Another Giveaway Spectacular

Remember that amazing giveaway I held last month? Well, get ready for this one to top it. This time around there will be double the amount of winners, yes FOURTY! And again, I won't be telling you which prizes have duplicates available. Go on and tell your friends :)

OPEN INTERNATIONALLY

the prizes | the goodies | the haul

Kiss It by Erin Downing

Good Oil by Laura Buzo

Brainjack by Brian Falkner

Sellout by Ebony Joy Wilkins

The Kid Table by Andrea Seigel

Drive Me Crazy by Erin Downing

Passing Strange by Daniel Waters

Blue Bloods by Melissa de la Cruz

A Blue So Dark by Holly Schindler

After the Kiss by Terra Elan McVoy

Dexter Is Delicious by Jeff Lindsay

The Naughty List by Suzanne Young

Beautiful Malice by Rebecca James

Perfect Chemistry by Simone Elkeles

Rules of Attraction by Simone Elkeles 

Freak Magnet by Andrew Auseon (ARC)

Funny Little Monkey by Andrew Auseon

Picture the Dead by Adele Griffin + T-Shirt

Freak Magnet by Andrew Auseon (Hardcover)

The Best and Hardest Thing by Pat Brisson (ARC)

Jo-Jo and the Fiendish Lot by Andrew Auseon (Hardcover)

Alienated by Andrew Auseon, David O. Russell (Hardcover)

Will Grayson, Will Grayson by John Green, David Levithan 

Clockwork Angel (The Infernal Devices, #1) by Cassandra Clare + BROOCH

Jessica's Guide to Dating on the Dark Side by Beth Fantaskey (Aussie Version)

Winners will be selected on August 31st and will be notified by email shortly after. 

(ARC) Tours: Crazy

Crazy by Han Nolan (Donated by Melissa)| Fifteen-year-old Jason has fallen upon bad times—his mother has died and his father has succumbed to mental illness. As he tries to hold his crazy father and their crumbling home together, Jason relies on a host of imaginary friends for guidance as he stumbles along trying not to draw attention to his father’s deteriorating condition.

Both heartbreaking and funny, CRAZY lives up to the intense and compelling characters Han Nolan is praised for. As Jason himself teeters on the edge of insanity, Nolan uncovers the clever coping system he develops for himself and throws him a lifeline in the guise of friendship.

If you're interested in participating in this blog tour, please first sign-up here and then comment on this post with your name and location.

1. Andrea's Review | PA *Rec'd 17th, Sent 2nd Sept
2. Eva's Review | DE *Rec'd 23rd Sept
3. Amanda's Review | TN *Rec'd 14th, Sent 25th Oct.
4. Jessi's Review | TX *Rec'd 3rd, Sent 8th Nov.
5. Elena's Review | ID *Rec'd 15th Nov.
6. Melissa | UT *Rec'd 10th Dec.
7. Jessica | Berkshire, UK *Awaiting Book
8. Carly | Wiltshire, UK
9. Paula | NZ
10. 1 SPOTS OPEN

Reading time is limited to 7 days and reviews need to be written within a month.

(ARC) Tours: Stork

Stork by Wendy Delsol | Sixteen-year-old Katla has just moved from Los Angeles to the sticks of Minnesota. As if it weren’t enough that her trendy fashion sense draws stares, she learns to her horror that she’s a member of an ancient order of women who decide to whom certain babies will be born. Add to that Wade, the arrogant football star whom Katla regrettably fooled around with, and Jack, a gorgeous farm boy who initially seems to hate her. Soon Katla is having freaky dreams about a crying infant and learns that, as children, she and Jack shared a near-fatal, possibly mystical experience. Can Katla survive this major life makeover and find a dress for the homecoming dance? Drawing from Norse mythology and inspired by The Snow Queen by Hans Christian Andersen, debut author Wendy Delsol conceives an irreverent, highly entertaining novel about embracing change and the (baby) bumps along the way.

SIGN-UPS ARE NOW CLOSED FOR THIS TOUR.

1. Brittany's Review | MN *Rec'd 26th Aug, Sent
2. Jennifer | FL *Rec'd 10th, Sent 23rd Sept
3. Brooke's Review | NC *Rec'd 2nd, Sent 6th Oct
4. Ginny's Review | GA *Rec'd, Sent 15th Oct
5. Amanda  P| TN *Rec'd 28th Nov.
6. Andrea | PA *Awaiting Book
7. Lillie | PA
8. JL | PA
9. Laurie | NY
10. Paula | NZ

Reading time is limited to 7 days and reviews need to be written within a month.

(ARC) Tours: The Exiled Queen

The Exiled Queen (Seven Realms, #2) by Cinda Williams Chima (Donated by Looksie) | You can't always run from danger... 

Haunted by the loss of his mother and sister, Han Alister journeys south to begin his schooling at Mystwerk House in Oden’s Ford. But leaving the Fells doesn’t mean danger isn’t far behind. Han is hunted every step of the way by the Bayars, a powerful wizarding family set on reclaiming the amulet Han stole from them. And Mystwerk House has dangers of its own. There, Han meets Crow, a mysterious wizard who agrees to tutor Han in the darker parts of sorcery—but the bargain they make is one Han may regret. 

