Favorite Books Read in 2012 (and a Giveaway)

Happy New Year! I decided that, to end 2012, I wanted to do a small giveaway featuring my favorite reads from 2012. I read 280 books this past year, and 63 of them received five star ratings from me because I found them to be just that fabulous. Some of them, I know you've heard of prior to now. But some of them, you haven't, and I wish to remedy that through this giveaway.

 

The list of books up for grabs is below, and on February 5th, I will select TWO winners. Please make sure you know whether or not the Book Depository sends to your country if you choose a hardcopy title. If you choose an eBook copy, please make sure you have either a Kindle of Nook device of some sort.

 

Hardcopy Titles (from the Book Depository–Please make sure they deliver to your country before choosing):

1. Jaden Baker by Courtney Kirchoff
2. Lucid by P.T. Michelle
3. On the Island by Tracey Garvis Graves
4. Sweet Evil by Wendy Higgins
5. The Tutor’s Daughter by Julie Klassen
6. Waiting on Hope by T.M. Souders
7. Shackled by Angela Carling
8. Of Poseidon by Anna Banks
9. Easy by Tammara Webber
10. Princess of the Silver Woods by Jessica Day George
11. Circle of Silence by Carol M. Tanzman
12. Dancing in Heaven by Christine M. Grote
13. The Evolution of Mara Dyer by Michelle Hodkin
14. Of Poseidon by Anna Banks
15. The Goddess Legacy by Aimee Carter
16. What I Didn’t Say by by Keary Taylor
17. Dark Seeker by Tayrn Browning
18. 13 Little Blue Envelopes by Maureen Johnson
19. Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas
20. Monument 14 by Emmy Laybourne
21. Return to Grace by Karen Harper
22. The Girl in the Wall by Daphne Benedis-Grab
23. League of Strays by L.B. Schulman
24. The Mephisto Kiss by Trinity Faegen
25. Crow’s Row by Julie Hockley
26. Amber House by Sarah Rees Brennan Daimon by Jennifer L. Armentrout
27. The Sweetest Spell by Suzanne Selfors
28. Every Day by David Levithan
29. The Hunt by Andrew Fukuda
30. Spellcaster by Cara Lynn Schultz Storm by Brigid Kemmerer
31. Ten Things We Did and Probably Shouldn’t Have by Sarah Mlynowski
32. Storm by Brigid Kemmerer
33. Spark by Brigid Kemmerer

Ebook Titles:

1. Awry by Chelsea Fine–EBook Copy from Amazon or Barnes and Noble
2. Tomorrow Land by Mari Mancusi–EBook Copy from Amazon or Barnes and Noble
3. Blood Bond by Heather Hildenbrand–EBook Copy from Amazon or Barnes and Noble
4. Weaver by John Abramowitz–EBook Copy from Amazon or Barnes and Noble
5. Snowblind by Michael McBride–EBook Copy from Amazon
6. Forever Changed by Tiffany King–EBook Copy from Amazon or Barnes and Noble
7. Miss Me Not by Tiffany King–EBook Copy from Amazon or Barnes and Noble
8. Wishing for Someday Soon by Tiffany King–EBook Copy from Amazon or Barnes and Noble
9. Unlikely Allies by Tiffany King–EBook Copy from Amazon or Barnes and Noble
10. Shift by M.R. Merrick–EBook Copy from Amazon or Barnes and Nobel
11. Release by M.R. Merrick–EBook Copy from Amazon
12. Eligere by Christina Daley–EBook Copy from Amazon or Barnes and Noble
13. Parallel Spirits by T.S. Welti–EBook Copy from Amazon
14. Elemental by Brigid Kemmerer–EBook Copy from Amazon or Barnes and Noble
15. Indisuptable Proof by Gary Williams and Vicky Knerly–EBook Copy from Amazon or Barnes and Noble
16. Three Keys to Murder by Gary Williams and Vicky Knerly–EBook Copy from Amazon or Barnes and Noble
17. Moonlight by Tim O’Rourke–EBook Copy from Amazon
18. Dead Flesh by Tim O’Rourke–EBook Copy from Amazon
19. Vampire Hollows by Tim O’Rourke–EBook Copy from Amazon
20. Dead Flesh by Tim O’Rourke--EBook Copy from Amazon
21. Dead Angels by Tim O’Rourke–EBook Copy from Amazon
22. Dead Seth by Tim O’Rourke--EBook Copy from Amazon
23. Dead Wolf by Tim O’Rourke–EBook Copy from Amazon
24. Death Inception by Tamara Rose Blodgett–EBook Copy from Amazon or Barnes and Noble
25. Death Screams by Tamara Rose Blodgett–EBook Copy from Amazon or Barnes and Noble
26. Death Weeps by Tamara Rose Blodgett–EBook Copy from Amazon or Barnes and Noble
27. Unrequited Death by Tamara Rose Blodgett–EBook Copy from Amazon
28. Savage Vengeance by Tamara Rose Blodgett–EBook Copy from Amazon or Barnes and Noble
29. Blood Song by Tamara Rose Blodgett–EBook Copy from Amazon or Barnes and Noble
30. The Enforcers by Joshua Grover-David Patterson–EBook Copy from Amazon or Barnes and Noble

To enter you must:

• Be 13 years or older (or have parent/guardian permission)
• Fill in the required information on the form below (extra entries optional)

This contest is open INTERNATIONALLY and will end February 5th at 12:01am EST. The winners will be announced on February 5th in a new post, and they will receive email notification! Please read the giveaway policy and leave a comment!

