Tuesday, June 30, 2009

Teaser Tuesday (06/30/09 Edition)

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just do the following:

  • Grab your current read
  • Open to a random page
  • 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 & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!
Today's Teaser:

"Are you alright?"
"Yes, well, no let me explain, please. You must protect the package at all costs. It is vitally important that no one take the package from you. Protect it with your life if necessary. Do you understand?"


The 6th Seal by J.M. Emanuel, page 64

Monday, June 29, 2009

Mailbox Monday (06-29-09 edition)



Mailbox Monday is brought to us by The Printed Page. It was a light week this last week. In my mailbox last week I got:

Testimony by Anita Shreve

Received through a giveaway at The Novel Bookworm.

At a New England boarding school, a sex scandal is about to break. Even more shocking than the sexual acts themselves is the fact that they were caught on videotape. A Pandora's box of revelations, the tape triggers a chorus of voices--those of the men, women, teenagers, and parents involved in the scandal--that details the ways in which lives can be derailed or destroyed in one foolish moment.

Writing with a pace and intensity surpassing even her own greatest work, Anita Shreve delivers in TESTIMONY a gripping emotional drama with the impact of a thriller. No one more compellingly explores the dark impulses that sway the lives of seeming innocents, the needs and fears that drive ordinary men and women into intolerable dilemmas, and the ways in which our best intentions can lead to our worst transgressions.

Sunday, June 28, 2009

Poetry Sunday (06-28-09 edition)

Tell Me, My Heart, if This Be Love

When Delia on the plain appears,
Awed by a thousand fears,
I would approach, but dare not move;--
Tell me, my heart, if this be love.

Whene'er she speaks, my ravished ear
No other voice than hers can hear;
No other wit but hers approve;--
Tell me, my heart, if this be love.

If she some other swain commend,
Though I was once his fondest friend,
His instant enemy I prove;--
Tell me, my heart, if this be love.

When she is absent, I no more
Delight in all that pleased before,
The clearest spring, the shadiest grove;--
Tell me, my heart, if this be love.

When fond of power, of beauty vain,
Her nets she spread for every swain,
I strove to hate, but vainly strove;--
Tell me, my heart, if this be love.

George Littleton

Saturday, June 27, 2009

The Lisa Jackson Read-a-Fest Wrap-Up

Well, the Lisa Jackson challenge has ended, and I didn't do too well. I got into it sort of late in the game, and just didn't have time to do much. I had other books that I felt obligated to read, and I had just gotten back into reading again and had a couple of books that I was eager to read, plus it just took awhile to "get back in the groove". I still spend way too much time blogging instead of reading, but I'm getting better.

So, that being said, I only got one Lisa Jackson book read. I read Hot Blooded, the first book in the New Orleans series. I reviewed it here.

But at least this allowed me to be introduced to Lisa Jackson, and I will be reading at least two more books in this series, if not more. So it was worth it.

Thanks for the challenge, J. Kaye!

Friday, June 26, 2009

Book Giveaways in Blogworld (06-27-09 edition)

A list of some giveaways going on in Blogworld. Please note that new giveaways that were added this week are indented in Blockquotes:

Mommy? I'm Hungry! is giving away a copy of Simply Salads. Deadline is June 27.

J. Kaye's Book Blog is giving away an audio book of First Family. Deadline is June 27.

J. Kaye's Book Blog is giving away an audio book of 7th Heaven. Deadline is June 27.

Readaholic is giving away 5 copies of When the Time Comes. Deadline is June 27.

J. Kaye's Book Blog is giving away an ARC copy of Red Fire. Deadline is June 27.

J. Kaye's Book Blog is giving away an audio book of The Vixen Diaries. Deadline in June 27.

J. Kaye's Book Blog is giving away a copy of The Cabinet of Curiosities. Deadline is June 27.

Peeking Between the Pages is giving away 3 copies of The Host. Deadline is June 27.

Readaholic is giving away 3 copies of Mix Shake Stir. Deadline is June 28.

Must Read Faster is giving away a copy of Hunger Games. Deadline is June 28.

S. Krishna's is giving away 2 Jane Green books. Deadline is June 28.

Peeking Between the Pages is giving away 5 copies of The Night Gardener. Deadline is June 28.

Review From Here is giving away a copy of The Host. Deadline is June 29.

At Home With Books is cleaning off her bookshelves, and giving away 4 gently used ARCs. Deadline is June 29.

At Home with Books is giving away 5 copies of Julie & Julia. Deadline is June 29.

Reviews of Young Adult Literature is giving away "Just Beachy Reads". Deadline is June 29.

Rhapsodysinbooks is giving away 2 copies of The Last Child. Deadline is June 29.

Yankee Romance Reviewers is giving away 5 copies of My Forbidden Desire. Deadline is June 29.

Book Reviews by Jess is giving away an autographed copy of Prey. Deadline is June 30.

A Journey of Books is giving away 5 copies of The Night Gardener. Tell them nfmgirl sent you! Deadline is June 30.

A Journey of Books is giving away 3 copies of The Host. Tell them nfmgirl sent you! Deadline is June 30.

Starting Fresh is giving away 5 copies of The Night Gardener. Deadline is June 30.


The Shady Glade is giving away an ARC copy of Catching Fire. Deadline is June 30.

Steph Su Reads is giving away a copy of Worst Nightmare. Deadline is June 30.

Beth's Book Review Blog is giving away a copy of Builders of the Pacific Coast. Deadline is June 30.

Lori's Reading Corner is giving away a $25 giftcard to Borders. Deadline is June 30.

Confessions of a Wandering Heart is giving away a copy of Catching Fire. Deadline is June 30.

Peeking Between the Pages is giving away 5 copies of Stand the Storm. Deadline is June 30.

Peeking Between the Pages is giving away 5 copies of A Summer Affair. Deadline is June 30.

Peeking Between the Pages is giving away 3 copies of Secrets to Happiness. Deadline is June 30.

Wendi's Bookcorner is giving away a Book Buddy. Deadline is June 30.

Luxury Reading is giving away 5 copies of Hollywood Car Wash. Deadline is June 30.

Wrighty's Reads is giving away 3 copies of The Host. Deadline is June 30.

Lee & Low Books is giving away the children's book Willie Wins. Deadline is June 30.

Literary Escapism is giving away a copy of Prey. Deadline is June 30.

Starting Fresh is giving away 5 copies of How To Score. Deadline is June 30.


Cupcake Witch
is giving away a number of YA books and "random swag", including several ARCs. Deadline is June 30.

The Book Butterfly is giving away a copy of Santa Olivia. Deadline is July 1.

Fantastic Book Reviews is giving away a copy of Twenty Boy Summer. Deadline is July 1.

Readaholic is giving away 5 copies of The Imposter's Daughter. Deadline is July 2.

Readaholic is giving away 5 copies of Julie & Julia. Deadline is July 2.

Lori's Reading Corner is giving away a copy of Prime Time. Deadline is July 2.

Infinite Shelf is giving away a copy of An Abundance of Katherines. Deadline is July 2.

