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Home | Giveaway | Hey Throne of Glass Fans..Exciting Giveaway!

Hey Throne of Glass Fans..Exciting Giveaway!

May 21, 2015 - Updated May 7, 2019 // 43 Comments

You all know my love for all things Sarah J. Maas — especially the Throne of Glass series! I was so excited when Litographs, a company that produces literary merchandise made entirely from the text of the work it represents, emailed me about how they teamed up with Sarah to produce a Throne of Glass collection with a t-shirt, tote and poster.

Oh and hey….do I want to host a giveaway for my readers? WHY YES I DO. So, thanks to Litographs, I have a giveaway for all you Throne of Glass fans!!!

But first can we just ogle these beauties???!

 

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GIVEAWAY

What will the winner will receive? A gift certificate to Litographs for $34 (the price of the t-shirt). You can pick your color and your size and shipping is FREE anywhere in the US. So, non-US people can totally enter but this won’t cover shipping!

 

*Guidelines*

-You must be 13 years or older to enter.
-Open internationally — but know that you’ll get the gift certificate for the shirt but have to pay for shipping.
– Winner will be contacted via email.

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  1. Rebecca says

    May 21, 2015 at 4:56 pm

    I love all the ToG books, but Heir of Fire is my fav!

    Reply
  2. Emily says

    May 21, 2015 at 5:08 pm

    OH MY GOSH I CANNOT BELIEVE THEY MADE THESE! I have one shirt from them (The Great Gatsby) and I absolutely love it. I became a pretty big deal at the library I worked at…the girl with all of The Great Gatsby on her shirt. And these are SO awesome! AH! Hmmmm I really loved Crown of Midnight. I feel like even though I really loved Throne of Glass that is where it really picked up. The story really became intense. I read that one SO much faster than the first book. But Heir of Fire is so good too, so basically this is an impossible question to answer.

    I would LOVE Litographs to put Scarlet by AC Gaughen on a shirt. I have a slight obsession with that series and would LOVE to wear it on a shirt. Ah…that series. It killed me in the best way possible and I am still in denial that it is over.

    Thanks for the giveaway! I still cannot get over how awesome these are.

    Reply
  3. Emma says

    May 21, 2015 at 5:08 pm

    Heir of Fire is definitely my favourite book in the series just because it felt like a pivotal point in the series. It touched me on an emotional level and I absolutely adored Celaena’s character arc.

    Also Rowan. Always Rowan.

    Reply
  4. Brian @ The Guy's Side says

    May 21, 2015 at 5:08 pm

    I have to say my favorite book so far in the series is Crown of Midnight! I’m not even sure why, I just love it so much more than the other 2. Not that the others aren’t amazing in their own ways, just CoM is where its at for me.

    Reply
  5. Bieke @ Istyria book blog says

    May 21, 2015 at 5:24 pm

    My favorite so far is Crown of Midnight!

    I’d love to see them make shirts for A Darker Shade of Magic by V.E. Schwab. They’d be epic.

    Reply
  6. Kaina says

    May 21, 2015 at 6:50 pm

    I loooove this series <333 Thank you so much for the giveaway

    Reply
  7. Betty says

    May 21, 2015 at 6:58 pm

    I still love Throne of Glass the best! For some reason, I fall hard for book 1 of most series…. it’s when I meet everyone for the first time and develop millions of feels. BUT… i loved the short nightgowns and Chaoling in Crown of Midnight. šŸ˜‰ šŸ˜‰

    Reply
  8. Elizabeth says

    May 21, 2015 at 7:26 pm

    I’d love to see a litograph made of A Court of Thorns and Roses. I read that book earlier this month and I can’t get it out of my head. It’s just perfection and I’d love to wear it around on a t-shirt.

    Reply
  9. Jillian says

    May 21, 2015 at 7:26 pm

    I have all the Swooney heart eye emoticons for this post I’ve always wanted to buy a tshirt from them and I love TOG! Thanks for the giveaway. Fingers crossed!

