Random Acts of Kindness - April

RAK is a monthly meme hosted by Book Soulmates. You can join in on the fun HERE.
What is a RAK?
For those of you who don't know, a RAK is a Random Act of Kindness. People sign up with their wishlist and then can look at other people's wish-lists and send them a Random Act of Kindness. It is really simple, but here are the rules:

COMPLETE RULES RE-CAP:

• Please read carefully and follow all rules! Thank you!
• Please sign-up each month that you can participate (and by participate, we mean give as well as receive).
• Show off your participation by grabbing our RAK button (code is in the right sidebar of the Book Soulmates page).
• Create a wish list (on Amazon, Goodreads, or your blog, etc) and post it in the Google Doc located in each R.A.K post for the month.
• If you choose to do a R.A.K for someone, check out their wish list and contact that blogger directly for their information.
• Once you receive a RAK, send us an our new email to [rakbybooksoulmates @ gmail . com] so that we can update the Google Doc. IT IS VERY IMPORTANT THAT YOU SEND EMAILS TO THIS ADDRESS!
• E-book participation is limited to files being gifted directly to a person from the e-book store. Amazon's Kindle Store is set up to allow this, as well as the Kobo store and we believe Barnes & Noble with Nook as well.
• At the end of the month, SHOW US YOUR R.A.K by making a "RAK Wrap-Up" post. This post should include who you SENT gifts to as well who you RECEIVED gifts from.

OPEN TO EVERYONE including all of our INTERNATIONAL brethren!

Remember, there's always the Book Depository or Fishpond, and they offer FREE shipping!

RAK at Bibliophilia, Please
I am more interested in sending out this month (if my dingy self remembers before the end of the month!) than receiving, but if you insist, I have two different bookish wishlists on Amazon: one for YA/MG Books and another for Adult Books. If you just want highlights, here's the top 5:

1. Vessel by Sarah Beth Durst
2. The Mad Scientist's Daughter by Cassandra Rose Clarke
3. The Land of Stories by Chris Colfer
4. Hourglass by Myra McEntire
5. Keeping the Castle by Patrice Kindl

I hope you guys all have a happy RAK month!

Random Acts of Kindness - March Wrap-Up

RAK is a monthly meme hosted by Book Soulmates. You can find out more and join in on the fun HERE.
I participated in Book Soulmates' Random Acts of Kindness (one of my favorite blog memes or whatever you call this one) again last month, as I do most months. If you've never participated, I highly recommend it. The sign-up for the new month is posted around the first of the month.

My March RAK - Sent





I sent When We Collide by A.L. Jackson to Michelle at Michelle Chew Writes from her RAK wishlist.











I sent City of Bones by Cassandra Clare to Ella at Read into Hiding from her RAK wishlist.





My March RAK - Received





I got Steel by Carrie Vaughn from Carien at Pearls Cast Before A McPig.











I got The Hero's Guide to Saving Your Kingdom by Christopher Healy from Memrie at Dark Angel Reader.









I got The Tiger's Wife by Téa Obreht from Beth at Living a Goddess Life.






Did you participate in RAK this month? Yes? Well, link me up then!

Random Acts of Kindness - March

RAK is a monthly meme hosted by Book Soulmates. You can join in on the fun HERE.
What is a RAK?
For those of you who don't know, a RAK is a Random Act of Kindness. People sign up with their wishlist and then can look at other people's wish-lists and send them a Random Act of Kindness. It is really simple, but here are the rules:

COMPLETE RULES RE-CAP:

• Please read carefully and follow all rules! Thank you!
• Please sign-up each month that you can participate (and by participate, we mean give as well as receive).
• Show off your participation by grabbing our RAK button (code is in the right sidebar of the Book Soulmates page).
• Create a wish list (on Amazon, Goodreads, or your blog, etc) and post it in the Google Doc located in each R.A.K post for the month.
• If you choose to do a R.A.K for someone, check out their wish list and contact that blogger directly for their information.
• Once you receive a RAK, send us an our new email to [rakbybooksoulmates @ gmail . com] so that we can update the Google Doc. IT IS VERY IMPORTANT THAT YOU SEND EMAILS TO THIS ADDRESS!
• E-book participation is limited to files being gifted directly to a person from the e-book store. Amazon's Kindle Store is set up to allow this, as well as the Kobo store and we believe Barnes & Noble with Nook as well.
• At the end of the month, SHOW US YOUR R.A.K by making a "RAK Wrap-Up" post. This post should include who you SENT gifts to as well who you RECEIVED gifts from.

