Showing posts with label Things that are Fun. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Things that are Fun. Show all posts

Saturday, February 21, 2015

Love-A-Thon: Book Spine Poetry

Both Sarah & I decided to weigh in with book spine poetry this year. Check out both of our "poems" below!

Lindsay: So here's the deal. This is soooo not my strong suit. In fact, I made Sarah do it last year by herself. But I figured, what the heck, I'll give it a go. Here's what I came up with:
 


Dear Mr. Knightley,
Speak / An Echo in the Darkness.
Return to Me / All Our Yesterdays.
If I Stay / I'll Give You the Sun.
I was Here,
Don't Look Back,
Emma 

Sarah: I love this challenge. It was my favorite from last year so I'm super stoked that it's back this year! Here's what I came up with:

Daylight Falls
Behind the Scenes
Under the Lights 

Bright Beyond
The
Dark Expanse 
Of
Broken Skies
And 
Shattered Stars 

*Daylight Falls series by Dahlia Adler
** Bright Beyond series and Broken Skies series by Theresa Kay 

Monday, March 31, 2014

March Madness Book Boyfriend Edition THE WINNER

Well, today is the last day of March. And the last day of this year's March Madness Book Boyfriend Edition. Thank you all so much for joining us over the course of the month to vote for your favorite book boyfriends! You guys made this such a success, and it more than exceeded our expectations. I thought we may end up with somewhere in the neighborhood of 500-1000 entries for the contest. We ended up with close to 4000! 

While we already have a few ideas for next year, we'd absolutely LOVE to have your input. I've included a questionnaire below, so if you have some time please take a moment and fill it out. Thanks!

And now that I've rambled on long enough, let's check out the final bracket, and the winner...


 Here's how the final voting broke down:
 Congrats Outlander fans! You guys showed up by the hundreds to vote for Jamie! While it is a large margin, this is actually the closest anyone came to Jamie all month. Previously he'd been winning with 96% to 99% of the vote. So way to go Moth Minions! You did your guy proud!

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Winners have been contacted and have 48 hours to respond. If there is no response, we'll be choosing another winner, so make sure and check your spam folders just in case!


You guys are AMAZING! Thank you for all your votes, comments, tweets, follows, everything. Much love.

Lindsay & Sarah
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Thursday, March 27, 2014

March Madness: Book Boyfriend Edition THE FINALS!

Welcome to the FINAL round of March Madness Book Boyfriend Edition!

It's been an AMAZING month you guys. I am completely and utterly blown away by the response we've gotten over the course of the tournament. It beyond exceeded our expectations. I thought we might get 500 entries into the giveaway, and we're over 3000 now. We could not have done it with out each and every one of you. We truly thank you from the bottom of our hearts for making this such a success.

We're already looking forward to next year, and have a couple of ideas on how to make it better and even more fun. We'd LOVE to have some input from you guys too. If you have any suggestions on what we could do to improve upon the event for next year, please let us know in the comments. We'd love to hear from you guys, and are totally open to suggestions.

Are you ready to see who made it to the finals? I can't wait to see who comes out on top to be the overall winner of our first annual March Madness Book Boyfriend Edition!





The winner of both the bracket and the contest will be announced on Monday, March 31st at 10 am (central time).

VOTING WILL CLOSE AT 10 PM CENTRAL TIME ON SUNDAY, MARCH 30TH.



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Monday, March 24, 2014

March Madness: Book Boyfriend Edition The Final Four

Welcome to our bookish version of March Madness!

In case this is your first time visiting us for our book boyfriend tournament, you can read the details here

I can't believe we're almost to the end! I've been totally and utterly blown away by the response to our book boyfriend bracket. I never could have imagined the turnout we've had in voting for the guys and entries into the giveaway. So thanks!

The Elite 8 went pretty much how I thought it would, with one MAJOR exception. Morpheus from Splintered by AG Howard managed to take down Four from Divergent by Veronica Roth! AND on opening weekend of the movie being released. I was pretty shocked you guys. Four had almost a 100 vote lead after the first 2 days, and then the Moth Minions came in and voted up their guy all the way to victory. Let's see how he fares the next round.

Are you ready to see who made the Final Four? Vote for your favorite to move on to the FINALS and enter the giveaway when you're finished!




Voting for this round will close at approx. 10 pm Central on March 26. Thanks for voting!

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Friday, March 21, 2014

March Madness: Book Boyfriend Edition Elite 8 (2)

Welcome to our bookish version of March Madness! 
We're so glad you're here! 

In case this is your first time visiting us for our book boyfriend tournament, you can read the details here. And in case you missed the Elite 8 post on the Classic/Adult Fiction & YA Contemporary/Historical guys, you can find it here. I can't believe we're almost to the end of our book boyfriend bracket. By this time next week, we'll have the finalists announced and voting will begin for the winner. Where did the month of March go?

None of the matches for this group were close last round. Each guy won by getting around 70% (or more) of the votes... but I have a feeling that will change for this round.

Ready to see the last four guys in the Elite 8? Check out the bracket below, vote & then don't forget to enter the giveaway!


