Saturday, November 27, 2010
Who wants a $20 shopping voucher from Borders Australia?
Okay so a couple of days ago I was browsing through Borders desperate to spend my $100 gift voucher I received for my birthday which has been burning a hole through my pocket just waiting to be spent on some good books. I eventually decided upon Radiant Shadows by Melissa Marr. I’ve read the first three books in the series and really enjoyed them so I thought why not start the next book in the series plus I know Darkest Mercy, the next (and final) book in the series, is releasing early next year so by reading Radiant Shadows I will be able to pick up Darkest Mercy when its released and find out how the series is going to end.
Anyway (sorry going a bit off topic) when I went up to the counter the cashier asked me if I wanted to join the Borders VIP Loyalty Program, I said yes upon which I was issued a card, following this the cashier then told me because I joined I’ve automatically received a $20 shopping voucher, whoot I said and then proceeded to use my $20 I just received on the book so I got the book for free and my $100 gift voucher balance remains at $100!
So long story short if you join up to Borders VIP Loyalty Program you get $20, how awesome is that? For more information click here [this page basically explains all the details you need to know].
Want to be one of the first people in Australia to read Last Sacrifice?
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If the answer to this is a resounding YES and you live in Australia
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To celebrate the upcoming release of Last Sacrifice, Penguin Australia Australia
All you need to do is simply tell Penguin Australia
Email your entry Vampire Academy HQ - vampireacademy@au.penguingroup.com - by Wednesday 1 December 4pm, Australian Eastern Standard Time. The competition will be judged first thing on Thursday 2 December which will enable the books to get to the six lucky winners by Monday 6 December at the latest!
This competition is open to residents of Australia
Friday, November 26, 2010
Book Blogger Hop #20 & Follow Friday #14
Book Blogger Hop is hosted by Jennifer @ Crazy for Books whilst Follow Friday is hosted by ParaJunkee’s View. ‘The Hop’ and ‘Follow Friday’ are a great way to find other people who love to blog about books just like me! So if you’re interested in participating why not check out both Crazy for Books and ParaJunkee’s View for more information.
Jennifer also asks us hopper’s to answer a new question each week, so today’s question for the Hop is (*drum roll please*):
What is your favorite book cover?
This is a difficult question for me there are so many book covers I just adore but if I have to pick one it would be Blood & Flowers by Penny Blubaugh, this book isn’t even released yet so I haven’t even seen it in the flesh, but there is just something so whimsical and stunning about this cover. I only hope that the story is just as amazing as the cover, well I’ll just have to wait until it’s released on March 1st 2011.
Wednesday, November 24, 2010
Waiting on Wednesday: Last Sacrifice by Richelle Mead
"Waiting On" Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted by Jill @ Breaking the Spine, which spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating.
This week's pre-publication "can't-wait-to-read" is:
Last Sacrifice (Vampire Academy #6) by Richelle Mead
Release Date: December 7, 2010
Publisher: Razorbill
Age Group: Young Adult
Murder. Love. Jealousy. And the ultimate sacrifice.
Now, with Rose on trial for her life and Lissa first in line for the Royal Throne, nothing will ever be the same between them.
The sixth and final book in the international bestselling Vampire Academy series will leave fans breathless to the last page.
Love and Loyalty Run Deeper Than Blood
I cannot wait until Last Sacrifice is released only 14 more days, yay! The ending of Spirit Bound left me stunned and desperately wanting it not to end, but here we are now and I’ll get my ending very soon.
For those of you who haven’t read the series (what are you waiting for?) here’s a little blurb on the books taken from Penguin Australia:
Richelle Mead's Vampire Academy books follow the war between two races of vampires, living and undead. Rose Hathaway, a 17-year old half-vampire, is training to be a bodyguard for the living vampires and finds her life complicated by the constant danger. As well as an illicit romance with one of her teachers, Rose continually struggles to protect her best friend from the evils that surround them. If you like vampire stories, you'll love the Vampire Academy saga.
For more info why not visit:
Penguin Australia has been posting Last Sacrifice teaser trailers and quotes, below are all the trailers that have been posted so far.
Tuesday, November 23, 2010
Teaser Tuesday #17
Teaser Tuesday is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just do the following:
1. Grab you current read
2. Open to a random page
3. Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page
BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!)
Share the title and author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!
Today’s teaser is from Hold Me Closer, Necromancer the debut YA novel from author Lish McBride. I only started it today but so far so good, the action starts off basically from the start, I’m also loving the main character Sam he is hilarious, gotta love that deadpan humour!
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‘One minute I was watching Mosquito on SyFy, which was as awful and intriguing as it sounds; the next, it had gone to commercial and I was like I am now.’ Frank perked up. ‘You were killed because you watched Mosquito?’ He paled slightly. ‘Oh, man, I watched Mosquito. Do you think I’m next?’
- p. 52, Hold Me Closer, Necromancer by Lish McBride
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Sunday, November 21, 2010
2011 Debut Author Challenge
I’ve just signed up to the 2011 Debut Author challenge hosted by Kristi over at that fabulous blog we all know and love The Story Siren. You’re all probably thinking well that’s all well and good but what exactly is this 2011 Debut Author Challenge Romy? Well this challenge aims to highlight young adult and middle grade authors who are releasing their first novel in 2011. The challenge is to read at least twelve debut novels. Anyone can join. You don't have to be a blogger, and you don't have to live in the United States
So does this sound like something you’d love to participate in? If the answer is YES this sounds awesome all you have to do is go to the sign up page to let Kristi know your participating in the challenge.
For more info Kristi has written a really helpful FAQ post, I definitely recommend reading that post before you go to the sign up page. There is also a general info post all about the challenge, which also has a list of 2011 debut authors (which will come in very handy), you should check out too
I’ve started having a look at what debut books I want to read, here’s what I have so far:
Across the Universe by Beth Revis (11/01/2011)*#
The Iron Witch by Karen Mahoney (08/02/2011)
Like Mandarin by Kirsten Hubbard (08/03/2011) – so excited for this one, I’ve been waiting for ages!
Blood Magic by Tessa Gratton (26/04/2011)
*I’ve already received an ARC of this from Penguin Australia
# Side note, I've just thought about this but my American readers may think I can’t write dates correctly, I can, it’s just this is how we do our dates in Australia, we do the day first and then the month, sorry if it’s confusing
This list is by no means complete, I’ll definitely be adding to it! I just need to take the time and sit down with my laptop and browse my goodreads account.
As I’m doing The Contempts challenge as well I’ve decided I’m going to create a separate ‘Reading Challenge’ page where I’ll list all the books I want to read for my challenges (which should make everything easier). I’m going to create a link in my drop down menu so if you really want to know my complete list of what I’m going to read keep checking back and sometime voila! I will have a challenge page!
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