The Mountains of Instead

Burns Night is now upon us but before I sit down to my haggis, neeps and tatties (seriously, it's tasty) I'm here to offer a Scottish themed giveaway both in honour of the bard himself and in support of the Team Kilt Burns Festivities.


So here, today, you can win a copy of the fabulous Torn …

Thanks to everyone who took the time to comment on Jeri Smith-Ready's guest post on the Shift blog tour. All comments were entered into a draw to win copies of the book and the winners are...drumroll....
Signed copy of Shift:  Safari Poet Unsigned copy of Shift:  Teril
Congratulations!  Emails will…

The winner (chosen by random.org) of the outstandingly quirky and orginal Chime by Franny Billingsley is
Isabelle!
Congratulations, Isabelle - an email is on its way to you.
Thanks again to Bloomsbury for facilitating this giveaway.

As promised, I've decided to run a giveaway for my one year blogoversary.  I will be giving away any book that I've read since starting this blog.  You can find lists of these books (along with links to reviews) on my Books of 2010 and Books of 2011 pages.  There's a lot of them - you h…

The winner of Dark Mirror by Mary Jo Putney is 
Samantha J  (chosen by Random.Org)
Well done Samantha, an email is on it's way to you.
Thanks to all who entered and an extra special thank you to St. Martin's Griffin for facilitating this give away.

I recently reviewed the captivating and ingenious Chime by Franny Billingsley (review here) and am delighted to have two copies to give away, thanks to Bloomsbury.  I can't recommend this book enough, particularly to those of you who love to play with language.  
To enter, just fill in the form …

Lady Victoria Mansfield is fortunate to have been born to a life of wealth and privilege but unfortunate to have been born with magical ability in a time when magic is seen as the province of only the lower classes.  Unable to completely hide her forbidden talent, Tory finds herself banished to Lac…

The winner of my 150 Followers Giveaway, and therefore the winner of a copy of Matched by Ally Condie is:
Jen7Waters of Cuidado Com O Dalmata
Congratulations - an email is on it's way to you now.
All those entering this giveaway were asked for their favourite poem and Jen's is the very beautif…

I am super happy and super surprised to now have 150+ followers - it makes me feel all warm and squishy. To celebrate all you lovelies (and the many others who subscribe via feedreaders and email), I am giving away a copy of the phenomenal Matched. You can find my review of Matchedhere. It is safe …

Normally, my giveaways (such as they have been) attract a very manageable amount  of entries - leaving me able to scribble names on bits of paper and then pick one out of a hat. However, it would appear that the lovely Jeri Smith-Ready (quite deservedly) attracts a lot of interest as my competition…

I recently read the rather excellent Raised By Wolves (review here) and highly recommend it as a great, detailed, refreshing take on the traditional werewolf story.  If you haven't already picked up a copy then head over to the Quercus blog where you can now listen to the first chapter - it wil…