Thank you to I Am A Reader, Not A Writer for hosting this hop.
I would be willing to make a fool of myself for a good book.
Would you?
In addition to the regular prize for this giveaway which will be the winner's choice of book ($16 or less) from The Book Depository, I will award another prize to my favorite answer to the following question:
How would you make a Fool of yourself for a book?
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I would choose either Breaking Dawn by Stephenie Meyer OR The Indigo Spell by Richelle Mead.
ReplyDeleteI would choose The Eternity Cure by Julie Kagawa or The Elite by Kiera Cass :)
ReplyDeleteI would love to choose Clockwork Princess by Cassandra Clare.
ReplyDeleteThanks for this awesome giveaway :)
Maybe The Elite by Kiera Cass, or My Life Next Door by Huntley Fitzpatrick :) Thanks for the giveaway!
ReplyDeleteShadows in the Silence by Courtney Moulton :)
ReplyDeleteThe Eternity Cure by Julie Kagawa!
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ReplyDeleteI'd definitely choose Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater. =) Thanks for another great giveaway, Brenda!
As for your other question . . . I already make a fool of myself for books all the time! LOL! At least that's what my mother and sister say. Of course, I think my behaviour is perfectly normal! =P
My sister just walked into the room and I asked her, "What is the craziest thing you have ever seen me do with a book?" She said: "There was that year you tried to coordinate your outfits so they would always match the book you were reading. That was INSANE." ROFL! I hope this answers your question, Brenda! =D
^^ the question is were you doing it consciously or unconsciously?
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DeleteAt first, it was totally unconscious. =) Only when I put my book down on my lap to rest my eyes for a while would I notice that it matched my outfit!
But after it happened several times, I was so pleased by the effect that I consciously tried to achieve it. LOL! ;-)
Ha! That is too funny Enbrethiliel. :-)
DeleteEither you are the only one who reads the actual post, everyone else is shy, or your the only one brave enough to admit that you are crazy about books.
Don't worry that only makes us luv you more!
^^ Enbrethiliel was only the first ^^ ( to read or to dare to speak i don't know^^;;) i was up later since i had to recuperate^^;; and Brenda is right we can only love more those who are crazy about books^^ ( and it's linked to this blog after all^^)
Deletei did try to have the same oufit as the sailor mercyry in sailor moon ( not the short skirt) the jeans with the t-shirt purple and the blue pull for example^^;; i like this characther because like me she loved to study and loved water^^;; i couldn't rresist but i only did that a few time when i felt i needed some boost to keep going^^
Enbrethiliel, that's AWESOME! I could totally see me an my book club doing this. I like to do theme reading marathons, where everything I read is related somehow. I guess that's the closest that I've ever come to actually doing something for real, other than the fact that the hubby now knows he only has to offer a trip to the bookstore to get me to do what he wants. Sigh, he SO has my number!
DeleteMy daughter is into Manga and I know many Manga readers are huge into dressing like their fave characters. I could totally see her doing that on a regular basis. Miki, one of her faves is Sailor Moon! I just got books 9 and 10 for her and she told me I was the best mom EVER! LOL
I'd pick "On Writing" by Stephen King!
ReplyDeletei would pick VELVETEEN...
ReplyDeletethx u....
I think I would pick a Jennifer L Armentrout book. Thanks a lot for the giveaway!
ReplyDeleteI'd probably pick Liberty by Annie Laurie Cechini!
ReplyDeletehumi will perhaps pick a fantasy medley 2 so i could get the novella about Tybalt because yes i'm starting to get completely addicted to him^^;;; ( though in case i have several other choice possible as you know it)
ReplyDeletedid a make a fool of myself for a good book...hum definitively and several time^^ HOw that's a good question i will pick the last one i guess i did went to a fantasy convention i had no interest in it^^;; to promote a author ( suzanne johnson) and her books in hope she would be translated in french... so i spend part of my birthday money for the train and the entry) then i went to the author section because i know a big edition house was going to be there....first there was a lot more author than i expected and i had to be honest by saying" i really don't know you what you book is about" i did look stupid i'm sure but worse... i had to wait the editor responsible so i spend the whole day near the stand in hope to see him ( he was there but enjoying the festival and letting the authors alone for once) since a lot of people were disguised and not me i was standing out and staying there will the file i had done waiting ...i looked like a fool and the authors diodn't understand why i was there not buying anything and not moving( but i suceeded in giving the file, i nearly saw nothing of the festival but mission accomplished)next time i have to do something like that i will try to make a costume of my favourite character^^:
+JMJ+
DeleteOh, my! What a story. It does sound a bit embarrassing, but you did what you set out to do in the end, and that's what's important, right? =)
I agree with Enbrethiliel.
