Graduation Giveaway- FINAL WEEK

This contest has ended

Happy Graduation! It's been a long 4 years for us, so we'd like to end it with a bang!

This is our last week of school, and our last days as seniors! So naturally, this is the last week of the giveaway. This week we have 6 books to giveaway! We'd like to thank everyone who's followed the giveaway for the 6 weeks, and congratulate everyone who's won!

Here are the this week's books:

We will be giving away copies of:

• Perchance to Dream by Lisa Mantchev
• Beautiful Dead: Jonas by Eden Maguire
• Poetry Speaks Who I Am by Elise Paschen and Dominique Raccah
• Explorer X-Alpha by LM Preston
• The Star Shack by Lila Castle
• Birthmarked by Caragh M. O'Brien

Want to win a copy? Here are 6 ways you can enter.

• +1 (You have to do this one) Leave a comment with your e-mail, and list the order in which you want the books (1:Really Want! - 6:Kind of Want)
• +1 Link to this contest on your blog. (You get another entry for everyplace you link)
• +1 Link to this contest on your Facebook/Myspace
• +1 Twitter this contest
• +1 Like us on Facebook : YAthenaeum
• +1 Subscribe to us on YouTube : YAthenaeum
• Please provide evidence that you did the above (links will do).

Winners for this week will be drawn on Sunday June .
Books will be awarded as such:

• 1st drawn: First book on their list
  
• 2nd drawn: First available book on their list
• And so on...

Good luck!
-The YAthenaeum Team

Marr Awards Giveaway- WINNER

Oh my! We got so caught up with the Graduation Giveaway, that we forgot to announce the winner of the Marr Awards Giveaway!

Congratulations, Genesis!
You get to pick any Melissa Marr book to be awarded to you!
Please e-mail us with your choice and mailing address!

Thank you to everyone who entered! The voting stage has just begun, so please stop by and vote for Lorena (ryuumisstres) if you have a minute!

-The YAthenaeum Team

Graduation Giveaway- Week 1 WINNERS

Now that the time for entries has finished, out of a random drawing of winners. The five entrants who will be receiving books are:

• Aik- Gimme A Call (Signed)
  
• Teen Zone- Bruiser
• EVA SB- MagicKeepers
• Broodie- Summer of Skinny Dipping
  
• SRMcEvoy- Poetry Speaks Who I am
  

Congratulations to the winners, and thank you to all of you who entered. Check back tomorrow for this week's books!

-The YAthenaeum Team

Graduation Giveaway- 1st WEEK

This week's giveaway is closed.

Happy (almost) Graduation! It's been a long 4 years for us, so we'd like to end it with a bang!

Every Monday we will post 5 books (or more if we get more books) from the list. You will have until Sunday morning to enter your name into the drawing. After that, the 5 books will be awarded and the next 5 books will be announced. So if there's anything you want in specific, you'll just have to check in with us every week till it's drawn.

Here are the this week's books:

We will be giving away copies of:

• Gimme a Call by Sarah Mlynowski (SIGNED)
  
• Magickeepers: The Pyramid of Souls by Erica Kirov
• Poetry Speaks Who I Am by Elise Paschen and Dominique Raccah
• Bruiser by Neal Shusterman
• The Summer of Skinny Dipping by Amanda Howells

For a COMPLETE list of the books in the giveaway go to THIS POST

Want to win a copy? Here are 5 ways you can enter.

• +1 (You have to do this one) Leave a comment with your e-mail, and list the order in which you want the books (1:Really Want! - 5:Kind of Want)
• +1 Link to this contest on your blog. (You get another entry for everyplace you link)
• +1 Link to this contest on your Facebook/Myspace
• +1 Twitter this contest
• +1 Like us on Facebook : YAthenaeum
• Please provide evidence that you did the above (links will do).

