'Blood on Silk' Giveaway at Lovevampires site

Lovevampires.com is one of my favorite sites to visit. It gets quite bittersweet when they run contests though since I cannot enter any of them. I was just having one of those moments, and then I thought why not share it with the people who might be able to enter? They're giving away the book below, and you can enter here-- it's open to US, UK and Canada.

I myself have added it to my wish list and cannot wait to get my hands on it. Sounds rather tasty!

Blood on Silk: An Awakened by Blood Novel (#1) by Marie Treanor

Scottish academic Elizabeth Silk is spending the summer in Romania researching historical superstitions for her PhD. While she is tracing local folktales, one subject in particular sparks her imagination. His name is Saloman, legend's most powerful vampire, a seductive prince staked centuries ago. Now, in the ruins of a castle crypt, Elizabeth discovers the legends are real. Her blood has awakened him. Her innocence has aroused him. But Elizabeth unleashes more than Saloman's hunger.

An army of vampire hunters has amassed to send Saloman back to hell. Sworn to help - yet fearing Saloman's deadly blood lust - Elizabeth seeks to entrap him, offering her body as bait. But something stronger than dread, more powerful than revenge, is uniting Elizabeth to her prey. Caught between desire and rage, Elizabeth must decide where her loyalties lie… and what the limits are to a yearning she can no longer control.

You can read reviews and excerpts from the book at Marie Treanor's website.

Book Survey

First of all, I cannot view blogger blogs that are hosted by Google. It has been going on for a while, and nobody's said anything about it, but I'm pretty sure something's going on again. They're probably banned, and I hate that I live in a country where this happens way too often. Now onto brighter things...

• First off, Mad Scientist at steampunkery & book reviews is running a 1000 followers giveaway. She'll start giving out books when she hits 1000, and some of them will be open internationally, which got me all excited.

 

BOOK SURVEY (It's almost 4am, and I'm so not sleepy. And somehow I feel like I've done this before.)

1. Which book has been on your shelves the longest?
Little Women. It's an old Turkish translation that my mother gave me.
2. What is your current read, your last read and the book you’ll read next?
I'm currently reading 'Deja Dead' by Kathy Reichs. Last book I read was 'Charlotte's Web,' and I'm planning to read 'City of Bones' by Cassandra Clare next.
3. What book did everyone like and you hated?
The Da Vinci Code. I just couldn't get into it at all and ditched it.
4. Which book do you keep telling yourself you’ll read, but you probably won’t?

I don't think there's such a book for me.
5. Which book are you saving for “retirement?”
None, of course.

6. Last page: read it first or wait till the end?
Wait till the end.
7. Acknowledgements: waste of ink and paper or interesting aside?
I love the acknowledgements! The longer and more detailed they are, the giddier I get reading them.
8. Which book character would you switch places with?
Alice of Alice in Wonderland or Tinkerbell. Or I can just live inside any Marquez novel, really.
9. Do you have a book that reminds you of something specific in your life (a person, a place, a time)?
I don't have a particular one.
10. Name a book you acquired in some interesting way.
I've found a couple of second-hand, $1 books lately, which counts as 'interesting' here because it's already find English books, let alone finding them for so little.
11. Have you ever given away a book for a special reason to a special person?
Yes. To my best friends. I don't trust too easily when it comes to giving away books.
12. Which book has been with you to the most places?
Quite a few books I own have crossed the ocean.

13. Any “required reading” you hated in high school that wasn’t so bad ten years later?
No. I hated the older Turkish literature books, and I still hate them.
14. What is the strangest item you’ve ever found in a book?
A sea-shell shaped crayon. It was a second hand coloring book, but it was so old and beat up that I couldn't believe the crayon was still in there.
15. Used or brand new?
Used.
16. Stephen King: Literary genius or opiate of the masses?
Well, I do like his earlier work.
17. Have you ever seen a movie you liked better than the book?
I don't think so. But I'm starting to think I'll like the TV show 'Bones' more than the books.
18. Conversely, which book should NEVER have been introduced to celluloid?
Running With Scissors is the only one that I can think of right now. I'm sure there's more.
19. Have you ever read a book that’s made you hungry, cookbooks being excluded from this question?
Yes! 'This Book Will Save Your Life' by A.M. Homes, especially.
20. Who is the person whose book advice you’ll always take?
Kathy, JuJu, Craig, Hannah.

Another international giveaway, and it's Monday; what are you reading?

I'm loving the fact that there are more and more international giveaways lately. Even if I don't win, just being able to enter is very exciting since most of them are "US Only." Anyways... This time Book Chick City is celebrating their first year by hosting a give away for 6 days! Check it out here.

 It’s Monday! What Are You Reading, is hosted at One Persons Journey Through a World of Books, and it's where bloggers gather to share what we have read this past week and what we plan to read this week.  It is a great way to network with other bloggers, see some wonderful blogs, and put new titles on your reading list.

I'm reading Lover Mine (Black Dagger Brotherhood #8) by J.R. Ward. I have been reading this very slowly because it's the latest one in the series, and I have no idea when we'll get the next one. If you've read the series and are a fan, you know the Brotherhood withdrawals get unbearable, so I'm taking my time with it.

I think that in the meantime I might also start reading the first book of the Vampire Academy since I was able to find and buy it a while ago.

International contest!

To celebrate 400+ followers, as well, and here are some guidelines:
• International.
• Closes August 20th, 2010.
• If you enter now and complete more extra entries later, you may enter again (I’ll add them to your first entries).
• If I get enough followers (get referring!) I may add more winners/books!

Here’s exactly what’s up for grabs: Your choice of:
Clockwork Angel by Cassandra Clare
Delirium by Lauren Oliver
Linger by Maggie Stiefvater
Firelight by Sophie Jordan
The Ivy by Lauren Kunze, Rina Onur
Paranormalcy by Kiersten White

Click here to enter at 21 Pages

I'm back!

Our cat Sally Daisy has been sick for about four weeks now, and she's only now starting to get better. We've been in-and-out of the vet every single day, which has been very draining emotionally, physically and financially. Long story short, I haven't been able to read or blog or anything else, really, so now I'm hoping to pick up where I've left off.

It's good to come back and find out there's a contest going on! The lovely Leanna at DaisyChainBooks is giving away a copy of Sisters Red by Jackson Pearce. Click here to enter!

How exciting!

I had entered the Beautiful Malice giveaway contest ran by the lovely Leanna at DaisyChainBooks, and I'm one of the winners! I never win anything, so this is very exciting for me-- I cannot wait to read it. She's also going to be running an ARC Tour of this book, so make sure to check out her blog.







I see a lot of blogs doing the "In My Mailbox" weekly post. Unfortunately, I don't get books in the mail weekly, so I thought I could do it monthly since I order books almost every month. Here's what I got in May:

Contest! Books!

Leanna at DaisyChainReviews is giving away a free copy of this book! And it's open to international contestants as well, so you can all enter! ENTER HERE.