Wednesday, November 18, 2015

Bingeing On Books Turns One + Giveaway!

Wow, can you believe it? My blog is ONE today!!
It's so crazy that my blog is celebrating is very first birthday. I guess my blog is no longer a newborn, huh? I think this calls for copious amounts of chocolate (yeah, like I needed another reason to eat chocolate).

I originally started this blog because I wanted a forum to obsess and fangirl about all the many, many books that I love. I could never imagine just how many awesome people I would meet. I just want to thank all of my readers and all of my followers and all of the people who take the time to comment on all of my posts.

My first post was just an introduction. My very first review was for Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte. I kind of cringe when I read some of my earlier posts and reviews. I would like to think my reviews (and my rating system) have improved. I have come a long way.

Here are some stats from the past year:

Number of Posts: 304

Number of Reviews: 163


Highest rated discussion post: How Necessary Are Negative Book Reviews?

Most fun post to create: My dog loves to read too! (I just put this one here because it's the cutest!!)


I have had so much fun blogging over the last year and I hope that I blog for a long time to come!

Now what would a birthday be without gifts? And because I love all of my readers so much, I am doing a special giveaway today. I am giving away ANY book that I have reviewed over the past year PLUS a $25 Amazon Gift Card for you to get the book of your choice. Feel free to take a look at my Book Reviews Archive to see which books you would choose. With so many book reviews, I am sure you will have no problem choosing something great.

The giveaway is international, as long as The Book Depository ships there free of charge (find that out here!The giveaway will run until just after the new year, on January 1, 2016. I will randomly choose a winner on January 2, 2016. I will send an email to the winner and if I don't hear from the winner within 48 hours, I will choose another one.

40 comments :

  1. Happy Blog Birthday!! So exciting! I really want to read Skyscraping so that would be my pick!

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  2. Happy Blog Birthday! Congratulations on a terrific year! Too many books to choose from -- there are so many on your list that look amazing. :)

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  3. Congrats on the blog birthday! I would choose Undertow by Buckley. It sounds so unique and engrossing.

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  4. Happy blog birthday! And I think I might choose the Bob's Burgers comic books! Sounds awesome!

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  5. Happy One Year!!! Time sure does fly, doesn't it? I'm coming up on four years and still feel like a newbie. LOL
    I'd have to go check me Amazon Wish List to see which book I just have to have.

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  6. Happy blogoversary!!!!!!!
    i think i could pick a court of thorns and roses by sara j maas
    thank you a lot and i hope you will keep enjoying blogging for a long long time

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  7. Happy blogoversary!!!
    Picking a book would be really hard because you've reviewed some amazing ones! Maybe An Untamed State or The Bluest Eye :)

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  8. Happy blogoversary!!!! I might choose A Court of Thorn and Roses - but there are so many to choose from!

    Nicole @ Feed Your Fiction Addiction

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  9. Happy blogoversary! I'd choose Illuminae or Ember in the Ashes!

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  10. This is not a test by Courtney Summers would be great, thank you.

    Happy Birthday, woohoo!!

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  11. Happy Blogoversary!! Nope, you're no longer a baby blog. ;) Here's to many more years. May you grow into a granny blog. lol

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  12. woohoo happy blog birthday. How exciting is it to be blogging for a year? I remember when I started my blog, I was so green behind my ears, had no idea what I was doing. You learn alot as you guy.
    Oh gosh I would choose him maybe Cinder (Lunar Chronicles #1) by Marissa Meyer

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  13. Happy Blogoversary!!! One year is such a great achievement - congrats! :)

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  14. Happy blogversary!! Congratulations on the milestone! I would love to read Damsel Distressed or More Happy Than Not :D

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  15. Happy Blogoversary!! You've reviewed so many good books in just one year! I think I'd pick Winter! Congrats on all your posts!

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  16. Awe Happy One Year Blogoversary!!! *throws confetti* I have no idea what book I would choose..you have reviewed so many good ones!

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  17. Congratulations!! Happy Blogoversary, my dear! It doesn't seem possible that it has only been a year- I feel like we have been book twinsies for all of time ;) (Random: I am pretty sure you have reviewed twice as many books as I have, in less than half the time- I am impressed!)

    Oh, as for which book? I would probably choose either All the Light We Cannot See or If You Find this Letter. Because as book twinsies, we have either read all the other books, OR you didn't like them, which means 99% chance I wouldn't either ;) And you loved those two, and I have wanted to read them, of course. Thanks for the chance, and congrats again! Hoping for many, many more to come!

    Shannon @ It Starts At Midnight

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  18. I would love Ice like fire (snow like ashes) book 2 ♡ Thank you

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  19. AHHH HAPPY OF HAPPIEST BLOGGY BIRTHDAY! You're all grow'd up now. :') But still a toddler so I can smush cake in your face and get away with it. xDXD I think I'd choose All the Light We Cannot See! :D

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  20. HAPPY BLOGOVERSARY! :D If I won....gosh I DON'T KNOW WHICH BOOK I'D WANT! You've reviewed so many great titles. I'm going to need 38 days to think about this

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  21. Happy blogoversay! I think I'll choose A Court of Thorn and Roses (A Court of Thorn and Roses #1) by Sarah J. Maas. Thank you for the giveaway :)

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  22. Hapy blogoversary :D You live in italy, that's nice! I'm italian :)
    I think i would choose The Scorpion rules, thanks for the giveaway!

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  23. Happy Blogoversary! I would choose: Unteachable by Leah Raeder

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  24. Congrats! I hope ur blog gets to a ripe old age! I would def pick Winter by Marissa Meyer!
    Mary G Loki

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  25. HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!! Sorry that it took me all this time to stop by!

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  26. Happy birthday! I'm not sure but I think I might choose Illuminae.

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  27. Happy blog birthday to you!! I would choose Library at Mount Char

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  28. Happy blogiversary! I would like A Court of Thorn and Roses by Sarah J. Maas. Thanks for the chance! (Valentina B. -on the raffle)

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  29. Happy Blogiversary! I would choose State Of Grace by Hilary Badger.

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  30. Sea of Tranquility by Katja Millay <3

    Betul E.

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  31. Happy 1st Birthday! Hope you have a good 2016

    Maria @ maria-literata

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  32. Happy blogoversary! I'd love to get A Darker Shade of Magic!

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  33. Happy Blogoversary!I just found your blog, and I'm glad I did. I signed up for your newsletter, and following.

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  34. Hmm...I suppose Mechanica, if I'd have to choose right now.

    Happy blogoversary and thank you for the giveaway!

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  35. Happy blogoversary and wishing you many more amazing to come! :)
    I would most likely pick either Rook by Sharon Cameron or The Young Elites by Marie Lu.
    Thanks for the giveaway!

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