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I don't just read a book; I "crawl" right into one.
I read, I devour, and I consume every last word until the story is running like a movie through my brain!

2/26/11

Reviewing The Reviews & Giveaway (Int'l)

Hello Friends! It's Time For a Giveaway!

Up For Grabs! Your choice of a 2011 New Release! ($15 Max) from the Book Depository

It's amazing how time flies! It's been just over a year now since YzhaBella's BookShelf went live, so I thought I'd share a complete listing of my reviews to date!

(Yes! Ok! I admit it! This is also an innocent, yet desperately desperate attempt to drive more traffic and followers to my blog! =) There's nothing wrong with that...right?)

So! Grab a cup 'o Joe, sit back, relax and please peruse my meanderings!

I am especially interested in hearing your thoughts on any of the titles reviewed.
  1. Do you agree? 
  2. Disagree? 
  3. Is there an observation of which you understood in an entirely different manner?
  4. Do you know of a title which is similar and you think I might enjoy?
  5. Remember! Anything goes! Chat Chat Chat!

Giveaway Guidelines
***You MUST follow Requirement 1-3 to to qualify!*** Extra Entries are appreciated, but not a necessity!
  1. International - Anywhere BookDepository ships
  2. Please be or become a Google Friend Connect Follower
  3. Peruse the listing of reviews, read a review(s) AND leave a meaningful comment on at least one, come back here and tell me which review and please remember to include your email address! Each different review you comment on equals one entry!
  4. Contest Ends March 13, 2011 11:59pm est.

Extra Entries (These entries will not qualify if Requirements 1-3 have not been previously posted)

In a SEPARATE POST FOR EACH (please include the email addy used for the initial qualifying entry)
  1. Share this event on FaceBook, Twitter, MySpace, Blog Post, Blog SideBar, etc. (Post link in a comment)
  2. Pay it forward - Share the link of one of YOUR OWN reviews! One that you are proud of! I'll hop on over and check it out!
  3. Become a follower of YzhaBella's BookShelf on NetworkedBlogs - See button in right sidebar
  4. Become a friend on GoodReads - See button in right sidebar
  5. Become a friend on FaceBook - See button in right sidebar
REMEMBER! March 13, 2011 11:59pm est

For every 50 NEW FOLLOWERS as of today's date, 
I will add another book prize ($15 max) to the pile! 
AND
For every 75 comments (blog wide) as of today's date, 
I will add another book prize ($15 max) to the pile!

Side Note / Disclaimer
I mention *meaningful* when posting comments as this requirement(s) is my effort to encourage discussion and activity on YzhaBella's BookShelf. Most importantly, comments are a great source of feedback for me and I'd like to make sure I am providing you all with the content and entertainment you are looking for!

Thank you all for participating!

Recap of Reviews

A
A Drop of Red by Chris Marie Green
A Rush of Wings by Adriane Phoenix
Alpha & Omega by Patricia Briggs (On The Prowl Anthology)
Awakened by a Kiss by Lila DiPasqua (A Fiery Tales collection)

B
Beyond The Dark Anthology by Leigh, Knight, Holly & Whiteside
Blood Lust by Zoe Winters
Blood Prophecy by Stefan Petrucha
Blood Vice by Keith Melton
Bone Crossed by Patricia Briggs
Bound To Be Mine by Tess Lamont
Break of Dawn by Chris Marie Green
Buying Trouble by Karen Chance (On The Prowl Anthology)

Caught by the Tide by Diane Whiteside (Beyond The Dark Anthology)
Choker by Elizabeth Woods

D
Dance With the Devil   by Sherrilyn Kenyon
Dark Time: Mortal Path Book 1  by Dakota Banks
Deep In The Woods by Chris Marie Green
Dragon Dance by Angela Knight (Beyond The Dark Anthology)

F
Fantasy Lover  by Sherrilyn Kenyon
Friday Night Bites by Chloe Neill

H
Hunted By The Others by Jess Haines

I
Immortalis: Carpe Noctem by Katie Salidas
Immortalis: Hunters & Prey by Katie Salidas
Inhuman by Eileen Wilks (On The Prowl Anthology)
In a Wolfs Embrace by Lora Leigh (Beyond The Dark Anthology)
Insatiable by Meg Cabot

J
Juliet by Anne Fortier

L
Lingering Spirit by Marilyn Meredith

M
Midnight Reign by Chris Marie Green
Mona Lisa Betwining by Sunny (On The Prowl Anthology)
Montana Destiny by R.C. Ryan
Moonlight Bleu by Renee Rearden

N
Night Embrace by Sherrilyn Kenyon
Night Myst by Yasmine Galenorn
Night Play by Sherrilyn  Kenyon
Night Pleasures by Sherrilyn Kenyon
Night Rising  by Chris Marie Green

