Blogfest 2012 Winner

Well the numbers are in, the entries have been tallied, and a winner has been drawn.

Congrats to 

AMBER D.!

You have won an Amazon Gift Certificate, and a mystery box of books.  The prizes will be heading your way!

Blogfest 2012 Giveaway- Amazon Giftcard and Books!

For several years now, I have participated in an annual blogfest, where tons of blogs come together and give away great prizes.  This year will be no exception.  Each blog will have its own giveaways and own rules, so make sure you check them all out.

But before you do, let's talk about my giveaway.  I am giving away a prize package consisting of a $15 Amazon giftcard and a mystery box of books from the books I have read and reviewed on this blog.  The giveaway is open to US Residents only.  All one needs to do to enter is complete the form below.  Additional entries may be obtained by following me on several social media sites, spreading word of this giveaway on social media, and finding my reviews helpful.  Giveaway ends September 30th at 11:59 EST.  See form for complete details.

Here are links to my various social media sites:

Facebook

Twitter

Pinterest

My Amazon Profile

To enter simply fill out the form below!

Make sure to visit the next blogs on the list!

The Tales of Dexter, Nora, and Chloe 
Tall Tales from a Small Town 
Midnight Thrillers 
Notorious Spinks Talks Books 
Mochas, Mysteries and More

And be sure to see the main Blogfest site and list of all blogs participating at A Journey of Books.

WINNER!

I know I am a few days late, I have neglected this due to the holiday, but I am happy to announce that the winner of the ARC of Illusion, by Frank Peretti, is...

TARA T.!

Congrats Tara, I mailed it out today.  I hope you enjoy it as much as I did!

Chop Chop Winners

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Congrats to the winners of the Chop Chop Giveaway:

Sam Crossley

Bethie

Jessica Coil

Mesha

Melissa

Sarah

Kathi

A couple of the winners told me already started (and in some cases finished!) reading the book, and are loving it!

Thanks for entering!

Chop Chop Giveaway

Today, two wonderful things happened. First off, I broke into the top 1000 reviewers on Amazon. Thank you to everyone who has helped me along the way!

The second wonderful thing is L.N. Cronk, author of the Chop Chop series, has offered to give away 10 digital copies of Chop Chop, the first book in the series. The book description is as follows:

Ever since Laci was a little girl she's been growing out her pretty, brown hair and chopping it off to send to Locks of Love. When Greg moves into town and finds out what she's doing, he thinks it's a great idea...so he starts doing it too! It's just one of the things that reserved, young David must tolerate as their friendship grows throughout the years. As they near adulthood, they grow not only closer to each other, but closer to God as well. David finds himself content in every way, but when tragedy occurs David must struggle to find his way back to God.

Here is your chance to experience the book for yourself.  All you need to do is complete the form below to be entered to win one of 10 ebooks for either Kindle or Nook..  Don't have an ereader?  If you download the Kindle application to your computer, tablet, or smart phone, you can read your ebook on that!

All you need to do is tell me your name, email address, which format (Kindle or Nook), and why the book appeals to you.  These are the only requirements to be entered into the giveaway.

For additional entries you can do some additional things, like:

Follow this blog and tell me how you follow it +2
"Like" the Tiffany's Blogs Facebook Page and tell me the name you used +2
Follow @tiffanysblogs on Twitter and tell me your Twitter handle +2
Post about the giveaway on Facebook, Twitter, tumblr, your blog, etc. and leave the links +3 for each link
Vote one of my Amazon reviews as helpful (this must be a new vote, ones prior to 1/10/12 will not count) +5

So, as you see, plenty of ways to earn extra entries, and with 10 copies being given away, lots of opportunity to win!

Contest will end at 12:01 EST on January 21.  The email addresses of the winners will be submitted to L.N. Cronk, and she will send the ebooks directly to the winners.

Now the only thing left to do is enter!

We have a WINNER!!!

I am happy to announce that the winner of the $50 Amazon Giftcard is....

Valette M.

Thank you all so much for reading, following, entering, and encouraging me as I moved toward my goal throughout 2011.

My reading challenge for myself is going to be classic literature.  I have decided to not set a specific number, but instead will be read as many works of classic literature (that I have not previously read) as I can.  The whole goal of my personal reading challenges is to strengthen my literary muscles, so why not spend some time with the masters?

Thanks again to everyone who entered!

Winner!

I am happy to announce that the winner of the Amazon Giftcard is......

Lisa from Lisa Loves (Books of Course!)

Lisa, enjoy the giftcard, and I hope you get something fun from your wish list!

Thanks everyone for entering and reading Tiffany's Bookshelf!

