Happy New Year, everyone!Here is your post to link up your January reviews for the Morganville Vampires Reading Challenge 2012! For the sign-up post, go here.
Due to conversations I've had with publishers regarding prizes, the way I'm going to have people enter for the prizes is going to be a little different to what you see on other blogs. People will have to opt in to enter, rather than just submitting a review.
Unfortunately, the publishers I have contacted are only able to send prizes to their own countries - the UK and the US - so there won't be one prize pack everyone can enter to win. Those outside The UK and the US won't be able to enter - I'm sorry, but I have no control over where the publishers send the prizes, I'm afraid. Hopefully you'll still continue with the challenge anyway.
However, for those who are from the UK and the US, I'm going to make this as fair as I can. There will be two forms to fill in to enter for the various prizes when possible.
Please go and read Morganville Vampires Reading Challenge Info page as there have been some updates regarding prizes - which explains why there is one prize for the US and two bundle prizes for the UK. Also, I have heard from Allison & Busby that book 13 in the Morganville Vampires series may not be released in the UK until 2013. If this is the case, I'll still count up to book 12, Black Dawn, for the levels of Myrnin and Bishop.
For this month, the prizes are as follows.
UK Bundle 1:
Morganville Vampires Omnibus 1, Morganville Vampires Omnibus 2 & Working Stiff by Rachel Caine
UK Bundle 2: Flying Blind by Deborah Cooke, Winging It by Deborah Cooke & Enthralled Anthology
US entrants will be entering to win a copy of the Immortal Anthology from Smart Pop Books. UK entrants will be entering to win either bundle, which include a copy of the Morganville Vampires Omnibus 1 and Morganville Vampires Omnibus 2, Working Stiff by Rachel Caine, MV temporary tattoos, Weather Warden temporary tattoos and a MV canvas bag from Allison and Busby, or Flying Blind and Winging It by Deborah Cooke, the first two books in The Dragon Diaries series, MV temporary tattoos and Weather Warden temporary tattoos from Allison and Busby and Enthralled Anthology from HarperCollins UK. Each anthology contains a short story written by Rachel Caine in the Morganville Vampires universe. Thank you to both Allison and Busby, HarperCollins UK an Smart Pop Books for sponsoring the challenge with these prizes.
CONTESTS ARE NOW CLOSED!
And now, to submit your reviews! Everyone, no matter where you're from, can submit their reviews from January in the comments below, so we can see everyone's progress and how we're liking the books! Please link directly to your review, NOT your blog home page.
Bummers >< I am not living in the US or UK, but I will still be accepting the challenge because I just loved the series so much! And it's officially started!
ReplyDeleteThis is my first time participating in a blog book challenge, I'm afraid if I would do something wrong:P So all I have to do is just post the link to my review here?
I'm sorry! But I'm so glad you've decided to continue with the challenge! :)
ReplyDeleteOh, I don't think there's really anything you can do wrong. Yes, once you've reviewed a MV book, just submit the URL that goes directly to the review (not your blog, the actual review) along with your blog name into the Mr Linky above. :)
Oh it's okay! Alright, I am almost done with book one;D Thank you!
ReplyDeleteGreat stuff! I look forward to you're review!
ReplyDeleteSubmitted my review for 'Glass Houses' so far! Hope you love it!
ReplyDeleteGreat stuff! Cheers, Aishah!
ReplyDeleteThanks...hope it's good enough to win the copy of enthralled though...really want to read 'Automatic' especially..being a Morganville Short Story.
ReplyDeleteCan you mix and match with the books of the UK bundles or not? :)
ReplyDeleteI'm afraid now. I've had to sort out a certain order, because there are certain books Allison & Busby want sent out together, it's how they're offered., so I've added a book here and there to make things work, and put the rest together. So it's as the books in the bundles that are shown that you will win.
ReplyDeleteWhen does this first challenge review end Joanne..Is it January 31st?
ReplyDeleteYup, the contests for January finish on 31st Jan. The next month's contests starts 1st February, and the winners of the Jan contests will be announced then, too.
ReplyDeleteI'm surprised noone other than me has entered!! It's sad as it is such a good challenge as well..don't know who wouldn't want to do it! :'(
ReplyDeletePeople have lots of books to read, maybe they just haven't got round to reading any of the MV books in January. It's fine :)
DeleteCan I still link up my reviews or it's too late for this month. I don't mean the giveaways, I don't qualify for them but I could link up some of my reviews.
ReplyDeleteI'm currently having issues with my Mister Linky... if you can wait a little while, I'll be posting the February link up, and you can post them in that one, that will be fine :)
DeleteYeah, my next question was going to be "How do I post the links" so thanks for answering that one... I'll wait for the February link up then!
DeleteIt's now up! :) Post when you're ready.
DeleteAs I'm having issues with the Mister Linky, the reviews submitted for January are as follows:
ReplyDeleteAishah / MorganvilleVampiresFan#1 (same person):
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/257367857
Does that mean I don't win :(...considering i'm the only one for January Joanne??
DeleteThere will be winners. I'm sorting a few things out with problems I'm having, but once that's sorted, I'll see how many people have entered and decisions will be made.
Deleteok..thanks...sorry...i just realised you're working with the EST time...must be early there because it's only 5:30 here in england! Sorry for bothering you so early...didn't realise :/
DeleteI live in the UK too! :P It's just being really strange time wise. Need to fix it, but not a priority.
DeleteUK is a good place to live...as I have been to America I pretend now..that Forks and Twilight are real and Texas and Morganville is real!!! It makes it more enjoyable if you're not as aware of the settign of the place in real life!! :)
DeleteI forgot to include my own review earlier on.
ReplyDeleteAlso, a reread of Glass Houses from Sarah.
Both are really good reviews!!! And I just wanted to say thanks to Sarah and Joanne for the copy of Enthralled!!! Sarah...thanks so much...i've wanted it for a while it's the only Morganville related book I haven't read yet I was so eager to get it! I can't tell you how thankful i am!! And Joanne thanks for hosting such an amazing challenge and being so helpful!! :)
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