Winners for this week will be drawn on Sunday May 9th.
Books will be awarded as such:

• 1st drawn: First book on their list
  
• 2nd drawn: First available book on their list
• And so on...

Good luck!
-The YAthenaeum Team

The Dark Divine Nail Polish WINNERS

Now that the time for entries has finished, out of a random drawing of winners.

The entrants who will be receiving a copy of The Dark Divine and TDD Nail Polish are:

Ann Diana Dihn, and Bookie

The entrants who will be receiving a bottle of TDD Nail Polish are:

Aik, and Koey

Congratulations to the winners, and thank you to all of you who entered.

-The YAthenaeum Team

The Marr Awards - GIVEAWAY

The Marr Awards are fan awards for everyone in the Wicked Lovely fandom. They are awarded TO fans BY fans and recognize amazing art, writing, and other contributions to the Wicked Lovely fandom.

So how do they work?

Wicked Lovely's fabulous fan artists are nominated by you (the fans!) for a Marr Award. There are 25 categories, ranging from Best Fan Art to Best Quote to Hottest Character. Nominations will be open for about a month. When the Nominations period is over, the lucky artists with the most nominations will move on to the Voting stage, where ALL Melissa Marr fans will be able to vote for who they think should win a Marr Award!

Cool! How can I nominate someone?

Nominating is really easy - go to the nominations page for the details. If you need to take a look at the categories available for nomination go here.

And we're happy to announce that our Art Director, Lorena, was nominated for a Marr Award under the category of Best Video for her Radiant Shadows Trailer. So in turn, we'll host a small giveaway to support her campaign and The Marr Awards! If you like her trailer please stop by the nominations page and nominate her for Best Video, she needs as many supporters as she can get!

So here's how this will work.

We will be giving away:

• (1) Copy of a Melissa Marr book. (Winner's Choice)
  

Want to win? Here are the ways you can enter.

• +1 Leave a comment or e-mail us with your e-mail and name
• +1 Tell us what Wicked Lovely Court you'd want to belong to.
  
• +1 Link to this giveaway on your blog (You get another entry for everyplace you link)
• +1 Link to this giveaway on your Facebook/Myspace
• +1 Twitter this giveaway
• +1 Become a fan of YAthenaeum on Facebook

Please provide evidence that you did the above (links will do).
Winner will be drawn on May 27th.

Review of Fragile Eternity
Review of Radiant Shadows

Good luck!

-The YAthenaeum Team

Graduation Giveaway- MAJOR UPDATE!

Our Graduation Giveaway pile has now reached a whopping 30 books! (And is subject to grow)

And we're excited to announce that the giveaway will officially begin Monday, May 3rd and will run to mid June.

So here's a sneak peak at how this is going to work:
Every Monday we will post 5 books (or more if we get more books) from the list. You will have until Sunday morning to enter your name into the drawing. After that, the 5 books will be awarded and the next 5 books will be announced. So if there's anything you want in specific, you'll just have to check in with us every week till it's drawn. Official Rules will be posted May 3rd.

Here's an updated list of books that we will be raffling out!

• Perchance to Dream by Lisa Mantchev (3 2 1)
• Beautiful Dead: Jonas by Eden Maguire (3 2 1)
• Poetry Speaks Who I Am by Elise Paschen and Dominique Raccah (3 2 1)
• Explorer X-Alpha by LM Preston (2 1)
• The Owl Keeper by Christine Brodien-Jones (1)
• Everwild by Neal Shusterman (1)
• Bruiser by Neal Shusterman (1)
• The Demon's Covenant by Sarah Rees Brennan(1)
• Princess for Hire by Lindsey Leavitt(1)
• Magickeepers: The Pyramid of Souls by Erica Kirov (1)
• Never Blame the Umpire by Gene Fehler (1)
• The Popularity Papers by Amy Ignatow (1)
• Hailey Twitch is Not a Snitch by Lauren Barnholdt (1)
• Riding Invisible by Sandra Alonzo (1)
• The Enemy by Charlie Higson (1)
• The Summer of Skinny Dipping by Amanda Howells (1)
• My Soul to Save by Rachel Vincent (1)
• The Golden Spiral by Lisa Mangum (1)
• The Star Shack by Lila Castle (1)
• Dark Life by Kat Falls (1)
• Lost Souls by Mel Odom and Jordan Weisman (1)
• Birthmarked by Caragh M. O'Brien (1)
• 
  Dreamdark: Silksinger by Laini Taylor (1)
• Gimme a Call by Sarah Mlynowski (1)

