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Home | Giveaway | Revenge Is Sweet….mwhahah.

Revenge Is Sweet….mwhahah.

October 15, 2011 - Updated May 7, 2019 // 35 Comments

I apologize for this being the THIRD post of my day (I just HAD to post my birthday giveaway!)…but the awesome people at Paper Lantern Lit are giving me the chance to share an AWESOME giveaway with my readers in which you can win:

– A copy of Fury by Elizabeth Miles
– A really awesome t-shirt. See below:

– A chat session with the author! I know I freaking want to pick her brain after getting to listen to her speak at BEA!

If you aren’t familiar with the book, you can read my review of Fury or the summary is below:

Sometimes sorry isn’t enough….
It’s winter break in Ascension, Maine. The snow is falling and everything looks pristine and peaceful. But not all is as it seems…
Between cozy traditions and parties with her friends, Emily loves the holidays. And this year’s even better–the guy she’s been into for months is finally noticing her. But Em knows if she starts things with him, there’s no turning back. Because his girlfriend is Em’s best friend.
On the other side of town, Chase is having problems of his own. The stress of his home life is starting to take its toll, and his social life is unraveling. But that’s nothing compared to what’s really haunting him. Chase has done something cruel…something the perfect guy he pretends to be would never do. And it’s only a matter of time before he’s exposed.
In Ascension, mistakes can be deadly. And three girls—three beautiful, mysterious girls—are here to choose who will pay.
Em and Chase have been chosen.

 – US only.
– Giveaway ends October 30 at 12pm. Winner will be chosen by a random generator.
– To enter- Leave a comment below with a way I can get in contact with you (Twitter, email, blog etc) and why you want to read Fury or about a time when you got some sweet sweet revenge…unless you killed someone. Then I don’t want to know. lol

As for MY sweet moment of revenge would have to be the time a girl in college stole some of my clothes. I may or may not have TPed her car.

Want an extra entry? Tweet:  Revenge is Sweet. Get Some. #giveaway @pageturnerjamie http://tinyurl.com/3opsp4a

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  1. Bookfool says

    October 15, 2011 at 8:50 pm

    I want to read Fury because it sounds fun! Hope that's a good enough reason. I'm not the vengeful kind. Boring, but I don't think I've ever gotten revenge on anyone for anything. At least, not that I can remember!

    Thanks for the giveaway!

    bookfoolery at gmail dot com

    Reply
  2. wordslikesilver says

    October 15, 2011 at 8:53 pm

    wordslikesilverblog@gmail.com

    Mine is slightly similar to yours. A boy prank called us and was calling us names. His voice was completely obvious. We TP'd his house 🙂 It also rained the next day, which made it SO much better haha.

    Retweeted your tweet @beachtwin110

    Reply
  3. wordslikesilver says

    October 15, 2011 at 8:56 pm

    Wait oops, wrong tweet. I retweeted @brokeandbookish's tweet.

    Reply
  4. Jamie says

    October 15, 2011 at 8:57 pm

    haha that is also my account so it's fine! 🙂 I'll count it in my spreadsheet.

    Reply
  5. Victorie Blake says

    October 15, 2011 at 9:07 pm

    victorieblake@gmail.com

    This book sounds wonderfully intriguing. I had a little fun with an ex boyfriend who cheated on me. It went quite lovely. It was like a kill-his-social life type thing. I never really did anything after that.

    Reply
  6. Erica says

    October 15, 2011 at 9:16 pm

    I would love to enter – Fury looks brilliant. I lvoe the mythology behind The Furies so that is why I want to read 🙂

    thebookcellar @ wi.rr.com

    Reply
  7. Mandy R says

    October 15, 2011 at 10:01 pm

    Happy Birthday and thanks for the giveaway!

    MandyLriddeLL at gmail dot com

    Reply
  8. roro says

    October 15, 2011 at 10:32 pm

    Happy Birthday

    Reply
  9. April says

    October 16, 2011 at 12:49 am

    Happy Birthday!! 🙂

    I am really looking forward to reading Fury. I love mythology, so that's usually always a win with me.

