CONTEST OVER!
Thanks for stopping by! The contest has ended and the winner notified.
I have long been a huge fan of Sherry Thomas‘s romance novels, so imagine my excitement when she sent an ARC of her first young adult novel!! Yeah, I was pretty freaking excited.
If you’re a reader of YA fantasy like Rae Carson‘s Girl of Fire and Thorns trilogy or Kristin Cashore’s Graceling, you will lrrrrrve this book. Obligatory dog-with-book photo:
YOU can win an ARC (a signed early review copy) of this book by playing the sentence game!
All you have to do to enter is pick a number between 1 and 449 and post it in the comments. I’ll respond with a sentence from that page in the book. When we’re all done (12:00 midnight on Friday), I’ll do a random number generator thingy and that person will be the winner, and I will send you the book.
Come back and read all the comments, and you’ll get some fiery sneak peeks!
Here is the new cover, too, ‘cos the ARC has the old one:
[Oh, and if two (or more!) people pick the same page, that’s fine–if that page number is the winner, I’ll just do another random generator thingie for that page. And if the page you pick is blank, I’ll give you the next page with words on it.]
Good luck!
09/04/2013 at 1:58 pm
203!
09/04/2013 at 2:02 pm
YOU are going to lrrrrrve this book, too! From p 203:
“I know you are tired.” He closed the door behind him and directed a keep-away charm at it. “But I also know that you are strong.”
09/04/2013 at 2:14 pm
416 😀
09/04/2013 at 2:23 pm
From p 416!
The blood oath called for him to do his utmost to help Fairfax in her goal of freeing her guardian.
09/04/2013 at 2:36 pm
“Blood oath” is a good term to find in a book 😀
09/04/2013 at 2:36 pm
YES.
09/04/2013 at 2:31 pm
99!
09/04/2013 at 2:34 pm
Hello! Here is a line from p 99:
Did she pass for a boy? He was not entirely confident. But assumption was a powerful thing, especially such a big-belief assumption.
09/04/2013 at 2:32 pm
47!
This one looks very cool! I’ve been ogling it on goodreads for a while now…
09/04/2013 at 2:36 pm
It is definitely ogleworthy! From p 47:
With a swish of his wand, doors shut, drapes drew, and a dense fog rose from the floor.
09/05/2013 at 3:40 am
7
09/05/2013 at 12:48 pm
From p 7:
“Oh, he’s lucky to have you, he is,” said Mrs. Needles.
09/05/2013 at 3:45 am
Oh! Uhh page 274! My sister picked cause I couldn’t decide 😛
09/05/2013 at 12:47 pm
So does she get to read the book if you win? 🙂
From p 274:
He almost did not hear a thing she said as he recalled what he had said. If you loved me, everything would be so much easier.
09/06/2013 at 2:28 am
Haha! Even if I did give it to her, I’d read it faster than her lol. But I will share. PS. So many feels from that sentence!
09/05/2013 at 3:45 am
305!
Love this!
09/05/2013 at 12:45 pm
Yay! It’s fun for me, too. From p 305:
“And that is why you do not trifle with the Master of the Domain.”
09/05/2013 at 3:57 am
48
09/05/2013 at 12:43 pm
From p 48!
Waving away the fog, he summoned Dalbert, his valet and personal spymaster.
09/05/2013 at 4:00 am
309
09/05/2013 at 12:42 pm
From p 309:
Titus took a seat on a low stool before the throne. “I seek your knowledge, Your Highness.”
09/05/2013 at 5:19 am
Is this contest valid in Canada? Either way, here’s my pick for a page number sneak peek: 5
Thanks!
09/05/2013 at 12:40 pm
You betcha! From p 5:
“I had no idea you were such a mighty elemental mage, MIss Seabourne,” marveled Mrs. Needles.
09/05/2013 at 7:33 am
172.
I’m a fan of everything Sherry Thomas writes. Excited for The Burning Sky!
