Showing posts with label giveaway. Show all posts
Showing posts with label giveaway. Show all posts

Sunday, October 2, 2011

Fantasyfest 2011 kickoff with a giveaway!

Hey readers! If you were a follower of our blog last year at this time you probably remember that we hosted a month long event called Fantasyfest that focused on fantasy/paranormal YA fiction. We hosted tons of giveaways, had some author interviews, and some guest posts. That Fantasyfest was in August of last year. Well, this year we decided to push it back to October because we weren't ready for it in August and it's more fitting to have it in October. So... Fantasyfest is now moved to October!

Fantasyfest this year will be a bit different. This year it will be more giveaway-centered and will not feature any guest bloggers due to the fact that we didn't have the time to organize all of those and what not. So this year it will mainly be giveaways, themed reviews, and themed posts by us. The official schedule will be up within the next week. (Still waiting on some prizes to get in so we can be sure of the giveaways we're doing.)

Without further ado... let's have the first giveaway!

Majority of our giveaways this Fantasyfest will have (a) book(s) to giveaway and a swag pack. For our first giveaway we will have two winners. One winner will receive two books and the other will receive a (sort of) mystery swag pack. The swag packs are a sort of mystery because most of them contain the same things, but some will have more swag or special signed swag. We have loads of swag to give away including key chains, signed bookmarks/postcards from Victoria Schwab, Maggie Stiefvater and Tessa Gratton, and a whole lot more. Anyway, let's get to the prizes.

1st place winner will receive:
1 ARC copy of Cold Kiss by Amy Garvey
1 ARC copy of Frost by Marianna Baer

When her boyfriend, Danny, is killed in a car accident, Wren can’t imagine living without him. Wild with grief, she uses the untamed powers she’s inherited to bring him back. But the Danny who returns is just a shell of the boy she once loved.

Wren has spent four months keeping Danny hidden, while her life slowly unravels around her. Then Gabriel DeMarnes transfers to her school and somehow, inexplicably, he can sense her secret. Wren finds herself drawn to Gabriel, who is so much more alive than the ghost of the boy she loved. But Wren can’t turn her back on Danny or
the choice she made for him—and she realizes she must find a way to make things right, even if it means breaking her own heart.
Leena Thomas’s senior year at boarding school starts with a cruel shock: Frost House, the cozy Victorian dorm where she and her best friends chose to live, has been assigned an unexpected roommate—confrontational, eccentric Celeste Lazar.

What Celeste lacks in social grace, however, her brother, David, a recent transfer student, makes up for in good looks and charm. But while he and Leena hit it off immediately, Leena finds herself struggling to balance her growing attraction with her fear of getting hurt.

As classes get under way, strange happenings begin to bedevil Frost House—frames mys-teriously falling off walls, doors locking by themselves, furniture toppling over. Celeste blames the housemates, convinced they want to scare her into leaving. And while Leena tries to play peacekeeper between her best friends and new roommate, soon the mysterious happenings in the dorm, an intense triangle between Leena, Celeste, and David, and the reawakening of childhood fears all push Leena to take increasingly desperate measures to feel safe. But does the threat lie with her new roommate, within Leena’s own mind . . . or in Frost House itself?

2nd place winner will receive:
1 mystery swag pack!

To enter the giveaway, just fill out the form below. Make sure to check out our giveaway policy on our policy page first! This contest is USA only and ends 10/9/11 (not the 8th like the form says) at 11:59 pm Central Standard Time.

Tuesday, August 2, 2011

Delirium by Lauren Oliver special edition release day!


So... if you didn't already know, today is the release day of Lauren Oliver's special editon of Delirium.

So what makes this edition special?

1) The new cover (I like the old one better, but whatever.)
2) A Q& A with Lauren Oliver!
3) An excerpt of Pandemonium! Cool right?

Anyways... to celebrate the release day, Lauren Oliver is giving away one copy of her book. Click HERE to go to the giveaway, and hurrry, because it ends 8/10!

Love always,
Amanda

Sunday, August 22, 2010

CSN giveaway!

Hey guys, we have another giveaway for Fantasyfest, and while this one isn't fantasy related, we think you'll like it!

Anyways, CSN has over 200 sites, and they were kind enough to give us some cool stuff for the giveaway. After you've entered, please go visit their site, csnstores.com and look through their sites! They sell book cases, luggage, baby products, book ends, furniture, etc! I might just have to see what luggage they have for Spring Break this school year! Anyways, here are the details.

