Yesterday I posted the first half of the winners to my huge New Years Extravaganza Contest, and today I'm finishing posting up the remaining 8 winners. I'll email all of you after posting this, and please reply ASAP so I can get your prize to you. If you don't reply within four days to the e-mail, your prize will go to someone else. Thank you all SO much for entering, following, and spreading the word! Love you guys! :]

Valerie (I Should Be Writing) won "One Lonely Degree" by C.K. Kelly Martin, a mousepad, magnets, and button-set based off of the books

Amanda B won an e-book of "Birthday Girl" by Diane Wright

Nicole (Nicole in Chicago) won a Mortal Instruments Poster

Kate (The Neverending Shelf) won "Fairy Tale" signed by Cyn Balog

Cristina (Kiki's Bookcation) won "Snowed In" by Rachel Hawthorne

Jennifer (The Movieholic & Bibliophile's Blog) won a boxed set of the 3 Mortal Instruments Books and a Mortal Instruments Poster

Jill (The O.W.L.) won "Going Too Far" by Jennifer Echols

Paige (Pages of Paige's Book Reviews) won a Mortal Instruments Poster

First of all, so sorry that I'm a week late posting the winners of my New Years Extravaganza Contest! I've had a busy week and a lot of people entered this one; I had over 300 entries from 106 people! :) There are 17 winners, and each will get a different prize. I'll email all of you after posting this, and please reply ASAP so I can get your prize to you. If you don't reply within four days to the e-mail, your prize will go to someone else. Thank you all SO much for entering, following, and spreading the word! Love you guys! :]

Since there are 17 winners, and I still haven't gotten them all, I'm posting the first NINE winners today. Check back tomorrow for the remaining eight winners! :)

Orchid (The Haunting of Orchid Forsythia) won "Bones of Faerie" by Janni Simner

Sherry (Flipping Pages for All Ages) won a Mortal Instruments Poster

Emily (Red House Books) won "Explorer X-Alpha" by LM Preston

Melissa (Coffee Books and Laundry) won "Snowed In" by Rachel Hawthorne

Jessica (Shut Up! I'm Reading) won a Mortal Instruments Poster

Debbie (Debbie's Book Bag) won an e-book of "Birthday Girl" by Diane Wright

Reggie (The Undercover Book Lover) won "Swoon" by Nina Malkin

Aik (Friends and Family) won "Sea Change" by Amy Friedman

Amber (Reading Addict) won a Mortal Instruments Poster

Title: City of Bones (Mortal Instruments Book 1)
Author: Cassandra Clare
Published: February 2008 by McElderry

My Rating: 5 stars (I wish I could give it more!)
Tags: YA | Fantasy | Suspense | Vampires | Werewolves | Warlocks | Paranormal Romance
Includes: Violence, Witchcraft

First Lines: "You've got to be kidding me," the bouncer said, folding his arms across his massive chest. He stared down at the boy in the red zip-up jacket and shook his shaved head.

Clary Fray, an overall normal teenager living in New York, witnesses a murder one night at a club. Except that no else can seem to see the things and people that she sees. From there, Clary's world takes off on an adventure full of shadow hunters (descendants of angels that kill demons), warlocks, vampires, werewolves, and many other paranormal creatures. Along the way, she'll have the help from the charming Jace, and learn about all of the dark secrets of her past that her mother never told her about.

I don't want to say much about the plot, because I really don't want to give anything away! This book is full of surprises and there are many twists and turns along the way that were very unpredictable. The story kicks off strong, and has so many intense scenes along the way, you almost never have time to wind down and breathe.

From page 280
The windows exploded inward in a shower of broken glass. She heard herself cry out, saw the vampires - barely an arm's length from her and Jace - whirl in astonishment, shock mingling with terror on their faces. Through the shattered windows came dozens of sleek shapes, four-footed and low to the ground, their coats scattering moonlight and broken bits of glass. Wolves.

I fell in love with Clary and Jace's characters; they're the protagonists in the book, and their more-than-just-friends relationship was really believable and interesting. Sure, Clary sometimes made stupid decisions, or craved comfort and protection, but that's what made it so much more real! Jace's witty and sarcastic personality drew me in right away, yet somewhere deep within him there's a sensitive and caring boy.

From page 449
At last Jace looked at her. She saw the disbelief plain in his eyes. She could see the fragile construct of his faith in his father that he wore like a transparent armor, protecting him from the truth.

Now for the storyline....wow. Even though the main plot in the book was for Clary and the other Shadow Hunters to retrieve the Mortal Cup from the villain, Valentine; there are some side plots to the story too, that will keep up the reader's attention. It was a thrilling read, and there were nights that I would stay up reading for hours simply because I couldn't put the book down! It's a really unique and creative story, and I hadn't read anything like it before. The author's writing was so believable and understandable, and I could easily visualize everything that was happening. She didn't hesitate to include many details in her writing.

