600 Memeber giveaway! Tell me your favorite book and win!!

[Cambria]

Hey guys! We have hit our 600 member mark!! Actually we are already over 600 which is insane! But so exciting, so as promised we are doing another giveaway!

And this one totally rocks! I want to win!

What's up for grabs? A $15 gift card from Amazon! Woo Hoo!
All you have to do is leave me your name here and tell us your favorite book!

The giveaway ends on July 24th and I will then announce the lucky winner.

Oh and there's just one more thing...you have to buy underwear with your gift card! LOL. Okay, you don't. You can buy whatever you want.

So what's your favorite book??

[Amy Eye]

We will probably do a gift card giveaway every time we hit another 100 member mark. So if you don't happen to win this time, don't be sad! There will be another one when we reach 700, so make sure you are watching those numbers!

[Cambria]

Yay for free money!!

[Ottilie]

Haha only one?? um...Tithe by Holly Black

[Cambria]

I know right!! Its hard! I haven't read that one...

My favorite book is and the second book is and the third comes out August 30 and is

I can add the whole series because it is ONE series and because I can't win the gift card! LOL

[Katherine]

My favorite book is because of the intensity of the love story and their wish to be together was so strong.

Katherine Owen
Author of Not To Us and Seeing Julia

[Cambria]

Thanks Katherine!! It sounds great! :)

[Cambria]

Ooh Stephen King! Don't you just wonder what its like inside his head??

[Mark]

The Killing Kind by Bryan Smith.

[Ellen]

mmmm.........favorite series is Sherrilyn Kenyon - Dark Hunters.....favorite book is currently Until Tuesday by Luis Montalvan

[Cambria]

Mark and Ellen- thanks for posting!

[Katy]

GAH!! Only one?? I love SO many books! OK, OK ... lemme think ... probably the book that was most influential for me, that gave me a lot of pleasure and sparked a new interest would be by Robert K. Massie. Not only does it give information about Peter the Great (and his ancestors, beginning with Ivan the Terrible, IIRC), but it also gives information about the other great rulers of the time and his interactions with them. Massie is a master of description - when he described a Russian village, I swear I could hear the animals, the chatter of the crowds; see the things he was describing; smell the dung in the street - it was an amazing book! Unfortunately, it is in Montana; I should really get another copy ... :-) I'd like to re-read it someday soon.

[C.S. Splitter]

Shelby Foote's "The Civil War: A Narrative Volume 1".

It's not fiction, does that disqualify me? lol

This book is his heavily researched explanation of the events leading up to and the early stages of the American Civil War. The whole three book series should be required reading for any history buff, but the first book is the all important set up.

It's not fiction but it almost reads like it. Foote does a masterful job in fleshing out the personalities of historic figures.

Splitter

[Cambria]

no problem Splitter! it can be fiction or non fiction! thanks for entering!
and Katy- Thanks for naming ONLY one. LOL!! It is hard though!

[Katy]

Cambria wrote: "no problem Splitter! it can be fiction or non fiction! thanks for entering!
and Katy- Thanks for naming ONLY one. LOL!! It is hard though!"

Yes ... can you imagine how long the post would have been if I'd named several and been so descriptive of them all? ;-)

[Amy Eye]

That is why I don't know if I can put just one favorite on here, or even three. There have been SO MANY ones out there! Looks like we are getting quite a good response in this! YEA! If we keep growing the way we have been, pretty soon, we will be doing this all over again!! :)

[Cambria]

Yay! This is fun and we are getting a great response!! Thanks to all our awesome members!!
And Katy- i think if we all put our most favorite books on here then GoodReads would crash! LOL

[Rogier]

i can't choose 1 , there r so many good
oke her it go 'es
the best so far this year

and books i really want
and

[Rogier]

and and

[Cambria]

Thanks for posting Rogier!! I know a lot of people are waiting on Forever!!

[Cambria]

I havent read wanting! What genre is it??

[Katy]

Rogier wrote: "i can't choose 1 , there r so many good
oke her it go 'es
the best so far this year

Thanks, Rogier ... I really needed to buy another book ... LOL Seriously, it sounds awesome, and I've also recommended it to my niece and my soul-sister.

[Cassie]

Hi, my name is Cassie... *wave* ;-)

I seriously don't know what kind of twisted game you are playing by asking this group to name ONE favorite book... :-|

Ummmm... EEEEE... Weeeelllll...

