Thank you to the Reading Romances folks for setting up this lovely blog hop...make sure you click on the links below and visit more wonderful blogs to keep discovering other fantastic titles and having chance to win even more titles to read. To enter, please leave your answer to the following question and PLEASE remember to include your e-mail address! What was the most special book you’ve gifted or received?
Best book I received when I was younger was Black Beauty.
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I love giving and receiving signed books as gifts...It's expected from me now since I go to so many booksignings
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Thanks for the awesome giveaway! I'd have to say as a kid, my favorite was when I got the Anne of Green Gables box set. I loved that series!!!
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Thanks for the giveaway. I love 'discovering' new authors so your giveaway is a wonderful opportunity and Demon's Curse sounds very intriguing.
ReplyDeleteThe most special book I ever received was Happy Holidays written and illustrated by my son when he was in 2nd grade. It was a collection of short poems, stories, and pictures embellished with glitter and such. It is only 20 pages of colorful construction paper bound by red satin ribbon but so much love and thought went into it.
Wishing everyone a wonderfully joyous holiday season!!
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I still have the copy of "Snow White & Rose Red" my aunt gave me when I was a little girl--it was one of my favorites growing up. :)
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Happy Holidays!
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P.S. Your blog is beautiful! Now I want to go visit someplace warm. :)
I want this book. Love the cover.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite book is not just one book, but would be my nook. I got it from my kids and have about 400+ books on it.
Thanks for the giveaway.
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Thank you all for visiting, I love hearing that there are plenty of other reading addicts out there! Thank you for the compliments of the blog C. Descoteaux, I am fortunate that I live in an area where there is not LIKELY to be snow but this picture does make me envious, lol. Good luck to all of you on the giveaway!
ReplyDeleteI love to read so I always get books for holidays. I think they've all been my very favorite at the time :)
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All my autographed books by some of my favorite Authors are very special to me.. Thanks for the giveaway opportunity. Happy Holidays.
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cky15: Carol L was right when you receive books that are signed by your favorite authors. I get all excited even when I have swag that are signed.
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Thanks for the great giveaway.
ReplyDeleteThat's a hard question for me to answer because I have been given so many great books for so many reasons. One author friend read in a blog post that I was feeling down one day and sent one of her humorous books to me just to cheer me up. That was just such a nice thing to do. But I think my favorite and the book that means the most to me is the first romance book my mom ever gave to me. My mom might not be with us anymore, but I still have the first romance book she ever gave me.
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It's funny, for someone who loves the written word so much...I have never been that gung-ho for autographs. I have been fortunate to get quite a few that are signed by some of my favorite authors but I like to take pictures more than I collect signatures.
ReplyDeleteI am glad that you have something tangible to keep your mom's memory alive for you, Mary, I once attended a talk by the delightful Cherry Adair where she talked about her books being 'old friends' that she loves having around her and I thought that was such a perfect way to put it!
The best book I ever gifted was a leatherbound complete Edgar Allen Poe collection to my boyfriend.
ReplyDeleteI would have to say the best I've been given this year has been Tara Sivec's Seduction & Snacks :)
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there’s been so many books give & received it’s hard to say/pick one, but one that was special was when I was about 9 & not feeling well while on vacation, my brother (who has always been big into comic books) picked me up a new Isis (which was a Sat morning show we’d watch) comic book to pick up my spirits.
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When I was growing up I loved the book "A Fish Out of Water" by PD Eastman. It was a cute book about a fish that was over-fed and kept growing. Well once I was an adult my Mom bought me this book to remind me of the happy times I had growing up.
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That sounds like a very generous gift Caitlin, I am sure that the beauty of the binding only enhanced the works of Mr. Poe. Tara Sivec is a new to me author Cassandra but I must say that her covers certainly look tasty (and fattening, lol). What a great brother gamistress66! Melissa, I can identify with that fish, sounds like a great book to remind you of good times. Thanks for visiting and good luck everyone!
ReplyDeleteWhen my daughter was 9, I gave her Little Women by Louisa May Alcott and Anne Frank: Diary of a Young Girl, because they were two books that meant a lot to me when I was her age. As she was growing up, many books got added to her collection ....Brave New World, The Miracle Worker, Slaughterhouse Five and most recently The Great Lenore by J.M Tohline.
