Win an ARC of GIRL OF FIRE AND THORNS!!
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Guys, I LOVE this book, The Girl of Fire and Thorns by Rae Carson.
And I’m not the only one:
“Rae Carson’s heroine is a perfect blend of the ordinary and the extraordinary. I loved her.”
— Megan Whalen Turner, author of Newbery Honor book, THE THIEF
and
“Elisa is a wonderful, believable hero, the kind that every reader can imagine as herself. I charged through the book in two days, savoring Elisa’s realness and her unique, wonderful world! Engrossing.”
— Tamora Pierce, author of New York Times bestseller BLOODHOUND
You can win an ARC–an advanced reader copy–of the book and read it before everybody else!
All you have to do to enter is pick a number between 1 and 422 and post it in the comments. I’ll respond with a line from that page in the book. When we’re all done (12:00 midnight on Tuesday), I’ll do a random number generator thingy and that person will be the winner. Be sure to include your email when you leave your comment so I can contact you if you win.
Come back and read all the comments, and you’ll get some awesome sneak peeks of the book!
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.
Good luck!
08/22/2011 at 8:14 am
321!
08/22/2011 at 8:28 am
From page 321:
In this prayerless moment, I feel bereft and darkly wrong.
08/22/2011 at 8:24 am
I’ve already pre-ordered this book so you don’t have to enter me, but give me a line anyway! pg 212
Looking forward to reading it!!
08/22/2011 at 8:26 am
You got it, Deb. From page 212, Elisa strategizing:
It feels ludicrous, like we’re little children playing at war, which, of course, most of us are.
08/22/2011 at 8:31 am
That is such a good line I must have one! Let’s say 17 (but I’ll buy it at my local, ’cause I neeeeeed them).
08/22/2011 at 8:36 am
17 it is!
“Our marriage is part of a treaty I made with your father.”
08/22/2011 at 8:29 am
359
alainala@hotmail.ca
08/22/2011 at 8:32 am
Thanks for entering! Here’s a line from page 359:
Fortunately, no one tries to coerce me into mounting a horse.
08/22/2011 at 8:31 am
Oh, another contest 😀
I’ll pick 244!
Thank you! 🙂
08/22/2011 at 8:39 am
Yes, another contest! I’ll be doing some other ones, soon, too. Here’s a line from page 244:
He leans forward until his bloated lips are a handsbreadth from my brow.
08/22/2011 at 8:32 am
313
🙂 i so what this book great give away xx
08/22/2011 at 8:35 am
Annmarie, it’s such a great book! Here’s your line from page 313:
Distant monastery bells ring their midday triplets as a small, barefoot boy brings two platters of spiced, shredded beef and accompanying flatbread.
08/23/2011 at 2:15 pm
Hey, isn’t that what you had for lunch yesterday? You’re so sneaky.
08/22/2011 at 9:19 am
Ooh, I’ve been looking forward to this book for a long time! How about… page 294? 🙂
08/22/2011 at 9:21 am
Jen, you are going to love this book! From page 294:
“You must flee. Now. Today!”
08/22/2011 at 9:56 am
One of the best perks about being back in America is that I can enter these things 😀
42!
08/22/2011 at 10:00 am
Best number ever!
The next day I ride with Aneaxi, who needs extra space so her splinted leg can lie across the bench.
08/22/2011 at 10:04 am
Awesome! This books looks awesome!
page 2
laurapauling at yahoo dot com
08/22/2011 at 10:11 am
It IS awesome! Here’s a line from page 2:
“Almost there, Elisa,” Aneaxi assures, but I have a sickening hunch that when next I inhale, the gown’s grip on my lungs will prove deadly.
08/22/2011 at 10:04 am
I’m surprised more haven’t said 42! but maybe I’m just a big nerd. 42!
08/22/2011 at 10:12 am
You’re the second 42 (Jei is a big nerd, too) 😀 It’s okay to choose the same page–if it’s chosen I’ll just do the random number thing again. From page 42:
I realize I’m peering from the carriage clad only in my chemise and torn slip.
08/22/2011 at 10:16 am
318!
08/22/2011 at 10:49 am
Here’s a line from page 318!
“And if we are captured?” Maya asks in a small voice.
08/22/2011 at 10:17 am
I pick page 134! 🙂
lcrowe555@gmail.com
Lea @ LC’s Adventures in Libraryland
08/22/2011 at 10:50 am
An excellent page!
“…Moments later, Ximena killed him with nothing but a hairpin.”
08/22/2011 at 10:18 am
Hrrrnmmm a number. I like 406.
Thanks for the giveaway.
08/22/2011 at 10:51 am
So do I! From page 406:
She doesn’t yet understand how determined I’ve become.
08/22/2011 at 10:27 am
Ingrid wants 111 please… 🙂
08/22/2011 at 10:53 am
Then you’ve got it! 😀
Everyone mills about, pinching bits of the kitchen master’s pollo pibil from blackened banana leaves and drinking sweet late-harvest wine.
08/22/2011 at 12:26 pm
Oooh! I picked a good one! You know how I love alliteration.
08/22/2011 at 10:34 am
Don’t enter me in the contest, but give me a quote, please! Page 100.
08/22/2011 at 10:54 am
You got it. From page 100:
“What awaits me at the gates of the enemy?”
08/22/2011 at 10:37 am
6
08/22/2011 at 10:55 am
Page six it is!
I don’t care about any of this, just that King Alejandro is ugly.
08/22/2011 at 11:04 am
57
08/22/2011 at 11:08 am
From page 57:
And she glides away as if she were the princess and I a dumpy maid in a sooty dress.
08/22/2011 at 11:08 am
Hmmm…how about 228.