Readaholic is giving away 5 copies of The Vixen Manual. Deadline is July 3.

So Many Books, So Little Time is giving away 5 copies of How to Score. Deadline is July 4.


Readaholic is giving away 5 copies of A Hint of Wicked. Deadline is July 4.

Books By Their Cover is having a massive YA giveaway. Tell her that nfmgirl referred you, and get an extra entry! Deadline is July 4.

Debbie's World of Books is giving away 5 copies of The Imposter's Daughter. Deadline is July 4.

Readaholic is giving away 5 copies of How To Score. Deadline is July 4.

Unmainstream Mom is giving away 3 sets of Jacquelyn Carey's latest books Naamah's Kiss and Santa Olivia. Deadline is July 4.

The Tome Traveler is giving away 5 copies of Julie & Julia. Deadline is July 5.

Peeking Between the Pages is giving away a copy of The Painter from Shanghai. Deadline is July 5.

Wendy's Minding Spot is giving away a copy of The Sinful Life of Lucy Burns. Deadline is July 5.

Steph Su Reads is giving away all 6 books in Meg Cabot's Mediator series. Deadline is July 5.

Number One Novels is giving away a copy of Her Ladyship's Companion. Deadline is July 5.

Must Read Faster is giving away 5 copies of Knight of Desire. Deadline is July 5.

Must Read Faster is giving away 5 copies of My Forbidden Desire. Deadline is July 5.

Bookin' with Bingo is giving away 5 copies of Hollywood is Like High School With Money. Deadline is July 6.

Brimful Curiosities is giving away 2 copies of Twenty Boy Summer. Deadline is July 6.

Readaholic is giving away 4 copies of The Woman Who Named God. Deadline is July 6.

Readaholic is also giving away 4 copies of Year of the Cock. Deadline is July 6.

Must and Lust for Books is giving away 5 copies of Suite Scarlet. Deadline is July 6.

Passages to the Past is giving away a copy of French Mistress. Deadline is July 6.

Shooting Stars Mag is giving away 5 copies of My Name is Will. Deadline is July 6.

Book Giveaways is giving away 5 copies of The Host. Deadline is July 6.

At Home with Books is giving away 5 copies of The Imposter's Daughter. Deadline is July 6.

Fantastic Book Review is having a huge 200th follower contest. Deadline is July 6.

Books and Needlepoint is giving away 5 copies of Knight of Desire. Just tell her that nfmgirl sent you! Deadline is July 7.

Outnumbered 3-to-1 is giving away 3 copies of Swimsuit. Deadline is July 8.

Lauren Barnholdt is giving away a signed ARC of Catching Fire. Deadline is July 8.

Booking Mama is giving away 3 copies of A Summer Affair. Deadline is July 8.

Tara's View on Books is giving away Living in the Rear View Mirror. Deadline is July 9.

Booking with Bingo is giving nine people the chance to win The Night Gardener and/or Soul Survivor. Deadline is July 11.

Drey's Library is giving away 2 copies of Devlin's Diary. Deadline is July 12.

The Electrical Book Cafe and More is giving away 5 copies of Suite Scarlett. Deadline is July 13.

A Journey of Books is giving away 5 copies of My Forbidden Desire. Tell them nfmgirl sent you! Deadline is July 13.

Passages to the Past is giving away an ARC of Sacred Heart. Deadline is July 13.

Beth's Book Review Blog is giving away 3 copies of the Swimsuit audiobook. Deadline is July 14.

Beth's Book Review Blog is giving away 5 copies of How To Score. Deadline is July 14.

Beth's Book Review Blog is giving away 5 copies of My Forbidden Desire. Deadline is July 14.

Starting Fresh is giving away 5 copies of My Forbidden Desire. Deadline is July 14.

Bookin' with Bingo is giving away 5 copies of The Host and one copy of Twilight. Deadline is July 15.

Bookin' with Bingo is giving away 5 copies of Stand the Storm. Deadline is July 15.

Chocolate & Croissants is giving away a copy of I Loved, I Lost, I Made Spaghetti. Deadline is July 15.

Books and Needlepoint is giving away 5 copies of How to Score. Tell them that nfmgirl sent you! Deadline is July 16.

Peeking Between the Pages is giving away 5 copies of Off Season. Deadline is July 17.

Peeking Between the Pages is giving away 5 copies of The Walking People. Deadline is July 17.

Books and Needlepoint is giving away 5 copies of One Scream Away. Tell them that nfmgirl sent you! Deadline is July 17.

Bookin' with Bingo is giving away 5 sets of ten summer beach bag books. Deadline is July 17.

Joystory is giving away a copy of My Name is Will. Deadline is July 18.

Bookin' with Bingo is giving away 9 books to eight winners. Winners will get The Imposter's Daughter and/or Julie & Julia. Deadline is July 18.

Today's Adventure is giving away five different books in honor of Canada Day. Deadline is July 20.

Bookin' with Bingo is giving away 5 sets of The Vixon Diaries and The Vixon Manual. Deadline is July 21.

A Journey of Books is giving away 5 copies of My Name is Will. Tell them nfmgirl sent you and get an additional entry! Deadline is July 22.

Lori's Reading Corner is giving away book organizing software. Deadline is July 24.

Beth's Book Review Blog is giving away a copy of The Texicans. Deadline is July 31.

Drey's Library is giving away 5 sets of ten summer beach bag books. Deadline is July 31.

Mrs. Magoo Reads is giving away 2 copies of Twenty Boy Summer. Deadline is July 31.

Booking Mama is giving away 3 sets of ten summer beach bag books. Deadline is August 15.

A Bookish Mom is giving away a copy of The Night Watchman. The contest will run until she returns from vacation.

So Many Precious Books, So Little Time is giving away 4 audiobooks. I've already listed two of them elsewhere in this giveaway list. Each audiobook has a different deadline.

Friday 56 (06/27/09 edition)


Rules:
* Grab the book nearest you. Right now.
* Turn to page 56.
* Find the fifth sentence.
* Post that sentence (plus one or two others if you like) along with these instructions on your blog or (if you do not have your own blog) in the comments section of Storytime with Tonya and Friends.
*Post a link along with your post back to Storytime with Tonya and Friends.
* Don't dig for your favorite book, the coolest, the most intellectual. Use the CLOSEST.

It was then that he noticed an alcove hidden behind the cabinet.

The 6th Seal by J.M. Emanuel

Thursday, June 25, 2009

REVIEW: Of Bees and Mist by Erick Setiawan

Synopsis: Reminiscent of Keith Donohue's The Stolen Child, Erick Setiawan's richly atmospheric debut is a beautiful, engrossing fable of three generations of women in two families; their destructive jealousies, their loves and losses, their sacrifices and deeply rooted deceptions, and their triumphs.

