Happy New Year 2012 Giveaway Hop (Int)

Hosted by I'm a Reader, Not a Writer and Babs Book Bistro

The Blog Hop runs from December 30th to January 3rd.

 Winners will be drawn via random.org and notified promptly.

Here you can win a book up to 25 USD from The Book Depository.

In comments tell me 3 books you would like to read (I will send you one of those 3, but I won't tell you which...who doesn't love surprises?!), along with your name, email and country (I'm just curious! :P).

 The only requirement is that you follow the blog.

One extra entry if you spread the word (link in comments).

Another extra entry if you follow me on twitter (@hatshepsut0011)

This giveaway is open to any country that The Book Depository ships to.

Good luck!

Best of 2011 Giveaway Hop (Int)

Hosted by I'm a Reader, Not a Writer

Welcome to the Best of 2011 Giveaway Hop!

The Blog Hop runs from December 27th to December 31st

Winners will be drawn via random.org and notified promptly.

The Prize is your choice of one of the Top 10 Books I've Read in 2011:

The Bird of the River by Kage Baker

The Fiddler's Gun by A. S. Peterson

The Adventures of the Princess and Mr. Whiffle by Patrick Rothfuss, Nate Taylor

The Forgotten Garden by Kate Morton

The Machineries of Joy by Ray Bradbury

Blueberry Girl by Neil Gaiman, Charles Vess

The Boneshaker by Kate Milford

A Game of Thrones by George R. R. Martin

The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making by Catherynne M. Valente

Soulless (The Parasol Protectorate) by Gail Carriger

In comments tell me which book you would like to win, along with your name and email.


The only requirement is that you follow the blog.
One extra entry if you spread the word (link in comments).
Another extra entry if you follow me on twitter (@hatshepsut0011)

This giveaway is open to any country that The Book Depository ships to.

Good luck!

Top 10 of 2011: Top 10 Books Read in 2011

Welcome to……..

Top 10: A Week of Looking Back….

………and Looking Forward.

Hosted by Jamie and Patricia from Two Chicks on Books, Rachel from Fiktshun, 
Jessica from Confessions of a Bookaholic and Lisa from A Life Bound By Books.

Today's Top 10 is Top 10 Books I've Read in 2011.

Here's my list, in no particular order.

1.

The Bird of the River 

by Kage Baker

2.

The Fiddler's Gun

by A. S. Peterson

3.

The Adventures of the Princess and Mr. Whiffle: The Thing Beneath the Bed

by Patrick Rothfuss, Nate Taylor

4.

The Forgotten Garden

by Kate Morton

5.

The Machineries of Joy

by Ray Bradbury

6.

Blueberry Girl

by Neil Gaiman, Charles Vess

7.

The Boneshaker

by Kate Milford

8.

A Game of Thrones 

by George R. R. Martin

9.

The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making

by Catherynne M. Valente, Ana Juan

10.

Soulless (The Parasol Protectorate)

by Gail Carriger

Mid-Winters Eve Blog Hop (Int)

Hosted by I'm a Reader, Not a Writer and Oasis For YA

Welcome to the Mid-Winters Eve Blog Hop!

The Blog Hop runs from December 21st to December 27th

Winners will be drawn via random.org and notified promptly.

The Prize is:

The Thorn and the Blossom: 

A Two-Sided Love Story 

by Theodora Goss

In comments leave me your name and email and you're entered!

The only requirement is that you follow the blog.

One extra entry if you spread the word (link in comments).

Another extra entry if you follow me on twitter (@hatshepsut0011).

This giveaway is open internationally!

Good luck!

Gift Card Giveaway Hop (Int)

Hosted by I'm a Reader, Not a Writer and Attack of the Book 

The Blog Hop runs from December 9th to December 13th.

 Winners will be drawn via random.org and notified promptly.

Here you can win a book up to 25 USD from The Book Depository.

In comments tell me 3 books you would like to read (I will send you one of those 3, but I won't tell you which...who doesn't love surprises?!), along with your name, email and country (I'm just curious! :P).

 The only requirement is that you follow the blog.

One extra entry if you spread the word (link in comments).

Another extra entry if you follow me on twitter (@hatshepsut0011)

This giveaway is open to any country that The Book Depository ships to.

Good luck!

Book Lover's Holiday Giveaway Hop (Int)

Hosted by I'm a Reader, Not a Writer and Kid Lit Frenzy 

Welcome to the Book Lover's Holiday Giveaway Hop!

The Blog Hop runs from December 2nd to December 6th

Winners will be drawn via random.org and notified promptly.
The Prize is:

Circus by Ana Juan

and ...

The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making 

by  Catherynne M. Valente and Ana Juan (illustrator)

In comments leave me your name and email and you're entered!

The only requirement is that you follow the blog.

This giveaway is open internationally!

Good luck!

