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Home | Giveaway | An EPIC Giveaway To Get You In The Mood For Halloween!

An EPIC Giveaway To Get You In The Mood For Halloween!

October 8, 2013 - Updated May 7, 2019 // 53 Comments

Halloween-giveaway

I can’t help but look for creepy or atmospheric reads in October! I just HAVE to every year. This year I’m teaming up with the lovely Epic Reads team to bring you a giveaway to get your Halloween reading on!

If you don’t know Epic Reads, you should DEFINITELY check out my hilarious interview with them! Margot and Aubry host Tea Time every Wednesday and it’s SUCH a fun community chat about books, pop culture and more! Not only is Tea Time a FAB time but they always have great content on the site!

What You Can Win:

*1 Grand Prize winner will win the ENTIRE prize pack of the 5 books below!
* 1 Runner-up winner will win their choice of ONE from the following books below!

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*Please read the terms on the widget — US & Canada (excluding Quebec) only!

 

Tell me which book you are most interested in!!

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  1. Amanda @ Hell-Bent to Read says

    October 8, 2013 at 11:31 am

    I have been dying to read all of those books, but Ten and The End Games are two that I have been eyeing the most. I loved And Then There Were None, so I’d love to see a YA version of that. And The End Games? Well, that just seems like it would have me hiding under my covers, haha.

    Thanks for the giveaway, Jamie! Also, I am LOVING the new header!

    Reply
  2. Ashley says

    October 8, 2013 at 11:31 am

    For sure Asylum. It has been on my TBR list for quite some time now.

    Reply
  3. jaime says

    October 8, 2013 at 11:32 am

    Thank you so much for the amazing giveaway!! I love creepy books!! Great kickoff for Halloween!!

    xox
    jaime

    Reply
  4. Felicia says

    October 8, 2013 at 11:40 am

    Thanks for the Giveaway!

    Reply
  5. Kristen @ Medium Roast says

    October 8, 2013 at 11:43 am

    I am strangely drawn to The Madman’s Daughter. I looks like the perfect October read.

    Reply
  6. Shelver506 says

    October 8, 2013 at 11:46 am

    Ooh ooh ooh! I own TEN, but I’ve been eyeing all the others hungrily, especially Another Little Piece. I’ve heard it’s amazing. Thanks, Jamie! Thanks, EpicReads!

    Reply
  7. Christine @ The Bookish Daydreamer says

    October 8, 2013 at 11:53 am

    What a great idea fir a giveaway! i love October and Halloween so this Is super fun! I’ve been wanting to read ANOTHER LITTLE PIECE and THE MADMAN’S DAUGHTER forever but just haven’t gone out and bought them. ASYLUM looks creepy and would be perfect for HALLOWEEN!

    Reply
  8. Leslie Drake says

    October 8, 2013 at 12:12 pm

    I want THE MADMAN’S DAUGHTER, ASYLUM, ANOTHER LITTLE PIECE, and TEN. I already own THE END GAMES and it’s such a great zombie novel (even if you don’t particular enjoy zombie stories). I’ve been wanting to read THE MADMAN’S DAUGHTER for quite some time now.

    Reply
  9. Alyssa @ Swept Away By Books says

    October 8, 2013 at 12:28 pm

    I really really want to read Ten and End Games!

    Reply
  10. The Magic Violinist says

    October 8, 2013 at 12:48 pm

    I got an ARC of Asylum and I LOVED it! 😀 Great books! 😀

    Reply
  11. Tammy says

    October 8, 2013 at 12:59 pm

    Another Little Piece, been meaning to read this one since it’s release.

    Reply
  12. Danielle says

    October 8, 2013 at 1:15 pm

    I want to read The Madman’s Daughter! I’m not super into scary books, but this one sounds great!

    Reply
  13. Miranda @ Tempest Books says

    October 8, 2013 at 1:16 pm

    Ooh this is such an awesome giveaway! I love the cover of The Madman’s Daughter, but I’m on the fence about reading it because I’ve heard both good and bad things about it. I think that my choice would probably be that one, just because it’s something that I wouldn’t by for myself, but still would love to read.

    Reply
  14. Melissa @ Writer Grrl Reads says

    October 8, 2013 at 1:45 pm

    Ack — I started entering, then saw the US only … oops! I assumed that, because it was Epic Reads, it would include Canada too. Next time I will read the directions — I promise!