This list will only keep growing so check back soon to see what else we give away!

-The YAthenaeum Team

The Dark Divine Nail Polish- CONTEST

THIS CONTEST IS CLOSED

Have you ever wanted your nails to match the cover of a book you love? Well, we're giving away bottles of The Dark Divine nail polish! (And a copy of the book too!)

The Dark Divine by Bree Despain

"Grace Divine, daughter of the local pastor, always knew something terrible happened the night Daniel Kalbi disappeared—the night she found her brother Jude collapsed on the porch, covered in his own blood—but she has no idea what a truly monstrous secret that night held.

The memories her family has tried to bury resurface when Daniel returns, three years later, and enrolls in Grace and Jude's high school. Despite promising Jude she'll stay away, Grace cannot deny her attraction to Daniel's shocking artistic abilities, his way of getting her to look at the world from new angles, and the strange, hungry glint in his eyes.

The closer Grace gets to Daniel, the more she jeopardizes her life, as her actions stir resentment in Jude and drive him to embrace the ancient evil Daniel unleashed that horrific night. Grace must discover the truth behind the boy's dark secret...and the cure that can save the ones she loves. But she may have to lay down the ultimate sacrifice to do it—her soul."

We will be giving away:

• (1) Copy of The Dark Divine & The Dark Divine Nail Polish
• (3) The Dark Divine Nail Polish
  

Want to win? Here are the ways you can enter.

• +1 Leave a comment or e-mail us with your e-mail and name
• +1 Tell us why you think forgiveness is important
• +1 Link to this contest on your blog (You get another entry for everyplace you link)
• +1 Link to this contest on your Facebook/Myspace
• +1 Twitter this contest
• +1 Become a fan of YAthenaeum on Facebook

Please provide evidence that you did the above (links will do).

Winners will be drawn on April 30th.

• First name drawn will receive the book & nail polish
• Next three will receive The Dark Divine nail polish
  

Good luck and thank you for entering!

-The YAthenaeum Team

Graduation Giveaway- UPDATE

We announced back in February that at the end of the school year we would be hosting a month long giveaway of YA books. And it's still going to happen!

Three YAthenaeum members; Lorena, Erika, and Brigitte will be graduating this summer and heading off to college, so we wanted to end it with a bang!

Here's an updated list of books that we will be raffling out!

• Perchance to Dream by Lisa Mantchev (3)
• Beautiful Dead: Jonas by Eden Maguire (3)
• Poetry Speaks Who I Am by Elise Paschen and Dominique Raccah (3)
• Explorer X-Alpha by LM Preston (2)
• The Owl Keeper by Christine Brodien-Jones (1)
• Everwild by Neal Shusterman (1)
• The Demon's Covenant by Sarah Rees Brennan(1)
• Princess for Hire by Lindsey Leavitt(1)
• Magickeepers: The Pyramid of Souls by Erica Kirov (1)
• Never Blame the Umpire by Gene Fehler (1)
  
• The Popularity Papers by Amy Ignatow (1)
• Hailey Twitch is Not a Snitch by Lauren Barnholdt (1)
• Riding Invisible by Sandra Alonzo (1)

This list will only keep growing so check back soon to see what else we give away!

-The YAthenaeum Team

YAthenaeum in 2010

We have a pretty awesome year planned out (or at least first half). Lorena, Erika, and Brigitte will be graduating come June, so as a graduation gift from us we're going to go all out!