 Thanks for voting!
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Thursday, March 20, 2014

Cookie Covers: Divergent Edition

I wasn't originally planning on doing a whole post on this (and this really isn't going to be a full post), but I couldn't wait to show you guys the Divergent cookies I made for the movie premiere this weekend!

 I'd previously made each of the faction symbols, so I did those once again on mini-cookies, but this time I decided to once again challenge myself and recreate the book cover as a cookie. Here's what I came up with!




Also, I hosted a flash giveaway on twitter the past two days, and Daphne from Gone Pecan won these cookies plus a personalized Amity one (her faction of choice).


Thanks for stopping by! And let me know of any books you think would translate well into cookie form!

March Madness: Book Boyfriend Edition Elite 8 (1)

Welcome to our bookish version of March Madness! 
We're so glad you're here! 

In case this is your first time visiting us for our book boyfriend tournament, you can read the details here. And you can find the Elite 8 post for the YA Dystopian/Sci-Fi/Fantasy guys here. I can't believe we're almost to the end of our book boyfriend bracket. By this time next week, we'll have the finalists announced and voting will begin for the winner. Where did the month of March go?

The closest vote for this group was Mr. Darcy versus Aragorn. Darcy received 158 votes to Aragorn's 147. And once again, Jamie Fraser dominated earning 96% of the votes against Rhett Butler.
 
Ready to see the first four guys in the Elite 8? Check out the bracket below, vote & then don't forget to enter the giveaway!



 Thanks for voting!
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Monday, March 17, 2014

March Madness: Book Boyfriend Edition Sweet 16 (2)


Welcome to our bookish version of March Madness! 
We're so glad you're here! 

In case this is your first time visiting us for our book boyfriend tournament, you can read the details here.   Don't forget to go check out the other 2 groups in the Sweet 16 (Classics & Adult Fiction and YA Contemporary/Historical) here.

Now that we're getting closer to the end, we're going to be combining some of the voting groups. For the second group of Sweet 16ers, we're combining both of the YA Dystopian/Sci-Fi/Fantasy groups. These guys are definitely some of my favorites!

The last round of voting definitely had some surprises for me. Overall #1 seed Hector was taken down by Mopheus. And my beloved Chaol was defeated by Perry by TWO votes. TWO you guys. Poor Chaol. I'm chalking this up to you guys not having read about these swoony guards just yet (and if you haven't, you need to get on that. Soon.).

Ready to see the next round of match-ups? Check 'em out, then vote & don't forget to enter the giveaway!

 Thanks for voting!

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Sunday, March 16, 2014

March Madness: Book Boyfriend Edition Sweet 16 (1)

Welcome to our bookish version of March Madness! We're so glad you're here!

In case this is your first time visiting us for our book boyfriend tournament, you can read the details here.

Now that we're getting closer to the end, we're going to be combining some of the voting groups. For the first group of Sweet 16ers, we're going to have you all vote on the Classics & Adult Fiction group as well as the YA Contemporary/Historical group.

Once again Jamie Fraser from Outlander dominated in the Classics group with 97% of the vote. Taking the lead in the YA Contemporary/Historical group is Josh from The Sea of Tranquility earning 75% of the votes in his match-up.

Who's going to advance on to the Elite 8? Only one way to find out! Scroll down below to see the new match-ups and then vote! (Plus don't forget to enter the giveaway!)

Thanks for voting!

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Monday, March 10, 2014

March Madness: Book Boyfriend Edition Round of 32 (4)

Welcome to March Madness: Book Boyfriend Edition!

If you've missed any of the previous posts, you can always check the main bracket page here.
The 2nd round of voting for the Classic & Adult Fiction guys can be found here and Group 2 of the YA Dystopian/Sci-Fi/Fantasy guys here, and the YA Contemporary/Historical guys here.

We had a seriously amazing turnout for the first round. Sarah & I can't thank you all enough! It more than exceeded our expectations. You guys are awesome. And to show our appreciation, we've updated the prize list with our grand prize!

This round was all over the place for these guys. We had HECTOR who defeated Wayland North earning 90% of the votes. On the opposite end, we had The Darkling and Sturmhond, which was determined by 2 votes. TWO. It seems we were all pretty split on that one (even Sarah & I don't agree!).

Ready to see the updated bracket & the new match-ups?

Thanks for voting!

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Sunday, March 9, 2014

March Madness: Book Boyfriend Edition Round of 32 (3)

Welcome to March Madness: Book Boyfriend Edition!

If you've missed any of the previous posts, you can always check the main bracket page here.
The 2nd round of voting for the Classic & Adult Fiction guys can be found here and Group 2 of the YA Dystopian/Sci-Fi/Fantasy guys here.

Don't forget voting is still open on the YA Dystopian/Sci-Fi/Fantasy group 1 guys until 3/9 at 10 pm (CST).

We had a seriously amazing turnout for the first round. Sarah & I can't thank you all enough! It more than exceeded our expectations. You guys are awesome. And to show our appreciation, we've updated the prize list with our grand prize!