09/05/2013 at 12:38 pm
You and me both! From p 172:
She sent a huge spray of water his way, only to have it all thrown back at her, followed by a cowpat that hit her solidly in the rib cage.
09/05/2013 at 11:05 am
316
09/05/2013 at 12:37 pm
From p 316!
He smiled. Her arrival might have turned over the hourglass on what remained of his life, but before she came, he never smiled. Or laughed.
09/05/2013 at 12:30 pm
How about page 187!!
Thanks for the giveaway!
09/05/2013 at 12:34 pm
You’re very welcome!! A line from p 187:
“Last time he helped me, he used my left testicle for a pincushion,” she said.
09/05/2013 at 12:46 pm
222
I love her work! Thanks for doing this 🙂
09/05/2013 at 12:51 pm
You’re very welcome! And so do I. From p 222:
She was a bird in a cage. The prince was stark naked not six feet from her.
09/06/2013 at 4:38 pm
After reading that I want the book. Right now! Too much time left to wait *runs off to cry*
09/06/2013 at 8:19 pm
RIGHT???!
09/05/2013 at 1:12 pm
page 136!!!!!
09/05/2013 at 1:22 pm
You got it! From p 136:
And did she dare throw caution to the wind and call down a second bolt of lightning, if it should come to that?
09/05/2013 at 1:42 pm
Page 88
09/05/2013 at 3:07 pm
From p 88:
Closing his fist, he said, “We are in trouble.”
09/05/2013 at 2:00 pm
Page 349! 🙂
09/05/2013 at 3:10 pm
Yay! From p 349:
“So … you want me to fall in love with you, while you play kissing games with another girl?”
09/05/2013 at 3:49 pm
27, please!
09/05/2013 at 3:58 pm
Yay Steph! Thanks for playing. From p 27:
She sighed in relief. She’d feared that her ears had bled and she’d find bits of brain on her palm.
09/05/2013 at 4:26 pm
22, please.
09/05/2013 at 5:06 pm
From p 22!
Yes, she was a fine elemental mage by current standards, yet she was nothing compared to the Greats.
09/05/2013 at 5:22 pm
30!
09/05/2013 at 8:55 pm
Okay! From p 30:
“Get out!” Master Haywood bellowed. “Leave this instant!”
09/05/2013 at 5:41 pm
351. This is awesome. Yay for mini sneak peeks!
09/05/2013 at 8:56 pm
😀 From p 351:
The dragons took a fifteen-second rest and then attacked again.
09/06/2013 at 7:35 am
Oh, dragons! This is so cool…
09/05/2013 at 11:06 pm
448! 😀
09/06/2013 at 12:18 am
Ooh. From p 448!
She was here. She was here. She was here.
09/06/2013 at 12:08 am
110~ 😀
09/06/2013 at 12:20 am
From p 110! 😀
His breath against her skin sent a jolt of heat through her entire person. She couldn’t quite look at him.
09/06/2013 at 2:28 am
Page 267 please 🙂
09/06/2013 at 12:34 pm
Sure thing! From p 267:
“I will not have people say I needed to be patched up after a mere conversation with that gorgon.”
09/06/2013 at 2:34 am
283! So excited for Burning Sky! It sounds amazing!
09/06/2013 at 12:35 pm
It IS amazing!! From p 283:
But now that danger is past, we must do everything in our power to preserve your current identity.
09/06/2013 at 2:34 am
P135
09/06/2013 at 12:36 pm
From p 135!
But she had wanted truth and he, in a fit of derangement, had wanted honesty and fair dealing.
09/06/2013 at 11:52 pm
I had no idea Sherry Thomas had written a YA book. So excited.
I’ll go for page 227.
Thanks so much for the news and for doing this!
09/07/2013 at 1:36 am
😀 Thanks for entering!! From p 227:
The hour of his meeting with the Inquisitor drew even nearer.
09/07/2013 at 9:45 am
I dunno if I’m not to late but stil I can try… so I would like a sentence from p 6
09/07/2013 at 12:03 pm
Alas, too late! The contest ended at midnight, central time. Try again soon!