Beach Reading Giveaway Winner!

I'm super excited to announce the winner of my giveaway! ( Excuse any typos... I'm currently writing this blog post on my phone because we're on the road!)

First, I'd like to thank everyone who entered or shared about this giveaway!

I would also like to welcome any new followers! I hope you enjoy the craziness that is me and that you come to love my many exaggerations... 

Now, onto the winner! Out of everyone it added up to 30 entires! I selected the winner through random.org and here was the result: 

Number two!! Which was Elizabeth Collins! Yay! Elizabeth, I'll be contacting you and getting all your address info so I can send off all of your beach goodies to you!

Again, thank you everyone who participated in this! Be sure to watch out for more of my reviews (usually) every Sunday!

I hope everyone's week is fantastic and filled with *SPARKLES!*

Beach Reading Giveaway! *This giveaway is now CLOSED!*

Well, hello everybody! Unfortunately, today I do not have a review because the book I just finished reading wasn't the greatest and there was no swooning involved which means I'M NOT REVIEWING IT! BUT what I do have today is a GIVEAWAY!! YAAAAAY!!! I've been wanting to do a giveaway for a while now but I haven't had the chance to do so but now I can!

The theme is readin' on the beach because I'm going to the beach next week and just because you guys aren't going doesn't mean you can't have the stuff anyways! Now, of course, I'm not AT the beach now so these pictures were taken in my backyard... Where there's grass and dirt. Sounds fun, right? Yeah...

Here's what I'll be giving away:

(Sunglasses not included. :( Sorry, those are mine!)

A SIGNED copy of Bloodlines by Richelle Meade because you HAVE to have reading material at the beach. I mean, how else are you going to pass away the time while you tan? And trust me, my pale self needs it....

I HAVE PROOF

A tumbler because you know you're gonna be getting thirsty and you're gonna need a stylin' tumbler instead of some old water bottle. Who needs those? (I almost spelled it "tumblr" because I have an obsession...)

(I'm kind of obsessed with the adorable straw)

A $10 gift card to Starbucks because you'll also need a cold, refreshing drink from Starbucks. Or a hot one, I don't judge.

And yes, I know there's a cupcake with a candle in it, but the gift card is sparkly and I love cupcakes so what's not to love about it?

And of course you'll need a super cute towel to lay on at the beach. No laying on the bare sand and getting it all in your suit. I hate that feeling!

So that, my friends, is it! 

To enter you MUST follow me on my blog! +1 for new followers and +2 for old ones! If you don't follow me but do any of the other options they won't count! To get even better chances of winning you can also...

1. Share this post on Twitter or your blog (leave me the link in the comments or tag me in your tweet, @SparkleJewelz) +1

2. Follow me on Twitter! @SparkleJewelz (make sure to leave me your Twitter name in the comments as well!) +1

3. You can also like my new blog page on Facebook! Click here! (Leave me your Facebook name in the comments!) +1

4. Answer this question in the comments: What's been your favorite read this summer? +1

If you do all of these things you have up to 5 or 6 chances of winning! YAY FOR WINNING!

Then add everything up and then comment your total! Also in your comment make sure you leave me your email address so I can contact you if you won! 

Unfortunately, due to my lack of funds in the babysitting department right now, this giveaway is NOT international. :( Sorry, friends! I would love to send it out to you but I'm a shopaholic and I spent all of my money in Europe! But feel free to stick around my blog for more giveaways to come!

This giveaway will be open for two weeks which means it will be over on the 21st of July at 12:00 AM central time! Then on Monday I'll post the winner so make sure to come back to check that out! 

Good luck to everyone who enters and thanks so much for reading and visiting my blog!

Hope everyone's week is filled with *SPARKLES!*

Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor (ARC Review) and Giveaway! *CLOSED*

Genre: Paranormal

Number of Pages: 432

For ages 14+

"Around the world, black handprints are appearing on doorways, scorched there by winged strangers who have crept through a slit in the sky.

In a dark and dusty shop, a devil's supply of human teeth grown dangerously low.

And in the tangled lanes of Prague, a young art student is about to be caught up in a brutal otherworldly war.

Meet Karou. She fills her sketchbooks with monsters that may or may not be real; she's prone to disappearing on mysterious "errands"; she speaks many languages—not all of them human; and her bright blue hair actually grows out of her head that color. Who is she? That is the question that haunts her, and she's about to find out.

When one of the strangers—beautiful, haunted Akiva—fixes his fire-colored eyes on her in an alley in Marrakesh, the result is blood and starlight, secrets unveiled, and a star-crossed love whose roots drink deep of a violent past. But will Karou live to regret learning the truth about herself?" -Goodreads

I was definitely excited to read this book because a lot of people were raving about it. When I first began to read I was getting a little bit discouraged because it wasn't interesting me as much as I though it would. I kept getting reassurance from people that it did get better. And in fact, it did!

Karou was a strong character whose personality stuck to you like glue. She was a character that didn't take "crud" from other people. Plus, she could kick anyone's butt! She was, without a doubt, a unique character. She didn't blend in with the normal forgettable YA characters.

