Book Giveaway!!! The Iron King by Julie Kagawa!

The Iron King by Julie Kagawa!

Update (7/1):  CONTEST CLOSED!  The winner is T.V and Book Addict!  Congratulations!

Julie Kagawa's Iron Fey novella, Winter's Passage, which takes place just after the conclusion of The Iron King and before the beginning of The Iron Daughter, will be available as a free download tomorrow!  [Update (6/1): Click here to download Winter's Passage for free!]  In celebration of the release of Winter's Passage and because The Iron King is one of our favorite debut novels this year, we've decided to give away a copy of The Iron King here on The Eager Readers!  You can read our full review of The Iron King here.  If you would like to learn more about Julie Kagawa's books, please check out The Iron Fey website or Julie Kagawa's website and blog.

The Iron King Summary:

Meghan Chase has never fit in at her small-town high school, and now, on the eve of her 16th birthday, she discovers why. When her half brother is kidnapped, Meghan is drawn into a fantastical world she never imagined--the world of Faery, where anything you see may try to eat you, and Meghan is the daughter of the summer faery king. Now she will journey into the depths of Faery to face an unknown enemy . . . and beg the help of a winter prince who might as soon kill her as let her touch his icy heart. The Iron King is the first book in the Iron Fey series.

The Iron King Trailer:
 

Contest Details:

First prize (one winner) = a paperback copy of  The Iron King by Julie Kagawa

Contest deadline:

June 30 at 11:59 pm (PST)

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Flower Friday: Wisteria

Wisteria

Today's featured flower is wisteria!  This is a very hardy, fast-growing vine with clusters of beautiful purple flowers.  It blooms best in full sun, and the flowers begin to appear just before the leaves come in each spring.  The cascading clusters of flowers are long and fragrant, but they generally fade by the beginning of June, so wisteria spends the summer as a green, leafy, flowerless vine.   It grows quickly and can become very heavy and messy with lots of unruly shoots, so it requires sturdy support and heavy pruning each year.  In fact, ours definitely flower best when heavily pruned at least twice a year.  We have wisteria growing over an arbor structure to help provide shade in the summertime and another wisteria vine growing along one side of our house.  We have never had any pest problems with our wisteria, and it is such a vigorous climber that it is actually considered an invasive species in some areas.  You can read more about wisteria on Wikipedia's wistera page & the National Gardening Association's wisteria page.

Assorted book & blog updates:

1.  This weekend I plan to write a few reviews for books I bought & finished reading ages ago that somehow ended up lost in the blog shuffle.  So reviews for Brightly Woven, The Dark Divine, Academy 7, and Flash Burnout should be coming up soon.  I also need to review the first four Vampire Academy books.  I purchased Spirit Bound on Tuesday, but I am desperately trying not to let myself pick it up until after I've written at least three more reviews.  I may actually have to ask my husband to hide Spirit Bound from me because I seem to hear it calling my name every time I walk past it.  Haha!  ;-)

2.  You can read an excerpt from Kiersten White's Paranormalcy on HarperTeen's website here.

3.  YAthenum is hosting a fun giveaway (featuring Perchance to Dream as one of the prizes) this week.  It ends May 30th, and you can read more details about it here.

4.  A Bookworm's Haven interviewed Rachel Vincent this week and is giving away a signed copy of My Soul to Keep.  It ends June 8th, and you can read more about it here.

5.  You can read an excerpt from Julie Kagawa's upcoming novella, Winter's Passage, which is set between The Iron King and The Iron Daughter here.  Winter's Passage will be available as a free download from HarlequinTEEN beginning June 1st.

6.  Our giveaways for signed copies of Lisa Schroeder's Chasing Brooklyn and It's Raining Cupcakes are both ending Monday, so if you haven't entered already be sure to get your entry in soon.

7.  Keep an eye out for two more book giveaways to begin on Monday!  We will be giving away a copy of Julie Kagawa's The Iron King as well as an ARC of Sisters Red!!  :-)