DeleteIt's no wonder we like you so much Miki, you are loyal to a fault! :-)
thank you, if it gets translated i will be more proud for sure at the moment i admit i'm too embarassed to check what teh authors put on their blog about teh strange stalker^^;;
DeleteI hope they follow through and get the translation for you. Real dedication! Love to see others dedicated to books as much as my friends and I. Good for you!
DeleteThanks for the giveaway! I would choose Closed Hearts by Susan Kaye Quinn.
ReplyDeleteYup... definitely would make a fool of myself for books. I have read books until very late and be tired the next day!
ReplyDeleteI have no clue I have so many of my wish list. I would prob pick between Unremembered, Grave Mercy, The Host, or Eve
ReplyDeleteMaybe The Fault in Our Stars... Thanks :)
ReplyDeleteScarlet I think:D thank you for the giveaway!
ReplyDeleteA lot of good books.... but A Beautiful Struggle looks good.
ReplyDeleteDefinitely Icons by Margaret Stohl
ReplyDeleteThank you:)
I'd choose Sever by Lauren DeStefano.
ReplyDeleteI'd totally act a fool for a book. In fact, I have been known to bed and plead and lay on the best puppy dog eyes you will ever see to either my husband (and sometime's mother, depending on who I'm at the store with) in order to get my hands on a book. I have no shame!
Thank you :)
There's no shame in that if it has the desired results! :D
DeleteYep, been there, done that ;) So, no shame in that one ;) Hubby has learned that if he needs something, then all he has to do is promise a trip to the bookstore LOL
Deletei would pick evolution of mara dyer
ReplyDeleteI would choose Siege and Storm by Leigh Bardugo. Thank you for the giveaway!
ReplyDeleteGreat giveaway!! Not sure which book to choose from too many
ReplyDeleteOn Writing by Steven King
ReplyDeleteStrands of Bronze and Gold.
ReplyDeleteProbably The Unbecoming of Mara Dayer :)
ReplyDeleteI would probably pick a paranormal romance. I would even be willing to make a fool of myself by wearing an Easter bunny costume. Thanks for the great giveaway!
ReplyDeleteGood idea. Would you hand out books instead of candy?
DeleteI would choose Hopeless by Colleen Hoover.
ReplyDeleteI want to read Warm Bodies or The Host...as I want to see the movies, but need to read the books first :) In response to your first question...I would make a fool of myself for a good book by dancing up and down the aisles of the library like a mad woman with no music :D Thanks for your giveaway!
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lol! I'd like to see that! :-)
DeleteI would pick In The Garden of Stone by Susan Tekulve.
ReplyDeleteI would pick The chaperone by Laura Moriarty
ReplyDeleteThanks for the giveaway! I would pick The Selection or Dreamless, something from my wish list. I would totally do something foolish for a book, like moo like a cow I don't know! <3
ReplyDelete-Cali W.
That is udderly crazy! lol!
DeleteI would love to win Dark Triumph by R.L. LaFevers!
ReplyDeleteWolf with Benefits-Shelly Laurenston
ReplyDeleteOH, yeah, I totally want that one too.
DeleteI would act out all the characters of the book with different voices and gestures for each! :)
ReplyDeleteHa! I would totally pay money to watch! lol!
DeleteI've done it to amuse my neice and nephews so why not! :)
DeleteThat's AWESOME! I'd totally do that one too. I'm thinking of some really great ideas for a contest for my book club. Thanks for the great idea! LOL
DeleteI think I might choose MJ Scott's Shadow Kin.
ReplyDeleteThe sad thing is there is probably no real limit if I love the book enough lol
ReplyDeleteI would likely choose either The Great Escape by Susan Elizabeth Phillips or possibly a book by Molly Harper
Thanks for the awesome giveaway!
I would like either Edge of Dawn or Lover at Last.
ReplyDeleteI think that I'd pick Splintered.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the giveaway!
Just One Day or Things I can't forget
ReplyDeleteGreat giveaway!!!
city of lost souls by cassandra clare
ReplyDeleteI`m dying to read Walking Disaster! But I may just cave and take a break in studying and go buy it at the store tomorrow lol
ReplyDeleteHmm I would sing a song in a bookstore (but other people probably wouldn't appreciate that lol)
DeleteGrave Mercy, PODs or Walking Disaster, thanks :D
ReplyDeleteI would make a fool of myself by dancing really crazy for a book, There's almost no limit to what i would do to get a book lol :D
DeleteI would love Splintered or Butter! Thanks for the giveaway :)
ReplyDeleteI would like Insurgent or Catching Fire. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the chance to win 'Lover at Last' by J.R. Ward!
