Thursday, March 29, 2012

It's YA Scavenger Hunt Time!



I am so so SO excited to be a part of the YA Scavenger Hunt hosted by Colleen Houck! I stumbled across the hunt last year and had a blast running through the long list of blogs, and am so happy that I get to be one of those blogs! And this time, it's bigger and better than ever!


Due to its popularity, the YA Scavenger Hunt has been split into three parts: RED, YELLOW and BLUE. Each part is a team consisting of 20 authors--which means that you could win 60 books! How cool is that?!


And I am on the RED TEAM! Remember...if you get lost at any time scouring through the hunt or a link isn't working, you can click here to keep going.


Today for my part of the hunt, I'm hosting the awesome Leigh Fallon, author of CARRIER OF THE MARK. I have some really cool exclusive content for you guys from the author herself, but first, a little about Leigh.


About Leigh: I was born in South Africa and grew up in Ireland. I worked in banking and finance for many  moons, and traveled all over europe in the process. I've now set up camp with my husband and four kids in the US where I write books about magical happenings in Ireland, and other fun stuff.




About CARRIER OF THE MARK

Their love was meant to be.

When Megan Rosenberg moves to Ireland, everything in her life seems to fall into place. After growing up in America, she's surprised to find herself feeling at home in her new school. She connects with a group of friends, and she is instantly drawn to darkly handsome Adam DeRÍs.

But Megan is about to discover that her feelings for Adam are tied to a fate that was sealed long ago—and that the passion and power that brought them together could be their ultimate destruction.

You can purchase CARRIER OF THE MARK here!


And now, Leigh's secret content...the reveal of the title for BOOK TWO in the CARRIER series!!









To continue with the Scavenger Hunt, go to Cindy Hogan's blog, where you'll find another amazing author with more exclusive content!

Oh, and you'll need this letter to help you unscramble the phrase to ENTER TO WIN the 20 books on the RED LOOP of the YA Scavenger Hunt. 
The secret letter: N

So go forth, meet new authors, find new books, view exclusive content, gather all the letters and enter to win! And be on the lookout for my exclusive content--a scene from my upcoming debut, BLOOD BORN!


And as a SPECIAL BONUS...if you simply comment on this post about how exciting this YA Scavenger Hunt is, I'll choose a winner and send you some exclusive BLOOD BORN swag (I have lots!)! So comment away, and I'll announce a winner on Tuesday!

HAPPY HUNTING!

178 comments:

  1. I am very excited to be doing the hunt this year...I have tried in years past but to be honest I get turned around...hahaha..thanks for the stuck page!

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  2. So happy, this is my first time joining the hunt. Thanks

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  3. Love these Scavenger hunts thanks to all the authors participating!!

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  4. This is the 3rd time I participate in the Hunt and it's always exciting! Although it takes a lot of time and patience, it's fun and your time is sweetened with a lot of bonuses and new books to discover (my wallet is crying ;D).

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  5. This is my second scavenger hunt and I love them! Such a great way to get exclusive content and find out things about your favorite books and authors and to discover new ones! Already can't wait for the next one.

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  6. This my first scavenger hunt! I love it!

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  7. I am really excited!!! My first scavenger hunt and I am writing down some new book titles as I go to read them later :D

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  8. Thank you. This is my first scavenger hunt!! I love looking at the awesome covers.

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  9. This is my second scavenger hunt and it's awesome!

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  10. This is my second scavenger hunt and it's awesome!

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  11. Never done this before! I'm so excited!!!

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  12. This is my first time and I'm really liking it so far! :D It's great, really.

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  13. I have done the Scavenger Hunt since the beginning and this is the best yet! nice "meeting" you I guess I could say. I enjoyed reading about your book and can't wait to get it.

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  14. Thanks so much for the opportunity! This is my first time doing the hunt, last time around i missed it! Awesomeness! :)

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  15. This is my 2nd time doing the YA scavenger hunt!!!! Love the bonus material and it's a great way to find new books to read!!!!

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  16. I love the ya scavenger hunt!! this is my second one and it's so much fun to find so many new books to read : )

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  17. Love the Hunt! Hoping to win a little something this year. Thanks!

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  18. I love these hunts they're so fun and they keep me busy! Thanks for the swag giveaway!

    paigebradish@yahoo.com

    ~Paige @ Comfort Books
    http://paigebradish1996.blogspot.com/

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  19. I look forward to this hunt every time it comes around! Thanks for hosting!

