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Tuesday, June 1, 2010

Blogoversary Bash!


My blog will be 1 year old in just a few days time! Wednesday, June 9th to be exact!

What better way to celebrate than to give away a crap-ton of books!!!

So, here's what's going on. Basically, starting today - every weekday (aka Monday thru Friday) I will have a new contest up until the end of June. That comes down to 22 contests - which means 22 books (or a few more b/c some days there will be more than one book given away!).

Now, each of these contests will last TWO WEEKS. So, I will be announcing winners throughout the blogoversary, but will send off books at the end (mid-July) - just in case someone wins a few different books..

Now, because of financial issues - these contests will only be for US residents.

BUT, I will also be holding a comment contest. How does a comment contest work you ask?

Basically, for every time you comment on a post (starting with this one) during the month of June, you will get an entry into the comment contest. But, I'm also going to have you fill out a form real quick if you want in. Don't worry I'll be reposting THIS FORM frequently so new people can sign up. Because I will be using Google Forms, I will count any comments on contest posts too.

Now, what are you going to win if you win the comment contest?

I will award one International (non-US) contestant with $30 worth of books from The Book Depository - basically you can get 2-3 books as long as The Book Depository ships to your country.

I will also have one US winner. That winner will win a box of about 20 books (mostly ARCs and paperbacks). What kind of books will be in this box? Well, here is the list:

Vampire’s Assistant (3 bks in one)
The Puzzle Ring
A Long Way from Chicago and A Year Down Yonder
City of Fire (ARC)
Little Black Lies (ARC)
Lockdown (ARC)
Spellbinder (ARC)
The Brilliant Fall of Gianna Z. (signed ARC)
Break (ARC)
The Miracle Girls
Privileged
Top Ten Uses for an Unworn Prom Dress (signed)
What Would Emma Do?
War Games (ARC)
Shakespeare Makes the Playoffs (ARC)
Maximum Ride Saving the World and other extreme sports (HC)
Before I Fall (ARC)
The Cave (signed)
Beryl: A Pig’s Tale by Jane Simmons (ARC)
In the Path of Falling Objects (ARC)
Hidden Talents

Exciting, huh??? So, fill out THE FORM now if you're interested in winning and then leave a comment below.

Well, I will also be posting the first actual book contest in a minute here as well, so stay tuned!

Blogoversary Day 1
- Signed ARC of Hourglass by Claudia Gray (ended)
Blogoversary Day 2 - Choice of any three books in Hunger Games Trilogy (ended)
Blogoversary Day 3 - Signed ARC of Nightshade by Andrea Cremer (ended)
Blogoversary Day 4 - The Iron King by Julie Kagawa (ended)
Blogoversary Day 7 - Signed ARC of The Search for Wondla by Tony DiTerlizzi (ended)
Blogoversary Day 8 - Signed ARC of The Body Finder by Kimberly Dertling (ended)
Blogoversary Day 9 - First two books in Alanna series by Tamora Pierce (ended)
Blogoversary Day 10 - Another Pan AND Another Faust (both ARCS) (ended)
Blogoversary Day 11 - The Eternal Ones by Kirsten Miller (ARC) (ended)
Blogoversary Day 14 - Dawn by Kevin Brooks (HC) (ended)
Blogoversary Day 15 - Scarlett Fever by Maureen Johnson (HC) (ended)
Blogoversary Day 16 - Numbers by Rachel Ward (ended)
Blogoversary Day 17 - The Looking Glass Wars and Seeing Redd by Frank Beddor (ended)
Blogoversary Day 18 - Signed ARC of Captivate by Carrie Jones(ended)
Blogoversary Day 21 - Signed HC copy of Looking for Alaska by John Green
Blogoversary Day 22 - A Golden Web by Barbara Quick (HC)
Blogoversary Day 23 - Signed ARC of White Cat by Holly Black
Blogoversary Day 24 - The Lost Children by Carolyn McCullough (HC)
Blogoversary Day 25 - Signed copy of The Magic Warble by Victoria Simcox
Blogoversary Day 28 - ARC of Princess of Glass by Jessica Day George
Blogoversary Day 29 - ARC of Low Red Moon by Ivy Devlin
Blogoversary Day 30 - Signed ARC of Dark Life by Kat Falls

109 comments:

  1. This is one heck of a great contest Kristen, thanks for hosting it :)

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  2. Happy Blogaversary Ms Kristen :)

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  3. Happy Blogoversay! I'm so glad that I stumbled across your amazing blog many moons ago... and that we are real life friends now! :P

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  4. Happy Blogoversary!! Today is my 3 year Blogoversary. Hope you have a wonderful celebration too. :)

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  5. Happy Blogoversay!

