In My Mailbox #6

Kristi (The Story Siren) started it and I like to play when I can.These were in my mailbox, even though I bought them myself. But, books in a mailbox are books in a mailbox, so it still counts! (Ok, so technically the box was too big for my mailbox and I had to pick it up at my local postal outlet, but it's still mail, yo!) The Devouringby Simon Holt

"When dark creeps in and eats the light,Bury your fears on Sorry Night.For in the winter's blackest hours,Comes the feasting of the Vours, No one can see it, the life they stole,Your body's here but not your soul..."THE VOURS: Evil, demonic beings that inhabit human bodies on Sorry Night, the darkest hours of the winter solstice.When Reggie reads about the Vours in a mysterious old journal, she assumes they are just the musings of an anonymous lunatic. But when her little brother, Henry, begins to act strangely, it's clear that these creatures exist beyond a madwoman's imagination, and Reggie finds out what happens when fears come to life.To save the people she loves, Reggie must learn to survive in a world of nightmares. Can she devour her own fears before they devour her?The Devouring is an engrossing tale of terror that will have you wondering: what if your worst fears became your living nightmare?

(Description from Amazon.ca)Needby Carrie Jones

Zara collects phobias the way other high school girls collect lipsticks. Little wonder, since life’s been pretty rough so far. Her father left, her stepfather just died, and her mother’s pretty much checked out. Now Zara’s living with her grandmother in sleepy, cold Maine so that she stays “safe.” Zara doesn’t think she’s in danger; she thinks her mother can’t deal.  Wrong. Turns out that guy she sees everywhere, the one leaving trails of gold glitter, isn’t a figment of her imagination. He’s a pixie—and not the cute, lovable kind with wings. He’s the kind who has dreadful, uncontrollable needs. And he’s trailing Zara.

(Description Amazon.ca)To be honest, I wasn't going to buy either of these for a year. I was being good and waiting for the paperback due to financial reasons. But you see, it's my husband's birthday on the 15th of this month and I was getting him something online and well, if I added stuff I would get free shipping. FREE SHIPPING! See? So it's all ok! Because I added these two books I didn't have to pay for shipping! I SAVED money! It's true! The price of both of these books online was perhaps a dollar or two more than it would have been once they came out in paper next year. And they were considerably cheaper than in the stores. Justification is mine!