Tuesday, June 26, 2012

Towering TBR Tuesday--Huge G*veaway

Well, today was a first. I was totally stood up by a guest author. So, what does someone do when faced with an empty blog page and no backup plan?

Run a contest, of course!

So, let's play a game. Match the first two sentences of the book with the correct title...and, yeah, sure you can cheat :-) Everyone who has all the answers right will be entered to win all the books. All. of. them. Let's get started!

1. Natalie Fleming had done the impossible, and she couldn't quite believe it. But as she stood there with her hands on her hips surveying the gleaming storefront of Scrumptuous, she knew it was true.

2. Behind you the module burns. Before you....Cold.

3. I've been locked up for 264 days. I have nothing but a small notebook and a broken pen and the numbers in my head to keep me company.

4. The air had a brutal edge to it as I stood outside of Love the Bean, the local free-trade coffee shop. Snow from a recent storm had frozen over in the subsequent days' chill, leaving the roads and the sidewalks in town slick and hazardous.

5. "You're all going to die!" A vulture, perched on a granite gargoyle guarding the double doors, flapped his large wings.

6. The car was black. Black body shell, black wheels, black bumpers, black windows.

7. It was an anniversary of sorts. The anniversary of her death.

Well, weren't those illuminating? I'll help you cheat by giving you links to the books where one might be able to read the first lines.

A. SHATTER ME, by Tahereh Mafi

B. HOLD ME IF YOU CAN, by Stephanie Rowe

C. BLACK JACK, by Lora Leigh

D. THE RESTORATION GAME, by Ken MacLeod

E. A DEMON DOES IT BETTER, by Linda Wisdom

F. PLANESRUNNER, by Ian McDonald

G. A BEAUTIFUL DARK, by Jocelyn Davies

Note: Some of these are ARCs. You know the drill....Comment/answers for one entry. If you'd like extra entries, follow the blog for one, follow me on Twitter for a second, and Tweet the contest for a third. Ready, set, cheat!

41 comments:

  1. A=3, B=1, C=7, D=2, E=5, F=6 & G=4

    I thinks I need a life. I cheat.
    Fun none the same.

    +1 comment
    +1 blog follow
    +1 twitter follow

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  2. 1. (B) Hold Me If You Can
    2. (D) The Restoration Game
    3. (A) Shatter Me
    4. (G) A Beautiful Dark
    5. (E) A Demon Does It Better
    6. (F) Planesrunner
    7. (C) Black Jack

    Thanks Suzanne. This was fun!

    +1 comment
    +1 follow: GFC - Molly Frenzel
    +1 Twitter: @dg_molly
    +1 Tweet: https://twitter.com/dg_molly/status/217634012099903488

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  3. Oh, I love those contests!
    Here are my answers:

    A (Shatter Me) is number 3
    B (Hold Me If You Can) is number 1
    C (Black Jack) is number 7
    D (The Restoration Game) is number 2
    E (A Demon Does It Better) is number 5
    F (Planesrunner) is number 6
    G (A Beautiful Dark) is number 4


    +1 comment
    +1 follow through GFC under celebridal
    +1 follow at twitter @celebridal
    +1 Tweeted: https://twitter.com/celebridal/status/217648072493244416

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  4. I've only read Shatter Me, so yeah, had to cheat. :P

    1-B
    2-D
    3-A
    4-G
    5-E
    6-F
    7-C

    goonie4ever(at)gmail(dot)com

    +1 comment
    +1 GFC: Kelly
    +1 Twitter: kellym2372
    +1 Tweet: https://twitter.com/kellym2372/status/217662362197557248

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  5. I really needed the help:
    A=3
    B=1
    C=7
    D=2
    E=5
    F=6
    G=4

    +1comment
    +1blog follow

    isabelle(dot)frisch(at)gmail(dot)com

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  6. At this point, since everyone can see other comment posts, you don't even need to do more than read comments to cheat :)

    A3, B1, C7, D2, E5, F6, G4

    +1 blog follow
    +1 twitter follow
    +1 RT (lenamoster)

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  7. LOL. Very true! Roger should get an extra point since he cheated first, and now you just have to use his answers to cheat!

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  8. 1-B
    2-D
    3-A
    4-G
    5-E
    6-F
    7-C

    +1 comment
    +1 GFC follower

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  9. what a nice giveaway! thank you so much!

