Digital Room Giveaway: Postcards

Thanks to the wonderful people at Digital Room, I am able to giveaway 100 postcards to 1 lucky winner. Digital Room is a trusted online printing site that has a wide range of color printing options.

Prize Details:
  • 100 Postcards (4x6")
  • 14pt Cardstock Gloss, (4/4)
  • Shipping: FREE UPS Ground Shipping
Contest Information:
  • open to U.S. resident only
  • fill out the form below
  • May 28 is the deadline
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Restoring Harmony by Joëlle Anthony

Tuesday, May 11, 2010 | | 16 comments

Title: Restoring Harmony
Author: Joëlle Anthony
Pages: 320
Publisher: Putnam Juvenile
Publication Date: May 13, 2010
Source: Editor

The year is 2041, and sixteen-year-old Molly McClure has lived a relatively quiet life on an isolated farming island in Canada, but when her family fears the worst may have happened to her grandparents in the US, Molly must brave the dangerous, chaotic world left after global economic collapse—one of massive oil shortages, rampant crime, and abandoned cities.

Molly is relieved to find her grandparents alive in their Portland suburb, but they’re financially ruined and practically starving. What should’ve been a quick trip turns into a full-fledged rescue mission. And when Molly witnesses something the local crime bosses wishes she hadn’t, Molly’s only way home may be to beat them at their own game. Luckily, there’s a handsome stranger who’s willing to help.
Restoring Harmony is the complete essence of YA dystopian. Even though set at a completely different time, Anthony seems to capture the reality as well as the fantasy aspect. It encompasses readers' expectations and dives into a realm of convincing possibilities. Anthony's debut has exceeded all of my expectations and has introduced me to a new genre of books. I've never payed much attention to dystopian literature, but Restoring Harmony has truly opened my eyes.

Restoring Harmony features a bland and seemingly desolate word but it is overcome by Molly, the selfless, young girl who gives a sense of hope and meaning to the novel. Anthony molds different, meaningful themes such as love, hope, and sacrifice. All of which emanate a positive message in the facade of a seemingly unbreakable isolated exterior.

Anthony has crafted a beautiful story with the journey of Molly, her friendship with Spill, and the love she has for her family. In a dystopian world, Anthony truly creates a contrast with the dreary background, and the strong, powerful message she revives in Restoring Harmony.

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In My Mailbox (36)

Monday, May 10, 2010 | | 5 comments
In My Mailbox is a meme created by The Story Siren and inspired by Alea of Pop Culture Junkie! It is a list of the books that I've have received over the previous week, either in the mail, from the bookstore, or from trades.

No pictures/slideshow this week.

For review:
The School of Possibilities by Seita Parkkola
The Guidance (Ghost Huntress, 2) by Marley Gibson
The Pony Whisperer: The Word On the Yard by Janet Rising
Magickeepers: Pyramid of Souls by Erica Kirov
Perchance To Dream by Lisa Mantchev

Won:
Alphas by Lisi Harrison

I'm sorry for not putting any slideshow or pictures, but if you have noticed, I've been a bit absent in the blogsphere lately. I'll still be posting, but not everyday. This week will go a bit slower than usual, just because, I need a very short break. I can't wait to read all the books I got! Have a fantastic week ahead!

Contest: Shade by Jeri Smith-Ready

Thursday, May 6, 2010 | | 11 comments
Thanks to Simon Pulse, 5 lucky winners will each get a finished copy of Shade by Jeri Smith-Ready.


Love ties them together. Death can't tear them apart.

Best. Birthday. Ever. At least, it was supposed to be. With Logan's band playing a critical gig and Aura's plans for an intimate after-party, Aura knows it will be the most memorable night of her boyfriend's life. She never thought it would be his last.

Logan's sudden death leaves Aura devastated. He's gone.

Well, sort of.

Like everyone born after the Shift, Aura can see and hear ghosts. This mysterious ability has always been annoying, and Aura had wanted nothing more than to figure out why the Shift happened so she can undo it. But not with Logan's violet-hued spirit still hanging around. Because dead Logan is almost as real as ever. Almost.

It doesn't help that Aura's new friend Zachary is so understanding--and so very alive. His support means more to Aura than she cares to admit.

As Aura's relationships with the dead and the living grow ever complicated, so do her feelings for Logan and Zachary. Each holds a piece of Aura's heart...and clues to the secret of the Shift.
Official Info:
  • open to U.S. only
  • fill out the form below
  • May 29 is the deadline
  • only open to entrants 13 years or older
  • copies provided by publisher
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Contest: Gone by Lisa McMann

Tuesday, May 4, 2010 | | 16 comments
Thanks to Simon Pulse, 5 lucky winners will get a finished copy of Gone by Lisa McMann.

