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Dashing December Giveaway Hop

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Welcome to the Dashing December Giveaway Hop, hosted by Mama the Fox!

December certainly does ‘DASH’ by, doesn’t it? Then there’s “Dashing through the snow…” And let’s not forget Dasher, one of Santa’s reindeer.

Plus there’s all that dashing around to get everything done before the holidays. More than enough dashing in that to make anyone long for a cocoa and lie down once the holidays start winding down. Then again, the countdown for Xmas 2025 starts on Boxing Day, December 26.

Back to that cocoa and lie down, possibly with a good book. Something to dream about in the midst of all the holiday bustle. Answer the question in the rafflecopter for a chance at the usual Reading Reality prize, the winner’s choice of a $10 Amazon Gift Card or up to $10 in books. That should be enough for a book and a hot cuppa something delicious.

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Dash your way to more winter prizes, by visiting the other stops on this hop!

MamatheFox and all participating blogs are not held responsible for sponsors who fail to fulfill their prize obligations.

Ho-Ho-Ho Readathon 2024 Holiday Book Bingo Challenge

Posted on by Marlene Harris | Author : | book reviews> Giveaways

Welcome to the Holiday Book Bingo Challenge portion of the 2024 Ho-Ho-Ho Readathon, hosted by Caffeinated Reviewer!

The sign-up page for the #2024HoHoHoRAT can be found here – and you’ll definitely want to find it so you can participate in ALL of the Elves’ Challenges.

The challenge here at Reading Reality is a Book Bingo. Complete one BINGO! (row, column or diagonal) to be entered into my $10 Amazon Gift Card giveaway (International winners can receive either an equivalent gift card from their local Amazon or a book from Better World Books). A coverall (complete the board) gets you a second entry!

When you complete a bingo, either comment on this post to let me know which line you’ve completed and with what books, or tag me on Instagram @reading_reality (that’s “reading underscore reality”) using the hashtag #2024HoHoHoRAT so I’m sure to get your entry. (Please be sure to include your link number from the sign up page HERE at Caffeinated Reviewer. Anyone can participate in the challenge but you must sign up for the Readathon to be eligible for the giveaway.)

Only one book per square and only one square per book. A Christmas mystery romance audiobook ARC with snow on the cover cannot be used to fill five boxes. Sorry not sorry.)

Let’s play BINGO!

 

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Claim your bingos here! (First bingo fill out the Rafflecopter, if you get a coverall please leave an additional comment. )

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Thanks a Latte Giveaway Hop

Posted on by Marlene Harris | Author : | Blog Hops> Giveaways> Thanks a Latte Giveaway Hop

Welcome to the Thanks a Latte Giveaway Hop, hosted by Mama the Fox!

The names of a lot of giveaway hops are pretty cute, but this one is an especially important pun no matter how you flavor it!

There’s the easy and obvious first interpretation – without which a lot of us, including moi, don’t have enough spoons to figure out the second meaning. That would be the thanks for the latte, or any form of caffeine that gets us through the day. My personal latte of choice is Chai Latte, yours may be something more coffee flavored.

The MUCH more important message of this hop is that it provides an opportunity for me to thank you, my readers, not just a little bit but absolutely a whole LOT for visiting Reading Reality and following along on my reading journey.

Thank you so very much for being here, reading my reviews, commenting when the mood strikes you, and for loving the Sunday cat pictures. Luna, Tuna, Hecate and George are always thrilled to hear from their fans!

Now, back to our regularly scheduled giveaway. Answer the question in the rafflecopter about your favorite flavor of latte for a chance at the usual Reading Reality prize, the winner’s choice of a $10 Amazon Gift Card or up to $10 in books!

And THANKS!

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For more fabulous fall prizes, be sure to visit the other stops on this hop!

MamatheFox and all participating blogs are not held responsible for sponsors who fail to fulfill their prize obligations.

Silly Pumpkins Giveaway Hop

Posted on by Marlene Harris | Author : | Blog Hops> Giveaways> Silly Pumpkins Giveaway Hop

Welcome to the Silly Pumpkins Giveaway Hop, hosted by Mama the Fox!

The pumpkin in the hop image isn’t silly at all. The poor thing doesn’t even have a face! To make up for its lack, here’s a whole row of silly pumpkin faces:

(My favorite is the third from the left. Not only does it look like it’s surprised to be in the line-up – it has HAIR!