O
On The Prowl Anthology by Briggs, Wilks, Chance & Sunny
P
Promises to Keep by Jane Green
Q
Queen of All She Surveys by Emma Holly (Beyond The Dark Anthology)

R
Rough Magic by Caryl Cude Mullin

S
Sacrifice by Dakota Banks
Seize The Night by Sherrilyn Kenyon
Shade (ARC) by Jeri Smith-Ready
Street Magic by Caitlin Kittredge
Starlighter by Bryan Davis
Some Girls Bite by Chloe Neill

T
Tainted: Blood Lily Chronicles by Julie Kenner
Taken By The Others by Jess Haines
The Emerald Talisman by Brenda Pandos
The Mermaid's Pendant by LeAnn Neal Reilly
The Naughty List (Anthology) by Kauffman, Eden, & Fox
The Path of Razors by Chris Marie Green
The Sorcerer's Key by CC Bye
Three Days to Dead by Kelly Meding
The Passion by Donna Boyd
Twice Bitten by Chloe Neill 

U
Unclean Spirits by M.L.N. Hanover

V, W, X, Y, Z
When Blood Calls by JK Beck
Whisper of a Witch by Suza Kates

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Reviews are written on a volunteer basis and are only the opinions of the individual review author and do not necessarily reflect the opinions and/or views of the author, publisher, or public readers in general Copyright © YzhaBella's BookShelf 2010-11

60 comments:

JenM said...

Hi Kate - I just left a comment on the Alpha & Omega post. I LOVE that series. Have you read the other books?

jen at delux dot com

Sarah Allen said...

Wow, thanks for this! It must have taken a lot of time to archive all of this. Thanks for all the reviews :)

Sarah Allen
(my creative writing blog)

YzhaBella's BookShelf said...

Hi Sarah! Lol, actually, I continued the listing as I publish the reviews, that way it's not so much work!

Thank you so much for comming by!

bookdout said...

It's frustrating to receive few comments I know, I read your posts on my RSS reader but am guilty of not commenting.

So today I will

I have commented on your review on Immortalis : Hunter and Prey

Shelleyrae @ Book'd Out
bookd.out at gmail dot com

bookdout said...

Twittered (@bookdout)

Shelleyrae @ Book'd Out
bookd.out at gmail dot com

bookdout said...

Commented on

Patricia Briggs Bone Crossed

Shelleyrae @ Book'd Out
bookd.out at gmail dot com

YzhaBella's BookShelf said...

Thank you Shelly Rae! Your participation is greatly appreciated!

Jennifer said...
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Jennifer said...

GFC follower (jennifer)

Commented on Insatiable by Meg Cabot

jennifer.kalman at gmail dot com

Jennifer said...

I am a follower on network blogs (jennifer)
jennifer.kalman at gmail dot com

Jennifer said...

Made goodreads friend request.

jennifer.kalman at gmail dot com

Jennifer said...

I tweeted: http://twitter.com/#!/jlkalman26/status/42745843132014593

jennifer.kalman at gmail dot com

Jennifer said...

Commented on Alpha and Omega.

jennifer.kalman at gmail dot com

Jennifer said...

I commented on bone crossed.

jennifer.kalman at gmail dot com

Rabid Fox said...

I left a comment on your review of Dakota Banks' "Dark Time."

therabidfox[at]gmail.com

Rabid Fox said...

I also left a comment on your review of Dakota Banks' "Sacrifice."

Rabid Fox said...

Here is a recent review I wrote for Richrd Kadrey's "Sandman Slim."

http://waggingthefox.blogspot.com/2011/02/rabid-reads-sandman-slim-by-richard.html

Rabid Fox said...

I have also sent a friend request via Goodreads.com.

Rabid Fox said...

I have added a link to this giveaway in the right sidebar of my blog.

http://waggingthefox.blogspot.com/

Amy said...

Left a comment on your Friday Night Bites by Chloe Neill review

angeldream3[at]gmail[dot]com

Amy said...

Sent facebook friend request under name Amy Z****

angeldream3[at]gmail[dot]com

Amy said...

Sent Goodreads friend request under name Amy (fantasydream3)

angeldream3[at]gmail[dot]com

SandyG265 said...

I commented on Friday Night Bites

GFC follower

sgiden at verizon.net

DarkBloodyVamp said...

I posted a comment on your review of Seize The Night by Sherrilyn Kenyons as DarkBloodyVamp.

http://yzhabellasbookshelf.blogspot.com/2010/03/seize-night-by-sherrilyn-kenyon.html#comment-form

Thank you for this giveaway!

redfirewood888(AT)yahoo(DOT)ca.