    1-b, 2-d, 3-a, 4-g, 5-e, 6-f, 7-c

    +1 blog follow Melliane
    +1 twitter follow @betweendandr
    +1 tweeted: https://twitter.com/betweendandr/status/217687031952842752

    ellana_(at)hotmail(dot)fr

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  10. Love the contest!
    Thanks so much:)
    1. B
    2. D
    3. A
    4. G
    5. E
    6. F
    7. C

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  11. GFC Christina Kit.

    ccfioriole at gmail dot com

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  12. Twitter follower @christinafiorio

    ccfioriole at gmail dot com

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  13. Thanks for this Suzanne, and I am sorry about your guest author.
    My cheated answers:
    1. (B) Hold Me If You Can
    2. (D) The Restoration Game
    3. (A) Shatter Me
    4. (G) A Beautiful Dark
    5. (E) A Demon Does It Better
    6. (F) Planesrunner
    7. (C) Black Jack

    +1 comment
    +1 follower
    +1 Twitter follower
    +1 retweet earlier today :)

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  14. I tweeted https://twitter.com/christinafiorio/status/217688678670155777

    ccfioriole at gmail dot com

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  15. Wow! What a fun contest! I would go with 1. B, 2. C, 3. A, 4. G, 5. D, 6. F, and 7. E (I already have this, loved it). Sorry about the guest, I'm sure he/she will fell bad when they realize. Thanks for the contest though! bpatrick64113@sbcglobal.net +1 Comment +1 Follower

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  16. 1. B
    2. D
    3. A
    4. G
    5. E
    6. F
    7. C

    +1 comment
    +1 blog follower: Throuthehaze
    +1 twitter follower @raelena85

    throuthehaze at gmail dot com

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  17. Yup - had to cheat too! :)

    1. B
    2. D
    3. A
    4. G
    5. E
    6. F
    7. C

    +1 comment
    +1 GFC: Leanne Goon
    +1 Twitter: @leannessf
    +1 Tweeted: https://twitter.com/leannessf/status/217732023446536193

    Thanks so much for this awesome giveaway!
    Leanne
    leannessf at gmail dot com

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  18. Hmmm... well I wasn't smart enough to cheat by reading the comments... I cheated by searching! LOL!

    1 = B
    2 = D
    3 = A
    4 = G
    5 = E
    6 = F
    7 = C

    I've not read any of them, so it would be great to win!

    rissatoo (ATgmail DOTcom)
    +4: comment, follower, follower, retweeter (well, it *will* be retweeted as soon as I can get on twitter! Promise!)

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  19. 1. B
    2. D
    3. A
    4. G
    5. E
    6. F
    7. C

    +1 blog follower
    +1 twitter follower

    Sara M
    sara_UFblog [at] yahoo [dot] com

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  20. Sure don't mind you being stood up more often!
    1. B
    2. D
    3. A
    4. G
    5. E
    6. F
    7. C

    +4: comment, blog & twitter follow, tweeted https://twitter.com/LindaThum/status/217802029542817792

    thumbelinda03@yahoo.com

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  21. 1. (B) Hold Me If You Can
    2. (D) The Restoration Game
    3. (A) Shatter Me
    4. (G) A Beautiful Dark
    5. (E) A Demon Does It Better
    6. (F) Planesrunner
    7. (C) Black Jack

    +1 comment
    +1 blog follow
    +1 twitter follow

    lesly7ch(at)yahoo(dot)com

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  22. 1. Hold me If you Can
    2. The Restoration Game
    3. Shatter Me
    4. A beautiful Dark
    5. A Demon Does it better
    6. Planesrunner
    7. Black Jack

    Thanks for the fun contest :D
    +1 for Comment
    +1 for blog Follower (GFC and email)

    rachchan2006@yahoo.com.au

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  23. 1.B
    2.D
    3.A
    4.G
    5.E
    6.F
    7.C

    +1 comment
    +1 GFC/email follower

    pefrw at yahoo dot com

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  24. 1. B
    2. D
    3. A
    4. G
    5. E
    6. F
    7. C

    Thanks for the giveaway!
    +1 comment
    +1 blog follower

    Mgonzales216(at)gmail(dot)com

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  25. 1 = B
    2 = D
    3 = A
    4 = G
    5 = E
    6 = F
    7 = C

    <3 Thank you so much for this perfect giveaway :D *Fingers crossed.* <3

    +1 comment
    +1 blog follow

    Love, Carina ~ carina-olsen@hotmail.com

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  26. late, so i dont get an extra T_T

    1 = B, 2 = D, 3 = A, 4 = G, 5 = E, 6 = F, 7 = C

    eli_y83@yahoo.com

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  27. I'd love to have all of those!

    #1 - B
    #2 - D
    #3 - A
    #4 - G
    #5 - E
    #6 - F
    #7 - C

    +1 comment
    +1 GFC follower: Lyssa Anne
    +1 twitter follower: @lyssad87
    +1 retweeted

    Thanks for the giveaway!

    lyssad87(at)gmail(dot)com

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  28. Amazing giveaway! So excited!



    1 = B. HOLD ME IF YOU CAN, by Stephanie Rowe
    2 = D. THE RESTORATION GAME, by Ken MacLeod
    3 = A. SHATTER ME, by Tahereh Mafi
    4 = G. A BEAUTIFUL DARK, by Jocelyn Davies
    5 = E. A DEMON DOES IT BETTER, by Linda Wisdom
    6 = F. PLANESRUNNER, by Ian McDonald
    7 = C. BLACK JACK, by Lora Leigh

    GFC - sarah elizabeth
    twitter follower @bookworm_sarah
    i tweeted! https://twitter.com/bookworm_sarah/status/218058427887386624

    Thanks! So much fun!

