Blogoversary Giveaway: Carrier of the Mark!

Carrier of the Mark by Leigh Fallon
Publisher: HarperTeen
Pub. Date: October 4th, 2011
Pages: 342
Series: Carrier Trilogy, #1
Age Level: YA

Synopsis via Goodreads
Their love was meant to be.

When Megan Rosenberg moves to Ireland, everything in her life seems to fall into place. After growing up in America, she's surprised to find herself feeling at home in her new school. She connects with a group of friends, and she is instantly drawn to darkly handsome Adam DeRÍs.

But Megan is about to discover that her feelings for Adam are tied to a fate that was sealed long ago—and that the passion and power that brought them together could be their ultimate destruction.

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One lucky winner will receive a copy of Carrier of the Mark by Leigh Fallon.

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Blogoversary Giveaway: Books I've Enjoyed Pack!

~ARC Instructions for a Broken Heart by Kim Culbertson (My Review)
~ARC Will Work for Prom Dress by Aimee Ferris (My Review)
~Arctic Thunder by Robert Feagan (My Review)
~The Liar Society by Lisa & Laura Roecker (My Review)
~Wherever Nine Lies by Lynn Weingarten (My Review)
~The Den of Shadows Quartet by Amelia Atwater-Rhodes (My Review)
~ARC My Life, the Theater, and Other Tragedies by Allen Zadoff (My Review)
~ARC Fall for Anything by Courtney Summers (My Review)

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Contest Details
The books listed above are all books I've read and given 4 stars or more to. I've recently been clearing books off my shelves and decided I'd share these great reads with you. One lucky winner will get them all! US only unless willing to pay shipping. Please read full terms and conditions before entering.

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Blogoversary Giveaway: Paranormal & Contemp Packs!

Prize Pack #1: Paranormal


~Signed PB of Evernight by Claudia Gray
~Signed PB of Stargazer by Claudia Gray
~HC of Hourglass by Claudia Gray

Prize Pack #2: Some Classic Contemps


~PB of Saving Zoe by Alyson Noel
~PB of That Summer by Sarah Dessen
~PB of The Boyfriend List by E. Lockhart ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Contest Details There will be two winners for this giveaway. You can pick which prize pack you'd like to be entered for on the rafflecopter. Giveaway is US only unless you are willing to pay shipping costs. Please read the terms and conditions before entering. Good luck!

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It's My Three Year Blogoversay!

Guess what everyone?! Today is my Three Year Blogoversary! Yay! I'm so happy and excited, proud and surprised I actually stuck with blogging this long. It's been a great journey so far and I plan on sticking around for quite a while yet. Honestly, this blogoversay means even more than the prior two because this one has seen me through my first year of college, the death of my dad, and countless other things. To still be blogging, to know that all of you have held onto following my blog through the ups and downs this past year means so SO much! And now that I'll be going to BEA for the first time this year, I truly feel like I've earned the right to go, versus just going because I can.

I joined the whole book blogging thing on a sheer whim. I started noticing some of my bookmooch friends had them and I got curious. Well, I thought to myself, "I write short reviews on the books I read. Maybe this would be something fun for me to do." And that was it folks. With barely any idea of what I was doing, I started my book blog. Most the stuff I learned as I went along; thankfully I quickly learned how to use the HTML coding and gadgets but with some stuff I did require some help.

When I first started, Tina from Fantastic Book Review was a HUGE help to me. You have her to thank for the fact that my blog has three columns. If I had questions she had answers and I'm sure I annoyed the crap out of her at times. Honestly, I don't know that my blog would be where it is today had it not been for her help. So thanks Tina, if you're reading this. :D

Also, thanks to all my close blog friends out there! I'd name you all but there's a lot of you and you know who you are. :)

Well that's pretty much it everyone. These past three years has been awesometastic, despite the ups and downs, and I have loved getting to know and talk with all of you. Stay tuned because later today, the real fun begins, starting with a giveaway. Hope you are all having a terrific week and thanks for supporting me by being a follower!

(Note: This post is pretty similar to last year's blogoversary post but I have pretty much the same things to say. Some stuff is different though, obviously)

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Noteworthy Passages: Graffiti Moon!

Graffiti Moon (ARC) by Cath Crowley
Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date: February 14th, 2012
Pages: 272
Age Level: 14+
Source: Netgalley

Disclaimer: Please note that this is an ARC and passages and quotes below are subject to change in the final copy.

