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Blogo-Birthday Birthday Book Celebration and Giveaway!

Posted on by Marlene Harris | Author : | Blogo-Birthday> Blogoversary

It tends to sneak up on me, but today is my 66th birthday. Today is also “First Contact Day” in the Star Trek Universe, which is fitting as I’ve been a fan since I first watched the show with my dad as it was originally broadcast. To paraphrase another ‘verse, that’s a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away. The past is another country, and they do things differently there.

Referring to another fandom I fell into at about the same time, I’m having a Hobbit birthday, meaning that I’m giving away presents instead of getting them. (Galen has already given me my birthday present and any day without one of the cats bringing me what they think of as a present is a good one. Recently it was a dead wasp, which was just a horror on more than one level as our cats are NOT allowed outside.)

Spring has officially sprung, and 2023 is already one quarter over. Meaning that enough reading has happened here at Chez Reading Reality to make a giveaway of my favorite books of the year so far a VERY reasonable possibility.

So I’ll be giving the winner’s choice of one of my favorite books this year so far to one lucky commenter on this post. This giveaway is open internationally, but not through The Book Depository as Amazon has announced the closure of that arm of their book business octopus, effective April 30. Instead, if the winner is outside the U.S. or one of the other countries where there’s a ‘zon outpost, books will be sent from Wordery, which also ships worldwide for free.

The list to choose from is (drumroll, please):

Book Lovers by Emily Henry
Don’t Open the Door by Allison Brennan
The Echo of Old Books by Barbara Davis
Firebreak by Nicole Kornher-Stace
A House with Good Bones by T. Kingfisher
In the Shadow of Lightning by Brian McClellan
The Last Unicorn by Peter S. Beagle
The Lies of the Ajungo by Moses Ose Utomi
The Magician’s Daughter by H.G. Parry
The Mimicking of Known Successes by Malka Older
Never Too Old to Save the World edited by Addie J. King and Alana Joli Abbott
The New Guys by Meredith Bagby
Nightwatch by M.L. Buchman
The Skeleton Key by Erin Kelly
Under Fortunate Stars by Ren Hutchings
The Terraformers by Annalee Newitz
The Weight of Command by Michael Mammay
Where Shadows Dance by C.S. Harris

I’ve done my best to make sure there’s something on this list for everyone, but if I’ve missed your favorite genre and there’s a book you’re dying to read, I’d be happy to share that with you (up to $25 US) instead.

Just let me know in the rafflecopter what book you’d most like to have your very own copy of, from my list or yours, in whatever format suits you best. Someone is going to get very lucky, at least reading-wise!

Don’t forget to come back tomorrow for not one but two giveaway hops, and be sure to check out this week’s previous giveaways from Monday and Tuesday!

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TWELFTH Annual Blogo-Birthday Celebration and Giveaway!

Posted on by Marlene Harris | Author : | Blogo-Birthday> Blogoversary> Giveaways

Today is the 12th anniversary of the very first post on Reading Reality, then called “Escape Reality, Read Fiction”. Which explains why all the review ratings are “Escape Ratings” unless the book is nonfiction and then they are “Reality Ratings”.

Two years ago was the big milestone blogoversary at ten years, and last year represented a milestone birthday. So the numbers aren’t so much of a big deal – although the idea that I’m still doing this every day twelve years later is a bit of a shock.

Twelve years for us means three different cities – and one of those cities twice – eight different residences, and an entirely different clowder of cats as the members of the original bunch went to the Rainbow Bridge over the intervening decade plus. Although the spirit of Erasmus still seems to be stealing my pens. As he did.

This annual Blogo-Birthday Celebration Week, like the ones before it, will be a “Hobbit Birthday” as I give away presents instead of getting them. Mostly. Galen has already given me my birthday present, a lovely Coach bag to replace the purse that George recently chewed through the strap of. As he does.

I give away presents this week because I want to thank each and every one of you who take the time to read my reviews and features, post comments and enter the giveaways. Creating Reading Reality was my salvation when I was laid off during the “Great Recession” and has continued to be so in all the years since.

TWELVE years and still counting.

So, in thanks and appreciation to all of you, on this second day of the Blogo-Birthday Celebration Week I have a giveaway, just as I did yesterday and will every day this week. Today’s giveaway is for a $25 Amazon Gift Card or a Gift Card to a bookstore of your choice if you have a local that sells gift cards over the interwebs. (I’ll be giving away books again tomorrow for my actual birthday.)

From the bottom of my bookish and cat-loving heart, my heartfelt thanks to each and every one of you who has been part of this journey. There’s still more to come!

