Giveaway Winner!

Thank you very much to everyone who'd entered my Devoured book giveaway. So now I'm pleased to announce the winner today!

Congrats to . . .

Tabitha W.

Yay! Congrats to you Tabitha!

I've forwarded your address to the publisher. Your book will be on its way soon!

Giveaway Winners!

To all of those amazing people who had entered to win a copy of Catherine and Wuthering Heights - THANK YOU very much for entering! While I would love to give you all a copy of each one of these books (if I ever win the lottery I totally would) but since so many awesome books are turning me broke there can only be two winners here today. So after careful selection and picking a random number in a hat (a cliche trick I know hehe but I did it), the two lucky winners are . . .

Natalie who has won herself a copy of Catherine!

&

Lisa who has won herself a copy of Wuthering Heights!

Yay! Congrats to the two winners!

I've emailed you both and will be mailing out your books today!

Happy reading!

Catherine by April Lindner + Giveaway

Release Date: Out now!

Publisher: Poppy

Pages: 320pgs

The Story

A forbidden romance. A modern mystery. 

Wuthering Heights as you’ve never seen it before.

Catherine is tired of struggling musicians befriending her just so they can get a gig at her Dad’s famous Manhattan club, The Underground. Then she meets mysterious Hence, an unbelievably passionate and talented musician on the brink of success. As their relationship grows, both are swept away in a fiery romance. But when their love is tested by a cruel whim of fate, will pride keep them apart?

Chelsea has always believed that her mom died of a sudden illness, until she finds a letter her dad has kept from her for years—a letter from her mom, Catherine, who didn’t die: She disappeared. Driven by unanswered questions, Chelsea sets out to look for her—starting with the return address on the letter: The Underground.

Told in two voices, twenty years apart, Catherine interweaves a timeless forbidden romance with a compelling modern mystery.

The Review

CATHERINE was such an amazing modern retelling of Wuthering Heights (I kid you not) and I loved it even more than April Lindner's previous book titled Jane, another modern retelling of Jane Eyre. So what surprised me most about this book? Why did I love it so much? Well, despite the fact that Wuthering Heights is one of my absolute favourite classic books of all time, but I actually cried a little after reading this one not only because it was quite sad in a sense but it was because it reminded me so much of how the original book made me feel (how much I fell in love with the book) when I first read it and I loved that feeling!

In this new, fresh modern retelling, the story is told between two girls, Catherine and Catherine's daughter Chelsea, whose stories are separated and are told twenty years apart. Now I don't want to spoil things of the storyline so let's just say I really loved both of these girls! They were so interesting, headstrong, brave, determined, and let nothing stop them. So while I did love Chelsea's journey in finding out what happened to her mother who'd disappeared years ago when she was a child and even her interactions with characters including Cooper (who I just loved!), I thought Catherine in particular was a voice that I couldn't help but be captivated by, much like how I was with the character Catherine in the original book. But most of all, I really loved reading about Catherine's love for Hence, the character who is obviously inspired by Heathcliff of Wuthering Heights, and how their powerful connection destroyed them both. Those two, Catherine and Hence, were so intense and raw and even for a retelling you just wanted them to be together no matter what. No matter their frustrating actions caused by jealousy and getting back at each other. But after one obstacle after another . . . you know it's just not going to happen for them and that's what I loved, the fact that the author followed Wuthering Heights as close as possible while also adding on her own couple twists here and there. And it was just so good!

Apart from the characters (even though it was the main reason why I hugged this book like . . . a lot), but what had really impressed me the most was the setting! Now for some retellings - especially modern ones - it will either work or it won't for a story, but for me it totally worked! It just captured the essence of the original work and I found the modern setting finally brought something new onto the table for new readers who haven't read Wuthering Heights before so I think - and I hope - it will make those readers want to read the original book. Trust me, it's just as awesome as this one right here. And as for the ending of this book . . . so beautiful in its own special way and I cried. Well, just a little though. Hehe.

