Hello Readers! My little blog is 3 years old today! When I started my blog, I was yearning for a way to share my love of books, have a place where I could organize my thoughts about said books, and find others to exchange those thoughts with. This blog has become that and so much more. While there have been ups and downs, and it’s been a big learning experience, it’s one I don’t regret.
I had no idea, of course, when I started the blog in September of 2019, that the world would be turned upside down in the very near future. Having the blog gave me a place to commiserate (and/or vent) with so many other readers around the world. I’ve also had to tackle technology issues, wading though more coding than I ever cared to see. But it’s the friendships and the books that have made everything else worthwhile. So, to say THANK YOU for hanging in there with me, I wanted to host not one but THREE giveaways to celebrate this milestone! <3
The Giveaways
Giveaways #1 and #2 will be for my US followers only. Each winner will be allowed to choose up to 3 books from my cart of ARCs (advanced readers copies)! Winner of giveaway #1 will get to choose first and then I’ll notify winner #2 of the books left to choose from.
(Link to Goodreads through the book title, and my rating or review will be provided, if it’s available.)
ARCs included are:
- Cape May by Chip Cheek – 4/5 stars
- The Nest by Cynthia D’Aprix Sweeney – 5/5 stars
- Bream Gives Me Hiccups by Jesse Eisenberg – 4/5 stars
- If I Forget You by Thomas Christopher Greene – 4/5 stars
- Historically Inaccurate by Shay Bravo
- Prepped by Bethany Mangle – My Review
- The Kennedy Debutante by Kerri Maher
- His Only Wife by Peace Adzo Medie – My Review
- The Maidens by Alex Michaelides – My Review
- Where It All Lands by Jennie Wexler – My Review
- Very Bad People by Kit Frick – My Review
- The Ravens by Kass Morgan and Danielle Paige
- The Black Kids by Christina Hammonds Reed – My Review
- Love, Zac: Small-Town Football and the Life and Death of an American Boy by Reid Forgrave – My Review
- Never Enough by Mike Hayes
Giveaway #3 is international and will be winner’s choice of $20 gift card from Amazon, Barnes & Noble, or Kobo, or $20 worth of books from Book Depository!
The Rules:
- Giveaways run for one month, starting today September 10, 2022. They will end at midnight (Central Time) on October 10, 2022.
- If you’ll be choosing $20 worth of books from Book Depository, please make sure they ship to you.
- I will notify the winner at the end of the giveaway. If the prize hasn’t been claimed within 48 hours of notification, I’ll choose a new winner.
- I will award prizes within 48 hours of finalizing a winner.
- I’m not responsible for any damaged, lost, or stolen prizes through shipping.
Good Luck!
I had a fun photo session with some of my favorite books from the past year (and a piece of cake leftover from my daughter’s birthday 😉 )! I even included two rereads! Did I include any of your favorites?
Thank you so much for celebrating with me! Here’s to another year of all things bookish. <3
Happy Wandering!
Happy Blogiversary, Dedra. I enjoyed In a Holidaze and The Love Hypothesis as well.
Thank you Carla! <3
Happy Blogoversary!! My favorite book this year is As Long as the Lemon Trees Grow.
Thank you! I haven’t heard of that book. I’ll have to look it up!
Happy blogoversary! So glad you joined the community.
Thank you Deanna! Me too. 😊
Happy blogiversary! I’m so glad Heartstopper is on the pile.
Thank you! Yes! Now I just need to pick up books 3 and 4. 🙂
Happy Blogiversary! I hope there are many more blogging years to come. 😀
Thank you! <3
Happy blogiversary, Dedra!!!
Thank you! <3 <3
Happy Blogiversary, Dedra! I recently finished In A Holidaze and just loved it.
Thank you Wendy! It’s soooo good!
Congrats 🙂
Thank you!!
Happy 3rd Blogaversary and many happy returns!
Oh, and my favorite book so far this year – No Land to Light On by Yara Zgharib!
Thank you!! I haven’t heard of that one. I’ll have to look it up!
Happy blogoversary Dedra! And thank you for the giveaway – my fave book of the year so far was The Name of the Wind 🙂
Megan S.
Thank you!! Oooh, that one is waiting on my shelf. I need to get to it soon!
Happy blogiversary! Congrats on three years and I hope you’ll continue to enjoy more!
Thank you!! <3
Happy 3 years of blogging! My favorite books this year were the Miss Fortune mysteries by Jana DeLeon.
Thank you! Those are new to me. I’ll have to look them up!
Happy blogiversary!
Thank you Nicole! <3
What wonderful giveaways (and great books). I have had so many fav. reads this year – I reread The Others series by Anne Bishop (fav. fantasy) and The Rose Garden by Susanna Kearsley.; would also. any book by Nalini Singh, The Book of Lost Names by Kristin Harmel and 2 books by Patti Callahan – Becoming Mrs. Lewis and Surviving Savannah.
Oooh, I haven’t read any of these, and some are new to me, so thank you for sharing them!
Hi! What an amazing giveaway! I’ve enjoyed If This Gets Out this year as well as A Room With A View by E.M. Forster. Happy reading!
I read and also enjoyed A Room With A View a few years ago, but I haven’t read If This Gets Out, so thank you for the recommendation!