    Hmm, the best revenge story… My friend Jen and I stopped to visit a mutual friend.. She wasn't there, but her "male appendage" boyfriend was.. he was just leaving, but let us in to wait for her.. He was beyond scum… He was total scum, and thankfully she eventually kicked him to the curb.

    He happened to have a bottle of the that bod cologne sitting in the living room.. the Yellow one.. So Jen and I emptied it.. and too turns refilling if if you know what I mean.. lol. Gross, I know, but he deserved it..

    years down the road we told that friend about what we did.. she laughed and said he used it all the time.. Sucker!

    🙂 Hope you have a great birthday!

    Reply
  10. Alexa says

    October 16, 2011 at 12:55 am

    Happy birthday! I hope you celebrated in style 🙂

    I'd love to win a copy of Fury because the story just sounds so very interesting! And hmmm, as for getting sweet revenge – well, a friend of mine posted this very embarrassing photo of me on Friendster back in the day. In her birthday tribute, I got her back by including a silly video of her 😉 Quite harmless, but still, it's sort of "revenge" I guess.

    I can be reached at:

    Email – alexalovesbooks (at) gmail (dot) com
    Twitter – alexalovesbooks

    Reply
  11. April says

    October 16, 2011 at 12:56 am

    oh I'm dumb.. forgot my contact info. sorry

    aprilchaug@gmail.com

    @philiafelice

    Reply
  12. Anonymous says

    October 16, 2011 at 4:02 pm

    I haven't read this yet, but I am really liking this retelling of greek mythology trend that is happening these days. Thanks for the contest!

    Heather R.
    threeroddsandaberry@gmail.com

    Reply
  13. Jessy says

    October 16, 2011 at 4:18 pm

    I want to read Fury because I've read some really great reviews. Thanks for the chance to win a copy.

    Tweet: https://twitter.com/emma015/status/125605662255349760

    Findjessyhere at gmail dot com

    Reply
  14. jpetroroy says

    October 16, 2011 at 5:41 pm

    I've heard such good reviews about this and I think the concept is so original.
    jpetroroy at gmail dot com

    Reply
  15. SupaGurlbooks says

    October 16, 2011 at 5:59 pm

    Awesome Happy Birthday! and I want to read this b/c the cover/blurb are AMAZING! and of course all the wonderful reviews I have seen.

    hmmm revenge moment yeah can't tell you b/c of you silly rule about no killing LMAO!! j/k 😉

    tweeted : http://twitter.com/#!/SPNHeather/status/125631439290114048

    SPNHeather / twitter

    Reply
  16. Amanda says

    October 16, 2011 at 9:38 pm

    This book seems amazing and I've been wanting it for a really long time.. ! It's been on my wishlist for a really long time!

    tweeted:
    http://twitter.com/#!/xjustamandax

    By the way, this is the second time I'm posting this because my comment didn't show up the first time. 😀

    –Amanda

    Reply
  17. Anonymous says

    October 16, 2011 at 9:56 pm

    I want to read Fury because I have been seeing and am continuing to see it all over the blogosphere! (extemter at hotmail dot com)

    Reply
  18. brookea_2006 says

    October 16, 2011 at 11:29 pm

    I've been dying to read this book. It sounds so good and I've heard such good things about it. Thanks for the giveaway!

    brookea_2006 at yahoodotcom

    Reply
  19. Cary Cheyenne. says

    October 17, 2011 at 3:55 am

    HAPPY BIRTHDAY 🙂

    I can't say that I've ever really taken "revenge" on someone else. There have been plenty of times I may have wanted to, but I'm not the type of person to SERIOUSLY do something harsh. Generally, I'm a pretty big prankster though and I love prank revenge. I'm down for anything super silly 🙂

    Email – Cary.C.Cummings@gmail.com

    http://twitter.com/#!/CaryCheyenneXO/status/125781812940255232

    Reply
  20. Kara says

    October 18, 2011 at 11:46 pm

    I want to read Fury because I have heard good things about it and it seems like a book O would enjoy.
    klepard94(at)yahoo(dot)com

