September is for Sequels Giveaway Hop

Here we go, another September, another Sequels Challenge and Giveaway Hop!  You can click on the link in the sentence before if you want to join into the challenge. It's really simple, and there is even a prize associated with that for people who participate.  This hop started because of the challenge that I started 4 years ago.  The goal is to catch up on those sequels that often get set on the TBR pile due to all the new books for review that bloggers get to read.  My goal was to try to get as many of those read in September as possible.  So along with that theme, this is a giveaway where you can win a sequel in any series you want from The Book Depository, and it is international as long as they deliver to your country.  Because this is a sequels hop, you cannot pick the first book in a series, but any one from the 2nd on to whatever number that series is on now!  It does need to stay below $20 though.

Once you've entered my Rafflecopter below, be sure to hop on along to the other blogs in the link-up below to see what other awesome prizes are available.

a Rafflecopter giveaway

 

September is for Sequels Giveaway Hop Sign-up

For my 4th annual September is for Sequels Challenge, which I'll post the sign-ups for tomorrow morning,  I'm once again hosting a September is for Sequels Giveaway Hop at the beginning of the month.  This is a sign up for the giveaway hop, but if you want to join in the Challenge as well, you can go HERE.

You see, I noticed four years ago that I had a bunch of sequels to books that I'd been allowed to read the first book as an ARC or e-galley, and then just hadn't time to read the sequels due to reading more first in the series books. So I set a goal for myself of reading sequels in September, and you can sign up to join into the Challenge HERE.  Now, the idea of September wasn't actually mine, I got it from Em's Book Reviews.  So for the Giveaway, these are the rules if you want to join:

• The book must be a sequel in a series, can't be the first one, but it can be any number from 2 on.  It doesn't matter if you  offer a physical copy or an e-book, as long as it is part of a series.
• Your giveaway post must include the hop image and link-up, or at least a link to my site if you can't get the link-up to work.
• Please only 1 mandatory entry.  All the others must be optional. Try to keep the list of entries under 10 as much as possible.
• Your post must be live by 12:01 EST on September 1st (That is 9 pm August 31st if you live in California).
• Please include September is for Sequels in your title, and the giveaway must be for this Hop exclusively.
• It is your responsibility to check the link-up on September 1st to be sure you are still on the list and that your link is accurate. Please send me a direct link to your post when it goes live at LisaLovesLiterature@yahoo.com.  
• If you are using Rafflecopter set it to begin on August 31st and to end on September 9th, 12:01 AM.

To sign up to host a giveaway add your blog to the link-up. Please include your shipping info in parenthesis following your blog name (US) (US/Can) (INT).

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September is for Sequels Giveaway Hop

I'm excited to once again be hosting the September is for Sequels Giveaway Hop with Kathy at I Am a Reader.  It was exactly one year ago that I co-hosted a hop with Kathy, and I'm glad to get to do this with her once again.  It also coincides with my 3rd Annual September is for Sequels month long reading Challenge.  Go HERE if you are interested in joining in.  It's really simple, and there is even a prize associated with that for people who participate.  This hop started because of the challenge that I started 3 years ago.  The goal is to catch up on those sequels that often get set on the TBR pile due to all the new books bloggers get to read.  My goal was to try to get as many of those read in September as possible.  So along with that theme, this is a giveaway where you can win a sequel in any series you want from The Book Depository, and it is international as long as they deliver to your country.  Because this is a sequels hop, you cannot pick the first book in a series, but any one from the 2nd on to whatever number that series is on now!  It does need to stay below $20 though.