Overall, CATHERINE lived up to every one of my very high expectations and it played out like a fantastic drama, one you wished never came to an end. Filled with intense characters, gripping storylines, and a piece of work that stayed true to the original work of Wuthering Heights, I think this book will be a real hit with its readers!

The Rating

5/5 stars

Since I loved this book so much, I want YOU to have a chance to read it as well. So in celebration of this very awesome modern retelling, I have two books for two lucky winners to giveaway on my blog. The giveaway includes a finished copy of Catherine by April Lindner (INTL giveaway for anywhere book depository can ship to you) and a copy of the classic tale and one of my favourite books ever Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë (AUS giveaway only). To enter, simply click and fill out the form below:

ENTER GIVEAWAY HERE

Giveaway closes February 28th.

The winners will have 48 hours to reply to my email. Good luck!

Winners of The Industry Giveaway!

Thank you so much to everyone who entered my giveaway for The Industry by Rose Foster. I got a great number of people entering the giveaway so many thanks for that high participation! Now onto the major winners and as much as I would LOVE to give you ALL a copy of this great book, but unfortunately there can only be 10 winners and they are . . .

Lisa Y.

Bree T.

Pavan H.

Shirley G.

Rachel C.

Sarah G.

Lisa S.

Katrina W.

Rebecca A.

Kimberley S.

Congrats to the winners!

I'm sure all of you are smiling right about . . . now!

(Just had to add in this gif. of Game of Thrones's Jon Snow aka Kit Harington.)

Gorgeous, isn't he? *insert sexy-smile here* Anyway, for all those who aren't the lucky winners for today, fear not! There's another amazing giveaway coming up on my blog involving a great number of copies of a sequel to a best-selling novel (which I won't name as it needs to be a surprise for you all) that I know many of you guys are dying to read this year for 2012! So be on the look out for that giveaway early next month!

Giveaway - The Industry

Thanks to the amazing publicist Lara from HarperCollins Australia, I'm giving away on my blog not one but 10 copies of Rose Foster's debut novel, The Industry. That's right you heard me folks . . . there will be 10 COPIES for 10 very lucky Aussie readers! You can check out what the book is all about here and you can also read my book review of it here.

So you want to win one of 10 copies? Well, here are the basic rules:

1. One entry per person.

2. There will only be 10 awesome winners.

3. Giveaway is AUS only. Sorry internationals!

4. Contest ends 24th April 2012!

5. Winner will be chosen by Random.org and will be announced on the 25th April.

6. Winners details will only be shared between me and the publisher who will then send out your books ASAP!

7. You must fill out the form below!

FILL OUT FORM HERE

GOOD LUCK TO EVERYONE!

Winners of Touch of Power!

Thank you to everyone for entering!

The two lucky winners of the Touch of Power giveaway are . . .

Katrina & Mary!

Congrats you guys! You totally deserve it!

Both of the winner's details have been forwarded to the publisher. Once again, congrats!

Win 1 of 2 Copies of Touch Of Power by Maria V. Snyder!

Okay it's no secret when I say that I'm a HUGE fan of Maria V. Snyder (she's one of my favourite authors) and I'm absolutely in love with her newly released book TOUCH OF POWER. Action, romance, suspense and intrigue . . . it's all in there in that precious book of ours!

For my blog readers, I'm happy to announce that I'll be giving away two brand new copies of Touch of Power for your eyes and your eyes ONLY! So a special big thanks to HarlequinTeen Australia for this lovely opportunity!

To enter, simply fill out the form below and whether you tweet, facebook, blog, or do whatever it is you do while linking about this competition . . . I promise you a virtual hug and much love! hehe.

Unfortunately for my international readers, this competition is only opened for AUS/NZ residents! Sorry folks! My hands are tied. Anyway this competition closes the 22nd February 2012 so be sure to enter ASAP!

CLICK HERE TO FILL OUT FORM

Once again, thanks HarlequinTeen Australia!

Winners of Hallowed

Thank you to everyone who'd entered my Hallowed book giveaway!

The five lucky winners are . . .

