And the winner of The Selection is Angie. Congratulations! You should have received an e-mail from me.
This week...I'm doing things a little differently.
Two weeks ago today, a book showed up in my mailbox. It was a few minutes past four when I tore into the package and pulled out a book I've been dying to read. By 4:10 p.m., I was full engrossed, devouring word after word, page after page.
I sent the kids and husband out to dinner...without me.
I skipped watching
The Voice (which is huge for me since I'm crushin' like mad on Adam Levine these days).
I finished the book at approximately 9:25 p.m.
And I cried when I closed it. Cried because there were no more pages. Cried because I have to wait well over a year for the next one in the series. Cried because the book wasn't mine and finishing meant I had to package those amazing words and pages up and send them off in the mail.
So what is this book?
It's
Crewel, the debut novel by the lovely and talented Gennifer Albin. And although it won't be released until October 16th of this year, I'm telling you...YOU WANT TO READ THIS BOOK.
So pre-order it, schedule time off from work or school or life on October 16th, and count down the days...
There's only 161 of them left.
To pass the time, I'm giving away 3 fabulous prizes to 3 fabulous winners this week. So without further ado, here's what I'm giving away...
Insurgent by Veronica Roth
One choice can
transform you—or it can destroy you. But every choice has consequences,
and as unrest surges in the factions all around her, Tris Prior must
continue trying to save those she loves—and herself—while grappling with
haunting questions of grief and forgiveness, identity and loyalty,
politics and love.
Tris's initiation day should have been marked
by celebration and victory with her chosen faction; instead, the day
ended with unspeakable horrors. War now looms as conflict between the
factions and their ideologies grows. And in times of war, sides must be
chosen, secrets will emerge, and choices will become even more
irrevocable—and even more powerful. Transformed by her own decisions but
also by haunting grief and guilt, radical new discoveries, and shifting
relationships, Tris must fully embrace her Divergence, even if she does
not know what she may lose by doing so.
New York Times
bestselling author Veronica Roth's much-anticipated second book of the
dystopian Divergent series is another intoxicating thrill ride of a
story, rich with hallmark twists, heartbreaks, romance, and powerful
insights about human nature
A Pre-Order of Crewel by Gennifer Albin. (shipping after the book's release in October)
Incapable. Awkward. Artless.
That’s what the other girls whisper behind her back. But sixteen year-old Adelice Lewys has a secret: she wants to fail.
Gifted
with the ability to weave time with matter, she’s exactly what the
Guild is looking for, and in the world of Arras, being chosen as a
Spinster is everything a girl could want. It means privilege, eternal
beauty, and being something other than a secretary. It also means the
power to embroider the very fabric of life. But if controlling what
people eat, where they live and how many children they have is the price
of having it all, Adelice isn’t interested.
Not that her feelings matter, because she slipped and wove a moment at testing, and they’re coming for her—tonight.
Now
she has one hour to eat her mom’s overcooked pot roast. One hour to
listen to her sister’s academy gossip and laugh at her Dad’s stupid
jokes. One hour to pretend everything’s okay. And one hour to escape.
Because once you become a Spinster, there’s no turning back.
A SIGNED paperback copy of The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood
Offred is a Handmaid in
the Republic of Gilead. She may leave the home of the Commander and his
wife once a day to walk to food markets whose signs are now pictures
instead of words because women are no longer allowed to read. She must
lie on her back once a month and pray that the Commander makes her
pregnant, because in an age of declining fertility, Offred and the other
Handmaids are valued only if their ovaries are viable. Offred can
remember the years before, when she lived and made love with her
husband, Luke; when she played with and protected her daughter; when she
had a job, money of her own, and access to knowledge. But all of that
is gone now...
Funny, unexpected, horrifying, and altogether convincing, The Handmaid's Tale is at once scathing satire, dire warning, and tour de force.
Ways to Enter...
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+2 for following this blog
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+4 for leaving a blog comment
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+10 for blogging about the giveaway
+25 for liking
Crewel's Facebook page and/or following Crewel's author,
Gennifer Albin on Twitter.
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Also be sure to check out
Gennifer's blog where this week she is celebrating her agentversary and giving a way a query critique from her very own agent, Molly Glick.
And be sure to stop by
Amber's blog for a chance to win Bloodrose by Andrea Cremer.
