So I just found about this this morning, but the awesome Elana Johnson is hosting a Spread The Awesome day today where bloggers post the books they think deserve ten stars! Obviously, I had to participate! So here's my pick:
Stolen by Lucy Christopher
Gemma, 16, is on layover at Bangkok Airport, en route with her parents to a vacation in Vietnam. She steps away for just a second, to get a cup of coffee. Ty--rugged, tan, too old, oddly familiar--pays for Gemma's drink. And drugs it. They talk. Their hands touch. And before Gemma knows what's happening, Ty takes her. Steals her away. The unknowing object of a long obsession, Gemma has been kidnapped by her stalker and brought to the desolate Australian Outback. STOLEN is her gripping story of survival, of how she has to come to terms with her living nightmare--or die trying to fight it.
Stolen is one of those books that stays with you long after you finish it. It's really stunning, on so many levels. The description of the Austrailian Outback is so clear that you feel like you're right there with you and the way the story unfolds... I don't want to spoil anything for you, but wow. It will leave you breathless, and heartbroken, and triumphant, and most of all you will want to tell everyone you know to read this book!
GIVEAWAY
In honor of the spirit of Spread The Awesome, I'm going to giveaway ONE copy of Stolen to a reader who lives in any country the Book Depository ships to. That's right, this contest is INTERNATIONAL!
To enter, all you need to do is leave a comment with your email address (be sure to spell out @ as "at" and . as "dot" like this - name at email dot com - so you don't get hit by spambots). You MUST be a FOLLOWER to win!
Contest ends Wednesday, May 5th at midnight EDT. I'll post the winner on Thursday, May 6th.
Find more awesomeness at Mary Campbell's blog and be sure to check out the full list of Recommended Reads on Elana's blog. It features all the books bloggers are posting today!
42 comments:
That's insane! Okay, now I'm super excited.
booksbya.k@gmail.com
Wow..That's the spirit!And I love to win the book =)
i'm a follower
darlyn225(at)gmail(dot)com
thanks for the giveaway!
Grest contest! I really wanna read Stolen;)
I'm a follower
Thanks!
Anja_Kapllani[at]web[dot]com
No need to enter me. I just wanted to say that I really liked this book. I agree that it stays with you long after you read it.
A book that tells of one survival during a trial time really caught my interest. This sure sounds like an incredibly emotional and powerful read!
Please include me for this giveaway =)
Thank you so much!
Shy
shy8629(at)gmail(dot)com
Wow, this books sounds right up my alley. It sounds like an intense read!
Enter me please.
longhorn08fan(at)gmail(dot)com
Thanks for hosting this :)
This sounds like an amazing book! I just added you to the list of awesomeness. Will you link to Mary Campbell? Thanks!!
http://writersbuttdoesnotapplytome.blogspot.com/2010/05/spreading-author-awesomeness-with.html
Fun! : ) Thanks.
I just love the cover, too.
ambience.of.rain {at} gmail.com
Please count me in :)
vision.nguyen AT gmail DOT com
Sounds like a good read!
candaceganger at yahoo dot com
This seems a very interesting (and intense) book. Count me in, please!
estereta(AT)ymail(DOT)com
Oh, I'd love this!
- Rebecca
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Oh, this does sound good and suspenseful. Thanks for your review! I'll add your contest to my sidebar, too. Thanks for the giveaway (and so cool that it's international!)
cvaldezmiller AT gmail DOT com
Sounds like a good book! Thanks for the heads up!
taffy(dot)lovell@gmail(dot)com
I'm dying to read STOLEN. :)
Follower!
lightningstreak123[at]comcast[dot]net
Aweosme, thanks!
adrienne2093 at comcast dot net
Thanks for the review! Just became a follower:
cheboricuas AT gmail DOT com
I am a follower. Thank you for the contest.
robin [at] intensewhisper [dot] com
This sounds great! Man, m y TBR list is getting long.
christine(at)christinenfonseca(dot)com
Ohmygosh, we're learning about Vietnam in class, and Australia is AMAZING (love the accent) and Gemma's story sounds so cool!!!Please enter me, I'd love to read this!
raokiki6(at)gmail(dot)com
Ah, another good one! Count me in :) authormichellemclean(at)yahoo(dot)com
I really want to win this. It looks absolutely incredible and sounds that way too.
rivkarno1(at)hotmail(dot)com
Please enter me
bratdownstairsairs at yahoo dot com
This sounds like a great read!
throuthehaze at gmail dot com
I'm already a follower. The book sound fascinating.
ellestraussbooks at gmail dot com
Oooh, I want to win a copy!
stinalindenblatt(at)shaw(dot)ca
Oh my gosh, this book sounds amazing. Thanks for the recommendation and giveaway!
Looking forward to following!
Already a follower.
thanks for the great giveaway!
Kelsey
krae991 at yahoo dot com
This book sounds truly awesome. I'm already a happy follower! :-)
Oops! My email is:
mrso_d at yahoo dot com
Sounds like and iiiiiintense read!
alohajeanne at yahoo dot com
I've been seeing this book on several blogs, and it's hooked me !
i would loooooveeee to read this ! Count me in please.
uniquas at ymail dot com
This sounds like a fantastic story - so moving and realistic that I am quite nervous about reading it (not that I will let that stop me!
eva.s.black[@]gmail[.]com
This sounds like a good read.
Plus I have always been interested in the Australian Outback so I would like to see how the author describes it.
Thanks for opening the giveaway up to all.
Carol T (International entry)
buddytho {at} gmail DOT com
I have really been wanting to read this book. I've heard nothing but positive things about it. Please enter me.
Follower
~Briana
thebookpixie[at]yahoo[dot]com
Wow, Stolen Sounds Like A Compelling Read. Thanks For Bringing This Book To My Attention.
skyla11377(At0AOL(Dot)Com
That looks really, really good. Enter me, please. :o) I'm now a follower. Thanks!!
jennw[dot]321[at]gmail[dot]com
I have been wanting to read this one! I am already a follower.
Thanks!
bangersis at msn dot com
I'm a follower!
The book sounds good, and this is the first time hearing of it. Would love to win it! Thanks!
bunnybx at gmail . com
Stolen sounds sooo good! I haven't read many reviews, but I've been wanting to read it for awhile now.
I follow.
findjessyhere at gmail dot com
I'd love to win this book!
aikychien at yahoo dot com
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