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  20. I CAN'T BELIEVE I HAVE NEVER DONE ONE OF THESE HUNTS BEFORE!!! THEY'RE SO AMAZING

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  21. For someone who's home sick with nothing to do, this is so much fun! :)

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  22. Hi there! This is my first time coming across your name in the YA world! I'm very excited to have found your website and hope to read your book(s) soon as they are now on my to read list!:)

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  23. And I salute you fellow Vampire Diaries fan!! Can't wait for tonight's episode!!

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  24. This is my third hunt and have yet to winn anything but always have a good time!

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  25. This is my first YA Scavange, but I love it! It's so cool that all these authors do this!

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  28. I read your bonus content and I loved it! It made me excited about your book! And it's awesome that you're doing a giveaway!

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  29. this is my first time joining the hunt and I love it! thanks!
    christyna_buzoianu@yahoo.com

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  30. This is the best scavenger hunt yet!!

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  31. It is my first hunt.. it is midnight and I stay to discover the letters.. Thank you for this great time, for the hunt and for the giveaway
    sorry..
    my e-mail is cremona.c@hotmail.com

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  32. Having a blast on the hunt! Great post and I'm looking forward to reading Blood Born!

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  33. This is my first hunt and I'm doing great so far. I also love swag so if you have any extra, send it my way!

    stephanieleroux (at) hotmail (dot) com

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  34. YA Scavenger Hunt is SO EXCITING! I participated last year in the Winter one, I think and it was SO MUCH FUN! Thank you for participating! :)

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  35. My third hunt and the best one so far! I love these!!

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  36. This scavenger hunt is so much better than paying attention in physics lecture.

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  37. Thanks Jamie for the swag giveaway!! :D

    Lea @ LC's Adventures in Libraryland

    lcrowe555 @ gmail.com

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  38. I like the scavenger hunt because I always find new great books!

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  39. So far the YASH !!! Is so bomb and this giveaway rocks!!!!

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  40. I am loving the YASH!!! Thanks for participating in such a fun event!!!!

    redheaded.bookworm at yahoo dot com

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  41. This is super fun! It's my first year doing it and I am getting to see a lot of really cool content and giveaways! Thanks for taking part!

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  42. Dude, I've never done a scavenger hunt before and I'm hooked!

    molly(dot)frenzel(at)gmail(dot)com

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  44. I love the scavenger hunt! I always get so excited when I hear of them. This is my 3rd!

    jacksandnumbers@hotmail.com

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  45. Thanks for doing another giveaway, it's so much fun to read about all these authors!

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  46. i love the hunt, i always do it but have yet to win, heres hoping! trombonechick04@yahoo.com

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  47. I love these scavenger hunts! It's great for learning about books and authors!

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  48. This is my first hunt! Fun!

    JustAGirlGeek (at) gmail (dot) com

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  49. I'm a newbie! This is so much fun ;) Would LOVE some swag!!!

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  50. This is my first hunt! So much fun!

    jujubee (dot) love (at) gmail (dot) com

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  51. I can't believe how huge YA Scavenger Hunt is this time! I just wish I had more time to really check out all the exclusive stuff. Can't wait to read Blood Born though, I think it's going to be awesome!

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  52. I'm having SO much fun checking out all of these great books from all of you talented authors! Can't wait to check out your work!

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  53. I love these Scavenger Hunts they'res so much fun and I do them every time :)

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  54. i love this hunt!! i have found so many new books to read and all of you authors are awesome

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  55. I am having so much fun on this hunt and I'm almost done. So many books to read!!

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  56. Awssome! Thanks for the giveaway!
    -Noelle
    hopenoellewalker@gmail.com

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  57. The scavenger hunt is awesome if for no other reason, I'm getting introduced to almost 60 authors that I never heard of before!

    I don't know how I'm going to have enough money to get all these awesome books! Must keep working for book money!!

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  58. My first stop! Thanks for offering up the swag!
    mf060784@ gmail

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  59. THE YA SCAVENGER HUNT IS SO EXCITING! Did I sound excited enough ;) But seriously thanks for participating in the hunt!

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  60. I've been doing this scavenger hunt since the summer. I can't get enough of it! I always find new books to read when I do these and I'm always looking for new books to read.

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  61. This scavenger hunt is so cool! Even if I don't win anything, I've got a list of great new books to read!

