Tuesday, January 3, 2012

A FEVERish Giveaway!

Ugh. I know. That title is very very lame. Which is a shame because what I've got to showcase today is the opposite of lame.

Any ideas? Here's a clue...



Any more guesses?

How about this...


Or this...

That's right! Today I'm featuring the lovely Lauren DeStefano...and I'm following it up with a signed copy of BOTH books!


WITHER debuted last year with a huge fanfare--and justly deserved! It was an amazing book, both because of it's un-put-down-able-ness and because of the beautiful way in which it was written. Here's the thing. For me, if a book has a great plot that makes me keep turning the pages no matter what, I really like it. But if that book also adds on a truly beautiful language style...I'm in love. Very few books do this. Carrie Ryan's works...Neil Gaimon's...Victoria Schwab...these are the only authors I can think of off the top of my head with a similar mixture of amazing plot + beautiful writing style.

So, of course, I immediately began stalking Lauren. And then I begged her for FEVER. Guys. Seriously. BEGGED.


And my evil machinations worked! I totally snagged a copy of FEVER and devoured the whole thing in less than 24 hours.

Guys. GUYS. You need to read this series. No shizz. It's...amazing. *happy sigh*

Things I love about WITHER and FEVER:

  • Rhine is a very realistic character. The decisions she makes when she's faced with them are either (a) exactly what I would do, or (b) not what I would do, but I understand why she would do it.
  • There's a love triangle. Sort of. And I really only like sort-of-love-triangles. In WITHER, Rhine is forced into marriage against her will. Thing is? Her husband's not a douche. In a lot of ways, he's got just as real problems as Rhine--he's been lied to, and deceived, and he's only trying to find something that's real. And the boy Rhine thinks she might fall for? She's not sure. She's trapped. She's not willing to risk too many emotions here.
  • In FEVER, the suck doesn't go away. By which I mean--Rhine's world changes...but it's still bad. Okay, so here's the thing. You know how HUNGER GAMES was always a little unbelievable because the bad districts were so bad, and the good ones so good? I mean...no distribution of wealth? Not everything's quite so black and white. Don't get me wrong, I loved HG, but I loved it more for the plot than the setting, yanno? Anyway, my point here is that in FEVER, there is striation. Gradiation. There a lot of shades of gray. Not just in the people, but the settings. What is right and what is wrong. Sometimes, the things you think are wrong...in this situation, with these people....it's right. Or sometimes, the things you think are right...aren't. Lauren takes these impossible people in an impossible world, and she gives them impossible situations, and she forces them to react to them.
Look, I'm babbling. Sorry. I tend to get babbly about books I love hardcore. 

So, want a copy? Of course you do! Up for grabs today is a copy of WITHER (signed!) and an ARC of FEVER (also signed!). Lauren donated this prize for the contest, so to get extra entries, I'm going to ask that you show her some love. These are totally optional, but I encourage you to thank her for the prize by doing some of these options (or in the comments!). 

TO ENTER: Fill out the Rafflecopter form below. All that is required is an email address (so I can contact the winner). The other things are optional. The contest is US only...sorry! The next contest will be international. Enter quick! This contest closes on Saturday.

a Rafflecopter giveaway

30 comments:

The More the Merrier said...

Awesome giveaway! I have heard such great things about both Wither and Fever and I can't wait to get a chance to read them.

Denise Z said...

I read about this post on twitter and had to hop over and join in on the fun. I feel a bit like Horshak from that old TV show - raising my hand saying ooooh ooooh pick me LOL Thank you for the awesome giveaway opportunity, I would love to read Wither and Fever :)

Amber at The Musings of ALMYBNENR said...

Thanks so much for the giveaway, Beth and Lauren! I'm reading The Seeds of Wither right now and I'm soooo excited!

domynoe said...

Those are such lovely covers. I've been wanting Wither, just been too broke. :(

Mandi Kaye said...

I am so looking forward to reading these! Thanks for the giveaway opportunity!

Unknown said...

Thanks for the great giveaway!

Katherine said...

I'm looking forward to reading FEVER....can't wait! Thanks for a great giveaway!

Anonymous said...

I am not in US, so I can't enter here. But do I get something for being your 2012 number follower. :D

Angela Brown said...

Wither has gotten lots of spark-talk. But I really love the cover. It's wonderful that they keep that same flavor with Fever.

Shannon O'Donnell said...

AMAZING giveaway, Beth! Wow, wow, wow . . . Thanks so much. :-)

Melody said...

Thank you so much for offering your books, Lauren! We readers really, really appreciate it. :) :) :)

Anonymous said...

oooooo awesome thanks!
~alyssa lilleetleet@verizon.net

Sarika said...

Whoops, I didn't see that it was USA only. Please ignore my entry then. Sorry!- Sarika

Passionate Bookworm said...

Oh the love I have for these books- AND yours of course :) But I already own yours lol. Thanks for the giveaway!

Litza said...

Yet ANOTHER fantastic giveaway! Thanks Beth and Lauren! You ladies are spectacular... and I have been dying to read this series! :)

Rebecca T. said...

I just read Wither. So. Good. Can't wait to get my hands on Fever! Hopefully this is my chance :D

KC said...

Haven't been into reading lately... but i found "Across the Universe" in B&N (like 2 days ago) and got REALLY (and i mean REEEAAAALLLLYY) into it! so i figured that if someone can kick me back into my passion for reading... (THANKS!) they know a good book when they see one. Therefore, this book HAS.GOT.to.be.a good one... :)
-Hear my words... Dont think too hard.

aurora M. said...

WOW! Yummy giveaway! Thanks for the chance. Let the begging begin....*on my knees*.....* PLZ!
veltara(at)yahoo(dot)com

Sonya said...

I can't see the rafflecopter. Maybe because I'm on my phone? I will try from my computer tomorrow :)

I read Wither and would LURVE a copy of Fever (and Wither!)

Thanks for the chance!
Sonya

Susan said...

Thank you SO much for this! I adore you both, both as people and as authors. I really hope I win, because this would be an incredible thing to own. Pretty much like a dream come true. :')
Thanks again!

Sincerely,

~Susan

Jessy said...

Thanks for the giveaway! I'm getting a fever just waiting for Fever.

Anonymous said...

Really enjoyed Whither, and looking forward to Fever! Thanks for the giveaway! :)

Love Between Pages said...

Thanks for the awesome giveaway!!! :)

brandileigh2003 said...

thanks!!!

Kelly said...

Great Giveaway!!!

Thank you,
Kelly

Ning said...

Thanks for the giveaway! I've heard so many good things about this series!

Ning @ Reading by Kindle Fire

latishajean said...

Thank you very much for this great giveaway heard so many great things about these books! Thanks for the chance!

Jess (The Cozy Reader) said...

I actually *just* bought Wither on my Kindle last night before going to bed! I wasn't feeling my current read and knew I wanted to read Wither soon so I just went ahead and bought it! :)

Thanks for the giveaway!

Anonymous said...

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