This is one of the longest books I've ever read though. It's almost 500 pages, and for me being a slow reader, it took me what felt like forever to finally finish it. But it was definitely worth it. This ending will have you shocked like never before. My fingers are itching to hold the next book and being reading it. Why did I wait so long to start reading this fantastic series?!

Book Supplied by: Publisher for review.

....are still being picked! This has been my biggest contest ever, and 107 people entered...not to mention the hundreds of entries that go along with it. So I hope you all could be patient with me over the week/weekend while I still get all the winners. Keep checking back, hopefully they'll be posted up soon. :)

This week's WoW book is The Naughty List by Suzanne Young! It will be released on February 4, 2010.

Book Description:

As if being a purrfect cheerleader isn’t enough responsibility! Tessa Crimson’s the sweet and spunky leader of the SOS (Society of Smitten Kittens), a cheer squad–turned–spy society dedicated to bringing dastardly boyfriends to justice, one cheater at a time. Boyfriend-busting wouldn’t be so bad . . . except that so far, every suspect on the Naughty List has been proven 100% guilty! When Tessa’s own boyfriend shows up on the List, she turns her sleuthing skills on him. Is Aiden just as naughty as all the rest, or will Tessa’s sneaky ways end in catastrophe? The Naughty List. Is your boyfriend on it?

I actually just got an ARC of this one the other day, and can't wait to start reading it! I've heard a lot of talk about this one and am hoping for a great read. PUBLISHED ON FEBRUARY 4, 2010!

Phew, I made it alive through my first week with the second semester starting. My new classes are: Art, English 2 Honors, Foods, and Geometry. And so far, I've been getting A LOT of homework. My parents have noticed (via my grades :P) that I seem to spend more time on the computer, than I do studying. Which I'll admit is true... but blogging is so much more fun!

So that's why I haven't been really posting that much, which I apologize greatly for! Also, sorry for my lack of book reviews, too. Since I'm taking English now, as soon as we finish reading a book we start a new one. We're currently reading "All Quiet on the Western Front." DON'T read it..ugh.

Anywho - that's my current situation and just wanted to clarify why I won't be as active as I used to be on my site, unfortunately. However, I just love love love the great comments you guys leave. They're the reason I still run this site! :)

This week's WoW book is In A Heartbeat by Loretta Ellsworth! It will be released on February 2, 2010.

Book Description:

When a small mistake costs sixteen-year-old Eagan her life during a figure-skating competition, she leaves many things unreconciled, including her troubled relationship with her mother. From her vantage point in the afterlife, Eagan reflects back on her memories, and what she could have done differently, through her still-beating heart. When fourteen-year-old Amelia learns she will be getting a heart transplant, her fear and guilt battle with her joy at this new chance at life. And afterwards when she starts to feel different—dreaming about figure skating, craving grape candy—her need to learn about her donor leads her to discover and explore Eagan’s life, meeting her grieving loved ones and trying to bring the closure they all need to move on. Told in alternating viewpoints, In a Heartbeat tells the emotional and compelling story of two girls sharing one heart.

Oh my gosh I completely fell in love with this cover at first glance. This one sounds fantastic and I'm dying to read it! PUBLISHED ON FEBRUARY 2, 2010!

As many of you probably know, e-readers are becoming the new hit thing. The Kindle is practically all over Amazon's website and homepage, and I've heard a lot of talk about the nook, from Barnes and Noble. Then of course there is the sony eReader, which is also pretty popular. But what I really want to know is...what do you all think about them!?

At first, even though I thought the idea of an electronic book was awesome, I didn't like the eReaders. I thought it took away from the 'beauty of literature' kind of, the way that now adays a lot of people don't even buy music CD's anymore, because they just have iPods instead! But ever since I started using the Kindle I got from Christmas, I'm in love! They are soo convenient and hold a huge amount of books for such a small and thin size. And because the quality of the screen is so good, a lot of times I forget I'm not even reading a real paperback book.

However the thing that I am kind of scared of is what I mentioned earlier. That maybe ten years from now, these eReaders will be the next big thing and replace paperbacks and hardcover books! And I really hope not, because I get so much joy everytime I simply pass by my crowded bookshelf and take a quick glance over at my beloved books. :) I just like being able to call them mine, you know? And with eReaders, you can't do that. Sure, you get to enjoy the story the book tells, but you don't get the actual feel of the book in your hands and being able to look directly at the pretty cover when you put it down.

So.. I want to know your thoughts on this new technology that's affecting literature! Are you all for eReaders, totally against them, or just stuck on the fence? What do you like about them and what don't you like? These are the things I want to know! I'd loveee to hear your opinions about it.