1. Sarah G

2. Katrina W

3. Chandra V

4. J. W

5. KtTurner

All 5 winners have been notified by email and I'll be sending your address details straight to the publisher who will get your books straight out to you. And thanks again for entering and supporting my blog.

I'm sorry to international readers since I'm on a budget at the moment. Shipping prices are crazy right now! But hopefully sometime this year I'll have a couple of international giveaways up for you. In the meantime . . . here's a free virtual hug to go around. hehe.

Obviously 'my' hug wouldn't be THIS awkward . . .

Hallowed Giveaway!

Happy New Year Everyone! It came around fast didn't it?

To help me celebrate and bring in this new year (which I'm sure will be awesome and contain many great books), HarperCollins Australia is giving away 5 copies - yes 5 copies - of Cynthia Hand's Unearthly sequel HALLOWED!

HERE ARE THE RULES

- This contest is only open to Australian residents.

- Contest closes January 12th 2012.

- Each winner (5 winners) will be contacted directly by email and their details will be sent immediately to the publisher so they can send out your books.

- If you are a chosen winner and give no response, I will need to redraw another winner. So please ensure your email address is correct when filling out the form.

ENTER HERE & FILL IN THE FORM

EXTRA ENTRIES

+1 Follow via GFC

+2 Tweet: Giveaway from @Miss_Dhampir91 - Win 1 of 5 copies of Hallowed by @CynthiaHand! http://bit.ly/t5jgdH

+3 Leave a comment on my Hallowed Book Review

+3 Leave a comment below telling why you should win and/or why you want this book!

Thanks for entering and good luck!

Win a signed copy of Nightshade!

A dark tale about paranormal romance, murder and poisons . . . if you haven't already read the first Poison Diaries book then be sure to add it to your to-read book list ASAP! In the next long-awaited sequel, Nightshade, the journey continues and thanks to Leanne from the Poison Diaries team, she's giving away a fabulous signed copy of the much anticipated sequel! So would you like to be the lucky winner? Then here's what you need to do:

Simply comment on the Poison Diaries Twitter, Facebook and website page.

For Twitter - Send an @ reply to @poisondiaries mentioning the contest with a quote of 'win a copy of Nightshade by Maryrose Wood' and mention that my blog 'Tales of the Inner Book Fanatic' had sent you.

For Facebook - Like the Poison Diaries page and quote 'win a copy of Nightshade by Maryrose Wood' and mention that my blog 'Tales of the Inner Book Fanatic' had sent you.For the Website - Enter PoisonDiaries.com website and find the plant 'Arum Maculstum' and add it to your Poison Diary - Tweet your findings again mentioning the contest and 'Tales of the Inner Book Fanatic' who had sent you.

And that's all you need to do!

This contest runs for 7 days so good luck to everyone!

www.poisondiaries.com

Join the fun on Twitter, on the Poison Diaries Facebook page & on Tumblr.

Also be sure to add the book on Goodreads or read the first 2 chapters online!

Winners of Hades & Fateful!

Okay before I announce the winners, I just want to say thank you to everyone who entered my giveaway and for supporting my blog! Now unfortunately I couldn't pick everyone and while I would've LOVED to give you all a copy of these two recently released books, but I'd chosen the best answers that I felt deserved a copy!

The Winners of Hades Are . . .

1. Chandra

2. Saskia

3. Marissa

4. Charlotte

5. Emily

The Winners of Fateful Are . . .

1. Liz. R

2. Kat

3. Siobhan

4. Shirley

5. Lauren

Congrats to all the winners! I've contacted you all by email and you have 72hrs to reply or else the book/s will go to another winner. Once again, a huge thank you to everyone who'd entered and thank you to HarperCollins for allowing me to hold this amazing giveaway!

Hades & Fateful Giveaway

How would you like to win a copy of Alexandra Adornetto's Halo sequel HADES or a copy of Claudia Gray's FATEFUL book? Well, thanks to the lovely publicist Lara from HarperCollins Australia I'll be giving away 5 copies EACH of these two amazing upcoming books! Beautiful covers aren't they? So right now I'm guessing you want to enter this pretty cool giveaway . . . so here are rules you need to follow:

1. I would love you to be a blog follower, but it's not required. (An extra entry if you are one!)

2. In the entry form below, you must answer a question or two, which is required along with some of your own personal details in case you win.

