IMM (27): Last Two Weeks!

IMM was started by The Story Siren. In My Mailbox is where I post the books/swag I won, received for review, bought, borrowed, or ect. The book titles are linked to their Amazon pages. These are the books and swag I got this week:

WON FROM CONTESTS:

The Unwritten Rule by Elizabeth Scott (Hardback from Elizabeth for being one of the winners of her spread the word contest)

Wherever Nina Lies by Lynn Weingarten (Paperback)
Swag pack from Just Your Typical Book Blog for winning her design her blog header contest!

FOR REVIEW:
Titus and Atreus by Meridi Myers
(Signed Paperback plus Bookmark! from Meridi)

She Thief by Daniel Finn (ARC Paperback from Henry Holt InGroup)

BOUGHT FROM GOODWILL:
(The hardbacks are practically brand new and were only 97 cents, and the paperback was 47 cents!)
Trickster's Choice by Tamora Pierce (Paperback)
Elsewhere by Kevin Zevin (Hardback)
Before I Die by Jenny Downham (Hardback)
The Murder of Bindy Mackenzie by Jaclyn Moriarty (Hardback)

What books did you get this week?

The Unwritten Rule Swag Winners!

Hey everyone, random.org picked the 8 winners of The Unwritten Rule swag! Out of the 29 people who entered these 8 won either a bookmark or magnet : D

Magnet Winners:
-BrittLitt
-Cats on the Shelf (Jennifer B.)
Wdebo

 Bookmark Winners:
-Library Lurker
-Ashley
-Lucy
-Cindy
-Yan



I will email you all soon through my AIM email. You all have until Saturday to email me back, or I will have to pick someone else. Thanks to everyone who entered and enjoy!

The Unwritten Rule Contest Reminder and Happy Release Day!

Happy release day to The Unwritten Rule by Elizabeth Scott!! My contest for Unwritten Rule magnets and bookmarks ends today, but I will take entries until Thursday when I will announce the winners!
Go here to enter : )

The Unwritten Rule Contest Update and Friday Firsts (16)

**Update: My sister came home from college and helped me tweak a couple things, so they look different now but a lot better : ) The bookmarks are two-sided now, and I added another magnet winner also! To enter go to the original post here.**

New Pics of Bookmark Front and Back and Magnet:

 

  

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The first line can make or break a reader’s interest. Just how well did the author pull you in to the story with their first sentence? To participate in this weekly book meme is extremely easy.

• Grab the book you are currently reading and open to the first page.
• Write down the first sentence in the first paragraph.
• Create a blog post with this information. (Make sure to include the title and the author of the book you are using. Even an ISBN helps!)
• Did this first sentence help draw you into the story? Why or why not?

The book I'm currently reading is Shadowland: Book 3 of The Immortals by Alyson Noel. I'm about a third of the way through into it already, and it's really good so far. Here is the first teeny, tiny sentence:

"Everything is energy." (Damen says this)

The first sentence makes a lot of sense if you have read any of The Immortals books. It's a little short and probably not the best first sentence. I still like it though. I loved the first one but the second one was a tad disappointing. So far Shadowland has been really good, and I hope it keeps getting better.

What's your current book's first sentence?

Unwritten Rule Magnet and Bookmark Contest!

As an extra creative entry in Elizabeth Scott's amazing contest for now 35 books (!!!) and more prizes, I made some magnets and bookmarks for The Unwritten Rule with the help from my sister. I would love to give some away to you guys, so I giving away 3 magnets and 5 bookmarks!

**Update: My sister came home from college and helped me tweak a couple things, so they look different now but a lot better : ) The bookmarks are two-sided now, and I added another magnet winner also!**

New Pics of Bookmark Front and Back and Magnet:

 

  

This will be a simple contest and not have an extra entries, but if you want to enter her amazing contest which ends March 2nd go here. To enter fill out the form below:

Snow...Again and Elizabeth Scott's 14 ARCs Contest at Her Blog!

Hey everyone, I'm snowed in again so much that my school was canceled today and is canceled tomorrow! I already got about 2 feet this past weekend and yesterday & today we got more another foot. I can't believe all the snow and if you can believe it, it's still snowing! I'm never going to be able to leave my house...at least I'm warm, and I'm currently watching season one of Gossip Girl!

