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Sorry for the delay in getting the winners. It took me a while to get through them all. Thank you ALL for entering and for helping me spread the word! I'm so happy to be able to share these books with you.

The winner of Blogoversary Giveaway #1 (HarperTeen Prize Pack #1) is…
Rabiah

The winner of Blogoversary Giveaway #2 (HarperTeen Prize Pack #2) is…
Stephalicious

The winner of Blogoversary Giveaway #3 (Spring Reads Prize Pack) is…
mfay2

The winner of Blogoversary Giveaway #4 (Paranormal Abilities Prize Pack) is…
Sophia L.

The winner of Blogoversary Giveaway #5 (The Signed Ghost Town Prize Pack) is…
Book Addictions by Christina

The winner of Blogoversary Giveaway #6 (Darkness/Exposed Prize Pack) is…
Lieder M.

The winner of Blogoversary Giveaway #7 (The Poster Prize Pack) is…
Cathy T (TotalBookNerd)

The winner of Blogoversary Giveaway #8 (Swagy Beach Read Prize Pack)…
Gaby (Oh My Books)

The winner of Blogoversary Giveaway #9 (Spooky ARC Prize Pack) is…
Sarah E. Cruz

The winner of Blogoversary Giveaway #10 (The Nancy Holder Prize Pack) is…
Mallory Mott

Congrats everyone! I have emailed you all and you have 48 hours to get back to me.
If you think your name is on this list, but you don't see an email from me, please check your junk mail folder or tweet me @TheBestReader to check.

Today Shanyn over at Chick Loves Lit is celebrating her 2 year blogoversary! Shanyn was one of the first bloggers I connected with shortly after I started my own book blog and has been a constant source of information, advice, and friendship.

To help her celebrate her blogoversary I am have some goodies to giveaway! One lucky winner will walk away with an ARC of Laura Lippman's "I'd Know You Anywhere. "

You don't have to be a follower to enter but you do (unfortunately) have to live in the US or have US shipping address. This giveaway will end next Tuesday (3.22) and on Wednesday next week I'll announce the winner. Please respond within 48 hours to claim your book! Please fill out the form below and stop by Chick Loves Lit and wish Shanyn a Happy Blogoversary!

Prize:

• 1 winner will receive a copy of Return to Paradise by Simone Elkeles.

• Swag includes: A Need fold out poster, and a Perfect Chemistry bookmark.

• You must be at least 13 to enter.
• Name and email must be provided and counts as 1 entry.
• Extra entries are possible and links must be provided.
• Contest is US Only and ends May 31st.
• Once contacted, the winner will have 48 hours to respond.
• The form must be filled out to enter.

More blogoversary giveaways will be added! Sign up to receive the post via email (on the right sidebar), or check this page each day for updates. I will add each new giveaway to that list and have it on the left sidebar.

Prize:

• 1 winner will receive an ARC of Between Here and Forever by Elizabeth Scott and an ARC of Stay by Deb Caletti.

• Swag includes: a signed Deadly bookmark, a Losing Faith bookmark, a The DUFF bookmark, a Return the Heart bookmark, a Soul Savers signed postcard, and a button.

• You must be at least 13 to enter.
• Name and email must be provided and counts as 1 entry.
• Extra entries are possible and links must be provided.
• Contest is US Only and ends May 31st.
• Once contacted, the winner will have 48 hours to respond.
• The form must be filled out to enter.

Special thanks to Simon & Schuster for making this giveaway possible!

More blogoversary giveaways will be added! Sign up to receive the post via email (on the right sidebar), or check this page each day for updates. I will add each new giveaway to that list and have it on the left sidebar

Prize:

• 1 winner will receive an ARC of Invincible Summer by Hannah Moskowitz.

• Swag includes: The Body Finder bookmark, Desires of the Dead bookmark, Dark Days of the Supernatural bookmark, Soul Savers signed postcard, Desires of the Dead sticker, The Body Finder button, The DUFF bookmark, and a signed Deadly bookmark.

• You must be at least 13 to enter.
• Name and email must be provided and counts as 1 entry.
• Extra entries are possible and links must be provided.
• Contest is US Only and ends May 31st.
• Once contacted, the winner will have 48 hours to respond.
• The form must be filled out to enter.

More blogoversary giveaways will be added! Sign up to receive the post via email (on the right sidebar), or check this page each day for updates. I will add each new giveaway to that list and have it on the left sidebar.