And finally . . .

3. This giveaway is ONLY open to residents of Australia, the US, and the UK.

So that's all you need to do.

Just click here and fill in the entry form.

Good luck to everyone!

Contest ends September 19th 2011.

Winner of Clockwork Angel

Hey guys!

I just wanted to say a big thank to everyone who entered my CLOCKWORK ANGEL book giveaway! I had a lot of people entering, which was great considering most of my followers are international . . . so thank you to all those aussies for supporting my blog - both old and new followers! Instead of using random engines to decide on the winner, it was my job to pick a winner with a very creative answer . . . boy there were A LOT of them and it was extremely hard! But to be fair, I wanted to choose someone with an answer that I didn't expect and I found the right person!

The winner of the signed CLOCKWORK ANGEL book is . . .

*drumroll please*

ChanelCG!

This follow blogger said her favourite character was the faerie queen from the Mortal Instruments series - as she has yet read Clockwork Angel - and it was a very awesome answer indeed. Like I wanted . . . it was very creative so cheers to her!

Anyway, congrats! The winner has been notified by email.

Once again, thanks to all for entering!

I have more giveaways to come in the future, so look out for them!

Win a signed paperback copy of Clockwork Angel by Cassandra Clare!

In celebration of the CLOCKWORK PRINCE's cover reveal which you can see both here and down the bottom of this post, the lovely Jenny from Walker Books Australia has sent me a SIGNED - yes SIGNED - CLOCKWORK ANGEL book to giveaway here on my Tales of the Inner Book Fanatic blog! How awesome, right? Unfortunately for some of my international readers, this giveaway is limited to Australia only! Sorry folks! Since Cassandra Clare visited Australia this month, I thought it would be fair to those who didn't have a chance to see her at her signings - like myself since I live in Brisbane!

To win a signed copy of CLOCKWORK ANGEL,

fill in the required form & answer the following question

Name your favourite character from the ID series and why?

Or if you haven't read the book yet, just tell me your fave TMI character!

Best entry will win! So be creative!

CLICK HERE

Australia only!

There are extra entries on the form too!

Giveaway ends June 21st, 2011

Honestly, may I add . . .

I can't get enough of this lovely Jem cover!

Love you Jem!

Clockwork Prince is the second installment in the New York Times bestselling urban fantasy series set in Victorian London by Cassandra Clare. Out December this year, visit Walker Books Australia Website for more information on the Infernal Devices.

Divergent ARC Giveaway Winner!

Considering this is my second giveaway, I'm still pretty stoked that people entered! Anyway, a big thank to all those aussies who had entered the giveaway because ALL OF YOU GUYS gave some brilliant answers to my Which fraction would you choose and why? question. If I had magic powers, I would wish to give each and every one of you a copy of Divergent, because it's an amazing dystopian book. As for those who haven't read it, be sure to check it out next month! And as for my international folks, sorry about making it for AUSSIES ONLY, but I wanted the book be shipped to the winner as quickly as possible and I thought it would be fair since some aussies wouldn't have a copy as of yet and since the likes of America get so many goodies! hehe.

But one lucky aussie has scored themselves an ARC copy of DIVERGENT! Since all of you guys gave some pretty awesome answers and while I found it hard to choose the winner, I let random.org to decide for me (it only seems fair). So, the winner is . . .

*drum roll please*

Rachel S

Congrats to the winner! I've sent you a quick email, so just reply back within 24 hours with your address details and I'll send the book to you ASAP! Once again, thank you to everyone who entered!

Forgotten ARC Giveaway Winner!

Considering this was my first EVER giveaway, I just want to say a BIG thank you to everyone who had entered my FORGOTTEN giveaway and a big thank you to the awesome Jennifer at Hardie Grant Australia for giving me an extra ARC copy of this amazing debut novel!