    This is a fantastic way to thank your followers.

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  6. happy 1st blog birthday kristen! congrats. and thanks for this very, very awesome giveaway :D

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  7. Happy Blogoversary!!
    Looking forward to celebrating with you all month. Thanks for the contests!

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  8. Happy Blogoversary! This is really wonderful. :)

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  9. Congrats on making it a year! Lookin forward to the contests, thanks for having them! Looks like some awesome books in the comment giveaway, some of which are on my wish list.

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  10. One year, Congratulations! This may come out wrong but I was suprised it's only been a year. I've been reading your blog and it seems like you have been a part of the community a lot longer :) if you know what I mean. (it is a compliment, LOL)

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  11. Happy Blogoversary! That is an awesome list!

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  12. Happy Blogoversary!! Terrific contest. A lot of really great books.

    Your blog is great and honestly, I would have thought you had been blogging a lot longer than a year! Great work! :)

    Jess~

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  13. Wow, great contest. Congrats!! I love reading your blog and I hope you keep going for more Blogoversaries!! :)

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  14. Congrats on your Blogversary!

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  15. Congratulations on your Blogoversary! This is a really nice contest and thanks for the opportunity.

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  16. Wow you always have such huge celebrations! Congratulations on your blogoversary, you've accomplished so much with your blog in just a year!

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  17. This is an amazing contest!

    lovestoread0708 AT yahoo.com

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  18. I sang in the other comment so this one I will just say congrats on one year! That is FANTASTIC!

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  19. OMG! What an amazing series of contests; that's awesome! Thank you for entering me!

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  20. Celebrating the big #1--hope you're having fun : ) Thank you for a super giveaway!

    US Resident, Follower, Subscriber

    gcwhiskas at aol dot com

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  21. Happy Blogoversary!

    More great years to come!

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  22. Happy Blogoversary!

    Love the blog, keep up the great work!

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  23. OMG! Awesome giveaway. Thanks. Happy Blogoversary to you :)

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  24. What a great contest! And thank you for including your international readers... Happy Blogoversary!

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  25. Wow this is great! A huge congrats to you!

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  26. Happy Blogoversary! Hope you have another great year :)

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  27. Happy Blogoversary hun! Wish you many more :)

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  28. Wow, that's a big box of goodies! What a great contest.

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  29. Awesome contest! Happy Blogoversary!

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  30. Oh my Gosh! What amazing blogoversary contests! You are going to make mine look lame! Congrats on 1 year.

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  31. Great contest! And congratulations on a year of blogging. Your blog is fabulous!

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  32. Woo hoo! Go Kristen go! Happy happy blogoversary!

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  33. Happy Blogoversary! Thanks for the great contest.

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  34. Congratulations on your almost one year!
    (: This is an amazing contest!

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  35. *cough* I drooled a little. ;)

    Happy Blogoversary!

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  36. Amazing contest. Congratulations on one year!

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  37. HAPPY BLOGOVERSARY!
    Love your blog!

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  38. Always the best contest from you! :) Thank you!

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  39. Happy Blogoversary! What a great celebration! :)

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  40. Really? Just one year? I would never have guessed. Your blog is so awesome I thought you were blogging longer. Congrats on the anniversary.

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  41. Happy Blogoversary! I, too, thought you had been blogging for longer than a year :)

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  42. thanks for the contest and for the 'international' part (lol). happy blogoversary 8D

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  43. Happy Blogoversary! And thanks for the awesome contest!

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  44. Ah-ma-zing contest!
    Happy Blogoversary to you :D

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  45. Happy anniversary. Thanks for the great contest

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  46. happy blogoversary! May there be many many more to come!

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  47. Happy blogoversary! Thanks for the contest, all of these books sound great.