I guess, I will go with an oldie... Pride and Prejudice

Can't go wrong with a little Jane, IMO!

:-)

[Lyle Scott]

Luncheon of the Boating Party by Susan Vreeland...today.

[Katy]

Lyle Scott Lee wrote: "Luncheon of the Boating Party by Susan Vreeland...today."

X-D Know that feeling!

[Anagha Uppal]

Cassie wrote: "Ummmm... EEEEE... Weeeelllll...

I guess, I will go with an oldie... Pride and Prejudice

Can't go wrong with a little Jane, IMO!"

I am listening to P&P for the fifth time lol!

[Mysti]

There are just SOO many to choose from, but I'll have to go with Jane Eyre. I think that book spurred my love of all things romantic, and set me on the course I'm on today :)

[Cambria]

Jane Eyre...yes. *Sigh* good answer. :)

[Cassie]

Ditto...

[Cambria]

Well and since I am not in the running for this contest I can list a few more of my favorites. Here they are in addition to my absolute faves at the top.
and and
oh yeah and this one too:

[Cassie]

I also LOVE Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings, Chronicles of Narnia, almost everything by Philippa Gregory (Author), pretty much everything by Jane Austen... I know it is cliche too, but I really do love the Twilight series ;-)...

[Cambria]

Well twilight goes without saying!

[Cassie]

Some people are determined to hate it, you know... sigh...

[Cambria]

I know. :(

[J.A.]

Did anyone see the adaptation of Jane Eyre with Timothy Dalton as Rochester?
Fwoarrrr!

Mind, Jane was too pretty but still MORE than worth the watching!
JAC

[Mysti]

Was that the most recent one? I have yet to see that one but I've seen several :)

[Cambria]

Is it the one with Anne Hathaway?

[J.A.]

Nah, a really old one. IMDB will show you:

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0085037/

JAC

[PopcornReads - MkNoah]

Merikay Noah: Usually whatever book I've just finished is my new favorite book. LOL Let's see. Wow, this is hard.

Of the 68 books I've read this year, it's close between 4-5 books but I'd have to say my favorite is (wait for it)

Rules of Civility by Amor Towles.

[Amy Eye]

Lots of great books on here! But I know we have plenty of readers out there who could go for some money to go buy some new books on Amazon!! :)

[Cassie]

J.A. wrote: "Did anyone see the adaptation of Jane Eyre with Timothy Dalton as Rochester?
Fwoarrrr!

Mind, Jane was too pretty but still MORE than worth the watching!
JAC"

I've seen all the old ones I think. I haven't seen the newest one.

[Mysti]

I watched the Timothy Dalton one on PBS I think. Good one

[Dale]

My absolute favorite book ever I read when I was 14, The Captains and The Kings, but I can't remember the author, and I've moved about 20 times since I was 14 and have lost my copy. Boo hiss. It was an epic novel about an Irish immigrant.

Not sure that one counts, so I'm going to say

I've read it many times!

[Maude]

My favorite book is The Valley of Decision by Marcia Davenport, and a Pulitzer Prize Winner. Beginning in 1873 when sixteen year old Mary Rafferty arrived at the Scott household as a maid, this story will spread to Europe, WWII, and English royalty, and ends in 1947. It is also a passionate love story that is deep and never-ending. What is a constant in their lives is the Scott Ironworks. There are three sons and two daughters, all of whom have their own stories. But the book belongs to Mary Rafferty and Paul Scott. It is an entralling read and you will not be disappointed if you were to read it. It is definitely worth 5 stars!

[Maude]

Dale, Captains and Kings, epic novel about Irish immigrant, was written by Taylor Caldwell. You should be able to look it up and get a copy if you want.

[Amy Eye]

Time is slowly running out everyone!! Tell us your favorite book and get entered in for a free gift card, no strings attached, come on people!! :)

[Denna]

The one that Stands out for me is Stephen King's "The Stand". I've read it at least four times now and will likely read it again down the road.

[Cambria]

Stephen King is a classic!! :)

[Bethany]

Only one?! That's impossible. But since I'm greedy and want a chance to win, I will have to go with:


The layers of conflict in that book make me insanely happy. Well, sad, because it's not a happy story, but happy in the way you get when a book really grabs you, if you know what I mean? :)

[Cambria]

Yes, only one! LOL. that's the biggest complaint on here. Too many books to choose from but you did a great job!!