Summer Giveaway Hop 2011

July 31, 2011 at 4:33 PM (Blog Hops, Giveaways) (, , , , , , , , , , )

It’s Summer Giveaway Hop time!  The hop is hosted by I Am A Reader, Not A Writer and Bookhounds.  It will run until August 7th.  You have a chance to win one of two prizes on my blog.  After you enter here, remember to check out the other 300 giveaways!

The rules:

-Must be over 13 years old.  If you are under 18, you must have parent/guardian permission.
-Giveaways are international, provided the US Postal Service ships to you.  Here’s the link to make sure these guys ship to you.  Or, if you know of a better alternative, I’m game.
-Giveaways end on August 7, 2011 at 11:59 PM PST.
-Two winners will be chosen by random.org.

-You contact information counts as your main entry.
-Extra entries are possible through:
1) subscribing for email updates (subscribe button is on the sidebar) +2
2) following my Twitter account (@mavieenprose) +2
3) spreading the word (tweet, post, blog, etc.) +1

I will send emails to the winners after the giveaways end.  The winners must respond within 72 hours or new winners will be chosen.

The goods:

For those into adult fantasy, one copy of…

The Magicians by Lev Grossman

(Just in time for the sequel, The Magician King, which is due out next week.)

THE MAGICIANS GIVEAWAY IS NOW CLOSED

For the YA crowd, one copy of…

Halo by Alexandra Adornetto

(In time for the sequel, Hades, which is due out at the end of August.)

HALO GIVEAWAY IS NOW CLOSED

Good luck and thanks for visiting!

Visit I Am A Reader, Not A Writer and Bookhounds for links to the other giveaways.
(But wait until August 1st to go blog hopping so all of the giveaway posts will be up.)

You can also check out the Uglies series giveaway here.

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Beg, Borrow, and Steal (002)

July 21, 2011 at 1:12 AM (Beg Borrow & Steal) (, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , )

Beg, Borrow, & Steal time again!  This is my version of the In My Mailbox meme, which is hosted by The Story Siren.  Here are the books I acquired in the past week!  One of them is a hint for a prize in one of the upcoming giveaways…

Begged:
Books I bought because they were priced well.  Like, REALLY well.

Princess Academy by Shannon Hale

Blue is for Nightmares by Laurie Faria Stolarz

Elsewhere by Gabrielle Zevin

Borrowed:
Final copies checked out from different libraries.

The Map of Time by Felix J. Palma

Imaginary Girls by Nove Ren Suma

Spellbound by Cara Lynn Shultz

Steals:
Free downloads or eGalleys received for review.

Daimon by Jennifer L. Armentrout
Release Date: May 10, 2011

A Beautiful Dark by Jocelyn Davies
Release Date: September 27, 2011

The Poisoned House by Michael Ford
Release Date: September 1, 2011

The Magician King by Lev Grossman
Release Date: August 9, 2011

Tris & Izzie by Mette Ivie Harrison
Release Date: October 11, 2011

Vanish: A Firelight Novel by Sophie Jordan
Release Date: August 17, 2011

The Rafters by A. C. Montgomery
Release Date: September 15, 2011

Misfit by Jon Skovron
Release Date: August 1, 2011

A fun batch, indeed.  I’m doing laundry for the library later today (… yes, libraries have laundry) so I’ll have a chance to chip away at the pile!  Woohoo!

Don’t forget to enter to win the Uglies series by Scott Westerfeld!

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