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Win an eBook Copy of Dreamkiller by Heather Hildenbrand

From Goodreads: They call her the DreamKiller.

Silent, stealthy, and above all, accurate, as long as she carries out exactly what her dreams predict. Marlena Gormand kills to protect. Herself. Her way of life. The children at Little Hearts Orphanage. Until she learns these are not the reasons she’s been asked to kill. Not at all.

Azura Mkesky is the headmistress of Little Hearts Orphanage and the only parent-figure Marlena remembers. Azura taught Marlena everything she knows, from her combat skills to her unswerving loyalty to their cause. And Azura has always been there for her. But Azura has a secret. One that she’s used and manipulated Marlena and everyone else in order to protect.

Lukas Hristov knows Azura’s heart is dark—from both personal experience and the visions provided by his Sight. For too long, he’s stood aside while Azura’s reach of power and deception expands. When he can take it no longer and emerges from the shadows, he comes face to face with Marlena. For him, she is where it began. And she is where it ends. He is determined to make this right, to make her believe the truth.

And as the story unravels, Marlena begins to question whose secrets her dreams really protect.
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ARC Giveaway: The Rules by Stacey Kade (Project Paper Doll #1)

Synopsis from Goodreads:

1. Never trust anyone.
2. Remember they are always searching.
3. Don’t get involved.
4. Keep your head down.
5. Don’t fall in love.

Five simple rules. Ariane Tucker has followed them since the night she escaped from the genetics lab where she was created, the result of combining human and extraterrestrial DNA. Ariane’s survival—and that of her adoptive father—depends on her ability to blend in among the full-blooded humans in a small Wisconsin town, to hide in plain sight at her high school from those who seek to recover their lost (and expensive) “project.”

But when a cruel prank at school goes awry, it puts her in the path of Zane Bradshaw, the police chief’s son and someone who sees too much. Someone who really sees her. After years of trying to be invisible, Ariane finds the attention frightening—and utterly intoxicating. Suddenly, nothing is simple anymore, especially not the rules…

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To enter my giveaway, you must:

-Be 13 years or older (or have parent/guardian permission)

-Agree to HONESTLY REVIEW the novel via a blog (if you have one), or Goodreads, or any other media format you use for book reviews (preferrably reviewing Fuse PRIOR to its release)

-Fill in the mandatory question on rafflecopter (extra entries optional)

This contest is open to USA ENTRANTS ONLY (sorry) and will end at 12:01am EST on January 5th. Please only enter once. The winner will be announced later on January 5th, and will receive email notification! Please read my giveaway policy and leave me a comment!

 

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Win Princess of the Silver Woods by Jessica Day George

From Goodreads: When Petunia, the youngest of King Gregor's twelve dancing daughters, is invited to visit an elderly friend in the neighboring country of Westfalin, she welcomes the change of scenery. But in order to reach Westfalin, Petunia must pass through a forest where strange two-legged wolves are rumored to exist. Wolves intent on redistributing the wealth of the noble citizens who have entered their territory. But the bandit-wolves prove more rakishly handsome than truly dangerous, and it's not until Petunia reaches her destination that she realizes the kindly grandmother she has been summoned to visit is really an enemy bent on restoring an age-old curse. 

 

The stories of Red Riding Hood and Robin Hood get a twist as Petunia and her many sisters take on bandits, grannies, and the new King Under Stone to end their family curse once and for all.

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Recently Released Giveaway Goodness #19--December

It’s that time again! For no other reason than that I like giveaways… we’re onto the NINETEENTH Recently Released Giveaway Goodness Giveaway!

 

 

Many of these novels have recently released. I’ve included my reviews below to help you pick the novel you’d like to win. And honestly, there should be something here for everyone!

 

Interested? Of course you are! I’m offering ONE lucky winner one of these novels:

• Magisterium by Jeff Hirsh
• Ashen Winter by Mike Mullin
• Skylark by Meagan Spooner
• Amber House by Kelley Moore
• League of Strays by L.B. Schulman
• Velveteen by Daniel Marks
• Goosebumps Most Wanted: Planet of the Lawn Gnomes by R.L. Stine
• What I Didn't Say by Keary Taylor

This is an INTERNATIONAL giveaway from the book depository, but you need to make sure they send to your country before entering–check here.

 

To enter you must:

-Be 13 years or older (or have parent/guardian permission)

-Fill in the mandatory question on rafflecopter (extra entries optional)

This contest is open internationally and will end at 12:01am EST on January 1st. Please only enter once. The winner will be announced later on January 1st, and will receive email notification! Please read my giveaway policy and leave me a comment!

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