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July 8th, 2010

BIG international giveaway of THE CINDERELLA SOCIETY!

Happy July, everyone!

Lately, I’ve been getting a lot of review requests from international bloggers who don’t have an easy way to purchase a finished copy of THE CINDERELLA SOCIETY. Unfortunately, my publisher doesn’t generally send ARCs internationally and I don’t have any ARCs left to give away.

But it got me thinking.

Right now, THE CINDERELLA SOCIETY is out on submission in a dozen or so different countries. We know that it will be released in Poland from the fabulous publisher Wydawnictwo NASZA KSIEGARNIA and we would love to see the Cindy message of “Celebrate your strength – Embrace your future – Be extraordinary” shared with girls all over the world!

The lovely Renata of Roses ‘n Wine book blog in Brazil wanted to help me get the word out about THE CINDERELLA SOCIETY in Brazil. So I was trying to figure out a good way for us to do that. US bloggers frequently “tour” books where one person receives an ARC and sets up a tour with a small group of other bloggers they think would love that book. I asked Renata what she thought about possibly doing something like that for THE CINDERELLA SOCIETY in Brazil and her enthusiastic response convinced me this was a great idea. Not just for Brazil, but for other countries as well.

And so, I’m delighted to announce…

THE CINDERELLA SOCIETY
International Book Blogger Tour!



For all you wonderful international bloggers who actively read chick lit and YA books, I am going to be sending out up to 5 finished copies of THE CINDERELLA SOCIETY.

Because this is a big expense for me, I need to make sure the people who are signing up genuinely want to read THE CINDERELLA SOCIETY and are 100% committed to setting up a small book tour with other bloggers in their home country, bloggers they believe would also enjoy this particular book.

With that in mind, here are the guidelines for the book tour…

TOUR COORDINATOR GUIDELINES



1)   If you receive a copy of THE CINDERELLA SOCIETY during the TCS International Book Tour event, you agree to set up a 3-person tour of THE CINDERELLA SOCIETY with other YA book bloggers in your country.



2)   The 3 book bloggers you choose to participate in your country tour a) must be active readers of teen (YA) books and b) must LOVE the chick lit genre.



3)   The 3 book bloggers you choose must also:

– Read the basics about THE CINDERELLA SOCIETY on the books page

– Read the excerpt of THE CINDERELLA SOCIETY on the excerpt page

Your 3 bloggers must read those pages and be excited to read the rest of the book before they are confirmed to be part of your tour. This ensures that all of the bloggers on your tour are genuinely interested in THE CINDERELLA SOCIETY’s girl power theme and chick lit voice.



4)   All book bloggers must agree to read the book within 2 weeks of receiving it on your tour and must mail the book, at their own expense, to the next person on the tour. (The last person on your tour will mail the book back to you to keep.)

HOW TO GET INVOLVED



If you would like to coordinate a book tour of THE CINDERELLA SOCIETY in your country, here’s how to submit your name for consideration:


1)   Read the basics about THE CINDERELLA SOCIETY on the books page.


2)   Read the chapter one excerpt of THE CINDERELLA SOCIETY on the excerpt page.


3)   Tell your blogging friends about the event and link them to the basics and excerpt of the book (using the links noted above).


4)   Make your list of 3 bloggers who have read the book blurb and first chapter, are excited to read the rest of THE CINDERELLA SOCIETY, and agree to read the book within 2 weeks of receiving it and mail it (at their expense) to the next person on your tour.


5)   Comment below by Friday, July 30, 2010 with the following information:

– Your name
– Your blog name and blog URL
– Your country
– The 3 bloggers (blog name and blog URL) you’ll be touring the book with if you receive a copy
– Why you are excited to read THE CINDERELLA SOCIETY

HOW I’LL CHOOSE PARTICIPATION



Since this is a large business expense for me, I’ll be making my decision like a publisher would. I’ll be looking at your blog and the kinds of books you usually review. I’ll be checking out the blogs of the other 3 tour members too. I’ll be considering which countries are represented (e.g. if there are several requests for the same country, they probably won’t all get chosen). And I’ll be giving a lot of thought to why you want to read THE CINDERELLA SOCIETY (so be as specific as you can about why THE CINDERELLA SOCIETY is a must read for you!).

