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Monday, February 2, 2009

My First Ever Contest Giveaway!!!: Love for February

Happy news (for the opportunity to win free books is always happy)! I am holding my very first contest giveaway on my blog, celebrating all February book releases! And there are lots of them. So there are lots of celebrating to be done. So let's get started!

Where did I get this idea? On a rare Sunday where I managed to drag my overworked liberal arts butt off my bubble of a campus, my friend and I went into Philly: Chinatown, the Philadelphia Museum of Art... and the lovely 3-story Barnes & Noble. Seriously, my head swam with all the gorgeous covers of the new releases that were on display in the YA section.

Here's how the contest works: the winner (there will either be one or two, I have decided yet, depends on the number of entries) will receive any YA book that's being released in February! Check out the awesome www.yalit.com for a rather complete list of all the releases. Me, I'm looking forward especially to reading:

Jessica's Guide to Dating on the Dark Side by Beth Fantaskey (Feb. 1)
Evermore by Alyson Noel (Feb. 3)
Eternal by Cynthia Leitich Smith (Feb. 10)
Fade by Lisa McMann (Feb. 10)
Raven by Allison van Diepen (Feb. 10)

And those are only a few; there are literally DOZENS that you can choose from!

So how can you enter and receive entries? Just answer the question:

Which February release book do you most want to read and why?

and leave the name of the book you would like to win (this does not have to be the same book as the answer for the question above, although it can be). Your book choice can be any book that's being released in the month of February.

+1 for leaving a comment here
+1 for following me (+2 if you've already been following me!)
+2 if you blog about this somewhere and show me the link (sidebars are okay)
+3 for something you can find out about within the next week or so! Don't forget to check back soon!

This contest will run through February 12, 2009. And it will be open worldwide cuz I know how hard it is for people living outside of North America to access many books. Yay for contest! I'm having fun already. I hope there are lots of participants. Hmm... maybe I'll make this a monthly thing...?

Good luck! :D
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76 comments:

  1. silverhartgirlFebruary 2, 2009 at 10:27 PM

    Models Don't Eat Chocolate Cookies, It looks like a really great read and reminds me of me.

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  2. MySharonAnneFebruary 3, 2009 at 10:06 AM

    I'll blog about this for you. I'm not going to enter though because I'm lucky enough to be going to the strand and I want someone else to have a chance to win.

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  3. juiciliciousss reviewsFebruary 3, 2009 at 10:19 AM

    oohhhh, yay! a contest :D
    i would love to read: jessica's guide to dating on the dark side. :]

    im following you and i posted it on my SIDEBAR on my site :D

    stephanie

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  4. AleaFebruary 3, 2009 at 10:38 AM

    Oooh I'd love to enter! I really want to read Evermore because it sounds like a great mix of paranormal things and romance!

    I thought I had been following you but apparently that wasn't the case, now I am!

    aleareads@gmail dot com

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  5. Lenore AppelhansFebruary 3, 2009 at 11:07 AM

    I would most like to read The September Sisters from all the books coming out in February.

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  6. Brooke ReviewsFebruary 3, 2009 at 12:06 PM

    I'm MOST looking forward to Fade by Lisa Mcmann. Wake was so good, and I can't wait to see where she takes the next book.

    I already pre-ordered it, so I'd like to win Eternal by Cynthia Leitich Smith :D

    I'm also a follower of your blog. :)

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  7. prophecygirlFebruary 3, 2009 at 12:13 PM

    I am mostly looking forward to Raven by Allison van Diepen. I love the cover!

    Book I'd like to win: Jessica's Guide to Dating on the Dark Side.

    I'm following you now, yey for new YA blogs to read!

