Contest Craze: Cover Contest Voting Round 1 CLOSED

CLOSED PLEASE SEE ROUND 2 FOR NEW VOTING!!!!!!

It's time to vote for your favorite cover!!! Acepolls isn't working for some reason, so we are going to vote a different way this time. Please vote on the left hand side of the blog!!! Each Entry is labeled by a number below! Make sure you vote for the right entry (number).

Rules: You can not ask people to vote for your cover, you can however put up a blog post asking them to vote for their favorite. You can not hold a contest asking them to vote for cover to be entered in your contest. That is a No-No. You will be excluded.

Top 25 Will Go On To Round 2!!!! Entries Open until Sunday!

Vote For Your Favorite Cover!!!!!

Bunheads Entry 1

Where She Went Entry 2

Everneath: Entry 3 

Goddess Test Entry 4

Where She Went Entry 5

Abandon Entry 6

Under The Never Sky Entry 7

Passion Entry 8

A Beautiful Dark Entry 9

Obsidian Entry 10

Unearthly Entry 11

Forbidden Entry 12

Shatter Me Entry 13

Goddess Test Entry 14

Incarnate Entry 15

Dreaming Awake Entry 16

A Touch Mortal Entry 17

Wake Unto Me Entry 18

Awake At Dawn Entry 19

Everneath Entry 20

Hereafter Entry 21

Please Ignore Vera Dietz Entry 22

Blood Magic Entry 23

On The Fringe Entry 24

Frost Entry 25

Torment Entry 26

Katana Entry 27

Fins Are Forever Entry 28

Daughter Of Smoke And Bone Entry 29

Carrier Of The Mark Entry 30

Faery Tales and Nightmares Entry 31 

Contest Craze: Mini Challenge Collections-CLOSED

Today's Mini Challenge is all about Collections!

You know what I'm talking about, right? It's those important items that mean a lot to us that we can't help collecting. 

When I was a teenager I collected Beanie Babies. I had a ton! I also collected Rugrats and Care Bears. HEHE.

For a while I collected Twilight merchandise, I still do every once in a while. BUT, the thing that I have a habit of picking up every time I see something is, Hello Kitty! I have tons of Hello Kitty stuff. I even have a Hello Kitty hair dryer and a Hello Kitty toaster. I'm a little obsessed with Hello Kitty.

Challenge: Write up a blog post telling us all about your collection. What do you collect? Why do you collect it? Feel free to post pictures of your collection. Be creative.

Don't forget to link your blog post!!! 

Prize: Mystery Prize Pack of books
-Winner Picked using randomorg

-Mini Challenges will end randomly, so get your entry in asap!

Recreate A Cover Contest

Last Year's Winner:

It's time for the annual Contest Craze Recreate A Cover Contest! 

-Recreate any 2011 OR 2012 Young Adult Cover

-Be Creative
-Recreate! Change the cover how you imagine it to look! 

Official Rules:

Open To US Only (If International, OR your willing to cover shipping via paypal and I will ship to you-This could be expensive)

One Entry Per Person

-A blog post must contain your entry!!! Please link to your blog post!!! 

-The Book must already have a cover! That's why it's a recreate a cover contest!

-It must have been published or at least have a publishing date.  No E-books.  Remember it also must have a cover. 


For example: If it's planned to be a 2012 debut, you can use it. 

-In your blog post please show us the real cover, and your recreation cover. 

-Open Until Sunday October 2nd unless we hit 31 before that!

First 31 participates In Mr Linky

We will be voting in rounds! 

Your Image Must be savable, meaning I can right click on it and save it. Please link directly to post.

Prize: 

Everything is not included in the picture. A few authors have sent books/swag that should be here by the finale voting, that will also be included.

Winner Wins A Swag Pack:

Click Image To See Bigger

-Signed Set Of Angie Fox Demon Slayer Trading Cards 
-1 Playing Hurt Pin
-Signed Playing Hurt/Blue So Dark Bookmark
-Signed Bookplate 
-The Year We Were Famous Notebook
-Shadow Falls Notebook
-Shadow Falls Sticker
-4 Shadow Falls Bookmarks
-Shadow Falls Pen
-Shadow Falls flip mirror with brush inside
-Head Games card
-Signed Head Games Postcard
-Signed Head Games Bookmark
-Trouble With A Half Moon Bookmarks (3)
-Hunger Pin
-Shadow Hills Bookmark
-Angel Star Bookmark
-Sirenz Pins (4)
-The Year We Were Famous Bookmarks (2)
-Bloodlines Tattoo
-Nightspell Bookmarks (2)
-Truth Or Dare Bookmark
-The Secret Year Bookmark
-Try Not To Breathe Bookmark
-Losing Faith Bookmark
-Nevermore Bookmark
-My Invented Life Bookmark
-Change Of Heart Bookmark
-Sing Me To Sleep Bookmark
-Between Shades Of Gray Bookmark
-Freefall Bookmark
-Markers (not included in pic)
-Audition Swag (not included in pic)