DarkBloodyVamp said...

I am also a GFC follower!

redfirewood888(AT)yahoo(DOT).ca

DarkBloodyVamp said...

I tweeted about the giveaway from my Twitter Account: DarkBloodyVamp.

http://twitter.com/#!/DarkBloodyVamp/status/43330827110715392

redfirewood888(AT)yahoo(DOT)ca.

Deea said...

Hey! Wow, you have a lot of awesome reviews there! I don't even know which one to read and comment first!:)) Anyways, I commented on the reviews of Wither (Lauren DeStefano) and Friday Night Bites (Chloe Neill), since I'm most excited about those books at the moment. Thanks for the opportunity!
xoxo

andreea(dot)c88(at)gmail.com

Deea said...

And because every extra entry should be in a different post, here's what I did:
1. Posted the giveaway on my blog sidebar @ Deea's Journal....

andreea(dot)c88(at)gmail.com

Deea said...

2.I became a follower via NetworksBlog...

andreea(dot)c88(at)gmail.com

Deea said...

3. I added you as a friend on Facebook (I'm http://www.facebook.com/deea.bookaholic)

andreea(dot)c88(at)gmail.com

Deea said...

And (4) I also added you on Goodreads (Deea Andreea).
Phew! This was fun!:D Thanks for the opportunity and I'll see ya around!
Oh, and good luck everyone!;)
xoxo

andreea(dot)c88(at)gmail.com

Mystica said...

I follow you on GFC

I have commented on Choker as I feel it is a subject not spoken of very much.

mystica123athotmaildotcom

Aik said...

I left a comment on Bone Crossed.

aikychien at yahoo dot com

Jennifer said...

I commented on Some Girls Bite.

jennifer.kalman at gmail dot com

Jennifer said...

I commente on Shade!

jennifer.kalman at gmail dot com

Jennifer said...

I commented on On the Prowl.

jennifer.kalman at gmail dot com

Carina L. Tai said...

+1 GFC Follower

-Carina L. Tai
alicia.aatran@yahoo.com

Llehn said...

GFC follower and commented on Friday Night Bites. Great review!

lesly7ch(at)yahoo(dot)com

Llehn said...

Friending you on Goodreads.

lesly7ch(at)yahoo(dot)com

Llehn said...

Like you on FB (Lesley Cheah)

lesly7ch(at)yahoo(dot)com

Llehn said...

Follower via Network Blogs.

lesly7ch(at)yahoo(dot)com

Shooting Stars Mag said...

thanks for the giveaway. I follow and I left a comment here-

http://yzhabellasbookshelf.blogspot.com/2011/02/choker-by-elizabeth-woods.html

thanks,
lauren
lauren51990 AT aol DOT com

xlacrimax said...

I commented on Choker by Elizabeth Woods.
My GFC name: xlacrimax

xlacrimax[at]gmail.com

Susan Helene Gottfried said...

Happy first anniversary, babe! No need to enter me; you know about me and my TBR mountains, I'm sure.

Thanks for the e-mail. I've posted about this over at West of Mars Win a Book.

Maria said...

I am an old GFC follower. I left a comment on A rush of wings. Thanks for the giveaway!

m.ramey@ymail.com

Maria said...

I like you on facebook.
m.ramey@ymail.com

Maria said...

I added you on goodreads.
m.ramey@ymail.com

Maria said...

I commented on Alpha & Omega.
m.ramey@ymail.com

Maria said...

I commented on Awakened.
m.ramey@ymail.com

Maria said...

I commented on blood lust.
m.ramey@ymail.com

Maria said...

I commented on blood prophecy.
m.ramey@ymail.com

Maria said...

I commented on blood vice.
m.ramey@ymail.com

ASHLEY HOLT said...

I commented on Choker.

ashtreygonesmokeya@yahoo.com

Sarah E said...

I commented on the review of Juliet by Anne Fortier.

Follow via GFC.

bookloversarah1 at yahoo dot com

Sarah E

Sarah E said...

Shared on Facebook:

http://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=205936659433512&id=100002071774519

bookloversarah1 at yahoo dot com

Sarah E

Sarah E said...

Follow on NetworkedBlogs.

bookloversarah1 at yahoo dot com

Sarah E

Sarah E said...

Friend on Facebook.

bookloversarah1 at yahoo dot com

Sarah E

Sarah E said...

Friend on Goodreads.

bookloversarah1 at yahoo dot com

Sarah E

amandawk said...

I commented on Wither.
amandarwest at gmaildotcom

amandawk said...

Tweeted http://twitter.com/#!/amandawk/status/47096047830437888

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