Gratitude Giveaway

My Giveaway: One winner will get a book of choice from Book Depository.This Gratitude Giveaway Hop is to thank you all my readers/friends. I really love to read and love to have a community to share my adventures with!! I am deeply thankful for you all! Especially since i know my blog has been sparse lately!To Enter:Be or become a GFC follower of this blogLeave a comment below as your entry containing your email or way to contact youThis giveaway is open to readers of any conutry as long as BookDepository.com ships there! Entrys will be taken from Nov. 17 to Nov. 27. One entry per person. Wi

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Falling For Fiction Giveaway Hop

Wrapup:Thanks Sooo much to my two participants: Temara and Goldilox! As a thank you two them, i have gathered some books off my shelf to give as a thank you gift to them! Each one can choose a book and ill send it out to them. :) (If you couldnt participate, i will do it again next year!) So the choice are (all are hardcover):Raven by Alison Van DiepenSwoon by Nina MalkinAll Just Glass Amelia Atwater-RhodesThe Mermaid Mirror by LK MadiganThe Vespertine by Saundra MitchellThe Mark by Jen NadolBlood Promises by Richelle Mead Congrats to Goldilox on her readership and Happy birthday to Temara!!!

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Giveaway Hop Sign-up

Image HTML: <a href="http://lovelylit.blogspot.com/2011/09/giveaway-hop-sign-up.html"> <img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjppgy1CUQPnZoFfyqeHkVgfUwsQ6s0HdEcdt4mJHoloUns9AJf1Z9XOmdVW9bSupjol019iVD0iPT4PIAtceXMG0jKj68YoYiUUhT5x62hcaMnrZ8iy7pKv-uckASYPk8yIKLv_7qpWOsX/s1600/fall+for+fiction.png"> </a> Falling For Fall Giveaway Hop Nov. 2-8Hey Yall!! I love love Fall! :D So, I decided to sponsor a Fall Giveaway Hop. Each person who signs up will host one book giveaway. If you decided to use Book Depository for your giveaway, it will cost you ar

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Review: Haven (The Willows #1)

Title: HavenAuthor: @HopeCollierSeries Info: The Willows #1(not sure how many books)Theme: YA Paranormal RomanceRating: 5 Hearts; Extreme Love!Summary: At the beginning of the story, Ashton is at her birthday party when she gets a disturbing call...her dad has had a fatal heart attack leaving her alone in the world (since her mother died when she was a baby). He lives far away in another state...so to attend the funeral, she decides to take a road trip there vs flying, hoping she can clear her head and come to terms with her emotions. Along the way some bizarre things start to happen a

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The Winner is:

#103 @Zoey_42 Yayayay congrats!! Thank you Allllll for entering to win my spooktacular giveaway!! I am also hosting a giveaway hop here on my blog. We have 3 participants! Its not crazy large...but it is 3 more chances at a free book!! Check out my post on the home page!

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Spooktacular Giveaway Hop

Spootackular Giveaway Hop Oct. 24 - Oct. 31My Spooky Giveaway: One Lucky winner will win a book of their choice from The Book Depository! This giveaway is open internationally as long as they ship to your country! To enter, all you need to do is (1) follow blog via GFC, (2) add your name and way to contact you to the comments, and (3) list your choice of spooky book if you win in that same comment! As an optional EXTRA entry, you can tweet about the contest and add the direct tweet url to a second comment. Your tweet must include this posts url to be a valid entry. 2 comments = 2 entries. 2 e

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Wonderfully Wicked ReadAThon Challenge

 #WWReadathon Hey How is everyone's reading coming? Ok. As promised here is my lovely challenge!The ChallengeI was having some issues finding my own challenge, so this one is from Michelle at Book Briefs. Its quite simple and super fun!!! Thanks to April at Shelf Confessions for helping me construct it.For this challenge you will be making one sentence using only book titles. You cant add or leave out any words. You can use as many books as you'd like. Your sentence will probably be silly but that makes it even more fun! Just make sure its a real sentence. Subject & Verb! Here is my exa

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Wonderfully Wicked ReadAThon!!

