Mailbox Monday — May 9

Welcome to Mailbox Monday, the weekly meme created by Marcia from A girl and her books (formerly The Printed Page) where book lovers share the titles they received for review, purchased, or otherwise obtained over the past week.  Mailbox Monday currently is on tour, and this month’s host is Mari Reads.

Here’s what I received:

The Untied Kingdom by Kate Johnson, a contest win from Book Girl of Mur-y-Castell (Thanks, Blodeuedd!)

When Eve Carpenter lands with a splash in the Thames, it’s not the London or England she’s used to.  No one has a telephone or knows what a computer is.  England’s a third world country and Princess Di is still alive.  But worst of all, everyone thinks Eve’s a spy.

Including Major Harker who has his own problems.  His sworn enemy is looking for a promotion.  The general wants him to undertake some ridiculous mission to capture a computer, which Harker vaguely envisions running wild somewhere in Yorkshire.  Turns out the best person to help him is Eve.

She claims to be a popstar.  Harker doesn’t know what a popstar is, although he suspects it’s a fancy word for ‘spy.’  Eve knows all about comptuers, and electricity.  Eve is dangerous.  There’s every possibility she’s mad.

And Harker is falling in love with her.  (publisher’s summary)

What books did you add to your shelves recently?

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