Of Bees and Mist is the tale of Meridia -- raised in a sepulchral house where ghosts dwell in mirrors, she spends her childhood feeling neglected and invisible. Every evening her father vanishes inside a blue mist without so much as an explanation, and her mother spends her days venomously beheading cauliflowers in the kitchen. At sixteen, desperate to escape, Meridia marries a tenderhearted young man and moves into his seemingly warm and charming family home. Little does she suspect that his parents are harboring secrets of their own. There is a grave hidden in the garden. There are two sisters groomed from birth to despise each other. And there is Eva, the formidable matriarch whose grievances swarm the air like an army of bees. In this haunting story, Setiawan takes Meridia on a tumultuous ride of hope and heartbreak as she struggles to keep her young family together and discovers long-kept secrets about her own past as well as the shocking truths about her husband's family.

Readers of magic-realist fiction will instantly be captivated by this richly evocative fairy tale. Of Bees and Mist takes place in a nameless town during a timeless era, where spirits and spells, witchcraft and demons, ghosts and clairvoyance -- both real and imagined -- are an everyday reality. Setiawan skillfully blends the real and the fantastical as he follows our heroine over a 30-year time span in which her love, courage, and sanity are tested to the limit.


Scheduled for release August 4, 2009


Of Bees and Mist opened up a world previously unknown to me. A world where women can grow herbs out of their arms and chest, mist haunts the front door, and men can swallow vegetables whole and spit them out chopped, seasoned and pickled.

There was something almost fantastical about the writing style. For some reason, as I read the book, which flowed with a surrealism and slight goth-like feel, I was reminded of children's stories like Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (atleast the happy Gene Wilder movie version) and Neverending Story.

You know how I can tell that I really like a book? I find myself taking notes while I read, wanting to make sure that I quote a favorite passage and get down my feelings at a particular moment. Much of my review on a "great book" is written during the reading of the book, so everything is fresh. I did that a LOT with this book. Just a couple of my favorite passages found early on in the book:

pg 2: "Ravenna went on for some minutes, rocking her daughter gently, and by the time she recited the intimate details surrounding the baby's conception-- "if you could only see the ungodly contortions your father had me do"-- Meridia spluttered a cough and inhaled her first breath.

"'Stubborn little creature,' chuckled Ravenna. "Do you think you're too good for this world?'"


pg 5: "As she chopped, grilled, and boiled, Ravenna addressed the vegetables in a dark and private language, telling them of sorrow and despair."

I guess this book wasn't really anything like I expected, and quite honestly if you were to give me details about it ahead of time I probably never would have read it. I wouldn't have expected to find a book written with such fantastical flavor, and which at times can be somewhat dark and heavy, so charming. Really a lovely and impressive debut by Mr. Setiawan. I look forward to seeing what rabbit he has hiding up his sleeve next.

I jumped right into this book without really even taking in the cover art. Someone in the book discussion pointed out all of the hidden pictures to be found in the cover art-- pictures that are like little windows into Meridia's life.

This book follows the often sad and bewildering life of Meridia, swallowed up in a world reminiscent of a Harry Potter book. You really feel for Meridia, and just want to take her in your arms and shelter her. You keep waiting for someone to do this. "Where is her protector?", you keep wondering in frustration. "Where is her shelter from the world? Her lee from the wind? Will no one be her champion?"

I've said in the past that I'm not a "book club" kind of gal-- that I don't want to sit around and discuss books and symbolism. I just want to read a good story. I have to say that this book has shown that not to be entirely true. This book is FULL of symbolism, and I found that I LOVED it. Additionally it was a wonderfully good story and kept me totally absorbed.

A remarkable debut novel, and highly recommended. Love it, love it, love it!

Of Bees and Mist vocabulary


Here are two new-to-me words I learned while reading this book:

naphthalene-- It is best known as the traditional, primary ingredient of mothballs. Usage in the book: The scent of lilac that had previously perfumed her was now replaced by something akin to naphthalene.

excoriating-- (1) To denounce or berate severely; flay verbally. (2) To strip off or remove the skin from. Usage in the book: Yet when profits plummeted, Eva's look became no less excoriating than her words.

Product Details

* Hardcover: 416 pages
* Publisher: Simon & Schuster (August 4, 2009)
* Language: English
* ISBN-10: 1416596240
* ISBN-13: 978-1416596240

My Rating: 9 out of 10

Introducing...Of Bees and Mist by Erick Setiawan

Today I am starting what I hope will become a regular Thursday event here on my blog. I am calling it "Introducing Thursday". Each Thursday I will try to "introduce" a novel to my readers by sharing the first paragraph from the book. It may be a book that I am currently reading, or it could even be a book that I read years ago and recommend.

This week's introduction comes from Of Bees and Mist by Erick Setiawan:

Few in town agreed on when the battle began. The matchmaker believed it started the morning after the wedding, when Eva took all of Meridia's gold and left her with thirteen meters of silk. The fortune-teller, backed by his crystal globe, swore that Eva's eyes did not turn pitiless until Meridia drenched them in goose blood three months later. The midwife championed another theory: the feud started the day Meridia held her newborn son with such pride that Eva felt the need to humble her. But no matter how loudly the townspeople debated, the answer remained a mystery-- and the two women themselves were to blame. Meridia said little, and Eva offered conflicting explanations, which confirmed the town's suspicion that neither one of them could actually remember.

I just finished this book. Be sure to look for my review later today.

Monday, June 22, 2009

Mailbox Monday (06-22-09 edition)



Mailbox Monday is brought to us by The Printed Page. In my mailbox last week I got:

From Giveaways:


The following books were won through blog giveaways...


I received A Lucky Child by Thomas Buergenthal from Bookin' with Bingo.
Thomas Buergenthal, now a Judge in the International Court of Justice in The Hague, tells his astonishing experiences as a young boy in his memoir A LUCKY CHILD. He arrived at Auschwitz at age 10 after surviving two ghettos and a labor camp. Separated first from his mother and then his father, Buergenthal managed by his wits and some remarkable strokes of luck to survive on his own. Almost two years after his liberation, Buergenthal was miraculously reunited with his mother and in 1951 arrived in the U.S. to start a new life.

Now dedicated to helping those subjected to tyranny throughout the world, Buergenthal writes his story with a simple clarity that highlights the stark details of unimaginable hardship. A LUCKY CHILD is a book that demands to be read by all.


Do-Over: In Which a Forty-Eight-Year-Old Father of Three Returns to Kindergarten, Summer Camp, the Prom, and Other Embarrassments was won from Booknaround.
Robin Hemley's childhood made a wedgie of his memory, leaving him sore and embarrassed for over forty years. He was the most pitiful kindergartner, the least spirited summer camper, and dateless for prom. In fact, there's nary an event from his youth that couldn't use improvement. If only he could do them all over a few decades later, with an adult's wisdom, perspective, and giant-like height...

In the spirit of cult film classics like Billy Madison and Wet Hot American Summer, in DO-OVER! Hemley reencounters paper mache, revisits his childhood home, and finally attends the prom--bringing readers the thrill of recapturing a misspent youth and discovering what's most important: simple pleasures, second chances, and the forgotten joys of recess.


I won All of Me by Lori Wilde from Bookin' with Bingo.
Attorney Jillian Samuels doesn't believe in true love and never, ever wished for happily ever after. But when a searing betrayal leaves her jobless and heartbroken, a newly inherited cottage in Salvation, Colorado, seems to offer a fresh start. What she finds when she arrives shocks her: the most gorgeous and infuriating man she's ever met is living in her home!