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  62. Hi Jamie!
    Thank you for taking part in the Scavenger Hunt.
    So many great new books & authors.
    All the best,
    RK Charron

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  63. Loving the YA Scavenger Hunt! I'm find all kinds of new books and authors to read.

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  64. Loving the hunt! So many giveaways! Thank you!

    wallflower1294@gmail.com

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  65. cant wait to read ur book!!

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  66. It's really fun! Even though I havent had my breakfast yet I'm still seriously scavenging here :D

    Carmel
    carmelslago@gmail.com

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  67. This is really fun!

    denise13727(at)yahoo(dot)com

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  68. I really like the scanvenger hunt, I didn't think it would be this interesting.
    dcastro309(at)gmail(dot)com

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  69. Thank you for being part of the hunt. :D
    den1326(at)hotmail(dot)com

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  70. great hunt! It's my first time, and it's really fun!

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  71. First time in the hunt, and I'm so glad that I came across it!! I've been dying for some new books and this gave me the perfect chance to learn about loads of books, some which I had never seen before, and other that I had seen and already have on my endless list! Not to mention, I love scavenger hunts and puzzles.

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  72. Thanks! I love discovering new books!

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  73. This is awesome! I'm so excited that I discovered this scavenger hunt! I'm excited to read your books!!! And I'm not going to lie but you're cute! ;)

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  74. I'm loving the scavenger hunt! It's introduced me to some incredible books & authors!

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  75. Is my first hunt.... Im goin to win. Amo esto.

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  76. This is my first scavenger hunt its been so much fun and pretty hard too. It's nice to read about other authors and new books :)

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  77. This is my second hunt and it's even better this time around! I'm finding some pretty cool books.

    kiltgirl1@yahoo.com

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  78. This is so cool, haven't won in the last one but I'm going to keep trying.

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  79. I am having a fantastic time doing this scavenger hunt for the first Time!

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  80. How i like the Hunt....... hmmm lets see It is AMAZING! I am getting so many titles written down so I can read in the future the Swag ect is just a bonus!

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  81. The YA Scavenger Hunt is so EXCITING!! This is I think my second hunt. Wasn't lucky enough the first time but fingers crossed for this hunt :)

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  82. This is the second time i'm taking part in it.. I found it fun last time, it's twice as fun this time =D

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  83. Thank you so much for the link to Leigh Fallons next book! and also thanks for N :)

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  84. It's my first YASH and I'm having so much fun. I'm so glad I decided to join. :)

    sarah[underscore]00988[at]yahoo[dot]com

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  85. This is my first time joining in on the YASH fun and it's a blast!
    I'm discovering so many new books and authors! I love it :)
    email: monalivia91@gmail.com

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  86. I've just discovered the YA scavenger hunt this year and so far i'm finding it great!
    treechanie(at)hotmail(dot)com

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  87. Found your exclusive content! Looking forward to your book Blood Born! :P

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  88. EEEEeee! I'm so excited. currently going through all the blogs... I have about 50 bajillion tabs opened at the moment :)

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  89. My first ever YASH - wow!!! SO many new authors and books for me to follow up. I only hope they are even available in Australia!!!!!

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  90. Thanks for the great giveaway!!! I'm so excited about how this will turn out I hope I win something I love all the books shown!
    red_tigergirl2(at)hotmail(dot)com

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  91. This is my first YASH. It's SO much fun and not at all complicated like I originally anticipated when I learned about it.

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  92. Thanks for participating! I love the YASH, it's been a ton of fun!

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  93. seriously this scavenger hunt is amazing -- learning about so many new good books!

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  94. Really loving the pitch for Carrier of the Mark! I may just have to buy it. This scavenger hunt is awesome!

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  95. Sounds amazing! so exciting to find all these new books!

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  96. I am having so much fun doing the hunt!

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  97. This is my third scavenger hunt and I think it's the best one yet!

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  98. I'm loving this scavenger hunt! I was excited about most of these books anyway, but now my wishlist is overflowing=)

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  99. I am having fun with this scavenger hunt. I didn't get a chance to do the last hunt, so I'm happy to join this time.

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  100. So glad i had today off from work. Cant think of a better way to spend the morning then entering for free stuff. Love it. Scavenger hunts are so fun

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  101. I've spent so long going through the Scavenger Hunt and reading all the extra content, but I wouldn't have it any other way. It's exciting getting to read exclusive content and I'm discovering so many new authors that my wishlist has grown a lot in the psat hour or so.