    Reply
  10. Missie says

    May 21, 2015 at 8:53 pm

    OMG! I need all of these! My fave in the series is Crown of Midnight!
    Missie @ A Flurry of Ponderings

    Reply
  11. Cassie B says

    May 21, 2015 at 10:15 pm

    I think my favorite ToG novel is Throne of Glass. Although Heir of Fire is also a favorite, because of how kick-ass Celaena is.

    And as for what I would love Lithographs do, I would love a Hungry Hungry Caterpillar one.

    Reply
  12. Abby says

    May 21, 2015 at 10:19 pm

    My favorite is definetely Heir of Fire because of the character development. Also because of the introduction of Aedion, Rowan, and the Cadre. I would love Lithographs to do a Game of Thrones one.

    Reply
  13. Cassidy says

    May 21, 2015 at 10:53 pm

    My favorite book in the series is Heir of Fire as Celaena is so incredibly awesome.
    This giveaway makes me sooo excited!!

    Reply
  14. Erin says

    May 21, 2015 at 11:05 pm

    Ok…I will answer both, just because. Favorite book is still Crown of Midnight because I love Celaena and Chaol in that one.

    I think I would love to see Red Rising and Golden Son by Pierce Brown made into one.

    Thanks for the giveaway!

    Reply
  15. Jessica @ Step Into Fiction says

    May 21, 2015 at 11:09 pm

    Crown of Midnight, hands down. No hesitation or anything. I’m a fangirl of Chaol and this book had plenty of him. I’m nervous about the rest of the series but I absolutely love the characters so I’ll be fine, no matter what. Unless Chaol dies then I won’t…but hopefully I’ll never have to worry about crossing that bridge. Ever.

    Reply
  16. Emmah says

    May 22, 2015 at 3:01 am

    Favorite book in the ToG series so far? Crown of Midnight, hands down!!

    Reply
  17. Angel says

    May 22, 2015 at 4:52 am

    I actually haven’t read any books in the TOG series so if I win, I’ll give it to my online bookish best friend who lives in the U.S. šŸ™‚

    Reply
  18. Patty @ Patty's Book Corner says

    May 22, 2015 at 8:00 am

    I think I’ll have to say my favourite book so far has been the first one. I loved the competition element to it and being introduced to the characters.

    Reply
  19. JoLee says

    May 22, 2015 at 1:46 pm

    These shirts are so cool. I’ve been eying several for a while now.

    Reply
    • JoLee says

      May 22, 2015 at 1:47 pm

      I’ve only read the first in the Throne of Glass series, but I am longing to read more.

      Reply
  20. Elizabeth says

    May 22, 2015 at 3:17 pm

    My favourite so far is definitely Crown of Midnight. Heir of Fire was fantastic of course, but Crown of Midnight was such a giant leap up from Throne of Glass and Heir of Fire was mostly building the story so it’s hard to compare. Plus Heir of Fire absolutely tore my heart out because of a certain friend’s fate…

    Reply
  21. Rachel says

    May 22, 2015 at 8:23 pm

    Considering they’ve done TOG, can they do ACOTAR now, please?!

    Reply
  22. Glaiza says

    May 23, 2015 at 8:35 am

    I love SJ Maas’s storytelling. Thanks for the brilliant giveaway!

    Reply
  23. Glaiza says

    May 23, 2015 at 8:38 am

    *Oh my favourite TOG book so far is the Crown of Midnight. For the 2nd question – I’d also love it if the Daughter of Smoke and Bone series were adapted into t-shirts.

    Reply
  24. Mary Loki says

    May 23, 2015 at 8:22 pm

    My fav TOG book is the Assassin’s Blade; all of the novella’s!

    Reply
  25. Lauren @ Lose Time Reading says

    May 23, 2015 at 8:34 pm

    GOSH, nearly impossible decision. I’d say Heir of Fire has been my favorite so far, although just slightly more than the others šŸ˜› Thanks for the awesome giveaway Jamie!

    Reply
  26. Jess @ Such a Novel Idea says

    May 24, 2015 at 5:43 pm

    My favorite book is definitely Heir of Fire. Each book in the series gets even more epically awesome, so I can NOT wait for Queen of Shadows!