To my surprise, I had a very good number of international and Australian followers - both old and new - putting their names down to win! So, thank you very much you guys! Also, I had to mention that only a few days ago, I'd actually reached 100 blog followers! Yay!

Anyway, let's get down to business! Using random.org, the winner of this very precious ARC of Cat Patrick's FORGOTTEN book is . . .

*drum roll please*

Vivien

WOOHOO!!!! Congrats to the winner! I've sent you an email, so please respond with your mailing address and I'll ship this lovely little baby to you ASAP! Hope you enjoy this book as much as I did!

As for those who didn't win, not to worry, in the future I should be holding more contests! For those aussies reading this post, come and enter my DIVERGENT book giveaway (AUS only - sorry international folks!!!) which ends April 30th. Also, be sure to check out FORGOTTEN when it hit shelves June 2011!

Win an ARC copy of DIVERGENT!

Okay, with the release day so close and for my faithful fellow blogger readers -both old and the new - in celebration of this debut novel, I have ONE ARC copy of Divergent to giveaway! This is an amazing book and I know a lot of people are excited to read this debut novel by Veronica Roth! Mainly because of the hot Four love interest . . . but nonetheless it's a great novel! You can check out my book review here if you're curious!

Unfortunately . . . this giveaway is for Australians ONLY!

To win, all you have to do is just put your name down at the bottom of this post and your email address so I have a way to contact you, and also answer the following question . . .

Which fraction would you choose and why?

Are you Abnegation (the selfless), Dauntless (the brave), Erudite (the intelligent), Amity (the peaceful), or Candor (the honest)?

To give you an idea on how to answer this question, I'll post my opinion on what fraction I would choose:

While the five fractions seem appealing - because each and every human possesses these different qualities - but I would have to choose the Dauntless. To be brave it requires the most heart; you can be brave to be wrong, brave when you're scared, brave when you're trying, and you can even be brave when you're simply being honest. It takes a lot of self-sacrifice and knowledge altogether, and while the Dauntless fraction can be pretty extreme in their tactics . . . but what's wrong in facing your fears? Eventually, you'll have to face everything that brings you down in order to become a stronger and a more independent person.

You get the idea . . . ?

Be sure to follow my blog and I'll follow back (for those who have blogger), be sure to check out Divergent's facebook page here and you can also check out the fraction quiz here too!

This giveaway ends April 30th, 2011!

WIN an ARC of Cat Patrick's FORGOTTEN!

Add this to your Goodreads to-read pile!!!!!

Each night when 16-year-old London Lane goes to sleep, her whole world disappears. In the morning, all that's left is a note telling her about a day she can't remember. The whole scenario doesn't exactly make high school or dating that hot guy whose name she can't seem to recall any easier. But when London starts experiencing disturbing visions she can't make sense of, she realizes it's time to learn a little more about the past she keeps forgetting-before it destroys her future.

Part psychological drama, part romance, and part mystery, this thought-provoking novel will inspire readers to consider the what-if's in their own lives and recognize the power they have to control their destinies.

So, have you been craving an ARC copy of this wonderful book? Well, the lovely Jennifer Kean from Hardie Grant Australia is offering a special reader a chance to receive an exclusive copy of Cat Patrick's debut novel, Forgotten, before its release date in June. Which means . . . you may have a chance to see how truly awesome and breathtaking this fantastic book IS and have the opportunity to see how swoon-worthy this Luke character is - the love interest of this story!

Here's what you need to do . . . make a comment below!

Of course, there's extra entries!

[Tell me in your comments including links and your email address!]

OPEN INTERNATIONALLY!!!

+2 if you like the new AUS Forgotten facebook page

+2 for tweeting, facebooking, blogging - or, whatever site you can think of - about this giveaway

+2 if you're an old follower of my blog

+1 if you're a new follower of my blog

Giveaway ends April 24th 2011! Good luck!

If you don't win - but who knows maybe you will - then be sure to buy yourself a copy of this amazing debut novel in June this year! It will never be forgotten!

BE SURE TO CHECK OUT MY ARC BOOK REVIEW HERE!