OPEN TO EVERYONE including all of our INTERNATIONAL brethren!

Remember, there's always the Book Depository or Fishpond, and they offer FREE shipping!

RAK at Bibliophilia, Please
I am more interested in sending out this month (if my dingy self remembers before the end of the month!) than receiving, but if you insist, I have two different bookish wishlists on Amazon: one for YA/MG Books and another for Adult Books. If you just want highlights, here's the top 5:

1. The Sorceress by Michael Scott
2. Vessel by Sarah Beth Durst
3. The Mad Scientist's Daughter by Cassandra Rose Clarke
4. The Rook by Daniel O'Malley
5. Splendors and Glooms by Laura Amy Schlitz

I hope you guys all have a happy RAK month!

Random Acts of Kindness - February Wrap-Up

RAK is a monthly meme hosted by Book Soulmates. You can find out more and join in on the fun HERE.
I participated in Book Soulmates' Random Acts of Kindness (one of my favorite blog memes or whatever you call this one) again last month, as I do most months. If you've never participated, I highly recommend it. The sign-up for the new month is posted around the first of the month.

My February RAK - Sent

I did a bit of Eleventh Hour gifting this month. I have sent out quite a bit of stuff this month, so it wasn't until today that I realized that I hadn't sent any formal RAKs! (I try to randomly gift books to folks throughout the month, and I seldom get around to posting that.) Anywho, this is what went out:







I sent Touched by Corrine Jackson to Memrie at Dark Angel Reader from her Amazon wishlist on the RAK form.
















I sent Everneath by Brodi Ashton to Froggy at Froggarita's Bookcase from her Amazon wishlist on the RAK form.







My February RAK - Received

I didn't get any formal RAKs, but I did get two fairly random acts of kindness bestowed upon me. The very sweet Lisa sent me an Amazon gift card to buy books to review on the blog. I don't get a lot of support for the blog in my personal life, so this really made my month. I also received a visit from the Book Fairy, who sent me an anonymous Amazon gift card. I'm not quite sure what to think of it, so I'll just be incredibly grateful and leave it at that.

Did you participate in RAK this month? Yes? Well, link me up then!

Random Acts of Kindness - February

RAK is a monthly meme hosted by Book Soulmates. You can join in on the fun HERE.
What is a RAK?
For those of you who don't know, a RAK is a Random Act of Kindness. People sign up with their wishlist and then can look at other people's wish-lists and send them a Random Act of Kindness. It is really simple, but here are the rules:

COMPLETE RULES RE-CAP:

• Please read carefully and follow all rules! Thank you!
• Please sign-up each month that you can participate (and by participate, we mean give as well as receive).
• Show off your participation by grabbing our RAK button (code is in the right sidebar of the Book Soulmates page).
• Create a wish list (on Amazon, Goodreads, or your blog, etc) and post it in the Google Doc located in each R.A.K post for the month.
• If you choose to do a R.A.K for someone, check out their wish list and contact that blogger directly for their information.
• Once you receive a RAK, send us an our new email to [rakbybooksoulmates @ gmail . com] so that we can update the Google Doc. IT IS VERY IMPORTANT THAT YOU SEND EMAILS TO THIS ADDRESS!
• E-book participation is limited to files being gifted directly to a person from the e-book store. Amazon's Kindle Store is set up to allow this, as well as the Kobo store and we believe Barnes & Noble with Nook as well.
• At the end of the month, SHOW US YOUR R.A.K by making a "RAK Wrap-Up" post. This post should include who you SENT gifts to as well who you RECEIVED gifts from.