Prize:

• 1 winner will receive an ARC of Through Her Eyes by Janenifer Archer and an ARC of Teeth: Vampire Tales.
• Swag includes 2 Dark Days of the Supernatural tour bookmarks.

• You must be at least 13 to enter.
• Name and email must be provided and counts as 1 entry.
• Extra entries are possible and links must be provided.
• Contest is US Only and ends May 31st.
• Once contacted, the winner will have 48 hours to respond.
• The form must be filled out to enter.

* Special thanks to HarperTeen for providing these giveaway books/swag. USE GOOGLE to follow @PitchDarkBooks on twitter or facebook.

More blogoversary giveaways will be added! Sign up to receive the post via email (on the right sidebar), or check this page each day for updates. I will add each new giveaway to that list and have it on the left sidebar.

Prize:

• 1 winner will receive an ARC of Kindred by Tammar Stein and a copy of Future Imperfect by K. Ryer Breese.

• Swag includes a Dark Days of the Supernatural tour bookmark, a signed Soul Savers postcard, a button, a Losing Faith bookmark, and a Return the Heart bookmark.

• You must be at least 13 to enter.
• Name and email must be provided and counts as 1 entry.
• Extra entries are possible and links must be provided.
• Contest is US Only and ends May 31st.
• Once contacted, the winner will have 48 hours to respond.
• The form must be filled out to enter.

More blogoversary giveaways will be added! Sign up to receive the post via email (on the right sidebar), or check this page each day for updates. I will add each new giveaway to that list and have it on the left sidebar.

Alright ladies in conjunction with the Summer Giveaway Hop I would like to celebrate two other momentous occasions this week. First of all, my birthday (whoot!) is next Sunday (August 7th) and (probably more important) I may or may not have forgotten to celebrate the blog's Two Year Blogoversary!! I know, how could I be so selfish! This blog officially turned two back in the early part of June — but with the wedding, summer school, moving, and returning from BEA it kind of went uncelebrated!

To make up for my lack of organization, celebrate my birthday, and partake in some Summer Fun I am hosting a BEA 2011 giveaway prize pack including an ARC of "Forever" by Maggie Stiefvater, "Fallen" by Karin Slaughter on audiobook, "Martin Misunderstood" by Karin Slaughter on audiobook, "Enclave" by Ann Aguirre, "The Hangman's Daughter" by Oliver Potzsch (August ARC), "Falling Together" by Marisa De Los Santos (October ARC), "Wintertown" by Stephen Emond (December ARC), "Don't Breathe A Word" by Jennifer McMahon, "The Girl Who Was on Fire" by edited by Leah Wilson, and "The Beekeeper's Lament" by Hannah Nordhaus. Links are to Goodreads.

You don't have to follow to enter, there are no "extra points," it's simply put your name in the form and go. One lucky winner will win it all (US only — sorry!) and have a box of BEA 2011 books sent their way on August 12th (winner will be chosen on the 8th but I'm leaving for vacation and won't be back to mail the books until that Friday).

If you'd like to help me my husband and I choose the photo from our wedding to put on our thank you cards — please vote on the picture you like most! No, there is no prize for voting (so don't get your hearts up). Check out the pictures and vote here!

Don't forget to join the party at the other blog's participating as well!

Prize:

• 1 winner will receive a paperback copy of Hourglass by Claudia Gray and an ARC of The Gathering by Kelley Armstrong.
• Swag includes 2 Dark Days of the Supernatural tour bookmarks.

• You must be at least 13 to enter.
• Name and email must be provided and counts as 1 entry.
• Extra entries are possible and links must be provided.
• Contest is US Only and ends May 31st.
• Once contacted, the winner will have 48 hours to respond.
• The form must be filled out to enter.

* Special thanks to HarperTeen for providing these giveaway books/swag. USE GOOGLE to follow @PitchDarkBooks on twitter or facebook.

More blogoversary giveaways will be added! Sign up to receive the post via email (on the right sidebar), or check this page each day for updates. I will add each new giveaway to that list and have it on the left sidebar.

It's time for Blogoversary Giveaway #2! Just to clarify, you can sign up for ALL of the giveaways — just make sure to donate another review! And — in case you REALLY want to in, here's a hint: the more reviews you donate the better chance you have of winning!

Up for grabs this time around are three ARC copies of "Sweet Treats and Secret Crushes" (out in November).

From Amazon.com...