There were lots of close match-ups this round. The guy that won with the highest percentage of the votes is Levi, with 73%. The closest match, of any of the matches so far was Cricket & St. Clair, each earning 50% of the vote. So I took to twitter, and Cricket won.

Ready to see the updated bracket & the new match-ups?

Thanks for voting!

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Saturday, March 8, 2014

March Madness: Book Boyfriend Edition Round of 32 (2)

Welcome to March Madness: Book Boyfriend Edition!

If you've missed any of the previous posts, you can always check the main bracket page here.
The 2nd round of voting for the Classic & Adult Fiction guys can be found here.

Don't forget voting is still open on the YA Contemporary/Historical guys until 10 pm on 3/8, and the YA Dystopian/Sci-Fi/Fantasy group 2 guys until 3/9 at 10 pm (CST).


We had a seriously amazing turnout for the first round. Sarah & I can't thank you all enough! It more than exceeded our expectations. You guys are awesome. And to show our appreciation, we've updated the prize list with our grand prize! Are you ready for the next round?

Next up is the YA Dystopian/Sci-Fi/Fantasy Group 2 guys. The first round had a lot of close match-ups. Finnick won by the largest margin, receiving 80% of the votes.. The closest match-up was between Thorne and Kai from the Lunar Chronicles, with Thorne receiving 56% of the vote. I guess you all found it hard to choose between your Emperor and your Captain. Can't wait to see who is picked this round!

Check out the winners from the first round and then vote!
Thanks for voting!

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Thursday, March 6, 2014

March Madness: Book Boyfriend Edition Round of 32 (1)

Welcome to March Madness: Book Boyfriend Edition!

If you've missed any of the previous posts, you can always check the main bracket page here.

We had a seriously amazing turnout for the first round. Sarah & I can't thank you all enough! It more than exceeded our expectations. You guys are awesome. And to show our appreciation, we've updated the prize list (and we have a couple more planed if we make it to 1000 entries)! Are you ready for the next round?

First up in the Round of 32 is the Classic & Adult Fiction guys. It seems like everyone loves these guys, as this group had the highest turnout and the most votes. The guy that won by the biggest margin was Jamie Fraser with 99% of the votes, and the guy that won by the lowest margin was Captain Wentworth who received 55% of the votes. Can't wait to see who you all will pick this round!

Check out the updated bracket below & then make sure and vote!


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Tuesday, March 4, 2014

March Madness: Book Boyfriend Edition Round of 64 (4)

Welcome to the first round of voting! We're so glad you're here and joining us for our bookish version of March Madness. We can't wait to see who comes out on top!

Next up is the YA Dystopian/Sci-Fi/Fantasy #1 Group! Once again we're putting your decision making skills to the test. You'll have to choose between Sturmhond and The Darkling. Jeb & Morpheus. George Cooper & Prince Jonathan. Gansey & Ronan. Also is this bracket's number 1 seed... HECTOR(!!!!). Have fun voting!! (*evil laughs*)

For details on how this is going to work, check out the welcome post, which can be found here.

And don't forget to vote on your favorite Classics & Adult Fiction guys here (voting closes the 5th), and the YA Dystopian/Sci-Fi/Fantasy #2 guys here (voting closes the 7th), and the YA Contemporary/Historical guys here (voting closes the 8th). Voting for this group will close the 9th.

Here's a look at this quadrant of the bracket:

Thanks for voting!

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Monday, March 3, 2014

March Madness: Book Boyfriend Edition Round of 64 (3)

Welcome to the first round of voting! We're so glad you're here and joining us for our bookish version of March Madness. We can't wait to see who comes out on top!

Next up is the YA Contemporary/Historical Group! This group is going to be another tough one. How will you decide between Cricket & St. Clair? Or Rob & Jase? Is Levi going to be your favorite? Or do you prefer William Fletcher? Let us know by voting below!

For details on how this is going to work, check out the welcome post, which can be found here.

And don't forget to vote on your favorite Classics & Adult Fiction guys here (voting open til the 5th), and the YA Dystopian/Sci-Fi/Fantasy #2 guys here (voting open til the 7th).

Here's a look at this quadrant of the bracket:


Thanks for voting!


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Sunday, March 2, 2014

March Madness: Book Boyfriend Edition Round of 64 (2)

**VOTING IS NOW CLOSED FOR THIS ROUND**

Welcome to the first round of voting! We're so glad you're here and joining us for our bookish version of March Madness. We can't wait to see who comes out on top!

Next up is the YA Dystopian/Sci-Fi/Fantasy #2 Group! This group is definitely one of the more difficult ones to decide. I mean, there's Chaol. Or maybe you prefer Peeta. But what if you're on Team Kai AND Team Thorne? Team Perry AND Team Roar? Yeah, we're making you decide right now. Good luck with that...

For details on how this is going to work, check out the welcome post, which can be found here.

And don't forget to vote on your favorite Classics & Adult Fiction guys here.

Here's a look at this quadrant of the bracket:


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