Tuck Manning was a gifted architect who left a skyrocketing career to care for his dying wife. But the life he's made for himself in this quiet town is turned upside down when Jillian appears on his doorstep. Tuck won't go without a fight, and the two resolve to live as roommates until they can untangle who owns the cottage. Yet as Tuck and Jillian's days--and nights--heat up, they realize more than propery rights are at stake...and that sometimes, salvation comes when you least expect it.


I got Mating Rituals of a North American WASP by Lauren Lipton from Diary of an Eccentric. (Funny thing is that I won this book six times through six different giveaways. Considering I only entered about eight contests for this book, those are pretty amazing odds-- 6 out of 8!)
After arguing with her live-in boyfriend about his inability to commit, Peggy Adams flies to a friend's bachelorette party in Las Vegas, and wakes up next to a man she can't remember. Hung-over and miserable, she sneaks out of the sleeping man's hotel room and returns home to New York, where her boyfriend apologizes for the fight and gives her a Tiffany box containing a pre-engagement ring. Not what she expected, but close enough! The next day she receives a phone call from the Las Vegas one-night stand, Luke, claiming she's already married to him¬-and he faxes her the license for proof! Both are ready for an annulment, until Peggy arrives in quaint New Nineveh, CT, where Luke cares for his Great Aunt, and the old woman makes Peggy an offer she can't refuse.


The Scarecrow by Michael Connelly audio book was won from Peeking Between the Pages.
Forced out of the Los Angeles Times amid the latest budget cuts, newspaperman Jack McEvoy decides to go out with a bang, using his final days at the paperto write the definitive murder story of his career.

He focuses on Alonzo Winslow, a 16-year-old drug dealer in jail after confessing to a brutal murder. But as he delves into the story, Jack realizes that Winslow's so-called confession is bogus. The kid might actually be innocent.

Jack is soon running with his biggest story since The Poetmade his career years ago. He is tracking a killer who operates completely below police radar--and with perfect knowledge of any move against him. Including Jack's.
The New York Times Book Review - Marilyn Stasio

Connelly, who has the nerve and timing of a whole SWAT team, gives Jack two weeks to find the creep who's been raping and killing attractive long-legged women and dumping their remains in car trunks—if his young replacement doesn't beat him to the story.


I also won two of the prize packs that recently went around the blogs. I won five asian-themed books from Bookin' with Bingo.
  1. Free Food for Millionaires By Min Jin Lee

  2. Trail of Crumbs By Kim Sunée

  3. The Fortune Cookie Chronicles By Jennifer Lee

  4. Transparency By Frances Hwang

  5. Strangers from a Different Shore By Ronald Takaki


I also won the Latin-themed pack from 5 Minutes for Books.
  1. B as in Beauty By Alberto Ferreras

  2. Into the Beautiful North By Luis Urrea

  3. Hungry Woman in Paris By Josefina Lopez

  4. The Disappearance of Irene Dos Santos By Margaret Mascarenhas

  5. Houston, We Have a Problema By Gwendolyn Zepeda


Author Review:

I received the following book for review from author Campbell Jefferys of Germany.

Did the Australian government really bring known Nazi party members to Australia and protected them until their deaths? Having survived the horrors of the Eastern Front, Peter Fischer leaves post-war Germany behind and moves to Australia. 40 years later, Eric Messer is struggling to find his place at a new high school south of Perth. The two meet just before the Gulf War, sparking a strange friendship tainted by mistrust and half-truths, and complicated by a mysterious and overly friendly Austrian named Baum. Of Germany descent himself, Eric becomes fascinated by the men and the stories they tell. Are they possibly wanted Nazi war criminals?


Thanks to all of those who hosted giveaways, and to Campbell Jefferys for the books!

Saturday, June 20, 2009

Free Blog Button or Signature

April Showers is giving away a free blog button or signature to anyone who comments, follows and blogs about her giveaway. That's ANYONE and EVERYONE! Guaranteed! So what are you waiting for? Get over there and grab your chance. The offer is available this weekend only!

Book Giveaways in Blogworld (06-20-09 edition)

A list of some giveaways going on in Blogworld. Please note that new giveaways that were added this week are indented in Blockquotes:

Maria's Space is giving away 5 copies of A Hint of Wicked. Deadline is June 20.

Bookin' with Bingo has 5 copies of April and Oliver available. Deadline is June 20.

So Many Precious Books, So Little Time is giving away an audiobook of Cemetery Dance. Deadline is June 20.

Reverie Book Reviews is giving away 3 ARC copies of Twenty Boy Summer. Deadline is June 21.

Peeking Between the Pages is giving away 2 copies of In Over Here Head. Deadline is June 21.

Just One More Page...Or Two is giving away 5 copies of The Night Gardener. Deadline is June 21.

Linus's Blanket is giving away a copy of Catching Fire. Deadline is June 22.

Sweeps4bloggers is giving away 5 copies of The Secret Speech. Deadline is June 23.

Drey's Library is giving away a copy of April and Oliver. Deadline is June 23.

Drey's Library is giving away an ARC copy of Shimmer. Deadline is June 24.


Book Giveaways
is giving away 3 hardcover copies of The Flavor Bible. Deadline is June 25.

Bookin' with Bingo is giving away 5 copies of Swimsuit. Deadline is June 25.

Today's Adventure is giving away a copy of The Host. Deadline is June 25.

A Circle of Books is giving away Stand the Storm. Deadline is June 26.

Jenn's Bookshelf is giving away 2 autographed copies of The Sitting Swing. Deadline is June 26.

Bookin' with Bingo is giving away 5 copies of Secrets To Happiness. Deadline is June 26.

The Burton Review is giving away an autographed copy of The Sitting Swing. Deadline is June 26.

Mommy? I'm Hungry! is giving away a copy of Simply Salads. Deadline is June 27.


J. Kaye's Book Blog is giving away an audio book of First Family. Deadline is June 27.

J. Kaye's Book Blog is giving away an audio book of 7th Heaven. Deadline is June 27.

Readaholic is giving away 5 copies of When the Time Comes. Deadline is June 27.

J. Kaye's Book Blog is giving away an ARC copy of Red Fire. Deadline is June 27.

J. Kaye's Book Blog is giving away an audio book of The Vixen Diaries. Deadline in June 27.

J. Kaye's Book Blog is giving away a copy of The Cabinet of Curiosities. Deadline is June 27.

Peeking Between the Pages is giving away 3 copies of The Host. Deadline is June 27.

Readaholic is giving away 3 copies of Mix Shake Stir. Deadline is June 28.

Peeking Between the Pages is giving away 5 copies of The Night Gardener. Deadline is June 28.

Review From Here is giving away a copy of The Host. Deadline is June 29.

At Home With Books is cleaning off her bookshelves, and giving away 4 gently used ARCs. Deadline is June 29.

At Home with Books is giving away 5 copies of Julie & Julia. Deadline is June 29.

Reviews of Young Adult Literature is giving away "Just Beachy Reads". Deadline is June 29.

