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’ve been hearing so much about MATCHED. Thank you for this giveaway!
Sounds fantastic! Please count me in. Can’t wait to read Matched.
Would love, love, love to have this! Thanks for giving this away!
I’m a Follower here, and I have tweeted this post on Twitter:
http://twitter.com/corie_paige/status/14433987315
Email:
ricegirl622@yahoo.com
Do please enter me for the ARC. I follow you. I also have you linked to my (and two of my writing pals’) blog – although it is currently under construction and no one can get to it yet. Eventually it will be: threegnomes.blogspot.com
I would love the chance to win this! I am a follower.
I tweeted http://twitter.com/bangersis/status/14439145439
Thanks for the giveaway!
bangersis(at)msn(dot)com
Definitely count me in! I’ve been hearing more and more about this title…reminds me of THE UGLIES series from the description. Would love a chance to read it!
grgenius(at)gmail(dot)com
oh count me in
meandi09@yahoo.com
I’m excited for you. Looking forward to the November release.
Have major cover envy for Matched. Can’t wait to read this and share with my ninth graders.
I’m a new follower because I really want this ARC!
my email is lydiakang (at) yahoo.com
and my blog is http://lydiakang.blogspot.com
Your story sounds wonderful.
I’m following you, and posting a link to your blog on my sidebar at http://www.findthetimetoread.net
This sounds like such an awesome book! I can’t wait to read it.
I am a firm believer in reading and books and would love the opportunity to read yours early! From an aspiring paid-to-read-books-and-write-reviews person
I became a follower. And I really hope I can win. This looks like one awesome read.
Oh, was I supposed to leave my email? Oops.
authorlolasharp@gmail.com
Thanks!
Lola
Was that summary in your query? Cuz if it was, I am not surprised you got picked up so fast. Great stuff! Cant wait to read it.
I’d love an ARC!
1) congrats on getting published.
I have heard nothing but great things about your book from said authors. Who all tweeted about it.
Thanks!!
2) congrats on getting your own arc
3) Congrats on getting AWESOME authors to endorse your book. That rocks!!!
4) Please enter me.
Count me in. I’d love to read this book.
C’mon, #174! Daddy needs some new dystopian romance in his life!
Ooh! *waves hand* *jumps up and down*
Pick me! Pick me!
I guess I could have put a link to my blog as well… (I was reply #175)
http://blogofcompleterandomness.blogspot.com/
Oh my gosh! Yes, I want one! You are the best, ally!
xoxo katie wilhite
I MUST read this book. I must, I must, I must. Ahhhhh!! It looks so good. So fabulous, I wish I had come up with so that I would have already read it.
So excited for your book! Would love an Arc
Just added this to my site, here’s the link! http://allyversustime.blogspot.com/p/contests.html
*fingers crossed*
This sounds so great! Umm, is this open internationally? I live in Australia.
Following, would love an ARC!!
Following! …I need your book. Matched sounds fantastic and I can’t wait to read it!
Hey, I’m a follower! Enter me!
The book sounds amazing! I can’t wait!
I’m a follower and I want to win!
PICK ME, PICK ME!
Ahh! This sounds like a really great book- enter me in
I’m your newest follower! Pleaseeeeeeeeeeeee enter me if this contest is international! I already have this book on my wishlist! Thank you sooo much for this chance!^O^
Giada M.
fabgiada @ gmail.com
The book sounds great. If I don’t win it, I’m putting it on my wish list!
ahhhhh i’ve heard so many great things about this book! *grabby hands*
Please enter me for this awesome ARC giveaway !
Oooh! Pick me! Yay! I love ARC giveaways! Totally have BEING SIXTEEN now. Starting reading today! I’ve been away travelling and am very excited I wasn’t away for so long that I returned to blog reading too late to enter this contest. I’d put an exclamation point there too, but this comment already has too many exclamation points. If I win and manage to be that altruistic, I will totally host an ARC giveaway on the old blog. After reading it. Twice. I have every intention of buying a copy of my own. AAAH! November is too long to wait!
this sounds like so many shades of awesomeness! please enter me in the giveaway! thank you….
k_sunshine1977 at yahoo dot com
Yes, count me in! tWarner419@aol.com
This book sounds awsome!!!
I’ve had this on my wishlist for a while now. Really want to read it.
Just heard about “Matched” from a friend at BEA. Really looking forward to reading it, and would love to be entered into the contest!
I would love to win an arc of your book.
All of our newly favorite authors seem to love this book. Your synopsis makes us need to have it!!! We’re starting to follow you now and maybe get the winning # and them review it on our blog.
Hope we win.
2chicksreading.blogspot.com
Kat & Ash
Congratulations on the WONDERFUL blurbs, Ally!
I would LOVE to get an ARC of Matched!!! I don’t know whether I’m being sent one (haven’t heard anything and nothing has arrived) so I’m entering. I’ve been following since April 15th when I first posted about the book on my blog: http://superreadergirlreviews.blogspot.com/2010/04/upcomming-book.html
I tweeted about it then and added it to my goodreads queue as well, but I didn’t really link to your site, so I’ll do that now. I’ll be sad to have less chance of winning, but I think I’ll post about your giveaway.
People are super anxious to get your book! Here’s the link: http://superreadergirlreviews.blogspot.com/2010/05/matched-arc-giveaway.html
I hope you’re having a wonderful time at BEA!
ARC contest entry, definitely! The cover is amazing. My daughter and I will love this book, I can tell. I enjoyed your workshops at the American Fork writing conference last month and am looking forward to seeing you again at WFYR in a few weeks. Oh, and I’ll add a link to my blog also.
Ooh, I’m dying to read Matched!
I tweeted about the contest.
http://twitter.com/mehlane/status/14858966390
I’d love a copy of this! Sounds *so* good!
I became a follower and I posted a link to this site on my blog under the giveaways tab on the right sidebar:
http://starmetaloak.blogspot.com/
Count me in! I’d love to win this book!