"When a blizzard threatens to ruin Valentine’s Day, three seventh-grade friends make and distribute fortune cookies to their lonely neighbors—and confront the secrets they’ve been keeping from one another.

Confident Kate doesn’t notice much but the latest gossip, and shy Georgia can’t say out loud what’s always on her mind. They’re joined by observant, careful Olivia, whose epic, single-minded crush on PBJ (real name: Phillip Becker-Jacobs) is starting to frustrate the other two. Using fortune cookies that mysteriously always seem to speak directly to the person who opens them, the three girls try to work together to bring some love to their building, while reminding each other why they’re such good friends to begin with."
Just a few quick reminders:

• This is only open to US candidates (I'm sorry all my international and Canadian Friends! I haven't received my first paycheck yet and am currently living off the parents! Plus, all these weddings are expensive)
• You must be 13 years of age or older.
• Please review my Contest Policy if you have any questions.

Please remember that these reviews are meant to benefit struggling or reluctant high school students (specifically 9th graders) so pick an awesome read!

Contest will end Monday (June 21st) at noon.

Prize:

• 1 winner will receive a SIGNED copy of Ghost Town by Rachel Caine.

• Swag includes: 2 double sided (Need and The Drake Chronicles), a Dark Days of the Supernatural bookmark, and a Promise bookmark.

• You must be at least 13 to enter.
• Name and email must be provided and counts as 1 entry.
• Extra entries are possible and links must be provided.
• Contest is US Only and ends May 31st.
• Once contacted, the winner will have 48 hours to respond.
• The form must be filled out to enter.

More blogoversary giveaways will be added! Sign up to receive the post via email (on the right sidebar), or check this page each day for updates. I will add each new giveaway to that list and have it on the left sidebar.

The winner of a signed copy of Sleight is…
Tezza
The 2 ebook winners are…
Katja
Stella (Ex Libris)

The 2 winners of The Lucky Kind are…
Cheyenne T.
Ashley G.

Congrats everyone! I have emailed you all and you have 48 hours to respond and either verify your email address for the ebooks, or send your address for the other copies.
Reminder: The blogoversary giveaways all end MAY 31ST! You can find them listed on the left sidebar, or by clicking on the blogoversary button on the left.

Prize:

• 1 winner will receive a copy of Exposed by Kimberly Marcus, and an ARC of Darkness Becomes Her by Kelly Keaton.

• Swag includes: Desires of the Dead sticker, a Promise bookmark, and a Dark Days of the Supernatural bookmark.

• You must be at least 13 to enter.
• Name and email must be provided and counts as 1 entry.
• Extra entries are possible and links must be provided.
• Contest is US Only and ends May 31st.
• Once contacted, the winner will have 48 hours to respond.
• The form must be filled out to enter.

More blogoversary giveaways will be added! Sign up to receive the post via email (on the right sidebar), or check this page each day for updates. I will add each new giveaway to that list and have it on the left sidebar.

It's my very first Blogoversary!!

And it almost slipped by me — so despite me not really being here (another Wedding you know!), I wanted to celebrate SOMEHOW!

It's so hard to believe that it's only been a year — blogging has become such an important and integral part of my life! Whether I'm on Twitter (which is a lot lately), succumbing to the calls of my Google Reader, writing my own reviews/posts, or simply reading — my blog is always on my mind. While I don't have a very large audience, the audience I do have is fantastic! I feel like I've met so many great readers in just a year — whether they are fellow bloggers, authors, publicists, or agents.

I'm not really sure how I got started blogging. Last summer I returned to Northern Minnesota for summer break and was unable to find a job. I wasted a good amount of time watching TV and doing other mindless things. Then I remembered a technology class I took two semesters before and slowly this idea of a book blog came into my mind as an outlet for my students. When I started Miss Remmers' Review, I thought I would be the only one out there! I was so completely surprised by the large mass of people who loved the same thing I loved and wrote about it!

I know Sheila and I had this conversation over lunch in Times Square, but who'd have even guessed that less that a year after entering this online community I'd have traveled across the continental US with IRL (in real life) strangers, staying in NYC, and attending Book Expo America (which I had never even heard of before)!?

The past year has been amazing and I can't wait to see what happens next. A year ago I started this blog in preparation for students; in a few months time this blog will no longer be in preparation for but will in fact become a practice for my students. I plan on starting every class with a look at "What's on the Blog" and "What's Going On in the Book Blogosphere." (Better names are coming — any ideas?) I'm so excited!