Rhapsodysinbooks is giving away 2 copies of The Last Child. Deadline is June 29.

The Shady Glade is giving away an ARC copy of Catching Fire. Deadline is June 30.

Steph Su Reads is giving away a copy of Worst Nightmare. Deadline is June 30.

Beth's Book Review Blog is giving away a copy of Builders of the Pacific Coast. Deadline is June 30.

Lori's Reading Corner is giving away a $25 giftcard to Borders. Deadline is June 30.

Confessions of a Wandering Heart is giving away a copy of Catching Fire. Deadline is June 30.

Peeking Between the Pages is giving away 5 copies of Stand the Storm. Deadline is June 30.

Peeking Between the Pages is giving away 5 copies of A Summer Affair. Deadline is June 30.

Peeking Between the Pages is giving away 3 copies of Secrets to Happiness. Deadline is June 30.

Wendi's Bookcorner is giving away a Book Buddy. Deadline is June 30.

Luxury Reading is giving away 5 copies of Hollywood Car Wash. Deadline is June 30.

Fantastic Book Reviews is giving away a copy of Twenty Boy Summer. Deadline is July 1.

Readaholic is giving away 5 copies of The Imposter's Daughter. Deadline is July 2.

Readaholic is giving away 5 copies of Julie & Julia. Deadline is July 2.

Readaholic is giving away 5 copies of The Vixen Manual. Deadline is July 3.

Readaholic is giving away 5 copies of A Hint of Wicked. Deadline is July 4.

Books By Their Cover is having a massive YA giveaway. Tell her that nfmgirl referred you, and get an extra entry! Deadline is July 4.

Readaholic is giving away 5 copies of How To Score. Deadline is July 4.

Unmainstream Mom is giving away 3 sets of Jacquelyn Carey's latest books Naamah's Kiss and Santa Olivia. Deadline is July 4.

The Tome Traveler is giving away 5 copies of Julie & Julia. Deadline is July 5.

Peeking Between the Pages is giving away a copy of The Painter from Shanghai. Deadline is July 5.

Wendy's Minding Spot is giving away a copy of The Sinful Life of Lucy Burns. Deadline is July 5.

At Home with Books is giving away 5 copies of The Imposter's Daughter. Deadline is July 6.

Fantastic Book Review is having a huge 200th follower contest. Deadline is July 6.

Books and Needlepoint is giving away 5 copies of Knight of Desire. Just tell her that nfmgirl sent you! Deadline is July 7.

Bookin' with Bingo is giving away 5 sets of ten summer beach bag books. Deadline is July 17.

Drey's Library is giving away 5 sets of ten summer beach bag books. Deadline is July 31.

A Bookish Mom is giving away a copy of The Night Watchman. The contest will run until she returns from vacation.

So Many Precious Books, So Little Time is giving away 4 audiobooks. I've already listed two of them elsewhere in this giveaway list. Each audiobook has a different deadline.

Friday, June 19, 2009

REVIEW: Horse Boy: A Father's Quest to Heal His Son audiobook by Rupert Isaacson (audiobook)

From Publisher's Weekly: In this intense, polished account, the Austin, Tex., parents of an autistic boy trek to the Mongolian steppes to consult shamans in a last-ditch effort to alter his unraveling behavior. Author Isaacson (The Healing Land) and his wife, Kristin, a psychology professor, were told that the developmental delays of their young son, Rowan, were caused by autism. Floored, the parents scrambled to find therapy, which was costly and seemed punitive, when Isaacson, an experienced rider and trainer of horses from his youth in England, hoisted Rowan up in the saddle with him and took therapeutic rides on Betsy, the neighbor's horse. The repetitive rocking and balance stimulation boosted Rowan's language ability; inspired by the results, as well as encouraged by such experts as Temple Grandin and Isaacson's own experience working with African shamans, Isaacson hit on the self-described crazy idea of taking Rowan to the original horse people, the Mongolians, and find shamans who could help heal their son. The family went in July, accompanied conveniently by a film crew and van, which five-year-old Rowan often refused to leave, and over several rugged weeks rode up mountains, forded rivers and camped, while enduring strange shamanic ceremonies. Isaacson records heartening improvement in Rowan's firestormlike tantrums and incontinence, as he taps into an ancient, valuable form of spirit healing. (Apr.)

My Review:

This was my first audio book, and I wasn't sure whether I would like an audio book. It still remains to be seen how I'll feel about a fictional audio book, but I most definitely enjoyed listening to a non-fictional audio book.

I listened to this audio book while I worked, and I LOVED it. It was insightful, intriguing, impassioned, and touching. I found myself tearing up more than once during the story of Rupert, wife Kristin and autistic son Rowan. Very stirring story and highly recommended.

Product Details

*Publisher: Hachette Audio
*Pub. Date: April 2009
*ISBN-13: 9781600245428

My Rating: 8 out of 10

Friday 56 (06-19-09 edition)


Rules:
* Grab the book nearest you. Right now.
* Turn to page 56.
* Find the fifth sentence.
* Post that sentence (plus one or two others if you like) along with these instructions on your blog or (if you do not have your own blog) in the comments section of Storytime with Tonya and Friends.
*Post a link along with your post back to Storytime with Tonya and Friends.
* Don't dig for your favorite book, the coolest, the most intellectual. Use the CLOSEST.

For a moment a mad terror engulfed me. Had he seen me running down the hill? Would he now seek to kill me to cover up his crime?

Mother of the Believers by Kamran Pasha (I chose to do the first sentences on page 56 instead of the fifth)

Wednesday, June 17, 2009

Waiting on Wednesday (06-17-09 edition)



Sponsored by "Breaking the Spine". My choice for a selection that I "can't wait to read" is:

Under the Dome by Stephen King

There is no artwork or synopsis available at this time. However, from what I understand, this book is 25 years in the making. It is about a small town in Maine (where else?) that suddenly finds themselves cutoff from the rest of the world when a dome appears. Families are separated from one another, people are panicking, trying to figure out what is happening. I believe that it's due out in November 2009.

Yeah buddy!

Monday, June 15, 2009

REVIEW: The Rising by Brian Keene

The Rising was just one big rip-roaring zombie carnival ride! I found this book to be a lot of fun-- much better than the last Brian Keene book that I read (Castways). A bit vulgar, grossly violent, but what else could be expected from this genre?

It seems the "end of the world" has come, but this zombie story has a slight twist. Whenever reading a zombie story, you always wonder what the plot will be that will explain how the zombies are created. The common storyline usually involves an errant virus that man unwittingly unleashes, but occasionally a story will surface that posits a different cause, as does this story.

The story follows several characters, each on their own mission, the main character simply a father trying to find his son.

Moments of this book read like an Evil Dead movie. Irreverent, even comical. I consider a book of this nature to be sort of "light reading". It's just an enjoyable story and a fun ride. It's reminiscent of old time Stephen King. In fact, I think that Brian Keene borrowed a little from "the King" for this story, even including a close duplicate of The Stand's character Tom Cullen in this book's character Worm. And the father's quest for his son was a little reminiscent of Stephen King's The Cell. But that's okay. It wasn't enough to distract me from the enjoyment of the story.