Synopsis via Goodreads
Senior year is over, and Lucy has the perfect way to celebrate: tonight, she's going to find Shadow, the mysterious graffiti artist whose work appears all over the city. He's out there somewhere—spraying color, spraying birds and blue sky on the night—and Lucy knows a guy who paints like Shadow is someone she could fall for. Really fall for. Instead, Lucy's stuck at a party with Ed, the guy she's managed to avoid since the most awkward date of her life. But when Ed tells her he knows where to find Shadow, they're suddenly on an all-night search around the city. And what Lucy can't see is the one thing that's right before her eyes.

Noteworthy Passages (Kindle edition)

Ed & Leo; Loc. 129-31
"Don't start. Gran's been complaining about Melbourne weather all day. I told her, 'You live in Austrailia, that's what you get.'" 
"What'd she say?"
"She made me clean out the shed."
"That's what I thought." Leo's one of the toughest guys around, but his gran's tougher. 

Ed & Lucy; Loc. 1149-51
I think about her being disappointed because I'm a guy going nowhere, not a guy who's sensitive and smart and funny. I think about her going to college and making glass and me staying where I am spraying walls and scraping rent. "I can show you how to get the ship in the bottle," she says. "If you want."
"I don't know. Seems like a lot of trouble for a boat that's going nowhere."

Lucy; Loc. 2010-13
I hear everything he's ever painted in his voice. I hear that person on the beach, looking at the waves. I hear hearts rocked by earthquakes and disappointed seas. I see the doors along the corridors in his head. I make myself look at him, because he needs to be looked at. He needs to be seen. I hate that he's been on his own for so long, painting graffiti moons and bricked-in birds and keeping quiet about who he really is.

Ed; Loc 2070
"Criminal mastermind at work. You forgot to put petrol in the getaway van."


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Okay so I just LOVED this book and there were so many great passages! I hope you enjoyed the ones I selected. To find out more on what I thought of Graffiti Moon, you can read my review HERE. Thanks for stopping by, would love to hear your thoughts! :D

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PLEASE NOTE: This is a feature hosted here at my blog in which I present you with selected passages or quotes that I deem Noteworthy from a book I've just reviewed. My hopes are of course, that these passages will make you want to pick the book up and read it. This feature was started and created by me in January (2011) in hopes of making my blog more unique. That being said, I would like to kindly request that you do not use this feature as it was intended to be for my blog only and is not a meme. If you see some one else using it, please know it is without my permission. Thank you.

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Waiting on Wednesday: Incarnation!

Waiting on Wednesday is hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine.

Incarnation By Emma Cornwall
Publisher: Gallery Books
Pub. Date: September 18th, 2012
Pages: 352
Age Level: YA

Synopsis via Goodreads Lucy Weston tracks down the novelist Bram Stroker in her search to reveal the dark force who made her a vampire—and regain her humanity in the process.

In the steampunk world of Victorian London, Lucy Weston, a character in Dracula, seeks out Bram Stoker to discover why he deliberately lied about her in his popular novel. With Stoker’s reluctant help, she tracks the creature who transformed her from the sensual underworld where humans vie to become vampires to a hidden cell beneath a temple to madness and finally into the glittering Crystal Palace where death reigns supreme.

Haunted by fragmentary memories of her lost life and love, Lucy battles her thirst for blood as she struggles to stop a catastrophic war that will doom vampires and humans alike. Ultimately, she makes a choice that illuminates for her—and for us—the true nature of what it means to be human.

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Wow! First of all, that cover is amazing! The bright red with the icey blues is soooo pretty. Secondly, it sounds so amazing and pretty original, especially for a vampire book. Really looking forward to this one coming out. So what do y'all think?

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Blog Tour: Nothing Special Giveaway!

Nothing Special by Geoff Herbach
Publisher: Sourcebooks Fire
Pub. Date: May 1st, 2012
Pages: 290
Series: Sequel to Stupid Fast
Age Level: YA

Synopsis via Goodreads
Felton Reinstein thought he had it all-a great girlfriend, an athletic scholarship in the bag, and football friends he could totally count on. Wrong. Like an elephant storming a house of cards, it all comes crashing down. And it's Felton's fault. Turns out his little brother has taken an impromptu road trip to Florida (aka desperate flight from all the talented people) to make a bid for stardom (aka fronting a hotel rock band with escapees from a retirement community). What's a big brother to do but help pick up the pieces, even if it means giving up all the status, all the glory and once again facing a life of nothing special.
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Thanks to Sourcebooks, one lucky winner will get a copy of Nothing Special, the sequel to Stupid Fast. Please read the terms and conditions prior to entering! US and Canada only!

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