Hey everyone!! This October had been one super great and scary month for my blog here. This weekend ill be particpating in another Halloween event called the Wonderfully Wicked ReadAThon. It will officially be running from Tomorrow Friday Oct. 21 to Sunday Oct. 23. I of course work every weekend (sigh) so ill be doing some unofficial read today and Monday..hehe. OH and of course, i forgot the best part, tomorrow ill be hosting a challenge for the readathon!! The challenge will give yall a little time to rest your eyes.Ill post the challenge up at exactly 4pm est time (1pm pacific) and it will

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#FrightFall Update

Frightful Fall Read-A-Thon Oct. 3-9My (tenative) reading list:Brightest Kind of Darkness by PT MichelleHaunting Violet by Alyxandra HarveyAnna dressed in Blood by Kendare BlakeNeed by Carrie JonesThe Forest of Hands and Teeth by Carrie Ryan*Strikeout=finished; Underline=Currently Reading; Italic=Postponed*2707/2707 ebook page flips. 3/3 ebooks. Goal is 100% complete!Frigtful Fall ReadAThon: A halloween reading event where you try to read alot of creepy/scary/horror/paranormal books!! Brought to you by Castle Macabre.

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Review: The Forest of Hands and Teeth by Carrie Ryan

Title: The Forest of Hands and Teeth Author: Carrie Ryan Series Info: Book 1 of 3 Theme: Zombies, PostApocalyptic, Dystopian Rating: 5 Hearts Summary: Through twists and turns of fate, orphaned Mary seeks knowledge of life, love, and especially what lies beyond her walled village and the surrounding forest, where dwell the Unconsecrated, aggressive flesh-eating people who were once dead. My Overall Thoughts: The town in which the main character lives is surrounded by a fench. There is nothing outside of the fench except woods...and zombies! There are no other towns..or at least

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Fall Book Exchange

Status: Got a partner!Wooooo i have great news!! I finally got a partner for the Fall Book Exchange! Its Steph from http://papercut-reviews.blogspot.com/ . Wwwooo I'll be sending her 2 brand new books from her amazon wishlist.. The book titles are a secret though!!! :)Fall Book Exchange: A gifting program where and your randomly chosen partner exchanges books from your wishlists. Brought to you by Ruby Reads.

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First Line Friday

Title: Hunting IvyAuthor: Alyxandra HarveyFirst Line: I was nine years old when my mother decided it was time I took part in the family business. I was pretty enough now, she said, that I might be of use.What do you think: fab or flab? Does it make you wanna read it or run from it? Without reading a summary, what can you gather from just the first sentence?First Line Friday: This is a weekly event that spotlights those amazing first lines in book! The first line (and first chapter) sets the foundation for the book and influences first inpressions! These are my first lines, you be the judge!

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WWW Wednesday

What are you currently reading?Title: Hunting VioletAuthor: Alyxandra HarveyProgress: 2% Description: I didnt read the summary because i wanted to be surprised...so far though i can tell the main characters mom is a "fake" pyschic! Lol! Its really good so far!!!!What did you recently finish?Title: The Brightest King of DarknessAuthor: P.T. MichelleRating: 5 heartsDescription: Nara has dreams telling her everything that will happen the following day. After she prevents a bombing at her school, she ends up meeting Ethan, a "would-be" target. After strange and dangerous things start to happen, s

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Frightful Fall ReadAthon Status Update

Frightful Fall Read-A-Thon Oct. 3-9My (tenative) reading list:Brightest Kind of Darkness by PT MichelleHaunting Violet by Alyxandra HarveyAnna dressed in Blood by Kendare Blake*Strikeout=finished; Underline=Currently Reading*900/2707 ebook page flips. Goal is 33.2% complete!Frigtful Fall ReadAThon: A halloween reading event where you try to read alot of creepy/scary/horror/paranormal books!! Brought to you by Castle Macabre.

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Free Book Friday

Hey guys,Did you know today is Free Book Friday!! Yess it is!! That means one lucky reader will get to win one book of their choice.Usually i post the books spotlighted on the blog from the entire month, then let the winner choose thier prize from those books. But since i havent featured many books this month, the winner will choose whatever book theyd like (to be shipped from book depository). To enter just: (1) follow my blog and (2) leave a comment with your email or a way to contact you.Ill randomly choose a winner next Friday at 6pm. So you have until then to enter. One comment/entry per

