Tuesday, January 31, 2012

1 Year Blogoversary Bash!

*GIVEAWAY IS OVER*

Greetings, wonderful people! One year ago to the day (and time, if you're interested... I'm kooky like that), I posted my first post here on Kaleidoscopic Reveries. It wasn't much at all, but it entertained me. I didn't have any real plans about what KR was going to be, other than a way to keep me entertained while I looked for a job. Here I am a year later and my baby blog is... well, it's still kind of a baby blog, but that's okay with me. I'm enjoying myself and I think that's all that really matters in the end. Right? Right! :)

So much has happened this last year. What, might you ask? Well... I moved twice, got a job working for a library again (Yay!), attended my first book signing/panel event, got my first review request, joined Twitter (and got addicted) & Tumblr (which I'm still getting used to), signed up for my first reading challenge, pumped myself up to start a reading challenge (psst... never too late to sign up!), won heaps of awesome books and other items from spectacular people, met some amazing bloggers and fellow bookworms, discovered a ridiculous amount of new music and books, read 45+ books (which is HUGE for me), rocked it with #TeamKilt, found a radio station I actually like (then moved out of its range... thank Bob for the internet!), finally found a red velvet cake recipe I like... and the list goes on and on for ages and a day. These might not seem like big things to anyone else, but they make me happy.

To celebrate my blog turning a year old, I've decided to hold a bit of a giveaway. I'm going to list a bunch of my all-time favorite books from all sorts of genres and age levels. My hope is that there will be something for everyone. The winner chosen will be able to pick any book from that list. AND because Kaleidoscopic Reveries was able to get to that 500+ followers mark (WOO WOO!), I'm going to pick TWO winners. That's right... two people will be able to take home a super sweet book! Exciting, yeah?!

So which books can you choose from? Just take a gander at this spread (click on the cover images for more information):

Rules for the giveaway are going to be super simple... because I like it that way. You get a freebie entry and everything after that garners you an extra entry into the giveaway. Bonus, it's an INTERNATIONAL giveaway (as long as the Book Depository ships to ya)! YAY! Cheers! Shouts of joy! Fun. I'm going to leave the giveaway open until February 8th at midnight (I think Rafflecopter does EST). At that time, I'll send an email to the two winners and they'll have 48 hours to respond or I'll select someone else. So go ahead and enter in the Rafflecopter form below. Good luck!


a Rafflecopter giveaway


By the way, I wouldn't be able to do even half of what I've accomplished this year without the guidance and encouragement of friends and family... so THANK YOU! Love your guts!

40 comments:

  1. I'd choose The Scorpio Races. Thanks!

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  2. Lola and the Boy Next Door -- thanks :)

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  3. I would like the Book Thief! Thanks!

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  4. I'd like to have The Book Thief. :D Thanks

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  5. Happy birthday!! Here's to many many more!!

    ~So many good ones. I'd chose either Harry Potter or The Help.
    Thanks for the chance

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  6. I would choose Austenland (Austenland #1)
    by Shannon Hale Wow! great list to choose from. Thanks for the chance.

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  7. i would like the scorpio races

    thanks you a lot for the international giveaway and congrats!

    all the best

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  8. Happy Blogoversary!!!!

    Thank you for the awesome giveaway to celebrate. I'd choose Lola and the Boy Next Door :)

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  9. Those are some great books. I think I would choose The Book Thief since I haven't read that one yet.

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  10. Thanks for the chance to win one of these books.

    cenya2 at hotmail dot com

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  11. Such great choices...I think Inkheart.

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  12. I think Shiver looks really interesting. Congrats on your anniversary!

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  13. I think I'd choose the Scorpio Races! Thanks and congrats!!

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  14. Happy 1 year blogoversary! Great choices, I'm going to go with either The Book Thief or Lola & the Boy Next Door. Thanks for the giveaway =)

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  15. Happy 1 year Blogoversary! :)
    So many great books! I would choose Lola and the Boy Next Door. :)

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  16. I think I'd choose "Daughter of the Forest" or "The Hunger Games". Thanks!

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  17. Happy Blogoversary! :D

    I think I'd choose The Book Thief... or The Scorpio Races... or The Help... ugh this is hard. lol

    P.S. There was no extra info slot for Goodreads, so my name is Margarita Kancheva.

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  18. I'd choose Shiver, as I've been wanting to read it for some time now.

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  19. I think I'd pick The Scorpio Races
    by Maggie Stiefvater :)

    Thank you for the giveaway!

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  20. I'd pick Lola and the boy next door! Congrats on the Blogoversary!

    Thanks for the giveaway,
    Sam :)

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  21. I think I'd choose Austenland. Thanks for the giveaway and congratulations!
    - Flavia

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  22. happy blogoversary! thanks for the giveaway :)
    i think i'd choose book of a thousand days.
    thanks :)

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  23. I'd Choose either Lola and the Boy Next Door, or The Scorpio Races its such a hard decision!

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  24. I'd choose Chronicles of Narnia! Happy Blogoversary and Thank you for this giveaway! :)

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  25. I've been thinking about finding out what the hype about The Hunger Games is. The title The Book Thief is intriguing though. Very generous giveaway by the way :)

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  26. I'd choose either "Lola and the Boy Next Door", "Daughter of the Forest", or "The Lost Hero". There are so many good books on this list!

    Again, Happy Blogoversary!! And thank you so much for the great giveaway.

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  27. Happy blogiversary! Here's to many more! I just celebrated 1 year of blogging as well!
    I came to your blog via Goodreads and I love the selection of books you offered.
    It was tough choosing between the Cookie book and The Book Thief but in the end The Book Thief won.
    Thanks for the giveaway.

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  28. Happy Blogoversary. Thank you so much for the giveaway. I have been wanting to read Austenland.

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  29. I'd love to get Lola and the Boy Next Door :)

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  30. There are a lot of good books on the list. Many I've read. A few are on my to read list. I'd either pick The Help or the Diary of Anne Frank (can you believe I've actually never read that?).

    Congratulations on your blogoversary!

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  31. I'd choose Shiver because ever since I finished reading The Scorpio Races, I had been interested to read other books by Maggie Stiefvater.

    Happy blogoversary! And thanks for the giveaway! :)

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  32. I'd choose The Book Thief. Happy Blogoversary, and thank you for the giveaway!

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  33. I'd choose Austenland.

    Happy Blogoversary! Thank you!

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  34. Thanks for the giveaway! I'd choose either The Hunger Games or Shiver.

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  35. How can I choose? There are so many awesome books that I've read and have yet to read. I would probably choose Shiver, The Hobbit or The Hunger Games.

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  36. I think I would like Shiver. Congrats on your one year blogoversary!!!!

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  37. Congratulations!!! Thanks for the fab giveaway!

    Book Choice: The Help.

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  38. Yippee! I won! Thanks for such a great giveaway!

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    1. Congrats! I hope you enjoy Austenland! :)

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