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  29. 1b,2d,3a,4g,5e,6f,7c

    Yep. I had to cheat, but awesome contest.

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  30. Thank you so much.

    1 = B.
    2 = D.
    3 = A.
    4 = G.
    5 = E.
    6 = F.
    7 = C.



    +1 comment
    +1 GFC follower:Jennifer
    +1 twitter follower: @jlkalman26
    +1 tweet
    https://twitter.com/jlkalman26/status/218127084856422400

    jlkalman26 at gmail dot com

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  31. thank you so much for allowing us to cheat , LOL :)

    really like to win those books !

    1.(B) ; 2.(D); 3.(A) ; 4.(G) ; 5.(E) ; 6.(F) ; 7.(C)

    +1 comment
    +1 blog follow
    +1 twitter follow (@becunique)

    uniquas at ymail dot com

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  32. 1. B
    2. D
    3. A
    4. G
    5. E
    6. F
    7. C

    I follow the blog.

    Thanks for the giveaway.

    bn100candg(at)hotmail(dot)com

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  33. Oh, this sounds fun!!

    1. B
    2. D
    3. A
    4. G
    5. E
    6. F
    7. C

    +1 comment
    +1 follow blog Kah_cherub
    +1 follow Twitter @vollkopf
    +1 REtweet

    thank you for the chance!

    kah_cherub at hotmail dot com

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  34. 1) Hold Me by Stephanie Rowe
    2) The Restoration Game by Ken MacLeod
    3) Shatter Me by Tahereh Mari
    4) A Beautiful Dark by Jocelyn Davies
    5) A Demon Does It Better by Linda Wisdom
    6) PLANESRUNNER by Ian McDonald
    7) Black Jack by Lora Leigh

    +1 GFC follower
    +1 commented
    +1 Twitter follower
    +1 tweete-https://twitter.com/joleneallcock/status/218771830180294656


    june111(at)att(dot)net

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  35. This should be fun!
    1. B. HOLD ME IF YOU CAN, by Stephanie Rowe
    2. D. THE RESTORATION GAME, by Ken MacLeod
    3. A. SHATTER ME, by Tahereh Mafi
    4. G. A BEAUTIFUL DARK, by Jocelyn Davies
    5. E. A DEMON DOES IT BETTER, by Linda Wisdom
    6. F. PLANESRUNNER, by Ian McDonald
    7. C. BLACK JACK, by Lora Leigh

    +1 comment
    +1 GFC
    +1 twitter (beckerjo)
    +1 tweet
    https://twitter.com/beckerjo/status/218892638395437056

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  36. 1. Hold Me If You Can
    2. The Restoration Game
    3. Shatter Me
    4. A Beautiful Dark
    5. A Demon Does It Better
    6. Planesrunner
    7. Black Jack

    +1 comment
    +1 blog follow
    +1 twitter follower (@chibii9)

    chibipooh(at)gmail(dot)com

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  37. so, here it is

    1) Hold Me
    2) The Restoration Game, Ken MacLeod
    3) Shatter Me, Tahereh Mari
    4) A Beautiful Dark, Jocelyn Davies
    5) A Demon Does it better, Linda Wisdom
    6) Planerruner, Ian McDonald
    7) Black Jack, Lora Leig

    +1 comment
    +1 blog follow
    +1 twitter follower

    aliasgirl at libero dot it

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  38. 1. (B) Hold Me If You Can
    2. (D) The Restoration Game
    3. (A) Shatter Me
    4. (G) A Beautiful Dark
    5. (E) A Demon Does It Better
    6. (F) Planesrunner
    7. (C) Black Jack

    +1 Comment
    +1 Blog follower: Spav
    +1 Twitter follower: (@Sparima)
    +1 Tweet: https://twitter.com/Sparima/status/219206341221289984

    spav05(AT)gmail(DOT)com

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  39. How sad to be stood up & we are happy!
    1. B
    2. D
    3. A
    4. G
    5. E
    6. F
    7. C

    +4 comment, blog & twitter follow, tweeted https://twitter.com/LindaThum/status/217802029542817792

    thumbelinda03@yahoo.com

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  40. Thanks for the awesome giveaway!

    1. B
    2. D
    3. A
    4. G
    5. E
    6. F
    7. C

    +1 comment
    +1 follower alicia0605
    +1 twitter alicia0605
    +1 tweet
    https://twitter.com/alicia0605/status/219814931908919298

    aliciahall0605(AT)yahoo(DOT)com

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  41. This was fun!!!

    1- B
    2- D
    3- A
    4- G
    5- E
    6- F
    7- C

    +1 gfc follower Tiffany Drew
    +1 twitter follower @enterthedrew
    +1 tweet: https://twitter.com/enterthedrew/status/219899290766688256

    jaidahsmommy(at)comcast(dot)net

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