.:Events:.
We have a full line up of bestselling authors this Spring including Heather Brewer and Lisa McMann. Here's a list of our upcoming events:

February
14th: Heather Brewer - Eleventh Grade Burns
15th: Kristie Harmel - After
17th: Ally Carter - Heist Society
26th: Lisa McMann - Gone

March
27th: Frances O’Roark Dowell - Falling In

April
17th: Christina Gonzalez - The Red Umbrella
23rd: Lois Lowry - The Birthday Ball

This list is subject to change as more authors are added to our roster! Be sure to stop by and say hi at the signing!

.:Giveaways:.
This will we our blog's second year running, and we really want to thank all of our readers. Throughout the months of May and June we will be having weekly giveaways of YA books. Here's a picture of our ever-growing stack of giveaways:


Yes, those are 4 copies of Lisa Mantchev's Perchance to Dream. Right now we have copies of:

• Perchance to Dream by Lisa Mantchev (4)
• Explorer X-Alpha by LM Preston(2)
• The Owl Keeper by Christine Brodien-Jones (1)
• Everwild by Neal Shusterman (1)

We'll be updating this list as we add more books to the giveaway so keep a lookout for those!

.:Websites:.
We're happy to announce that we are now contributors to Flashlight Worthy an awesome new site where you can find handpicked recommendations of any type of books. From the Best YA of 09 to the Best Back-to-School Books. We'd love for you to head over and check it out!

We look forward to an awesome year with you!

-The YAthenaeum Team

Purple New Years Giveaway!- WINNERS

Now that the time for entries has finished, out of a random drawing of winners. The five entrants who will be receiving books are:

• Book Addict Girl- Wanderlust
• Crazy for Words- Bleeding Violet
• Tiger- Wish
• Lindsay- The Ever Breath
• Missy- The Betrayal of Natalie Hargrove

Congratulations to the winners, and thank you to all of you who entered.

-The YAthenaeum Team

Purple New Years Giveaway!- UPDATE

THIS CONTEST IS NOW CLOSED
As a last minute update we're adding one more book to the giveaway.

An Advanced Readers Copy of:

• Wanderlust: A Beautiful Americans Novel by Lucy Silag

So instead of 4, we will be drawing 5 winners! If you've already entered this contest, Wanderlust will be added as your fifth choice, but new entrants are welcome to place it wherever they want.

For original contest rules please go to the original post: HERE

-The YAthenaeum Team

Purple New Years Giveaway!

THIS CONTEST IS NOW CLOSED

Happy New Year everyone (well, almost)! It's been a long year for all of us, so we'd like to start this new year with a bang! A purple bang at that!

Why is it purple you ask? Because all the books we're giving out have PURPLE covers!

We will be giving away Advanced Reader Copies of:

• Bleeding Violet by Dia Reeves
• Wish by Alexandra Bullen
• The Betrayal of Natalie Hargrove by Lauren Kate
• The Ever Breath by Julianna Baggot

UPDATE

As a last minute update we're adding one more book to the giveaway: An Advanced Readers Copy of:

• Wanderlust: A Beautiful Americans Novel by Lucy Silag

So instead of 4, we will be drawing 5 winners! If you've already entered this contest, Wanderlust will be added as your fifth choice, but new entrants are welcome to place it wherever they want.

Want to win a copy? Here are 5 ways you can enter.

• +1 (You have to do this one) Leave a comment with your e-mail, and list the order in which you want the books (1:Really Want! - 4:Kind of Want)
• +1 Link to this contest on your blog. (You get another entry for everyplace you link)
• +1 Link to this contest on your Facebook/Myspace
• +1 Twitter this contest
• +1 Become a fan on Facebook of YAthenaeum
• Please provide evidence that you did the above (links will do).
  