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  102. I love it! This is my third hunt and it is much much better from previous. The best way to spend your time.
    Thank you for the giveaway and hunt!

    artgiote at gmail dot com

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  103. Thank you so much for participating in the hunt and for the give away! I have really been looking forward to this! Such great fun! Love it!

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  104. This scavenger hunt is super exciting! Glad you're a part of it! :) LibradyFanatic

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  105. thanks for doing the scavenger hunt & the giveaway! :)
    i can't wait to read all these awesome books.
    Lupe S
    steves_blue_cow @ sbcglobal.net

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  106. I'm having a great time searching for letters! :)

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  107. This is my first time participating in the scavenger hunt and I am enjoying it so much! And I think I might've figured out the Red Team phrase! YAY! I want to partcipate in all three hunts so I better get on to Cindy Hogan's blog! Thanks for the giveaway! I've said it before and I'll say it again, you authors are awesome! :D (And that is just way too many exclamation points , but I can't help it, I'm just so excited!) LOL.

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  108. Love the scavenger hunt! I've been discovering so many books that I want to read now! I'm so excited, and the prizes are amazing :) Thanks so much to all the authors who participated.

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  109. I love doing the YA scavenger hunt! I cant believe it's gotten so big though. Last year it took over 4 hours to do and there are sooo many more authors now. Thanks for participating in this years! And for doing a giveaway :)

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  110. this is the most amazing conest i could ever eneter!!!!!!!!!! with its non stop new book i have yet to read list all in a perfect scrambled order :)

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  111. I am LOVING this scavenger hunt!!

    thanks for the giveaway too!

    mc.jay.jay(at)hotmail(dot)com

    - juhina

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  112. I'm having a lot of fun, but at the same time my head is hurtying (why is blue team so difficult!). Many thanks for the giveaway!

    Lilian @ A Novel Toybox
    lilianxchengATgmailDOTcom

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  113. This is the best scavenger hunt ever!

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  114. Y'all are awesome for doing this hunt! I'm a first timer and it is so much fun!

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  115. My "to-read" shelf on GoodReads is getting really long as I add all these awesome books I've discovered on my tour of all these authors' blogs! Best scavenger hunt ever!

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  116. First YA Scavenger Hunt! I`m loving it mostly because I am founding some new authors and very good books

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  117. Thank you so much for this opportunity! I have loved reading all the posts by different authors and am so excited about the hunt! This is my first one, so I'm still collecting all the letters and I hope that I do ok unscrambling the words! (I can be not so good at that!)
    Thank you and have a great day!
    -Julia

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  118. Thanks for the giveaway! I am looking forward to reading Blood Born upon its release!

    Raychelle
    SteeleReviews AT gmail DOT com

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  119. Geez, I thought last years hunt was good, this one is so much better, Thanx for taking part!!

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  120. My first scavenger hunt! This is awesome. I'm finding all kinds of good books to read along the way!

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  121. Thanks for the giveaway and taking part in the scavenger hunt! I've loved everything I've read. Erika :)

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  122. This is my first scavenger hunt so it's EXTREMELY exciting!

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  123. Hi Jamie, thanks for being part of the Scavenger Hunt & for the giveaways! It's been so much fun - I have sooo many new books I have to read now!
    Amy (amyrenae88 AT hotmail DOT com)

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  124. Gosh, I'm really happy about the hunts and. I mean a book giveaway? Hello, books are freakin' amazing!

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  125. I've really been enjoying the hunt! Getting to visit all these awesome authors websites for a chance to win their books!!

    Froggy
    froggarita@gmail.com

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  126. Thanks for the terrific giveaway! I'm having a lot of fun . . . though I must confess I leapt into the wrong blog post and couldn't figure out where the red letter was . . . it's been a long week!
    Thanks again!
    beax0002 (at) umn (dot) edu

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  127. The YA Scavenger Hunt is really fun! I happened across it and am so excited because I'm finding out about all of these AMAZING books I've never heard of before and am so going to read them!!

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  128. The scavenger hunts are always fun! Thanks for the added giveaway!
    ferretvamp14[at]live[dot]com

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  129. The Scavenger hunt is so exciting! What a great way to kick-start my school holidays!
    Thanks for the giveaway!
    rachchan2006@yahoo.com.au

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  130. This scavenger hunt has been great! Love hearing about all these books and authors that I had never heard of before. :]

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  131. Thank you for being in the scavenger hunt! It's been awesome! :)

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  132. Thank you so much- this has been a fun time!