Giveaway

When it comes to books, I get just a little bit crazy.  Case in point: At the beginning of 2011, I set a goal for myself to read and review 200 books in 2011.  Secretly, I hope to exceed this goal, but we will see about that.

I am happy to announce that this morning, I posted my 100th review of the year.  This means I am halfway to my goal.  Since this is such a lofty goal, and I have worked so hard to get to the halfway point, I have decided to celebrate with a giveaway!

I have decided to giveaway a $15 giftcard to Amazon.com!

Now, here are the details of the giveaway:

• The contest is open to EVERYONE.  Contest will end at 12:01 am on Saturday, August 13th.  That gives you more than a whole week to enter.
• To enter, simply leave me a comment on this post with your name and email address.
• For an extra entry, follow my blog, then leave me a comment telling me how you follow (GFC, Networked Blogs, etc.)
• For an extra entry, follow me on Twitter, then leave me a comment with your Twitter handle.
• For an extra entry, "like" my Facebook page, and leave me a comment telling me your Facebook name.
• For extra entries, go to my  Amazon profile, and vote one (or more) of my reviews helpful.  Leave me a comment with the name of the review you voted helpful.  One extra entry for each review you vote on, up to 3.

So, that pretty much covers it.  You can get up to 7 entries.  So, what are you waiting for.  Remember, I must have your email address!

BlogFest 2011 Giveaway Winner

First off, hello new readers and followers!  I am so excited that you all played along with the BlogFest 2011 fun! I hope you like the reviews that I have already posted, as well as the ones I will be posting in the future.

It is my pleasure to announce that the winner of the Amazon Giftcard Giveaway is.....


Krystal from Live to Read!

Thanks to all who entered, I was so thrilled to see the response!

I look forward to getting to know you all and hearing your thoughts on my reviews!

BlogFest 2011

Hello faithful readers.  So sorry for my absence lately, rest assured, I am still reading and reviewing books, and am still working toward my goal of 200 books in 2011.  To help apologize for my absence, and to help celebrate BlogFest 2011, I am hosting a giveaway.

I struggled with what people might like as a prize, and suddenly I realized, I can give whomever wins the exact book they have been wanting, by simply giving away a giftcard.  

So, I will be giving away a $15 gift card to Amazon.  Who would not like to win that, right?

Here are the details:

• In order to win, you must be a follower of my blog.
• Since the giftcard can be emailed, this giveaway is open to anyone.
• The giveaway is open from 12:01 am July 15th to 11:59 pm July 17th.  A winner will be chosen on July 18th.  
• Entering is SUPER easy, just leave me a comment below with your name, your email, and telling me how you follow my blog (GFC, Networked Blogs, etc). 
•  Follow me on Twitter and get and extra entry by leaving a second comment with your Twitter name.  
• "Like" me on Facebook and get an extra entry by leaving a third comment with your Facebook name. 
• Go to my Amazon reviewer profile and vote any of my reviews "helpful" and get an fourth entry by telling me which review you voted on.

 So, you can get up to 4 entries.  Simple right?  RIGHT!  So, best of luck!

BUT...

The fun does not end there.  Check out the following blogs, who are also participating in Blogfest 2011 by sponsoring some great giveaways:

 To Read or Not To Read

 True Media Solutions

 True Media Solutions LLC

 Urban Girl Reader

 Valerie Mann ~ Where Sweet and Erotic Meet

vvb32 reads

You can see the full list of blogs participating in Blogfest 2011 at A Journey of Books

Hope you all enjoy Blogfest 2011.  Keep track of all the giveaways you enter here!  Good luck!

Giveaway Winner

I am excited to announce the winner of the Johnny One Eye giveaway.

Congratulations to

Kimberly

I have given your information to the publisher, and they will be sending the book soon.

Thanks to all who entered!

Johnny One Eye, by Jerome Charyn

The country is in its infancy, and in the midst of what we would later call the Revolutionary War.  Washington is trying to lead his men to victory, loyalists are trying to lead the rebels to gallows, spies abound, and in a section of Manhattan referred to as Holy Ground, the true fate of the country lies in the hands of prostitutes.  This is the world in which John Stocking lives, as a double agent, and son of a madam.  As battles are waged in the colonies, similar battles are being waged within Stocking himself, as he attempts to learn the truth about his father, and battles his love for a woman who may never love him back.

I love when historic fiction opens the reader up to a whole new aspect of the history it describes, and that is exactly what Charyn has done with this book.  This is not the Revolutionary War you learned about in gradeschool.  And chances are, this "fictional" book is much closer to the truth than many school textbooks.  The characters are those who truly did battle, the scoundrels, the spies, the whores.  They are the ones whose stories are never told when history is conveniently sanitized.