OPEN TO EVERYONE including all of our INTERNATIONAL brethren!

Remember, there's always the Book Depository or Fishpond, and they offer FREE shipping!

RAK at Bibliophilia, Please
I usually participate every month, and lately I've been stalking the Amazon wishlists of other participants to send them surprise RAKs. (I'm a bit shy, and I don't like messaging strangers for their address, and I tend to make conversations awkward.) Also, if you're feeling the urge to splurge on me for my birthday this month, I have two different bookish wishlists on Amazon: one for YA/MG Books and another for Adult Books. If you just want highlights, here are the top 5 that I really want:

1. The Sorceress by Michael Scott
2. Vessel by Sarah Beth Durst
3. The Mad Scientist's Daughter by Cassandra Rose Clarke
4. The Rook by Daniel O'Malley
5. Splendors and Glooms by Laura Amy Schlitz

I hope you guys all have a happy RAK month!

Random Acts of Kindness - January Wrap-Up

RAK is a monthly meme hosted by Book Soulmates. You can find out more and join in on the fun HERE.
I participated in Book Soulmates' Random Acts of Kindness (one of my favorite blog memes or whatever you call this one) last month, as I do most months, but I'm behind on all the things, so I'm just now getting around to posting my wrap-up for last month. (I think you'll notice a pattern in my lateness these days.) Anywho, here is what I was up to last month, and my sign-up for this month's RAK will be coming along shortly. If you've never participated, I highly recommend it. Now without further ado -

My January RAK - Sent












I sent Embrace by Jessica Shirvington to Vanessa at Book Soulmates from her Amazon Wishlist.









My January RAK - Received










I received Carnival of Souls by Melissa Marr from the wonderful Tee at Dreaming Dreams no Mortal ever Dared from my main wishlist. Woot! *hugs Tee*










Can I see your RAK? Yes? Well, link me up then!

Random Acts of Kindness - January

RAK is a monthly meme hosted by Book Soulmates. You can join in on the fun HERE.
What is a RAK?
For those of you who don't know, a RAK is a Random Act of Kindness. People sign up with their wishlist and then can look at other people's wish-lists and send them a Random Act of Kindness. It is really simple, but here are the rules:

COMPLETE RULES RE-CAP:

• Please read carefully and follow all rules! Thank you!
• Please sign-up each month that you can participate (and by participate, we mean give as well as receive).
• Show off your participation by grabbing our RAK button (code is in the right sidebar of the Book Soulmates page).
• Create a wish list (on Amazon, Goodreads, or your blog, etc) and post it in the Google Doc located in each R.A.K post for the month.
• If you choose to do a R.A.K for someone, check out their wish list and contact that blogger directly for their information.
• Once you receive a RAK, send us an our new email to [rakbybooksoulmates @ gmail . com] so that we can update the Google Doc. IT IS VERY IMPORTANT THAT YOU SEND EMAILS TO THIS ADDRESS!
• E-book participation is limited to files being gifted directly to a person from the e-book store. Amazon's Kindle Store is set up to allow this, as well as the Kobo store and we believe Barnes & Noble with Nook as well.
• At the end of the month, SHOW US YOUR R.A.K by making a "RAK Wrap-Up" post. This post should include who you SENT gifts to as well who you RECEIVED gifts from.

OPEN TO EVERYONE including all of our INTERNATIONAL brethren!

Remember, there's always the Book Depository or Fishpond, and they offer FREE shipping!