Gratitude Giveaways Hop (Int)

Hosted by I'm a Reader, Not a Writer and All-Consuming Books

Welcome to the Gratitude Giveaways Hop! The Blog Hop runs from November 17th to November 27th Winners will be drawn via random.org and notified promptly.
The Prize is:

Circus Galacticus by Deva Fagan
I already read Circus Galacticus and it is spectacular! You'll be able to read my review pretty soon. ;)

In comments leave me your name and email and you're entered!

The only requirement is that you follow the blog.

This giveaway is open to any country that The Book Depository ships to. 

Good luck!

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The Hunger Games - I am a Panem citizen! + Movie Trailer

I just discovered this fun website where you can become a Panem citizen and get your District Identification! 

I'm in District 6. Let me know what you got! :)

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And here it is the awesome movie trailer! 

I can't wait!

I Write Like

The website I Write Like "checks which famous writer you write like with a statistical analysis tool, which analyzes your word choice and writing style and compares them with those of the famous writers."


I used several texts and I got two results.

The result I got with my old texts is....

I write like
H. P. Lovecraft

I Write Like by Mémoires, journal software. Analyze your writing!

The result I got with my new texts is...

I write like
P. G. Wodehouse

I Write Like by Mémoires, journal software. Analyze your writing!

P. G. Wodehouse... I like!

Let me know your results in the comments!

Summer Giveaway Hop (Int)

Hosted by I'm a Reader, Not a Writer and Bookhounds

Welcome to the Summer Giveaway Hop! The Blog Hop runs from August 1st to August 7th. Winners will be drawn via random.org and notified promptly. Here you can win a steampunk book up to 10 USD from The Book Depository.In comments tell me 3  steampunk books you would like to read (I will send you one of those 3, but I won't tell you which...who doesn't love surprises?!), along with your name, email and country (I'm just curious! :P). The only requirement is that you follow the blog. One extra entry if you spread the word (link in comments).  This giveaway is open to any country that The Book Depository ships to. Good luck! ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Per i miei followers italiani ho deciso di mettere in palio il libro Soulless di Gail Carriger.  

Per partecipare a questo giveaway dovete:

1) essere FOLLOWER del blog

2) lasciare un commento indicando il vostro indirizzo mail

Per dei punti extra:

1) pubblicizzare il giveaway su facebook/twitter/blog (lasciandomi il link nei commenti)

2) seguitemi su twitter (@hatshepsut0011) (lasciate il vostro twitter name nei commenti)

Il giveaway durerà fino al 7 Agosto.

Buona Fortuna!

UK & EU Summer Hop

Hosted by UK & EU Summer Hop blog

Welcome to the UK & EU Summer Hop! The Blog Hop runs from August 1st to August 8th. Winners will be drawn via random.org and notified promptly. Here you can win a romance book up to 10 USD from The Book Depository.In comments tell me 3 books you would like to read (I will send you one of those 3, but I won't tell you which...who doesn't love surprises?!), along with your name, email and country (I'm just curious! :P). The only requirement is that you follow the blog. One extra entry if you spread the word (link in comments).  This giveaway is open to any country that The Book Depository ships to. Good luck! ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Per i miei followers italiani ho deciso di mettere in palio ben 10 romance a sorpresa. Tutti i libri sono usati e per la maggior parte come nuovi. 

Per partecipare a questo giveaway dovete:

1) essere FOLLOWER del blog

2) lasciare un commento indicando il vostro indirizzo mail

Per dei punti extra:

1) pubblicizzare il giveaway su facebook/twitter/blog (lasciandomi il link nei commenti)

2) seguitemi su twitter (@hatshepsut0011) (lasciate il vostro twitter name nei commenti)

Il giveaway durerà fino all'8 Agosto.

Buona Fortuna!

  

In My Mailbox (3)



In My Mailbox is a weekly meme hosted by The Story Siren, where we share what we got during the week.

Bought (this month): 

 

 

Il Lamento delle Terre Perdute. Vol. 1: Sioban

By Dufaux; Rosinski Grzegorz

 

 

 

Lo Scorpione. Vol. 1: Il Marchio del Diavolo

By Desberg Stephen; Marini Enrico

 

 

 

Lo Scorpione. Vol. 2: Il Diavolo in Vaticano

By Desberg Stephen; Marini Enrico

 

 

Kill the Granny - Comedy Collection

By Francesca Mengozzi; Giovanni Marcora; Onibak; Francesca Morici; Ciro Cangialosi; Eliza; Morena Forza; Eloisa Scichilone; Simone Altimani; Niccolò Storai; Laura Spianelli; Simone Delladio

 

 

Chobin. Il Principe Stellare

By Shotaro Ishinomori

 

 

Le Rêve du papillon, Tome 2 : Stupides! Stupides espions!

By Richard Marazano; Yin Luo

 

Starcrossed

By Josephine Angelini

 

 

Magic Slays

By Ilona Andrews

 

 

Ventriloquism

By Catherynne Valente, Rima Staines

 

 

2500 anni: Le Grandi Battaglie nelle Marche

By Paolo Pierpaoli

 

 

Won:

 

 

Enclave

By Ann Aguirre

Thanks Lisa! Thanks Ann!

 

 

Divergent

By Veronica Roth

Thanks Natasha!