I particularly loved the title character, and loved hearing about his journey throughout the war.  I loved his interactions with Washington, and have now learned to see Washington in a new (and much more interesting) light.  Although I am not much of a student of history, I simply adored this book.  The writing was so engaging, I found it hard to stop reading, and read late into the night just to see what Johnny would be dealing with next.

I think many fans of historical fiction will like this book.  Similarly, historians who specialize in the Revolutionary War will enjoy this fictional, though most likely accurate account, of the political climate at that time.  As I read this, I thought of how much my husband would love it for that very reason, though his interest is more politics than history.

All in all, another wonderful book by a truly masterful storyteller.

The publisher has provided me with a copy of this book to giveaway to my blog readers.

In order to enter, you must be a follower of this blog.  Giveaway is open to US Residents only.  Entries will be accepted until 12:01 am EST on June 18th, 2011.  In order to enter the giveaway, complete this form.

I received a review copy of this book  courtesy of the publishers.

Blogfest 2010 Post and Giveaway

It is my supreme honor to be a participant in Blogfest 2010.  This is my first year as a participant, and I am so excited to be among so many talented bloggers.

I am also super stoked about what I have to offer as my giveaway!

Are you ready for it.....

Tiffany's Book shelf is giving away, for Blogfest 2010...

Autographed copies of Maggie Stiefvater's Shiver and Linger.

How cool is this prize?  You know you want it right?

So, here are the rules, they are pretty simple:

1.  You must be a follower of Tiffany's Bookshelf to enter.

2.  Contest is open to US and Canadian residents only.

3.  Contest will run from 12:00 am 9/10/10 to 11:59 pm 9/12/10.

4.  To enter, simply leave a comment with your name and email address.  No email, no valid entry.

That's it.  Pretty simple right?  I hope you think this is as awesome as I do, and I hope you take some time to look around on my blog before you move along to the next blog on the party.

The next stop on Blogfest 2010 is The Bookworm's Library so once you are done here, please head over to that supremely excellent blog to continue the fun.

Also, don't forget about the massive BlogFest 2010 grand giveaway!  Head on over to http://ajourneyofbooks.halfzero.net and click on the Tracking Site link to head to our own exclusive tracking site.  Once there you can register with a valid email address (to be used solely for the purpose of contacting the winner).  This site will allow you to track your progress through BlogFest 2010!  You can log on from anywhere at any time and continue where you left off.  The best part is that every blog that you visit and mark off through this tracking site will give you one entry into the massive giveaway!  We have a great collection of books, goodies and other swag that is looking for a new home!

Thanks so much for participating in the Blogfest 2010 fun!

A winner, a review (Silent Scream by Lynda La Plante), and some hops

First of all, I want to congratulate Kelly from the Book Sanctuary Blog, she was the winner of The Devil's Diaries!

Opinion dear readers....would people be interested in winning used books?  Sometimes I review a book that I know I will probably never read again, but would love to pass it on.  Would people think it tacky if I gave away my copy that I reviewed?  These would be released books only, no ARCs.  Leave me your thoughts in the comments.





Amanda Delany was a young starlet.  Talented, sexy, scandalous.  All the makings of a big name star.  So when she ends up brutally murdered, no one can make heads or tails of the situation.  As the investigation goes on, Detective Inspector Anna Travis begins unraveling a lifetime's worth of secrets and lies, showing the truth behind who Amanda was, and why someone would have wanted her dead.  Was this a crime of passion, of revenge, or covering up some treachery?  Anna is determined to find out.

This is my first time reading one of La Plante's thriller mysteries, and I can tell you this, it will not be my last.  Apparently, other Anna Travis stories have been published, and I now want to read them all.  La Plante kept me on the edge of my seat, and though the book was lengthy, I finished it in 24 hours, because I simply had to!  I needed to know, who killed Amanda, and how was this going to play out.

La Plante puts plenty of plot twists in this book, so that you are compelled to keep reading, but you are never confused with where the action was, is, and is headed.  The characters are real, and memorable.  Although other Anna Travis stories exist, this is a great stand alone novel.  You need not have read any other stories to fully appreciate this book for the masterful work that it is.  I could literally hear the characters' voices in my mind, which is fantastic, because I get to imagine them with British accents.

This is the first modern novel set in England that I have read since the Bridget Jones books hit the stands, and I have to say, very rarely did I run across anything that was confusing or vastly different from American cultural references, which I found refreshing as a reader.  You are always aware that the setting is in England, but it rarely seems odd, and you can equally imagine the plot playing out in Hollywood.

