My favorite 2011 books that I'm looking forward to purchasing or have read and loved are:
The Near Witch by Victoria Schwab
Anna Dressed in Blood by Kendare Blake
Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi
The Faerie Ring by Kiki Hamilton
Beauty Queens by Libba Bray
Hounded by Kevin Hearne
With $25 you can choose some of my favorite books or any books up to $25. Whatever you choose will be sent from the The Book Depository and the contest is international as long as you live in a country that the Book Depository ships to.
Haikus should be about your favorite book or book characters.
Examples of Book Haikus:
Disillusionist Oberon the dog
Using fears to save the day Loves sausages and poodles
Justine's fate unknown Also talks a lot
1.) Haikus must be in 5-7-5 form.
2.) Write your haiku along with your name email address in the comments. If you don't want to leave your email address leave your Twitter, or Facebook details. Just make sure I'm able to contact you to let you know that you've won .
3.) You don't have to follow the blog to win, but feel free to follow if you like what you see and leave any comments on reviews or posts that you find interesting. :)
4.) The contest will run from May 24-31st. It will start on mid morning on May 24th and end at midnight (Central time) on May 31st.
* Winner will be chosen by me and Tiny Reverse Vampire. The winner will be posted on June 1st.
What a fun entry requirement! My favorite book of 2011 so far is The Bee-Loud Glade by Steve Himmer. Here's my haiku:
ReplyDeleteA hermit, Finch, tells
How he got to where he is
And where he's headed
erinreadsblog {at} gmail {dot} com
I'll start it off! Here's one I wrote about Cinna from The Hunger Games, while we were waiting for movie casting news:
ReplyDeleteA Mockingjay dress // Setting Katniss on fire // Cinna does it all
TweetyB99 at aol dot com
A portrait of youth
ReplyDeleteAn obsession with beauty
An ink-blooded death
The haiku is for The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde!
I am Trisha from eclectic / eccentric and I can be contacted at eclectic.eccentric[at]hotmail.com
I follow through Google Reader. :)
Nice idea!!
ReplyDeleteMy haiku is for The White Devil by Justin Evans
Ghost in the cellar
Andrew wants to destroy him
And wins in the end
jh303015 @gmaildotcom
Come and check out my giveaway too (#19 in the armchair BEA linky list)
What fun! Thanks for such a creative challenge.
ReplyDeleteHere's one about my current fave (coming out in July): Bright's Passage by Josh Ritter.
War and poverty.
Angel counsels conflagration.
Solid transcendence.
I'm Laurie from What She Read & ActionReaders. actionreaders (at) gmail (dot) com
I made my first haiku! *-* It's about Acheron, by Sherrilyn Kenyon. Hope it's correct:
ReplyDeleteAtlantean god,
harbinger of destruction,
He will save the world
kah_cherub at hotmail dot com
OOh, interesting!
ReplyDeleteOkay, here goes:
Love, beauty and fun,
Alaska, why did you go?
Missing you always
(It's on Looking For Alaska by John Green...)
palagrin95 at googlemail dot com
Dead to the Delta
ReplyDeleteWatch killer faery
Iron will protect.
zombvmpr on twitter
wonderful idea!
ReplyDeletetwo girls and a man
great deceptions, true love?
no one knows the truth
that's from Fingersmith by Sarah Waters (which i posted a review for today, as my favorite 2011 read).
thelittlereader (at) gmail (dot) come
Wild love cannot live
ReplyDeleteStrained by mores, shut inside homes
Grows free on the moors
"Wuthering Heights"
@janflora
Well for haiku for just a love of all my books, because it's hard to choose just one:
ReplyDeleteBooks How I Love Thee
Money For Books or Laundry
Clothes worn inside out
BUT if I must, here is about The Mortal Instruments by Cassandra Clare:
My Unsung Angel
Torn Between Good and Evil
Jace Clary Destined
Thank you for hosting this giveaway. It's really fun and for participating in ArmchairBEA!! Nice to meet you!!
SpadesHigh @ http://SpadesHighReads.blogspot.com
TValeros18 @ gmail [dot] com
Mine's about John Green's An Abundance of Katherines.
ReplyDeleteWorking out the math
To know how long she will stay
Prodigious moron
Kathleen Brown
kathleenelizabeth@live.com
My haiku is inspired by the book The Adventures of the Princess and Mr. Whiffle.