Anyways, Elizabeth Scott is hosting a contest for 14 ARCs for just spreading the word for her upcoming book The Unwritten Rule. You can find out more information at this blog post. I made a countdown for the release, and I'm trying to figure out how to make a scroll box that can let others grab it. If anyone knows how to do this please let me know, thanks! Jenn from Books at Midnight helped me out, thanks so much Jenn! Here's the countdown and grab it if you want one : )

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The Unwritten Rule: Blog Tour Review

Title: The Unwritten Rule

Author: Elizabeth Scott

Publisher: Simon and Schuster Children's Publishing

Publication Date: 

March 16, 2010

Pages: 210

My Edition: ARC Paperback

Reading Level: YA~Ages 14+

Where I got it from: Elizabeth Scott for blog tour 

Summary from 
Elizabeth's website:

Everyone knows the unwritten rule: You don't like you best friend's boyfriend. Sarah has had a crush on Ryan for years. He's easy to talk to, supersmart, and totally gets her. Lately it even seems like he's paying extra attention to her. Everything would be perfect except for two things: Ryan is Brianna's boyfriend, and Brianna is Sarah's best friend.

Sarah forces herself to avoid Ryan and tries to convince herself not to like him. She feels so guilty for wanting him, and the last thing she wants is to hurt her best friend. But when she's thrown together with Ryan one night, something happens. It's wonderful...and awful.
Sarah is torn apart by guilt, but what she feels is nothing short of addiction, and she can't stop herself from wanting more... 

First Line:

"I liked him first, but it doesn't matter." 

Review:

The Unwritten Rule was a short, quick, fun read about two friends and the boy that tears them apart. I loved how quickly the story flowed and how hard it was to stop reading. Page after page, the story started to get more complex for the main character Sarah, and I started to really dislike her best friend Brianna. She had a way of putting down her so called "best" friend by seeming like she was just being nice. Granted, Brianna did have a messed up family and just wanted someone to truly love her and never leave her. I felt really bad for Sarah because she was a good friend, but she just loved her best friend's boyfriend since eighth grade and he vice versa.

The tagline of the story says the unwritten rule is you don't like your best friend's boyfriend and that line totally describes the essence of the story. It's a hard situation to be in, and Elizabeth Scott wrote a great story about just that. The characters were so well-written, I fell in love with Ryan and pretty much loathed Brianna. I love reading books where I have strong feelings for the characters, so that's why I really liked the Unwritten Rule. By the end, I guarantee you will be rooting for Sarah and Ryan to be together! I've read most of Elizabeth's books and have loved every one. The Unwritten Rule was one of the shortest, but I loved the story just as much as the others. I'm so happy I got to read this for the blog tour, thanks!

Rating:

IMMB (22)

In My Mailbox was started by The Story Siren. IMMB is where I post the books I won, received for review, bought, borrowed, or ect. Since I only got one book this week, I just posted a picture from goggle and it's description like I used to do. Anyways, this is the book I got this week, and I'm very excited about it!

The Unwritten Rule ~ Received for review for her blog tour 

By: Elizabeth Scott (Summary from her website)

In Stores March 16th 2010!
Everyone knows the unwritten rule: You don't like you best friend's boyfriend.
Sarah has had a crush on Ryan for years. He's easy to talk to, supersmart, and totally gets her. Lately it even seems like he's paying extra attention to her. Everything would be perfect except for two things: Ryan is Brianna's boyfriend, and Brianna is Sarah's best friend.
Sarah forces herself to avoid Ryan and tries to convince herself not to like him. She feels so guilty for wanting him, and the last thing she wants is to hurt her best friend. But when she's thrown together with Ryan one night, something happens. It's wonderful...and awful.
Sarah is torn apart by guilt, but what she feels is nothing short of addiction, and she can't stop herself from wanting more...

What books did you get this week?

The Unwritten Rule has a summary!

I love Elizabeth Scott's books, and her newest one is coming out April 6, 2010...so far away : ( Elizabeth on Goodreads just posted the jacket summary for the Unwritten Rule. It sounds fabulous! Below is the beautiful cover and the summary:


Everyone knows the unwritten rule. You don't like your best friend's boyfriend."

Sarah has had a crush on Ryan for years. He's easy to talk to, supersmart, and totally gets her. Lately it even seems like he's paying extra attention to her. Everything would be perfect except for two things: Ryan is Brianna's boyfriend, and Brianna is Sarah's best friend.

Sarah forces herself to avoid Ryan and tries to convince herself not to like him. She feels so guilty for wanting him, and the last thing she wants is to hurt her best friend. But when she's thrown together with Ryan one night, something happens. It's wonderful...and awful.

Sarah is torn apart by guilt, but what she feels is nothing short of addiction, and she can't stop herself from wanting more...