Welcome to Mailbox Mondays, hosted by Marcia each week at The Printed Page.
My mailbox has not been running over with books these days – and for a good reason. I’ve decided to stop accepting and requesting books for review for the next six months… with the exception of books from TLC Book Tours (I consistently get awesome books from them and love their site), and an occasional book that just screams out to me. Why? Because I am way behind in my review books and need about 6 months to catch up!
Anyway, this week I got a book which I just couldn’t turn down:
The Creed of Violence by Boston Teran arrived from Jim Kelley at Kelley and Hall Book Publicity. Teran is an acclaimed author of four previous novels. God Is a Bullet was nominated for an Edgar Award for Best First Novel. Teran has also been nominated for the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award and has won the John Creasey Award in England. His latest novel (due out the beginning of November) is set in 1910 Mexico. Press releases about the book read: ‘ Set against a backdrop of intrigue and corruption, The Creed of Violence is a saga about the scars of abandonment, the greed of war, and America’s history of foreign intervention for the sake of oil.” To read more about the Boston Teran and his work, visit the author’s website.
What arrived at YOUR house this week?
= Excellent
= Good/Very Good
= Okay read
= Not recommended
= Ugh! Don't waste your time.
Oh I’ve got this book too to read and review. It looks so good, right?! I’m looking forward to it.
I’m with you on having too many books to review. I have tried to not take any review books for December – and am going to seriously cut down on the requests for the first few months of the new year until I get caught up. Of course, there are some you just can’t say no to though!
Wow, it sounds like that book will give you a lot to think about.
Sounds like a book I would have to give a lot of thought to while reading.
Amanda: Glad to see you also got this book – yes, it looks good! Will look forward to reading your thoughts on it
Kristi: I have cut WAY back…I just can’t keep up.
Kathy: I agree!
Serena: I agree – it looks “deep.”