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Thursday 26 July 2012

New Arrivals! (#9)

This week I spent quite a bit on books!

Most of these were bought in preparation for book signings that are happening near me throughout August


Also, each and every one of these books will be reviewed along with a whole range of other books, so keep an eye on the blog :)

(Morganville Vampires #1) Glass Houses by Rachel Caine
(Mercy #3) Muse by Rebecca Lim
(Paranormalcy #2) Supernaturally by Kiersten White
(Skulduggery Pleasant #1) Skulduggery Pleasant by Derek Landy
(Skulduggery Pleasant #2) Playing with Fire by Derek Landy
(Skulduggery Pleasant #3) The Faceless One by Derek Landy
(Skulduggery Pleasant #4) Dark Days by Derek Landy
(Skulduggery Pleasant #5) Mortal Coil by Derek Landy
(Skulduggery Pleasant #6) Death Bringer by Derek Landy
(Skulduggery Pleasant Novella) The End of the World


The upcoming book signings are:

Rebecca Lim - 3rd August, Dymocks (234 Collins Street), The City, Melbourne - 5.30pm
Derek Landy - 16th August, Dymocks (234 Collins Street), The City, Melbourne - 5.15pm
John Marsden - 19th August,  Narre Warren Library, Victoria - 2-3pm

Friday 20 July 2012

JLA Reading Challenge!!!

Deity Island is hosting the most awesome reading challenge EVER!!!




Jennifer L. Armentrout, an incredibly talented author, has five books AND a novella coming out before the end of the year and this Reading Challenge is to celebrate that.
Jenn's upcoming books are:

Onyx (Lux #2) - 14th August
Cursed  - 18th September
Unchained (Nephilim Rising #1) - 16th October
Deity (Covenant #3) - 6th November
Elixir (Covenant #3.5) - November
Opal (Lux #3) - 6th December

Here is the info. on the challenge:

THE OBJECTIVE



I CHALLENGE YOU... to (re)read all of JLA's books and post a NEW review/post about it from August 1st-December 31st, 2012. Each month, a new post will go up explaining which book(s) to read and a Linky List will be provided for you to add your review/post. At the end of each month, we will be giving away one of Jen's books to one lucky person who links up their review/post.



HOW IT WORKS



August 1st-31st 
- (Re)Read the Lux series: Obsidian, Shadows, Onyx 
- Post your thoughts or a NEW review about any/all of the books on any of the outlets listed below
- Add your link to the linky to be entered to win a copy of Cursed

September 17th-October 18th*
- (Re)Read Cursed
- Post your thoughts or a NEW review about it on any of the outlets listed below
- Add your link to the linky to be entered to win a copy of Unchained

October 15th-November 16th*
- (Re)Read Unchained
- Post your thoughts or a NEW review about it on any of the outlets listed below
- Add your link to the linky to be entered to win a copy of Deity

November 1st-30th 
- (Re)Read the Covenant Series: Daimon, Half-Blood, Pure, Deity, Elixir
- Post your thoughts or a NEW review about any/all of the books on any of the outlets listed below
- Add your link to the linky to be entered to win ONE of THREE ebook copies of Tempting the Best Man

December 1st-31st
- (Re)Read Tempting the Best Man
- Post your thoughts or a NEW review about it on any of the outlets listed
- Add your link to the linky to be entered to win a copy of Opal


*These two months overlap with others because of the book release dates & I wanted to give participants ample time to read each book, but the rules are still the same.*



UP FOR GRABS



- Physical copies of Onyx, Unchained, Cursed, Deity, and Opal
- eBook copies of Tempting the Best Man
- Preorder of ONE of Jen's 2013 releases (TBD as release dates are announced, details subject to change)


*New prizes may be added as the challenge progresses and I will keep you updated if that happens.*



THE FINE PRINT 



1. In order to participate in the Challenge, you must SIGN UP via the Linky List below. You can join the Challenge at any time as long as you sign up (the Linky will remain open throughout the Challenge). Your link must be on this list in order to be eligible for prizes.

2. Each month will feature a different book/series that you will be challenged to read. You can read any of Jen's books in whatever order you'd like, but I'm sure it'd be more fun to go with the challenge and read whichever book we're featuring for the month. As long as you reviewed the book(s) anytime from August 1-December 31st, it counts as an entry into our giveaways.

3. Post a NEW review to any of these media outlets - Your Blog, Goodreads, Amazon, Barnes & Noble or Facebook. If you've already written a review somewhere, you can either write a NEW review on an outlet you haven't written on OR simply post about the book (i.e. thoughts about the re-reading the books) on any of the aforementioned websites.

4. Add a link of your review/post to the provided Linky List in the Monthly Challenge Post. The Linky will open on the 1st of the month and close THREE days after the end of the month (for those who don't have time to link up on that day). Only reviews/posts made during that month for the book(s) challenged will count towards the giveaway. If you post multiple reviews on different websites, each one counts as ONE entry. As long as the review was written within that month, it counts.

5. At the end of the Challenge, I'll do a Wrap-Up post and host a giveaway for ONE of Jen's 2013 releases (Title -TBD, details subject to change). Once release dates are announced, I'll let you know which book is up for grabs in the post. There might even be something special for those who participate every month, so keep that in mind.

6. All giveaways are valid ONLY for wherever The Book Depository ships, so if you're entering the giveaways, please make sure they ship to you.



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I have already signed up for this Reading Challenge and recommend everyone to join in, all of Jennifer's books are highly enjoyable so you won't regret a single moment :)

Thursday 19 July 2012

New Arrivals! (#8)

No new books arrived this week, but I did receive some awesome swag in the mail from Jennifer L. Armentrout!!!


Thank you sooo much Jennifer!!!

Thursday 12 July 2012

New Arrivals! (#7)

This week I only bought one new book


but reviews of each book in the Gallagher Girls series will be up over the next couple of weeks!!! :)

Thursday 5 July 2012

New Arrivals! (#6)

This week three of my orders arrived in the mail.


(Drake Chronicles #5) Blood Moon by Alyxandra Harvey
(Lila #1) Hunting Lila by Sarah Alderson
(Covenant #2) Pure by Jennifer L. Armentrout

I also received two awesome bookmarks!!

The fronts:


The Backs, one is signed :)