March 31, 2013

Second Chance Summer: Vlog Review


I thought I'd try something a bit different and do a video review for a change! Here are my thoughts on Morgan Matson's Second Chance Summer, in vlog format (apologies in advance for the weird sort of white noise in the background):




If you'd like to check out the blog post on unreliable narrators that I mention, you can do so here.

March 29, 2013

Giveaway Winners!


I've drawn the winners of my most recent giveaways!

The winners of the Life of Pi Blu-ray giveaway are... 

...Brian and Isaac!

The winner of the If You Find Me giveaway is...


...Victoria!




Congratulations to the winners! I have e-mailed them and they have 72 hours to respond before I choose another winner.

ETA: I haven't heard back from one of the Life of Pi winners, so I have drawn another one... Congrats, Elaina! You have 72 hours to respond to my e-mail.

March 25, 2013

I'm Guest Posting for Fairy Tale Fortnight!

FAIRY TALE FORTNIGHT 2013!

That's right, it's Fairy Tale Fortnight time again and I'm very happy to be guest posting once more! Fairy Tale Fortnight is a blog event devoted to all things fairy tale–related, and is hosted by Misty at The Book Rat and Bonnie at A Backwards Story.

My post this year is all about fairy tale what-ifs... as in, what if Goldilocks and The Three Pigs were friends? What would happen if King Midas met the characters from The Golden Goose? To find out more, check out my post over at The Book Rat!


March 20, 2013

U-Pick: Character Most Likely to Double-Cross You?


Here's how this feature works: each week I'll post a categorical superlative (e.g. "most sadistic villain" "crankiest father figure" "protagonist you would most like to slap some sense into" etc.) and list a few choices of characters from YA books in a poll. You get to pick! The poll will run for a week, and then in the following post I'll update with the name of the winning character. 

The last U-Pick poll was for the YA Character Most In Love With Him/Herself, and the winner by a hefty margin was...

...Professor Lockhart from Harry Potter!

I'm sure he'll be bragging about the title for a long time to come. This time around, the question is: which YA character do you think would be most likely to double-cross you?




There are lots of choices here, so vote below! (If the book is part of a series, I've just listed the series name. You can decide which book you want to base your vote on.) There's also an option for a write-in vote if your pick isn't listed. If that's the case, please choose "other" and then leave the character's name and book title in the comments :)

EDIT: the Blogger poll did not seem to be working properly (the votes kept disappearing!) so I've created a new poll that will hopefully work better. So if you voted once already with the original Blogger poll, vote again in this new one so your vote can be counted! 

YA Character Most Likely to Double-Cross You?
  
pollcode.com free polls 

March 19, 2013

If You Find Me: Giveaway!

Emily Murdoch's If You Find Me was a Waiting on Wednesday pick of mine last fall, so I'm happy to be able to host a giveaway of it! St. Martin's Press has generously offered up a copy to one of my readers.

First, a little more about the book:

"There are some things you can’t leave behind…

A broken-down camper hidden deep in a national forest is the only home fifteen year-old Carey can remember. The trees keep guard over her threadbare existence, with the one bright spot being Carey’s younger sister, Jenessa, who depends on Carey for her very survival. All they have is each other, as their mentally ill mother comes and goes with greater frequency. Until that one fateful day their mother disappears for good, and two strangers arrive. Suddenly, the girls are taken from the woods and thrust into a bright and perplexing new world of high school, clothes and boys.

Now, Carey must face the truth of why her mother abducted her ten years ago, while haunted by a past that won’t let her go… a dark past that hides many a secret, including the reason Jenessa hasn’t spoken a word in over a year. Carey knows she must keep her sister close, and her secrets even closer, or risk watching her new life come crashing down." (from Goodreads)
And now, the giveaway rules:

- Entrants must have a mailing address within the US or Canada
- Entrants must be 13 years or older
- Tweeting and following are always appreciated, but not required
- One entry per person
- There will be 1 winner, randomly selected, who will receive 1 copy of If You Find Me
- Giveaway ends March 26 at 11:59 pm EST

To enter, please fill out THIS FORM. Comments, while wonderful, do not count as entries.


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