Once you've entered my Rafflecopter below, be sure to hop on along to the other blogs in the link-up below to see what other awesome prizes are available.


a Rafflecopter giveaway

3rd Annual September is for Sequels Challenge

I know many of you have signed up for the September is for Sequels Giveaway Hop.  But the reason this came about is because of the idea I had last year for a challenge, (well to give credit to who I got the idea from, it was Ems Reviews Books).  I've really noticed that as I started getting more and more advanced readers copies of books, and now e-galleys, that often I'd get the first book in a series, love it, and then since I often didn't get the sequels as ARCs, I would buy them, or even not buy them, but they'd end up on my TBR pile.  So seeing all the challenges that other blogs did, I thought I would set aside the month of September to try to get through as many of those sequels, whatever point of the series I was at, anywhere from #2 to #5, or beyond.  I think the first year I had about 10 people participate, but only had about 6 last year.  I'm hoping by getting this posted earlier in the month, maybe I can get some more people.  Plus I'm going to link up on the Giveaway Hop post to direct people here as well.


Objective:
To read and review a minimum of 4 sequels between the dates of September 1st and 30th, 2014. 

My goal is to read 12 books, that's three a week, which is the same amount I set my goal for last year.  Which ones I actually read may change, but here are the 12 I plan to read:

1. Beautiful Chaos (Caster Chronicles #3) by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl
2. Beautiful Redemption (Caster Chronicles #4) by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl
3.  Asunder (New Souls #2) by Jodi Meadows
4. Deadlocked (Sookie Stackhouse #12) by Charlaine Harris
5. The Fox Inheritance (Jenna Fox Chronicles #2) by Mary E. Pearson
6. Light (Gone #6) by Michael Grant
7. Mortal Heart (His Fair Assassin #3) by Robin LaFevers
8. Altered (Crewel World #2) by Gennifer Albin
9. Days of Blood and Starlight (Daughter of Smoke and Bone #2) by Laini Taylor
10. Caught (The Missing #5) by Margaret Peterson Haddix
11. Sinner (Wolves of Mercy Falls #3.5) by Maggie Stiefvater
12. Arianna's Destiny (Arianna's Honor #2) by Michelle Sodaro

Rules:

• It would be good if you had a blog to post reviews, or you can be a Goodreads Member and post your reviews on the site.
• The book must be a sequel - it can be any # in the series, just not the first book.  Prequels can count if they were published AFTER the first one in the series.  You can do e-books, even ARCs or e-galleys, as well as good old fashioned books.  And, I'll even let you count the little 1.5 novellas that are often published as e-books only.  
• The deadline to sign up and participate is September 15th.  
• You must post on your blog an entry that has a list of the sequels you're planning to read, but it doesn't have to be complete, or you could even just post your goal, do you plan to read 8, or more?  You can always go back as the month proceeds and enter the books as you read and review them.
• Make sure you grab the button and put it in your entry post, or on the sidebar of your blog.

 In the sign up form below, you need to give me your name and blog name, Ex:  Lisa (Lisa Loves Lit) or just your blog name is okay, and then a link to your original post that set your goal or listed the books you were reading.  If you are not a blogger, and can't do that post, if you only review on Goodreads, then leave me a link to your profile page on Goodreads so that I can follow you to see your reviews.  Everyone who signs up to participate will be entered once into an end of the month giveaway of a $20 Gift card to Barnes and Noble or Amazon if you prefer, and I may increase the amount of the gift card if I get very many people signed up to participate!  If the winner is International and can't use either of those gift cards, I will let them choose a book from The Book Depository up to $20.  There will also be a way to post a link to each of your reviews in order to earn extra points into the giveaway, that will be with the Rafflecopter below the Sign Up form.  



a Rafflecopter giveaway

September is for Sequels Giveaway Hop Sign-ups

For my 3rd annual September is for Sequels Challenge, which I'll post the sign-ups for later this week, I'm once again co-hosting a September is for Sequels Giveaway Hop with Kathy from I Am A Reader.  I think I fixed the button problem for the challenge this year, it should be a better size this time.

