Sinful Giveaway Winner!

Time to pick our Sinful giveaway winner!

Thanks to all the entered and the winner will be emailed by us so we can send you the signed book and postcard! The winner will have 48 hours to email us back or a new winner will be picked. (So be sure to get back to us!)

Okay so I'm sure you all are just here for the winner so the winner is!

Dun Dun Dunnnnt:

My name is Patricia!

We will be emailing you soon! Congratulations from all us ladies!

Giveaway - Sinful (Signed Copy) by Sara Dailey & Staci Weber

So, here are the rules and point entries for this giveaway:
Signed copy of Sinful and a Sinful postcard
by Sara Dailey and Staci Weber

Rules:

• Open to US Only (Sorry everyone else)
• Must be 13 yrs old to enter
• Giveaway will run through January 18th, 2011 - Midnight (Mountain Standard Time)
• To enter, leave a comment on THIS post with your email address and number of points

Point Entries:

• +5 for following us (But you don't have to follow to enter)
• +3 for friending us on Facebook
• +3 for following us on Twitter
• +10 for posting the giveaway (Must leave us the LINK for where you posted about it)
• +5 for leaving a creative comment on the Sinful book review post.
• +5 for creatively commenting on our Author Interview

**Note: Once we pick the winner, we will notify them by email. They will have 48 hours to respond to the email. If we are unable to get a response, we will draw a new winner. Also, the book will be shipped to the address designated by the winner via the US Postal Service. We are not responsible for any lost, stolen, or damaged items after they have been shipped.

Okay, so it's pretty strait forward, you don't have to follow us to enter, but you get extra points for doing it. Plus you get 10 extra points for sharing the joy of the giveaway. So, everyone get a entering! Oh, and please post your email address is this format:

ikissbooks{at}gmail{dot}com

If you don't feel comfortable posting your email, you can email us at that address with your info.

Happy holidays everyone! Hope you all have a fabulous season!

Duo Review of the Steampunkery Sort + Giveaway

Hello all!

We have a fun post for you today and I am ever so happy to welcome our very lovely Jen and the Brilliant Mad Scientist.  This dynamic duo has plot, planned, and executed schemed behind all of our backs and produced a wonderful review or the Steampunkery sort!

Now once you are done with the review please head to Steampunkery & Book Reviews to sign up for the Giveaway.  Mad Scientist will be giving away Soulless and Changeless for one lucky winner.

Black Disaster Fairy Proudly Presents:

Changeless

Review By:

Jen the Bibliophile & The Mad Scientist!

By:  Gail Carriger

Series: Parasol Protectorate No. 2

Title: Changeless 

Published: March 30th,2010 By Orbit

Pages: 374 Paperback

Book Art: A utterly wonderful cover! 

Tags:  Steampunk, Paranormal Romance, Vampires, Werewolves, Adult

First Line:  "They are what?" Lord Conall Maccon, Earl of Woolsey, was yelling.  Loudly.  

Concoction of a Review: 

Jen:  Ms. Gail Carriger does it again with her second novel, Changeless, starring none other than the illustriously wonderful Alexia Tarabotti and her marvelous parasol. After I finished Soulless, the first in the series, I could do nothing other than race to the nearest bookstore and purchase my very own copy (as the library was sorely lacking) of Carriger's Changeless.

Mad Scientist:  You could me sporting my bustled derrière *pops parasol* and new pink and black parasol fashioned in honor of our lovely heroine the day Changeless came out.  I was full of curiosity and excited.  I could not wait to get some more Scottish delight!  

Jen:  I immediately began digging into the yummy little paperback of Victorian Steampunk, "vampires, werewolves, and dirigibles". A most excellent collection of characters consume this urban fantasy novel and if given the option, I would like nothing more than to jump head first into 1870 Great Britain as long as I were to have Lord Akeldama hosting me with tea and his drone Biffy, a connoisseur of all things lovely, available for fashion advice.

Mad Scientist:  Lord Akeldama is just a brilliant character.  He was a character that also had me hooked.  I could not wait to get more of him.  *Gasps*  What am I saying?  I loved every character!  I actually had a particular fondness for Madame Lefoux, owner of a hattery - Chapeau de Poupe, which provides more than just Victorian hats.  I admit Madame Lefoux is my muse!