    Reply
  21. Jasmine Rose says

    October 19, 2011 at 7:57 am

    Soo, I want to read Fury because I /love/ to read/watch/hear about revenge, but I'm way to goody-two-shoes to ever do it myself. That's why I must live vicariously through other (even fictional) people 😛

    @ARoomWithBooks

    Reply
  22. Jasmine Rose says

    October 19, 2011 at 8:07 am

    Also, my tweet: http://twitter.com/#!/ARoomWithBooks/status/126569988906680320

    Reply
  23. Lori M. Lee says

    October 19, 2011 at 4:27 pm

    I've read a ton of books based on mythology, but none about the furies. So I'm definitely intrigued about this book!

    leemai82 at gmail

    Reply
  24. Angie says

    October 19, 2011 at 10:32 pm

    I absolutly love mythology and when I heard about this book, I was really into it. Thanks for the giveaway! 🙂

    Email: osnapitzAngiex3(AT)aol(DOT)com

    Reply
  25. Vivian says

    October 20, 2011 at 3:20 am

    Thanks for the giveaway Jamie!

    vi3ti3abe at gmail.com

    Reply
  26. LisaILJ says

    October 20, 2011 at 5:42 am

    I had a digital ARC for this, and never got a chance to read it. I would love it. Now for a time I got revenge, I have a tendency to be a bit petty when I am mad. There was this horrible girl in my sorority in college and she HATED the smell of tuna fish. So one day we were so mad at her that we hid a can of tuna in her room.

    leyser73 at yahoo dot com

    Reply
  27. Suz says

    October 20, 2011 at 6:18 pm

    Thanks for this amazing giveaway! I would love to win because Fury sounds like a great book! I would like to read about how other people get revenge because I usually just let things go.

    susanw28 (at) mindspring (dot) com

    Reply
  28. ferretvamp14 says

    October 22, 2011 at 12:47 am

    I want to read Fury because the cover is awesome and who doesn't love a story about revenge. The shirt is pretty awesome too. Thanks for the giveaway.
    ferretvamp14[at]live[dot]com

    Reply
  29. eyeballlucy says

    October 22, 2011 at 8:37 pm

    Love to win a copy of the book 'Fury' by Elizabeth Mills….the books sounds so yummy and delightful….babyruthmac16@yahoo.com

    Reply
  30. kayla says

    October 23, 2011 at 9:33 pm

    I want to win a copy of Fury because I've heard great things about it on several different blogs.

    kaylalovesandrew09@yahoo.com

    Reply
  31. Spazzy says

    October 24, 2011 at 1:58 am

    I want to read this book SO BAD! I swear everywhere I look every single person is like "Woah Amazing" and Im like no fair!

    One time i got revenge is the time this EVIL girl took a note i was passing to my bestie about I guy I am in love with and she showed him I was humiliated.

    But shes stupid enough to tell everyone her locker combo so i got her diary and may or may not have copied everypage and flyered the school. Pretty harsh but She deserved it for torturning me for years on end.

    You can contact me at :
    adaytoremember13x@gmail.com

    Reply
  32. Jenelle R. says

    October 25, 2011 at 8:17 am

    Hmm… let's see… the cover is cool, AND the plot is amazing. Enough for you? lol, the concept of furies seem really original, so I just have to read this! Thanks for the giveaway!

    jenelleriane(at)yahoo(dot)com

    Reply
  33. Bridget H says

    October 29, 2011 at 3:36 pm

    Oh my gosh. This plot sounds amazing, who doesn't love a good revenge story. Em and Chase sound like good characters and I want to see if Em gets the guy!

    So, one day a boy broke my best friend's heart. To go out with her sister. We pranked called him pretending to be a teacher and said that he got suspended for three days. Nobody figured it out.

