Giveaway: My Life Undecided by Jessica Brody

October holds goodies of its own here at vvb32 reads.

Some will be sweet.

Some will be scary.

Here is the first of the bunch to come...



...Brooklyn Pierce, a fifteen year-old girl notorious for making bad decisions, enlists the help of the online blog reading population to vote on how she should live her life. But some things in life simply aren't a choice...like who you fall in love with.

--~ Book Giveaway courtesy of publisher ~--
My Life Undecided
by Jessica Brody
Win a copy of this sweet book!

Open to US and CANADA only.

Offer ends: October 16, 2011

TO DO: 2 parts

1. Fill out the form here or below.

2. AND, tell me in comments if you prefer sweet or scary treats this month ;-D

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ALSO, for more Jessica Brody goodies check out:
Blog tour
Website - with latest news, book excerpts, blog and the chance to win a signed copy

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In My Mailbox - 8.14.11

Bought:

The San Francisco Cliff House
by Mary Germain Hountalas and Sharon Silva
- a coffee table book
- loving the old pics

Free from Smashwords: beware some offers are for a limited time

Bruce Howard
Gentleman with Brass Knuckles
by Emmanuel Obi, Jr.
-noir
For Review and giveaway:

Lucky Charm
by Marie Astor
courtesy of author
Thanks Marie and Bels!
-romance

White Witch Pond
by Jody Kihara
courtesy of author
Thanks Jody!
-paranomal
-thriller
signup to win this ebook here

Stanley Seagull
by Cathy Mazur
courtesy of author
Thanks Cathy!
-birds

The Book of All Things
(Vol. IV)
by David Michael Slater
courtesy of author
Thanks David!
-fantasy
signup to win this as well as ebooks 1-3 in the series

Life Is But A Dream
by Brian James
ARC courtesy of publisher
Thanks Ksenia!
let me know if you would be interested in reviewing this ARC

My Life Undecided
by Jessica Brody
courtesy of publisher
Thanks Ksenia!

Every Savage Can Reproduce
(Pride and Prejudice-inspired Science Fiction)
by Enid Wilson
courtesy of author
Thanks Enid!

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Bookie Brunch schedule
Now follow me to the Bookie Brunch meeting later this morning which I AM HOSTING!

YES, I AM HOSTING! - here

Bookie Brunch Question of the day:
Are you likely to read an e-book with an appealing cover or
does the description/synopsis of an e-book weigh more heavily?

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* get a heads up on free or discounted ebooks from Books on the Knob

* per usual, check out the sidebar for my current giveaways to you

* image from Leafcutter Designs - world's smallest postal service and you can get a letter kit at Chronicle Books

* In My Mailbox is hosted by The Story Siren and inspired by Pop Culture Junkie. A post where we share books acquired via mailbox, library, store, etc.

Borogoves, Toves and the Raths

Borogove: Following the poem Humpty Dumpty says, " 'borogove' is a thin shabby-looking bird with its feathers sticking out all round, something like a live mop." In explanatory book notes Carroll describes it further as "an extinct kind of Parrot. They had no wings, beaks turned up, made their nests under sun-dials and lived on veal." -per wikipedia

Tove: Humpty Dumpty says " 'Toves' are something like badgers, they're something like lizards, and they're something like corkscrews. [...] Also they make their nests under sun-dials, also they live on cheese." -per wikipedia

Mome rath: Humpty Dumpty says following the poem: "A 'rath' is a sort of green pig: but 'mome" I'm not certain about. I think it's short for 'from home', meaning that they'd lost their way". -per wikipedia

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Amongst our guests today: if you are one of these (based on your answer from the rsvp teaser post) please answer the question that pertains to you

Borogoves - what color(s) are your feathers

Toves - won't you tell us your favorite cheese

Mome raths - what shade of green are you?
Samantha of Maat's Feather Of Truth

Are you attending this Alice event as one of the three above?

OR are you one of these three - jabberwock, jub jub bird, bandersnatch?

OR are you UNDECIDED???

--~ Book Giveaway courtesy of publisher ~--
My Life Undecided
by Jessica Brody

Win a copy of this book!

Open to all.

Offer ends: July 31, 2011

TO DO:
Answer the question above.

IF you are a Borogove, Tove or Rath, please answer your individual question as well.