Janie thought she knew what her future held. And she thought she’d made her peace with it. But she can’t handle dragging Cabel down with her.

She knows he will stay with her, despite what she sees in his dreams. He’s amazing. And she’s a train wreck. Janie sees only one way to give him the life he deserves: She has to disappear. And it’s going to kill them both.

Then a stranger enters her life — and everything unravels. The future Janie once faced now has an ominous twist, and her choices are more dire than she’d ever thought possible. She alone must decide between the lesser of two evils. And time is running out....
Official Info:
  • open to U.S. only
  • fill out the form below
  • May 27 is the deadline
  • only open to entrants 13 years or older
  • copies provided by publisher
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Gone by LisaMcMann

Monday, May 3, 2010 | | 10 comments

Title: Gone
Author: LisaMcMann
Pages: 224
Publisher: Simon Pulse
Publication Date: February 9, 2010
Source: Publicist
Janie thought she knew what her future held. And she thought she’d made her peace with it. But she can’t handle dragging Cabel down with her.

She knows he will stay with her, despite what she sees in his dreams. He’s amazing. And she’s a train wreck. Janie sees only one way to give him the life he deserves: She has to disappear. And it’s going to kill them both.

Then a stranger enters her life — and everything unravels. The future Janie once faced now has an ominous twist, and her choices are more dire than she’d ever thought possible. She alone must decide between the lesser of two evils. And time is running out....
Gone is a suspenseful read that will really surprise many readers. McMann's Dream Catcher series is an amazing trilogy that will hook readers from the very start of Wake up until the last page of Gone. The choices that Janie and Cabel have to make will still lead to a path of hardship and grief, but they find a way to deal with it, simply, because they love one another.

The bond of love here is very realistically portrayed through their powerful emotions and feelings. Janie and Cabel are both strong characters that deal with very complicated situations. They have dealt with so much sadness already and here, it still continues. The emotion in Gone simply flows out of it until it completely exhausted me with so much emotion and suspense.

Janie is, hands down, one of the best characters that I've read. So is Cabel. Even with the paranormal touch, Gone never loses its edge. It's a fantastic book that many readers will fly through very quickly.

Gone is a great end to the trilogy and I'm sad to say goodbye to Janie and Cabel.

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In My Mailbox (35)

Sunday, May 2, 2010 | | 14 comments
In My Mailbox is a meme created by The Story Siren and inspired by Alea of Pop Culture Junkie! It is a list of the books that I've have received over the previous week, either in the mail, from the bookstore, or from trades.



For review:
For Keeps by Natasha Friend
Wish Stealers by Tracy Trivas
Models Don't Eat Chocolate Cookies by Erin Dionne
Tell Me a Secret by Holly Cupala
Amy & Roger’s Epic Detour by Morgan Matson
I Now Pronounce You As Someone Else by Erin McCahan

SWAG:
  • dozen/s of Linger/Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater bookmarks (some are signed!)

Cover-Catch (7)

Saturday, May 1, 2010 | | 15 comments
Cover-Catch features book covers that will be of interest to the YA blogging world and to myself. Not only will some of them be amazing covers, but they are covers that have just been recently shown to the whole blogsphere. Most of the cover featured are soon to be released.

The Counseling (Ghost Huntress, #4) by Marley Gibson
September 6, 2010 - Graphia

Meanicures by Catherine Clark
October 12, 2010 - EgmontUSA


Fearscape by Simon Holt
October 5, 2010 - Little, Brown Books for Young Readers

Matched by Ally Condie
November 30, 2010 - Dutton Juvenile


Dark Flame (The Immortals, #4) by Alyson Noel
June 22, 2010 - St. Martin's Griffin

Night Star (The Immortals, #5) by Alyson Noel
November 23, 2010 - St. Martin's Griffin


You by Charles Benoit
September 1st 2010 - HarperTeen

Sugar and Spice (L.A. Candy, #3) by Lauren Conrad
December 8, 2010 - HarperCollins


The Unidentified by Rae Mariz
October 5, 2010 - Harper Collins

Sundae My Prince Will Come by Catherine Clark
November 23, 2010 - HarperTeen


The Ivy by Lauren Kunze, Rina Onur
September 1, 2010 - Greenwillow Books

Freak Magnet by Andrew Auseon
June 1, 2010 - HarperTeen


Betrayal by Gillian Shields
August 1, 2010 - Katherine Tegen Books

Picture Perfect by D. Anne Love
October 19, 2010 - McElderry

What do you think about the cover(s)?
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