Posts Categorized: Giveaway

Thursday, July 05, 2012

Giveaway: The Forsaken by Lisa M. Stasse

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“Lost meets The Hunger Games”

The Forsaken
Lisa M. Stasse
Paperback (UK)
Release date: August 2nd 2012
by Orchard Books

 

Alenna Shawcross is a sixteen-year-old orphan growing up in a police state formed from the ashes of Canada, the US and Mexico after a global economic meltdown.

But when she unexpectedly fails ‘the test’ – a government initiative which supposedly identifies teens destined to be criminals – she wakes up alone on a remote island reserved for the criminally insane.

Terrified and confused, she soon encounters a group of other teen survivors battling to stay alive, including Luis, a boy who will become her love… and her lifeline.

Soon Alenna makes the terrifying discovery that there’s more to the island (and her past) than she could ever have guessed… But who can she trust? And can she ever escape?

The Forsaken book trailer
UK vs US cover

Because of the wonderful people at Hachette Children’s Books UK, I have a gorgeous finished copy of The Forsaken to give away to one of my readers. This book is the first in a planned trilogy and I don’t know about you, but I think it looks rather amazing! Thanks so much to Hachette UK for this giveaway opportunity!

Giveaway details
Hachette UK has generously offered one (UK) paperback copy of The Forsaken for giveaway

Open internationally!
Giveaway ends July 31st, 2012 (with my review)
Use the Rafflecopter below to enter

Spotlight: White Lines by Jennifer Banash

Posted by on 07/03/2012 • 137 Comments

White LinesJennifer BanashRelease date: April 2013by Putnam Juvenile

 

A gritty, atmospheric coming-of-age tale set in New York’s Lower East Side

Seventeen-year-old Cat is living every teenager’s dream—she has her own apartment on New York’s Lower East Side and at night she’s club kid royalty, guarding the velvet rope at some of the hottest clubs in the city. The night with its crazy, frenetic, high-inducing energy—the pulsing beat of the music, the radiant, joyful people and those seductive white lines that can ease all pain—is when Cat truly lives. But her daytime, when her real life occurs, is more nightmare than dream.

The sounds of the city grate against Cat’s nerves, she shrinks away from human touch, and can barely think the words “I love you” even when…

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Cover Madness Giveaway

Posted by on 06/30/2012 • 72 Comments

As you’ve noticed lately there has been a wave of fabulous cover reveals that are just making us all giddy. To celebrate, me and Jenni at Alluring Reads (I consider her my little sister blog >.<) have decided to collect them and host a giveaway together, where you can chose one of these epic covers to pre-order for your shelf, and at the same time, say thank you to our wonderful followers! Let's see all the pretties (click on cover for Goodreads)! 

 Yeah! Crazy, right?You can pick a pre-order for any of these, OR, you can chose the 1st book in the series if the cover shows is a sequel.

*If the title chosen happens to become unavailable at The Book Depository, the winner will have to choose another*

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Temptation: Review, Guest Post & Giveaway

Posted by on 06/26/2012 • 46 Comments

Temptation is a novel I very much enjoyed recently so I’m happy to have Karen over on the blog today for a quick guest post on the Amish culture. We’ve also got 2 fabulous giveaways going on. First, let’s have a look at my review!

TemptationKaren Ann HopkinsSeries: Temptation, #1 Release date: June 26th, 2012by Harlequin

 

Your heart misleads you.  That’s what my friends and family say.  But I love Noah. And he loves me.  We met and fell in love in the sleepy farming community of Meadowview, while we rode our horses together through the grassy fields and in those moments in each other’s arms. It should be  ROSE & NOAH forever, easy. But it won’t be. Because he’s Amish. And I’m not.

*A copy was provided by HarlequinTEEN for review purposes* The…

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Cicada Tour Stop

Posted by on 06/19/2012 • 32 Comments

Today as part of the Cicada blog tour, I have the wonderful Belle Whittington over on the blog for an interview – we’re going to be meeting Blair – as well as a couple of great giveaway prizes!

CicadaBelle WhittingtonRelease date: July 14th 2011

 

Summertime for Blair Reynolds and her friends had always been carefree and fun… until the summer they happened upon something that was not human. As they band together in a fight for their lives, Blair’s true love becomes something more than human. Something unnatural. And their survival depends entirely upon their ability to keep a secret.

Read my review here!  Cicada book trailer:

 Character Interview with Blair

Giselle: Hi Blair! I’m so excited to meet you! Thanks so much for coming by my…

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Giveaway: The Night Circus (Can only)

Posted by on 06/18/2012 • 17 Comments

The Night CircusErin MorgensternRelease date: July 3, 2012 (Paperback)by Anchor Canada

 

The circus arrives without warning. No announcements precede it. It is simply there, when yesterday it was not. Within the black-and-white striped canvas tents is an utterly unique experience full of breathtaking amazements. It is called Le Cirque des Rêves, and it is only open at night.

But behind the scenes, a fierce competition is underway—a duel between two young magicians, Celia and Marco, who have been trained since childhood expressly for this purpose by their mercurial instructors. Unbeknownst to them, this is a game in which only one can be left standing, and the circus is but the stage for a remarkable battle of imagination and will. Despite themselves, however, Celia and Marco tumble headfirst…

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The Last Bastion of the Living Tour Stop

Posted by on 06/12/2012 • 34 Comments

Today is a super epic day at Xpresso Reads with the tour for The Last Bastion of the Living that brings you Rhiannon’s newest mind blowing novel, her dream cast, my gushing review, and a giveaway! Well, what else can I say? Today, Xpresso Reads is the shizz!

The Last Bastion of the LivingRhiannon Frater Release date: June 12th, 2012

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A walled city surrounded by lush land, protected by high mountain summits, and fortified by a massive gate to secure the only pass into the valley, The Bastion remained humanity’s last hope against the fearsome undead creatures known as the Inferi Scourge. On one fateful day, the valley gate failed and the Inferi Scourge overran and destroyed the human settlements outside the walls, trapping the remaining survivors…

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Summer Lovin’ Giveaway

Posted by on 05/30/2012 • 102 Comments

That’s right! It’s that time again! To celebrate 1) my wonderful followers, 2) summer, 3) the fabulous peeps who support these giveaways via the link on the sidebar for The Book Depository, I’m throwing this appreciation giveaway to say how much you all rock my face!!

Let’s see what’s up for grabs There will be one (1) winner, it’s open internationally, but the ARC can only be picked from winners in the US/Canada (sorry, it’s very expensive to ship from Canada- if international followers want to pay the difference in shipping for the ARC, though, I’m fine with that). So the deal is this: International winner can pick their book of choice from the list below. US/Can winner can pick either the ARC, or their book of choice from the…

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