to be reviewing M.J. Rose's book in the next few months. I read one book from her last year and really enjoyed it. Hopefully this book is one we both wind up enjoying as well!

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