    Reply
  34. Bridget H says

    October 29, 2011 at 3:36 pm

    You can contact me at sweettee112297(at)gmail(dot)com

    Reply
  35. Chris Wilson says

    January 11, 2012 at 11:17 am

    Your fabulous review made me want to read it!

    Reply

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“Why is it so hard to pick my next read?” — “Why is it so hard to pick my next read?” — she says as she is surrounded by piles on piles of books on the floor and desk and packed on her bookshelf and book cart. (Partner @berkleypub - thanks for the review copy).⁣
⁣
I managed to pick my next read, as chronicled in these photos, but it was not easy with so many options! 

Decided to go with a most anticipated book of 2022 for me from an author who has written books I’ve really enjoyed.
⁣
I am about halfway through and cruising along because I NEED to figure out if Joseph is the worst or what really is going on here in this story that starts with 3 women being stood up by the same guy on Valentine’s Day.  I feel like there is something more to this one but I can’t quite put my finger on it yet! ⁣
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Hoping to finish it this weekend! What are you reading this weekend? And do you have trouble picking your next read? How do you choose amongst all the options?
Sunshine on my face and a mass market fitting perf Sunshine on my face and a mass market fitting perfectly in my hands.⁣…
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Truly felt like there were zero things more joyful than the warm sun on my face after colder, dreary days and remembering how much I love the feel of reading a mass market paperback. It’s probably a very specific little joy of mine and I definitely reveled in it today.⁣
⁣
But the real big joy has been rereading this book and experiencing it all over again before @bridgertonnetflix season 2 — especially the Pall Mall scene. And something to do with a 🐝 😅 iykyk⁣
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With all the joy I’m getting out of this reread it makes me wonder why I don’t prioritize rereading like I used to before I started blogging 10 years ago.⁣
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In my head I just want to experience all the new stories and try to make a dent in my TBR but I forget, until I do it, the genuine pleasure in revisiting old companions and how it’s a different side of reading one can experience — the nostalgia, the person I’ve become since reading the book and the way I approach a book already knowing what happens. Well the general sense of what happens because my memory is 💩!⁣
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Anyways that’s what I’m up to currently. Trying to finish this up so I can pack my books for a short trip I’m going on later this week. My first ✈️ since 2019!⁣
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Whatcha reading? Do you reread often? And tell me a little teeny tiny joy from your day.
If I was a person who made Reels I would somehow m If I was a person who made Reels I would somehow mash up the “screaming, crying”  Blank Space clip with the “emotional damage” refrain to the Bastille’s Pompeii to let you know how I feel after the last few chapters of #TheGildedCage !!⁣
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And if you don’t understand what that means, I’m sorry 😅⁣
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But woo boy do I need the third installment of this series!!! But I also think I’m going to be even more emotional damaged after that one soooo.⁣ 
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Seriously, one of the best simple joys of my life is the feeling of being so wholly and totally invested in a series that you have to remind yourself it’s fiction lest you spend all day in bed crying about the devastated look a character had on their face — a face you didn’t even see with your own two eyes but you are so invested that you feel nauseous and gutted like you sure did.⁣
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Just me orrrrrr?⁣
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No but for real. If you love YA fantasy, go start #theprisonhealer so you can be caught up when The Blood Traitor comes out in June (and be my emotional support person for the duration of reading it). I love these characters and I dying to see what happens next. 