Winners will be drawn on January 20th.
Books will be awarded as such:

• 1st drawn: First book on their list
  
• 2nd drawn: Second book on their list
• And so on...
  

Hope you all enjoy the New Year and good luck!

-The YAthenaeum Team

Fire - REVIEW and GIVEAWAY

Lorena's review of Fire by Kristin Cashore

Back in 2008 when a friend brought me an ARC of Graceling, I had no idea what I was getting myself into, this new world of the Seven Kingdoms with new people I knew nothing about. I'm not sure what it was that hit me, but by the time I was done turning the last page, there was nothing I wanted more than to immerse myself in the world of the gracelings a become a part of their story.

Now, far beyond the mountains, across Grella's Pass, a new story unfolds for me.

In the hills of the Dells there is rumored to live a woman so beautiful, that the mere sight of her will cost you not only your free will, but your entire being. Fire, a seventeen-year-old woman, has the power to read and control minds, she is the last of her kind, the human monster. Her father, a human monster much like herself, was a man both feared, and adored. He taught Fire to control her powers, to make men kneel before her. A power that she never wanted. Now the Dells are riddled with war, they have become a land where enemy spies may lurk behind any corner. So when Prince Brigan comes to beg for Fire's help, she'll realize there's more at stake than the secrets of the innocent, but the fate of the kingdom as well.

This book it just, wow, I can't even begin to describe how much I loved reading it. It's the perfect mix of joy, sadness, despair, and love, that when put together create this amazing character named Fire. She is perfect in every way possible, and that, is her sin. If you enjoyed Graceling, you will NOT want to miss this. I'll admit, I was a little sad that the story didn't touch up on Katsa or Po. But, though it's only a companion novel to the original story, it does share a key character to both stories. Goes to show how much one man can change the world. I've thought it over all summer, and in all honesty, I can't pick which one I like best. I just know that Fire has so much going for it, the drama, the inner demons, the romance! Amazing? No. Beautiful? Perhaps. There just aren't any words that can accurately describe just how much I enjoyed this book.

Fire really does have something for everybody. To fans of action, romance, and mystery alike, this book is just waiting to fall into your hands.



You can read Lorena's review of Graceling over on this post.

Now on to the fun stuff.

This upcoming Sunday, Kristin Cashore will be, pardon the pun, gracing Books & Books with her presence. So, why not build up a little hype with a giveaway!

Sorry, once again, this will only be open to those who can attend the event to pick up their prize.

:Rules:.

• Tell us, if you could have a grace, what would it be, and why?
  
• E-mail your answer to YAthenaeum@yahoo.com or comment below.
  
• Be sure to include your name.
• You must be present at the event to claim your prize.
  
• Deadline: October 11th at 9a.m. Eastern Time

.:Ways to Enter:.

• +1: Comment or e-mail with your ideal grace.
• +1: Link this contest to your blog, facebook, twitter, etc. Each link is a separate entry, but make sure you give us each to receive credit.
• +1: Attending the signing. Book will be raffled at the event.

.:Prizes:.

1 Contestant will receive:

• (1) Signed copy of Fire by Kristin Cashore

Good luck, and hope to see you all there!

-The YAthenaeum Team

Once a Witch Giveaway!

In honor of the release of Once a Witch, we were kindly given a signed copy to give away to one of you! Trust us, this is one you won't want to miss.

If you want to find out more about the book, stay tuned for our review later in the week. Until then, you can go to the book's site here.

The Rules:

• Make sure to include your name and e-mail in your comment.
• Deadline is September 28th at 6pm est.

Ways to Enter:

+1: Comment or e-mail with your ideal magical power.

+1: Link this contest to your blog, facebook, twitter, etc. Each link is a separate entry, but make sure you give us each to receive credit.

The Prize:

1 Entrant will receive:
(1) Signed copy of Once a Witch by Carolyn MacCullough.

Good luck!

-The YAthenaeum Team