The Vampire's Assistant Movie Giveaway

For all fans of Darren Shan's Cirque du Freak series, you're in luck! Not only did the new movie, The Vampire's Assistant, based on his series recently hit theaters, I'm hosting a Cirque du Freak-themed giveaway!

Two lucky winners will receive:

• Cirque do Freak book set (3 titles in 1 book)
• a Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant Locker Mirror
  

How do you enter?

Just vote for your favorite Cirque du Freak t-shirt saying below and leave a comment on this post with:
- your name
- your email

that's it!
get an extra entry if you let me know what you're going to be for Halloween and get an additional extra entry if you post about this giveaway elsewhere(leave me the link!)--just let me know in your comment! Oh, and of course, if you're a follower of my blog, just let me know for another extra entry!
Good luck!

Please vote for your favorite Cirque du Freak t-shirt saying!!

About the movie:

In theaters October 23^rd

Cirque Du Freak: The Vampire’s Assistant, based on the popular series of books by Darren Shan, is a fantasy-adventure about a teenager who unknowingly breaks a 200-year-old truce between two warring factions of vampires. Pulled into a fantastic life of misunderstood sideshow freaks and grotesque creatures of the night, one teen will vanish from the safety of a boring existence and fulfill his destiny in a place drawn from nightmares.

CIRQUE DU FREAK has been rated PG-13 (Parents Strongly Cautioned - Some Material May Be Inappropriate for Children Under 13) for sequences of intense supernatural violence and action, disturbing images, thematic elements and some language.

http://vampiresassistant.net/

Winners (MAX promotion)

sorry for the delay--both winners of the MAX promotion have been emailed. Please email me asap so I can get your prizes out to you!
congrats & thanks for entering!

Email virus

Hey guys

I'm really really really sorry, but my email got infected last night with spyware. I was using a new server at my new school, and there was apparently some malicious activity and my computer was one of the ones that got infected. I've since scanned and cleaned my computer and the spyware should be gone.
I'm really sorry if any of you got weird emails from me--I know several computers got hit here and apparently all of our contacts in our email lists got spammed with goodness knows what. If you got an email with no subject from my email, just delete it please! I generally send emails with subjects in them and I actually haven't sent any messages lately, so please just delete whatever message you got from my account.

sorry!

on a happier note, I have a review coming up soon :)

Ballads of Suburbia by Stephanie Kuehnert

Ballads of Suburbia by Stephanie Kuehnert

Release Date: July 21, 2009
Publisher: MTV
Pages: 368

Drugs, boys, music and booze were the staples of Kara's summer after a messed up year. Her best friend moved away and was hardly in contact, her parents' marriage was falling apart, and she and her brother were drifting apart.

Losing herself and her pain in the drugs and alcohol, Kara felt like they could be her true escape. She met new friends and even a hot boy, Adrian. Before long, the two are together, and Kara's sure she's in love with him. But her misery is far from over--Adrian has a reputation of being a playboy and guy who wants no attachments. Can their relationship work out? For the time being, Kara doesn't care--all the parties server as temporary distractions and when that doesn't work, Kara can still get away with Adrian through drugs.

But when Kara's life takes a nose dive and her life is falling apart, Kara's inhibitions are lowered, and her drug use and partying increase even more. Before long, she's progressed past pot and booze onto heroine. Drugs and addiction quickly become deadly for Kara and when she overdoses on heroine, will there be anyone there to save her? And if there is, what kind of life will Kara live afterwards?

As dark and (sometimes) depressing this novel was, I really enjoyed Ballads of Suburbia! Stephanie Kuehnert writes with a raw, intense honesty that hooks you in immediately! All the main characters are well developed and realistic, so readers are drawn in and don't want to stop until they've finished! It's a gritty novel and you really feel for Kara (as well as some of the other characters) for what they're going through. Stephanie Kuehnert's novel is blunt, well-written, and definitely worth reading!

A quick apology

Hey all,

I'm really sorry for the lack of updates; I just started a new school, so things might be a bit slow until I get situated! But thanks for your patience!

A new review should be up either tomorrow or Friday, and I'm reading some other great books I'll be reviewing as soon as I get a chance! Thanks for sticking w/ me!

