Challenges, Challenges

I swore to myself I would stop with the challenges...but I can't! D: So here's a tinnie-tiny list of the reading challenges I'll be participating in this year :)

New Year ARC Giveaway: Cinder by Marissa Meyer

Hey all my fellow readers! Exciting news today~ To celebrate New Years AND the publication of Cinder by Marissa Meyer, I am going to be giving an ARC copy away! If you have no idea what it's about, click here for my review.

This giveaway will be running from January 1, 2012, 12:00am EST to January 6, 2012 12:00am EST.

Please read the Terms & Conditions :)

Good Luck!!!

End of the Month Recap - December 2011

Can you believe it, readers? It's already the end of the month, and the end of the year 2011. We're embarking on a new year, which means new goals and new days to live through. It has been a hectic year, and I'm sure the next will be the same.

I wish all my fellow readers - and those who are not - a very HAPPY NEW YEAR! May all your resolutions stay true, and wishes come true~

As for what happened this month, here's a quick recap:

Reviews

Chance to Dance for You by Gail Sidonie Sobat

Cinder by Marissa Meyer

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Books/Short Stories Read

Across the Universe by Beth revis
The Future of Us by Jay Asher & Carolyn Mackler
Legend by Marie Lu
Darker Still by Leanna Renee Hieber
Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist by Rachel Cohn & David Levithan
Chance to Dance for You by Gail Sidonie Sobat
Blood Red Road by Moira Young
Intertwined by Gena Showalter
Glitches by Marissa Meyer
Angelfall by Susan Ee
Bad Taste in Boys by Carrie Harris

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Giveaways, Interviews & Other Events

Holiday Giveaway: Celebrate with the Gods!
Guest Post by Kenneth G. Bennett, author of The Gaia Wars
Excerpt from The Gaia Wars
Author Interview w/ Kenneth G. Bennett
Embrace by Jessica Shirvington Cover Reveal Tour
Excerpt from In Leah's Wake by Terri Giuliano Long
Author Interview w/ Terri Giuliano Long
Guest Post by Terri Giuliano Long
Author Interview w/ Monique Dormovitch, author of Scorpio Rising
Guest Post by Monique Dormovitch
Excerpt from Scorpio Rising
Somewhere Better Giveaway: Me Talk Pretty One Day

ARC REVIEW: Cinder by Marissa Meyer

Title: Cinder (Lunar Chronicles #1)
Auhor(s): Marissa Meyer

Publisher: Feiwel & Friends

Release Date: January 3, 2012

Format: Paperback ARC / PDF

Pages: 387

Source: Raincoast Books / NetGalley

Buy: Amazon || The Book Depository

Badge(s):



Summary from GR:

Humans and androids crowd the raucous streets of New Beijing. A deadly plague ravages the population. From space, a ruthless lunar people watch, waiting to make their move. No one knows that Earth’s fate hinges on one girl. . . .

Cinder, a gifted mechanic, is a cyborg. She’s a second-class citizen with a mysterious past, reviled by her stepmother and blamed for her stepsister’s illness. But when her life becomes intertwined with the handsome Prince Kai’s, she suddenly finds herself at the center of an intergalactic struggle, and a forbidden attraction. Caught between duty and freedom, loyalty and betrayal, she must uncover secrets about her past in order to protect her world’s future.

My Review:

Somewhere Better Giveaway: Me Talk Pretty One Day

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Hey all, welcome to my Somewhere Better Giveaway! Somewhere Better is a giveaway I will be hosting here whenever I have a book from my own pile that I want to get rid off. Since I do not want some books, I thought it'd be better to find them a nice new home instead :) That where YOU, dear readers, come in. If you want to win the book, all you have to do is enter via the rafflecopter form below~

Today I will be giving away a hardbound copy of Me Talk Pretty One Day by David Sedaris.

