Giveaway Alert!: By Evie-Bookish and Literary Exploration and Sparkling Reviews

I am presenting 2 3 giveaways! :)

First stop: Evie-Bookish's International Box of Books Giveaway.

I am so excited about this. This is extremely big. Like enormous! And one lucky winner will take it all. I'll keep my fingers crossed about this. I badly want to win. This will run until March 1 and is open internationally. 

What you can win? Behold... 

To enter click here.

2nd stop: Literary Exploration's 800 Follower Giveaway

Anna of Literary Exploration has reached a very big milestone and to celebrate and give thanks she is doing this fun-filled giveaway. :D
Grand Prize Winner:A mystery box of books and swag!UPDATE: Upon reaching 900 followers she announced ONE item that will be in the box - A SIGNED copy of Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi.UPDATE: When she reached 950 followers she announced another item that will be in the box - A SIGNED copy of Under the Never Sky by Veronica Rossi.
2nd Place Winner:UPDATE: She managed to reach 1,000 followers. Because of this, someone else will win a little something! It won't be a big mystery box like the grand prize winner, but it will be some swag and maybe a couple of books!
Great prizes, right? This is open to US residence only. To enter click here. 
UPDATE!
3rd stop: Another awesome giveaway by Sparkling Reviews! :) 
Looking for new Mac? Look no further! Enter Sparkling Reviews' 13in MacBook Air and Apple Giveaway. 
Big giveaway right? For the whole info and how to enter, go here. 

Giveaway Alert!: New Year Giveaway by Jelly Loves Books

Pam of Jelly Loves Books is hosting a New Year Giveaway. :) 

To enter you simply have to be a follower on her blog via GFC or NetworkedBlogs. This giveaway will run from December 28, 2011 to January 18, 2012 and is open to Philippine residents only. Click here to enter. Good luck!

500 Follower Giveaway by Word Spelunking

I was browsing several blogs, when I came upon this truly amazing site called Word Spelunking. I could honestly say her blog is one of the best I've seen and her reviews are equally amazing. I mean if I could trade brains with her, I would.

So with all that, I encourage you to visit her site and follow her. She is also hosting a generous giveaway for her followers. She had reached 500 and it's increasing more and more(and rightfully so). What are you waiting for? For more info head here. 

I'm Thankful For...

Book Addict is hosting a giveaway. To enter you must be a follower and post about a book you are thankful to have read and one book you would be thankful to receive. For more info head here. 

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As always, I am most thankful for reading the Harry Potter series particularly The Deathly Hallows because it was my favorite. 

"Of course this is happening inside your head, Harry, but why on Earth should that mean that it is not real?" -Albus Dumbledore

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I would love to receive Liesl and Po by Lauren Oliver. I've heard that it was a good book and would love to read it myself. 

“And this, really, is the story-within-the-story, because if you do not believe that hearts can bloom suddenly bigger, and that love can open like a flower out of even the hardest places, then I am afraid that for you the world will be long and brown and barren, and you will have trouble finding the light. But if you do believe, then you already know all about magic.”  -from Liesl and Po

The Boy Who Lived, Accept My Heartfelt Gratitude

Beth Revis is generously hosting a very big giveaway. You just have to write about  what book you are most thankful for. For more info head here. Good luck! :)

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I've been into reading since I could remember. My school library has this wide array of books, which I am very grateful for. I mostly read R.L Stine's Goosebumps, Francine Pascal's Sweet Valley and Carolyn Keene's Nancy Drew. They were really entertaining. But they were limited, after I devoured what was available, I stopped reading and I contented myself with playing outside, like kids my age. Then one day, a friend brought this heavy looking book on class and started telling us what it was about. I was curious, it was a very thick book you see. I read the blurb, it's about a wizard, a young boy who went to a magical school. Although it piqued my interest, it was not sufficient to encourage me to read it, mostly because I was used to reading books with female leads. But then the next week, three or four of my classmates has the same book. I was definitely intrigued now, and when I can't resist anymore I borrowed it.

And I know from that day forward, I had discovered one of the most amazing book I will ever have the chance to read. Harry Potter introduced me to a world of witchcraft and wizardry, where kids ride trains to attend a boarding school, wear robes to class, learn spells and potions, and keep owls, frogs and rats as pets. As the series progressed, not only my spell vocabulary heightened but I started investing in each and every character. I began to understand the true meaning of loyalty and bravery. I realized that sometimes sacrifices are made for those we love even if it would cost our lives. And it made me believe that greed and evil will never triumph because nothing will ever be greater than the power of love.

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I grew up with these books and watched the movies when it was adapted to the theaters. I cried when the book ended and cried again when the final movie installment was shown in the silver screen, not out of disappointment but because I will surely miss it. But I also know the legacy of these books will never end because time and again we will relive the stories we have loved and reminisced why these books affected our lives the way it did. 

I thank you, J.K Rowling for the brilliance you have shown in the very pages of these books. We have been very blessed to be able to take part in the realm of your imagination and ingenuity. You are indeed one of the best authors in the literary world. Harry Potter has served its purpose. It has touch the hearts of millions of readers around the world and I certainly believe that it will continue doing so for the many years and centuries to come. Truly, the lightning has struck and the Boy Who Lived will live in our hearts forever.