I would highly recommend this book to anyone who likes thrillers, mysteries, dramas, and due to the storyline anyone who likes celebrity gossip, because although these are fictional characters, there is a lot of juicy gossip to be found in the book!

I received a copy of this book for review purposes courtesy of the publisher.

And the winner is....

First off, thank you to everyone who entered my For the Love of All Things Vampire Giveaway!

So, without further ado, the winner is:

Karen at Finding My Muse!

Karen has been notified, and her prize pack will get shipped this week!
Karen's blog is wonderful, you should check it out sometime!

Once again, thank you to everyone who entered.

So my next question is this, which would you prefer, having less frequent giveaways with larger, themed prize packs, or more frequent giveaways that may just be a book? Or a mix of the two?

As always, thank you for reading and following. Please feel free to add any of my reviewed books to your "to read" list, that is why I write this blog, to introduce readers to great books! Also, feel free to make suggestions to me, the best source of good reads are fellow book lovers!

Preview and a Giveaway!

Well, it is time for a first here at Tiffany's Bookshelf. I have decided to talk a little about a current read before I actually review it, because it ties into an exciting new development: My first ever book blog giveaway.

This give away is called

For the Love of All Things Vampire

In order to enter, you must be a follower of this blog, but there are additional

entry opportunities as well, based on following my additional blogs, my

husband's blog, following me on Twitter and Facebook, and passing along

word of the contest.

Prize package includes 3 books: Dead Until Dark by Charlene Harris (book

one of the True Blood/Sookie Stackhouse books), The Awakening by L.J.

Smith (book one of The Vampire Diaries), and Eighth Grade Bites by Heather

Brewer (book one of The Chronicles of Vladimir Tod). Also included is a Forks

High School Spartans bag, a "Beware, I Bite" T shirt, and assorted vampire

goodies.




Click Here to complete entry form, contest ends at 12:01 am EST on June 1st.

I am currently reading a book titled Abraham Lincoln, Vampire Hunter. So far the book is fabulous. It almost has be believing in vampires! You will have to tune in for my full review, but here is a snippit of the book:

Nancy Hanks Lincoln died on October 5th, 1818, age thirty four. Thomas buried her on a hillside behind the cabin. Abe was alone in the world.

His mother had been his soul mate. She had shown him love and encouragement since the day he was born. She had read to him all those nights, always holding the book in her left hand and gently twirling a finger through his dark hair with the right as he fell asleep on her lap. Hers had been the first face to greet him when he entered the world. He hadn’t cried. He had simply looked at her and smiled. She was love, and light. And she was gone. Abe wept for her.

No sooner was she buried than Abe resolved to run away. The thought of staying in Little Pigeon Creek with his eleven-year-old sister and grief-stricken father was more than he could bear. Before his mother was thirty-six hours dead, Abe Lincoln, nine years old, trudged through the Indiana wilderness, carrying all of his meager possessions in a wool blanket. His plan was brilliantly simple. He would walk as far as the Ohio River. There, he would beg his way onto a flatboat and float down to the lower Mississippi, then into New Orleans, where he’d be able to stow away on any number of ships. Perhaps he’d find his way to New York or Boston. Perhaps he’d sail to Europe, to see the immortal cathedrals and castles he’d often imagined.

If there was a flaw in his plan, it was his time of departure. Abe chose to leave home in the afternoon, and by the time he’d put four miles behind him, the short winter day was fading to darkness. Surrounded by untamed wilderness, with nothing more than a wool blanket and a handful of food to his name, Abe stopped, sat against a tree, and sobbed. He was alone in the dark, and he was homesick for a place that no longer existed. He longed for his mother. He longed to feel his sister’s hair against his face as he wept on her shoulder. To his surprise, he even found himself longing for his father’s embrace.

There was a faint cry in the night—a long, animal cry that echoed all around me. I thought at once of the bears that our neighbor Reuben Grigsby had spotted near the creek not two days before, and felt like a rube for leaving home without so much as a knife. There was another cry, and another. They seemed to move all around me, and the more I heard, the more obvious it became that no bear, or panther, or animal was making them. They had a different sound. A human sound. All at once I realized what I was hearing. Without bothering to take my belongings, I jumped up and ran toward home as fast as my feet would carry me.

They were screams.

Abraham Lincoln, Vampire Hunter, by Seth Grahame-Smith

I hope you all keep reading my blog, suggest some good reads to me, enter the giveaway, and look for my full review of Abraham Lincoln, Vampire Hunter!