REVIEW: Chance to Dance for You by Gail Sidonie Sobat

Title: Chance to Dance for You
Auhor(s): Gail Sidonie Sobat

Publisher: Great Plains Teen Fiction

Release Date: May 1, 2011

Format: Paperback

Pages: 172

Source: Library

Buy: Amazon || The Book Depository

Badge(s):


Summary from GR:

Ian lives in a suburb where everything's the same. The houses are the same; the cars are the same; the families are the same; and their aspirations are the same. But Ian is different.

Openly gay in his bigoted high school, Ian doesn’t exactly fit in. But he's not worried— he's been training in dance for a long time and soon he'll be able to leave town and train to become a professional. Then he falls in love with Jess, the high school quarterback.

My Review:

BLOG TOUR: Scorpio Rising Excerpt

Announcing the Scorpio Rising Social Media Whirlwind Tour!

As part of this special promotional extravaganza sponsored by Novel Publicity, the price of the Scorpio Rising eBook edition has dropped to just 99 cents this week.

What’s more, by purchasing this fantastic book at an incredibly low price, you can enter to win many awesome prizes, including 2 Kindle Fires, Amazon gift cards up to $100 in amount, 5 autographed copies of the book, and 5 autographed copies of its recently released sequel, The Sting of The Scorpio. Be sure to enter before the end of the day on Friday, December 23rd, so you don’t miss out.  

To Win the Prizes:

1. Purchase your copy of Scorpio Rising for just 99 cents on Amazon or Barnes & Noble
2. Fill-out the form on Novel Publicity to enter for the prizes
3. Visit today’s featured event; you may win an autographed copy of the book or a $50 gift card! 
4. BONUS: If you leave a comment on this blog post, you have another chance at $100! 

BLOG TOUR: Guest Post by Monique Domovitch

Announcing the Scorpio Rising Social Media Whirlwind Tour!

As part of this special promotional extravaganza sponsored by Novel Publicity, the price of the Scorpio Rising eBook edition has dropped to just 99 cents this week.

What’s more, by purchasing this fantastic book at an incredibly low price, you can enter to win many awesome prizes, including 2 Kindle Fires, Amazon gift cards up to $100 in amount, 5 autographed copies of the book, and 5 autographed copies of its recently released sequel, The Sting of The Scorpio. Be sure to enter before the end of the day on Friday, December 23rd, so you don’t miss out.  

To Win the Prizes:

1. Purchase your copy of Scorpio Rising for just 99 cents on Amazon or Barnes & Noble
2. Fill-out the form on Novel Publicity to enter for the prizes
3. Visit today’s featured event; you may win an autographed copy of the book or a $50 gift card! 
4. BONUS: If you leave a comment on this blog post, you have another chance at $100! 

BLOG TOUR: Author Intv. w/ Monique Domovitch

Announcing the Scorpio Rising Social Media Whirlwind Tour!

As part of this special promotional extravaganza sponsored by Novel Publicity, the price of the Scorpio Rising eBook edition has dropped to just 99 cents this week.

What’s more, by purchasing this fantastic book at an incredibly low price, you can enter to win many awesome prizes, including 2 Kindle Fires, Amazon gift cards up to $100 in amount, 5 autographed copies of the book, and 5 autographed copies of its recently released sequel, The Sting of The Scorpio. Be sure to enter before the end of the day on Friday, December 23rd, so you don’t miss out.  

To Win the Prizes:

1. Purchase your copy of Scorpio Rising for just 99 cents on Amazon or Barnes & Noble
2. Fill-out the form on Novel Publicity to enter for the prizes
3. Visit today’s featured event; you may win an autographed copy of the book or a $50 gift card! 
4. BONUS: If you leave a comment on this blog post, you have another chance at $100! 

Newly Covered (Dec. 17): Stellarnet Rebel by J.L. Hilton

Newly Covered is a feature here at Breaking Bookshelves that highlights a newly released cover (or temporary cover) for an upcoming book I cannot wait to read!

Today we have Stellarnet Rebel by J.L. Hilton