We've Moved!

Dear Book Brats Friends,

Due in part to Blogger's recent antics, and due in another part to my desire to be like the cool kids (DAMN YOU PEER PRESSURE!), I have decided that it is time for Book Brats to move on to bigger, greener pastures. And trust me - this new pasture is AMAZING. And you should come and join me.

Starting from today on, Book Brats Reviews will be located at...

http://book-brats.com

Be sure to update your bookmarks and start following me via Feedburner or email! Believe me, this only takes a few seconds and will make my day. And you can find all your favorite posts and new ones at the new site. So stop by, say hello, and help me break in my new home!

Thanks again for all your support! I LOVE YOU ALL!

---Megan

200 Followers Giveaway WINNERS POST!

Thank you to everyone who entered my 200 Followers Giveaway. As you can see, we are now over 375 followers so I can safely say the giveaway was a huge success. Sadly, there could only be 2 winners - one who won the book of their choice, and one winner of the BOND GIRL ARC. And they are...

Book of Choice - Midnyte Reader
BOND GIRL ARC - Ashley H

Congratulations to both winners, but more importantly a big THANK YOU to everyone who has made Book Brats successful by commenting on reviews or memes, entering in contests, following me on Twitter, and doing anything that makes Book Brats the awesome place that it is. You guys make the site a joy to run. Thank you all and here is to 200 more followers!

Book Brats On... NaNoWriMo

As many of my fellow bloggers can tell you, it’s that time of year – National Novel Writing Month is upon us. And if you know me or read my blog, you probably know that yes, I am an aspiring author. I have of decided to tackle NaNoWriMo once again for attempt number six, and hopefully this will be victory number five for me, but what does that mean for Book Brats?

Well, it means I probably won’t be posting as many reviews. I will try and keep up with my memes and attempt to get a few guest posts to make up for the lack of activity. And look out for the return of our Guest Correspondents if I can get them to review something for me. I can see my best friend squirming right now as I beg her to help me out. Or maybe she can do a guest post about librarians, I don’t know. We’ll see.

And expect to see a few writing updates from my progress! I am actually hoping to finish by the 18^th or so. I mean, in 3 days I did write 12,500 words, so it shouldn’t be too difficult. Writing job applications and manuscripts at the same time has become my life.

But the first Book Brats NaNo teaser – the working title! Coming soon maybe to a bookstore near you…

IN THE GARDEN OF DEMONS

Next Friday I will post a short synopsis. If I remember. But trust me when I say it has demons. Lots of demons.

You may now return to your regularly scheduled programming already in progress!

Water for Elephants Week Giveaway WINNER ANNOUNCEMENT!

WATER FOR ELEPHANTS WEEK

GIVEAWAY WINNER ANNOUNCEMENT!!!

Thank you to all who entered to win Water for Elephants on DVD and book courtesy of Fox Home Entertainment!  There were 105 entries collected but sadly only one person can win.

Congratulations to Kelsey D! Kelsey has been contacted.

Be sure to stay tuned for the conclusion of Water for Elephants Week with our DVD and book reviews coming tomorrow and Monday barring catastrophe or space bar breakage.  I've already lost a backspace and the replacement hasn't arrived yet grr.  Have a great weekend everyone!!

Public Service Announcement - Small Absence

Hi guys! If you haven't noticed, I haven't really been posting. I've had a bad cold that's taken a few days to get over, and on top of that my backspace key is broken so editing posts has become almost impossible without an extra two hours of effort to type slowly. I promise to continue Water for Elephants Week and our Weekly Scheduled Programming over the weekend once I can get a replacement key or keyboard, and next week we should be back up to full steam again!

Sorry guys! Until then, I leave you with this cute GIF.

GIVEAWAY ALERT and other business!

I should say firstly that we're not quite at a giveaway yet, but soon we will be having the Book Brats 200 Followers Giveaway! I plan on giving away some fun stuff, so stay tuned. And I have Rafflecopter to use for the very first time, making it easier for you, for me, and for my dog Steve. Because, you know, dogs want to enter, too.

And since I'm here making a post on a day I generally don't post on, some other announcements.

At the end of October I will be hosting Water for Elephants Week in celebration of the release of the Water for Elephants DVD. Make sure to check back in a few weeks for some awesome activities, discussion posts, and a group read of the book! I hope that there will be more participants than just me.

For indie authors, I am still currently behind with my review pile and will only be accepting review requests from authors that have previously had something with me for a review. Many apologies.

Reviews coming soon: Joan Slonczewski's THE HIGHEST FRONTIER (this book is rather slow going for me, so it might end up taking me a month to finish it, sorry!), Taryn Browning's DARK BEAUTY, Erin Duffy's BOND GIRL, and...something else. Stay tuned.

Thanks for listening to this public service announcement! Please keep an eye on Book Brats for reviews, discussion posts, giveaways, and other fun stuff!

2 ARCs and a Bookmark Giveaway Winner!

So the results are in. Twenty one awesome individuals entered for a total of 69 entries, but there can only be one winner who takes home an ARC of Glow by Amy Kathleen Ryan, an ARC of All These Things I've Done by Gabrielle Zevin, and a beaded bookmark made by me.

Using Random.org, I have selected a winner, and congratulations...

Melissa @ Just One Opinion!

Congratulations Melissa! I will be emailing you soon to get your shipping details.

Thanks so much to everyone who entered and please note that I will be hosting another giveaway in the next few days. Thanks again everyone!

Giveaway Winner Announcement!

Thank you to everyone who entered the very first Book Brats contest, our 100 Followers Appreciation Giveaway! There were 87 entries from 20 AMAZING people. Thank you all so much, you are so wonderful and you are very much loved by Book Brats! Smooch smooch!

But every contest must have a winner. Using Random.Org I selected a number from the 87 entries and picked...

46 - JLynn!

Congratulations JLynn and thank you everyone again for entering! I will be emailing the winner soon (this post was written and scheduled several hours ago and I'm probably asleep right now) so check your email!

I hope to be giving away an ARC of Glow by Amy Kathleen Ryan soon, but it's temporarily being borrowed and once she is done she'll let me know. Stay tuned!

Small Update

I was out of town over the weekend and then my dog died (he just turned 12 on Monday) so this weekend has been...not so good for me (except for visiting my lovely friend Bethany and seeing X-Men: First Class finally). I plan on doing a BUNCH of posts tomorrow and finally hitting up all my Follow Friday loves. So tomorrow, there will be an In My Mailbox, a WINNER'S POST for the contest (!!!), and a Wrap Up/What Are You Reading?

So expect three posts tomorrow, or two posts tomorrow and then two posts on Tuesday. I'll try and stagger them somehow.

Just a head's up!

The RCL Back to School Readathon!

I'm participating in a few weeks in Read. Chat. Love.'s Back to School Readathon (wait, I'm not going back to school, I think I got my signals crossed, but at least I can celebrate the season, right?).

And they have some awesome giveaways for participants plus challenges, activities, and a chat. I would suggest you go check out their website (click on the image) and sign up! It's going to be a lot of fun. Remember, August 19th, be there or be a banana!