ReplyDeleteDark Triumph or Prodigy.
ReplyDeleteI'd like The Murmurings or A Discovery of Witches :)
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Thanks for this amazing giveaway - I would love to win and get Scarlet by Marissa Meyer or The Nightmare Affair!
ReplyDeleteI would make a fool of myself for books by dressing up as book characters, talking about them all the time and having stacks and stacks of them everywhere! Yay books!
Thank you so much! <3
ReplyDeleteI would choose Beautiful Redemption or The Evolution of Mara Dyer.-
rafflecopter name: Joss A.
I would probably pick The indigo spell or Walking Disaster:)
ReplyDeleteThanks for the giveaway!
Some Girls Bite. Thanks for the giveaway!
ReplyDeleteThe Fault in Our Stars perhaps?
ReplyDeleteThanks!
raffle name: Nikki O
Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter. Thanks! :)
ReplyDeletei might choose the night circus, carawling(at)hotmail(dot)com
ReplyDeleteProbably Cinder by Marissa Meyer!
ReplyDeleteAlso: I would make myself a fool for a book by doing the following:
ReplyDeleteI'd let someone upload a YouTube video of me getting a pie smashed in my face if they'd buy me the book I really want!
I would choose A Song for Julia by Charles Sheehan-Miles :)
ReplyDeleteI would want Double Time by Olivia Cunning!
ReplyDeleteBarrie
I'd love to win Enshadowed by Kelly Creagh!
ReplyDeleteI'd pick Splintered!
ReplyDeleteAsunder by Jodi Meadows.
ReplyDeleteThe Next Always by Nora Roberts
ReplyDeleteDark Triumph thanks for the giveaway!
ReplyDeleteProbably something by John Green. I just finished The Fault in Our Stars, and I'm totally won over!
ReplyDeleteI'd love Defiance by C.J. Redwine
ReplyDeleteI'm not sure, probably something from my wishlist.
ReplyDeleteThank you for the giveaway!
Wasteland! It just came out and sounds AMAZING! Thxs 4 the giveaway! :)
ReplyDeleteMy Unfair Godmother by Janette Rallison
ReplyDeleteThe World of Hunger Games :)
ReplyDeleteI am the most indecisive when it comes to books I never know what I am going to read next until I just up an pick it.
ReplyDeleteAccording to my family I constantly make a fool of myself for books already because I eat, sleep and breath books literally so bring on the challenge and I would probably do it! I am always waking my husband up in the middle of the night talking in my sleep about books and I would much rather read a book then watch a movie and I try to make foods I read about...well really only the chocolate from Jill Shalvis Lucky Harbor series. But can you blame me? Seriously books come up constantly in my conversations and I treat them like they are real and not fiction...I can't be the only one...
No, you're not the only one... I have a whole book club of ladies who feel this way. We take our books and our "fictional boyfriends" VERY seriously ;)
DeleteDear Life by Alice Munro.
ReplyDeleteActed foolish one year in high school I got caught reading a promisious book back in the 60"s oh well at least I am still reading..
ReplyDeleteI would like to red The Ugly Stepsister Strikes BaCK BY sARIAH wILSON...
I would choose The Clockwork Princess
ReplyDeleteI'd choose pre order of Isla and Happily Ever After.Thanks :)
ReplyDeleteI haven't decided on a book yet.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the giveaway! =)
JJs2468@aol.com
My pick would be either Unraveling by Elizabeth Norris or A Touch Menacing or Unremembered. Thank you so much for a chance to win and for being a part of this fun and awesome blog hop!!
ReplyDeleteEverneath by Brodi Ashton. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteProdigy by Marie Lu. Thanks for the giveaway!
ReplyDeleteI'm not sure what book I'd pick. When I win, I usually consult my TBR list & go through the books, narrow it down & do an eenie minnie miny moe thing, lol.
ReplyDeleteAs for the fool question, I'd get a lot of books (ones I've read obviously), go to a very public place such as Wal-Mart & start throwing books at people saying "the end is nigh!! Grab a book and read before it's too late!" =)
I'm like you... too many to really know off the top of my head what I would pick.
DeleteLove the idea... hmmm, might have to do that ;)
I would like Strands of Bronze and Gold.
ReplyDeleteHow about Eleanor and Park? :)
ReplyDeleteWalking Disaster by Jamie McGuire!!
ReplyDeleteI think I would choose Delirium by Lauren Oliver.