    Reply
  27. Julie Anna says

    May 24, 2015 at 5:48 pm

    as soon as I saw this on Litographs I ordered the bag! Would love a shirt too! Thanks for hosting!

    Reply
  28. Holly J says

    May 24, 2015 at 9:09 pm

    As I’ve only read Throne of Glass, that would definitely be the favorite. Haha. I really did love it though, and the characters, especially Celaena. šŸ™‚

    Reply
  29. Kayla says

    May 24, 2015 at 10:31 pm

    I think maybe Crown of Midnight, but it’s so hard to choose as they’re all stellar!

    I’d love to see The Dream Thieves as one, or the Mistborn trilogy.

    Reply
  30. bn100 says

    May 24, 2015 at 11:03 pm

    never read Throne of Glass, so no fav

    Reply
  31. Cali W. says

    May 25, 2015 at 4:05 pm

    Thanks for the giveaway! I love all TOG! I want to see more YA books made into t-shirt. <3

    Reply
  32. Susan says

    May 26, 2015 at 10:09 am

    My favorite Throne of Glass is always the newest one! Love Celeana.

    Reply
  33. Olivia @ Fluttering Pages says

    May 26, 2015 at 4:36 pm

    thanks for the giveaway!
    I love Throne of Glass and that t-shirt is amazing!
    Olivia @ Fluttering Pages

    Reply
  34. Meagan says

    May 26, 2015 at 7:21 pm

    Yay I LOVE ToG! I’m a huge YA fantasy fan but hadn’t heard of this series until you mentioned it a while back so THANK YOU SO MUCH for all this magic. Maas is now a favorite author, I can’t get enough of her!

    Reply
  35. Breenah says

    May 26, 2015 at 8:41 pm

    I’d love them to do Uglies by Scott Westerfeld, it’s my favorite book.

    Reply
  36. amanda says

    May 27, 2015 at 8:07 am

    My favorite book in the TOG series (so far) is Crown of Midnight. That is the book where I realized I now had a new favorite series to be in love with. Throne of Glass held my interest enough for me to want to read the second book, but Crown of Midnight absolutely blew me away!

    Reply
  37. Bailee Amorette says

    May 27, 2015 at 2:57 pm

    Heir of Fire is by far my favorite in the series so far! The books just seem to be getting better and longer with each addition to the series! Heir of Fire is my favorite because we get to see so much magic (not to mention the magical Fae prince ;)) and watch Celaena slowly transform back into her birthright as Queen of Terrasen. I’m thinking Queen of Shadows will be my new favorite in the series once September comes, however!

    Reply
  38. karin says

    May 28, 2015 at 12:35 pm

    My favorite book in the series is the first one:Throne Of Glass

    Reply
  39. Stephanie says

    May 28, 2015 at 1:28 pm

    My favorite book so far is Heir of Fire. I really think the series keeps getting better and better!

    Reply
  40. Natalie Brown says

    May 29, 2015 at 12:51 am

    I’d like to see Litographs made of Sleeping Beauty, Wizard of Oz, Cinderella, and Alice in Wonderland. They’d all be so fun. šŸ™‚

    Reply
  41. Allie Fletcher says

    May 30, 2015 at 12:05 am

    Oh my sakes, how exciting! These are amazing and superb and marvelous, and just bloody fantastic! Though I do love the entire ToG Series, my favorite has to be the first, Throne of Glass. I think because I have the hardcover with the original cover art and I got it signed by Sarah at Powell’s Bookstore. I SIMPLY ADORE HER!

    Reply
  42. Jessica says

    May 30, 2015 at 7:07 pm

    I would love to see them make Harry Potter!

    Reply

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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 ā€œoofā€ 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 ā€œoh that must be scary!ā€. 

I loved it. I needed it bad.
The theme of Q1 was ā€œjust go with itā€ — it being m The theme of Q1 was ā€œjust go with itā€ — 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 ā€œit’s a book account stop talking about politics etcā€. 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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