Book Junkie

What Should I Do for Contests? Contest

First day of my fabolous contest ;D And the first contest is...... What Should I do for Contests.

Concept of the Contest:

What you, as the follower, is supposed to do is give me ideas for contests later on in this huge contest. AND the 5 people with the best idea, in my opinion, will get the most points.

RULES:
-MUST be a follower, whether old or new
-MUST be from the USA or Canada
-NO more than one entry
-ONE idea per person

Now for the points you can win this round.....

200 points- For best idea
100 points- For being an older follower
50 points- For being a new follower
25 points- For blogging/tweeting/or whatever, about the contest
10 points- For putting your e-mail with your comment
5 points- For telling me your name and whether you live in the USA or Canada

CONTEST ENDS at midnight October 23rd (tomorrow)!!!

Alright, now you now the rules and how you can get points....... NOW GO MY FOLLOWERS AND FUTURE WOULD BE FOLLOWERS and find be the 5 best ideas for contests.

Thanks,

Luvsdemons666

WOOHOO!!! MY BIRTHDAY/HALLOWEEN CONTEST

My Birthday is coming up 9 days!!! That's right NINE DAYS!!!!! And Halloween follows right afterwards. So in order to celebrate, especially since I haven't been doing anything here for the longest time is...... TO HAVE A CONTEST!!!!

I bet you're already wandering what I'm giving away, right? Well..... There will be 3 winners and one of the winners will get the grand prize. That means each winner gets to choose what book they (first come, first serve):

1st Place Winner: Gets 5 books

2nd Place Winner: Gets 4 books

3rd Place Winner: Gets 3 books

Here are the books I'm offering:

Top (Left to Right): Atlantis Betrayed by Alyssa Day; Storm of Visions by Christina Dodd; The Forbidden by L.A. Banks; A Chesapeake Shores Christmas by Sheryl Woods; Kiss by Ted Dekker & Erin Healy

Bottom (Left to Right): Tainted by Julie Kenner; Born of Night by Sherrilyn Kenyon; Lucan by Susan Kearney; Jordan by Susan Kearney; Doomsday Can Wait by Lori Handeland; Any Given Doomsday by Lori Handeland

Check out these authors if you're not sure about the books

And the grand prize is........

SORRY!!!! I'm not telling you until the day I announce the winners ;D I know I'm evil but that's the point of Halloween.

Now for the contests..... There will be a contest almost every day up until Halloween night. Winners will be announced and notified November 1st.

Check back here everyday to see what the new contest is.

October 22nd: What kind of contests should I hold?

October 23rd:

October 24th:

October 25th:

October 26th:

October 27th:

MY BIRTHDAY:

October 29th:

October 30th:

HALLOWEEN:

Now for the rules....

- MUST be a follower in order to join. If you're a follower before today, you'll get a few extra points for being an older follower and if you join after today, you'll get less.

- MUST be from USA or Canada..... Sorry I can't afford anything else

- NO more than ONE submission for each contest

- RULES MAY CHANGE AS REQUIRED, SO CHECK BACK OFTEN

Thanks,

Luvsdemons666

I know I have been gone forever..... But hopefully that'll change ;D I'll start reviewing books (don't yell at me if I suck at it) and I'll even have a contest soon :)

But for right now, I wanted to tell you about a contest......

Bitten By Books is having an awesome contest right now but you'll have to hurry.... Because Kresley Cole's new book "Demon from the Dark" is about to come out.................................................

They're giving away FIVE brand new copies of DEMON FROM THE DARK!!!!!!

How awesome is that?

All you have to do is go to their site and follow their simple to rules to enter.... But like I said you'd better hurry... It doesn't say when it ends but I would get there either today or tomorrow just in case.