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First Line Friday

Title: The Brightest Kind of DarknessAuthor: P.T. MichellePublication Date: June 27, 2011First Line: For me, being surprised was like wearing my best friend's favorite shirt; cherished for its borrowed uniqueness.What do you think: fab or flab? Does it make you wanna read it or run from it? Without reading a summary, what can you gather from just the first sentence?First Line Friday: This is a weekly event that spotlights those amazing first lines in book! The first line (and first chapter) sets the foundation for the book and influences first inpressions! These are my first lines, you be the

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Thursday Tea

The Book: The Brightest Kind of Darkness by P.T. MichelleThe Tea: ChamomileAll about the Book: The Brightest kind of Darkness is a new book i discovered while on Shelfari. It's about girl who dreams about events from the next day.....and of course there is a hot guy in the mix. Ive only reading a little bit so far...but the first chapter alone was pretty spectaular! I fan find a lot of similarities between Nara and myself and i love books like that! :) -and-All about the Tea: Just regular yellow Chamomile! I usually add honey and sugar...but only had sugar today! This tea is really good warm.

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Teaser Tuesday

Title: The HiddenAuthor: Jessica VerdayLocation of teaser: Chapter 6Senior year started off with a bang. Literally. Someone’s car backfired in the parking lot right after Mom dropped me off, and half the students that had been milling around went running and screaming that someone was outside shooting.Teaser Tuesday:Grab your current read. Let the book fall open to a random page and share with us two (2) “teaser” sentences from that page, somewhere between lines 7 and 12. You also need to share the title of the book that you’re getting your “teaser” from … that way people can have some great

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Wooo As promised, heres my giveaway for the 2011 Halloween list. Thanks you so much everyone for adding books!

Here the list: http://www.goodreads.com/list/show/13296.YA_Halloween_2011

I'll be using this list for a bunch of halloween events like the Readsthon and giveaway hop, so make sure you add your faves and your wishlist items that fit the list requirements which are: (1) .:recentish:. - published in the past 5 years and (2) .:halloween worthy:. - so ya paranormal, ya horror or ya supernatural.

To enter: (1) you must be a follower of this site, (2) have a goodreads acct, (3) add to/vote on the list, and (4) comment below! Extra entries include tweeting and following(friending) me on twitter/goodreads. Follow and read the rafflecopter carefully for steps to enter. Thank you again!

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Posted on Sunday, September 25, 2011

Foriegn Cover Friday

Title: Iron Fey SeriesAuthor: Julie KagawaCountry Represented: GermanyForiegn Cover Friday: A post to display beautiful covers from around the world. Brought to you by Reading Fever.

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YA Halloween 2011 #giveaway

Hey there!!Im putting together a list on Goodreads of recent-ish halloween books and would love your faves to be added. You can just click the link below and its really easy to add books!!http://www.goodreads.com/list/show/13296.YA_Halloween_2011Also, I'll be having a giveaway once my list hits 25 books. The winner will get to choose one book from the list, so be sure your favorites are there!Any book published from 2006 to 2011 thats either ya horror, ya paranormal or ya supernatural is welcome on the list!! Thanks everyone! Im going to use the list for all my halloween events here on the bl

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Wonderfully Wicked Read-a-Thon

Reading Wicked amounts of YABetween Oct. 21 and Oct. 23 i'll be reading like crazy!!!! I sure hope i get through more than one book..HAHA! :D If you want to follow along, be watching twitter for the hash #WWReadathon. I'll be posting updates here on the blog too!! Wonderfully Wicked Read-A-Thon: Oct. 21 to 23! A read-until-you-drop halloween event for those of us itching for excitement! Brought to you by Kindle Fever, Letters Inside Out, and My Shelf Confessions

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Waiting On Wednesday

Title: A Million SunsAuthor: Beth RevisPublication Date: January 10, 2012Blurb: They have to get off that ship!!Wow.....what a concept! How do you accomplish that when youre floating in dead space? ... this is exciting..but seems scary.. I loved book 1 in the trilogy and i think ill love this on too!! Oh and also, i just saw a book called Glow.... Its also take place in space, but its a very different storyline! You might want to check it out if you like Across the Universe!I heart nebula!"Waiting On" Wednesday:This is a weekly event that spotlights upcoming releases that i am anticipating!

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Upcoming!

