Welcome to the My Favorite Reads Giveaway Hop, hosted by I Am A Reader, Not A Writer, and Rachelle’s Writing Spot.

The idea of the “hop” is that a whole bunch of blogs plan different giveaways, then link up to make it easier for visitors to find and enter them. This hop runs from Friday, June 1, 2012 to Wednesday, June 6, 2012. The winner will be announced on Thursday, June 7, 2012.

For this hop, I’m giving away one of my favorite books I’ve read as an adult. It’s Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke. It’s hard to express how much I loved this book! I’m hoping to give some new readers the chance to discover it too.

Blurb (from Goodreads):

At the dawn of the nineteenth century, two very different magicians emerge to change England’s history. In the year 1806, with the Napoleonic Wars raging on land and sea, most people believe magic to be long dead in England–until the reclusive Mr Norrell reveals his powers, and becomes a celebrity overnight.

Soon, another practicing magician comes forth: the young, handsome, and daring Jonathan Strange. He becomes Norrell’s student, and they join forces in the war against France. But Strange is increasingly drawn to the wildest, most perilous forms of magic, straining his partnership with Norrell, and putting at risk everything else he holds dear.

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Welcome to the Splash into Summer Giveaway Hop, hosted by I Am A Reader, Not A Writer, and Page Turners Blog.

The idea of the “hop” is that a whole bunch of blogs plan different giveaways, then link up to make it easier for visitors to find and enter them. This hop runs from Friday, May 25, 2012 to Thursday, May 31, 2012. The winner will be announced on Friday, June 1, 2012.

For this hop, I’m giving away an advanced reader copy of Scarlett Dedd by Cathy Brett.

Blurb (from Goodreads):

You’re dead Scarlett…Previously a poor taste jibe from school frenemies, now a statement of fact. Scarlett is absolutely mortified (in more ways than one) to discover that she’s accidentally killed herself while trying to get out of a school trip. Even worse, she’s taken her entire family with her. Life as a ghost is pretty dull – if only some of her friends were dead too..

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Welcome to the Love in Bloom Giveaway Hop, hosted by I Am A Reader, Not A Writer, and Portrait of a Book.

The idea of the “hop” is that a whole bunch of blogs plan different giveaways, then link up to make it easier for visitors to find and enter them. This hop runs from Friday, May 18, 2012 to Wednesday, May 23, 2012. The winner will be announced on Thursday, May 24, 2012.

For this hop, I’m giving away a copy of Bittersweet by Sarah Ockler.

Blurb (from Goodreads):

Once upon a time, Hudson knew exactly what her future looked like. Then a betrayal changed her life, and knocked her dreams to the ground. Now she’s a girl who doesn’t believe in second chances… a girl who stays under the radar by baking cupcakes at her mom’s diner and obsessing over what might have been.

So when things start looking up and she has another shot at her dreams, Hudson is equal parts hopeful and terrified. Of course, this is also the moment a cute, sweet guy walks into her life… and starts serving up some seriously mixed signals. She’s got a lot on her plate, and for a girl who’s been burned before, risking it all is easier said than done.

It’s time for Hudson to ask herself what she really wants, and how much she’s willing to sacrifice to get it. Because in a place where opportunities are fleeting, she knows this chance may very well be her last…

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Welcome to the Showers of Books Giveaway Hop, hosted by I Am A Reader, Not A Writer, KidLitFrenzy, Classic Children’s Books, and Mymcbooks.

The idea of the “hop” is that a whole bunch of blogs plan different giveaways, then link up to make it easier for visitors to find and enter them. This hop runs from Monday, May 7, 2012 to Sunday, May 13, 2012. The winner will be announced on Monday, May 14, 2012.

For this hop, I’m giving away my advanced reader copy of Deadweather and Sunrise by Geoff Rodkey.

Blurb (from Goodreads):

A stunning middle-grade debut–full of heart, humor, and nonstop action

It’s tough to be thirteen, especially when somebody’s trying to kill you.

Not that Egg’s life was ever easy, growing up on sweaty, pirate-infested Deadweather Island with no company except an incompetent tutor and a pair of unusually violent siblings who hate his guts.

But when Egg’s father hustles their family off on a mysterious errand to fabulously wealthy Sunrise Island, then disappears with the siblings in a freak accident, Egg finds himself a long-term guest at the mansion of the glamorous Pembroke family and their beautiful, sharp-tongued daughter Millicent. Finally, life seems perfect.

Until someone tries to throw him off a cliff.

Suddenly, Egg’s running for his life in a bewildering world of cutthroat pirates, villainous businessmen, and strange Native legends. The only people who can help him sort out the mystery of why he’s been marked for death are Millicent and a one-handed, possibly deranged cabin boy.

Come along for the ride. You’ll be glad you did.

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Welcome to the Showers of Books Giveaway Hop, hosted by I Am A Reader, Not A Writer and Eve’s Fan Garden.

The idea of the “hop” is that a whole bunch of blogs plan different giveaways, then link up to make it easier for visitors to find and enter them. This hop runs from Tuesday, May 1, 2012 to Monday, May 7, 2012. The winner will be announced on Tuesday, May 8, 2012.


For this hop, I’m giving away my advanced reader copy of Zombie by J.R. Angelella.

Blurb (from Goodreads):

Fourteen-year-old Jeremy Barker is obsessed with zombie movies. He attends an all-boys Catholic High School where roving gangs in plaid make his days a living hell. His mother is an absentee pillhead, his older brother a self-diagnosed sex-addict, and his father an ex-Marine realtor who disappears night after night without explanation. Jeremy navigates it all with a code cobbled together from Night of the Living Dead, 28 Days Later, Planet Terror, Zombieland and Dawn of the Dead:

• Avoid Contact
• Keep Quiet
• Forget the Past
• Lock-and-load
• Fight to Survive

The code is put to the test when he discovers in his father’s closet a bizarre homemade video of a man strapped to a bed, being prepped for some sort of surgical procedure. As Jeremy—troubled but ever-optimistic—attempts to trace the origin of the video, this remarkable debut moves from its sharp, precocious beginnings to a climax of almost unthinkable violence, testing him to the core.

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