 

 

Radiance

By Alyson Noel

Thanks Megan!

 

 

My Jane Austen Summer

By Cindy Jones

Thanks Maria Grazia! Thanks Cindy!

 

 

Android Karenina

By Leo Tolstoy; Ben Winters

Thanks Velvet!

 

 

 

What did you get?

BlogFest 2011 (Int)

Hosted by A Journey of Books

Welcome to the BlogFest (#46 Dr. Stravagante)!

The Blog Hop runs from July 15th to July 17th.

Winners will be drawn via random.org and notified promptly.

This time I want to share with you my passion for manga and drama by offering you a special prize pack:

Nodame Cantabile 1

Japanese Drama NODAME CANTABILE - DVD with English subs

and.....

NODAME CANTABILE: Piano Pattern Cosplay Bag

In comments tell me if you watch Japanese/Korean/Taiwanese drama, along with your name, email and country (I'm just curious! :P).


The only requirement is that you follow the blog.
One extra entry if you spread the word (link in comments).
Another extra entry if you follow me on twitter (@hatshepsut0011)

This giveaway is INTERNATIONAL.

Good luck!

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Il premio per i miei followers italiani è lo stesso, ma ovviamente il primo numero di Nodame Cantabile sarà in italiano.

Per partecipare a questo giveaway dovete:

1) essere FOLLOWER del blog
2) lasciare un commento facendomi sapere se guardate drama giapponesi, coreani o taiwanesi.


Per dei punti extra:
1) pubblicizzare il giveaway su facebook/twitter/blog (lasciandomi il link nei commenti)
2) seguitemi su twitter (@hatshepsut0011) (lasciate il vostro twitter name nei commenti)

Il giveaway durerà fino al 17 Luglio.

Buona Fortuna!

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Visit these next stops:

47 Dream For Your Life
48 Edgy Inspirational Romance
49 Em Woods - Gay Erotic Romance Author
50 Escape Velocity
51 Fade Into Fantasy

Complete HOP list

A Lot of Winners!!!

My Freedom Giveaway Hop Winner is.......... Laura!

My Midsummer's Eve Giveaway Hop Winner is..........Rebekka!

Le vincitrici di Cuore Nero sono..........Francesca (copia autografata) e Serena!

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My June Contest Winner is..........Karina!

Congrats!!!

Complimenti!!!

All winners have been notified by email.

Tutti i vincitori sono stati contattati tramite email.

Coming soon! Bookie Brunch

Coming soon: Bookie Brunch
Founder: Sasha Soren, author of Random Magic

Come join the discussion!
* Every Sunday*

What’s Bookie Brunch all about?: Bookie Brunch is a weekly

meet-up, held every Sunday, where book bloggers can have a cup of tea

and chat about a particular bookie question of interest.

The discussion is open from Sunday through Wednesday, and you’re

welcome to drop by any time to add your opinion or read what other

people have to say.

This discussion is open as well to general readers or bloggers in a

different field, authors, publishers and publicists.

Courtesy guidelines: All thoughtful comments will be considered

and probably get a response from fellow bloggers. In fact, you’re

encouraged to talk about it and share viewpoints or include links to

relevant materials. We’d like everyone to have a nice time. Differing

viewpoints are just fine, even if strongly expressed, but inflammatory

or off-topic comments will be removed.

Contact Bookie Brunch

Be a guest at an upcoming brunch: @StoryWings

Bring goodies for a giveaway: @StoryWings

Suggest a question: @LiederMadchen

Browse Bookie Brunch discussions (after July 2011, archive): The Fluidity of Time

Find Bookie Brunch

You’re invited! Feel free to join us every Sunday for great
company, fun discussions, and occasional goodie giveaways. Some
upcoming dates are listed below, it’ll be great to see you there.
Calling all bookies - grab a seat and let’s talk books.

Upcoming Bookie Brunches in July 2011:

We’ll be talking about e-readers vs. print editions, fantasy vs.

realism in books, characters vs. plot, and lots of other cool and

bookish questions.

Sunday, July 10

Host: Songs and Stories (@LiederMadchen)

Sunday, July 17

Host: Moonlight Gleam’s Bookshelf (@MoonlightGleams)

Sunday, July 24

Host: This Miss Loves To Read (@MissIrenne)

Sunday, July 31

Host: Beyond Strange New Words (@StrangeNewWords)

More Bookie Brunches: Every Sunday, July 2011 through December 2011:

Upcoming dates on the schedule - Coming soon

Would you like to be a guest on an upcoming brunch, bring a giveaway,

or send a question? Feel free! Please leave your info below, and then

contact the Bookie Bruncher who can help get you set up:

Contact Bookie Brunch

Be a guest at an upcoming brunch: @StoryWings
Bring goodies for a giveaway: @StoryWings
Suggest a question: @LiederMadchen

The first Bookie Brunch is open for a delicious discussion on July 10,
at Songs and Stories.

I’m going to be a guest at an upcoming Bookie Brunch on the 17th of July,
feel free to drop by.

See you there!