I wasn't thrilled with the ending of the book, but I still thoroughly enjoyed this story. A little creepy and a lot of fun, I would recommend this one to any horror buffs out there.

Product Details

* Mass Market Paperback: 336 pages
* Publisher: Leisure Books (January 2004)
* Language: English
* ISBN-10: 0843952016
* ISBN-13: 978-0843952018

My Rating: 8.5 out of 10

Mailbox Monday (06-15-09 edition)



Mailbox Monday is brought to us by The Printed Page. In my mailbox last week I got:

I received an autographed review copy of The 6th Seal from the author J.M. Emmanuel.
The 6th Seal by J. M. Emanuel is part manhunt, part biblical saga, part mystery, and part revelation of scripture’s hidden secrets. When Satan clones himself, laying the foundation for his rule on Earth, an old Priest, Father Gudino, and two of his followers must bring the secret identity of Satan’s spawn to light so that the truth of Christ’s ultimate return can be revealed. In the process, the decisive battle of good vs. evil plays out with humanity caught in the middle. It falls to Jason, Maggie, and Father Gudino to carry the banner for Christ’s second coming and uphold God’s message warning of the greatest deception to ever come upon the world. Told with foreboding and laced with the hope of faith, The 6th Seal dares to tell the often-misinterpreted story of the Apocalypse. Written with a Christian audience in mind, The 6th Seal is also a thriller that will please anyone who just loves a tale well told.


I also received an autographed copy of Fire at Midnight from author Lisa Marie Wilkinson. In the package, I also received four bookmarks, a keychain and a pen.
Rachael Penrose is confined to Bedlam insane asylum in London after discovering that her uncle Victor plans to kill her brother in order to inherit the family fortune. Victor, with a gang of criminals, uses French privateer Sebastien Falconer as the scapegoat for his crimes. When Victor spreads the lie that Rachael informed on Falconer’s smuggling activities, Falconer vows revenge on the girl. Gripping suspense and romance play out in front of numerous historical details, including a violent storm that devastated England in 1703 and swept the Eddystone Lighthouse into the sea.


I won Bound to Please by Lilli Feisty from the Readaholic.
Ruby Scott is a beautiful, quiet event planner who leads an oh-so-respectable life. Yet the things that go on in her secret fantasies are anything but. She has every intention of keeping her hidden desires under wraps-until she meets a gorgeous, hard-muscled man ten years her junior. Mark St. Crow is a gifted, up-and-coming musician who collects erotic art and loves to "play" women as much as his piano. After one night of uninhibited passion, Ruby realizes there's no turning back. But as she surrenders to her deepest needs and lets Mark control every forbidden thrill, her passion for him builds. Can the wild, intoxicating nights they share lead to a love that will last forever?


I received the Circle of Friends series by Jennifer O'Neill from Tree Swing Reading.
Real life, with its greatest hurts and grandest dreams, is the basis for Circle of Friends, Just off Main, a deeply engaging women's fiction series by actress Jennifer O'Neill.

Book one, A Fall Together, introduces the quintet of primary female characters. Varied in age, ethnicity, and economic status, they are united by their small town citizenship, their spiritual crossroads, and the determination to take on their personal issues with hope.

In this season of the faith journey, they laugh, cry, and pray together through a teenage pregnancy, breast cancer, a troubled exhusband, and other major matters of the heart.


Art of Compassion by Martin Smith, Michael W. Smith, Anna Smith, Darlene Zschech, and Chris Tomlin came to me by way of a contest on GAhome2mom.
There are two amazing forces that exist in the world: Compassion for those in need and Art that helps us see beyond ourselves. THE ART OF COMPASSION brilliantly brings the two together by gathering the top songwriters in Christian music to help raise money for relief and suffering around the planet.

Legendary Christian worship songwriters Steven Curtis Chapman, Michael W. Smith, Chris Tomlin, Darlene Zschech, Israel Houghton, Andy Park, Tim Hughes, and many others have each contributed a chapter reflecting on the poverty people suffer around the world, the art of compassion, and how we can make a difference. Darlene Zschech, best known for her song "Shout to the Lord" which is sung by 25 to 30 million churchgoers each week, gives an apologetic on her personal role and the greater church's role of social justice in her story, "Rise Up, Church!" In "A Visible Gospel" five-time Grammy Award-winning Steven Curtis Chapman humbly shares his family's call to adopt three children and their ongoing ministry to help fund other families' adoptions.


I won The Girl Who Stopped Swimming by Joshilyn Jackson from Bookin' with Bingo.
Laurel Gray Hawthorne needs to make things pretty. Coming from a family with a literal skeleton in their closet, she's developed this talent all her life, whether helping her willful mother to smooth over the reality of her family's ugly past, or elevating humble scraps of unwanted fabric into nationally acclaimed art quilts.

Her sister Thalia, an impoverished "Actress" with a capital A, is her opposite, and prides herself in exposing the lurid truth lurking behind life's everyday niceties. And while Laurel's life was neatly on track, a passionate marriage, a treasured daughter, and a lovely home in lovely suburban Victorianna, everything she holds dear is thrown into question the night she is visited by an apparition in her bedroom. The ghost appears to be her 14-year-old neighbor Molly Dufresne, and when Laurel follows this ghost , she finds the real Molly floating lifeless in her swimming pool. While the community writes the tragedy off as a suicide, Laurel can't. Reluctantly enlisting Thalia's aid, Laurel sets out on a life-altering investigation that triggers startling revelations about her own guarded past, the truth about her marriage, and the girl who stopped swimming.

Richer and more rewarding than any story from Joshilyn Jackson, THE GIRL WHO STOPPED SWIMMING is destined both to delight Jackson's loyal fans and capture a whole new audience.


Mother of Believers by Kamran Pasha was passed on to me for review by A Bookish Mom, after she found it a little much to stomach.
Deep in the heart of seventh-century Arabia, a new prophet named Muhammad has arisen. As his message of enlightenment sweeps through Arabia and unifies the warring tribes, his young wife Aisha recounts Muhammad's astonishing transformation from prophet to warrior to statesman. But just after the moment of her husband's greatest triumph -- the conquest of the holy city of Mecca -- Muhammad falls ill and dies in Aisha's arms. A young widow, Aisha finds herself at the center of the new Muslim empire and becomes by turns a teacher, political leader, and warrior.

Written in beautiful prose and meticulously researched, Mother of the Believer is the story of an extraordinary woman who was destined to help usher Islam into the world.


An audio book of BoneMan's Daughters by Ted Dekker was won from Cafe of Dreams.
Military intelligence officer Ryan Evans is married to his work; so much so that his wife and daughter have written him out of their lives. Sent to Fallujah and captured by insurgents, he is asked to kill children not unlike his own. The method: a meticulous, excruciating death by broken bones that his captor has forced him to learn.

Returning home after the ordeal, a new crisis awaits. A serial killer is on the loose, and his method of killing is the same. Ryan becomes a prime suspect, which isn't even the worst of his problems: Ryan's daughter is BoneMan's latest desire.