    Thanks for making the contest open worldwide :)

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  8. mindyFebruary 3, 2009 at 12:14 PM

    absolutely maybe thanks for the giveaway

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  9. valerie2350February 3, 2009 at 1:43 PM

    jessica's guide to dating looks like a book i would enjoy! :)

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  10. valerie2350February 3, 2009 at 1:44 PM

    follower entry 1

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  11. valerie2350February 3, 2009 at 1:44 PM

    follower entry 2

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  12. eyeslikesugarFebruary 3, 2009 at 1:45 PM

    I would love to read 'Models Don't Eat Chocolate Chip Cookies'! Thanks for offering! eyeslikesugar [at] gmail [dot] com

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  13. eyeslikesugarFebruary 3, 2009 at 1:45 PM

    I'm also following you! I love book blogs; I love books. :) eyeslikesugar [at] gmail [dot] com

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  14. donnasFebruary 3, 2009 at 2:00 PM

    I am most looking forward to Evermore by Alyson Noel. It is also what I would pick if I won.

    I am also following you.

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  15. HillaryFebruary 3, 2009 at 3:52 PM

    I'm VERY excited for Paradise Lost by Kate Brian because this is the first Private book I've had to wait for and the last was so suspenseful the ending was OMG!

    If I win, I doubt it though b/c I'm very unlucky, I'd like Fade by Lisa McMann. Wake was awesome...I should reread that....

    I'm a follower and I sidebarred it on the right of my blog (http://bookreader4.blogspot.com).

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  16. YanFebruary 3, 2009 at 4:00 PM

    I'll enter later but I just wanted to say that you should have asked me to join you guys! I live in Philly and isn't the B&N gorgeous! Too bad my friends don't like books too much.

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  17. GenevieveFebruary 3, 2009 at 4:44 PM

    I'm most looking forward to Fade by Lisa McMann!

    I posted a link of this contest in my blog's sidebar:
    http://caprubia.blogspot.com/


    (Jessica's Guide to Dating on the Dark Side by Beth Fantaskey would probably be the book I'd like to win)

    caprubia (at) gmail (dot) com

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  18. Erika PowellFebruary 3, 2009 at 5:02 PM

    I am most looking forward to Absolutely, Maybe by Lisa Yee

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  19. Donna (Bites)February 3, 2009 at 6:20 PM

    Definitely Jessica's Guide to Dating on the Dark Side. It was like book love at first sight. I can't say why I hooked myself on it so quickly, but I just did.

    As for a book choice, since I did buy Jessica already (just waiting for it to be shipped), I'll have to go with Absolutely Maybe. That sounds like a good one.

    And consider yourself followed, I'm adding you to my blog roll on my site and I shall feature your contest in a post of mine tonight! Awesome!

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  20. Francine AnchondoFebruary 3, 2009 at 7:15 PM

    Jessica's Guide to Dating on the Dark Side by Beth Fantaskey because I like vampire love stories :) Thanks for the giveaway.

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  21. Francine AnchondoFebruary 3, 2009 at 7:22 PM

    I follow now :)

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  22. deltayFebruary 3, 2009 at 8:12 PM

    I would say I most want to read Evermore by Alyson Noel, simply because of how intriguing it seems from the synopsis. (Speaking of which - I just realized - It came out today, didn't it?)

    I've always been intrigued by the concept of auras and mind reading, and then the fact that the synopsis hints at Ever not knowing who - or what - Damen is really adds mystery. And I want to find out!

    So, I'd love it if I could be entered for that draw - thanks a ton!

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  23. deltayFebruary 3, 2009 at 8:14 PM

    Oh, and I'n now a follower of this blog :)

    lucidconspiracy AT gmail DOT com

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  24. UnknownFebruary 3, 2009 at 8:38 PM

    There's quite a few books coming out this month! I had to narrow it down to Jessica's Guide to Dating on the Dark Side, North by Beautiful, and The Seven Towers. But I pick North By Beautiful - the cover is intriguing once you read the synopsis. I've heard lots of good reviews about it as well!

    I just added myself to the following and posted the contest on my sidebar at my blog.

