Glistering: B's Blog: August 2015

Monday, August 31, 2015

Farewell to Summer Cash Giveaway

Farewell to Summer $250 Giveaway - September 1st to 22nd

A wonderful group of authors and bloggers have joined with I Am A Reader, Not A Writer to bring you 1 fabulous prize:

We're giving away $250 in Paypal Cash! Or alternately you can choose a $250 Amazon.com eGift Code!

Sponsor List

I Am A Reader
J.L. Weil
Here We Go Again...Ready?
Taylor Dean Books
LeahSay's Views
Heather Gray, Author
Aubrey Wynne: Romantasy Through the Ages
Diana's Book Reviews
Glistering Bs Blog
Lori's Reading Corner
Simple Wyrdings
Author Deb Atwood
Wishful Endings
Prism Book Tours
Norma's Novels
Bookworm Inkorporated
Crystal's Chaotic Confessions
Kelly's Lucky You
Unshelfish
The Discerning Reader
My Book Self
A Tattered Copy
Raven Haired Girl
Ken Brosky
Carolyn Cooper
Rhonda Paglia ~ "Grammy Pags Stories"
Laurisa Reyes - Author
Author Wendi Sotis
B. Kristin McMichael
Literary Winner
Laurie Treacy, author
Nerd-Girls, Romantics, and Time-Travelers

Giveaway Details

$250 in Paypal Cash or a $250 Amazon.com eGift Card

Ends 9/22/15

Open only to those who can legally enter, receive and use money sent via Paypal. Winning Entry will be verified prior to prize being awarded. No purchase necessary. You must be 18 or older to enter or have your parent enter for you. The winner will be chosen by rafflecopter and announced here as well as emailed and will have 48 hours to respond or a new winner will be chosen. This giveaway is in no way associated with Facebook, Twitter, Rafflecopter or any other entity unless otherwise specified. The number of eligible entries received determines the odds of winning. Giveaway was organized by Kathy from I Am A Reader and sponsored by the authors, bloggers and publishers on the sponsor list. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED BY LAW.

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Reviews for The Glister Journals: Bronze
More Glister Journals info at the book's website here: theglisterjournals.com
The Glister Journals: Bronze can be purchased through any bookseller, or purchase now at Amazon.com New edition coming!
Note: All original text and materials by or commissioned by B. B. Shepherd are copyright 2012-2015 to B B Shepherd.

Sunday, August 16, 2015

Back to Books Cash Giveaway

Welcome to the Back to School - Back to Books $250 Cash Giveaway hosted by I Am A Reader, Not A Writer
August 17th to September 7th

A wonderful group of bloggers and authors are bringing you one super prize: Winner's choice of $250 in Paypal Cash or a $250 Amazon.com Gift Code.

Sponsor List
I Am A Reader
Author Martha Reynolds
Unshelfish
The Discerning Reader
Raven Haired Girl
DS Venetta ~ Author middle grade fiction
Heather @ Townsend House
Talia Jager, YA Author
Kimber Leigh Wheaton
TMBA Corbett
The Page Unbound
Author MK McClintock
Carolyn Cooper
Kindle and Me
Book Nerd Addict
Live Life Blog
Simple Wyrdings
Krysten Lindsay Hager author
Rockin' Book Reviews
Here We Go Again...Ready?
Ann Swann - Suspense and more
Author Inger Iversen
Crystal's Chaotic Confessions
Bella Street's Time Travel Romance
Bonnie Blythe Pure Romance
Taylor Dean Books
Every Free Chance Books
LeahSay's Views
My Book Self
A Tattered Copy
Glistering Bs Blog
Lori's Reading Corner
Free Bookster
Kelly's Lucky You
Chicas Love to Read
Hall Ways
Bound 4 Escape
Book Reviews and Giveaways
Author Wendi Sotis
MagicalCoolCatMysteries
Laurisa Reyes - Author

Giveaway Details

$250 in Paypal Cash (alternately the winner can choose a $250 Amazon.com Gift Code)

Ends 9/7/15

Open only to those who can legally enter, receive and use money sent via Paypal. Winning Entry will be verified prior to prize being awarded. No purchase necessary. You must be 18 or older to enter or have your parent enter for you. The winner will be chosen by rafflecopter and announced here as well as emailed and will have 48 hours to respond or a new winner will be chosen. This giveaway is in no way associated with Facebook, Twitter, Rafflecopter or any other entity unless otherwise specified. The number of eligible entries received determines the odds of winning. Giveaway was organized by Kathy from I Am A Reader and sponsored by the authors, bloggers and publishers on the sponsor list. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED BY LAW.

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Friday, August 14, 2015

Young Adult Giveaway Hop

Welcome to my entry in the Young Adult Giveaway Hop hosted by Book Hounds. I'm giving away a hardback copy of the first novel of one of my favorite series (US and CAN only). The winner may choose between Cinder by Marissa Meyer, a fairy-tale inspired science fiction story, Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo, a fantasy set in a Russian inspired world, or The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater, a contemporary story with a paranormal touch.

Cinder by Marissa Meyer

Humans and androids crowd the raucous streets of New Beijing. A deadly plague ravages the population. From space, a ruthless lunar people watch, waiting to make their move. No one knows that Earth’s fate hinges on one girl.

Cinder, a gifted mechanic, is a cyborg. She’s a second-class citizen with a mysterious past, reviled by her stepmother and blamed for her stepsister’s illness. But when her life becomes intertwined with the handsome Prince Kai’s, she suddenly finds herself at the center of an intergalactic struggle, and a forbidden attraction. Caught between duty and freedom, loyalty and betrayal, she must uncover secrets about her past in order to protect her world’s future.

Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo

Surrounded by enemies, the once-great nation of Ravka has been torn in two by the Shadow Fold, a swath of near impenetrable darkness crawling with monsters who feast on human flesh. Now its fate may rest on the shoulders of one lonely refugee.

Alina Starkov has never been good at anything. But when her regiment is attacked on the Fold and her best friend is brutally injured, Alina reveals a dormant power that saves his life—a power that could be the key to setting her war-ravaged country free. Wrenched from everything she knows, Alina is whisked away to the royal court to be trained as a member of the Grisha, the magical elite led by the mysterious Darkling.

Yet nothing in this lavish world is what it seems. With darkness looming and an entire kingdom depending on her untamed power, Alina will have to confront the secrets of the Grisha . . . and the secrets of her heart.

The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater

“There are only two reasons a non-seer would see a spirit on St. Mark’s Eve,” Neeve said. “Either you’re his true love . . . or you killed him.”

It is freezing in the churchyard, even before the dead arrive.

Every year, Blue Sargent stands next to her clairvoyant mother as the soon-to-be dead walk past. Blue herself never sees them—not until this year, when a boy emerges from the dark and speaks directly to her.

His name is Gansey, and Blue soon discovers that he is a rich student at Aglionby, the local private school. Blue has a policy of staying away from Aglionby boys. Known as Raven Boys, they can only mean trouble.

But Blue is drawn to Gansey, in a way she can’t entirely explain. He has it all—family money, good looks, devoted friends—but he’s looking for much more than that. He is on a quest that has encompassed three other Raven Boys: Adam, the scholarship student who resents all the privilege around him; Ronan, the fierce soul who ranges from anger to despair; and Noah, the taciturn watcher of the four, who notices many things but says very little.

For as long as she can remember, Blue has been warned that she will cause her true love to die. She never thought this would be a problem. But now, as her life becomes caught up in the strange and sinister world of the Raven Boys, she’s not so sure anymore.

Have you read these yet? If so, which ones and what series would you recommend to me?

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