Showing posts with label Giveaways. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Giveaways. Show all posts
Tuesday, July 3, 2012
Mystery Blogoversary Giveaway Winners and Prize Reveal!
The giveaway for my first ever blogoversary has ended! I'm happy to say that there were about a hundred entries. :) Thanks to anyone who participated or spread the word. And now.....(insert drumroll) the winners are Sarah Cruz and Monica Lopez! I'm going to be sending them a email right after I get done writing this post and they have 48 hours to send me there mailing addresses before another winner is chosen.
And what exactly did they win? One of them is walking away with a hardcover of Dreamland Social Club by Tara Altebrando, and the other a hardcover of The Death Cure by James Dashner! Since Sarah was the first name I drew then she gets to pick which one she wants. :)
Thanks again guys and here's to another amazing year!
And what exactly did they win? One of them is walking away with a hardcover of Dreamland Social Club by Tara Altebrando, and the other a hardcover of The Death Cure by James Dashner! Since Sarah was the first name I drew then she gets to pick which one she wants. :)
Thanks again guys and here's to another amazing year!
Thursday, June 28, 2012
Against All Odds Blog Tour--Giveaway and Guest Post
Today on the blog I'm happy to say that I'm a stop on the Against All Odds Blog Tour! I was instantly interested when I heard about the book (maybe partly because the main character and me share the same name.) Stay tuned a giveaway and guest post!
About the Author And Book:
Aliaa El-Nashar is a 21 year old girl studying languages at university. Grew up in Kuwait and is currently residing in Cairo, Egypt. Loves to read, write and draw.
"The Story revolves around:
-A boy called Damien who seems to have it all. He's rich, good-looking and athletic. He's also arrogant, obnoxious and a major player. Damien is one of 5 children who seem to not get along, until one day Damien meets Alexis and his life is turned inside out.-A girl called Alexis who has trust issues due to her parents. Her best friends mean the world to her, and she refuses to date anyone that doesn't fit completely in her 'Perfect Guy' list.
They're thrown together a lot and start to face inner demons they've hidden away for so long."
Check out HERE for the Goodreads link.
Guest Post:
"Hello guys! I get asked a lot what made me write ‘Against All Odds’ by friends. The story is quite complicated, to be honest I never intended it as an actual book. After spending the summer of tenth grade reading every Meg Cabot my friend owned, as well as complete the ‘Harry Potter’ series she had owned at the time – not all 7 were out obviously – I had developed a craving towards writing. I used to write before, a lot actually, to the extent I had 5 ongoing stories on Quizilla. But I never completed any of them due to the fact that I have the attention span of a goldfish. However, that didn’t mean my style wasn’t improving, and I reached a level where my friends were actually interested in reading what I come up with.
My English class teacher was the best. No really, he was. He’d give us around 8 or so assignments per term and sometimes I hand in one or two. I almost never did my homework for that class because I believed creativity can’t be forced. If I wrote it because I had to, it was so mundane and dull so I refrained till I was inspired. It helped that the English teacher didn’t mind, just as long as two or more essays were submitted per term, so I was good. He’d wanted a descriptive essay, and one day – almost a month after he’d given us the assignment – I was inspired. I had the perfect plot, this girl staring into a fog of sand thinking her friend was lost to her for good. I then described her feelings, the atmosphere, her physical appearance and wrote a minor description to what led her to that point where she’s staring at said friend who nearly fell off a cliff.
As I was reading the essay before going into class, a friend of mine decided to read it as well, and for some reason she really liked it. She begged me to write more and so I decided to work on it. I gave the characters names and background stories as I thought of the plot that led to the cliff incident and how things turned after that.
I started writing non-stop, but most of my new entries were on my hard drive ‘Buffalo’ and as I was nearing the end, Buffalo died a tragic death. Meaning, all my updates were lost. I felt so upset for a while that I stopped writing altogether. I think it was the end of eleventh grade where I found my old notebook and decided to give writing it another shot, but as I started to reread the first few chapters I didn’t like where it was going, so I started fresh, cancelled out some characters and added others. New background stories were made, though the plot was the same, I just changed how they got there. In the middle of math class – and many other classes really, I wasn’t that fond of school - I would sneak the notebook under that table and start writing, where another friend saw me and decided to read what I was writing. She got interested and nagged me incessantly for new chapters, before I knew it, a few months later and voilà! The book was done!