ReplyDeleteBloody glinting teeth
Please tell me I was dreaming
I ate the monster
Thank you for this awesome giveaway! :D
Giada M.
fabgiada (at) gmail (dot) com
Magical blue stone
ReplyDeleteStarts adventure for one boy
but danger awaits
For 'Eragon' by Christopher Paolini
Barmy_Bex
becca9@gmail.com
Lisa is missing
ReplyDeleteSam and Phoebe are searching
Discovering Truth
for Don't Breathe a Word by Jennifer McMahon
Sarah Reads Too Much
sarahesullivan at gmail dot com
Dash the young cynic
ReplyDeletehis snark belies his good heart
my brand new hero
That's for Dash from Dash and Lily's Book of Dares by Rachel Cohn and David Levithan
Thank you so much for this giveaway! It was so fun :D
buoyread AT gmail DOT com
Brush Up On Your Reading
Jellicoe Road
ReplyDeleteTaylor and Jonah
Both so full of hurt and loss
Together they love
Divergent
She's selflessly brave
Both divergent and dauntless
Stronger than she thinks
Ashley
asherz86[at]gmail[dot]com
Fun idea...let's see here...
ReplyDeleteHal and Pemulus
The Darkness and Otis Lord
compete in tennis
This is for Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace
Thank you for a great giveway!
Angel bloods we are
ReplyDeleteWe must fulfill our purpose
together or not?
Unearthly by Cynthia Hand
What a fun contest, I hope you like my Haiku.
sgcallaway1994[at]gmail[dot]com
thecallawayfam.blogspot.com
Alright, haiku girl, here's my latest creation for you...
ReplyDeleteFred and George Weasley
Money making mischiefers
Clever witty twins
It's an ode to Fred and George Weasley from the Harry Potter books.
Thank you for the lovely giveaway!
Amy // amyismyfriend at aol dot com
haiku for steel by carrie vaughn
ReplyDeletepirates and captain
i be swashbuckling
to saves me life dear
vvb32 @yahoo.com
Here's my Haiku for Harry Potter (I checked the syllables on a counter and it said it was 5-7-5)
ReplyDeleteHarry, The Boy Who Lived
Kill the Dark Lord he Must
Savior of the World
Morganlafey86(at)aol(dot)com
Heres my try!It's about the Bloody Jack series By L.A. Meyer
ReplyDeleteChild lost in the storm
A ship's shelter beckon's her
Deception Complete
hense1kk AT cmich DOT edu
My haiku for The Mortal Instruments by Cassandra Clare:
ReplyDeleteEw, lust for brother.
Wait, good news, no relation.
Incest averted!
waitmantwillie at hotmail dot com
(GF follower under icedream)
Set in Chicago
ReplyDeleteFour was her love's name
Tris the Divergent
Ok pretty lame I know.
TaraTagli at gmai ldot com
Leila was seven,
ReplyDeleteWhen she married a stranger,
In Afghanistan.
aikychien at yahoo dot com
Great contest! Here is my attempt at haiku:
ReplyDeleteRead a book a day
Explore, Imagine, Escape
Great things, small package
Yeah, not so hot on the haiku, but I tried! *new follower*
booksavvybabe AT gmail DOT com
Book Savvy Babe
My favorite so far this year was Graveminder by Melissa Marr:
ReplyDeleteThe Graveminder says:
"Sleep well and stay where I put
you." Sometimes, they don't.
Great idea for a contest!
Lisa, lisalynne(at)gmail(dot)com
caged for ages, the
ReplyDeletetemperamental air spirit
longs for liberty
From Eyes Like Stars, Ariel's characterisation.
prinzess_of_light(at)gmx.de
Ahhhh these creative ones! Cover Redesigns I can do but the last time I wrote a Haiku was fifth grade? Okay let's see....
ReplyDeleteRevenants They Are
Saving the world from evil
Would You Die For Me?
Die for Me by Amy Plum, best YA debut I've read so far!
callmeghostgirl@yahoo.com.au
Jane was so very plain/ A light shone in the window/ Exposing Secrets
ReplyDeleteJane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
Courtney
stilettostorytime at gmail dot com
Love the entry idea! Thanks!
Paris revenants
ReplyDeleteTheir past never quite forgotten
Life, death, all around
hiakus are maybe not working for me?
book.splot AT gmail DOT com
neat :)
ReplyDeleteClary Fray and Jace
Shadowhunter teenagers
Full of burning love
The Mortal Instruments by Cassandra Clare
Leila
withinpages @ hotmail dot com
Awesome giveaway :) I suck at haiku and poetry in general so you may get a kick out of this. Or just cringe.
ReplyDeleteThe Knife of Never Letting Go by Patrick Ness. My poem probably wants to make Mr. Ness do a *headdesk*. But I assure you the book is awesome and hopefully my poem doesn't taint it.
Manchee had to poo
What a considerate dog
Always in our hearts
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