Hey guys and gals! I justed wanted to posts an "upcoming" post so you all wont miss anything (also for personal organiztion)!!Things Coming Soon:Free book Friday: Sept. 30 - A new meme here at Lovelylit featured on the last Friday of each month. A question will be asked and the first follower to answer it will win a free book of their choice! The answer will be found in that month's blog posts. Fall Book Exchange: This will run throughout the month of October! I'll be assigned a partner to whom ill exchange a book with! Spooktacular Giveaway Hop: Oct. 24 to 31 - Each participating blog will

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Missing You Monday

This is another meme hosted here at Lovelylit. It just features a character, story or literary world you are missing and why youre missing it! :)Title: Shiver SeriesAuthor: Maggie SteifvaterDate Finished: About 3 weeks agoI Am Missing: Isabell + ColeWhy: I think i started the series really disliking Isabell. I guess i misunderstood her and thought she was one of the cruel rich girls...the "mean girl". But she turned out to just be meanish on the outside but caring on the inside.... Im not sure whether she was "mean" then change because of what happened to her..or if she was just putting on an

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Spooktacular Giveaway Hop

I'll be participating in a Halloween giveaway hop next month!! Anyone have a prize suggestion?Spooktacular Giveaway Hop: Oct. 24th to 31st! Brought to you by I am a Reader, Not a Reader and The Diary of a Bookworm.

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WWW Wednesday

What are you currently reading?Title: SirensongAuthor: Jenna BlackDescription: Its book 3 in the Faeriewalkers Series.(..im not sure if its supposed to be a trilogy or if more are coming) Its great so far but im only 30 "ebook" pages in. In this installment, the main character is traveling to Faerie at the queens request...however pleasant that may seem, it turns out to be more like a manhunt/fugitive/run-for-your-life sort of ordeal! Although the book is getting mixed reviews, i think ill enjoy it!What did you recently finish?Title: ShadowspellAuthor: Jenna BlackDescription: This is the same

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Theme Thursday

Hey guys!! I have grrrrreat news! Ive been thinking my little head off to try and formulate some unique memes i can host here! Ive figured out a few... For thursday, i'll be running "Theme Thursday"! For this meme, ill be specifing a common theme, topic, genre or situation and you all can blog about which book, series and/or author does it best! Or if you cant decide, you can compare and contrast more than one! Wooo, Sound like fun?Theme: Best "new girl at school/in town and meets a sexy, mysterious guy" -or- "there's a new sexy, mysterious guy at school/in town" Some Options:Vampire Diaries

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Fall Book Exchange

Status: Signing up!!!Hey guys!! Look what i found!! OMGosh i love this. Ruby is a genius!! I am definetly signing up!! I dont know if i can from my phone..so it may have to wait until later... Signups end at the nd of the month...so i have 3 weeks! This is such a great idea...it will give me a motivation to clean up my wishlist tab... :) also i think seasonal exchanges are great.....i can def afford that!!PS i think i also saw something else about saturday swaps on her sidebar too...maybe youll wanna go look at that also.. :)Fall Book Exchange: A gifting program where and your randomly chosen

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First Line Friday

Title: NevermoreAuthor: Kelly CreaghFirst Line: By the end of fourth period, Isobel’s espresso buzz from that morning’s venti latte had long since worn off.What do you think: fab or flab? Does it make you wanna read it or run from it? Without reading a summary, what can you gather from just the first sentence?First Line Friday: This is a weekly event that spotlights those amazing first lines in book! The first line (and first chapter) sets the foundation for the book and influences first inpressions! These are my first lines, you be the judge! Brought to you by Katie's Book Blog

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Winner!

And the $25 winner is......#15....VioletAlso, i had a sudden flash of brillance and decided to send out a 2nd place prize! The winners were Spav and TwilightGrl38 who both won one book of their choice! It pays to follow my twitter because i always like have flash contests! :)Congrats to everyone!! Our winners will have three days to respond! Thank you all for entering and be on the lookout for another giveaway soon! (hint hint next week...probably Juliet Immortal and/or The Dark Elite #1 and #2)PS to the winners: If you have a blog, please consider leaving a link in the comments to the your r

