Spread the Word Sunday #3

*Spread the Word Sunday is a meme hosted by The Tattered Page to announce some sort of news or cause*

So . . . The RT Booklovers Convention is right around the corner. Unfortunately for me, this year I will not be able to make it this year. Instead of having a bookiedeeds blast in Dallas -- I will be stuck in EMT training and working. Yay! -_-

For those who do not know what the RT Booklovers Convention is, I provided some info below:

2015 will be the 32nd Annual RT Booklovers Convention anniversary celebration in Dallas, May 12 - 17, at the Hyatt Regency Dallas Hotel. 

When you pick up your badge at the hotel, only full-convention attendees will receive a tote bag filled with goodies (books, promo items etc.) and a voucher for a trip through our ”Goody Room“ where you can select a generous number of books from stacks of more than 200 titles."

--RT Book Reviews

Now that you are caught up, my absolute favorite parts of the convention -- the main reasons why I go -- are the Gaint Book Fair and Teen Day. Hmm, what are they you may ask. Well . . .

 Giant Book Fair:

The Giant Book Fair will be held on Saturday, May 16, 2015.

This year, in addition to YA Alley and New Adult Lane, we have added Inspirational Fiction Way where you can easily find all of the authors who write in this genre.

Also new this year we will be cross referencing authors by genre in the book fair layout booklet that is given out to everyone who attends the book fair so that you will be able to find new authors in the genres you love.

Teen Day:

The Teen Day excitement begins at 11am on Saturday, May 16 at the Giant Book Fair where you'll meet 100 Young Adult authors who will signing in YA Alley including: Meg Cabot, Tamora Pierce, Richelle Mead, Scott Westerfeld, Melissa de la Cruz, Margaret Sthol and Kami Garica, Kiera Cass, Allison Noel, Lauren Oliver, Becca Fitzpatrick and Jennifer L. Armentrout to name a few. It's also where you can purchase autographed copies of their latest books so be sure to bring an extra bag (or suitcase!).

*For more info, check out the official website for the RT Booklovers Convention*

Happy Reading!

In My Mailbox #2

In My Mailbox is a weekly meme hosted by Kristi at The Story Siren which allows bloggers to share what books they bought/received each week.

Hey Bookies! This week will be the second time hosting In My Mailbox and I am so excited to share with you what I received in my mailbox recently.

Having said that, a couple of weeks ago I ordered a few* books from Amazon. I usually wait for the used books to go down to $0.01. But ... if I can't then, well, you know. Also, I was lucky enough to win two books on Twitter from Morgan & Fallon over at Book In Neverland. Take a look below:

Purchased:

Won:

*If you're interested in the other books that are on my radar you can check out my Amazon Wishlist: Books I Dream About!

Happy Reading!

Thanks-Giving Thursday Giveaway #19!

Thanks-Giving Thursday is a meme I came up with to say thank you to the followers - new and old - of my blog by spreading the wealth . . . the wealth of books, that is. So every - or alternate - Thursday I will be hosting a giveaway on my blog. The prize(s) will usually include at least two books (ARCs and/or finished copies) and maybe even some sort of swag.

Enter for a chance to win Indelible by Dawn Metcalf, Invisible by Dawn Metcalf & Falling Kingdom by Morgan Rhodes right here!

a Rafflecopter giveaway

RULES:

1. To enter, fill out the Rafflecopter form 
2. Provide a working email with your entry 
3. Entries point values:

        +5 for Following this blog
        +2 for Free
        +3 for Leaving a blog post comment

        +4 for Following me on Twitter

        +4 for Tweeting about giveaway on Twitter

4. All entrants must be at least 13 years old
5. Only one entry per person

6. Winners will be announced via blog post and via email
7. If you win, you must claim your prize within 48 hours or the winner will be re-drawn
8. Mailing address is only required if you win
9. The giveaway ends midnight on March 25th 2015 and a winner will be chosen March 26th, 2015.

10.  Unfortunately, this giveaway is not open internationally.

Indelible by Dawn Metcalf:

Publisher: Harlequin Teen

Publication Date: July 30, 2013

Some things are permanent. Indelible. And they cannot be changed back. 

Joy Malone learns this the night she sees a stranger with all-black eyes across a crowded room—right before the mystery boy tries to cut out her eye. 

Instead, the wound accidentally marks her as property of Indelible Ink, and this dangerous mistake thrusts Joy into an incomprehensible world—a world of monsters at the window, glowing girls on the doorstep and a life that will never be the same.  

Now, Joy must pretend to be Ink's chosen one—his helper, his love, his something for the foreseeable future…and failure to be convincing means a painful death for them both.  

Swept into a world of monsters, illusion, immortal honor and revenge, Joy discovers that sometimes, there are no mistakes. 

Somewhere between reality and myth lies… 

- via Amazon

Invisible by Dawn Metcalf:

Publisher: Harlequin Teen 

Publication Date: September 30, 2014

Some things lie beneath the surface. 

Invisible. 

With the power to change everything. 

Joy Malone wants it all—power, freedom and the boyfriend who loves her. Yet when an unstoppable assassin is hired to kill her, Joy learns that being the girl with the Sight comes with a price that might be too high to pay. Love will be tested, lives will be threatened, and everyone Joy knows and cares about will be affected by her decision to stand by Ink or to leave the Twixt forever. 

Her choice is balanced on a scalpel's edge and the consequences will be more life-altering than anyone can guess.

- via Amazon

Falling Kingdom by Morgan Rhodes:

Publisher: Razorbill
Expected Publication Date: March 11, 2014

War brought them together. Love will tear them apart.
 
Princess Cleo of Mytica confronts violence for the first time in her life when a shocking murder sets her kingdom on a path to collapse. Once a privileged royal, Cleo must now summon the strength to survive in this new world and fight for her rightful place as Queen.
 
The King of Limeros’s son, Magnus, must plan each footstep with shrewd, sharp guile if he is to earn his powerful father’s trust, while his sister, Lucia, discovers a terrifying secret about her heritage that will change everything.
 
Rebellious Jonas lashes out against the forces of oppression that have kept his country cruelly impoverished—and finds himself the leader of a people’s revolution centuries in the making.
 
Witches, if found, are put to death, and Watchers, immortal beings who take the shape of hawks to visit the human world, have been almost entirely forgotten. A vicious power struggle quickly escalates to war, and these four young people collide against each other and the rise of elementia, the magic that can topple kingdoms and crown a ruler in the same day.

- via Amazon

Happy Reading!