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Happy Holidays & thanks for the amazing giveaway!
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I received a signed copy of Terry Goodkind's Temple of the Winds.
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Hello, thanks for the giveaway!
ReplyDeleteAs I get a lot of books at Christmas, or really any other time, none stand out as special to me. But any given by family or friends are always special because they know how much I love to read.
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Die for Me, love this book.
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My best friend lived in Boston for a year and she brought me back a signed Lone Wolf by Jodi Picoult! Thank you for the giveaway!
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ReplyDeleteHidden Away by Maya Banks. She personalized it and I couldn’t stop girl squeeing for the whole day!
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Received pride and prejudice
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My grandmother gave me some Georgette Heyer books, when I was a teenager.
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The most special book(s) I received was The Circle Trilogy by Nora Roberts from my dad on his first Christmas home after being in prison for 9 years.
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Elizabeth, I am glad that your daughter has inherited a love of books from you, there can never be too many bibliophiles in the world!
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Holly, isn't it great when friends and family help support the addiction?
Magic, if you remember, I would love to know who the author is...there are several books out there with that title.
Kimberly, that is a wonderful gift, what a great friend!
Tina, it is always wonderful to have something to connect us to family and the older bibles are such beautiful works of art.
Elizabeth, I was also thrilled to meet Maya Banks, isn't she a lovely person? And I love the KGI series!
BN, "Pride and Prejudice" was the book that caused me to fall in love with historical romance.
Marlene, I became a Georgette Heyer fan many years ago and I loved all of her works.
Ashley, that is a wonderful gift, Nora Roberts/JD Robb is one of my favorite authors.
Happy Holidays to all of you and good luck with the giveaway.
Best book received as a gift has to be Mindy by June Strong, which I received from my grandmother when I was 13 & still love to re-read.
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I don't gift books but do gift cards for books and I prefer to receive gift cards as well. My wishlist is huge and all gift cards are so appreciated!
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eregon, but only because she gave me the rest of the series too! - regnod(at)yahoo(d0t)com
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Many years ago, my mom shared Alas Babylon with me. She said it was one of her favorite books and she was sharing it with me. It is so nice being able to share a love of reading with a parent.
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Black Beauty given to me the first time I went to the library and discovered the world of books!
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When I was younger the best books I received were the Ramona Quimby series - loved them! Thanks for the great giveaway!
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I would have to say...a paperback copy of The BFG I received from my fourth grade teacher. It made me fall in love with Dahl's imagination. I still re-read it no and then for nostalgic reasons.
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I was given U2 by U2 for Christmas one year.
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I have been given multiple James Patterson reads as gifts. I wish I could own a whole set of his books and read them from beginning to the end. He has written so many I am afraid it will take me a lifetime just to get through those!
ReplyDeleteI love when authors offer to sign copies of books, makes them all that much more special.
Thanks for the giveaway!
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The best book I ever received has to be Little Women when I was really young. It started my love of books
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Definitely was the original fifty shades of grey paperback my husband bought me that started my reading frenzy this year. Second is an autographed copy of thoughless :)
ReplyDeleteMy first & favorite book was SPITFIRE by Bertrice Small. This book was given to me by my Grandmother before she past away. I think that’s why it’s so special but I have read every Bertrice Small book. Thanks for this contest &I hope you had a Merry Christmas & Have a Happy New Year!
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Thanks to all of you who have visited and entered the contest. Sorry that I haven't had the time to respond to everyone's comments, I am in the middle of several proofreading jobs in addition to trying to keep up with my review commitments so I am a little stretched. I appreciate all of you visiting and offer a special thank you to those of you who have become followers, I hope that you will visit frequently and comment when you feel comfortable. I appreciate hearing about more titles that people have been influenced by and have added a few more titles to my very long TBR list.
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Congratulations to Carol L. I have sent you an e-mail and am awaiting your response. Thank you all for visiting my blog and I hope you have lots of wonderful books to read in the upcoming year!
ReplyDeleteI have reluctantly chosen a new winner since I still have had no response to my e-mail to Carol L. Sorry! I am contacting the new winner and will post a name in a couple of days.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations to Ipro55! I hope that you enjoy the book and wish you a 2013 filled with plenty of fantastic reads!
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