You see, I noticed two years ago that I had a bunch of sequels to books that I'd been allowed to read the first book as an ARC or e-galley, and then just hadn't time to read the sequels due to reading more first in the series books. So I set a goal for myself of reading sequels in September, and you can sign up to join into the Challenge HERE.  Now, the idea of September wasn't actually mine, I got it from Em's Book Reviews.  So for the Giveaway, these are the rules if you want to join:

• The book must be a sequel in a series, can't be the first one, but it can be any number from 2 on.  It doesn't matter if you  offer a physical copy or an e-book, as long as it is part of series.
• Your giveaway post must include the hop image and linky, or at least a link to one of the hosts' sites if you can't get the linky to work.
• Please only 1 mandatory entry.  All the others must be optional.  Try not to have a huge list, probably no more than 5 or 6 entries possible. 
• Your post must be live by 12:01 EST on September 2nd (That is 9 pm September 1st if you live in California).
• Please include September is for Sequels in your title, and the giveaway must be for this Hop exclusively.
• Your site must be family friendly – no erotica or 18+ sites. Your site & giveaway must be free of steamy images and book covers. If it would embarrass me to have my teenagers see it, it can’t be on your site.
• It is your responsibility to check the linky on September 2nd to be sure you are still on the linky and that your link is accurate. Please send Lisa a direct link to your post when it goes live to buffywnabe@gmail.com.  
• If you are using Rafflecopter set it to begin on September 1st and to end on September 10th, 12:01 AM.

 To sign up to host a giveaway add your blog to the linky. Please include your shipping info in parenthesis following your blog name (US) (US/Can) (INT).

This is a Blog Hop!



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September is for Sequels Giveaway Hop

I'm so excited to be co-hosting my very first giveaway hop with I Am a Reader.  This hop came about from the Challenge I set up last year and am continuing this year, to catch up on those sequels that often get set on the TBR pile due to all the new books bloggers get to read.  My goal was to try to get as many of those read in September as possible.  If you'd like to join the challenge, you can go HERE.  So along with that theme, this is a giveaway where you can win a sequel in any series you want from The Book Depository, and it is international as long as they deliver to your country.  Because this is a sequels hop, you cannot pick the first book in a series, but any one from the 2nd on to whatever number that series is on now!  It does need to stay below $20 though.
There are over 100 blogs participating, so once you've entered my Rafflecopter below, be sure to hop on along to the other blogs to see what other awesome prizes are available.


a Rafflecopter giveaway

September is for Sequels Giveaway Hop Sign Ups

In honor of my September is for Sequels Challenge, I asked Kathy from I Am a Reader, Not a Writer if she'd be willing to co-host a giveaway with me during the challenge.  And I was happy that she agreed!  Now, sorry that my button is a bit small, but I'm new at making them.  If I have time I may go back and do some re-editing of it before we actually get started.  

You see, I noticed last year that I had a bunch of sequels to books that I'd been allowed to read the first book as an ARC or e-galley, and then just hadn't time to read the sequels due to reading more first in the series books. So I set a goal for myself of reading sequels in September.  Now, the idea of September wasn't actually mine, I got it from Em's Book Reviews.  So for the Giveaway, these are the rules if you want to join.

• The book must be a sequel in a series, can't be the first one, but it can be any number from 2 on.  It doesn't matter if you  offer a physical copy or an e-book, as long as it is part of series.
• Your giveaway post must include the hop image and linky, or at least a link to one of the hosts' sites if you can't get the linky to work.
• Please only 1 mandatory entry.  All the others must be optional.  Try not to have a huge list, probably no more than 5 entries possible. 
• Your post must be live by 12:01 EST on September 2nd (That is 9 pm September 1st if you live in California).
• Please include September is for Sequels in your title, and the giveaway must be for this Hop exclusively.
• Your site must be family friendly – no erotica or 18+ sites. Your site & giveaway must be free of steamy images and book covers. If it would embarrass me to have my teenagers see it, it can’t be on your site.
• It is your responsibility to check the linky on September 2nd to be sure you are still on the linky and that your link is accurate. Please send Lisa a direct link to your post when it goes live to ilovebooks1972@hotmail.com.  
• If you are using Rafflecopter set it to begin on September 1st and to end on September 10th, 12:01 AM.

To sign up to host a giveaway add your blog to the linky. Please include your shipping info in parenthesis following your blog name (US) (US/Can) (INT).

This is a Blog Hop!