AND

-Dearly Departed Signed Poster

-Dearly Departed Bookmarks

-Dearly Departed Postcard

-Dearly Departed Stickers

-4 After Obsession Bookmarks

-4 Simone Elkeles Bookmarks

AND 

(don't know where the pic went but it disappeared, said it was corrupt) titles below. 

-Small Town Sinners  

-Chasing Brooklyn 

-The Day Before 

-Trapped

-Forever

-After Obsession

-Unforgettable

-Love Story

-Between

-Little Women and Me

-Ghost Huntress

-In Darkness

-The Death Catchers

-Amos Oz

- Pretty Bad Things

-Going Underground

-Rage

-Hunger

-Bitter End

-The Vision

-Unfriended

-Sequins, Secrets, and Silver Linings

-You Have Seven Messages

The first person to link their cover (in mr linky) automatically wins a mystery prize pack which includes 3 Titles!!!

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Link Your Recreate A Covers Below in mr linky to enter The Cover Contest!

-Make sure you do the direct link to your blog post!!! They must be savable, so I can save them to my computer and re upload!

Waiting On Wednesday (105)

Waiting On Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine. WOW spotlights forthcoming titles that we absolutely can't wait to read.

Getting Over Garrett Delaney by Abby McDonald


Summary: Seventeen-year-old Sadie is in love: epic, heartfelt, and utterly one-sided. The object of her obsession — ahem, affection — is her best friend,Garrett Delaney, who has been oblivious to Sadie’s feelings ever since he sauntered into her life and wowed her with his passion for Proust (not to mention his deep blue eyes). 

For two long, painful years, Sadie has been Garrett’s constant companion, sharing his taste in everything from tragic Russian literature to art films to ’80s indie rock — all to no avail. But when Garrett leaves for a summer literary retreat, Sadie is sure that the absence will make his heart grow fonder — until he calls to say he’s fallen in love. With some other girl! A heartbroken Sadie realizes that she’s finally had enough. It’s time for a total Garrett detox!

Aided by a barista job, an eclectic crew of new friends (including the hunky chef, Josh), and a customized self-help guide, Sadie embarks on a summer of personal reinvention full of laughter, mortifying meltdowns, and a double shot of love.


Why I Want It: Girl in love with her best friend and he hardly notices? Love that story line! Think this will be pretty cute and fun! 

Winner's

So, some of the Contests have ended!!! (Remember you had to get your entries in fast!!!!

The winner of the donation contest is Michelle @ Mysterious Reads. (tried clicking your link, and it said page not available. (PLEASE EMAIL ME)

The Winner of the Top 5 is Gabrielle Carolina @ The Mod Podge Bookshelf 

The Winner of the Who Should Be A Couple Challenge is  Benji @ The Reluctant Reader

I have emailed Benji and Gabrielle,, please reply within 48 hours! Thanks!

Stay Tuned for more amazing contests!!!!

Mini Challenge At Alyssa's

Today's Mini Challenge is hosted by Alyssa At The Book Blog Experience. 

Want to know a little bit about Alyssa?

Taken Directly from her blog. 

My first YA book that I read was by Rachel Hawthorne, her book was called The Island of Girls and Boys, and ever since I read that book I’ve been hooked.

My favorite authors are: Rachel Hawthorne, Sarah Dessen, Jennifer Echols, and Susane Colasanti. There are many more but it would be a very long list.

Hop On Over to Alyssa's blog and enter her Mini Challenge!!! 

Contest Craze: Mini Challenge At Amanda's

It's time for yet another Mini Challenge!

Today's challenge is hosted by Amanda from That Teen Can Blog! 

Amanda is an 18 year old from Ohio! She started reviewing in 2008. Amanda's favorite authors include John Green, Sarah Dessen, and Kelley Armstrong. After high school, she plans on becoming an English Teacher.

Hop on over to Amanda's blog and enter today's Mini Challenge! 

Mini Challenge At A Thousand Little Pages

Long weekend, huh? It's been rainy and gloomy here.

Today's Mini Challenge is hosted by A Thousand Little Pages. 

Want to know a little bit about A Thousand Pages?

Taken Directly from her blog. 