RAK at Bibliophilia, Please
I usually participate every month, and lately I've been stalking the Amazon wishlists of other participants to send them various ebooks. (I'm a bit shy, and I don't like messaging strangers for their address, and I tend to make conversations awkward.) I'll probably do more of the same, but I'm going to make a point to try to send to an international person this month for sure. Also, if you're feeling the urge to splurge on me this month, I have two different bookish wishlists on Amazon: one for YA/MG Books and another for Adult Books. If you just want highlights, here are the top 5 that I really want (which haven't changed in quite some time):

1. The Hero's Guide to Saving Your Kingdom by Christopher Healy
2. The Sorceress by Michael Scott
3. Vessel by Sarah Beth Durst
4. Carnival of Souls by Marissa Marr
5. Iron Hearted Violet by Kelly Regan Barnhill

I hope you guys all have a happy RAK month!

Random Acts of Kindness - December Wrap-Up

RAK is a monthly meme hosted by Book Soulmates. You can find out more and join in on the fun HERE.
I participated in Book Soulmates' Random Acts of Kindness (one of my favorite blog memes or whatever you call this one) last month, as I do most months, but I'm behind on all the things, so I'm just now getting around to posting my wrap-up for last month. Anywho, here is what I was up to last month, and my sign-up for this month's RAK will be coming along shortly. If you've never participated, I highly recommend it. Now without further ado -

My December RAK - Sent








I sent Industrial Magic (Women of the Otherworld) by Kelley Armstrong to Amber I. at AwesomeSauce Book Club from her Amazon Wishlist.















I sent Blackbirds by Chuck Wendig to Mary at Sweeping Me from her Amazon Wishlist.















I sent Eve by Anna Carey to Angel at Book Flame from her Amazon Wishlist.









My December RAK - Received

There's nothing to see here - move along. No... Seriously. I didn't receive anything this month. :-)

Can I see your RAK? Yes? Well, link me up then!

Random Acts of Kindness - December

RAK is a monthly meme hosted by Book Soulmates. You can join in on the fun HERE.
For those of you who don't know, a RAK is a Random Act of Kindness. People sign up with their wishlist and then can look at other people's wish-lists and send them a Random Act of Kindness. It is really simple, but here are the rules:

COMPLETE RULES RE-CAP:

• Please read carefully follow all rules! Thank you!
• Please sign-up each month that you can participate (and by participate, we mean give as well as receive).
• Show off your participation by grabbing our RAK button (code is in the right sidebar of the Book Soulmates page).
• Create a wish list (on Amazon, Goodreads, or your blog, etc) and post it in the Google Doc located in each R.A.K post for the month.
• If you choose to do a R.A.K for someone, check out their wish list and contact that blogger directly for their information.
• Once you receive a RAK, send us an our new email to [rakbybooksoulmates @ gmail . com] so that we can update the Google Doc. IT IS VERY IMPORTANT THAT YOU SEND EMAILS TO THIS ADDRESS!
• E-book participation is limited to files being gifted directly to a person from the e-book store. Amazon's Kindle Store is set up to allow this, as well as the Kobo store and we believe Barnes & Noble with Nook as well.
• At the end of the month, SHOW US YOUR R.A.K by making a "RAK Wrap-Up" post. This post should include who you SENT gifts to as well who you RECEIVED gifts from.

OPEN TO EVERYONE including all of our INTERNATIONAL brethren!

Remember, there's always the Book Depository or Fishpond, and they offer FREE shipping!

If you're feeling the urge to splurge on me this month, I have two different bookish wishlists on Amazon: one for YA/MG Books and another for Adult Books. If you just want highlights, here are the top 5 that I really want:

1. The Hero's Guide to Saving Your Kingdom by Christopher Healy
2. The Sorceress by Michael Scott
3. Vessel by Sarah Beth Durst
4. Carnival of Souls by Marissa Marr
5. Iron Hearted Violet by Kelly Regan Barnhill

I hope you guys all have a happy RAK month!

Random Acts of Kindness - November Wrap-Up

RAK is a monthly meme hosted by Book Soulmates. You can find out more and join in on the fun HERE.
My November RAK - Sent


I sent Blood Rights (House of Comarré #1) by Kristen Painter to
Loretta at Between the Pages from her Amazon Wishlist. (I love RAKs to be a surprise!)