Have you read this series yet? Last book series that had you SCREAMING CRYING THROWING UP because of the EMOTIONAL DAMAGE it inflicted?
A real life reading photo because I couldn’t be A real life reading photo because I couldn’t be bothered to make it pretty — mismatching fuzzy sucks, coffee almost gone and Christmas pajama pants that are super old.⁣
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But y’all Black Cake is so good!! I’m almost halfway through and I know it’s A Choice to declare it one of the best books I’ve read all year but I’m feeling bold based on how it’s going.⁣
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I love a good family story (especially one with a family secret!) and this is top notch. The writing is 👌🏻 and I know I’m going to be screaming when the pieces come together!⁣
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In other news, I’m 65% of the way through The Dry by Jane Harper and I’m enjoying it so much that I ended up staying on the treadmill twice this weekend after my allotted time was over just so I could keep listening.⁣
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Will and I FINALLY started Ted Lasso this weekend. It is a damn delight!! For all the hype and praise, it has overdelivered for me which is kind of shocking because normally hype is scary. I told Will that I feel like all the praise hasn’t even come close to how much I could love it. We are only 7 episodes in so no spoilers!⁣
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I’m kinda mad we sat on starting it for so long but at the same time I think the timing is right to help me see my way out of this February funk I have found myself in the past couple weeks.⁣
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Anyways, hope everyone is having a good weekend! Have you read Black Cake or The Dry? Where are my Ted Lasso fans at? I’m happy to join your ranks! Also please tell me your fave character bc I am finding it impossible to pick this far!
No but seriously every year I contemplate organizi No but seriously every year I contemplate organizing a search party for one Katjay Millay who wrote one beautiful and amazing book and then...vanished.

Like for real. She wrote a tweet in 2015 that she was taking a few weeks off and then.... no tweets, no new books. Radio silence.

I hope she’s okay, for real, and that she knows I obsessively stalk Goodreads/Twitter/the internet to make sure I haven’t missed new book news from her at least twice a year. 🥺

Is there any author who you’ve been waiting forever for a new release from??

I’d also like to add YA author Sarah Ockler to this list! Last release was 2015 😭😭
Ahhh some of my absolute OG young adult faves are Ahhh some of my absolute OG young adult faves are becoming movies/tv shows soon! And one of them is out TODAY!⁣
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The Sky is Everywhere — it’s out today on AppleTV+ and I can’t wait to sob my brains out. One of my absolute most favorite books ever by one of my all time favorite authors. It’s gorgeous and heartbreaking in its poignant depiction of grief, first love and healing — all woven together in Jandy’s signature gorgeous, lyrical writing.⁣
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Along For The Ride (out April 22) — one of a handful upcoming @sdessen books being adapted in the near future and I can’t wait! These books are so near and dear to my heart.⁣
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No release dates yet for The Summer I Turned Pretty tv series (the ultimate coming of age summertime story!) or The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight (the cutest meet cute of all meet cutes all set in 24 hours) but I am HYPED and have all my fingers crossed for 2022 🤞🤞

Have you read any of these? Anyone else hyped for these adaptations.

Also, for the past few years, I’ve kept a running list of books becoming movies/tv shows for the year. Head to my bio to check out the list! I try to update it weekly and keep on top of it all but life ya know 😆 but I try!
Is this a book club? I think we just started a boo Is this a book club? I think we just started a book club. Or maybe just a @jenniferesmith appreciation club?? (partner @randomhouse )⁣
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Either way, after loving Jennifer E. Smith's YA books for years, it's been a real treat to also read her debut picture book with Riley (we loved!!) as well as her adult debut out in 3 weeks!⁣
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⁣So let me tell you about that adult debut — The Unsinkable Great James!!

This one just was the perfect warm-hearted read for a cold and gloomy January.

A perfect setting to escape into (Alaska), a tender-hearted meet cute and a poignant look at the shared grieving experience of those left behind.

I was initially drawn, like I always am, to the daughter losing a mother storyline and an exploration of that grief but I was so taken by the father/daughter relationship between two people who were left untethered by losing the person who held their family together.

Greta and her father don't see eye-to-eye on basically anything when they are thrown together on this Alaskan cruise, a trip Greta's father and mother were supposed to take, and you can feel the tension of their long-standing tumultuous and fractured relationship -- a relationship that feels like its hanging in a balance and could not recover.

The two are both hurting so much from this loss  and it took my breath away at times in how true it rang to be in your own grief bubble and feeling like the loss is yours and yours alone while forgetting about the others shouldering their own piece of this loss. I loved watching them very slowly SEE one another.

I can't say enough good things about this one -- great setting, Greta's music, the meet-cute, the messy and imperfect nature of family and love. Definitely recommend!⁣

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