YA Book Carnival: Hunted Winner

Sorry I'm getting this up so late. After writing out lots of little slips of paper and digging through my closet for a hat, I have a winner. So, the moment you've all been waiting for, the winner of my first contest, part of Shooting Star Mag's YA Book Carnival, is...

Briana, The Book Pixie!

CONGRATS BRIANA! You won a copy of P.C. and Kristin Cast's Hunted. I'll be e-mailing you soon to get your mailing address.

Anyway, thank you to everyone who entered! I'm glad my first contest was such a success (and that I got such a great summer playlist out of it heh). If you didn't win, I still have a pick two of five YA titles contest going on, plus a contest for Tom Dolby's Secret Society. If you're not interested in either of these, don't worry, I have more books to give away later in the summer.

YA Book Carnival: Hunted Contest

The YA Book Carnival starts today, hosted by Shooting Stars Mag. To get the full scoop on the carnival and to find other giveaways, head over here.


To start with, I'll be giving away the fifth installment of the House of the Night series by P.C. and Kristin Cast: Hunted along with a mix CD to go with the book.


To enter:

Just comment on this post with your favorite summer song (you know I love music, and I'm putting together a playlist for when I read by the pool/at the beach).



Include your e-mail address so that I can get in touch if you win. Also, U.S. addresses only (sorry - I can't afford international shipping).

For extra entries:

+1 if you become a follower
+2 if you already are a follower
+1 if you suggest a book for me feature in a Feed Your Ears Friday post
+2 if you blog about/link to this contest (up to 3 times for +6)

Contest ends July 4th and I'll try to post the winner July 5th.

P.S. Keep an eye out for the other two contests I'll be hosting this week (one for a selection of YA books, another for followers for Tom Dolby's Secret Society)

48 Hour Book Challenge: Update 1

My first update:


1PM-3:45PM: Reading Hunted
3:45PM-4:30PM: Break to teach violin lesson
4:30PM-5:30PM: Reading Hunted - FINISHED
5:30-6:00: Blogging here with update and review


Totals:
Time: 4.25 hours
Books: 1: Hunted by P.C. Cast and Kristin Cast
Pages: 323


My thoughts on Hunted, a mini-review of sorts:

I have to say I'm addicted to the House of Night series. I want the next one NOW. Number five is certainly worth the extra money for a hardcover (plus the jacket is awesome as BOTH sides are printed). I love the role poetry plays in this installment and really like seeing the characters develop, such as seeing a softer side to Aphrodite. My only complaint is that there are TOO MANY GUYS for Zoey. I mean, Erik, Heath, AND Stark? I can't even decide who I want her to end up with because it's gotten to the point where they're just overwhelming, especially since Zoey has shown absolutely progress in making up her mind. I'm hoping that number six takes care of this a bit (and as I like all of the guys, I hope it does so in a Person X-finds-another-love sort of way rather than a Zoey-breaks-their-heart sort of way). 8 out of 10.



On to reading! I'm going with Hatter M: The Looking Glass Wars Volume 1 by Frank Beddor next (I'm not sure if I'm super excited, but it has been sitting in a pile on my floor with a nice little note from the publisher for a while, so I figure I might as well try it now).