Just click HERE and then you're there.... Hope one of us wins ;D

Thanks,

Luvsdemons666

Avatar: The Last Airbender Review

I know I haven't been posting anything for like a year, I'm really sorry. And what so you know, the first post I do is a review. Never done a review before, so please be kind to me. I hope you like my opinion, this means alot to me since I absolutely love Avatar(not the blue guys, the boy who can control all four elements). And here it is.... ;D

Okay, first of all... I'm really hating all the bad reviews of this movie. People obviously have no idea what they are talking about. I'm a HUGE fan of Avatar: The Last Airbender(the show), so it was only natural for me to see the movie. And when I saw it, I absolutely LOVED it. So here's my thoughts:

What I Loved: I loved almost the entire movie. I loved who they chose for the main character, Aang. Especially when it was said that the actor had even shaved his head and painted the arrow on his head just for the part. I also loved how they kept Sokka's hilarious personality, even though he didn't crack any of his stupid jokes. I also loved all the special effects, especially the ending of the last battle (won't say what, for those who haven't seen it yet). The special effects worked really well with the whole bending aspect of the movie.

What I Hated: I only had one major complaint and a few minor ones. My major complaint was the fact that the actos kept pronouncing names wrong. They kept saying Avatar wrong, I mean really... There's already a movie called Avatar and they even say it correctly. They also kept saying the main character Aang's name wrong, saying it with a "u" rather than an "a". And they also said Sokka's and Iroh's names wrong as well.

One of my minor complaints was that they kept skipping around with the scenes and adding scenes that weren't even from the show. I mean I understand that they couldn't put every scene from the first season in the movie but they still could have made it a little more coherent. And one of the scenes they added was with Lord Ozai talking with general Zhaoi. Especially the part where Ozai was saying how he didn't want his banished son from finding the Avatar. Ozai had never said such a thing on the show, even though he hated his son deeply. Another minor complaint was Aang's tattoes. I did like the three swirls that represented the Air nation but the rest of the tattoo should of been completely colored in like the really Aang from the show.

Suggestion for Future The Last Airbender movies: None really, except that they should keep the scenes a little closer to the show and coherent. Like with the Earth Benders, Katara likes one of them and in the movie, they make him alittle kid. Or with the Kiyoshi Warriors, apparently the director isn't even adding them into the movie because ther story is too complicated... Hello??? Sokka falls in love with on of them, how can you take that away from him?

And maybe even give a little more of background into Aang's life like they do on the show. I love to hear about Aang's life and his past lives as other benders.

Rating: 4 out 5

Conclusion: Simple, don't listen to anyone else's opinion except mine. This movie was absolutely awesome and if you're interested, you should go see it.

So what do are your opinions of the movie? What did you think of my review? Let me know my commenting.

Thanks,

Luvsdemons666

The Darkest Passion Birthday!!!!

I completely forgot all about this. I know, I know I'm such a bad Lotu fan :(

Anyways, this previous Tuesday was The Darkest Passion's release day. I was absolutely dying while I had to wait for this book to come. I've read all her other books (except The Darkest Angel) and couldn't wait any longer for it. And now it's here ;D But I have no money :'(

So to celebrate, Gena Showalter is having a contest. And the winner receives an author's copy of The Darkest Lies. All you have to do is state somewhere about The Darkest Passion's release and paste the url on a comment on her blog.

Enter HERE!

Thanks,

Luvsdemons666

Paranormal Haven's May Giveaway

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New Background

So what do you think of my new background? Cool, right?

Unfortunately its only temporary... Atleast until I find one that better suites the blog. I thought it was pretty cool looking, so I decided to use it. Worst thing, 1. when I put it up, it mixed everything up so I had to fix everything and 2. it only has the two columns :( I wanted atleast three columns but its all I could find right now.

So enjoy the new look while it lasts because next time there is a new look... It's going to (hopefully) WOW you!!!

Thanks,

Luvsdemons666

MAILBOX MONDAY

April 5th 2010

What I bought and received:

Nothing... AGAIN!!!

What I won and recieved:

Lucan by Susan Kearney
(I honestly wasn't expecting this,
I can't even remember where I won it from
but whatever)

What I'm expecting to recieve:

Nothing else... I think???

Until Next Week :)

Thanks,

Luvsdemons666

Paranormal Haven 250 Follower Giveaway

Paranormal Haven is having a giveaway for almost reaching 250 followers (they're just 30 followers away).