    But awesome giveaway — hope the winner enjoys all these spooky books!

    Reply
    • Kristie @ Lost in Ever After says

      October 9, 2013 at 1:06 pm

      People from Canada can enter! It says in the terms and conditions 🙂

      Reply
      • Jamie says

        October 9, 2013 at 1:10 pm

        It originally wasn’t in the terms & conditions. Forgot to add it! EEP. But no worries. *fist bumps Canadians*

        Reply
  15. Elizabeth Bevins says

    October 8, 2013 at 1:45 pm

    Another Little Piece sounds particularly interesting…as well as the multi-media story Asylum.

    Thanks for the entry!

    Reply
  16. Myra C says

    October 8, 2013 at 1:51 pm

    Thanks for the giveaway! I want to read Ten

    Reply
  17. Andrea says

    October 8, 2013 at 1:53 pm

    These are awesome books – and they’ve been sitting on my TBR list far too long. Super generous of Epic Reads and yourself. Thanks!

    Reply
  18. Bree says

    October 8, 2013 at 2:01 pm

    I’ve read a few of these and they are AWESOME – I still need to read The End Games and Ten, though!!

    Thanks for the giveaway!

    Reply
  19. Christianna says

    October 8, 2013 at 2:09 pm

    This is amazing! Amazing I say! I want TEN!

    Reply
  20. Stephanie @ Inspiring Insomnia says

    October 8, 2013 at 2:30 pm

    I would have to say I’m most interested in Ten. That cover is so eerie and foreboding.

    Stephanie @ Inspiring Insomnia

    Reply
  21. Samantha says

    October 8, 2013 at 2:56 pm

    I haven’t really heard of any of these books but the cover (and your description!) for TEN has me intrigued!

    Reply
  22. Danielle Nguyen says

    October 8, 2013 at 3:20 pm

    I’m really excited for The Madman’s Daughter and The End Games. Thanks for the chance to win!

    Reply
  23. Athena Franco says

    October 8, 2013 at 3:24 pm

    Aaaugh, these all sound so good! I’ve been eyeballing ANOTHER LITTLE PIECE ever since I heard about it. Thanks to you and Epic Reads for an amazing scary reads giveaway!

    Reply
  24. Holly says

    October 8, 2013 at 3:55 pm

    I’ve really been wanting to read Another Little Piece and Asylum! yay for spooky reads!

    Reply
  25. Tanya @ Mom's Small Victories says

    October 8, 2013 at 4:40 pm

    Thanks for the chance to win, I would like to read any of them but probably Madmans Daughter first.

    Reply
  26. Gypsi says

    October 8, 2013 at 5:46 pm

    Great set of books! The Madman’s Daughter sounds like something I would love; I’ll have to find it soon!

    Reply
  27. Alaa says

    October 8, 2013 at 6:10 pm

    Yay!! I love Halloween 🙂 So in the mood for something spooky!

    Reply
  28. Laura Jones says

    October 8, 2013 at 7:55 pm

    I’ve wanted to read these books for a long time! (:

    Reply
  29. Jourdyn says

    October 8, 2013 at 8:24 pm

    I’ve been dying to read “Another Little Piece”!!!

    Reply
  30. Jaime says

    October 8, 2013 at 9:05 pm

    End Games! Weeee!

    Reply
  31. Chloe Lee says

    October 8, 2013 at 9:12 pm

    They all sound great but I would love to The Madman’s Daughter since I have the e-arc of the second book plus it sounds amazing!

    Reply
  32. Mary @ Mary Had a Little Book Blog says

    October 8, 2013 at 11:38 pm

    I’ve already read The Madman’s Daughter (and loved it!) so I’m going with Ten, which sounds super spooky!

    Reply
  33. Em says

    October 8, 2013 at 11:52 pm

    Another Little Piece definitely!!! I have wanted to read that for a while now!
    Thanks for the giveaway!

    Reply
  34. Tanya says

    October 9, 2013 at 7:30 am

    Awesome giveaway! I’ve been hearing such great things about Asylum!

    Reply
  35. Colleen says

    October 9, 2013 at 8:44 am

    I think all of these books are on my TBR list. Thanks for the giveaway.

