Showing posts with label #Giveaway. Show all posts
Showing posts with label #Giveaway. Show all posts

Wednesday, 30 May 2018

I'm off on holiday - yes again and a #Giveaway!!

Feels like no time at all since I last wrote that I was off on holiday just before Christmas, but apparently it was almost 6 months, so I think I can have another one.

Tomorrow I am heading off for 10 days of rest, relaxation, reading, sunshine and hopefully good food to Paphos in Cyprus.  I am praying the long ranger forecasts are wrong with their little pics of rain clouds for the next week out there, as I really don't want two holidays in a row blighted by poor weather, after all its almost June, and its the Med, it should be sunny!

Realistically all I want to do on this holiday is laze by the pool and alternate reading and sleeping all day, and then in the evenings hopefully find some entertainment as well as good restaurants (by good I mean ones that do food I like to eat, rather than Michelin Stars!!)


Where I will be staying
As always check out my social media I will try to put pics up from my phone, in addition to taking some with the real camera!

Given my bluetooth keyboard worked so well last time for review writing my intention is to do the same again and read some of my review stack while I'm away - as it is jam packed with auto read / auto buy authors for me, so the books should be great. Will show you the list in a bit!

What's coming up after I'm back?

Well I'm glad someone asked that!


From June 14th until July 15th is my massive Bookish World Cup feature, coinciding with the football world cup.  Delighted to say that as of late last night it is all prepped in advance for the month - and it features each day guest posts from authors talking about some aspect of a qualified country, and/or a review about a book with a link to a country.

Each day a different one of the 32 nations will be featured, and I hope it will be interesting for you all. 

In fact I have reviewed books for just over half the countries, in addition to all the guest posts, so hopefully you will all enjoy it.

And then after that I already have some reviews scheduled and I predict my holiday reviews will appear in August, but will decide that when I'm back.

For those of you wondering about my Rachel Reads Randomly feature - I'm hopeful for its return in middle July but it depends how busy my blog tour organising work is...amazed it has taken me this far into the post to plug Rachel's Random Resources!


And my Review TBR and potential holiday reading choices are







 I am happy to take suggestions on books to read while I'm away - there are far too many great looking books to pick from, and I desperately want to read them all! 

In fact the other day I had so little idea what to read next, I shut my eyes, scrolled back and forth through my Netgalley collection on my kindle, and then randomly pressed the screen and started reading whatever it is that popped up - if I get stuck I may be doing that more often!!

Anyways I will stop rambling now and see you all in mid June, hopefully very relaxed, with a tan and a large number of reviews to copy onto the blog!

And since it is a summer holiday and about to be summer reading season based on that list above, have a summery book giveaway!


Giveaway to win a PB Copy of My Summer of Magic Moments by Caroline Roberts (Open to Europe Only)


*Terms and Conditions –European entries welcome.  Please enter using the Gleam box below.  The winner will be selected at random via Gleam from all valid entries and will be notified by Twitter and/or email. If no response is received within 7 days then I reserve the right to select an alternative winner. Open to all entrants aged 18 or over.  Any personal data given as part of the competition entry is used for this purpose only and will not be shared with third parties, with the exception of the winners’ information. This will passed to the giveaway organiser and used only for fulfilment of the prize, after which time I will delete the data.  I am not responsible for despatch or delivery of the prize.


Sunday, 8 April 2018

Happy 3rd Blogiversary To Me! - #Giveaway

I can't believe it has been 3 years since I started this blog, as a way to share my love of books with a wider audience than just myself! 

After 3 years I can say that I am proud to be a book blogger, that I am still an avid and real reader that just enjoys sharing my thoughts on books with others. Having been a quick and enthusiastic reader since a child I generally have a good feel whether I will enjoy a book before I even start it, giver or take those I buy or am attracted to on cover alone.

Blogging really has changed my life so far, I am now for the first time for years happy with what I do for work having in September set up Rachel's Random Resources - where I am predominately organising blog tours for many authors,  enabling their books to be seen by a far wider audience than I could do with my blog alone.

As of last week that is now my full time job which is scary as its now all down to me, so I really do hope you will continue to support me both as a blogger but also as an organiser.

As a result of blogging too I am always utterly excited when I get invited to fabulous book events, and in the past month alone I've been to 3 launch parties plus the Spring Blogger Evening at Simon & Schuster meeting countless amazing authors, bloggers, publishers.   Despite being shy (or at least quiet) my whole life I rarely feel nerves going to any of these events now, and can just about talk to anyone...so long as in small groups!

You may have noticed that I haven't really done any features of any variety really and is purely due to time constraints as I am still getting ideas, but I will have coming up in June/July is my Bookish World Cup feature month that I hope you will enjoy.