Don't forget to enter my MAX Promotion for a chance to win 1 of 2 huge prize packs!!

HUGE MAX Promotion!

ENTER TO WIN A SET OF JAMES PATTERSON PAGETURNERS!

MAXIMUM RIDE – IF SHE LIVES, THE WORLD LIVES, IT’S THAT SIMPLE.

Read “MAX” - the newest book in the bestselling Maximum Ride series.
On sale in paperback 09/01/09!

Still reeling from their most recent adventure, Maximum Ride and the rest of the flock must head out to sea to uncover the secret behind a brand new series of disasters—fish are dying off the coast of Hawaii, hundreds of ships are being destroyed. As if that weren’t enough, they’re also being tracked by a criminal mastermind with, oh yeah, an army of mercenaries. Can the flock save themselves and the ocean, and the world, from utter destruction?

The Fine Print:

The Maximum Ride: Max Promotion is open to legal US residents who are at least 13 years of age as of August 24, 2009. There will be two prizes for each Promotion. Each prize consists of the following eight (8) books: Maximum Ride: Max (paperback); Maximum Ride: The Angel Experiment (paperback); Maximum Ride: School’s Out – Forever (paperback); Maximum Ride: Saving the World and Other Extreme Sports (paperback); Maximum Ride: The Final Warning (paperback); Maximum Ride: Manga (paperback); The Dangerous Days of Daniel X (paperback); and Daniel X: Watch the Skies (hardcover). The approximate retail value of each prize is $72.00. Winners will be confirmed on or about September 28, 2009 by email. Prizes will only be shipped to confirmed winners with addresses in the US. Prizes will be shipped within 30 days after a selected entrant is confirmed as a winner.

How to Enter:

Comment on THIS post with your:

• name
• email address
• and tell me your favorite adventure novel and why

Want extra entries?

1. +1 if you are a follower of The Book Vault
   
2. +1 if you post about this promotion elsewhere--please include the link!
3. +1 comment on Bettina's review of MAX on The Three Musketeers Reviews
4. +1 if you are or become a follower of The Three Musketeer Reviews

PLEASE NOTE:

• if you chose to do #1 and/or #2 from the list above you must comment SEPARATELY on THIS post for each one, or you will not receive the extra entries!
  
  
• if you chose to do #3 and/or #4 from the list above you must comment SEPARATELY for EACH entry on the review of MAX on The Three Musketeers Reviews or again, your extra entries will not count!

All in all, you can earn up to 5 entries in this promotion if you do everything (inital entry here, then #1 & #2 on this post and #3 & #4 on the review of MAX at The Three Musketeers Reviews)

Sorry if this is confusing, but it will make tallying the entries much easier.

Please enter by September 25, 2009, midnight (EST)
Sorry, open to US residents only. No PO boxes please!

Best of luck!

Fade to Blue by Sean Beaudoin

Fade to Blue by Sean Beaudoin

Release Date: August 1, 2009
Publisher: Little, Brown Young Readers
Pages: 208

Sophie Blue is a goth and artist with a sharp tongue. About a year ago, her father disappeared and was never heard from again. When a creepy-looking ice cream car starts showing up everywhere Sophie goes, Sophie thinks she's going insane. As more bizarre events follow, Sophie's suspicions start to rise. Could this, and her father's disappearance, be related to the lab he used to work for?

Kenny Fade is popular and has it all--looks, unbeatable skill on the basketball court, and a hot girlfriend. Yet despite all this, unusual events keep occuring around him, and his thoughts are getting more and more twisted...could he be losing his mind too? And what is this lab that keeps popping up in his thoughts?!

Fade to Blue is plenty confusing, but it's good! I got rather confused on whether it was real, just all in their heads, or who knows! It's unlike anything I've read before, but I found myself enjoying it. The rather cynical (and sinister, at times) humor kept me turning the pages. At times, I felt like I had no idea what was going on--there were so many twists and turns! In my opinion, it's a very bizarre book. But despite all that, and despite the book's dark humor, Fade to Blue is an enjoyable read. Though I might recommend it to slightly older readers--they might appreciate it more.