My November RAK - Received

Miki at Lecture toute une Aventure sent me a very lovely keychain, which is probably one of my favorite RAK gifts ever. (I have a soft spot for homemade gifts when it comes to both giving and receiving.)


Isn't it beautiful?

Now that has been all said and done, how was your month? Leave me links so I can go check it out!

Random Acts of Kindness - November

RAK is a monthly meme hosted by Book Soulmates. You can join in on the fun HERE.
For those of you who don't know, a RAK is a Random Act of Kindness. People sign up with their wishlist and then can look at other people's wish-lists and send them a Random Act of Kindness. It is really simple, but here are the rules:

COMPLETE RULES RE-CAP:

• Please read carefully follow all rules! Thank you!
• Please sign-up each month that you can participate (and by participate, we mean give as well as receive).
• Show off your participation by grabbing our RAK button (code is in the right sidebar of the Book Soulmates page).
• Create a wish list (on Amazon, Goodreads, or your blog, etc) and post it in the Google Doc located in each R.A.K post for the month.
• If you choose to do a R.A.K for someone, check out their wish list and contact that blogger directly for their information.
• Once you receive a RAK, send us an our new email to [rakbybooksoulmates @ gmail . com] so that we can update the Google Doc. IT IS VERY IMPORTANT THAT YOU SEND EMAILS TO THIS ADDRESS!
• E-book participation is limited to files being gifted directly to a person from the e-book store. Amazon's Kindle Store is set up to allow this, as well as the Kobo store and we believe Barnes & Noble with Nook as well.
• At the end of the month, SHOW US YOUR R.A.K by making a "RAK Wrap-Up" post. This post should include who you SENT gifts to as well who you RECEIVED gifts from.

OPEN TO EVERYONE including all of our INTERNATIONAL brethren!

Remember, there's always the Book Depository or Fishpond, and they offer FREE shipping!

If you're feeling the urge to splurge on me this month, I have two different bookish wishlists on Amazon: one for YA/MG Books and another for Adult Books. If you just want highlights, here are the top 5 that I really want:

1. The Hero's Guide to Saving Your Kingdom by Christopher Healy
2. The Sorceress by Michael Scott
3. Birthmarked by Caragh M. O'Brien
4. Carnival of Souls by Marissa Marr
5. Iron Hearted Violet by Kelly Regan Barnhill

I can't wait to start sending things out to you guys!

Random Acts of Kindness - October Wrap-Up

RAK is a monthly meme hosted by Book Soulmates. You can find out more and join in on the fun HERE.
My October RAK - Sent



I sent Obsidian by Jennifer L. Armentrout to
Barbara at Basia's Bookshelf
My October RAK - Received

I didn't sign myself up to receive any RAK for October because I didn't send anything in September. I'm nearly caught up, so I'll probably sign up for November.

Now that has been all said and done, how was your month? Leave me links so I can go check it out!

Thankful Thursday (5) and RAK September Wrap-Up

Thankful Thursday is a feature on the last Thursday of every month here at Bibliophilia, Please. It allows me to share not only the books that I receive, but also the bloggers, authors, lolcats, aliens, and other entities on the interwebz that made my month amazing.

As you can probably tell, I'm a little late with this post. (I try to do Thankful Thursday on the last Thursday and my RAK wrap-up on the last day of the month.) I still have a case of the busies because of the three jobs, but my daughter also turned six last month.

Books

Random Acts of Kindness - September

RAK is a monthly meme hosted by Book Soulmates. You can join in on the fun HERE.
For those of you who don't know, a RAK is a Random Act of Kindness. People sign up with their wishlist and then can look at other people's wish-lists and send them a Random Act of Kindness. It is really simple, but here are the rules:

COMPLETE RULES RE-CAP:

