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Friday, March 1, 2013

February: Month in Review & Book of the Month Giveaway

Reviews Posted in February:
During February, I posted 26 reviews, 15 of which were for dystopian titles. My most common rating was 4 stars, which is awesome, but I also had quite a few unfortunate reads too. Oh well. The average of my ratings for the month is 3.3. Not too shabby!

4.5 Stars:
Shadow on the Crown (Emma of Normandy #1) - Patricia Bracewell
In the Shadow of Blackbirds - Cat Winters

4 Stars:
Things I Overheard While Talking to Myself - Alan Alda
When We Wake (When We Wake #1) - Karen Healey
Because I Said So! - Ken Jennings
Prodigy (Legend #2) - Marie Lu
Shades of Earth (Across the Universe #3) - Beth Revis
Breaking Point (Article 5 #2) - Kristen Simmons
Orleans - Sherri L. Smith
Fall for Anything - Courtney Summers
Kiss Me Again (If We Kiss #2) - Rachel Vail

3.5 Stars:
Not Exactly a Love Story - Audrey Couloumbis
Rootless (Rootless #1) - Chris Howard 
Legend (Legend #1) - Marie Lu 
The Kassa Gambit - M.C. Planck 
Zombies: A Record of the Year of Infection - Don Roff 

3 Stars:
Obernewtyn (The Obernewtyn Chronicles #2) - Isobelle Carmody
Gamers (Gamers #1) - Thomas K. Carpenter
Whispers in Autumn (The Last Year #1) - Trisha Leigh
Shards & Ashes - Melissa Marr & Kelley Armstrong, eds.
Firebrand (Rebel Angels #1) - Gillian Philip

2.5 Stars:
Ashes of Twilight (Ashes Trilogy #1) - Kassy Tayler

2 Stars:
The Darkest Minds (The Darkest Minds #1) - Alexandra Bracken

1.5 Stars:
The Neverending Story - Michael Ende
The Prey (The Hunt #2) - Andrew Fukuda

1 Star:
Modelland (Modelland #1) - Tyra Banks  

Book of the Month Giveaway:
Each month, I hold an international giveaway for one of my favorite books reviewed during that month. This month, I had a lot of good reads (and some unfortunate ones). I'm putting the spotlight on debut author Cat Winters' In the Shadow of Blackbirds, a must-read for historical or paranormal fiction fans. Check out my joint review discussion with Lenore Appelhans here and here for more information. 

In the Shadow of Blackbirds doesn't come out until April, so I'll preorder the book for the winner. If the winner lives in the US, I'll give the option of choosing the ARC instead, so they can read it early. If shipping the ARC costs more than a nice, shiny finished copy, I just don't see the point. Fill out the Rafflecopter to enter! 

 
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12 comments:

  1. Hi! thanks for the giveaway, but I'm having trouble trying to find the rafflecopter. :)

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  2. That's a lot of 4 star reviews. I love it when I have a good month of reading. That's also a whole lot of reviews, especially with Feb. being a short month. Awesome job!!

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    1. I'm a reviewing machine! Though I always wish I could read more!

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  3. 3.3 average? You are getting generous ;-)

    So glad you liked In the Shadow of Blackbirds!

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  4. I am so excited for this book. It sounds utterly fabulous!! Glad you really enjoyed it :)

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    1. But seriously the premise is what makes me want this book. I need it!

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    2. Yes, ItSoB is AMAZING. You are right to be excited!

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  5. I love the month in review format!

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    1. Thanks. I recently switched to doing it by star ratings and I think that was the right choice.

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  6. I really want to read your 4.5 starred reviews! I've had my eye on In the Shadow of Blackbirds for some time. Looking at my reviews I think I've grown a little soft in my old age! I think my average is a lot higher than yours!

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    1. You should read them! They're awesome. Some months I have a lot more 4.5s, but just wasn't my month. Next month has more high ratings I think.

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