Epic Swag Giveaway!

This giveaway is now over.

Hey guys! I'm having an awesome giveaway! I have over 90 pieces of swag to give away from 6 different authors, 8 different series, and the best part: 21 winners! Why 21, you ask??

That's right, it's my birthday! My 21st birthday on December 6th, to be exact ;) (Man, I'm getting old!) So to celebrate my birthday and all the upcoming Holidays, I'm going to have this epic giveaway! 21 winners, and each winner will receive 5 different pieces of swag. Well, what are you offering, you ask?

([# I have to give away] book/series and author)

[2] Croak by Gina Damico
[9] Oppression by Jessica Therrien (some signed)
[5] The Body Finder series by Kimberly Derting (some signed)
[3] The Pledge series by Kimberly Derting (some signed)
[20] Aurora Sky: Vampire Hunter by Nikki Jefford (all signed)
[18] Entangled by Nikki Jefford (all signed) {who along with her cover designer made my b-day button!}
[18] The Blood Coven Vampires series by Mari Mancusi
[36] Mythos Academy series by Jennifer Estep

Pretty good selection, if I do say so myself ;) We've got reapers, Greek mythology, Norse mythology, crazy-cool supernatural abilities, dystopian-ness, vampires and vampire hunters, witches and magic, and all around awesomeness! And they're not all bookmarks! I've got some stickers (The Bod Finder and The Pledge series), postcards (Oppression), and even a magnet (Croak)! Oh, and all the Aurora Sky swag...yeah, they're door hangers! How freakin' cool is that??

Okay, this time around we're going to try something different...a Google Doc! In it, I want you to put the books/series on a scale of 1 to 8 (1 being the one you want the most and 8 being the one you want least) So for every drop-down question there should be a different book listed as an answer, 'kay? This will just help me decide what to send when the winners are chosen :)

Da Rules:

• This giveaway is International
• Must be 16 or older to enter or have parent's permission
• 1 entry per person. Duplicate entries will be deleted and participant will be disqualified
• Winner(s) will be contacted by email Dec. 30th 2012
• All entries will be verified. If any are falsified, all entries for that participant will be deleted
• Giveaway details are subject to change without notice
• Void where prohibited by law

This giveaway is now over. Thanks to everyone who entered. Winners will be chosen and e-mailed shortly. And more giveaways to come soon!

Hope you have a great rest of the year! :)

Monthly Round Up + Book of the Month: November 2012

Books I read this month:

The Athena Effect (The Athena Effect #1) Derrolyn Anderson

Spell Bound (Hex Hall #3) by Rachel Hawkins

Aurora Sky: Vampire Hunter (Vol 1: Transfusion) by Nikki Jefford

Undeadly (The Reaper Diaries #1) by Michele Vail

After Dark (The 19th Year #1) by Emi Gayle

The Zombie Always Knocks Twice (Hollyweird #1) by E. Van Lowe

"Book of the Month" is a monthly event hosted by Book Whales YA Reviews. This is done to highlight one of the books that you have read in the previous month.

 This will enable us to comment from one blog to another. Books you recommend for others to read. Hope you guys will join us. We would love to see your favorite book of the month!

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I read a lot of awesome books this month, but I think for my fave book of the month, I'm gonna have to go with.......

This book was amazing! I had so many things that I love....mythology (Egyptian mythology!), ghosties, and reapers! It was just awesome!

Books reviewed this month:

None -_- Yeah. Nursing school caught up to me, and my books-to-be-reviewed got backed up. BUT I am working on that, and hopefully I will have plenty of reviews for you next month!

Other posts:

2012 YA Mythology Challenge

Coming Soon - Aurora Sky: Vampire Hunter by Nikki Jefford

Cover Reveal: Heaven Sent (Falling Angels #3) by E. Van Lowe

After Dark Blog Tour: Guest Post

Blog Tour: Created by Shannon Shaw

How To Make Page Corner Monster Bookmarks

Freebie: Between the Land and the Sea (Marina's Tales #1) by Derrolyn Anderson

Upcoming giveaways:

6 different authors, 8 different series, over 90 pieces of swag, and 21 winners!

4 e-books, all vamps, 1 winner. Hosted by Nikki Jefford.

Both giveaways coming tomorrow, December 1st!

What bookish goals did you accomplish this month??

It's Monday! What Are You Reading? (#15)

It's Monday! What Are You Reading? is a weekly meme hosted by Book Journey.

This past week I finished reading:

 

Right now I'm reading:

Okay, I actually put this one aside for now...it's not that its not good, because it's AMAZING! It's just that I don't want it to end, lol! But I will finish this one soon since I'm kinda borrowing it from the library and it's kinda overdue ;)

And up next, I have decided on:

I just don't know when I'll be starting it. This week I have one unit exam and one quiz; next week I have one final exam and another unit exam; and the week after I have my last final exam....yep that's 3 weeks of exams! Gods, just thinking about it give me goosebumps. I should probably go study, huh? ;) lol

What are you reading this week??