ReplyDeletei want to read Let the sky fall
ReplyDeletethanks for making this international!!
I would choose any of Sophie Kinsella's books. I just love her books! Or maybe The Fault in Our Stars by John Green or The Host by Stephenie Meyer. Thank you very much for this lovely giveaway, by the way. :)
ReplyDeleteI would probably choose Vision Impossible by Victoria Laurie
ReplyDeleteDark Triumph by Robin LaFevers. Thank you for the giveaway :)
ReplyDeleteI would get Beautiful Redemption or Girl of Nightmares.
ReplyDeleteClockwork Prince! Thanks for the giveaway (:
ReplyDeleteI would like Stung or something new by Stephen King or Clive Cussler. Thanks for joining the hop!
ReplyDeleteBonnie Hilligoss/bonhill@speakeasy.net
Either Bared to You by Day or Rush by Banks.
ReplyDeleteApril Fools Day! April fools always seems to come and go without any practical jokes played. This year, however, my parents decided to play a prank. My 62 year-old parents! Well, they purchased a very realistic-looking fake tarantula and placed it on the toilet seat. When lifted the lid, I was in for a surprise. Instead of freaking out, like my parents hoped I would, I just cursed and then asked who's idea it was. I've never played a practical joke on April Fools. I need to get more creative and think of someone who would really appreciate it. Up until this year, I would've never thought my parents would be the practical joke-playing type! By the way, did anyone see Len Goodman from DWTS play a practical joke on gymnast, Aly Raisman and her partner, Mark. I was stunned and then laughed my ass off.
Thanks for the giveaway and I hope you had an uneventful April Fools Day!
mestith at gmail dot com
I think I'd like thoughtless.
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Thrown by a Curve from Jaci Burton.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the giveaway.
Something Strange and Deadly :)
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DeletePhew, I finally found time to answer the question.
DeleteOn how I'd make a fool of myself for a book..well, there was this one time when I chased after a postman.
When they get bigger packages they can't fit into my mailbox they will usually honk and wait for someone to come out and if no one does they'll leave a card telling us to get it from the PO. So it happens one day I just came out of the shower and saw the card in the mailbox. I could still hear the postman's bike somewhere (the sound is very distinct) so he would probably pass by my house on his way out. I settled down to wait and read a book. About 15 minutes later I was so absorbed that when he passed by I forgot to flag him down. I ran after him in my post-shower attire (the kind of clothes a person SHOULD NOT be seen outside in -.-) and chased him until he was almost out of the neighborhood before I caught up. I did try to shouting at him to stop but he probably didn't hear it because I was breathless from running lol.
It must have been a sight for the neighbors to see me running like that. At that time I was so anxious to get the book I didn’t even consider just going to the PO and picking it up later. >.>
Other *foolish* things I do:
- I give books a full checkup before I buy them. The spine, the front, back, corners..I hold it high up and examine each part closely to make sure it's perfectly perfect. Sometimes I'd even dig through the entire pile and in the end choose the first one I took out lol
- Talk myself into buying/not buying a book in the store. The kids who saw me probably thought I was crazy lady.
- When I got Clockwork Princess I was SO HAPPY and EXCITED I fawned and made cooing noises at my pretty book, petted it, rotated it in the light to see how the dust jacket shimmers and stared at it with a dopey expression (according to my friends) for an entire afternoon.
- Was late for class a few times on days I expected packages because I was waiting for it. Thinking back it was terrible but in my defense, I didn’t miss anything crucial. Then in the class itself I kept peeking into my bag to stare lovingly at the book.
I would choose World War Z :)
ReplyDeleteI would love to win Frost Burned by Patricia Briggs :)
ReplyDeleteI would choose Fire Burn and Cauldron Bubble by H.P. Mallory.
ReplyDeleteHow would I make a fool of myself for a book? Well, I guess I would be willing to hop through my street for a book! :)
Walking disaster
ReplyDeleteIndigo Spell by Richelle Mead
ReplyDeleteAsunder.
ReplyDeleteThe Killing of John Sharpless: The Pursuit of Justice in Delaware County
ReplyDeleteSins & Needles by Karina Halle
ReplyDeleteSoul Avenged by Keri Lake
ReplyDeleteMaybe My Life Next Door
ReplyDeleteProbably Beautiful Disaster :)
ReplyDeleteI would choose One Classic Latin Lover, Please by Marcia Lynn McClure
ReplyDeleteand I would run barefoot around the neighborhood for books (ok, it's late after a long night at work, and that is all I can come up with...LOL)
The Indigo Spell is on my to-read list and I'm really excited about it. Also I might want to get Walking Disaster. Thanks for the great giveaway!