They are giving away, not one... not two... but THREE brand new books with a few goodies, once they reach 250 followers.

First place Winner gets these:
Born of Night (League, book 1) by Sherrilyn Kenyon
Fantasy Lover (Dark Hunters, book 1) by Sherrilyn Kenyon
A Hunger Like No Other (Immortals After Dark, book 1) by Kresley Cole

And Second place Winner recieves a cute demon duck as well as several surprise bookmarks.

RULES:
MUST fill out their form
And Comment on their giveaway post... it can be about anything.

Winners will be announced after they reach 250 followers.

Click Above Button to Enter

Thanks,

Luvsdemons666

JoJosBookCorner's 200 Follower Giveaway

JoJo has not only reached 200 followers on her blog but she also has over 600 followers on Twitter. Awesome!!!

And to spread the word, she has decided to have a giveaway. At first, she had a hard time deciding the prize. She didn't know whether to do a Box-O-Books(0f 25 used books), give away Lover Mine by J.R. Ward, or your choice at Book Depository.

Well she's finally decided... Your choice of book(up to $8.00) from Book Depository AND it's international!

Also for every 50 more followers she gets, she'll add another winner. And she might even some goodies too.

UPDATE:
If you can make a better graphic then the one she has for the giveaway, its an exra 10 points.

RULES:
MUST leave a comment
MUST fill out the form
** Extra entries are on the form

Contest runs from April 2- April 21

Enter HERE!

Thanks,

Luvsdemons666

Waiting on Wednesday

- a weekly meme hosted at Breaking the Spine by Jill that focuses on the upcoming releases you are eagerly anticipating.

Release Date: April 27th 2010

Readers have flocked to the "raw, gritty...genre-bending"* novels of J.R. Ward's Black Dagger Brotherhood. Now return to that seductive- and dangerous- night world as the fever rises in the war between the vampires and slayers.

Synopsis:
In the darkest corners of the night in Caldwell, New York, a conflict like no other rages. Long divided as a terrifying battleground for the vampires and their enemies, the city is home to a band of brothers born to defend their race: the warrior vampires of the Black Dagger Brotherhood.

John Matthew has come a long way since he was found living among humans, his vampire nature unknown to himself and to those around him. After he was taken in by the Brotherhood, no one could guess what his true history was- or his true identity. Indeed, the fallen Brother Darius has returned, but with a different face and a very different destiny. As a vicious personal vendetta takes John into the heart of the war, he will need to call up on both who he is now and who he once was in order to face off against evil incarnate.

Xhex, a symphath assassin, has long steeled herself against the attraction between her and John Matthew. Having already lost one lover to madness, she will not allow the male of worth to fall prey to the darkness of her twisted life. When fate intervenes, however, the two discover that love, like destiny, is inevitable between soul mates.

Thanks,

Luvsdemons666

Weekly Giveaway/Contest with My Overstuffed Bookshelf

My Overstuffed Bookshelf has a weekyl giveaway/contest. At times, there will be more than one book, but most of the time she will be featuring a weekly giveaway of one book.

For these giveaways, she will NOT contact you if you win. She will announce the winner and you will have 48 hours to respond. If she don't hear from you. the book will be passed to the next winner in line.

This week she has a very interesting series:

Blue is For Nightmares series

It begins with the dreams. White lilies, the death flower. Being chased through the woods, knowing she cannot outrun her pursuer forever. Visits from the spirit of a girl who was murdered. Threats and taunts from an unseen assailant.

But that’s only the start. When the dreams begin to spill over into Stacey’s waking life, that’s when the nightmare really begins.

The copies she has are slightly used. Click on the image above to go to the authos website for more descriptions of each book.

To enter, you MUST be a follower of My Overstuffed Bookshelf's blog. The contest is only available to the US. And you MUST leave a comment on her post to be entered in as well.

The contest is open until April 4, 2010 (hey, that's my dog's birthday ;D) and the winner will be announced on April 6, 2010.

Enter HERE!

