03 April 2010

Giveaway: Latin Paper Zombies who have been Left Behind by Holcroft

I'm finally doing a large scale giveaway in honor of my birthday - which is not until April 22 - because this way I can think about how wonderful it is to turn 30 - OMG I'm getting old - for the next 50 days.  Lovely.  Round 1 featured plays, Round 2 featured literature, so welcome to....

Round 3: Here There Be err...Some More...

Tim LaHaye and Jerry B. Jenkins' series regarding the apocalypse certainly had its heyday, and I wanted to know what it was all about; so I bought the first book.  It languished on my shelves, and I ended up reading the first 200 pages or so while babysitting for my niece and nephews (they were in bed).  The story is interesting enough, but I disagree so vehemently with the religious aspects of the apocalypse and the concept of being 'left behind' that I just didn't want to waste my time finishing the book.  Others seem to adore the series.

Paper Towns by John Green is a must read for any who enjoy YAL that reads more like CAL (college adult literature).  Our main character Quentin begins his adventure with Margo when she says, "Tonight darling we are going to right a lot of wrongs. And we are going to wrong some rights. The first shall be the last; the last shall be the first; the meek shall do some earth-inheriting.  But before we can radically reshape the world, we need to shop."  From there, it just gets better.  My Review


Latin Jazz by Virgil Suarez tells the story of a Cuban-American family in search of itself and the better years it left behind in the motherland.  Weaving together the disparate voices of three generations, Suarez provides a richly textured, compelling story of the immigrant experience, people searching for the American dream.  Yeah, I stole all that from the back cover.  Speaking of covers, mine is different from the one you see.


I feel this one needs no introduction since reviews have permeated the blogosphere.  I really like the phrases and description on the back cover, so the reworked synopsis:  Featuring all new scenes of bone-crunching zombie mayhem, this story expands upon the beloved Jane Austen novel.  Elizabeth Bennet is determined to wipe out the zombie menace, but who can focus on zombies with Mr. Darcy around?!?


Ludlum writes thrillers, and The Holcroft Covenant is no exception.  In 1945 the children of the Third Reich were secretly hidden all over the world - to be concealed until the 1970s when they would come into age and into some serious cash.  Noel Holcroft, the American son of a high-ranking Nazi, has just been shown the Holcroft Covenant, and trouble awaits him and the rest of the world if he signs it.  That's right people - children of Nazis and $780 million in a Swiss bank account.


HOW TO WIN
To be entered into the drawing, leave a comment.

Separating a bunch of "ways to get extra entries" out is time consuming for me and for those who just want to win a freaking book; however, I do want word to spread about the giveaway, so you can get an extra entry for:  Following Me (or already being one), Doing Anything to Promote the Giveaway (tweeting, blogging, blah, blah, blah).  That's a total of TWO possible extra entries.  Just let me know in your comment what you did and how many entries I should give you.

WHAT YOU WIN
First Place:  Two of the above books
Second Place:  Two of the remaining books
Third Place:  The remaining book

All entries must be in by April 14

Next Rounds Features Teaser:  A jumble of books for my birthday will be up for grabs on April 22.

12 comments:

  1. Trisha, Happy upcoming birthday! But seriously girl, 30 is so young!!! Imagine how I feel facing freaking 44 in the face in a few months. Makes me want to be ill. I don't FEEL 44!! Anyway, I would love to put my name in the pot here for Paper Towns and Zombies. I went through my Left Behind stage years ago, and burned out before the end of the series.

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  2. um...30 is old? lol. i guess i'm a fossil at 35. :) nah, i know how you feel and stuck out my tongue to 30 by having a HUGE party. all the presents made it that much easier to tolerate. hahahah.

    ps. i'm DYING to read paper towns. i loved an abundance of katherines.

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  3. I just wanted to say Happy early Birthday. I'm not entering cause there is only one book there I want and that is Paper Towns; which, come to think of it, I think is the book I got you for Secret Santa. *raises eyebrow* Hmmmm...are you re-gifting my gift? How dare you! lol. :P Just kidding. Glad to see your passng it on for someone else to read. Like I said, I'd enter, but it is the only book there I want and that wouldn't be fair. So I hope you have a great birthday. :D

    ~Briana

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  4. i agree, 30 is not old now that i'm looking at the other side of it
    pksanddancer(at)yahoo(dot)com

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  5. follow
    pksanddancer(at)yahoo(dot)com

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  6. Briana - Ha! Actually I'm not regifting! My mother bought me Paper Towns as well, so I have two copies!

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  7. I love winning books! Count me in!

    And I'll "see" you at the readathon...

    seizethebookblog(at)gmail(dot)com

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  8. I retweeted this @seizethebooknow

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  9. Happy early birthday!

    kaleidoscopequeen at gmail dot com

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  10. Hey Trisha,

    lol. Ok, nice to know. :P

    ~Briana :D

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  11. Happy Birthday. 30 better not be old because I'm not sure I would want to know what that makes me.
    Thanks for the chance to win some nice book titles.
    1bmore @ gmail .com

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  12. Hi
    Happy Birthday.. Just started following you. I am going to come here often to see the challenges you are participating in :)

    Kavyen02@yahoo.com
    http://readingbetweenpages.wordpress.com/

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