• Please read carefully & follow all rules! Thank you!
• Please sign-up each month that you can participate (and by participate, we mean give as well as receive).
• Show off your participation by grabbing our RAK button (code is in the right sidebar of the Book Soulmates page).
• Create a wish list (on Amazon, Goodreads, or your blog, etc) and post it in the Google Doc located in each R.A.K post for the month.
• If you choose to do a R.A.K for someone, check out their wish list and contact that blogger directly for their information.
• Once you receive a RAK, send us an our new email to [rakbybooksoulmates @ gmail . com] so that we can update the Google Doc. IT IS VERY IMPORTANT THAT YOU SEND EMAILS TO THIS ADDRESS!
• E-book participation is limited to files being gifted directly to a person from the e-book store. Amazon's Kindle Store is set up to allow this, as well as the Kobo store and we believe Barnes & Noble with Nook as well.
• At the end of the month, SHOW US YOUR R.A.K by making a "RAK Wrap-Up" post. This post should include who you SENT gifts to as well who you RECEIVED gifts from.

OPEN TO EVERYONE including all of our International brethren!

Remember, there's always the Book Depository or Fishpond, and they offer FREE shipping!

If you're feeling the urge to splurge on me this month, I have two different bookish wishlists on Amazon: one for YA/MG Books and another for Adult Books. If you just want highlights, here are the top 5 that I really want (which haven't changed since August):

1. Tiger Lily by Jodi Lynn Anderson
2. Changeling by Philippa Gregory
3. The Sorceress by Michael Scott
4. Graceling by Kristin Cashore
5. The Hero's Guide to Saving Your Kingdom by Christopher Healy

I can't wait to start sending things out to you guys!

Random Acts of Kindness - August Wrap-Up

RAK is a monthly meme hosted by Book Soulmates. You can find out more and join in on the fun HERE.

My August RAK - Sent



Wander Dust (The Seraphina Parrish Trilogy #1) to Laurie T at Reader Girls

Random Acts of Kindness - August

RAK is a monthly meme hosted by Book Soulmates. You can join in on the fun HERE.
For those of you who don't know, a RAK is a Random Act of Kindness. People sign up with their wishlist and then can look at other people's wish-lists and send them a Random Act of Kindness. It is really simple, but here are the rules:

COMPLETE RULES RE-CAP:

• Please read carefully & follow all rules! Thank you!
• Please sign-up each month that you can participate (and by participate, we mean give as well as receive).
• Show off your participation by grabbing our RAK button (code is in the right sidebar of the Book Soulmates page).
• Create a wish list (on Amazon, Goodreads, or your blog, etc) and post it in the Google Doc located in each R.A.K post for the month.
• If you choose to do a R.A.K for someone, check out their wish list and contact that blogger directly for their information.
• Once you receive a RAK, send us an our new email to [rakbybooksoulmates @ gmail . com] so that we can update the Google Doc. IT IS VERY IMPORTANT THAT YOU SEND EMAILS TO THIS ADDRESS!
• E-book participation is limited to files being gifted directly to a person from the e-book store. Amazon's Kindle Store is set up to allow this, as well as the Kobo store and we believe Barnes & Noble with Nook as well.
• At the end of the month, SHOW US YOUR R.A.K by making a "RAK Wrap-Up" post. This post should include who you SENT gifts to as well who you RECEIVED gifts from.

OPEN TO EVERYONE including all of our International brethren!

Remember, there's always the Book Depository or Fishpond, and they offer FREE shipping!

If you're feeling the urge to splurge on me this month, here is my WISHLIST! If you just want highlights, here are the top 5 that I really want:

1. Tiger Lily by Jodi Lynn Anderson
2. Changeling by Philippa Gregory
3. The Sorceress by Michael Scott
4. Graceling by Kristin Cashore
5. The Hero's Guide to Saving Your Kingdom by Christopher Healy

I can't wait to start sending things out to you guys!

Random Acts of Kindness - July Wrap-Up

RAK is a monthly meme hosted by Book Soulmates. You can find out more and join in on the fun HERE.

My July RAK - Sent

Lexi

My July RAK - Received

Nada

I didn't get to send out very much because I had a LOT of giveaways this month. Anywho, we shall see what next month holds!

Now that we have that settled, can I see your RAK? *wags eyebrows*