In a story that is devaststing in its skill and suspense, - Ted Dekker brings to bear his ability to terrify and compel in BONEMAN'S DAUGHTERS.


What a fabulous week! Thank you to all who have sent me books! I have lots of reading to do. Right now I am loving all three books that I have going!

Saturday, June 13, 2009

Book Giveaways in Blogworld (06-13-09 edition)

A list of some giveaways going on in Blogworld. Please note that new giveaways that were added this week are indented in Blockquotes:

So Many Precious Books, So Little Time is giving away an audiobook of The Way Home. Deadline is June 13.

Unmainstream Mom is giving away 5 copies of Mating Rituals of the North American WASP. Deadline is June 13.

Wendy's Minding Spot is giving away 2 ARC copies of Dying Bites. Deadline is June 15.

Peeking Between the Pages is giving away 3 copies of Mating Rituals of the North American WASP. Deadline is June 15.

The Epic Rat is giving away 7 different books to four different winners. Books include some recent releases we've been hearing about like Mating Rituals of the North American WASP, Reunion, The Last Queen and The Wonder Singer. Deadline is June 15.

Bookin' with Bingo is giving away 5 copies of Mating Rituals of the North American WASP. Deadline is June 15.

Lauren's Crammed Bookshelf is giving a away an ARC copy of A Sweet Disorder. Deadline is June 16.

Drey's Library is giving away a gently used ARC copy of The Last Prince of the Mexican Empire. Deadline is June 16.


Luxury Reading
is giving away a copy of Perfection. Deadline is June 16.

The Shady Glade is giving away an ARC copy of Shiver. Deadline is June 16.

Presenting Lenore is giving away Catching Fire, Liar and Shiver to one lucky reader. Deadline is June 17.

Booking Mama is giving away a copy of Sunnyside Blues. Deadline is June 17.

So Many Books, So Little Time is giving away a copy of In Over Her Head. Deadline is June 17.

Bookin' with Bingo is giving away 2 copies of the memoir Who Do You Think You Are? Deadline is June 17.

Drey's Library is giving away Jack with a Twist. Deadline is June 18.

Author Suzanne McLeod is having a zombie fest. She is giving away two copies of Forest of Hands and Teeth, plus a signed copy of The Sweet Scent of Blood and a whack-a-zombie. (I hate to even share this one, because I really want this all to myself!) Deadline is June 18.

Savvy Verse & Wit is giving away 3 copies of Secrets to Happiness. Deadline is June 18.

The Tome Traveler's Weblog is giving away 5 copies of The Night Gardener. Deadline is June 18.

Drey's Library is giving away 3 copies of The Host. Deadline is June 18.

The Burton Review has 3 copies of Mating Rituals of the North American WASP up for grabs. Deadline is June 18.

Socrates' Book Reviews is giving away 5 copies of The Night Gardener. Deadline is June 19.

A Novel Menagerie
is giving away a copy of The 19th Wife. Deadline is June 19.

Drey's Library is giving away a copy of Secrets to Happiness. Deadline is June 19.

Bookin' with Bingo is giving away a copy of Fifty Is Not a Four-Letter Word. Deadline is June 19.

The Book Faery Reviews is giving away a copy of The 19th Wife. Deadline is June 19.

Maria's Space is giving away 5 copies of A Hint of Wicked. Deadline is June 20.

Bookin' with Bingo has 5 copies of April and Oliver available. Deadline is June 20.

So Many Precious Books, So Little Time is giving away an audiobook of Cemetery Dance. Deadline is June 20.

Reverie Book Reviews is giving away 3 ARC copies of Twenty Boy Summer. Deadline is June 21.

Peeking Between the Pages is giving away 2 copies of In Over Here Head. Deadline is June 21.

Just One More Page...Or Two is giving away 5 copies of The Night Gardener. Deadline is June 21.

Linus's Blanket is giving away a copy of Catching Fire. Deadline is June 22.

Sweeps4bloggers is giving away 5 copies of The Secret Speech. Deadline is June 23.

Drey's Library is giving away a copy of April and Oliver. Deadline is June 23.

Bookin' with Bingo is giving away 5 copies of Swimsuit. Deadline is June 25.

Today's Adventure is giving away a copy of The Host. Deadline is June 25.

A Circle of Books is giving away Stand the Storm. Deadline is June 26.

Jenn's Bookshelf is giving away 2 autographed copies of The Sitting Swing. Deadline is June 26.

Bookin' with Bingo is giving away 5 copies of Secrets To Happiness. Deadline is June 26.

The Burton Review is giving away an autographed copy of The Sitting Swing. Deadline is June 26.

J. Kaye's Book Blog is giving away an audio book of First Family. Deadline is June 27.

J. Kaye's Book Blog is giving away an audio book of 7th Heaven. Deadline is June 27.

Readaholic is giving away 5 copies of When the Time Comes. Deadline is June 27.

J. Kaye's Book Blog is giving away an ARC copy of Red Fire. Deadline is June 27.

J. Kaye's Book Blog is giving away an audio book of The Vixen Diaries. Deadline in June 27.

J. Kaye's Book Blog is giving away a copy of The Cabinet of Curiosities. Deadline is June 27.

Peeking Between the Pages is giving away 3 copies of The Host. Deadline is June 27.

Readaholic is giving away 3 copies of Mix Shake Stir. Deadline is June 28.

Peeking Between the Pages is giving away 5 copies of The Night Gardener. Deadline is June 28.

Review From Here is giving away a copy of The Host. Deadline is June 28.

At Home With Books is cleaning off her bookshelves, and giving away 4 gently used ARCs. Deadline is June 29.

Lori's Reading Corner is giving away a $25 giftcard to Borders. Deadline is June 30.

Confessions of a Wandering Heart is giving away a copy of Catching Fire. Deadline is June 30.

Peeking Between the Pages is giving away 5 copies of Stand the Storm. Deadline is June 30.

Peeking Between the Pages is giving away 5 copies of A Summer Affair. Deadline is June 30.

Peeking Between the Pages is giving away 3 copies of Secrets to Happiness. Deadline is June 30.

Wendi's Bookcorner is giving away a Book Buddy. Deadline is June 30.

Luxury Reading is giving away 5 copies of Hollywood Car Wash. Deadline is June 30.

Wendy's Minding Spot is giving away a copy of The Sinful Life of Lucy Burns. Deadline is July 5.

A Bookish Mom is giving away a copy of The Night Watchman. The contest will run until she returns from vacation.

So Many Precious Books, So Little Time is giving away 4 audiobooks. I've already listed two of them elsewhere in this giveaway list. Each audiobook has a different deadline.

Tuesday, June 9, 2009

Teaser Tuesday (06-09-09 edition)

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just do the following:

  • Grab your current read
  • Open to a random page
  • 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 & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!
Today's Teaser:

"Your race is no longer in charge of anything. We are free to walk this earth again, as we did long ago."