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Thursday Tea

The Book:Nevermore by Kelly Creagh The Tea:Lebanese Rose All about the Book: I really like it so far! Ive only read the prologue and chapter one but its drawing me in. The prologue was a bit boring at first but got extra good and mysterious! Chapter one reminded me of Hush, Hush where she gets partnered with "him" for a school assignment! I hope it ends up as good as Hush, Hush too! This books making my nostaglic for my Edgar Allen Poe computer game!!-and-All about the Tea: Have you ever had it? Its different steeped herbs like regular tea and chamomile mixed with rosewater and sugar. My bo

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Super-huge 26 Book Haul

Hey Everyone! As you know ive been gone all summer! I only just got back about 2 weeks ago! While i was gone i collected ALOT of books!!! So i wanted to do a haul post to see what you all think of these. If youve read one or have reviews, please post thoughts and links in the comments. Im excited to read your opinions!The List:The Vampire's Promise by Caroline Cooney Hush, Hush by Becca Fitzpatrick Crescendo by Becca Fitzpatrick Old Magic by Marianne Curley Swoon by Nina Malkin Remember Me by Christopher Pike Jessica Guide to Dating on the Dark Side by Beth Fantaskey The Awakening by K

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Waiting On Wednesday

Title: The Hidden Author: Jessica Verday Date of Publication: September 6th, 2011 Blurb: Abbey knows that Caspian is her destiny. Theirs is a bond that transcends even death. But as Abbey finally learns the full truth about the dark fate that links her to Caspian and ties them both to the town of Sleepy Hollow, she suddenly has some very hard choices to make. Caspian may be the love of her life, but is that love worth dying for? Beautifully spun, emotionally gripping, and irresistibly romantic, The Hidden will leave you breathless. Waiting On Wednesday: This is a weekly event that spotlights

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Teaser Tuesday

Title: Nevermore Author: Kelly Creagh Location of teaser: Chapter 5 "A Note of Warning" at 30% mark Teaser: He pressed something into her palm. Her fingers curled to secure it and, for the briefest moment, clenched his. In the next, he moved on, and she felt herself turning to stare after him, rubbing her thumb over the smooth slip of folded paper. Teaser Tuesday: Grab your current read. Let the book fall open to a random page and share with us two (2) “teaser” sentences from that page, somewhere between lines 7 and 12. You also need to share the title of the book that you’re getting your “t

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100 Follower Giveaway

Hey hey hey!!Wow im at 110 followers!! Do you know what that means?? Yep a giveaway! Im so happy you all choose to follow me! Thank you so much!!!!!Originally i wanted to give away Unearthly but i decided to let you choose your book books! Thats right however many books you can squeeze in for $25 including taxes and shipping!! Ill probably buy from book depostitory because there is free shipping!!!To enter all you need to do is:Be a follower!Leave a comment with the top five books youd like to win in a numbered list! Make sure the #1 is your "most wanted" and #5 is your least wanted. Im going

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Review: Twilight by Stephenie Meyers

While i know that everyone has already reviewed Twilight in like...2007.. Im sort of just getting to it! :) 5 Hearts --SIDENOTE: Ive been out of town for a while (meaning all summer) so i havent really had time to blog at all...that an the fact that i have NO internet sort of renders my blog as a desert wasteland...sort of like my life.. (lol joking..that was too funny not to say :P) But anyway, i found the COOLEST app on my android phone for composing text and it has export! Wow imagine that...my blog just might survive after all....maybe my life will turn around....just maybe! :P (D

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Swag #Giveaway

Hey everyone! Guess what I got in the mail?? The Eternal Sea bookmarks!!! Five of them!! This particular giveaway is for 3!  Three lovely readers will get one bookmark each!!To enter, all you need to do is (1) follow my blog; (2) write 2 comments: one stating why everyone should read Everlasting and one stating what youre most exciting about in book 2 The Eternal Sea; (3) add your name and email address! This giveaway is open international and will end in 2 weeks on Wednesday!Good luck everyone!

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Carnival

WELCOME TO THE "ONCE UPON A TIME" BOOTH!!!Hello All and Welcome to my booth! With the "Royal Wedding" just this weekend, I wanted my booth to alleviate the some of the possible envy! Maybe we all cant marry a Prince, but maybe emersing yourself in an excellent fairy tale could be just the thing! SO, if you complete my little challenge...you could get these books by Gail Carson Levine.THE PRIZESYEAH!! That's right! One winner will get all FOUR books! These are all great princess books!! WOOO! I havent even read these yet...but no worries because i bought 2 copies of each One for the winner and

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