contest winners and hilarious insight

The Book Extravaganza that Kristen of Bookworming in the 21st Century and Kate of The Neverending Shelf put together was a resounding success. At least on my end. Wait, did I actually go enter any other contests? Nope. BUT! I had a lot of new and wonderful visitors, crazy blog traffic, and a couple of my most successful contests ever. Thanks to all who participated!

And now, the part you’ve all been waiting for…

The winner of Holly Black’s magical con masterpiece White Cat, plus a bit of swag, is:

Ella Press of The Clock Monkey

Ella wrote, “Watching the latest HP [Harry Potter] trailer makes me smile. It also makes me kinda sad, to know that it’ll be over soon.”

And the winners of Jessica Day George’s fairy-tale type tale Princess of Glass are:

Cass of Words on Paper and Jenny N. of Dreaming of Books

Cass opined, “Who WOULDN’T want a fairy godmother? Do want!” While Jenny N. said, “Of course I’d like a fairy god mother. She’d be very handy to have around.”

In addition, my other contest (for SteamBoyz Week) also ended. The winner of a signed ARC copy of Matthew Kirby’s The Clockwork Three, plus a YA steampunk book from the list of choices is:

fredamans of Freda's Voice

fredamans answered the question, “What is the essential steampunk accessory?” with “Most definitely could not leave the house without my Steampunk Watch Gadget!”

Congrats, winners! Happy reading! Everyone: be on the lookout for more contests soon (yes, it’s an addiction. but it’s not a PROBLEM. i swear.)!

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Oh, you were waiting for the hilarious insight bit? I guess I’ll let you have it. This is SO ME. All my friends agree. Not sure if that’s depressing or hilarious, but the blog post almost made me wet my pants I was laughing so hard…

book extravaganza - princess of glass giveaway

And now for my second Book Extravaganza weekend giveaway, I give you Princess of Glass by Jessica Day George.

The engrossing companion novel to Princess of the Midnight Ball, with a wicked twist on Cinderella.

Hoping to escape the troubles in her kingdom, Princess Poppy reluctantly agrees to take part in a royal exchange program, whereby young princes and princesses travel to each other’s countries in the name of better political alliances—and potential marriages. It’s got the makings of a fairy tale—until a hapless servant named Eleanor is tricked by a vengeful fairy godmother into competing with Poppy for the eligible prince.

Ballgowns, cinders, and enchanted glass slippers fly in this romantic and action-packed happily-ever-after quest from an author with a flair for embroidering tales in her own delightful way.

I’m offering two copies of Princess of Glass for this giveaway, and one of them is signed by the author herself. First winner will get his/her choice, and the second winner will receive the remaining book.

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To enter:

Leave a comment on this post telling me if you’d like to have a fairy godmother (or not). You can earn an extra entry in the giveaway if you comment on my review.

Please include a method of contact. Giveaway is open internationally. Comments will close on July 18 at 11:59pm EST, and I will notify the randomly selected winner via email.

Good luck!

book extravaganza - white cat giveaway

I feel like I’ve gone slightly contest crazy. And I like it. The crazy part. Oh heck, the contest part too…

In any case, welcome to the Book Extravaganza! Kristen of Bookworming in the 21st Century and Kate at The Neverending Shelf are hosting a weekend full of giveaways. They’ve gotten book bloggers of all stripes to offer giveaways over July 16-18, and I’m taking part.

So, for my first giveaway (yes, there are TWO!), I’m offering a signed copy of White Cat by Holly Black, an excerpt from Red Glove (Curseworkers #2), black Curseworkers gloves and a button.

Cassel comes from a family of curse workers -- people who have the power to change your emotions, your memories, your luck, by the slightest touch of their hands. And since curse work is illegal, they're all mobsters, or con artists. Except for Cassel. He hasn't got the magic touch, so he's an outsider, the straight kid in a crooked family. You just have to ignore one small detail -- he killed his best friend, Lila, three years ago.

Ever since, Cassel has carefully built up a façade of normalcy, blending into the crowd. But his façade starts crumbling when he starts sleepwalking, propelled into the night by terrifying dreams about a white cat that wants to tell him something. He's noticing other disturbing things, too, including the strange behavior of his two brothers. They are keeping secrets from him, caught up in a mysterious plot. As Cassel begins to suspect he's part of a huge con game, he also wonders what really happened to Lila. To find that out, Cassel will have to out-con the conmen.

Holly Black has created a gripping tale of mobsters and dark magic where a single touch can bring love – or death – and your dreams might be more real than your memories.

Oh yeah, and check out this photo of me with Holly Black! I got to meet her at ALA, where she was signing White Cat and being awesome. As you can tell, she is made of classy, and I have that glazed fangirl look. In other words, all is right with the world. But! You will want to know how to win the book and swag.

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To enter:

Leave a comment on this post with something that makes you smile. It could be a joke, a link, a (very) short story, a book title…whatever you want it to be. You can earn an extra entry for the giveaway if you comment on my review.

Please include a method of contact. Giveaway is open internationally. Comments will close on July 18 at 11:59pm EST, and I will notify the randomly selected winner via email.

Good luck!