    Thanks!

    cecilia // cecpham(at)gmail.com

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  25. BookwormFebruary 3, 2009 at 9:32 PM

    OK: I'm most looking forward to HOTTIE or PS I LOATHE YOU (gotta luv the Clique)! I follow you now, and I linked this contest to my sidebar! Great contest, love the idea!
    ebcella AT comcast DOT net

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  26. YanFebruary 3, 2009 at 9:35 PM

    I'm back! So I'd love to enter! I'll stop following you now and I'll post this on my sidebar :]

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  27. Angela CFebruary 3, 2009 at 10:36 PM

    Eternal by Cynthia Leitich Smith and I am following you.

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  28. ThaoFebruary 4, 2009 at 12:10 AM

    I love Steph cos she makes this contest international ; D

    I'd probably love to have Evermore because I'm a sucker for romance, especially a different kind of romance like this book. Besides, I hear that Alyson Noel is really good but have never had a chance to read her books. I aso love to read Fade but I don't think I will understand it without reading Wake first.

    I followed you and added the contest link to my sidebar.Thanks for the contest!

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  29. JennFebruary 4, 2009 at 7:50 AM

    Yay a contest! I think im going to pick evermore! I've wanted to read it for a whiile now so and also i am now a follower of this blog!
    jenniferduttle@hotmail.com

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  30. AnonymousFebruary 4, 2009 at 3:02 PM

    I'd love to enter! I really want to read Eternal because I read Tantalize and I love the writing style of Cynthia Leitich Smith.


    Peace
    Doxys

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  31. Simply StacieFebruary 4, 2009 at 5:01 PM

    I'd like to try Bloodline by Kathy Moran.

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  32. nadineFebruary 4, 2009 at 5:46 PM

    I 'd like to read Geek Charming Robin Palmer or Models Don't Eat Chocolate Cookies Erin Dionne. They both sound really good.

    I now follow.

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  33. SaraFebruary 4, 2009 at 7:35 PM

    I really want to read (and win) Evermore by Alyson Noel! I have had my eyes on it for several months now, and it seems relly good!!

    I'm a follower! (google reader)

    Sara
    sosarora_11(at)hotmail.com

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  34. AndreaFebruary 4, 2009 at 8:37 PM

    I would love to be entered. I would want to win Evermore by Alyson Noel! I blogged about this contest here:

    http://purplg8r-somanybooks.blogspot.com/2009/02/contests-february-4-2009.html

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  35. kathy55439February 4, 2009 at 9:55 PM

    Thank you for the contest love to read what other people have to say about books helps me find new good reads

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  36. CarolinaFebruary 4, 2009 at 10:36 PM

    The Dust of 100 Dogs! :)

    Great contest!

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  37. GreenBeanTeenQueenFebruary 5, 2009 at 12:59 PM

    Oh what an awesome contest idea!!! I'm really looking forward to Models Don't Eat Chocolate Chip Cookies and Jessica's Guide to Dating the Dark Side, but pretty much all the Feb. books look great-I just love books!:)
    -Sarah

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  38. deltayFebruary 5, 2009 at 5:43 PM

    I've blogged/linked this contest here:

    http://lucidconspiracy.blogspot.com/2009/02/interview-nora-baskin-contests.html

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  39. Bunny BFebruary 6, 2009 at 9:05 PM

    I wanna read Fade! I loved Wake :) Thanks!
    bunnybx at gmail . com

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  40. Bunny BFebruary 6, 2009 at 9:05 PM

    Blogged: http://bunnymoney9.blogspot.com/2009/02/giveaways.html
    bunnybx at gmail . com

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  41. Bunny BFebruary 6, 2009 at 9:05 PM

    I follow!
    bunnybx at gmail . com

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  42. KatieFebruary 7, 2009 at 12:57 PM

    I'd pick Evermore by Alyson Noel because I've read a few of her other books and really liked them, so this one is probably even better.
    I just became a follower.
    bball11kt (at) sbcglobal (dot) net

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  43. AmyFebruary 7, 2009 at 12:58 PM

    The September Sisters is what i would like to read. Please enter me :)
    theodoragroger@yahoo.com

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  44. StacyFebruary 7, 2009 at 4:16 PM

    I would love to read Jessica's guide to dating. I just love vampire books!!