One thing I was worried about was the lack of romance. I was more than 100 pages in before it got to the romance which, isn't my sort of thing, but oh well. Finally, though, there was romance. And boy, was it worth reading all those pages. Akiva and Karou are like the perfect couple in the not-so-perfect way.

This book was so complex that it blew my mind. That's right, it blew my mind! Sometimes, I couldn't even rap my head around the story line of this book. Sometimes I did get confused, but other times I would have to just put the book down and pull my jaw up from being on the floor.

I really loved this book. When it comes out in September I'll probably be reading it again because there were so many important details that I may have missed by being distracted. Because, unfortunately, I got very distracted while reading this book. Like I am getting distracted now by listening to the theme song of Wow Wow Wubbzy.

I can not wait for this book to come and have everyone read this book. This book has all of my loves in it: paranormal, romance, demons, angels, hot guys, you know, the usual. I give this book 4 out of 5 diva crowns, just because I didn't REALLY get into it until the 100s.

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Now, you're probably wondering, "What's this special surprise??" Well, the special surprise is, I am ALSO going to be giving this book away!

I decided that I would give my new followers from the last giveaway a chance to become the "old followers" and get more points for this ARC. Unfortunately, this book is not signed. But still! You get a chance to read this AWESOME book before it comes out!

All the same rules apply, but for the new comers, it's +1 for new followers and +2 for old! You can also earn points by....

*Sharing my giveaway/review on your blog or twitter. +2 (Leave a link or tag me in your tweet, @SparkleJewelz)

*In the book Karou has a necklace with beads that she can make wishes on. So answer this in a comment, If you had a necklace like Karou, with only one bead left, what wish would you make? +1

Then total it all up in your comment.

Make sure to leave me your email address so I can contact you if you win. Because if you win, and you didn't leave your email, then you may not know that you won!

This giveaway IS international. I feel bad for not having my last one international, so this one will be! :D

The deadline will be two weeks from now, just like my last giveaway. So, the deadline is, August, 21, 8:00 am Central time.

Good luck to everyone who enters and please share!

Signed Copy of The Liar Society GIVEAWAY! :D *CLOSED*

Lately I have been one lucky duck and have been getting AWESOME signed books from left to right. I entered two contests and I won both! Both of the prizes was a signed copy of The Liar Society. I reviewed this a while back so if you want to see my review you can find it here! So, I decided that since I had two why not share my prize with one of you?

The prizes are:

(Excuse the cruddy photos!)

Signed Copy of The Liar Society

Signed Liar Society bookmark

Annnnndddd.....

I decided to add in my own little thing so I am making a "Liar Society friendship bracelet"

(I can make one to your wrist or ankle measurement. This one was pre-made.)

Doesn't my wrist look lovely? I really think I should be a wrist model ;)

(By the way this friendship bracelet design is called the Chinese staircase. Just in case you wanted to know! ;D)

So, there ya have it! Now are you ready to hear how you can win? Well, to enter you MUST follow me on my blog but there are other ways to earn more points:

*Old follower: +2

*New follower: +1

*Comment what color you would die your hair(because of course in the book Kate has her hair dyed pink!): +1

*Share on twitter or on your blog (make sure to leave the link in your comment):+2

Then add them all up in the comments!

Also, make sure to leave your email address so I know how to contact ya!

The deadline is a week from today: Tuesday, June 7th at 12 pm, Central. I will not be posting the winner the day of OR the next day because I'll be in NEW YORK for my end-of-the-8th grade trip! So make sure to come back to see who the winner is on Thursday, June 9th!

*This giveaway IS international!*

Good luck and Enjoy!

-Jewelz <3

ANOTHER giveaway from Carolina Valdez Miller!

So, Carolina has been pretty darn awesome and has been doing giveaway after giveaway on her blog! You should go check it out here. You could win a personalized signed copy of Moonglass. This giveaway ends Thursday, May 26th. :)

Lisa Desrochers giveaway!

Lisa has been AWESOME and has been having multiple giveaways. Sadly, she had to redo this one over because blogger had to be stupid and shut down. SO if you want a chance to win clickety click heeerrrreee! She is giving away the ARC of her new book Original Sin and the sequel to the book If I Stay, which I just reviewed yesterday, Where She Went. Awesome right?! Go check it out!

Divergent Giveaway!

Carolina Valdez Miller has an AWESOME Giveaway where you have the chance to win a SIGNED copy of Divergent by Veronica Roth! YAY! So you better be clicking this link right hereto participate! WOO! Thanks for reading! :D

Giveaway Winner!

So instead of just picking a winner and posting it I decided to video tape me choosing the person who won! So please enjoy!

And the winner is......

Allison Smith! You won because you follow me! :)

Thank you all for entering my giveaway! I wish I could give ALL of you a free book, but unfortunately the only job I have is babysitting for $5 an hour so I wouldn't be able to do that. There will definitely be more giveaways to come and keep watching for my reviews every Sunday!

I have already talked to Allison because I know her and she said that she wants Anna and The French Kiss. She wanted it because I have a YA book club and that is the book we are reading next ;) Now she doesn't have to pay for it!

Thanks again to everyone who participated!