Jen:  I was much depressed at my inability to finish the book in one sitting, but the weekday hodgepodge forced my submission, but I was able to finish it the next morning. Upon finishing, I was rather disheveled and upset and for the life of me I didn't know what to do with myself until Blameless, the next in the series, was out this past September.

Mad Scientist:  Oh my dear Jen, perk up because the adventure continues even after Blameless.  Our love of these most delightful characters will be around for a while longer.  Steampunkery will be had in a wonderful inky goodness form.

Jen:  All I can say is Carriger, you naughty little female, you have done me in with your most suspenseful plot and endearing characters, but why oh why must you torture me with your turn of events cliffhanger? It has suffused me with outright indignation and utter vexation at Alexia's latest predicament for although Lord Maccon has had a place in my heart, I feel as though I must fling him henceforth into an abyss...the brute!

Mad Scientist:  Truly a brute!  His Scottish gruffness is just too much.  *fans self*  Be still my beating heart.  I think it is about to jump out away from me.  As much as I wanted to see more of this scruffy werewolf in this novel I was happy to get to know our lovely Alexia more.  

Jen:  I will say no more, as it would be a shameful disaster to give away any of the deliciousness found within the 374 pages. My last words on the matter are, readers of Changeless may want to clear their schedules before they begin Carriger's novel because if it leaves you anything like it left me, you will find yourself wide eyed and breathless throughout!

Mad Scientist: Jen, you have it put in the most truthful manner.  This book is unbelievable.  The plots twist in unique ways, a mad scientist makes an appearance, and we have goggles & fashionable hats.  You will not want to put this book down nor will you be disappointed.  Trust us, you will jump in the carriage as soon as you set this book down for Blameless. 

As you can see, my goodness I hope so, through our reviews that this series is not to be missed.

A big Thanks to Gail for writing this lovely work of inky goodness.
You can visit Gail's website here.
You can visit Gail's GoodReads profile here.

A big Thanks to Jen for working with me on this review.
See her original review here.

Other Posts these two have created:

Intro & Interview with Jen the Bibliophile

Soulless Review

Tribute to Lord Conall Maccon

Ode to Madame Lefoux

Giveaway!!

At Steampunkery & Book Reivews

 Soulless and Changeless

***OPEN INTERNATIONALLY***

Leave a comment on the Blameless post!

At Steampunkery & Book Review!!

Closes Dec 10th

So, the winner will have a dear Christmas present from the Mad Scientist.

 &  

A Guest Review and so Much More!

Have you ever gotten all set up to do something, including getting all the necessary information to do it, putting it into a proper format and then all you really needed to do was hit the finish button and you totally spaced and never did. And then you didn't discover that you forgot until 2 days later? This, ladies and gentleman, is my life story. You'd think I would be able to remember things since I am only 27, but my children have decided otherwise and are taking my memory away. Woe the bitter agony of old age...*wink*

So, what did Jen the Bibliophile forget to do? Well, I was all prepared to post my review yesterday and that definitely didn't happen, which sucks cause it was my day of the week. *frowns* Also, I was all prepared to post this lovely Guest Review by the wonderful Jencey this morn and also spaced. Where oh where has my mind gone to? I was also reading to post about the giveaway on my solo blog and that spaced my mind as well...drat!

So, without further ado. I would like to welcome the wonderful Jencey whose favorite genre is chicklit and not only is our good friend on Goodreads.com, but also keeps her own blog at Writer's Corner. On to the review!

Title: A Trip to the Beach
Author: Melinda & Robert Blanchard
Pages: 304 pages
Published: October 10th, 2000 by Three Rivers Press

Review: The book begins with the Blanchard’s on vacation on the island of Anguilla. They have been here many times before. Melinda and Bob have developed a love for this Caribbean Island over the years. They love it so much they open a restaurant called Blanchards. The first part of the book discusses what efforts it took to open the restaurant and their struggles with the Customs Department in Anguilla. The second part is about their first year running the restaurant. The staff of this restaurant is like family to those who work there. From all the celebrity guests who visit the restaurant to local politics. Then part three is the most compelling part of the book. The Blanchards go on vacation and category four hurricane hits the island of Anguilla. What happens to the restaurant? Will they be able to rebuild?
I liked this book. I thought it was an easy read and kept my interest. Also the book discusses that anything is possible when you put your mind to it. What are your dreams? What would you do to accomlish your dreams?