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  45. katayounFebruary 7, 2009 at 4:41 PM

    Laura Whitcomb's "The Fetch" and Cameron Dokey's "Wild Orchid" and i've just become a follower!! :)

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  46. NoraFebruary 7, 2009 at 5:02 PM

    The book I would most like to read/win is Dust of 100 Dogs, the premise sounds so new and interesting.

    Elinor

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  47. SenfayeFebruary 7, 2009 at 5:33 PM

    I want to read The Dust Of 100 Dogs, Evermore, and Raven all look good!
    -Senfaye :)

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  48. cindyFebruary 7, 2009 at 5:47 PM

    evermore! we share the same agent and i have
    never read her books, but i want to! and this is
    a great way to start! =D thanks for running this great contest, steph!

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  49. ChiomaFebruary 7, 2009 at 5:57 PM

    Great contest. All of those books are on my wishlist. I wouldn't mind getting Jessica's Guide to Dating on the Dark Side or Evermore.

    I follow your blog!!!
    mshersheyskiss408@yahoo.com

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  50. AnonymousFebruary 7, 2009 at 10:51 PM

    Please enter me, and I'm going to follow your blog now.

    I wouldn't mind reading "Fade" by Lisa Mcann! :) Because it sounds really interesting! And the review sounds kind of scary and it'll be nice to read something new!

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  51. LisaMayFebruary 7, 2009 at 10:53 PM

    I'd love to enter, I'm a follower :)

    lookatthatbook@live.com.au

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  52. UnknownFebruary 7, 2009 at 11:28 PM

    The book I most want to read and win is Raven, I would have said The Fetch or Jessica's Guide but I read those already and LOVED them!!!

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  53. AnonymousFebruary 8, 2009 at 4:12 AM

    Please Enter Me!

    hellokitty534-books@yahoo.com

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  54. BlodeueddFebruary 8, 2009 at 4:30 AM

    Daughter of the Flames Zoë Marriott
    Open worldwide, great :) Cos so true, it's hard finding many of the books I would like to read around here

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  55. Michelle KuoFebruary 8, 2009 at 6:10 AM

    I would love to read Jessica's Guide to Dating on the Dark Side, and it'd be even better if I won it! Hahaha. It sounds so intriguing because the storyline seems really dramatic, as if you'd never expect what happens next. Plus, I'm already a Twilight fan, so I'm into this whole vampire craze that's been going on.

    I'm following you :)

    http://flyingsolooooo.blogspot.com/
    (in the sidebar).

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  56. MeganFebruary 8, 2009 at 9:18 AM

    I am most excited for Paradise Lost by Kate Brian
    I love the series and can't wait to find out what happens next.

    I want to win Paradise Lost or Jessica's Guide to Dating On the Dark Side.

    I am following you

    Megan
    bookworm8675309@yahoo.com

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  57. KRFebruary 8, 2009 at 9:56 AM

    PS I LOATHE YOU

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  58. StephanieFebruary 8, 2009 at 11:21 AM

    If I have to be honest, the book I"m most excited for is Hunted but it isn't released until the 3rd of March!! Raven would probably be next.

    Actually, I'm do a blog tour at the end of this week for Justina Chen Headley's North of Beautiful, which is really good. You will have to check it out!!

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  59. AnonymousFebruary 8, 2009 at 2:34 PM

    Hi, please enter me.

    The book I most want to read is probably Jessica's guide to dating on the dark side because it's a vampire novel, and the ARC reviews I've read, it's anything but typical. Also, my library doesnt have it, and I really really REALLY want to read it!

    btw, I am now a follower!

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  60. AnonymousFebruary 8, 2009 at 6:02 PM

    I look forward to reading and winning Mortal Coils by Eric Nylund. I love reading paranormal novels and this novel has a very good synopsis.

    I am now a follower via Y!reader.