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  48. Thanks for this giveaway - it looks great!!

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  49. What a fun giveaway! Off to sign up now :) Hope you have many, many more blogoversary's to come!

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  50. Yahoo!
    I just signed up with your newsletter, google friend.

    dorcontest at gmail dot com

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  51. What an amazing way to celebrate your blogoversary!!

    Happy Blogoversary :)

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  52. Wow!This is super cool and I'm sure I will be so excited to celebrate my own blogoversary too soon like you!and thanks for sharing!

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  53. Happy blogoversary- Have a great bash

    This is an amazing contest.

    Seahn

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  54. Could have sworn I left my congrats here but in checking I couldn't find it. So wishing you another amazing year of bodacious blogging. You Rock!

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  55. what an awesome giveaway! congrats on your blogoversary!

    k_sunshine1977 at yahoo dot com

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  56. Happy blogoversary and such a generous giveaway! Your blog is one of my favorites out there, and I can't believe you have over 900 followers in just one year. Very jealous! :)

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  57. WOW!! What an amazing giveaway! In one of the other comments the person said they drooled a little.....ummmmm, yeah!!! I would LOVE to win these books! Lots of great titles. Thanks for the chance.

    nancyecdavis AT bellsouth DOT net

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  58. Whoa, that's so generous of you! (I can definitely understand that you can't ship internationally when you're giving away THAT many books!) What a cool lot of books!

    Congratulations on your blogoversary! :)

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  59. Wow! What a fantastic giveaway! :D Thanks so much for hosting it, and happy blogoversary!

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  60. Congrats on your Blogoversary! Wow, amazing giveaway! That's a incredible list.

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  61. Happy Blogoversary! Thanks for all the wonderful giveaways!

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  62. Whoo Hoo - this IS exciting! And I think you've coined a new phrase with "crap-ton"

    adrianecoros(at)gmail(dot)com

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  63. That's awesome! Congrats on a year, and great idea for a way to celebrate!

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  64. Whoa!
    Happy Blogoversary!!!
    Thanks for giving an opportunity to those who are not in US to participate as well! :)

    THIS IS VERY EXCITING!

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  65. Oh NO!
    What happen if I misfilled the form?
    Oh well, I'll just fill another :)

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  66. Happy Blogoversary!

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  67. Thanks for the contest and HAPPY BLOGOVERSARY!!!

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  68. Happy Blogoversary! Wishing you another fantastic year!

    =10 for joining the challenge.

    knittingmomof3 (AT) gmail (DOT) com

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  69. Thanks for hosting these contests and happy blogaversary!

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  70. Thannkkkks!!! I'm very excited!! :)

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  71. Happy Blogoversary!!!!

    Thanks for all the wonderful giveaways!!!
    JoJo

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  72. This is awesome! Happy Blogoversary!

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  73. oops five days late but happy blogoversary! :D

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  74. Congratulations on your blog turning One! And it's one awesome contest. :) Thanks!

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  75. How did I miss seeing this? This is awesome!

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  76. Awesome , Congrasts on turning One ; Its amazing how popular book review blogs are. Ive been doing mine for 6 months now and its skyrocketed heaps. Ive signed to follow your TBR competition as Im guessing your lists are like mine - neverending lol

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  77. Whew! Tons of comments here!! I'll add number 94 to the list. :D Great contest and Happy Bloggoversary!

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  78. Happy blogoversary! :)
    Love, Hannah

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  79. Only one year!
    My blog says to your blog: "I want to be you when I grow up"

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  80. Thanks for another wonderful contest!

    Happy blogversary!

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  81. Happy Blogoversary!!! Thanks for the Amazing Contests!!

    nancyecdavis AT bellsouth DOT net

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  82. Happy blogversary! Great contest.

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  83. Happy Blogoversary!!! And thank so so much for organizing this!

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  84. Filled out the form.

    Thanks for making this open internationally!

    spamscape [at] gmail [dot] com

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  85. HUGE Happy Blogoversary to you girl! Sorry I'm late sayin it. XD

    ~Briana :D

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  86. Happy Blogoversary! :D
    And thank you soooooo much for making an international contest ^^

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  87. Sorry, I didn't realise that the contest is over! Delete my comment xDD

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