Thanks,

Luvsdemons666

MAILBOX MONDAY

March 29th 2010

What I bought and recieved:

Nothing, so sad :'(

What I won and recieved:

Jordan by Susan Kearney

What I'm expecting to recieve:

Nothing, anytime soon

Until Next Week :)

Thanks,

Luvsdemons666

Commenting system

Okay, I got this from In Which A Girl Reads, who got it from someone else (I forget who, sorry). And I thought this was really cool, easy, and helpful.

What it does is, allows people to reply to certain people's comments instead of having to have one long comment to several people or commenting long after someone else has.

Unfortunately, if you notice.... it deleted all the old comments, mine and yours. So if you had said something on any of the previous posts (pixie and cecile don't have to worry, I already commented back) then please go back and comment. I'm sorry for the inconvenience :(

Also, it might still revert back to the orginal system every now and again. But ignore, it just needs some time. If it continues for longer than a couple of months, then I'll get rid of it.

Anyways, check out the new commenting system.... and yes, if you'd like you can play around with it for a few days....... TAG, YOU'RE IT! ;D

Thanks,

Luvsdemons666

Blogger Background (HELP)

Does anyone know where I could find a free background for my blog? I was looking for something dark but pretty and had 3 columns.

If someone could help me out, maybe I could return the favor... say points towards my contest, maybe even a free book?

I know that's pathetic if I have to beg, but I really need the help. So if someone could really help me out here, I'd greatly appreciate it.

Thanks,

Luvsdemons666

CHANGES (HELP WANTED)

Okay, I'm going to TRY and make some changes around here.

For starters, I think I try making posts that are more interactive with you, my followers. And to make it more interesting, everytime you comment on the interactive post, you'll get 2 points towards the 100 follower contest.

I'm also going to start putting fun and random polls up. You'll also get 1 point towards the 100 follower contest if you answer the poll AND got to the poll post and say you did so. (Of course I'll know if you're lying, because it says how many people voted)

Another thing, everytime a book is released (the ones on the right hand side), I'll put an entire post up on that book.

And I might also change the blog's look.

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Also, I'll need my followers' help. As you can plainly see, I only have 15 followers. Well, I want to have a 100 follower contest. So, for every new follower you bring me, you'll get 5 points toward the contest.

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If you have any suggestions for the interactive posts, poll questions, or for changing my blog's look, please comment on this post or e-mail me at erfaulkner91@yahoo.com

Thanks,

Luvsdemons666

Book Reviews by Jess's 400 Followers Giveaway

Jess is having an awesome giveaway for her 400 some Followers!!

She is giving away any book the winner wants. Meaning any book that has already be released or one that has yet to be released(she'll pre-order it).

There'll be a winner for every 100th follower she has. Right now that means there are 4 winners. So if you reaches (ex.) 500 followers, then there will be 5 winners.

You MUST be a follower in order to enter. And MUST be older than 13 to enter. It's open INTERNATIONALLY

There is plenty of EXTRA ENTRY POINTS to gain.

Ends March 28, noon, Eastern Time.

CLOSED!

Thanks,

Luvsdemons666

Welcome to Larissa's Life Review & Giveaway w/ Vivian Arend

Welcome to Larissa's Life is having an awesome weekend. She is reviewing Vivian Arend's Granite Lake Wolves series. So far, she has reviewed book 1: Wolf Signs, and book 2:Wolf Flight.

UPDATE

3/20

She has just reviewed the ARC book 3: Wolf Games.

She has also given us a heads up that the first two books are to be released together as one Print Book on August 1st. It is be called Under the Northern Lights.... I can't wait ;D

Now to the good part.... A GIVEAWAY!!!!

There are to be ONLY two winners:

First Place: ebook copies of books 1, 2, &, 3 (Thanks to Vivian Arend herself)
Second Place: ebook copy of book 3 (Thanks to Larissa)

The Giveaway is INTERNATIONAL

Ends March 29th

In order to enter, you MUST comment on the first blog post.... The rest is EXTRA ENTRY POINTS!!!

CLOSED!

Thanks,

Luvsdemons666

Paranormal Haven's Interview & Giveaway with Jessica Andersen

Paranormal Haven had an interview with one of my favorite authors, JESSICA ANDERSEN!!!

