I can't believe we are already into the month of May. This year is just flying by and I am not at all happy about it. I'm starting to feel really old :( Anyway, the plus side of it being May is that my giveaway for the Big Box of Books has ended and winners have been chosen. Before I announce them though, I want to take a minute and discuss giveaway entries. I know sometimes people get too excited when there is a big giveaway like that one and they may skim the page in order to enter faster. Hey, I've done it too. But unfortunately, this seemed like the norm for this giveaway. People were entering for both prizes even though the rules were pretty specific. So before I chose winners, I had to go through both Rafflecopter forms and look for duplicate entries. All entrants found to have entered both giveaways were therefore removed and disqualified. I'd like to say there weren't any, but there were a lot. So as much as I loved doing this giveaway, I think it will be a while before I do another like it. So much stress!
Anyway, enough of my rant. I know you are all dying to know who won! Both winners were chosen via random and all entries were verified. The lucky winner for the Big Box of Books was:
a Rafflecopter giveaway
Congrats, Lilian! Her preference for books included YA and adult, including dystopian, humor and psychological thrillers. I have put together a box of 25 (so far) books and it will be making it's way to her shortly. Want to know what's in the box? Don't worry, I took pictures! As soon as the box makes it to her, I will do another post showing you all what she won. I want her to be surprised :) Want to know more about Lilian? Check out her blog, A Novel Toybox!
For the international prize of $20 of books from The Book Depository, our winner was:
a Rafflecopter giveaway
Congrats, Jennifer! She has chosen two books: Insurgent by Veronica Roth and Spark by Amy Kathleen Ryan. Awesome choices! The books have been ordered and they are on their way to her :)
Didn't win? Don't worry, there are still more giveaways to come! You can always find a list of current giveaways at the top of all posts. Thank you to everyone who entered and everyone who supports this blog. I truly appreciate each and every one of you!!!
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ReplyDeleteDID I HEAR SURPRISE?..and TWENTY FIVE books?!
*dances around the room in excitement like an insane person*
I am leaving on a trip next week and won't be back until mid June, so I don't think I will be able to open it once it gets here. But I am sure it will the first thing I tear open =).
But you are free to post up pictures, I will be sure to close my eyes when I see the post on my feed...ok, maaaaybe I will sneak one itsy bitsy peek...=)
and thank you for the link! <3
Lilian @ A Novel Toybox
Well what is the fun of that LOL :) I'm still trying to squeeze more books into the box, so I may do a post before you get to open it. Are you suuuuuuuure you don't want to wait and be surprised???
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