    Reply
  36. MaryKate says

    October 9, 2013 at 8:57 am

    Great prize pack Jamie! Thanks for an awesome Halloween giveaway 🙂

    Reply
  37. Asheley (@BookwormAsheley) says

    October 9, 2013 at 9:30 am

    This is really fun. I’ve heard TEN is so scary! EEK.

    Reply
  38. Kelly G. says

    October 9, 2013 at 9:45 am

    So hard to choose just one book! The End Games, Another Little Piece, and Asylum all look quite good!

    Reply
  39. amy says

    October 9, 2013 at 10:00 am

    Thanks for the giveaway! Even if I don’t win at least I have some great suggestions for Halloween reading!

    Reply
  40. erinf1 says

    October 9, 2013 at 11:56 am

    what an awesome giveaway!!! Thanks so much 🙂

    Reply
  41. Kristie @ Lost in Ever After says

    October 9, 2013 at 1:07 pm

    Thank you for the giveaway. Have some creepy reads up for grabs.

    Reply
  42. Valerie says

    October 9, 2013 at 1:53 pm

    I love this giveaway! Perfect books for Halloween. 🙂

    Reply
  43. Shannon says

    October 9, 2013 at 3:14 pm

    Wicked contest!! Great selection!!

    Reply
  44. Samantha Degraff says

    October 9, 2013 at 3:18 pm

    Wow all of these books are books I’ve been DYING to read!! And so great for October! 🙂

    Reply
  45. Tahleen says

    October 9, 2013 at 9:29 pm

    Definitely most interested in The Madman’s Daughter. Time to start my spooky October reading!

    Reply
  46. Kari says

    October 10, 2013 at 7:16 pm

    Fantastic giveaway! I’ve been eying The Madman’s Daughter for a while now on Goodreads, but haven’t had a chance to read it yet. And Another Little Piece looks pretty good, too =)

    Reply
  47. Anne Consolacion says

    October 12, 2013 at 6:28 am

    I never really paid attention to Another Little Piece. And it’s a supernatural horror book, my kind of book! I’d love to read this. 🙂

    Reply
  48. Heather says

    October 12, 2013 at 9:56 pm

    Thanks for the giveaway! I’ve been hearing so many good things about the End Games, so it’s already a must-read for me. Zombies combined with a Ready Player One-like story is exactly my style!

    Reply
  49. Rachel says

    October 13, 2013 at 12:39 pm

    I love THE MADMAN’S DAUGHTER and TEN is great for Halloween! I really want to read all the others, especially ANOTHER LITTLE PIECE. Thanks for the epic giveaway!

    Reply
  50. Kimberly F says

    October 13, 2013 at 3:13 pm

    I really want to read Another Little Piece! Love the cover too!

    Reply

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A book recommendation for all my historical fictio A book recommendation for all my historical fiction readers - The Briar Club by Kate Quinn. My holy grail historical author came through for me again. I can’t express how much I cared for and was pulled into the lives of these women living in a boardinghouse in DC during the McCarthy era just as much as I was racing to find out what happened in this house. The tension mounted as we got to what actually happened?? Masterful. Truly. #historicalfiction #bookrec #bookrecommendation #historicalfictionbooks @williammorrowbooks
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Book shopping is great but I can’t express how incredible building community is and indie bookshops do just that. I always wanted my own version of Cheers and, while not a bar where everybody knows my name, CBW was that place for me for almost a decade when I built community by going to YA book events there and moderating events. And while I am not able to get there as often as I was before I became a mom and we moved further away, It’s been so special to be able to share this beloved space with Riley.

These indie bookshops are so vital to our communities and I know everyone’s situation is different so this isn’t to shame but That Website can’t replace what can be created in these book spaces. Shop local when you are able! #indiebookshop #bookshop #bookshopping #independentbookstore
Ok technically I’m lying. My last read was technic Ok technically I’m lying. My last read was technically ATMOSPHERE but I feel like between my stories and my dedicated post to it, I’d rather talk about the book I read before it but didn’t update y’all on.

The Trouble With Anna — I enjoyed this delightful little historical romance about a heroine who is carving out her independence only to find out, when her grandfather dies, that he tied her inheritance/future to marrying her best friend’s brother — a not-so-happy surprise for both of them. I could understand why they both had some guardness/walls up and I enjoyed watching them slowly start to lower them.

Mayhem and the Mortal - I’m not too far into this romantic fantasy but it is one of my most anticipated that came out last month and I’m excited to dig in more.