08/22/2011 at 11:10 am
An excellent choice!
“And be sure to watch for vipers.”
08/22/2011 at 11:46 am
Let’s try 61.
08/22/2011 at 11:54 am
Let’s! From page 61:
“I’d like to introduce Lucero-Elisa de Riqueza, princess of Orovalle.”
08/22/2011 at 11:47 am
378, please! Sounds like such a great book….
08/22/2011 at 11:56 am
It IS! From page 378:
“You are a beautiful queen, Elisa,” he says, voice pitched low.
08/22/2011 at 12:24 pm
I’m going with 222. Seems like a nice round number.
08/22/2011 at 12:25 pm
Good one! Thanks for playing. Here’s a line from page 222:
I nod, even though the prospect of leading the group into enemy territory terrifies me.
08/22/2011 at 1:33 pm
Sarah, I LOVE how you are always involved with your readers and friends 🙂 Page 16 please!
Jodi
jolee95@q.com
08/22/2011 at 1:38 pm
😀 I’m lucky to have such talented friends with such awesome books! Here’s a line from page 16:
“Alejandro…what do you want? From me?”
08/22/2011 at 3:43 pm
I’ve heard so many great things about this book! I can’t wait to read it! My number is…413!
rachel.danae226@gmail.com
08/22/2011 at 4:01 pm
You picked a climactic page!
The maelstrom of light from my Godstone is all around me now, swirling and beautiful and terrifying.
08/22/2011 at 3:50 pm
Let’s try 400.
08/22/2011 at 4:03 pm
You got it!
Just maybe I’ll have one last chance to do something right.
08/22/2011 at 5:43 pm
gotta go with my lucky #18 🙂
poisnivyred AT gmail.com
08/22/2011 at 5:47 pm
All righty! 18 it is:
His face is so intent on mine, so interested in what I have to say, that I blurt, “She hates me.”
08/22/2011 at 7:50 pm
Since I can’t do page 1, I am going to go with the last page, 422. Just to be weird, reading a line from the last page before the first 😛
Bre:)
brekenney@q.com
08/22/2011 at 8:47 pm
Hiya Bre! Here’s a line from page 422:
For the first time in a long time, I am not afraid.
08/23/2011 at 4:48 am
Sounds awesome! Thanks for the giveaway
I’ll have 212
08/23/2011 at 4:50 am
Ooops forgot my email : booksaremagic44@yahoo.com
08/23/2011 at 7:28 am
Sure thing! From page 212:
(another food sentence because I’m hungry):
We sit cross-legged, poring over the list while we dine on leg of lamb stuffed with white beans and mushrooms.
08/23/2011 at 8:56 am
21!
danielleldelisle@gmail.com
08/23/2011 at 9:37 am
From page 21:
It will be too, too easy to love him.
08/23/2011 at 8:57 am
62! 😀
scarroll21(at)gmail(dot)com
08/23/2011 at 9:39 am
You got it! From page 62:
I’m not really his wife in this stifling place, and in spite of our conversation on our wedding night, hardly even his friend.
08/23/2011 at 8:58 am
Fun. Okay, page 137. This sounds like my kind of book. karenhallam@ymail.com & thanks
08/23/2011 at 9:40 am
I hope it is your kind of book! From page 137:
I stare at him like a dead rock cod.
08/23/2011 at 9:09 am
How about 177?
spav05(at)gmail(dot)com
08/23/2011 at 9:42 am
Sounds good to me. From page 177:
He wipes his mouth with the hem of his robe and belches happily.
08/23/2011 at 9:25 am
Thank you for the giveaway! 285?
08/23/2011 at 9:43 am
Sure thing! A line from page 285 (another food line, because they are my favorites):
Mara has made my favorite dish tonight–lamb shanks roasted in coals and sliced thin, then rolled with a batter of bread and onions, garlic and pine nuts.
08/23/2011 at 10:05 am
53! Please and thank you 🙂 Lots of folk have picked high numbers, so I thought I’d pick the other end of the spectrum! This book sounds seriously intriguing!
08/23/2011 at 10:12 am
It IS seriously intriguing! I loved it. And here’s a line from page 53:
“I’m going to ask you to keep a secret for me,” he says as Ximena brushes past us into the room.
08/23/2011 at 11:04 am
100!
08/23/2011 at 11:10 am
You got it! From page 100:
“So they believe it means that the bearer should not be told about the danger.”
08/23/2011 at 12:17 pm
12!
Fun contest!
08/23/2011 at 12:22 pm
😀 Here’s a line from page 12:
A bevy of servants, dressed in white with garlands of paper flowers, has come with her to escort us to our nuptial chamber.
08/23/2011 at 2:28 pm
63
NoraAdrienne (at) gmail (dot) com
08/23/2011 at 2:39 pm
Here’s a line from page 63:
I finish my breakfast with genuine pleasure, savoring the tiny quiches and spicy sausage.
08/23/2011 at 3:44 pm
22, please! Sorry I didn’t get to this earlier, I basically passed out last night after a long day of classes.
08/23/2011 at 4:27 pm
Hey, no worries! The contest is open until midnight. And now a line from page 22:
“Do not be afraid to be queen.”
08/23/2011 at 4:12 pm
Was going to pick 422 (naughty, I know!) but I’ll settle for 311 please!
08/23/2011 at 4:29 pm
It’s just as well–somebody else already picked 422! So here’s a line from 311:
The lighthearted banter that characterized the first leg of our journey has been replaced by brooding silence.
08/23/2011 at 7:39 pm
402
08/23/2011 at 7:59 pm
Here’s a line from page 402:
“Have you come to gloat?” she asks.