Whatever lurks in your imagination under the phrase ‘silly pumpkin’, the giveaway for this hop is not imaginary at all. Answer the question in the rafflecopter for your chance at one of Reading Reality’s usual prizes, the winner’s choice of either a $10 Amazon Gift Card or $10 in Books. It might be enough for a couple of pumpkins to carve – or even a book about pumpkin carving!

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For more (absolutely NOT) silly prizes, be sure to visit the other stops on this hop!

MamatheFox and all participating blogs are not held responsible for sponsors who fail to fulfill their prize obligations.

Scaredy Cat Giveaway Hop

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Welcome to the Scaredy Cat Giveaway Hop, hosted by Mama the Fox!

At Chez Reading Reality, the poster child for this year’s spooky season is Luna. Which would be a bit more appropriate if it were “spooked” season instead of spooky. As you can see from the picture, she’s not at all spooky, but during last week’s storm she was very, very spooked. Clearly, now that all the sturm und drang is over, she doesn’t have a care in the world – but that certainly wasn’t true just last week!

Luna is very fortunate that Halloween is NOT intended to be a fireworks holiday, but clearly we’ll be keeping a concerned eye on her at New Year’s – which absolutely is one around here. I’d say maybe she’ll be lucky and it will rain but that won’t actually help the poor little thing.

Hurricane season – even just the tail end of it that we generally get, isn’t something that Miss Luna is looking forward to this or any other year. Of course, neither are her humans, but we have a slightly better grasp of what’s actually going on. I’m not sure about getting her a thundershirt – or to be more accurate I’m not sure about getting her INTO a thundershirt – but we may try it the next time we can get enough warning of a big storm.

I am, however, definitely looking forward to the Halloween decorations. Someone in the neighborhood has a ghost on their lawn that looks like it already got ‘busted’. What are you most looking forward to – or least – this Halloween season? Answer in the rafflecopter for a chance at one of Reading Reality’s usual prizes, the winner’s choice of a $10 Amazon Gift Card or $10 in books.

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For more ‘scary’ prizes, be sure to visit the other stops on this hop!

MamatheFox and all participating blogs are not held responsible for sponsors who fail to fulfill their prize obligations.

Fall 2024 Seasons of Books Giveaway Hop

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Welcome to the Fall 2024 Seasons of Books Giveaway Hop, hosted by It Starts At Midnight and Versatileer!

Once upon a time, this was the Month of Books Giveaway Hop, now it’s the Seasons of Books Giveaway Hop, with the hops starting on the days the seasons change. Yesterday, Sunday, September 22, was the first official day of fall for 2024, and this hop did officially start then. But the hop organizers are VERY understanding, so those blogs that participate get a few days grace to post their giveaway post – a grace I am always grateful for when the first day of the season is on a weekend.

Not that it feels like fall around the ATL this particular right now, as it’s been in the 90s over the weekend and is expected to reach almost that high today. Of course next weekend is predicted to be in the mid-70s and rainy, so fall may be fell around here in a few days. We’ll see.

Whatever the weather, the question this season is the same question it’s always been for one of these particular hops. What book or books are you most looking forward to this season?

I’m never looking forward to just one thing when it comes to books. Here are a few that are at the top of my list for this fall of 2024:

murder of a suffragette by marty wingate
grey wolf by louise penny
restaurant of lost recipes by hisashi kashiwai
legacy of arniston house by tl huchu
echo by tracy clark
teller of small fortunes by julie leong
snake in the barley by candace robb
rough pages by lev ac rosen
crescent moon tearoom by stacy sivinski
candle and crow by kevin hearne

Candle & Crow by Kevin Hearne
The Crescent Moon Tearoom by Stacy Sivinski
Echo by Tracy Clark
The Grey Wolf by Louise Penny
The Legacy of Arniston House by T.L. Huchu
Murder of a Suffragette by Marty Wingate
The Restaurant of Lost Recipes by Hisashi Kashiwai
Rough Pages by Lev A.C. Rosen
A Snake in the Barley by Candace Robb
The Teller of Small Fortunes by Julie Leong

What about you? What books are you most looking forward to this season? Answer in the rafflecopter for your choice of either a $10 Amazon Gift Card or $10 in books so you can get one or two of the books on your list!