Here's how it went:(Jessica being the blue)

Hi Paranormal Haven-ers!
Thanks so much to Stephanie & Athenna for inviting me here to talk about the Nightkeepers, and to those of you who have stopped by to check out this interview!

(Thanks Jessica! Now onto the interview.....)

Can you please describe the series in your own words for those who haven't read or heard of it?

Absolutely! Here’s the setup:
Mayan lore and modern science warn that 12/21/2012 could bring a global cataclysm … a threat that is far more real than we imagine. Dark forces stand poised to overrun the earth and crush humanity beneath a vicious rule of terror and blood sacrifice. Our only hope rests with a group of saviors living in secret among us: modern magic-wielding warriors called the Nightkeepers.

Now, in the last few years before the 2012 doomsday, these magi must find and win their destined mates in order to protect the barrier of psi energy that forms humanity’s last line of defense against an ancient and powerful enemy.

There are three books out currently, Nightkeepers, Dawnkeepers, and Skykeepers, and the fourth book, Demonkeepers, will be in stores April 6!

Why write a series about the Mayan 2012 Doomsday?

I’m a huge fan of books and movies that have lots of action and romance in them, but are spiced up with interesting factoids that I didn’t already know (National Treasure, DaVinci Code, etc.).

The Nightkeepers are fighting the rise of ancient demons who were banished from the earth many millennia ago, using magic that was later woven into the ancient Egyptian and Mayan civilizations.

But at the same time, they’re people like you and me (with rocking bods and some cool talents), so they’re also dealing with the disconnect between modern life and some of the things the old prophecies require them to do in order to defend mankind against the 2012 doomsday.

For me, it’s really interesting to blend archaeology and 2012 cosmology into sexy urban fantasies. I’m writing the kind of books I love to read, but can’t always find on the shelves!

Who was the easiest character to write? The most difficult?

The two easiest characters for me to write have always been Lucius and Rabbit. Lucius is the geeky hunk (hunky geek?) who has mostly outgrown tripping over his own feet, but always falls back on his inner nerd when threatened. Or at least he used to. In Demonkeepers, an ancient spell helps him become the warrior he’s always wanted to be … but that comes at a price. Since I’m a foot-tripping-over geek myself, I totally relate to Lucius.

Rabbit, on the other hand, is a favorite of mine because he’s a walking example of Murphy’s law. Anything that can go wrong will go wrong if he’s involved. Since I feel like that most days, he’s got a special place in my heart. I also love that he’s got the guts to say things that I would think, but not say.

How many books do you plan to write for this series?

There will be nine full-length novels and one novella, with the whole series wrapping up (as you might imagine) at the end of 2012. So if you jump on board now, you can read almost to the halfway point, and then follow from there with a new book every six months or so!

Are there any secrets you can let slip from Demon Keepers?

Hmm… How about a blurb and a short excerpt??

Blurb:
Lucius is an Indiana Jones wannabe who never quite measures up until a twist of magic brings him powers beyond belief … and reunites him with Jade, the one-night stand he never forgot. Despite the sizzling chemistry between them—and the added power that comes with a love match—Jade is determined to prove that she can be a Nightkeeper warrior in her own right. But as the two race to rescue the sun god himself from the underworld, they learn that kicking ass isn’t enough. They’ll need all their brains and skill—and the love, long denied, that burns between them—to foil the dark lords’ plot.

Short excerpt:
It’s just Lucius, Jade told herself. Only it wasn’t. This was a new, different Lucius, one that had broken the rule that said people didn’t fundamentally change. And—oh, gods—she’d offered herself to him. In her rush to finally break free from her backup role, she’d thrown herself headlong at … what? What was he now?

“Not exactly what you were expecting when you volunteered for sex magic duty, was it?” he asked, his eyes going hooded in intimate challenge.

Heat touched the air between them, thickening her breath in her lungs.

“I …” She trailed off. What was wrong with her? Where had her words gone? She was the one with the answers, the one who didn’t get rattled. But right now her body was saying one thing, her spinning brain another, and her verbal skills were lost in the crossfire.

