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The Best Intentions
Scotland's Melody
The Secret Society of Salzburg
Secret of the Sonnets
20-40-60-Minute Dinners: Meals to Match the Time You Have
Through the Wilderness: My Journey of Redemption and Healing in the American Wild
Secret Santa Claus Club: A Tool to Help Parents Unwrap the Secret of Santa
Mr. Pudgins
Revenge Never Rests
The Best Mistake
Meriden Park
More Inspirational Stories for Young Women
The Great Tree: A Christmas Fable
To Capture His Heart
The Call of the Sea
Esperance
Livvy and the Enchanted Woodland
Come, Gentle Night
The Bad Boy Theory
Guide To Smart Wedding Planning: What You want to know and everything you haven't thought of yet.


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Wednesday, October 31, 2012

Dystopian Giveaway Hop; Nov.1-7th 2012 Open to INT

dys·to·pi·a


noun
a society characterized by human misery,  
as squalor, oppression, disease, and overcrowding.

Dystopian Giveaway Hop
November 1st to 7th


This hop features Dystopian novels. The novels
that I am featuring, and that you will get to choose
from if you are the winner, are ones that you may
not be familiar with. But they are all ones that
look really good and they are all Kindle copies.
There will be one winner chosen from all of the entries.
Once again, you will enter this giveaway using the
Rafflecopter form. 



The year is 2032, sixteen years after a deadly virus—and the vaccine intended to protect against it—wiped out most of the earth’s population. The night before eighteen-year-old Eve’s graduation from her all-girls school she discovers what really happens to new graduates, and the horrifying fate that awaits her.

Fleeing the only home she’s ever known, Eve sets off on a long, treacherous journey, searching for a place she can survive. Along the way she encounters Caleb, a rough, rebellious boy living in the wild. Separated from men her whole life, Eve has been taught to fear them, but Caleb slowly wins her trust...and her heart. He promises to protect her, but when soldiers begin hunting them, Eve must choose between true love and her life.




Her heart races, her muscles coil, and every impulse in Alessa's body screams at her to run... but yet she's powerless to move.

Still struggling to find her footing after the sudden death of her parents, the last thing college freshman Alessa has the strength to deal with is the inexplicable visceral pull drawing her to a handsome ghostly presence. In between grappling with exams and sorority soirees - and disturbing recurring dreams of being captive in a futuristic prison hell - Alessa is determined to unravel the mystery of the apparition who leaves her breathless. But the terrifying secret she uncovers will find her groping desperately through her nightmares for answers.

Because what Alessa hasn't figured out yet is that she's not really a student, the object of her obsession is no ghost, and her sneaking suspicions that something sinister is lurking behind the walls of her university's idyllic campus are only just scratching the surface...

The opening installment in a twist-laden trilogy, Stitch spans the genres of paranormal romance and dystopian sci-fi to explore the challenges of a society in transition, where morality, vision, and pragmatism collide leaving the average citizen to suffer the results.




In the icy, monster-plagued world of the Frost, one wrong move and a person could end up dead—and Lia Weaver knows this better than anyone. After monsters kill her parents, she must keep the family farm running despite the freezing cold and threat of monster attacks or risk losing her siblings to reassignment by the village Elders. With dangers on all sides and failure just one wrong step away, she can’t afford to let her emotions lead her astray. So when her sister finds a fugitive bleeding to death in the forest—a young stranger named Gabe—Lia surprises herself and does the unthinkable.

She saves his life.

Giving shelter to the fugitive could get her in trouble. The Elders have always described the advanced society of people beyond the Frost, the “Farthers,” as ruthless and cruel. But Lia is startled to find that Gabe is empathetic and intelligent…and handsome. She might even be falling in love with him.

But time is running out. The monsters from the forest circle the farm at night. The village leader is starting to ask questions. Farther soldiers are searching for Gabe. Lia must locate a secret organization called the Thorns to help Gabe escape to safety, but every move she makes puts her in more danger.

Is compassion—and love—worth the risk?






 Kirkus Reviews (May 2011) says DESIRE is "The first book in a fantasy romance series featuring a heroine who must choose between two very different men and two very different destinies."

A Dystopian world where everyone's future is planned out for them at age 18...whether it is what a person desires or not. Kama is about to turn 18 and she thinks her Life s Plan will turn out like her boyfriend's and friend's as they desired. But when she glimpse a young man who can communicate with her with his thoughts and knows her name...a young man with burning blue eyes and raven hair, who is dressed like no other in her world, she is left to question her Life's Plan and her destiny. Knowing the truth can destroy everyone..


 I know one thing, I really love all of
these covers! They are beautiful!
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40 comments:

  1. Divergent is my favorite although Insurgent (the second book) was really disappointing. Same with Delirium-- I liked it but Pandemonium was so bad.

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  2. Some of my favorite dystopian novels are Hunger Games, The Maze Runner series, Brave New World, Pure, - thanks for the giveaway!

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  3. The Avatars series by Tui Sutherland is really good!!

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  4. It would have to be the Hunger Games. I loved the Maze too but it was too sad for me.

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  5. I love Hunger Games :D But I guess you`ve already read it, most likely :))

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  6. I am going to agree about Eve as well as other that have posted about hunger games....

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  7. I loved Maze Runner and Divergent!

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  8. All These Things I've Done by Gabrielle Zevin

    Rafflecopter Name: Dawna Newman

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  9. I love Hunger Games, Divergent, and Delirium

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  10. Legend by Marie Lu.
    Thanks for the giveaway!

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  11. The Hunger Games is my favorite but I also really enjoyed Delirium, Divergent and Blood Red Road! Thanks!

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  12. The Forest of Hands and Teeth as well as The Maze Runenr

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  13. I really loved Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi!

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  14. Legend would be my favorite so far....there are so many good ones that I haven't read yet. :)

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  15. There are so many outstanding dystopians on my wishlist! I have read The Hunger Games and really enjoyed it.

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  16. The Hunger Games & Under The Never Sky

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  17. Divergent and Insurgent or The Giver!!

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  18. I love the Unwind series by Neal Shusterman. The creepiness and overall realism is just amazing. Not to mention the amazing characters. I also really love how there was a romance, but it was kept in the backseat, like it should. I feel like most dystopians try to put the romance first and the dystopian world is just a means to get the two characters together instead of being the focus. In Unwind, it is the opposite. The world building is amazing and the romance is a small subplot that is fun, but doesn't get overly soppy.

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  19. I love Wither and The Selection.
    Thanks!

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  20. My favorites are Divergent/Insurgent and Pandemonium!

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  21. Blood Red Road by Moria Young!

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  22. the Uglies series by Scott Westerfield. Divergent by Veronica Roth and Under the Never Sky by Veronica Rossi are both amazing as well. ^.^

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  23. I love Hunger Games! The series introduced me to Dystopian genre.

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  24. Divergent is my hands-down favorite, but another good one is Enclave.

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  25. I love Battle Royale by Koushun Takami.

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  26. Really, the only thing I have read that I know is Dystopian is the Hunger Games trilogy. I wasn't very impressed with it.

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  27. I've gotta say one of my favorites is The Hunger Games. Thanks for the great giveaway!

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  28. I just finished Starters and it was amazing! Thanks for the chance to win! =)

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  29. i like Cinder or The hunger games!
    thanks for making this international!

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  30. Wow, an amazing selection of books for prizes! I'm still quite new to the dystopian genre, but I very much enjoyed The Hunger Games. Thank you so much for your generosity and for hosting this fantastic giveaway on your beautiful blog! :D (Angie Edwards)

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  31. I really liked The Forsaken by Lisa Stasse

    Jolene A

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