coFfee,bOoks,and mE: NEW YEAR 2012 giveaway! (INTERNATIONAL)

coFfee,bOoks,and mE: NEW YEAR 2012 giveaway! (INTERNATIONAL):

It’s been 6 months since I had my last giveaway. So much has happened to me last 2011 and I felt like giving back, and this is one of the ways I can give back, especially to you my followers! 

I’ve reached 300+ followers, then I celebrated my 21st birthday last December. 

So here’s the instructions to be clear.

1. You have to be a follower to join the giveaway :)

2. Just fill out the rafflecopter form below, and there are stuffs to do for additional entries 

the GIVEAWAY:

I’m going to keep it simple and hassle-free for me as well. There will be ONE winner. I’m not going to provide list of books for you to pick from, so long as the value is within $20 and it is available in book depository. This is going to be INTERNATIONAL, wherever book depository ships into (list). The contest ends on FeBRUary 2, 2012. And the winner will be picked out on February 3, 2012, via random.org. I will then e-mail the winner and wait for 48 hours. If within 48 hours the winner doesn’t reply, I will then have to pick another winner. 

These are the TERMS. ok? :)

 

Forsaken by Jana Oliver Review

Forsaken
By Jana Oliver
MacMillan Children's Books, 448 pages
February 7, 2011

Riley Blackthorne just needs a chance to prove herself – and that’s exactly what the demons are counting on…

Seventeen-year-old Riley, the only daughter of legendary Demon Trapper, Paul Blackthorne, has always dreamed of following in her father's footsteps. The good news is, with human society seriously disrupted by economic upheaval and Lucifer increasing the number of demons in all major cities, Atlanta’s local Trappers’ Guild needs all the help they can get – even from a girl. When she’s not keeping up with her homework or trying to manage her growing crush on fellow apprentice, Simon, Riley’s out saving distressed citizens from foul-mouthed little devils – Grade One Hellspawn only, of course, per the strict rules of the Guild. Life’s about as normal as can be for the average demon-trapping teen.

But then a Grade Five Geo-Fiend crashes Riley’s routine assignment at a library, jeopardizing her life and her chosen livelihood. And, as if that wasn’t bad enough, sudden tragedy strikes the Trappers’ Guild, spinning Riley down a more dangerous path than she ever could have imagined. As her whole world crashes down around her, who can Riley trust with her heart – and her life?

- GoodReads.com

I got The Demon Trapper's Daughter UK version. =D

'Nyways... I got this book from a friend. Borrowed actually. And I wasn't really enthusiastic in reading it or expecting to even fall a little bit for it. But holy cow, once I started it. 

Beck was easy to fall for. He have this rough around the edges kinda attitude. And you could see how hard he tries and how frustrated he was with himself. But I think he tend to be a little over protective towards Riley. But man, the heat between them is undeniable. I just wish she ends up with him and not Simon.
  
I know that Simon is this 'nice Catholic boy' but man! He's too nice! I wish to see some fire in him. 

And then there's Ori. I have no idea what Ori is doing in this book. He's this mysterious guy who always shows up to save Riley's life but I think he's a little too mysterious that I think he's an annoying fly in the book. 

But for what it's worth, I'm still looking forward to the second book. I couldn't give up on Beck and Riley that easily.