Contest winners!

First, thank you to everyone who entered these contests and thank you to Lauren at Shooting Stars Mag for hosting the YA Book Carnival. I'm sure everyone could agree it was a great idea that will hopefully become an annual thing. Anyway, now for the moment you've all been waiting for...

The winner of Secret Society is...

Steph Su

The winner of two YA books is...

Bianca

who selected The One and Cruel Summer.

Congrats Steph and Bianca! I'll be emailing you soon so that I can get your addresses and send out the books.

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: Secret Society

Now for my final contest that's part of Shooting Star Mag's YA Book Carnival. This one is a follower appreciation contest, because I love you guys and really appreciate having readers. Anyway, for the details:

I am giving away an ARC of Tom Dolby's Secret Society, to be released September 29th. So, if you would like to enter, you must be a follower. If you were a follower before this post, let me know and you'll get an extra entry.

To enter: Just comment below :) Include your email address so that I can contact you if you win. And sorry, but U.S. addresses only.

For extra entries:
+1 if you were a follower before this post
+1 if you suggest a book for me feature in a Feed Your Ears Friday post
+2 if you add me to your blog roll
+2 for each time you blog about/link to/twitter about this contest (unlimited amount of times)
+4 if you comment on and/or link to my review of Secret Society

So... GO! This contest will end July 10th.

Update: This contest will now end July 18th.

YA Book Carnival: Mixed Giveaway

Since I couldn't decide which of the following books to giveaway (and unfortunately couldn't hold a contest for them all thanks to that stupid thing called shipping), I'm giving YOU a choice of two of the following books. That's right, if you win, you can pick which two of these five books end up in your mailbox.

So, on to the selection:
-Diary of a Chav by Grace Dent (ARC)
-Far From You by Lisa Schroeder (HC)
-The One (Chloe Gamble) by Ed Decter (PB)
-Cruel Summer by Alyson Noel (PB)
-Love on Cue by Catherine Hapka (PB)

To enter:
Just comment with which two books you'd like to win! Sorry, US addresses only. Include your email address so that I can contact you if you win.

For extra entries (so many ways!):
+1 if you become a follower
+2 if you already are a follower
+1 if you enter my contest for Hunted
+2 if you blog about/link to/twitter about this contest (up to 3 times for +6)
+3 if you comment on any of my reviews, just tell me which one(s)

Contest ends July 18th, winner (hopefully) announced July 19th.

For more contests and to support other bloggers, check out Shooting Star Mag's YA Book Carnival. Also check back Thursday for my final YA Book Carnival contest - a chance to win Tom Dolby's Secret Society.

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)

YA Book Carnival

Sorry I didn't have a chance to get a review up today! I promise to get a couple up over the next few days, so you can look forward to that. And here's something just as cool as book reviews (okay, correction: even cooler):

Shooting Stars Mag is hosting a YA Book Carnival coming up next week, from June 21st to June 27th. During this week, a ton of YA bloggers will be hosting contests for books and book-related things. It should be a blast, so check out full details over here. I have decided to host three or four contests during the YA Book Carnival (books and accompanying mix CDs), so keep an eye out this coming week.