AND, leave your email (if I don't already have it)

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* guests specified their character persona on the teaser post

* image source

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The Karma Club by Jessica Brody

The Karma Club
by Jessica Brody

Published: 2010
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
Paperback release date: May 24, 2011
Genre: Coming of Age, Romance, YA
Hardback: 272 pages
Rating: 5

Description from amazon.com:
Madison Kasparkova always thought she understood how Karma works. Do good things and you'll be rewarded, do something bad and Karma will make sure you get what you deserve.

But when Maddy’s boyfriend cheats on her, nothing bad comes his way. That’s why Maddy starts the Karma Club, to clean up the messes that the universe has left behind. Sometimes, though, it isn’t wise to meddle with the universe. It turns out Karma often has plans of its own.

Amusing chapter title:
The Legend of the Great Granny Panty Bandit
- page 111

My two-bits:
In-a-word(s): butterfly

Loved it. Along with the fun moments, I liked how this book got me thinking of the power of choice in life situations. The book ends with an overall good message.

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Book Soundtrack: The Karma Club

Excerpt from Jessica's blog post:
The Story of the Karma Club Book Soundtrack
by Jessica Brody

Have you ever been reading a book, stopped at a specific part and said, "I know the perfect song to go with this scene!"

Well, as authors, this happens to us very often. Except when we're actually writing the book. When writing The Karma Club, however, I wanted to take it a step further. I wanted to create an entire book soundtrack with songs that you could listen to while you read and that contributed perfectly to scene you were reading. I thought, if movies can have soundtracks, why not books?

So I teamed up with my very good friend and brilliant producer, Holly Karrol Clark, and we set off to produce one of the first Original Book Soundtracks, featuring songs that directly enhance your experience when reading the story. And we even produced FOUR original songs directly inspired by the book!

Here are some fun stories of how each song came to be included in the Karma Club Book Soundtrack and how/when it fits into the story of The Karma Club.

Read the complete post with stories behind the songs.

Complete track list.

Give a listen to The Karma Club Theme Song...

Remember When
performed by Nikki Boyer


available at amazon for 99 cents

~~*!~~ CD or Mp3 Giveaway ~~!*~~
Prize: you pick how you want your tunes - CD or Mp3

Open to all.

Offer ends: Feb 27 --> Extended to Febuary 28, 2011

TO DO:

Visit Jessica's site and read about the song backstories.

Tell me which song story caught your interest.

And leave your email if I don't already have it.

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Contest has ended - winner is here

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Also, if you need the book...

~~*!~~ Book Giveaway courtesy of author ~~!*~~
signup to win this book

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PeekAbook: The Karma Club

First sentence teaser from: The Karma Club by Jessica Brody

I can tell you right now, it's all Karma's fault.

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PeekAbook:



Excerpt from Jessica's blog post:
Karma in Action: How Deepak Chopra Appeared in My Book Trailer
by Jessica Brody

The book trailer for The Karma Club launched only yesterday and already the question I've been asked several times over is: "How did you get Deepak Chopra to cameo in your book trailer?"

I had a feeling this question might come up. So I thought I'd do a quick blog about it.

I'll start by saying, I don't believe in accidents. Nor do I believe in coincidences. I believe the universe lines up exactly the way it's supposed to and this story is more proof of that than I'll ever need.

Read the complete post.

~~*!~~ Book Giveaway courtesy of author ~~!*~~
signup to win this book

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Book Fashion: Karma Club

If books were dresses...

(a post where I create fashionable wear with book cover art)

The Karma Club
by Jessica Brody
Hardcover: available now
Paperback release date: May 24, 2011

Description from amazon.com:
Madison Kasparkova always thought she understood how Karma works. Do good things and you'll be rewarded, do something bad and Karma will make sure you get what you deserve.

But when Maddy’s boyfriend cheats on her, nothing bad comes his way. That’s why Maddy starts the Karma Club, to clean up the messes that the universe has left behind. Sometimes, though, it isn’t wise to meddle with the universe. It turns out Karma often has plans of its own.

--/=/=-- Book Giveaway courtesy of author --=\=\=-
The Karma Club
by Jessica Brody
Open to all.

Offer ends: Feb 27 --> Extended to Febuary 28, 2011

TO DO:

Visit Jessica's site and leave her a comment - let me know which post.

AND, leave your email (if I don't already have it)


Extra goodies:
Jessica is happy to send free autographed book plates to her readers.
Details here.

Jessica also hosts Free Book Friday where you can signup for various book giveaways every Friday.

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