This giveaway is running from today (the 22nd) through 11:59 p.m the 28th. Unfortunately, this giveaway is only for US and Canada, but be sure to keep your eye out for other international giveaways we'll be doing! Ok, there will be ONE winner and they will win these fabulous prizes:
1 set of bookends
2 sets of four bookmarks
and 1 book light.
We hope you like them, and good luck!
Just fill out the form below to enter!

Sunday, August 8, 2010

Rachel Vincent Soul Screamers Giveaway

Hey guys, it's a new week, and  time for a new giveaway! Unfortunately, this one is only for residents of USA, Canada, and Mexico. But we've got some good stuff!

This week, we are giving away a set of Rachel Vincent's Soul Screamers series. A special thank you to Harlequin Teen for sending us copies of My Soul to Keep, and My Soul to Save. And because we wanted you guys to be able to start the books right away, we went out and bought a copy of My Soul to Take.

Anyways...


1 winner will receive:
1 copy of My Soul to Take by Rachel Vincent
1 copy of My Soul to Save by Rachel Vincent
1 copy of My Soul to Keep by Rachel Vincent



Just fill out the form below to enter!

The last day to enter is the 14th, so hurry!

Wednesday, August 4, 2010

Another awesome giveaway!

Guess what guys, I'm addicted to giveaways! No, this giveaway is not on our blog, but it is of epic proportions! Anyhoo... Under the Fairydust is having an amazing end of summer giveaway. Basically, you can win a preordered copy of Paranormalcy, Mockingjay, or Radiance. AND a boxed set of The Heir Chronicles or The Goose Girl series. Anyways go check it out HERE!


Love always,

Amanda

Fantasyfest Ultimate Swag Bag Giveaway!

PLEASE READ EVERYTHING BEFORE ENTERING GIVEAWAY.
Hey guys, it's time for the biggest giveaway of Fantasyfest! The Ultimate Swag Bag! This giveaway runs all month, so you have until the 31st to enter! Okay, so this giveaway is going to be WAY different than the rest. For this giveaway, there are no extra entries for linking. BUT for the rest of the month, you can come back every single day and enter! That is one entry per day, NO MORE. So stop in each day, fill out the form, and get an entry! The downfall to this contest? You HAVE to be a follower of our blog to enter. Nothing else is required, but that's the deal. We check to see if you are followers, and we check to see if you entered more than once each day. If you enter more than once each day, your extra entries will be deleted. And if you're not a follower, your entries will be deleted. Oh, and this giveaway is INTERNATIONAL.

So, go forth and

1) Follow us
2) Fill out the form below
3) Enter our other giveaways just because it's fun!
4) Win cool stuff :)

But I guess before you enter you want to hear what you win...
WELL.
1 Grand prize winner gets:
1 Gorgeous totally unique Mortal's Library Fantasyfest bag
1 Copy of Infinite Days by Rebecca Maizel
Cool Infinite Days swag including bookmarks, postcards, and lavender
Awesome Clockwork Angel swag including a signed poster, rune tattoos, and at least 1 CA journal
1 Copy of My Soul to Take by Rachel Vincent
3 bookmarks(will post pics later)
1 other winner gets:
1 gorgeous totally unique Mortal's Library Fantasyfest bag
Cool Infinite Days swag including bookmarks, postcards, and lavender
Awesome Clockwork Angel swag including a signed poster, rune tattoos, an at least 1 CA journal
1 $10 Barnes and Noble giftcard
2 bookmarks (will post pics later)

Now, we may add more stuff or more winners, we'll find out when it actually arrives in our mailbox :)

Tuesday, August 3, 2010

HUGE Cassie Clare Giveaway

Hey guys, Paperback Dolls is having a HUGE Cassandra Clare giveaway! This includes signed copies of ALL of Cassandra Clare's books (excluding CoFA because it isn't finished obviously), hand crafted Mortal Instruments/Infernal Devices jewelry, and handmade metal shadowhunter bookmarks! It's amazing, go check it out! http://paperbackdolls.blogspot.com/2010/08/cassandra-clare-mega-giveaway.html

Also go enter our Infinite Days giveaway and look at the other giveaways around the blogosphere, all in our sidebar!

Sunday, August 1, 2010

Author Interview: Rebecca Maizel + Giveaway!

Hey guys, like we promised, we have an interview with the awesome author of Infinite Days, Rebecca Maizel! We hope you enjoy this interview, and make sure to buy her Debut Novel; Infinite Days when it comes out on August 3rd! Also, make sure to go check out our calendar for August HERE and see what else we've got in store for Fantasyfest 2010!