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Chasing Rainbows Giveaway Hop

Posted on by Marlene Harris | Author : | Blog Hops> Chasing Rainbows Giveaway Hop> Giveaways

Welcome to the Chasing Rainbows Giveaway Hop, hosted by Mama the Fox!

It’s still March – even if seemingly the strangest March weatherwise on record – so this hop is all about being lucky. Lucky enough, that is, to find the pot of gold that is supposed to be at the end of every rainbow.

Come to think of it, I wonder if there are supposed to be pots of gold at the ends of snowbows, too. Considering the way the weather has been this month, I’m sure there are some areas that need to know!

Whether you’re looking for rainbows or snowbows, what would you like to find at the end of the next one you see? Answer in the rafflecopter for your chance at Reading Reality’s usual prize, the winner’s choice of a $10 Amazon Gift Card or $10 in Books. It’s not a whole pot of gold, but it’s a lucky piece or two!

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For more lucky prizes, be sure to visit the other stops on this hop!

MamatheFox and all participating blogs are not held responsible for sponsors who fail to fulfill their prize obligations.

Leaping Leprechauns Giveaway Hop

Posted on by Marlene Harris | Author : | Blog Hops> Giveaways> Leaping Leprechauns and Frolicking Fairies Blog Hop

Welcome to the Leaping Leprechauns Giveaway Hop, hosted by Review Wire Media and Chatty Patty’s Place!

Whenever I think of leprechauns, I hear this guy in my head saying that a particular cereal is “magically delicious!”

The images are from the original packaging of the cereal back in the 1960s. At the time I didn’t find them to be all that delicious because of the marshmallow bits. I think Cocoa Puffs were my favorite back then.

But the theme of this hop is leprechauns, which does kind of lead to thoughts of luck. Or thoughts of cereal. Or maybe a bit of both.

Because I’ve already asked a question about luck in this week’s rafflecopters (Wednesday in the Lady Luck Giveaway Hop, not that Thursday didn’t also include the For the Love of Reading Giveaway Hop) I needed a different question today. You’ll see in the rafflecopter below. Answer for yet another chance this week at winning the usual Reading Reality hop prize of the winner’s choice of a $10 Amazon Gift Card or $10 in books.

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For more chances to get lucky, be sure to visit the other stops on this hop!

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For the Love of Reading Giveaway Hop

Posted on by Marlene Harris | Author : | Blog Hops> For the Love of Reading Giveaway Hop> Giveaways

Welcome to the For the Love of Reading Giveaway Hop, hosted by  The Mommy Island & The Kids Did It!

Today is the PERFECT day for this hop. Why? Because March 2 is Dr. Seuss’ Birthday. How many of us cut our reading teeth on The Cat in the Hat and his other marvelous books?

Today is also Read Across America Day according to the National Education Association. It kicks off a whole year of reading activities for not just kids but for the whole, entire family.

As a librarian, reading is near and dear to my heart. And it is at the heart of why I review books on this blog and elsewhere, so that I can share my own love of reading.

To share some of my love of reading with yet another lucky winner this week (see yesterday’s and tomorrow’s posts for more chances!) I’m giving one winner their choice of a $10 Amazon Gift Card or $10 in books. Either way, it’s the possibility of more books and that’s always terrific!

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For more reading and bookish prizes, be sure to visit the other stops on this hop!

Lady Luck Giveaway Hop

Posted on by Marlene Harris | Author : | Blog Hops> Giveaways> Lady Luck Giveaway Hop

Welcome to the Lady Luck Giveaway Hop, hosted by Mama the Fox!

Do you feel lucky? That is definitely the question this week. Not just because St. Patrick’s Day is this month, and not even just because this hop directly invokes Lady Luck. Today is the first of not one, not two, but three different blog hops here at Reading Reality so you have more than one chance at winning the usual Reading Reality hop prize of the winner’s choice of a $10 Amazon Gift Card or $10 in books.

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For more chances to get lucky, be sure to visit the other stops on this hop!

MamatheFox and all participating blogs are not held responsible for sponsors who fail to fulfill their prize obligations.

Wish Big Giveaway Hop

Posted on by Marlene Harris | Author : | Blog Hops> Giveaways> Wish Big Giveaway Hop

Welcome to the Wish Big Giveaway Hop, hosted by Mama the Fox!

Right this minute, I have a VERY big wish at the top of my personal wish list. My sweet demon cat, Lucifer, is suddenly acting like his years have caught up with him all at once. When we adopted him five years ago we were told that he was six years old, but that was a bit of a guesstimate – albeit an educated one from the vet.