~Aliaa"
And that's it for the guest post. Now for the giveaway! As part of the blog tour, Aliaa is helping me by giving away two ebook copies of her book! This is an INTERNATIONAL giveaway for two copies of Against All Odds. Check out the Rafflecopter below to enter!
Thursday, June 21, 2012
Blogoversary Mystery Giveaway
So today marks one year of having a YA book review blog. To be honest I didn't know that I could make it this far without giving up. It was hard at times to post things when I really didn't feel like it, hard to finish a book I know I didn't like it very much but felt like I had to to give an honest review. But all those things are worth the rewarding feelings that come every time I post or review something on my blog. I want to thank everyone who has helped me over the past year by offering any kind words or advice. Also I want to thank anyone who has taken time out of their day to read and comment on my blog. You guys rock!
To thank everyone for all their support, I decided to to a giveaway for my blogoversary. Just enter below for a chance to win one of two mystery books! Since this is a giveaway for my blogoversary, you must be a follower to win. US RESIDENTS ONLY. (Poor Teenager. Sorry!)
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Wednesday, December 7, 2011
100 Follower Giveaway!!
Yep. I'm hosting a follower giveaway. This is pretty amazing, considering I never thought I would actually get enough followers to have one. But I did! So I had to think of what I wanted to giveaway. I decided that I had some good books that I had from recent history that needed a new home. The books are lightly used and I hope you would like to win one.
What are the prizes you ask? I've giveaway away two books (which means two winners!): Echoes by Melinda Metz (which is actually a bind up of three novels) and True Love by Lurlene McDaniel (also a bind-up). (I happen to like bind-ups. And writing phrases in parenthesis apparently.)
I'm using rafflecopter for this giveaway, so please only use a name that you feel comfortable being seen! And please spread the word. :)
US RESIDENTS ONLY (Sorry!)
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What are the prizes you ask? I've giveaway away two books (which means two winners!): Echoes by Melinda Metz (which is actually a bind up of three novels) and True Love by Lurlene McDaniel (also a bind-up). (I happen to like bind-ups. And writing phrases in parenthesis apparently.)
I'm using rafflecopter for this giveaway, so please only use a name that you feel comfortable being seen! And please spread the word. :)
US RESIDENTS ONLY (Sorry!)
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Monday, August 29, 2011
Winners of The Mark SWAG!
Time for the winners guys! I picked the winners using random.org. :)
(Insert drum roll here.)
The winners of my first ever giveaway are Sarah Cruz and Cary Cheyenne!
They both win a SWAG prize pack with three The Mark book marks signed by the author Jen Nadol. I've contacted the winners and they have 48 hours to send me their shipping information before I pick a new winner.
I want to thank everyone who entered the giveaway! :)
(Insert drum roll here.)
The winners of my first ever giveaway are Sarah Cruz and Cary Cheyenne!
They both win a SWAG prize pack with three The Mark book marks signed by the author Jen Nadol. I've contacted the winners and they have 48 hours to send me their shipping information before I pick a new winner.
I want to thank everyone who entered the giveaway! :)
Tuesday, August 9, 2011
My First GIVEAWAY!
Hi everyone! I'm so happy to say that I'm hosting my first giveaway. In the past week I've gone from 3 followers, to 36 followers. This is AMAZING. So to celebrate, I'm going to be giving away 2 prize packs that both include 3 SIGNED BOOK MARKS for Jen Nadol's The Mark and The Vision! (Published by Bloomsbury.) I want to thank Jen herself for providing the book marks for this giveaway. :) Stayed tuned for a review of The Mark and the winners on August 30th. You can check out her website and learn more about her and her books here: Jen Nadol
Rules: It's open to residents of the continental US aged 13 and up. Must be a follower to enter. Ends August 29th at midnight. Use the form below to enter!
(The Vision cover is on the flip side.)
Friday, August 5, 2011
Jen Nadol's "The Mark" and An Upcoming SWAG Giveaway!
Recently I was doing the whole blog stalker thing (scary I know) and I stumbled upon a blog post by Jen Nadol who is the author of the YA Fiction novels The Mark (2010) and The Vision (Coming September 27, 2011). I requested some books marks for myself and she said included some for me to give away! I very excited to host my first giveaway, and will be doing this when I reach 20 followers. (That would be an extremely big deal to me!) I don't know whether or not they're signed yet, but maybe they are! So anyway, be watching for my giveaway for some The Mark and The Vision SWAG. I'll also be reviewing The Mark on the blog this month, so watch out for that too. Happy Reading!
Check out Jen's Blog HERE
Check out Jen's Blog HERE
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