The Rising by Brian Keene, page 31

Monday, June 8, 2009

Mailbox Monday (06-08-09 edition)



Mailbox Monday is brought to us by The Printed Page. I'm late getting this up today, and almost missed it altogether! In my mailbox last week I got:

Made in the U.S.A. by Billie Letts (won from A Sea of Books)









Afraid by Jack Kilborn (won from Grumpy Dan of Dan's Journal)









The Horse Boy by Rupert Isaacson audio book (won from the Readaholic). This is my first audio book, and I'm loving it! I'm listening to it while I work.

Saturday, June 6, 2009

Book Giveaways in Blogworld (06-06-09 edition)

A list of some giveaways going on in Blogworld. Please note that new giveaways that were added this week are indented in Blockquotes:

The Novel Bookworm is giving away 2 ARC copies of Sworn to Silence. Deadline is June 6.

The Novel Bookworm is also giving away 4 books for their final giveaway day in a month long giveaway. Up for grabs is The Alexander Cipher, Follow Me, Life After Genius, The Suspicions of Mr. Whicher, and also 20 autographed cards by author David Morrell. Deadline is June 7.

Drey's Library has a copy of Mating Rituals of the North American WASP available to win. Deadline is June 7.

Morbid Romantic is giving away 5 copies of Mating Rituals of the North American WASP. Deadline June 7.

Bart's Bookshelf is giving away two YA novels, Floodland and Starseeker. They list the deadline as May 27, but I think they meant to say June 7.

Yankee Romance Reviews is giving away 5 copies of A Hint of Wicked. Deadline is June 7.

Yankee Romance Reviews is also giving away 5 copies of Bound to Please. Deadline is June 7.

AND Yankee Romance Reviews is giving away 5 copies of To Beguile a Beast. Deadline is also June 7.

Barely Domestic Mama is giving away a copy of The Good Home Cookbook. Deadline is June 7.

Passages to the Past is giving away a copy of Pope Joan. Deadline is June 8.

Brimful Curiosities is giving away 3 copies of Mating Rituals of the North American WASP. Deadline is June 8.

Bitten by Books is giving away 10 copies of Kiss & Tell, one $100 Amazon gift card, and a book tote filled with free books and other merchandise. Deadline is June 8.

Bitten by Booksis having a HUGE giveaway that includes 10 copies of Kiss & Hell, a $100 Amazon gift card, and a tote bag filled with books and other autographed "swag" from the Romantic Times Convention. Deadline is June 8.

The Electrical book cafe is giving away 5 copies of Twenty Boy Summer. Deadline is June 10.

Readaholic is giving away 5 copies of The Night Gardener. Deadline is June 10.

Booking Mama is giving away a copy of Mating Rituals of the North American WASP. Deadline is June 10.

Fantastic Book Review is giving away 2 copies of Strange Angels. Deadline is June 10.

Wendy's Minding Spot is giving away a copy of Worst Nightmares. Deadline is June 10.

Outnumbered 3-to-1 is giving away 3 copies of Mating Rituals of the North American WASP. Deadline is June 11.

Peeking Between the Pages has 2 copies of Sea Changes up for grabs. Deadline is June 11.

Author Suzanne McCleod is having a big giveaway in honor of her new book The Cold Kiss of Death, due out soon. She will have six winners and a total of eight books. Deadline is June 11.

Book Giveaways is giving away 5 copies of Katie Brown Celebrates. Deadline is June 11.

Lauren's Crammed Bookshelf is giving away an ARC copy of After the Moment. Deadline is June 12.

MonkeyBizness is giving away a used copy of Pearl Buck's The Good Earth. Deadline is June 12.

Author Megan Crewe is giving away a signed ARC of her new book Giving Up the Ghost, along with a couple of other books. Deadline is June 12.

So Many Precious Books, So Little Time is giving away The Night Gardener. Deadline is June 12.

Redlady's Reading Roomis giving away an ARC of Shanghai Girls. Deadline is June 12.

Devourer of Books is giving away 3 copies of Belong To Me. Deadline is June 12.

Lori's Reading Corner is giving away Swimsuit by James Patterson. Deadline is June 12.


The Book Faery Reviews
is giving away 3 copies of The Night Gardener. Deadline is June 12.

The Infinite Shelf is giving away a copy of Dead Until Dark. Deadline is June 12.

Kami Garcia is giving away a whole Eyes Like Stars package that includes the ARC and all sorts of goodies. Deadline is June 12.

So Many Precious Books, So Little Time is giving away an audiobook of The Way Home. Deadline is June 13.

Unmainstream Mom is giving away 5 copies of Mating Rituals of the North American WASP. Deadline is June 13.

Wendy's Minding Spot is giving away 2 ARC copies of Dying Bites. Deadline is June 15.

Peeking Between the Pages is giving away 3 copies of Mating Rituals of the North American WASP. Deadline is June 15.

The Epic Rat is giving away 7 different books to four different winners. Books include some recent releases we've been hearing about like Mating Rituals of the North American WASP, Reunion, The Last Queen and The Wonder Singer. Deadline is June 15.

Bookin' with Bingo is giving away 5 copies of Mating Rituals of the North American WASP. Deadline is June 15.

Lauren's Crammed Bookshelf is giving a away an ARC copy of A Sweet Disorder. Deadline is June 16.

Drey's Library is giving away a gently used ARC copy of The Last Prince of the Mexican Empire. Deadline is June 16.


Luxury Reading
is giving away a copy of Perfection. Deadline is June 16.

The Shady Glade is giving away an ARC copy of Shiver. Deadline is June 16.

Presenting Lenore is giving away Catching Fire, Liar and Shiver to one lucky reader. Deadline is June 17.

Booking Mama is giving away a copy of Sunnyside Blues. Deadline is June 17.

The Tome Traveler's Weblog is giving away 5 copies of The Night Gardener. Deadline is June 18.

Drey's Library is giving away 3 copies of The Host. Deadline is June 18.

The Burton Review has 3 copies of Mating Rituals of the North American WASP up for grabs. Deadline is June 18.

Socrates' Book Reviews is giving away 5 copies of The Night Gardener. Deadline is June 19.


A Novel Menagerie
is giving away a copy of The 19th Wife. Deadline is June 19.

Bookin' with Bingo has 5 copies of April and Oliver available. Deadline is June 20.

So Many Precious Books, So Little Time is giving away an audiobook of Cemetery Dance. Deadline is June 20.

Reverie Book Reviews is giving away 3 ARC copies of Twenty Boy Summer. Deadline is June 21.

Peeking Between the Pages is giving away 2 copies of In Over Here Head. Deadline is June 21.

Just One More Page...Or Two is giving away 5 copies of The Night Gardener. Deadline is June 21.

Linus's Blanket is giving away a copy of Catching Fire. Deadline is June 22.

Bookin' with Bingo is giving away 5 copies of Swimsuit. Deadline is June 25.

Wendi's Bookcorner is giving away a Book Buddy. Deadline is June 30.

Reviewer X is giving away a copy of Catching Fire. No deadline is decided.

So Many Precious Books, So Little Time is giving away 4 audiobooks. I've already listed two of them elsewhere in this giveaway list. Each audiobook has a different deadline.