His not-quite-familiar mouth curved in a humorless smile. “That’s about what I figured. I wish they had warned you.”

“They tried. I wasn’t listening. But … you could’ve called me, or emailed.” She’d posted her contact info in the mansion’s kitchen, just in case. “I hate thinking of you going through all this alone.”

“I haven’t been in the mood for company.”

It was easier not to look at him as she said, “What are you in the mood for?”

“That, dear Jade, is entirely up to you.”

If you could collaborate with any author, who would you pick?

Snicker… My critique partner and I once tried to write a book together. Since I tend to write strong heroines and she’s the queen of alpha males, I took the heroine and she took the hero … and they hated each other. More importantly, they didn’t need anything from each other—their flaws weren’t compatible. We scrapped the project and went back to trading manuscripts.

However, I’m having a great time working with Gena Showalter, Deidre Knight and Shannon K. Butcher on a novella anthology that will be out next February. That kind of collaboration is more my speed!

Do you have a favorite book or series you would like to recommend?

Well, I have to say that Lover Mine by JR Ward (aka John Matthews and Xhex’s story) absolutely rocks. It’ll be out at the end of April, and she’ll be doing a virtual signing through the same store I am (www.radcliffbookstore.com).

As for others, JD Robb is an autobuy for me, as are Lois McMaster Bujold (space operas and fantasies) and Linnea Sinclair (awesome sci-fi romance).

What do you have planned for the rest of 2010?

Writing and more writing! I’m currently outlining the sixth Nightkeeper novel (the fifth one is in production: Blood Spell will be an October 2010 release), and have the novella to write, along with a book for a 2011 Nocturne continuity series I’m doing with Gena, Jill Munroe and Nalini Singh. I’m having a great time with all of these projects!

And that’s it for me. Thanks again to the Paranormal Haven for letting me hang out, and to you for reading this interview! For more information on the books, check out www.JessicaAndersen.com.

To pre-order an autographed copy of Demonkeepers, which will be mailed to you in its first week of release, please go to the Virtual Signing: http://store.radcliffbookstore.com/

In addition, I’d like to give one lucky, randomly chosen poster an advance copy of Demonkeepers! To enter, please leave a comment, a question, or whatever comes to mind!

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Now for the giveaway. All you have to do is comment on the post over at Paranormal Haven to be entered. The rest is EXTRA ENTRY points.

Ends March 18th

Click button above to recieve info on a VIRTUAL SIGNED Copy.

CLOSED!

Thanks,

Luvsdemons666

Weclome to Larissa's Life 350 Follower Giveaway

Welcome to Larissa's Life is having a 350 Follower Giveaway. And giving away (obviously) some awesome prizes.

THE PRIZES:
Twilight Journals
Soulless by Gail Carriger
Ecstasy Unveiled by Larissa Yone + Demonica Bookmark
First Drop of Crimson by Jeaniene Frost
Kiss of Midnight by Lara Adrian
Dark Visions Trilogy by L.J. Smith
Pink Bag (I brought it from Rome, Italy)
Swag: Colosseum Mouse pad, Colosseum Pencil case and Note Pad.
Firespell by Chloe Neill

Like I said, awesome. Right?

There are 8 prizes available and only 7 winners.

1st Place: Choice of 2 Prizes!
2nd Place: Choice of 1 Prize!
3rd Place: Choice of 1 Prize!
4th Place: Choice of 1 Prize!
5th Place: Choice of 1 Prize!
6th Place: Choice of 1 Prize!
7th Place: Choice of 1 Prize!

If during the contest, she reaches 550 followers, she will add another winner... a total of 8 winners. She might add more prizes, depends...

TO ENTER:
+5 Old Google Friend Connect Follower (Following to UP TO Feb. 12th)
+3 New Google Friend Connect Follower (Following from AFTER Feb. 12th)
+1 Leave a comment on this post.

Leave an EMAIL for contact! (if you dont feel comfortable leaving it there, e-mail her at larissa@larissaslife.com)

The rest is all EXTRA ENTRY points!

Ends March 15th