In My Mailbox

IMM  (In My Mailbox) is a weekly meme hosted and created by Kristi at The Story Siren.

This is a way to share the books we received for review, bought, and also books borrowed from the library.

And this is my first IMM! So here are my books which I recently bought and received for review.

Bought

Fangs for the Memories by Kathy Love

 

 

Nightseer by Laurell K. Hamilton

For Review

Immortalis Series by Katie Salidas: Carpe Noctem Book 1

Immortalis Series by Katie Salidas: Hunters & Prey Book 2

Lovers and Beloved by Meilin Miranda

Lodestone: The Sea of Storms Book 1 by Mark Whiteway

What's in your mailbox? Please leave your link and I will check  it out!



Book Review: Outlive Your Life by Max Lucado

Title: Outlive Your Life
Author: Max Lucado
Hardcover: 240 pages
Publisher: Thomas Nelson (September 14, 2010)

Ratings:

★ ★ ★


My thoughts:

This is the first inspirational book that I have read by Max Lucado but not the first time I heard his name. His name is quite famous in the Christian community and that's my reason why I picked this book to read.

I will admit that I love to read inspirational books BUT in order for me to like or enjoy books like this, it must be an easy read. Yes, it was an easy read and I enjoyed most part of the book. It inspires me in a lot of ways, like how to help others and that we were made to make a difference. The author used simple day to day stories which made the book more comprehensible. However, there are some parts of the book that I simply can't get. Maybe because I couldn't understand the Bible references the author used as introductions in each chapter. I read the Bible, but most of the time I'm having trouble understanding the passages.  Overall, I recommend this to anyone who likes to read inspirational books and this can also be recommended for those who conduct lectures or Bible study lesson.


About the book:

These are difficult days in our world's history. 1.75 billion people are desperately poor, natural disasters are gouging entire nations, and economic uncertainty still reigns across the globe. But you and I have been given an opportunity to make a big difference. What if we did? What if we rocked the world with hope? Infiltrated all corners with God's love and life? We are created by a great God to do great works. He invites us to outlive our lives, not just in heaven, but here on earth. Let's live our lives in such a way that the world will be glad we did. - Amazon

About the author:

Max Lucado, Minister of Writing and Preaching for the Oak Hills Church in San Antonio, Texas, is the husband of Denalyn and father of Jenna, Andrea, and Sara. On a good week he reads a good book, has a few dinners with his wife, and breaks 90 on the golf course.





Note: 

I received a review copy of this book free from BookSneeze through the book review bloggers program. I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions I have expressed are my own. 

Vampire Academy Graphic Novel: Dimitri Belikov Fan art

As all of you my dear readers/followers know by now, I love Vampire Academy sooo MUCH that's why I'm closely following any news about VA. Though some of you might already know/hear what I post here, I will still post them lol. 

Vampire Academy book 1 has been adapted for a graphic novel and the confirmed release date is August 23, 2011 (yup yup you are sooo righty - same release date for Bloodlines book). This graphic novel will have 144 full-color pages, wow! I recently finished reading my first comic book Marvel Anita Blake: Guilty Pleasures #7-12  given by a friend as a Christmas gift last December and I love love love it sooo much! Now I think I'd like to start collecting comic books/graphic novels someday - of course must be based on the books I have read. Back to the VA graphic novel, the illustrator is Emma Vieceli and the adapter is Leigh Dragoon.

What I have here are Dimka's fan art by Emma Vieceli. I asked her if I could post this on my webpage and she said yes!

That's exactly my Dimka with his long cowboy "duster" coat! Thanks Emma for this, I can't wait for the graphic novel to come out!!! You're really really great!! 

Visit her blog here.