My goal with this event is to make sure that the international book mailings go out to people who may genuinely enjoy THE CINDERELLA SOCIETY’s girl power themes and upbeat chick lit voice. I will be sending out up to 5 finished copies of THE CINDERELLA SOCIETY. The final number of copies sent out will be decided solely at my discretion.

I will announce the official tour participants here on the blog on Saturday, July 31, 2010 and will ship out the books shortly thereafter to begin their tours. Best of luck to everyone who wishes to participate!

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  1. Renata Chaves @ 2:19 pm on July 8th, 2010 - Reply

    - My name: Renata Chaves
    - My blog name and URL:Roses’N'Wine (http://rosesnwine.com)
    - Country: Brazil
    My list:
    - Karina Aguiar, from Kari Read (www.kariread.com)
    - Iris Figueiredo, from Literalmente Falando (www.literalmentefalando.com.br)
    - Babi Dewet, from Babi Dewet (www.babidewet.com)

    - Why am I excited to read THE CINDERELLA SOCIETY?

    Since I found out about TCS, I was excited about. First, because Cinderella IS the best Disney character (okay, Cinderella and Bella, from Beauty and the Beast). The cover also got my attention, so I wanted to read it before I even read the basics. When I found out what the plot was about, I was ever more excited because… honestly? Who never dreamed about a godmother who would turn our lives upside down saying it’s for the best? Who never dreamed about an extreme makeover? Who never wanted to just belong? But then… who never thought “Will that really make me happy?”?

    I’m overwight, I’m nerd and I’m a bookworm, I daydream a lot, I talk to myself, I never got any friends on high school, in 23 years I’ve never had a boyfriend and kissed only once (literally!) and those things always made me wonder: “Is it because of ME? They don’t like ME or they just don’t like what I look like? Do they even KNOW who I am?” Those are questions that I never got answers for and that sometimes still puts me down. All my life, I wanted to be Cinderella. I wanted a godmother to visit me and with a moviment of her wand, change everything “wrong” on me so I could look like a real princess.

    And that’s why I’m so excited about. Jess got all those opportunites, Jess knows what’s like to be Cinderella and I wanna find out with her if Happily ever after only happens on fairy tales, if they only happens to the pretty ones or if every girl can be a Cinderella once in a while.

  2. Steph Burgis @ 7:30 am on July 9th, 2010 - Reply

    Hi Kay,

    Just one more thing you could pass on to international bloggers: the Book Depository sells your book and offers free delivery (for all of their books) to *anywhere* in the world. They list the book here.

  3. Lynsey Newton @ 8:03 pm on July 23rd, 2010 - Reply

    What a great idea Kay! I’ve read the basics and chapter one excerpt which made me laugh out loud.

    Name: Lynsey Newton

    Blog: Narratively Speaking (www.narrativelyspeaking.com) and UK Book Tours (http://ukbooktours.blogspot.com)

    Three bloggers: If permitted by you, I will send it on a book tour using the UK book tours site. This way, your book can reach as many UK book bloggers as possible. If you want me to choose names, I would have to think about it because I know so many bloggers who love chick lit. Ideally, I’d like to give them all a chance to read it :)

    Why I want to read it? Because it sounds awesome? Ok, not a good enough explanation I know… I think a lot of girls can identify with Jess and not fitting in. I was always the new girl (as we moved around a lot) and I was CERTAINLY never one of the in crowd. I love Jess’s voice which made me laugh out loud when I read the first chapter. I’ll admit to being a huge Nora Roberts fan and so I think I’m going to like this book. Also, at this point I really want to know what happens with her and Ryan if anything. I’m a sucker for the Southern charm too! And how will she overcome her school situation and what will become of her archenemy? I need to know the answers!!!

    Hope you’ll consider sending your book to the UK otherwise I’m going to have to track it down by any other means possible! ;)

  4. Mariana Paixão @ 1:00 pm on July 27th, 2010 - Reply

    *My name: Mariana Paixão
    *My blog name and url: Muito Pouco Crítica @ http://muitopoucocritica.com
    *My country: Brazil
    *The 3 bloggers:
    - Natalia Puga, from NatPuga @ http://natpuga.blogspot.com/
    - Claudia Charão, from Livraria Outubro @ http://livrariaoutubro.blogspot.com/
    - Lislaine from Daydream @ http://daydream.outtamind.com/