I'm still loving blogging as much as I always have done,  so hopefully will be able to see you back here same time next year, to celebrate the 4th year. 

Let me just once again thank everyone in the book community that has supported my blog, my business, and me generally over the past 3 years, I truly appreciate each and everyone one of you.  I love reading other bloggers truly honest reviews,  taking part in blog blitzes and blog tours and generally helping to spread the word about various books to the wider community. 

And to celebrate my 3rd Blogiversary, I am running a giveaway for a random book from one of my book lucky dip bags, made up of unread books (1 cover is creased I apologise), that I have acquired from various places but for whatever reason would rather give you the chance to read.  Real mixed bag (forgive the pun) so hope you will like your book if you win!

And if that isn't enough giveaway for you - then please do check out the Book Giveaway Bank I set up as a small directory of some book giveaways that any author or blogger is welcome to submit to, and of course discover other great competitions. 

Giveaway - Win a book at random from my book lucky dip (10 winners) (Open to Europe Only). 





*Terms and Conditions – I’m delighted to offer 10 winners a book picked at random from my lucky dip bag of books, thanks to my assistant. European Entries only.  Please enter using the Gleam box below.  The winner will be selected at random via Gleam from all valid entries and will be notified by Twitter and/or email. If no response is received within 7 days then I reserve the right to select an alternative winner. Open to all entrants aged 18 or over.  Any personal data given as part of the competition entry is used for this purpose only.  I am not responsible for delivery of the prize.

Win a book at random from my book lucky dip (10 winners) (Open to Europe Only).

Thursday, 1 December 2016

#CuteChristmas is Coming Soon! Preview & Giveaway!


There is a chance you may have seen me mentioning something called #CuteChristmas on social media in the past month or two and been wondering what it is. Or maybe that is just wishful thinking on my behalf!

Well I have been planning this for a while and between 17th and 23rd December, I have a whole host of reviews, giveaways and guest posts, which involve Christmas and/or animals, and in quite a few cases both! 

And then earlier this month, I couldn't believe my eyes when I saw the new John Lewis advert, which to me just defines cute (in fairness I should mention that I have found quite a few other cute adverts this year too), and of course I then put 2 and 2 together and came up with...lets buy some of the Buster The Boxer bits for a #CuteChristmas Giveaway. 

But first, I am going to let you know roughly what is coming up each day of the event, so if something specific catches your eyes then please do remember to come back again on that date. 

17th December

Top Ten Gifts to Pamper Your Pets by Hannah Coates & Giveaway
Is Cat Lavoie a Crazy Cat Lady?
The Trouble With Mistletoe by Jill Shalvis Review

18th December

Embracing Hygge by Rachel Dove & Giveaway
Christmas at Battersea by Battersea Dogs and Cats Home Review
Tracie's Bannister's Cocker Spaniel

19th December

Claude's Christmas Adventure by Sophie Pembroke Review
Deleted scene from Claude's Christmas Adventure by Sophie Pembroke & Giveaway
Chickens in the Snow by Steph Broadribb

20th December

For the Love of Dogs! by Carol Thomas & Giveaway
The Empire State Cat's Christmas Gift by Nic Tatano Review
Curses, foiled again.. by Nic Tatano

21st December

Lisa Dickens proves that Santa is real!
The Christmas Guest by Daisy Bell - Review & Giveaway
Sharon Booth is talking Boxers!

22nd December

Lady P does Christmas by Nicola May & Giveaway
Baxter's Christmas Wish by Sharon Booth Review
Christmas Dogs by T.A. Williams

23rd December

Sheryl Browne's Cute Dogs
Bertie's Gift by Hannah Coates Review

I know I may currently be by a pool in Mexico, and not really here, but I hope this has given you an idea of what is coming up on Rachel's Random Reads after I've finished working on my tan and have returned to the real world. 

So without further ado, what you probably came onto this post for...the giveaway! 

Giveaway to Win Buster's Christmas and Buster Christmas Tree Decoration (UK Only)


Prize is as pictured above - Buster's Christmas (book) and a Buster Christmas Tree Decoration


Giveaway open to UK only, all options are voluntary, but please do what they ask, as I will be verifying the winner. Giveaway closes 23:59 14/12/2016. Winner will be announced on twitter and emailed, and they will need to reply within 7 days, or forfeit the prize, and I will re-draw for a new winner. Subject to the winner replying promptly I will aim to get this in the post before the last posting day for Christmas, but I can't promise when exactly it will be delivered.   Good luck everyone.

Win Buster's Christmas and Buster Christmas Tree Decoration (UK Only)


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