Livros, Livros e mais Livros

Ora, em Dezembro não houve Guilty Pleasures aqui no blogue, mas já estamos em Janeiro, é um ano novo e chegou a altura de vos apresentar outro dos meus vícios mais ou menos secretos: manga. Manga é banda desenhada japonesa. Geralmente é um produto direccionado ou para homens ( shonen ) ou para mulheres ( shojo ), mas devo confessar que algumas das minhas mangas preferidas (ou será 'dos meus mangas'? hmmm...) são shonen . Aqui estão alguns dos meus títulos favoritos. ^_^ Prontos para confessarem os vossos Guilty Pleasures? A rubrica " Guilty Pleasures " é da autoria da Jo do blogue Cantos Quebrados .

Estas ' mailboxes ' nem parecem minhas, mas são! Esta semana, recebi mais uma pre-order: o 3º volume da Sailor Moon... e foi só. ^_^ Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon, vol. 03 - Naoko Takeuchi E vocês o que receberam na vossa Caixa de Correio ( What did you get in your mailbox this week? )? " In my Mailbox " is hosted by The Story Siren .

Mark of the Demon by Diana Rowland Publisher : Bantam (2009) Format : Mass Market Paperback | 370 pages Genre(s) : Urban Fantasy Description (GR): " Cop and conjurer of demons, she's a woman in danger of losing control—to a power that could kill.... Why me? Why now? That’s what Beaulac, Louisiana, detective Kara Gillian was asking herself when an angelic creature named Rhyzkahl unexpectedly appeared during a routine summoning. Kara was hoping to use her occult skills to catch a serial killer, but never had she conjured anything like this unearthly beautiful and unspeakably powerful being whose very touch set off exquisite new dimensions of pleasure. But can she enlist his aid in helping her stop a killer who’s already claimed the lives—and souls—of thirteen people? And should she? The Symbol Man is a nightmare that the city thought had ended three years ago. Now he’s back for an encore and leaving every indication on the flesh of his victims that he, too...

Ah! Leram bem. Ainda não desisti de pôr toda a gente a fazer vídeos das suas estantes. Este ano, renovo o desafio a todos os bloggers e amantes de livros por essa internet fora. Colecções empilhadas, desarrumadas, arrumadinhas. Mostrem-nos os vossos livros em vídeo ou em fotos (ou ambos). Para saberem mais sobre este desafio cliquem aqui . Quando terminarem, deixem os links nos comentários para mostrarem a vossa colecção (eu adiciono-os a este post). Podem fazer posts em blogues, adicionar apenas os links para o youtube (ou outros sites de vídeos) ou mesmo para galerias onde tenham as vossas fotos. ^_^

Blood Rights by Kristen Painter Publisher : Orbit (2011) Format : Mass Market Paperback | 392 pages Genre(s) : Urban Fantasy, Paranormal Romance Description (GR): " The lacy gold mapped her entire body. A finely-wrought filigree of stars, vines, flowers, butterflies, ancient symbols and words ran from her feet, up her legs, over her narrow waist, spanned her chest and finished down her arms to the tips of her fingers. Born into a life of secrets and service, Chrysabelle’s body bears the telltale marks of a comarré—a special race of humans bred to feed vampire nobility. When her patron is murdered, she becomes the prime suspect, which sends her running into the mortal world…and into the arms of Malkolm, an outcast vampire cursed to kill every being from whom he drinks. Now Chrysabelle and Malkolm must work together to stop a plot to merge the mortal and supernatural worlds. If they fail, a chaos unlike anything anyone has ever seen will threaten to reign. ...

E em contraste com a semana passada (quando vieram o resto das encomendas de Dezembro), esta semana só chegou uma pre-order, a sequela de " Across the Universe " de Beth Revis. Pena este hardcover já não ter os esquemas da nave na sobre capa, como o primeiro. ^_^ A Million Suns - Beth Revis E vocês o que receberam na vossa Caixa de Correio ( What did you get in your mailbox this week? )? " In my Mailbox " is hosted by The Story Siren .