    I blogged about this contest at my LJ:
    http://okibi-insanity.livejournal.com/3401.html#cutid1

    Sue
    okibi_insanity[at]yahoo[dot]com

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  61. AnonymousFebruary 9, 2009 at 8:26 PM

    I would love to win Evermore :) Please enter me!

    pepsivanilla14(at)hotmail(dot)com

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  62. DeborahFebruary 9, 2009 at 11:15 PM

    i'm looking forward to PS I love You by Lisi Harrison, that's the one i would like to win! love the clique series!

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  63. SenaFebruary 10, 2009 at 7:32 AM

    Commenting!
    sena.sagani[at]gmail[dot]com

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  64. SenaFebruary 10, 2009 at 7:34 AM

    I have linked you at http://senalovescandy.blogspot.com/2009/02/sweet-stuff.html
    sena.sagani[at]gmail[dot]com

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  65. SenaFebruary 10, 2009 at 7:35 AM

    I follow you! I can't wait to read Fade because Wake got me hooked!
    sena.sagani[at]gmail[dot]com

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  66. AnonymousFebruary 10, 2009 at 12:36 PM

    I'm interested in "Models Don't Eat Chocolate Chip Cookies"

    nbmars AT yahoo DOT com

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  67. AnonymousFebruary 10, 2009 at 6:11 PM

    I'd love to enter. Only one problem...how am I supposed to pick a book!? :P So many tasty choices. I think Bloodline by Katy Moran fits me best though, it sounds very interesting, so enter me in for that please. :)

    Rattlesnake2021 AT aol DOT com

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  68. AnonymousFebruary 10, 2009 at 10:08 PM

    I would most like to read.... hmm, this is a tough one... probably EVERMORE by Alyson Noel. But if I checked my Good Reads list, I might come up with several other candidates.

    So... I have:

    -+1 Left a comment here.
    -+1 Started following your blog.
    -+2 Blogged about this here: http://ravelda.livejournal.com/320699.html

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  69. joannaFebruary 11, 2009 at 6:06 AM

    Count me in, great contest! I'd like to read The September Sisters by Jilliane Cantor, it sounds beautiful. Thanks!

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  70. joannaFebruary 11, 2009 at 6:07 AM

    I've added your blog to my Google Reader so will follow it from now on and I blogged about your contest here

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  71. PurdypirateFebruary 11, 2009 at 6:16 PM

    I'd like to be entered.

    ALIS by Naomi Rich is what I'd want. It sounds really good.

    Purdypirate@gmail.com

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  72. ParadoxFebruary 11, 2009 at 11:51 PM

    I really can't wait to read Evermore by Alyson Noel! I just got it and can't wait to read it!

    I can't decide between two books I'd like to win, but if I do win I'd choose either Jessica's Guide to Dating on the Dark Side by Beth Fantaskey or Starclimber by Kenneth Oppel.

    I followed you.

    I commented on the other post for +3 entries.

    I linked to the contest here: http://paradoxrevealed.blogspot.com/2008/12/official-contest-list.html

    paradoxrevealed (at) aim (dot) com

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  73. Chantele SedgwickFebruary 12, 2009 at 3:35 PM

    I would love to win and read Fade by Lisa McMann! I commented here, and now I am following this blog!:) Thanks for such a great giveaway!

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  74. Chantele SedgwickFebruary 12, 2009 at 3:36 PM

    Of course I forgot my e-mail address...:)
    It's alwayssomething2read(at)gmail(dot)com Thanks!

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  75. Book Sp(l)otFebruary 12, 2009 at 8:12 PM

    I think Evermore might be what I'm most looking forward to because I read an except back in October that made me just have to read it and now it's finally here! (I also now want to read The Fetch, too but I just found out about it).

    The one I'd want to win, though, is Jessica's Guide to Dating on the Dark Side :)

    (and I'm following you and did the thing for +3 :D)

    Hopefully I can still count in--the iframe comment thing gave me trouble

    -Lucile

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  76. AnonymousFebruary 16, 2009 at 1:35 AM

    It's a great thing to know that it is your first time to handle a contest but having a great response to others.

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