50 Followers Contest

So here it is, my first ever contest, to commemorate the modest accomplishment of 50 followers. I've perused my bookshelves and come up with a small haul of books. Most are books that I have duplicate copies of and really enjoyed, so they are perfect to share with all of you!

Grand Prize winner will get your choice of any three books off the list.

Second Place winner will get your choice of any two remaining books on the list.

Here's is a quick look at what's up for grabs- check here for a more detailed list of the books.

Fire by Kristin Cashore (audio book)
What the Dickens by Gregory Maguire
Bran Hambric and the Fairfield Curse by Kaleb Nation (hardcover)
Fallen by Lauren Kate (hardcover, however this book is missing it's dust jacket)
Nightlight: a parody by The Harvard Lampoon
Chosen by a Horse by Susan Richards
The Hearts of Horses by Molly Gloss

Details: This contest will begin now and run through next Wednesday, July 7th at midnight. The two winners will be chosen by Random.org and will notified by email on Thursday morning.

Rules: Just fill out the form below, ranking the books from 1-7 (1 being the one you want the most, 7 being the one you could really do without). This contest is open in the US only, if you are international and would like to enter, you will be required to pay any shipping above $4.00.

(my apologies on the jank sizing of the form- I have no idea why it looks so silly or refuses to shrink down to fit the page, but just roll with it, it should effect your ability to enter the contest)

Book Blogger Hop!

It's the time of the week when we blog hop! The wonderful blog site Crazy For Books hosts each week.

I've been out of the game for a few weeks as I was on vacation, but I'm ready to hop around today ;) There's also a new twist- a question to answer. This week the question is:

Tell us your NAME and WHY YOU STARTED BLOGGING

So- my name is Kate nad I started blogging as a way to talk about all the great books I was reading. Simple enough right? If I go more in depth I may be here all day- but the short version is that in March of 2009 I read the Twilight Series (cliche right?), and LOVED it. I had been so immersed in school and work for so long that I forgot that reading was supposed to be fun and exciting. I joined TwilightMOMs and their book of the month club and suddenly I was reading all these amazing books and needed an outlet beyond the BOTM discussions. So I started this blog in October 2009 and here I am. Now I'm back in school to become a librarian, reviewing and moderating at Eve's Fan Garden on their blog, moderating at TwilightMOMs on the BOTM, blogging about Syracuse University's Library Science Program and of course blogging here!

Check out some of these great websites I've found while hopping around :)

Book Sake

Emily's Reading Room

Book Trailer- The Dark Divine

Hi guys- I wanted to share this awesome new book trailer for Bree Despains The Dark Divine. It's a great book and the trailer doesn't dissapoint.



The Dark Divine book trailer

After you check out the trailer- head over to Bree's website and see the AMAZING contest she has going on!