What did I love about it? The language, the setting, the romance, and the author's willingness to make things difficult for her character while still creating believable events. Highly recommended!
And now I get to pass it on to you! Up for giveaway this week is
THE VESTPERTINE by Saundra Mitchell (Harcourt Children's Books, March 7, 2011)
Curious what a VESPERTINE is? Check out this (always entertaining) video from the author Saundra Mitchell herself!
From Amazon:
It’s the summer of 1889, and Amelia van den Broek is new to Baltimore and eager to take in all the pleasures the city has to offer. But her gaiety is interrupted by disturbing, dreamlike visions she has only at sunset—visions that offer glimpses of the future. Soon, friends and strangers alike call on Amelia to hear her prophecies. However, a forbidden romance with Nathaniel, an artist, threatens the new life Amelia is building in Baltimore. This enigmatic young man is keeping secrets of his own—still, Amelia finds herself irrepressibly drawn to him.
When one of her darkest visions comes to pass, Amelia’s world is thrown into chaos. And those around her begin to wonder if she’s not the seer of dark portents, but the cause.
Source of ARC: From publisher by request
For your chance to win this ARC, all you need to do is:
1) Follow this blog
2) Comment on this blog post
For extra entries:
1) Blog about this contest and leave a comment telling me
2) Tweet about this contest and leave a comment telling me
And make sure you leave me a way to get in contact with you when you win!
The contest will run through midnight on Friday, February 4, 2011!
*****
And don't forget I'm also giving away...
DIVERGENT by Veronica Roth (Katherine Tegen Books, May 3, 2011)
CLICK HERE TO ENTER!
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Lovely cover too :)
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this sounds like an interesting read, especially from all the other books i read but would love to see how it is. thank you for the giveaway!
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Scratching head....
I am follower who is commenting to enter but I think that is just 1 entry?
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this book sounds soo good, very mysterious and haunting.
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I'm a canadian by the way. you never said if this contest is open to international readers
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Follower here :)
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This one is on my wishlist so thanks for the giveaway. I'm a follower via GFC.
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I can't get over how beautiful the cover is. Thanks for the giveaway!
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This book sounds beautiful!
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I just read a 5 star review for this one so I'm super excited to read it! Thanks for the giveaway! I'm a GFC follower.
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I hadn't heard about this book, but it sounds interesting.
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ooh so pretty! I would love to win:)
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What a fantastic book.
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I fall for the cover. It's lovely.
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I'd love to win. I like books from this time period!
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This book sounds amazing!! I'd love to read it! :D
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I can't wait to read this, it sounds soooo good!
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Sounds great! And I love the cover!
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This book sounds wonderful! I can't wait to read it (thought I'm a poor college student who would love to get it for free!) Thank you for making the contest. :D
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A new book for an eager book collector? I concur. I really hope I win this contest, it looks so interesting!
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Yeah! This book sounds great:)
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Ooh, I love books set in the past. This one sounds interesting. If my instint is right, this one will be a book that will be hard to put down. The contest, great idea. I'm in!
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Thanks for this giveaway. :) I loved the little trailer, it looks like it was made with the sims 3. which is my favorite game. cool points for the author. haha
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Thanks for this giveaway. :) I loved the little trailer, it looks like it was made with the sims 3. which is my favorite game. cool points for the author. haha
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Looks like a great book thanks.
I can't wait to read this book!!
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Cover-love it! Excited-very. Hopeful-much.
Intrigued-absolutely.
I'm a total bookworm (can't you tell? ;)) and I can't wait until I get my hands on this book!
I'd love to read it!
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What a beautiful cover. Another TBR.
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Thanks for the opportunity!
I'm a follower (Elly). Thanks for the giveaway!!!
i cant wait to read the book , ive been doing tons of research on the book ! The vespertine would make me the happiest girl if i had this book !
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I can't wait to read this book. It sounds so good!
I'm a follower on GFC.
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Great giveaway! I've never won anything from your blog. I am a follower and have tweeted the contest http://twitter.com/#!/emjuarez/status/33307126004854785
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New twitter and blog follower. :)
Beautiful cover! I think this is going to be a bestseller!
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Thanks for the giveaway! I'm quite intrigued by this book actually, how the story would develop given its summary.
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What a beautiful cover!
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I would love to win this book ... Its also on my TBR list...
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