Dante Valentine: The Complete Series by Lilith Saintcrow Publisher : Orbit (2011) Format : Paperback | 1280 pages Genre(s) : Urban Fantasy, Science Fiction Description (GR): " Necromancer. Bounty hunter. Killer. Dante Valentine has been all three in her life. But in the beginning, she was a Necromancer for hire. And while she was choosy about her jobs, there were just some she couldn't turn down. Like when the Devil showed up at the door and offered her a deal. Her life - in exchange for the capture and elimination of a renegade demon. But how do you kill something that can't die? Dante Valentine, one of urban fantasy's hottest series, is compiled into one volume for the first time. Included in this omnibus edition are: Working for the Devil, Dead Man Rising, The Devil's Right Hand, Saint City Sinners, and To Hell and Back. "  WARNING: SPOILERS and somewhat ranty review ahead BOOKS 4 & 5 : Saint City Sinners & To Hell and Back The...

Dante Valentine: The Complete Series by Lilith Saintcrow Publisher : Orbit (2011) Format : Paperback | 770 of 1820 pages Genre(s) : Urban Fantasy Description (GR): " Necromancer. Bounty hunter. Killer. Dante Valentine has been all three in her life. But in the beginning, she was a Necromancer for hire. And while she was choosy about her jobs, there were just some she couldn't turn down. Like when the Devil showed up at the door and offered her a deal. Her life - in exchange for the capture and elimination of a renegade demon. But how do you kill something that can't die? Dante Valentine, one of urban fantasy's hottest series, is compiled into one volume for the first time. Included in this omnibus edition are: Working for the Devil, Dead Man Rising, The Devil's Right Hand, Saint City Sinners, and To Hell and Back. " WARNING: SPOILERS! BOOK 1 : Working for the Devil I was pleasantly surprised by this first book in the Dante Valent...

Estão a ver bem, é mais uma mailbox! Esta semana não houve posts, mas para dizer a verdade não tenho lido muito e além disso estou a ler um calhamaço com mais de 1000 páginas! Enfim... aqui está a mailbox desta semana, com encomendas do ano passado e os 2 primeiros livros de 2012. Só tenho mais 10 livros na minha 'conta'. :P Trick of the Light - Rob Thurman  Wicked Circle - Linda Robertson  Arcane Circle - Linda Robertson  Fatal Circle - Linda Robertson  Hallowed Circle - Linda Robertson  Sins of the Demon - Diana Rowland  King's Property - Morgan Howell  Shaedes of Gray - Amanda Bonila Ascension - Sable Grace  Bleach, vol. 14 - Tite Kubo  Bleach, vol. 33 - Tite Kubo  Hallowed - Cynthia Hand *squee* Cinder - Marissa Meyer  Jessica's Guide to Dating on the Dark Side - Beth Fantaskey Nightfall - Ellen Connor E vocês o que receberam na vossa Caixa de Correio ( What did you get in you...

O meu objectivo primário este ano era pura e simplesmente não comprar livros nenhuns, mas já vi que esse objectivo é completamente irrealista, pelo que decidi que fazia mais sentido limitar o número de livros que posso adquirir... e são... 12. Um por mês (a ver quanto tempo consigo aguentar). Se tudo correr bem (ahah, deve ser) as mailboxes este ano vão ser escassas. Mas tenho ainda algumas mailboxes para apresentar, nomeadamente aquelas que se referem a livros comprados no ano passado. Esta é uma delas (porque, tada, 8 dias depois do começo do ano ainda não comprei nenhum livro! Yay para mim!). Black Heart Loa - Adrian Phoenix  Spider's Revenge - Jennifer Estep  Tangled Threads - Jennifer Estep  Blood Bound - Rachel Vincent  Demon Song - Cat Adams  Black Swan Rising - Lee Carroll Mercy Blade - Faith Hunter  Blood Cross - Faith Hunter  Shadow Kin - M.J. Scott Secrets of the Demon - Diana Rowland  Stormwalker ...

Web of Lies by Jennifer Estep Publisher : Pocket Books (2010) Format : Mass Market Paperback | 400 pages Genre(s) : Urban Fantasy Description (GR): " Curiosity is definitely going to get me dead one of these days. Probably real soon. I'm Gin Blanco.  You might know me as the Spider, the most feared assassin in the South. I’m retired now, but trouble still has a way of finding me. Like the other day when two punks tried to rob my popular barbecue joint, the Pork Pit. Then there was the barrage of gunfire on the restaurant. Only, for once, those kill shots weren’t aimed at me. They were meant for Violet Fox. Ever since I agreed to help Violet and her grandfather protect their property from an evil coalmining tycoon, I’m beginning to wonder if I’m really retired. So is Detective Donovan Caine. The only honest cop in Ashland is having a real hard time reconciling his attraction to me with his Boy Scout mentality. And I can barely keep my hands off his sexy bod...