ReplyDeleteI'd have to think about it but maybe Lush by Lauren Dane. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteI would choose ummm... Legacy of the Clockwork Key (The Secret Order, #1) by Kristin Bailey.
ReplyDeleteMaybe a book in the Fever series by KMM.
ReplyDeleteI would probably choose Iron King by Julie Kagawa
ReplyDeleteI would probably pick Siege and Storm. As for how I would make a fool of myself for a book, probably dress like a character from a book.
ReplyDeleteProbably The New Rules of Lifting for Women by Lou Schuler.
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I am not really sure what book I would choose. Possibly a book by either Shayla Black or Maya Banks.
ReplyDeleteI'd choose Scarlet. :)
ReplyDeleteI would choose Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell. Thank you for the giveaway. :)
ReplyDeleteHeroes and Ghosts by S.A. Payne!
ReplyDeleteSince I have so many books I would love to get, I'll go with one I've already read, but would like in hardcover. The 1st or 4th book in Darynda Jones Graves series. Love Charlie and Reyes!
ReplyDeleteAs for what I would do for a book I really wanted, hmmm. Guess I would be open to suggestions. I mean the usual items pop into my head, dress in some weird costume and stand on a corner with a sign to promote the book, scream to the world that I love books in the middle of a mall, spam my friends with a message stating that I'm running off to marry a fictional character - would have been a great one to have posted and sent out on April 1. LOL I mean the husband gets me to go do all of his favorite things by promising to take me to a bookstore afterwards, so I really don't think there is anything I'm not willing to give a try or at least a bit of consideration to doing for my love of books.
OH, just thought of another one... Go to a mall or some other very public place and go up to people asking if they've seen your boyfriend. Select beforehand your favorite hero and then give them his description including if he has any "special" abilities etc. I'm thinking Reyes from the Graves series could be good. Dark, tall, carries a Scythe and is the son of the devil LOL Have the book somewhere near and very loudly proclaim, "Oh, there he is" and grab the book giving it a big kiss.
DeleteI'm still uncecided
ReplyDeleteOMG, I sooo want Liz Crowe's Mutual Release! I have been waiting on it for a while now...
ReplyDeleteI'd love to read West of Want by Laura Kaye.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the amazing giveaway!
elizabeth @ bookattict . com
I'm not entirely sure yet, but Saving June by Hannah Harrington and Easy by Tammara Webber are at the top of my list.
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ReplyDeleteI entered your Fool For Books Giveaway
ReplyDeleteIn response to your questions of
Which book would you choose? And
How would you make a Fool of yourself for a book?
I would like to win a copy of
Scarlet by Marissa Meyer And yes i would
make a Fool of myself for a book.
I would be willing to dress up like
William Shakespeare and go to a book store and read aloud from his books then dance in the aisle
and ask every girl i see if her name is Juliet.
Thank you for having this giveaway!!!!!!
I'd probably choose Thoughtless! Thanks!
ReplyDeleteJeaniene Frost's Twice Tempted.
ReplyDeleteI'm not sure but it will probably be something by Sherrilyn Kenyon or Christine Feehan.
ReplyDeleteI would pick Pretty When She Kills by Rhiannon Frater! Thank you for the giveaway!
ReplyDeleteUnravel Me by Tahereh Mafi
ReplyDeleteNot sure but maybe For Darkness Shows the Stars
ReplyDeleteI`d probably choose something by Stephen King.
ReplyDeleteThanks! :)
maybe Rapture or Passion by Lauren Kate or a graphic novel
ReplyDeleteThat's difficult to say.
ReplyDeleteMaybe Catherine by April Lindner :)
Me and Earl and the Dying Girl By Jesse Andrews
ReplyDeleteThe Essential Oils Handbook
ReplyDeleteThanks for the contest.
slehan at juno dot com
Walking Disaster!
ReplyDeleteI may get The Next Always by Nora Roberts.
ReplyDeleteThanks :)
Vengeance Bound or The Elite
ReplyDeleteI would pick The Breakaway (The Breakaway #1) by Michelle Davidson Argyle(:
ReplyDeleteThanks for this giveaway!
The Storyteller by Jodi Piccult
ReplyDeleteI might choose Another Kind of Dead
ReplyDeleteProbably, Gravity by Melissa West
ReplyDeleteI would pick Sever by Lauren DeStefano!
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Scarlet by Marissa Meyer or twice temptation by jeannie frost
ReplyDeletealmendra in the rafflecopter