Hamnet — I know, I know. For April I decided not to make a traditional TBR list of books I wanted to read but instead give myself some prompts to guide my reading (bc I’m overwhelmed with all my choices at hand) without feeling rigid. One of the prompts was to read a book I HAD TO BUY but is still unread. So going to finally get to it. Have you read this one or watched the movie?

What are you currently reading?
I had been waiting for the perfect time to read th I had been waiting for the perfect time to read this one after Random House sent me a finished copy as TJR is a longtime auto-buy author.  I found myself caught up in all the space joy and wonder and feeling quite parasocial about the Artemis crew...I decided now was the time.

I had no idea what I was getting into.

I hadn’t really known what it was about but I didn’t really need to given its TJR & the fact it was 1980s NASA & astronauts.

But this book was about love to me - romantic love, platonic love, familial love, love for something bigger than yourself, love for the person you are & are becoming, love in the face of obstacles, love for what lights you up.

Having been invested in real life astronauts & their journey lately really made this book even more vivid to me — seeing the bonds of the crew so deeply, feeling the fragility that exists while they are doing this wondrous & crazy thing that often still boggles my mind that we can do.

And, hardest to put into words, that feeling of awe in the expansive nature & capabilities of love & the universe that I felt when a husband named a crater after his late wife which doubly helped me understand how Joan & Vanessa felt looking back at earth.

It made me sob & feel everything about being a human so deeply basically from that Frances/Joan phone call at 86% of the way through until the final words. Like could not breathe.

*might be a tiny bit spoilery so beware:

I think the way she wrote this was so impactful bc we start out knowing something bad happens &it’s not even that far when we know that some of them def won’t make it back & some are alive in peril.

I was like “oof” when *it* happens early on. But each and every chapter where we learn more about these ppl & their relationships felt agonizing & I was retroactively grieving for them more deeply every turn of the page.

The hurt and grief just compounds from a moment that was sad from the jump to something that had dug in deep to me.

To know what happens right before this mission makes the mission control bits even more excruciating. Makes the peril a character is in hit even harder than just “oh that must be scary!”. 

I loved it. I needed it bad.
The theme of Q1 was “just go with it” — it being m The theme of Q1 was “just go with it” — it being my reading whims, quirks and troubles.

Interesting things:

1. January started out rough. I only read 1 physical book and leaned very heavy into audiobooks only. At first it was distressing that my brain -thanks to current events and their effect on my mind - couldn’t work out how to sit down and read with my eyeballs but I was like…let’s just roll with it and wait for it to pass. So I waited and enjoyed a ton of audiobooks.

2. I don’t think I’ve ever read so many thrillers and mysteries in a quarter. It’s a genre I love but I’m normally quite more balanced. However, it’s what I was craving and what my brain was tolerating so…I just went with it.

3. I have always been a reader led by my moods (both how I feel reading wise and personally). This quarter was FERAL. Like the most feral mood reading ever. I couldn’t even categorize it. I’d decide on one book enthusiastically and suddenly I was like…absolutely not that.

4. I read way less fantasy than normal which was WEIRD but I felt like I also wasn’t surprised given my brain space.

5. I really started to resent people even more who said “it’s a book account stop talking about politics etc”. Babe, I’m a human who gives a shit but ALSO this has and always been an account of MY reading life. And my reading life was profoundly affected by the things that were going on in this country. Like they have been before - whether it’s been current events or things like having a kid, being depressed, slumps, etc.

6. I return to the fact that, for me, I am happiest when I pay attention to my reading whims. The end of the month I had a very specific reading mood (wanted time travel element but not a heavy time travel book) and I decided to pick up A Rip Through Time at the end of the month and I’m now halfway through book 4. Having the best time ever!!! 

Anyways, tell me how your reading life was in Q1! Fave books? Biggest surprises??
New historical fiction books on my radar for April New historical fiction books on my radar for April and I feel like there is quite a bit of variety. Any of these on your TBR? #historicalfictionbooks #historicalfiction #newbookrelease #newbookreleases
Being someone who reads based on their ever shifti Being someone who reads based on their ever shifting reading moods (sometimes very feral) makes library holds and tbrs very hard. It’s the worst when 5 weeks ago I would have gobbled the library hold up but now when the hold comes in I’m like…I think not. #readersofinstagram #readerproblems #librarylife #librarybooks #moodreader

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