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For more fabulous fall prizes, be sure to visit the other stops on this hop!

Falling into Leaves Giveaway Hop

Posted on by Marlene Harris | Author : | Blog Hops> Falling into Leaves Giveaway Hop> Giveaways

Welcome to the Falling into Leaves Giveaway Hop, hosted by Mama the Fox!

Fall is definitely FELL around here – even in Atlanta. Although that just means its down in the mid-70s for the daytime high. But still, there’s a bit of a nip in the air, and it’s just about time to get out the flannel sheets. (I’m personally VERY unfond of the ‘sheet shock’ that results from putting one’s bare toes between cotton sheets in the winter. My feet get COLD! BRRR!)

Still, I’m looking forward to the fall temperatures, because they make it so lovely to be cozy. Hecate was napping in my lap over the weekend and she makes for a very warm and autumn colored little bundle!

What about you? What part of Fall are you most looking forward to? Or not, as the case might be! Answer in the rafflecopter for a chance at one of Reading Reality’s usual prizes, the winner’s choice of a $10 Amazon Gift Card or $10 in books.

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For more fabulous fall prizes, be sure to visit the other stops on this hop!

MamatheFox and all participating blogs are not held responsible for sponsors who fail to fulfill their prize obligations.

Old School Giveaway Hop

Posted on by Marlene Harris | Author : | Blog Hops> Giveaways> Old School Giveaway Hop

Welcome to the 2024 edition of the Old School Giveaway Hop, hosted by Mama the Fox!

How old does something have to be to be “Old School” and is it a good thing or a bad thing? When is “old school” cool and when is it just plain “old”? As the (old) saying goes, “Inquiring minds want to know,” so answer in the rafflecopter for a chance at Reading Reality’s usual – and possibly now old school – prize, the winner’s choice of a $10 Amazon Gift Card or $10 in Books.

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For more prizes – both old school and new – be sure to visit the other stops on this hop!

MamatheFox and all participating blogs are not held responsible for sponsors who fail to fulfill their prize obligations.

Apple a Day Giveaway Hop

Posted on by Marlene Harris | Author : | Apple A Day Giveaway Hop> Blog Hops> Giveaways

Welcome to the 2024 edition of the Apple A Day Giveaway Hop, hosted by Mama the Fox!

An “Apple a Day” as this blog hop is called, brings to mind the old proverb that goes, “An apple a day keeps the doctor away”. But that’s probably not the right reference because a) (A is for Apple, after all) that isn’t strictly true, although regular servings of fruits and vegetables do help with maintaining a balanced diet – and b) there’s a reference that works even better this month.

The other ‘proverbial’ apple saying is the poem (and meme) about “An apple for the teacher” and that’s the one that’s more apropos this time of year, as schools start in early August. Here in Gwinnett County they start on Monday, August 5. Which seems a bit early, especially around here, as it still feels very much like SUMMER!

Which it may be according to science, but it isn’t really because it’s BACK TO SCHOOL time!

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For more bright, shiny prizes – just like an apple – be sure to visit the other stops on this hop!

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Sip Sip Hooray Giveaway Hop

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Welcome to the Sip Sip Hooray Giveaway Hop, hosted by Mama the Fox!

This hop is all about the drinks of summer. You know what I mean, the cold glass with the condensation dripping down the side, just full of the icy, thirst-quenching goodness of whatever means SUMMER! to you.

Living in the South, sweet tea is a LOT of people’s drink of choice. I do love iced tea, but prefer it unsweet. Or at least the doctor prefers that I drink it that way!

If I’m in the mood for something with a bit of a kick, hard cider is still my drink of choice. I never did like beer all that much – and now that cider is more readily available that’s what I’ll pick if it’s an option. Hard seltzer’s not bad either, but I really enjoy the crisp sweet-tartness of a good cider – apple or otherwise.

What about you? What’s your favorite summer libation, sweet or spiked or both or neither? Answer in the rafflecopter for a chance at the usual prize, the winner’s choice a $10 Amazon Gift Card or up to $10 in Books.

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For more thirst-quenching prizes, be sure to visit the other stops on this hop!

MamatheFox and all participating blogs are not held responsible for sponsors who fail to fulfill their prize obligations.