Showcase Sunday (#27)

Welcome to Showcase Sunday, hosted by Books, Biscuits and Tea. The aim of this event is to showcase our newest books or book related swag and to see what everyone else received for review, borrowed form the libraries, bought in bookshops and downloaded onto eReaders this week. For more information about how this feature works and to join in, click here.

Bought:

I LOVE LOVE LOVE My Fair Godmother! I borrowed the book from the library and I thought it was such a fun read, I decided I should buy it altogether! Awesome read! And Scary School sounds like a fun read too! It's a children's/middle grade novel, but I really like those. I mainly bought it for my 8-year-old twin brothers, but it sounds like something I might like too :)

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Gifted:

 

Shieka @ Doctor's Notes gifted me Nightshifted, and I just love her for that! I saw this book on her last Showcase Sunday post, and let me tell you, I was SO excited when I found this book....monsters and nursing? Hell yeah! So thank you Shieka for the awesome gift! As for The New Boy, I have been a fan of R.L. Stine and his Fear Street series since I was in middle school! I love this series! The novels are short, very entertaining, and horror! Love it! Thanks to Nikki @ Reviews by Abby!

That's all the awesomeness I got this week. What bookish things did you get??

Blog Tour: Created by Shannon Shaw

Hey guys! I am so happy to be part of this blog tour! And I am happy you guys have stopped by! Today I have an excerpt for you from Shannon's book, Created! Check it out!

After Dark Blog Tour: Guest Post + Giveaway

Welcome to my stop on the After Dark blog tour! I am so happy to have the author, Emi Gayle, on my blog today! We have some awesome stuff for you, including a guest post by the author and a GIVEAWAY!

Cover Reveal: Heaven Sent (Falling Angels #3) by E. Van Lowe

Hey everyone! I am sooo happy to be part of this cover reveal! Today we are unveiling the cover for the 3rd and final book of the Falling Angels Saga, Heaven Sent! The first two covers were just gorgeous, and this one...you just have to see for yourself!

Drum roll please!

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Gods, I don't even have words for how lovely this cover is....is it okay if I just drool over it? ;) lol

If you haven't checked out the first two books in the series, you definitely should!

So much gorgeousness! I really can't wait to see what happens to Megan and Guy. And now, I'll just leave you with this side-by-side pick of all three covers...

Got a favorite??

Clear Your Shelf Giveaway Hop

Hey everyone! Welcome to the Clear Your Shelf Giveaway Hop hosted by I Am A Reader, Not A Writer! This giveaway is such a great idea, 'cause my bookcase is seriously overflowing with books! So much so that I'm even considering buying a new bookcase! Yeah, it's that bad.

This giveaway is now over. Thanks to everyone who entered; I'll be choosing a winner shortly. And if you are looking for a giveaway, you can always check on my right sidebar.

Anyway, I picked out 4 books from my bookcase, none of which I have read yet. But I figured I shouldn't be hogging them when someone else could read them instead, right? ;)

There will be ONE (1) winner, and that person will be able to choose ONE (1) book from the following pile:

Swoon (Swoon #1) by Nina Malkin

Banished (Banished #1) by Sophie Littlefield

Prophecy of the Sisters (Prophecy of the Sisters #1) by Michelle Zink

Bree's Fire by Eva Roy

AND I'm also going to throw in a super cute corner page bookmark!

(Clicky to make bigger.) I'm not giving away the one pictured...that one is just my model bookmark ;)
I'll make one that matches the book chosen!

The giveaway will run from today (Nov 12) to Nov 18, and it's open internationally! All you have to do to enter is fill out the following Rafflecopter form. One task...super easy to enter!

a Rafflecopter giveaway

*Please read the Terms and Conditions!*

And make sure you hop onto all these other blogs hosting the giveaway, too! (And I'm also having another giveaway...just saying ;))

Good luck everyone!

Showcase Sunday (#26)

Welcome to Showcase Sunday, hosted by Books, Biscuits and Tea. The aim of this event is to showcase our newest books or book related swag and to see what everyone else received for review, borrowed form the libraries, bought in bookshops and downloaded onto eReaders this week. For more information about how this feature works and to join in, click here.

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This first one I won in a giveaway...Thanks to Writer Therapy for the awesome contest and prize!

This next one was FREE on Smashwords! Make sure you check it out!

And lastly, I got these for review from Netgalley.

My gods, I cannot tell you how freakin' excited I am to have Crimson Frost!!! I LOVE LOVE LOVE that series! Eeeep! I can't wait to read this!! And talking about the awesomeness that is Mythos Academy, I am having a giveaway for book 3 in the series, Dark Frost! It ends tomorrow!

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That's it for me.....what bookish things did you get this week?

2012 YA Mythology Challenge

The challenge is to read 10 YA or Middle grade novels that incorporate any type of Mythology in the story line (Greek, Egyptian, Norse, etc.).

I can't believe I didn't know about this challenge sooner...and I call myself a mythology lover, ha! Anyway, this challenge...it was like made just for me! Although, it was a little too easy ;) In fact, even though I just found this challenge, I'm already done with it! Check out my books and reviews (just clicky the image!)

That's 15 books and counting! I'm hoping to get a few more books read before the year ends :)