September 26, 2011

1 Year Blogoversary Giveaway!


Time flies when you're having fun!

Wow! I can't believe that I've been blogging about books for a full year! I launched my new template design earlier this month to celebrate Rabid Reads' birthday and now it's time for a Giveaway! I'd be nowhere without all of you, my lovely followers, so I'd like to show my appreciation and return the love with some bookish goodies.

Thank You! Thank You! Thank You!

My Blogoversary isn't technically until September 30th but I wanted to try and hit 900 followers before then. Maybe I'm being a little over ambitious but hey, a girl can dream!

Interesting Stats:

Now on to the good stuff!

Over the next 5 days I'll be counting down to the big day by offering up a daily Giveaway!

Today's book is...



Clouds are brewing over Cadogan House, and recently turned vampire Merit can't tell if this is the darkness before the dawn or the calm before the storm. With the city itself in turmoil over paranormals and the state threatening to pass a paranormal registration act, times haven't been this precarious for vampires since they came out of the closet. If only they could lay low for a bit, and let the mortals calm down.

That's when the waters of Lake Michigan suddenly turn pitch black-and things really start getting ugly.

Chicago's mayor insists it's nothing to worry about, but Merit knows only the darkest magic could have woven a spell powerful enough to change the very fabric of nature. She'll have to turn to friends old and new to find out who's behind this, and stop them before it's too late for vampires and humans alike.


Good Luck!!

About Carmel

Canadian book blogger based out of the Ottawa-Gatineau area. I review Paranormal Romance and Urban Fantasy books with the occasional Young Adult thrown into the mix. I have a weakness for all things werewolf. Please leave a comment to let me know that you stopped by!

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44 Rabid Thoughts:

Natalia Belikov @ DazzlingReads said...

Dear!! congratulations in your 1st blogoversary!! WOOOHOOOOO!!! Cheers Cheers!!! We can start drinking now until the 30th!! XDDDDDD Drink Deep ;) hohhohoh!!

And thank you so much for this giveaway! =D

Carmel @ Rabid Reads said...

@Natalia Belikov @ DazzlingReads - LOL! I love your comment! Well said and thanks for the well wishes! I think it's a little early in the morning to start drinking though... ;)

Avery said...

Congrats Carmel! And might I say... AWESOME BOOK CHOICE! November 1st needs to come ASAP so we know what happens to... (spoiler removed)
;)

Blogger Name: Krystal Larson said...

Congratulations and thank you for this awesome giveaway! edysicecreamlover18@gmailDOTcom

Chrisbails said...

happy blogoversary. Time sure flies. I just had my 17 year anniversary myself in August. I just found your blog and always looking for great book and author recommendations. I love to read and my fav authors only put books out 1 or 2 times a year, so always looking for new reads. Keep up the great book recommendations and will probly steal a few. Thanks for the giveaway and the chance to win.christinebails@yahoo.com

Book Crook Liza said...

Woohoo! Congratulations! "Weirdest Keyword Search: Feelings of a rabid human" LOLOLOL! :D Love it!

Judy said...

Congrats on your 1st Blogoversary!!
Great party and giveaways!!


Judy
magnolias_1[at]msn[dot]com

Proserpine said...

Congrats for your Blogoversary! Nice giveaway! :)

Dovile said...

Congratulations for the blogoversary!



spamscape [at] gmail [dot] com

Mocha ღ Latte said...

Congratulations, Carmel!

Christina Madison said...

Congrats on 1 year!! I hope you have a lot more success in the next!!

Jen D. @ Not Now...I'm Reading! said...

Happy Blogoversary! Congrats on all the awesome achievements. Wishing you many, many more!

Shannon@BooksDevoured said...

Congratulations on one year!! This is awesome! I can not wait to see what you do in the next year! =)

Lisa Richards/alterlisa said...

Congrates! Shared your big news on Twitter, FB & my blog!
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alterlisa AT yahoo DOT com
http://lisaslovesbooksofcourse.blogspot.com/

Book Savvy Babe said...

Congrats on the blogoversary, and cheers for Drink Deep!! Book Savvy Babe

Blue Shedevil said...

Congrats on the Blogoversary!! I can only aspire to reach such lofty achievements.

kara-karina@Nocturnal Book Reviews said...

Wow, happy blogoversary! You've done such a great job in one year!

jackie b central texas said...

Happy 1st year Carmel, how time flies when you are having a good time!

SweetMarie83 said...

Congrats on the blogoversary Carmel, and thanks for the giveaway! :-)

daydrmzzz said...

Happy Happy birthday!! Congrats on the one year mark :)
Dawn
Drmgrl99atyahoodotcom

Sniffly Kitty said...

Happy early Blogoversary ^.^

Linda: Book Ninja said...

Happy (early) Blogoversary!
Wondering if they found what they were looking for...
Thank you for the giveaway!

Lori @ Romancing the Darkside said...

Happy Early Blogoversary Rabid Reads! Absolutely love that giveaway button! ;)

Amber Elise said...