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  133. I am loving the scavenger hunt it is fun and also it is a great way to find new book love it, love it thanks for the giveaway!!!

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  134. Yay! Thank you sooo much for this giveaway. <3 I am loving the hunt so far :D
    Love, Carina

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  136. You all put together a great scavenger hunt!

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  137. my first scavenger hunt!! wish me luck :)

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  138. This is my first time joining the hunt -and I'm LOVING it! Thank you so much for this giveaway :D

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  139. Thanks for doing the giveaway! This scavenger hunt is even better than the last!

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  140. Thanks for the giveaway! I love YASH, and I have no clue why I haven't done it before!

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  141. Thanks for the giveaway! There are so many new books I want to read!

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  142. I always look forward to the YA Scavenger Hunts! Seeing all the extras makes book nerds like me VERY VERY happy, lol!

    <3 Jen

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  143. This has been so much fun! I'm adding to my TBR list.

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  144. I love this hunts so much! I love hearing about new books!!!!

    Bowlingtowin at gmail dot com

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  145. This is my first scavenger hunt and I loved it. I got to discover great authors and books. I also love all the chances to win books and swag. I have been putting so many books on my TBR list from this hunt. Thanks for giveaway and for participating in scavenger hunt.

    mararob80 at gmail dot com

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  146. Love this hunt!! Having so much fun!! littlebitahoney@hotmail.com

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  147. This Scavenger hunt is soooo much FUN!!! I LOVE it : )

    velveteensweeties@yahoo.com

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  148. I think Blood Born has been my favorite book I've read about in a while.

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  149. This is my first scavenger hunt and its awesome! :)

    kimmiemcfarland(at)gmail.com

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  150. It is absolutely amazing=)apart from getting the chance to win awesome prizes, one gets to discover new authors and books which is awesome=)
    email: zamorarosalba@ymail.com

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  151. i'm really excited, i did the other two but it keeps getting bigger and better!

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  152. I love this scavenger hunt. It is so nice that all these wonderful authors let us participate in something like this. The prizes are amazing!!!

    kristiyerian@yahoo.com

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  153. Hi! This YA Scavenger Hunt is definitely fun! Tiring but fun xD I did see your book get hosted on another blog, I forgot which one and I definitely want to check out Blood Born now :D

    vampyreprincess109(at)gmail(dot)com

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  154. I find this scavenger hunt to be beyond exciting, there are so many great offers with great content.

    mromero2012 AT gmail DOT com

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  155. This was my first YA scavenger hunt and thought it was a lot of fun. I'm always open to reading books from different genres, so it was amazing to learn about so many new authors and book titles that I'd love to read.

    I also love that you're Team Damon, Eric, and Jeremy. I'm really excited to see Jeremy return to TVD on the next new episode on April 19th!

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  156. I love these scavenger hunt things they are so much fun and I love getting the exclusive content while I am teased to wait longer to get the next books!

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  157. forgot my email in case you need it
    SeaAggie17@gmail.com

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  158. The scavenger hunt is super exciting! I love finding all of the exclusive content and learning about new authors and books! Thanks for taking part in it, and for the giveaway!

    Baggins
    bookishbaggins(at)gmail(dot)com

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  159. This is a great giveaway! I am adding so many wonderful books to my must-read list=)

    ansindt@hotmail.com

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  160. I love this scavenger hunt and all the amazing giveaways! Who could be happier?!?!!

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  161. I am having such a great time on this hunt! What a great idea! Thanks for the giveaway.:) javalotta@yahoo.com

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  162. This is am awesome scavenger hunt. Its the first one I have done. Thanks for the chance to win your extra giveaway.

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  163. Oops forgot my email. Sorry
    CharissaJackson89@gmail.com

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  164. I think the scavenger hunt is amazing. There's some interesting new books I'm discovering and want to get.

    joanna9273[at]gmail[dot]com

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  165. This is all so exciting! I'm having a blast on the hunt, discovering new authors and getting special peeks at things from those I love already. Thanks for participating and for the giveaway!

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  166. I love this hunt!! Its not only exiting but a good read along the way! Thanks for the awesome giveaway!

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  167. I love this hunt and the chance it gives me to find new reading material. Thanks for the chance to enter this giveaway
    hannaharomatic@hotmail.co.uk

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  168. i love this hunt love this hunt!!!!! jnastudillo@aol.com

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  169. This was a lot of fun! Thanks so much for doing this.

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  170. ENTRIES CLOSED -- Thanks you guys! :)

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