another post, because I HAVE AN ARC and i’m giving it away!
Posted by in this & thatSo, since some of you have been asking, here are the official blurbs and summary, via my publisher.
Can I just say that Kami, Margaret, Melissa, and Carrie are so incredibly gracious, and generous to read and endorse this book. I am blown away, and deeply grateful.
Coming November 30.
Matched by Ally Condie.
“Matched is a page-turning, dystopian love story, written with the soul of a poet. Finally, a brave new world that readers from Twilight to The Hunger Games will claim as their own.”
—Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl, authors of Beautiful Creatures
““Absolutely riveting! Matched is a must-read.”
–Melissa Marr, author of the Wicked Lovely series
“I can’t stop thinking about Matched. It’s impossible to put down this enthralling romance, set in a chilling world where every choice is predicted and even love is controlled. I need to know what happens next. More please!”
—Carrie Ryan, author of The Forest of Hands and Teeth and The Dead-Tossed Waves
In the Society, Officials decide. Who you love. Where you work. When you die.
Cassia has always trusted their choices. It’s barely any price to pay for a long life, the perfect job, the ideal mate. So when her best friend appears on the Matching screen, Cassia knows with complete certainty that he is the one . . . until she sees another face flash for an instant before the screen fades to black. Now Cassia is faced with impossible choices: between Xander and Ky, between the only life she’s known and a path no one else has ever dared follow—between perfection and passion.
Matched is a story for right now and storytelling with the resonance of a classic.
And. Guess what. I have my very own ARC and I am feeling like I want to give it away.
Do you want it?
If you do, please feel free to comment or become a follower. (If you’ve already become a follower, you’re automatically in.) I’ll use a random number generator to pick the winner. If you want an extra entry, please feel free to post/link to my site on your blog and then comment letting me know where that is. (That can also count as your comment. We’ll try to keep it simple.)
I’ll announce the winner on the first of June. I must have the entries by midnight May 31 my time (MST in the USA).
One caveat: if you already have an ARC, be it from BEA or somewhere else, will you please please let me know that if you win? I really want the book to go to someone who wouldn’t have access to it otherwise.
Thanks!
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I’m so excited about your book and would love to win!
This is such an amazing giveaway! I’m so excited for your book; the cover is breathtaking and the synopsis sounds right up my alley. I’d love to get my hands on a copy!
I also tweeted this contest: @thekams.
I am now following you:)
Book sounds awesome! Sending positive vibes
i’ve been dreaming to read Matched! it sounds so good 8D
I would so love an ARC of this!
The Cover Is Sooo Beautiful!
The Synopsis Is A Tease, Though!
Thanks For Sharing And Hosting This Giveaway!
Kaila
I’d love to win this! I became a follower.
I’d love to read your book.
lkish77123 at gmail dot com
I assume I’m already entered to win the arc since I’m a follower of your blog and I’ve already posted a link to your blog on my blog so that means I’m entered twice? I have my fingers crossed.
AH. Your book sounds AMAZING! It seems like a must-read for me. I just became a follower of your site and well, I suppose this counts as a comment, but I also posted a link to here on my sidebar on my blog!
http://notesfromthenerdette.blogspot.com/
I so want to read your book. Thanks for this awesome contest!
lady.dashti(at)gmail(dot)com
OMG! Ally thank you so much! I’m really looking forward for Match. I like the premise and I’m really interested to see how it turns out. Thanks again! <3
Wow ! I just made the deadline
*phew* Anyways, I would love a copy of Matched ! The book sounds really good and I need something to read ! Thanks for the chance !
~Alison
lostinbelieving(at)yahoo(dot)com
I’ve wanted to read this book the moment that I heard about it! Thank you for the contest! : )
I’m really looking forward to your book! I wrote about it on my blog:
http://hollythatcher.blogspot.com/2010/05/matched.html
This looks fantastic and is getting so much good buzz! Thanks for the contest!
Oooh, I so want this ARC! Fell in love with the cover about a month ago and have been checking back every so often ever since. I can’t believe I almost missed the deadline!
Ally, I love that you are already a multi-published author and finally getting the attention you deserve for one of your books! You are an inspiration to me!
And I LOVE the premise. Reminds me of two very different plans presented in the council in heaven. Blink twice if you know what I’m talking about.
Those are wonderful blurbs! Sounds like Matched is going to be incredible
i’ve been waiting for something to take my breath away like THE HUNGER GAMES did. i have a feeling this story might be it.
i follow your blog on my Google Reader. does that count as a “follower”?
congrats on all the hype!
I’d love to win your ARC!
I have heard sooo many good things about this book from people on twitter, to blog followers and authors and it makes me want to read it that much more. Id love to be entered in this. I follow you on google reader. Thank you so much!!!
I want it!! Lindsay H. just told me about this today and I can’t stop thinking about it!
I want this book sooo bad… . I’ve heard that its the next big thing. I can’t wait to get my hands on a copy