Meanwhile, Princess Raisa ana’Marianna runs from a forced marriage in the Fells, accompanied by her friend Amon and his triple of cadets. Now, the safest place for Raisa is Wein House, the military academy at Oden's Ford. If Raisa can pass as a regular student, Wein House will offer both sanctuary and the education Raisa needs to succeed as the next Gray Wolf queen. 

The Exiled Queen is an epic tale of uncertain friendships, cut-throat politics, and the irresistible power of attraction.

Unfortunately this tour had to be closed due to a lack in participants.

(ARC) Tours: Torment

Torment (Fallen, #2) by Lauren Kate (Donated by Looksie) | How many lives do you need to live before you find someone worth dying for? In the aftermath of what happened at Sword & Cross, Luce has been hidden away by her cursed angelic boyfriend, Daniel, in a new school filled with Nephilim, the offspring of fallen angels and humans. Daniel promises she will be safe here, protected from those who would kill her. At the school Luce discovers what the Shadows that have followed her all her life mean - and how to manipulate them to see into her other lives. Yet the more Luce learns about herself, the more she realizes that the past is her only key to unlocking her future...and that Daniel hasn't told her everything. What if his version of the past isn't actually the way things happened...what if Luce was really meant to be with someone else?

If you're interested in participating in this blog tour, please first sign-up here and then comment on this post with your name and location.

1. Megan's Review | KS, USA *Sent 5th Aug.
2. Emily's Review | CA, USA *Sent 19th Aug.
3. Patricia | AZ, USA *Rec'd
4. Alex | TX, USA *Rec'd 11th Sept.
5. Tara | FL *Rec'd 22nd, Sent 28th Oct.
6. Kelli | TX, USA *Rec'd 4th Nov.
7. Maura | Canada *Rec'd 1st Dec.
8. Chanelle | UK *Awaiting Book.
9. ?
10. 2 SPOTS OPEN

Reading time is limited to 7 days and reviews need to be written within a month.

(ARC) Tours: Crescendo

Crescendo (Hush, Hush, #2) by Becca Fitzpatrick (Donated by Looksie) | The sequel to the New York Times Best selling phenomenon, Hush, Hush! 

Nora should have know her life was far from perfect. Despite starting a relationship with her guardian angel, Patch (who, title aside, can be described anything but angelic), and surviving an attempt on her life, things are not looking up. Patch is starting to pull away and Nora can't figure out if it's for her best interest or if his interest has shifted to her arch-enemy Marcie Millar. Not to mention that Nora is haunted by images of her father and she becomes obsessed with finding out what really happened to him that night he left for Portland and never came home.

The farther Nora delves into the mystery of her father's death, the more she comes to question if her Nephilim blood line has something to do with it as well as why she seems to be in danger more than the average girl. Since Patch isn't answering her questions and seems to be standing in her way, she has to start finding the answers on her own. Relying too heavily on the fact that she has a guardian angel puts Nora at risk again and again. But can she really count on Patch or is he hiding secrets darker than she can even imagine?

If you're interested in participating in this blog tour, please first sign-up here and then comment on this post with your name and location.

1. Shelbie's Review | MN, USA *Sent 3rd Aug
2. Amanda's Review | MN, USA *Sent 10th Aug.  DC: 0310 1230 0001 9146 0997
3. Sarah's Review | MI, USA *Sent 19th Aug. DC: 0309 1830 0000 9644 0405
4. Emily | CA, USA *Rec'd 25th Aug - Used Exemption
5. Cindy | CA, USA *Rec'd 2nd Sept, Sent 5th Nov. DC: 03092880000237257840
6. Patricia | AZ, USA *Rec'd 13th Nov
7. Cecilia | NV *Awaiting Book
8. Jessica | WA
9. Maura | Canada
10. 1 SPOT OPEN

Reading time is limited to 7 days and reviews need to be written within a month.

(ARC) Tours: It Started with a Dare

It Started with a Dare by Lindsay Faith Rech (Donated by Holly) | Self-proclaimed nobody CG Silverman sees her move to an upscale new school as her chance to be somebody different. Her devil-may-care attitude attracts the in-clique, and before CG realizes it, a routine game of truth or dare launches her to iconic status.

While this rebel image helps secure CG’s newfound popularity, it also propels her through a maze of unprecedented chaos, with each new lie and every dare opening doors that, in most cases, were better off left shut.

CG is on a collision course with disaster. Will she be able to keep up the façade? Or will the whole world find out she’s a fraud?

Unfortunately this tour had to be closed due to lack of participation.

(ARC) Tours: Matched

Matched by Ally Condie | In the Society, Officials decide. Who you love. Where you work. When you die. 

Cassia has always trusted their choices. It’s barely any price to pay for a long life, the perfect job, the ideal mate. So when her best friend appears on the Matching screen, Cassia knows with complete certainty that he is the one . . . until she sees another face flash for an instant before the screen fades to black. Now Cassia is faced with impossible choices: between Xander and Ky, between the only life she’s known and a path no one else has ever dared follow—between perfection and passion. 