What were you like as a teen? How did this affect your writing or you wanting to write, if at all?
I wore my heart on my sleeve all the time. I was a real romantic and I completely believed in finding that storybook romance. I would have loved Infinite Days as a teen because I wanted to believe in that never ending love and that it was possible for me to find in my high school!

My sister is older than me so when I was a kid in 1991, she got her first video camera. Most of my friends were playing with Barbies, I was making movies of my Barbies! I think I was a creative kid but my creativity was harnessed in a narrative way. I was always writing, creating.

What books/authors were you into as a teen?
Babysitters Club! I loved the Babysitters club!
YA wasn’t the same (I was a teen in the 90s) as it is now, there wasn’t as much to choose from but I really adored Judy Blume, she wrote about all the things I was afraid to ask my parents and friends.

Why did you choose to write a young adult fantasy novel instead of another genre or age group?
As a young adult the best times of your life are ahead of you. You may not know it, you may think your life is really down and out but in the end all of the choices of all of your days are far ahead. I loved juxtaposing that to Lenah’s dark past. I love writing for young adults.

Who was the first person (besides you) to read Infinite Days? How did they help you during or after the writing process?

My friend Amanda, who is one of the most brilliant teenagers I’ve ever met. She was the first reader, she always is! She gives me honest feedback. Whatever she does later in life is going to be amazing.

If you could describe Infinite Days in three words, what would they be?
How about phrases and words? :)

1. Falling irrevocably in love.

2. Red roses, lavender, and rosemary.

3. Letting go.

What song (or two) describes Infinite Days?

1.I keep listening to Kate Nash’s - Nicest Thing

2.Coldplay’s – Fix You

Which Infinite Days character is most like you, if any?
Sometimes, I look at the world like I’m standing on the outside looking in. I think a lot of writers feel this way. This is what connects me most to Lenah, my main character. I also think I have a mischievous streak like Tony. :)

Are there any people in real life that you’ve based a character off of?
No, this is an interesting question, though. All of my characters have come from my head, which I suppose is an amalgamation of all of my experiences, and people I’ve met.

Which Infinite Days character was the most fun to write and why?
Oh boy. I can tell you I am having a ball writing a certain character in book 2 but for Infinite Days, I loved writing Rhode. He was so romantic! I also loved writing Justin; especially the end scenes.


Which Infinite Days character would you like as your best friend, and why?
Oooh! Tony, for sure. He’s fun, loyal, and really smart. I would love to have him in my life every day.

What is one thing readers should pay attention to in Infinite Days?
That’s a hard question. I think people should know it’s a story about coming back to life. How you can rise above your past and accept the choices you’ve made.

In the end, what do you want your readers to take away from Infinite Days?
I hope you love this book. I hope I’ve written something that you can’t put down!

Now, one last question we can’t resist asking. Can you tell us anything about the sequel to Infinite Days?
No! But I can tell you that the prologue and first chapter of STOLEN NIGHTS (the sequel) are at the end of the final copies of Infinite Days.

That’s all we’ve got, is there anything else you’d like to add, anything we missed?
August 3rd!! :) That’s when Infinite Days hits the shelves.

Now... to the giveaway! Rebecca has been so kind as to donate some Infinite Days bookmarks and postcards and some dried lavender for our giveaway! So.... we are having an Infinite Days themed giveaway, and the last day to enter is August 8th. And this contest IS INTERNATIONAL. Just fill out the form below! So what will you win??
 
1 Person will win:
1 copy of Infiinite Days
A few bookmarks, and a bag of lavender!
 
1 Person will win a swag bag filled with:
Infinite Days bookmarks
Infinite Days postcards
Baggies of Lavender
This will all be in a Barnes and Noble reusuable tote!

Now, we might extend this contest if not a lot of people enter, and the prizes may change, since they are tentative because we have not received the swag yet, but it's on its way! So, if we have enough, there will be more winners!

Monday, July 26, 2010

Reminder: Contest/ giveaways!

Hey guys, this is a quick reminder. Our Secret Diary of Ashley Juergens giveaway is over the 31st! Make sure to enter before 12:00 AM August 1st! Also, I don't know if we blogged about this one already, but Good Golly Miss Holly is having an awesome ALL IN GIVEAWAY! Over 20 winners, it also ends the 31st! Go enter!!!


love always,

Amanda