Giveaway: The Pentrals by Crystal Mack (and other goodies!) - Last day to enter!!

Guys! The Giveaway is going to be over at midnight tonight! Enter now before it's over!!

We are giving away a SIGNED copy of The Pentrals by Crystal Mack, a Pentrals poster and "oculoy" tattoos! The Giveaway ends on February 28, 2014, at midnight. The Giveaway is for U.S. only (sorry!) - it is not international.

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Thanks for stopping by! :)

A.

Giveaway: Signed Copy of the Pentrals by Crystal Mack (plus extra goodies!)

Back in November of last year, I read an eARC via Netgalley called The Pentrals by Crystal Mack. I read it on a whim when I was bored with some other things I was reading, and I was enjoyed it so much! (Make sure you check out my review if you want to see what I thought about the book!) Since then, I've talked with the author a little (who is so, so sweet!) and it's thanks to her that i solemnly swear is having this awesome giveaway!

We are giving away a SIGNED copy of The Pentrals by Crystal Mack, a Pentrals poster and "oculoy" tattoos! The Giveaway ends on February 28, 2014, at midnight. The Giveaway is for U.S. only (sorry!) - it is not international.

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Did any of you get a chance to read The Pentrals via Netgalley last year, or a regular copy since it was released? What did you think? Did you love it as much as I did?! Leave a comment below for anyone who hasn't read it so they can see what you thought too! Good luck!! :)

A.

Blogoversary Giveaway!

So... yes, my blogoversary was over a week ago (one year, yay me!). But I'm still holding this awesome giveaway, guys.

I hope none of you missed it, but if you did, you've still got time left to enter! I'm giving away a purchase of up to $20.00 from The Book Depository - so, not just one book for up to $20, but any amount of items (e.g., if you choose 2 paperbacks, something on sale, etc) for up to $20.00.

The giveaway is international based on the countries to which The Book Depository will ship. Enter below while you still can! Good luck, and thanks for stopping by! :)


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Top Ten Tuesday: 2014 Bookish Goals (and Blogoversary Giveaway!!)

Happy Tuesday. Also, I have to toot my own horn here, but: Happy 1 year Blogoversary to me and to I Solemnly Swear Book Reviews! I really hope you all will check out my Blogoversary Giveaway wherein I am giving away a bookish purchase from The Book Depository of up to $20.00!!! (Not just one book/item, but any amount of items totaling up to $20.00) I've added the widget to the bottom of this post! The giveaway is international based on the countries The Book Depository ships to.

Back on topic here, its Tuesday - to be more specific, its the first Tuesday of the year wherein we make our New Year Bookish Goals via Top Ten Tuesday hosted by The Broke and the Bookish.

So, here they are - My Top Ten (Bookish) Goals/Resolutions For 2014


1. Read 65 books. I read 60 in 2013, so let's see if I can beat that!

2. Finish all series that I've begun (or read all books released, if series isn't finished), except for ones that I have decided not to continue with. I have a nasty habit of starting book 1 of a series, then not getting to the next one until months later.

3. Read 2 classics. I read one last year, so I'm going to try to beat that while still going easy on myself.

4. Read 1 non-fiction book. I had a goal of 5 for last year and didn't read any. I am going to try to at least read 1 and see how it goes.

5. Never read more than one book in between series books. Another attempt to thwart that nasty habit of never finishing a series. I want to start reading them back to back, or at least with only one non-related book in between.

6. Get my physical TBR below 40 books by the end of the year and maintain it. This is to exercise self-control over my excessive book-buying habit.

7. Not to force myself to read things I don't want to read, especially in a series that I'm not interested in. More specifically, I will try the first two books in a series and if I don't like it after the first two, I will not force myself to go on.

8. "Complete" my Review Archive by reading a book by authors whose last names begin with letters I haven't listed under yet. For example, I haven't read and reviewed any books by an author with the last name beginning with the letter A. I shall rectify this.

9. Finish the A Song of Ice and Fire series. This may fall under 'Finish All Series,' but in the event that I don't accomplish that goal, I still wish to finish this particularly long and difficult series.

10. Read 25,000 pages. This is kind of a random 'lets see if I can do it' thing. I read over 22,000 last year and since my book goal this year exceeds last, I'm hoping to surpass pages as well. We shall see.

What are your goals/resolutions for this year!? Do we share any of the same goals! I can't wait to see everyone's goals, cause I'll probably see all sorts of awesome ones that will make me want to add to this list!! Happy New Year everyone!

A.

P.S. Here's the giveaway widget for my 1-Year Blogoversary Giveaway! Help me celebrate! :)
Again, the giveaway is international based on the countries The Book Depository ships to. Giveaway ends on Monday, January 20, 2014.


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Rick Riordan Giveaway!

Rick Riordan's new book, House of Hades, will be released in October - on my birthday, as a matter of fact! I LOVED Rick Riordan's Percy Jackson series and his spin-off Heroes of Olympus series, but ow many of you have read his other series, The Kane Chronicles? Its a Middle-grade/Young-adult-ish book (Percy Jackson is definitely middle-grade and this is kind of like the in-between transition into young adult) book similar to the PJ series only with Egyptian mythology. MIND-BLOWING.

So, in honor of his new release this coming October the 8th (once again, my birthday. I am accepting birthday gifts lol), I'll be giving away a paperback copy of the first book in the Kane Chronicles by Rick Riordan, The Red Pyramid!!

The Giveaway will end on September 6th, 2013. The only catch is I'd like to reach 200+ GFC followers (and)/OR 70 Twitter followers!  If you all help me reach either one (or both) of these goals - this book will belong to one lucky winner!!

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Hope to see you all putting an entry in there :) GOOD LUCK!!!

P.S. - As much as I love my international blogging friends, this giveaway is limited to U.S. entrants only. Sorry :/

A.

And the winner is....

Hey everyone! Thanks so much for participating in the giveaway I was having over the last two weeks. The time is finally here - a winner has been chosen!

And the winner is....:

LIZZY LESSARD

of

Lizzy's Dark Fiction

Congratulations Lizzy!!

Pay Lizzy a visit if you feel so inclined and congratulate her on her win and take a look around her awesome blog :)

Thanks again to all of the people who participated and followed! Stay tuned - in about a week, I'll be hosting another giveaway of a hardcover copy of Poison by Bridget Zinn! 

A.

Divergent Giveaway!

How many of you are pumped for the last book in the Divergent trilogy, Allegiant, to be released in October? I hope you've all read them both... well... you're in luck, if you havent! i solemnly swear is hosting a giveaway of the first two books in the Divergent trilogy by Veronica Roth!

The first book is in paperback, and the second book is in hardcover. Plenty of ways to enter below. The giveaway begins today and will be open until Friday, August 9, 2013, so you'll have plenty of time to read them before the third book comes out in October!

Thanks for stopping by, and good luck :)

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