Born and grown* in Taiwan (a tiny country-island off the coast of China), I moved around a lot as a child and finally ended up in the US 5 years ago.   I find solace in reading, in immersing myself in fictional worlds, as cheesy as that sounds. Reviewing is simply a way for me to express my thoughts after finishing a novel. 

Please hop over to A Thousand Little Pages and enter today's Mini Challenge! 

Contest Craze: Mini Challenge At Ashley's

                                                      It's Friday! This week has felt long!

I hope this Mini Challenge spices up your week a little bit!

Today's Mini Challenge is hosted by Ashley of Ashley's Suzanne's Blog! 

A little bit about Ashley! Taken right from her blog!

Let's find out a little bit more about the person behind it all.About Me:My name is Ashley, my online alias is Ashley Suzanne. I am no longer in the "teen" years. I just like to act like it....and still feel like it most of the time.My day job: nurse extender/unit secretary (currently attending school for RN degree)

Hop On Over To Ashley's for today's Mini Challenge! 

Contest Craze: Mini Challenge- Who Should Be A Couple?-CLOSED

Today's Mini Challenge is hosted by me! 

Challenge: Write up a blog post telling us who should be a couple but are NOT a couple. This can include tv, movie, music videos, or book couples.  In a separate paragraph, tell us why you think they should get together.  They can be characters from different shows or the same show.  Be creative. Who would go well together? These are fictional characters, not the real actors. 

Make sure you tell us which show you are going off of (if it's a show and your behind a season, tell us). If its two different shows, and two different characters, tell us. Details please! If it's a book, make sure you tell us what book it is from in your blog post.  This is so people know not to ruin it by telling you spoilers from the next book or season! LOL

My Example:

Damon and Elena from The Vampire Diaries (I'm on season 3). 

Why I Want them together: This is one of those couples you want to hook up but deep in your heart you know they shouldn't because she's already with a guy you like. I love Stefan. I loved the actor before Vampire Diaries so its hard for me to want her to be with Damon but part of me does. Both guys are so different, yet she has chemistry with them both. I mean, who else laughed their butts off at the beginning of the premiere when Damon and Elena first saw each other? Me Me Me! Who noticed Damon wiggling his eyebrows? But who else cried at the end during that phone call and the look on Stefan's face? Yep, guilty of that too. 

I think maybe I just need to see a real passionate kiss between Damon and Elena so I can let it rest and focus on Stefan. And, I don't mean a peck or kissing the wrong girl either.  A real kiss. 

Vampire Diaries is exempt from this challenge, since I used it as the example! 

Don't forget to link your blog post! 

Prize: Mystery Prize Pack of books
-Winner Picked using randomorg

-Mini Challenges will end randomly, so get your entry in asap!

Contest Craze: Mini Challenge At Khadija's

It looks as though they shut down their blog. I have no clue why and have not heard anything from them.   9/23
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It's time for another Mini Challenge! 


Head on over to Khadija's blog and enter the Mini Challenge! 


Khadija is 15 years old and is obsessed with movies, books, and music! 

Contest Craze: Link Up Your Challenges Contest

I know you all love Mini Challenges!

This contest is for everyone who participates in Mini Challenges!

How To Enter This Contest:

-Link Up All Your Blog posts containing Mini Challenges

-Each Mini Challenge Post Is Worth 1 Entry Into This Contest.
Example: So you have completed three Mini Challenges so far? That would be 3 entries! 
Includes all Mini Challenges during Contest Craze (through October 22nd)

Prize:

A Surprise Prize Pack (contains finished copies AND ARCs)

+

Awesome Swag

Winner Chosen randomly using randomorg!

Waiting On Wednesday (104)

Waiting On Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine. WOW spotlights forthcoming titles that we absolutely can't wait to read.

Unraveling Isobel by Eileen Cook


Summary:  Isobel’s life is falling apart. Her mom just married some guy she met on the internet only three months before, and is moving them to his sprawling, gothic mansion off the coast of nowhere. Goodbye, best friend. Goodbye, social life. Hello, icky new stepfather, crunchy granola town, and unbelievably good-looking, officially off-limits stepbrother.

But on her first night in her new home, Isobel starts to fear that it isn’t only her life that’s unraveling—her sanity might be giving way too. Because either Isobel is losing her mind, just like her artist father did before her, or she’s seeing ghosts. Either way, Isobel’s fast on her way to being the talk of the town for all the wrong reasons. 

Why I Want It: This sounds like a book for me! I love these contemporary's! And the good looking stepbrother, might be interesting to say the least! 


Also don't forget to check out the beginning Contests Of Contest Craze and win some awesome prizes! Contest List HERE.