Stay tuned today for some giveaways (I won't be able to ship them out until Monday though) and thanks for attending my party!

Prize:

• 1 winner will receive an ARC of Future Imperfect by K. Ryer Breese and an ARC of So Shelly by Ty Roth.

• Swag includes: A Return the Heart bookmark, Losing Faith bookmark, Desires of the Dead button, Soul Savers bookmark, and a Dark Days of the Supernatural tour bookmark.

• You must be at least 13 to enter.
• Name and email must be provided and counts as 1 entry.
• Extra entries are possible and links must be provided.
• Contest is US Only and ends May 31st.
• Once contacted, the winner will have 48 hours to respond.
• The form must be filled out to enter.

More blogoversary giveaways will be added! Sign up to receive the post via email (on the right sidebar), or check this page each day for updates. I will add each new giveaway to that list and have it on the left sidebar.

Prize:

• 1 winner will receive a copy of Possessions and The Screaming Season by Nancy Holder.

• Swag includes: A signed bookplate and signed card.

• You must be at least 13 to enter.
• Name and email must be provided and counts as 1 entry.
• Extra entries are possible and links must be provided.
• Contest is US Only and ends May 31st.
• Once contacted, the winner will have 48 hours to respond.
• The form must be filled out to enter.

Thanks so much to Nancy Holder and the lovely Erin for making this giveaway possible *hugs*

More blogoversary giveaways will be added! Sign up to receive the post via email (on the right sidebar), or check this page each day for updates. I will add each new giveaway to that list and have it on the left sidebar.

It's time for Blogoversary Giveaway #3! Remember, you can sign up for ALL of the giveaways — just make sure to donate another review! And — in case you REALLY want to in, here's a hint: the more reviews you donate the better chance you have of winning!

I am giving away two books from the series Gifted by Marilyn Kaye: "Here Today, Gone Tomorrow" and "Finders Keepers" to one lucky winner!

Just a few quick reminders:

• This is only open to US candidates (I'm sorry all my international and Canadian Friends! I haven't received my first paycheck yet and am currently living off the parents! Plus, all these weddings are expensive)
• You must be 13 years of age or older.
• Please review my Contest Policy if you have any questions.

Please remember that these reviews are meant to benefit struggling or reluctant high school students (specifically 9th graders) so pick an awesome read!

Contest will end Monday (June 21st) at noon.

As promised, my first giveaway for my first Blogoversary is of a SIGNED ARC of Susan Mallery's "Almost Perfect" (out in July).

From Amazon.com...

"Back in high school, Liz Sutton was the girl from the wrong side of the tracks. Then she'd stolen the heart of the most popular boy in town, and their secret romance helped her through the worst of times. Until Ethan Hendrix betrayed her and everything they'd ever meant to each other. Devastated and pregnant, Liz left Fool's Gold, California—forever, she thought….

Now Liz must return to town and face the man who doesn't know of their son's existence. And this time she won't have the option of making a quick getaway. Ethan and Liz can't deny their passionate attraction, even after all these years. But will their desire be enough to spark a second chance at love?"

Just a few quick reminders:

• This is only open to US candidates (I'm sorry all my international and Canadian Friends! I haven't received my first paycheck yet and am currently living off the parents! Plus, all these weddings are expensive)
• You must be 13 years of age or older.
• Please review my Contest Policy if you have any questions.

Please remember that these reviews are meant to benefit struggling or reluctant high school students (specifically 9th graders) so pick an awesome read!

Contest will end Monday (June 21st) at noon.

And the winner of one of these books from The Book Depository is…

Cherie S.
she picked BUMPED.
Congrats! I have emailed you and you have 48 hours to get back to me with your mailing address.
Thank you to everyone who entered! I have more giveaways posted on my left sidebar if you'd like to check those out. More will be added soon as part of my blogoversary celebration!

Sorry to be so completely behind on winner announcements. School is officially trying to kill me this quarter. But I escaped for a little while and here are the lucky winners!

The winner of Invincible Summer is…

I Read Banned Books/ Jane Bigheart

The winner of Miles from Ordinary is…

Kimberly M.

The 2 winners of The Iron Thorn are…

LadyVampire

ErinBerry

Congrats all! I have emailed you and you have 48 hours to get back to me with your mailing address.
Thanks for entering and be sure to check out all the other giveaways going on now. At least 11 prize packs will be added for the blogoversary, plus other giveaways coming soon!