This week he’s been acting off, not moving through his usual routine of places to sleep and sunbeams to soak up. He may just be getting a slower start in the mornings than he used to, or he may just be having an ‘off’ couple of days. Or we might not have as much time with him as we’d hoped. He’s headed to the vet so we’ll know if there is something to be known. But it’s hard to go through this with them.

While it’s not always a bad thing that cats can’t tell us what’s on their mind – because they can seem really judgey based on their facial expressions, but when they’re not quite right we end up wishing that they could tell us how they’re really feeling. (When this picture was taken a couple of years ago, Lucifer was clearly wishing I’d stop chasing  him around with the camera!)

So what’s at the top of your wish list right now? And if you have a wish to spare, Lucifer could use a few good ones.

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And if you’re wishing for more terrific prizes, be sure to visit the other stops on this hop!

MamatheFox and all participating blogs are not held responsible for sponsors who fail to fulfill their prize obligations.

February Favorites Giveaway Hop

Posted on by Marlene Harris | Author : | Blog Hops> February Favorites Giveaway Hop> Giveaways

 

Welcome to the February Favorites Giveaway Hop, hosted by  The Mommy Island & The Kids Did It!

That’s certainly open-ended, isn’t it? February Favorite what? I ask you? (Seriously, I do, that will be the question for the rafflecopter.)

It could mean anything, couldn’t it? Your favorite day in February? Your favorite event? Your favorite memory? In my particular case, the first thing that comes to mind would be my favorite book coming out this month. (If you’re curious it’s Never Too Old To Save the World edited by Alana Joli Abbott and Addie J. King. Because reasons which will become apparent when I post the review later this month.)

What’s your favorite thing in, or about, or connected to the shortest month of the year? Answer in the rafflecopter for your chance at Reading Reality’s regular blog hop prize, the winner’s choice of a $10 Amazon Gift Card or $10 in books.

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For more fabulous February prizes, be sure to visit the other stops on this hop!

Heart 2 Heart Giveaway Hop

Posted on by Marlene Harris | Author : | Blog Hops> Giveaways> Heart 2 Heart Giveaway Hop

Welcome to the Heart 2 Heart Giveaway Hop, hosted by Mama the Fox!

My heart is certainly in THIS hop’s theme, particularly after a whole string of winter-themed hops. I’m so happy to think of something besides snow and cold. We moved down here to get away from all that freezy skid-stuff.

It’s the first day of February, which means that the favorite holiday of florists and greeting card companies is almost here.

Which made me take a look at the members of our household we absolutely will not get either cards or flowers for, our cats. I’m not sure what they’d do with a card, but I am sure about the flowers. They’d eat them. Petals everywhere. And water all over the place because they’d either have to knock the vase over to get at the flowers or would just knock the vase over because, well, cats. It’s what they do.

Maybe we’ll get them a nice, empty box to play in. Because that’s also what cats do.

Do you get Valentine’s Day gifts or presents for your furry friends? Or just for your humans? What’s your favorite thing to give or to get? Answer in the rafflecopter for your chance at Reading Reality’s usual giveaway hop prize, the winner’s choice of a $10 Amazon Gift Card or $10 in Books.

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For more prizes to love, be sure to visit the other stops on this hop!

MamatheFox and all participating blogs are not held responsible for sponsors who fail to fulfill their prize obligations.

Winter Wishes Giveaway Hop

Posted on by Marlene Harris | Author : | Blog Hops> Giveaways> Winter Wishes Giveaway Hop

Welcome to the Winter Wishes Giveaway Hop, hosted by Mama the Fox!

This hop kinda gives me the same vibes as last week’s Welcome Winter Giveaway Hop. Because I don’t exactly “welcome” winter. And my wish for it is to exit, stage right or left, as fast as it possibly can. My ideal weather progression would be for Fall to slide into Spring to slide into Fall again without stopping long – if at all – on those extremes called “Summer” and especially “Winter”.

BRRRRR! I say again. BRRRRRRRRRRRRR!

So my wish for winter is that it be over, ASAP. What about you? Are you wishing for Winter to stick around a bit – or do you think it’s already worn out its welcome?

Share your thoughts in the comments for your chance at Chez Reading Reality’s usual giveaway hop prize, the winner’s choice of a $10 Amazon Gift Card or $10 in Books.

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For more sparkly wintry prizes, be sure to visit the other stops on this hop!

MamatheFox and all participating blogs are not held responsible for sponsors who fail to fulfill their prize obligations.