Matched is a story for right now and storytelling with the resonance of a classic.

If you're interested in participating in this blog tour, please first sign-up here and then comment on this post with your name and location.

Book #1 (Donated by Looksie) 

1. Shelbie's Review | MN *Sent 5th Aug 
2. Reagan | ME *Rec'd
3. Khadija | PA *Awaiting book 
4. Amelia | NC 
5. Amanda P | TN
6. Lydia | GA
7. Kerleisha | GA
8. Joy | FL
9. Jessi E | TX
10. Cinnamon | TX

Book #2 (Donated by Cecilia)

1. Chritina | TN *Rec'd 8th Sept 
2. Jessie's Review | AK *rec'd 5th Oct
3. Emily | Pleasant Hill, CA *Rec'd 15th, Sent 16th Oct.
4. Jaime | Sacramento, CA  *Sending 2nd Dec.
5. Elizabeth | Los Angeles, CA *Awaiting Book
6. Cade | West Covina, CA
7. Stephanie | Claremont, CA
8. Cynthia | Perris, CA
9. Jessica | WA
10. Maura | Canada

Book #3 (Donated by Alison)

1. Megan's Review | PA *Rec'd 9th, Sent 23rd Oct. 
2. Cindy | NH *Rec'd 27th Oct, Sent 1st Nov.
3. Melanie | UK  *Awaiting Book
4. Tammy | South Africa
5. Rebecca | New Zealand 
6. Holly | Australia
7. ?
8. ?
9. ?
10. 4 SPOTS OPEN

Reading time is limited to 7 days and reviews need to be written within a month.

Waiting on Wednesday #11

Playing Hurt revolves around sports which I'm not a big fan of but what I am interested in is reading about the vacation Clint and Chelsea spend at Lake of the Woods, Minnesota. And hey, who can resist a book written by another Holly? The cover is done really well, portraying a relaxing summer day but we'll have to until March 2011 to see it in person.

Summary from Goodreads: Playing Hurt centers on two former athletes: Chelsea Keyes, a basketball star whose promising career has been catastrophically snipped short by a horrific accident on the court, and Clint Morgan, an ex-hockey player who gave up his much-loved sport following his own game-related tragedy. 

Chelsea meets Clint (who's working as a resort fishing guide) soon after arriving with her family for a summer vacation in Lake of the Woods, Minnesota. Sparks fly, igniting the pages, even though Chelsea has a boyfriend back home in Missouri...and even though Clint has sworn never to put himself in the position to be hurt emotionally again. 

Their unlikely romance has the potential to heal their heartache and force Chelsea and Clint to realize just how timidly they've been living - but are they really ready to give themselves completely to one another? How will the weeks spent in another man's arms play into Chelsea's feelings for her boyfriend when she returns home? Will Clint allow himself to fall for a woman who's bound to leave him at the end of her summer vacation? By playing hurt - entering into a romance with already-broken hearts - are they just setting themselves up for the kind of injury from with they could never recover? Will Chelsea and Clint pull away from each other before they have a chance to find out just how beautiful their story could be?

Playing Hurt will be released March 2011 by Flux.

(ARC) Tours: Real Live Boyfriends

Real Live Boyfriends: Yes. Boyfriends, plural. If my life weren't complicated, I wouldn't be Ruby Oliver (Ruby Oliver, #4) by E. Lockhart | Ruby Oliver, the neurotic, hyperverbal heroine of the The Boyfriend List, The Boy Book, and The Treasure Map of Boys, is back! 

Ruby Oliver is in love. Or it would be love, if Noel, her real live boyfriend, would call her back. But Noel seems to have turned into a pod-robot lobotomy patient, and Ruby can’t figure out why. 

Not only is her romantic life a shambles: 

Her dad is eating nothing but Cheetos, 

Her mother’s got a piglet head in the refrigerator, 

Hutch has gone to Paris to play baguette air guitar, 

Gideon shows up shirtless, 

And the pygmy goat Robespierre is no help whatsoever. 

Will Ruby ever control her panic attacks? 

Will she ever understand boys? 

Will she ever stop making lists? 

(No to that last one.) 

Roo has lost most of her friends. She’s lost her true love, more than once. She’s lost her grandmother, her job, her reputation, and possibly her mind. But she’s never lost her sense of humor. The Ruby Oliver books are the record of her survival.

If you're interested in participating in this blog tour, please first sign-up here and then comment on this post with your name and location.

1. Reagan | ME, USA *Rec'd 7th Oct
2. Andrea | PA, USA *Awaiting Book
3. Kerleisha | GA, USA
4. Elena | ID, USA
5. Carly | Wiltshire, UK
6. Melanie | Essex, UK
7. Vickie | Yorkshire, UK
8. Keris | Lancashire, UK
9. Monique | Australia
10. 1 SPOT OPEN

Reading time is limited to 7 days and reviews need to be written within a month.