    * Why am I excited to read THE CINDERELLA SOCIETY

    Well, first of all, because the cover. The cover is very gorgeous and gave me the feeling of fairytale and reality all-in-one, and I liked it very much.
    When I read the basics and the excerpt, I followed Jess like she was telling me face to face her story. All she passes through is so real, because everyone already felt insecure once in life, being the “New Girl”.
    And then, she is invited to be “in”. And even being stunned by this opportunity, Jess still feels like…. something is missing, something is wrong. When I read about Jess, I felt like she was trying too hard to be someone she isn’t, and I want to know if she will continue with that, or will free herself.
    I think Jess will find out that being a Cinderella isn’t the same as in fairytales, isn’t all magic and good things. I want to find out if this happens because envy people from the outside or because people from inside who are insatisfied with the “New Girl”.

  5. Bee @ 2:00 pm on July 27th, 2010 - Reply

    Just wanted to say…the Book Depository does not ship just anywhere in the world. It says it does, but it ships only to 90 countries. Which leaves out Brazil, India etc.

  6. Priscila @ 4:28 pm on July 27th, 2010 - Reply

    - My name: Priscila Braga Curto
    - My blog name and URL: Bookaholic (www.bookaholic.com.br)
    - Country: Brazil
    My list:
    - Livia Martins, Leiturinhas (www.leiturinhas.com)
    - Mariana Frioli, A Leitora (www.aleitora.com.br)
    - Mayara Arend (www.sobrelivros.com.br)

    - Why am I excited to read THE CINDERELLA SOCIETY?

    Since childhood, stories about fairy tales, prince charming and stuffs really got me… Maybe because I live in my own fairy tale everyday, and I think TCS it’s exactly about that, a modern fairy tale where dreams came true not because of magic, or a god mother, not because a prince that will come on a white horse, but because of a girl who believe in her dreams and herself (even if she is still trying to find out who she is…)Jess seens to be this kind of girl, and that’s why I think this story is wonderfully nice! Makes me wish I could be in the Society too \o/

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Kay Cassidy's 10-in-10-teen-chick-lit-challenge book recommendations, reviews, favorite quotes, book clubs, book trivia, book lists



#1 – GOOD GRIEF by Lolly Winston

#2 – THE HUNGER GAMES by Suzanne Collins

#3 – CATCHING FIRE by Suzanne Collins

#4 – THE NAUGHTY LIST by Suzanne Young

#5 – THE MAGICIAN’S ELEPHANT by Kate DiCamillo

#6 – WINGS by Aprilynne Pike

#7 – EIGHTH GRADE SUPERZERO by Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich

#8 – THE MIRACULOUS JOURNEY OF EDWARD TULANE by Kate DiCamillo

#9 – HOW TO TRAIN A DRAGON by Cressida Cowell

#10 – THE SEASON by Sarah MacLean

#11 – THE SEVEN RAYS by Jessica Bendinger

#12 – WHISPER by Phoebe Kitanidis

#13 – SHADOW HILLS by Anastasia Hopcus

#14 – NIGHTSHADE by Andrea Cremer

#15 – MOLLY MOON’S INCREDIBLE BOOK OF HYPNOTISM by Georgia Byng

#16 – GRACELING by Kristin Cashore (This is a second reading which is super rare for me. One of my all-time faves!)

#17 – FIRE by Kristin Cashore

#18 – THE REPLACEMENT by Brenna Yovanoff

#19 – HEIST SOCIETY by Ally Carter

#20 – NEED by Carrie Jones

#21 – BRIGHTLY WOVEN by Alexandra Bracken

#22 – CAPTIVATE by Carrie Jones

#23 – PROPHECY OF DAYS by Christy Raedeke

#24 – THIS WORLD WE LIVE IN by Susan Beth Pfeffer

#25 – THE LOST SYMBOL by Dan Brown

#26 – PLAIN KATE by Erin Bow

#27 – THE OVERTON WINDOW – by Glenn Beck

#28 – THE THIEF by Megan Whalen Turner

#29 – PARANORMALCY by Kiersten White

#30 – THE DUFF by Kody Keplinger

#31 – MOCKINGJAY by Suzanne Collins

#32 – ONLY THE GOOD SPY YOUNG by Ally Carter

#33 – THE LONELY HEARTS CLUB by Elizabeth Eulberg