Congrats on your anniversary! And what a fantastic book for your giveaway! Thanks!

marybelle said...

CONGRATULATIONS!!

marypres(AT)gmail(DOT)com

Anonymous said...

HAPPBEEEEEEEEE Aniversary and many,many more >*Rabid Reads*<!!!!:D

Carmel @ Rabid Reads said...

@Avery - Thanks! I'm really looking forward to it and figured that I wouldn't be the only one!

@Blogger Name: Krystal Larson - Thanks for the kudos! :)

@Chrisbails - It pays to be always on the look-out for new authors to read. Hopefully I few of my picks will serve you well!

@Book Crook Liza - Yeah, I was running through the keyword searches that landed people on my blog and came across that one. Weird is an understatement! LOL

@Judy - Thanks! The party is just getting started!

@Proserpine - Thanks for stopping by!

@Dovile - Thanks for the kudos! :)

@Mocha ღ Latte - Thanks! I just checked out your 1,000 followers giveaway. Congrats to you too!

@Christina Madison - Aww, thanks so much! I have big shoes to fill even if they are my own. LOL

@Jen D. @ Not Now...I'm Reading! - Thanks for the well wishes!

@Shannon@BooksDevoured - Thanks for stopping by!

@Lisa Richards/alterlisa - Awesome! Thanks for helping to spread the work! :)

@Book Savvy Babe - I'm super excited about Chloe Neill's upcoming novel! Thanks for commenting!

@Blue Shedevil - LOL, gee thanks! ;)

@kara-karina@Nocturnal Book Reviews - Thanks! I've put a lot of work into this blog! Glad to see it paying off!

@jackie b central texas - Time definitely does fly! Thanks for commenting!

@SweetMarie83 - Thanks for visiting!

@daydrmzzz - I'm not 100% sure yet how to properly celebrate a blogoversary, but I'm sure I'll give it out by Friday!

@Sniffly Kitty - Thank you!!

@Linda: Book Ninja - Haha who knows! I haven't blogged about any rabid humans to the best of my knowledge...

@Lori @ Romancing the Darkside - Why thanks! I thought it was kinda cheesy so your comment makes me feel better about it. LOL :)

@Amber Elise - Thanks for entering!

@marybelle - Thanks for stopping by!

@Anonymous - Aww, gee thanks for all the love!

Jasmine1485 said...

Happy blogoversary! :) You've achieved a lot in a year, well done.

Kate
kate1485 at hotmail.com

Maria Behar said...

Hi, Carmel!! HAPPY BLOGOVERSARY!!You're a GREAT blogger, and I wish you oodles and oodles of terrific things, and may your blog go on for years, and years!!

Thanks for the cool giveaway!!!! I'd love to win this book!!

Maria @ http://anightsdreamofbooks.blogspot.com/

BLHmistress said...

Congrats and Happy Blogoversary!! Here is to many more to come!!

Kristina said...

Congrats on your Blogoversary!!

Thanks for the giveaway
NewBorrowedUsed (at)gmail(dot)com

Bona Fide Reflections said...

Congratulations to you! What an accomplishment. Thanks for the opportunity to win Drink Deep.

Happy Reading & Blogging,
Laurielu
Boan Fide Reflections

Aik said...

Congratulations on your first blogoversary, Carmel!

aikychien at yahoo dot com

latishajean said...

Congrats to you on your great blog! Thank you very much for the great giveaway!
tishajean@ charter.net

Scorpio1974 said...

Congrats on your blogoversary!!! =)
Thanks so much for this generous giveaway opportunity too!!! =)

Carmel @ Rabid Reads said...

@Jasmine1485 - Thank you! :)

@Maria Behar - Hehe wow! Thanks so much for your well wishes!

@BLHmistress - Here's to many more indeed!

@Kristina - Thanks for stopping by!

@Bona Fide Reflections - Good luck!

@Aik - Thanks for commenting!

@latishajean - Thanks for stopping by!

@Scorpio1974 - Happy to share the love! :)

Moonlight Gleam said...

Happy blogoversary sweetie!!! This is soo amazing!!! Congratulations! Don't ever stop!

Lesley D said...

Congrats, and thanks for the giveaway!

LadyVampire2u said...

A very Happy Blogoversary to you!!

Carmel @ Rabid Reads said...

@Moonlight Gleam - Merci!! :)

@Lesley D - Good Luck!

@LadyVampire2u - Thanks!

bookdout said...

Another great giveaway - thanks for the chance!

Shelleyrae @ Book'd Out

Darlene said...

Happy Blogoversary!! And thanks for the giveaway!!

IdentitySeeker said...

Happy Blogoversary, Carmel:) Hope you get to see many more!

Thanks for the great giveaway:)

Sarah @ Random Thoughts of a Confused Adolescent

Sherri said...

Here's to another wonderful year. Happy Blogoversary!

Sherri @ Urban Girl Reader>