Monday, February 11, 2013

Ottawa Blogger Mix and Mingle + Giveaway


A group of Ottawa bloggers got together to talk books, and have a fun afternoon. We were joined by the lovely Allison Van Diepen. She was lovely and took the time to answer questions and mingled with all the bloggers.

We discussed love triangles, cover redesigns in the middle of series, books we are excited for, and blogging in general. Ciara from Lost at Midnight reviews was the only one to take photos, so I will link her recap once she has it posted.

I would like to thank all the bloggers that showed up! If you want to check out their websites I have provided links below:

Emilie from Emilie's Book World
Katie from Bookishly Yours
Ciara from Lost at Midnight Reviews
Meaghan from Feeling A Little Bookish
Kelsey from Kelsey's Cluttered Bookshelf
Stella from Fire Star Books
Ashley from Fire Star Books
Kim from Pingwing’s Bookshelf
Alexandra from the Only Connect
Maria from I Believe In Story
Jessica from Read My Breath Away

I am very much looking forward to meeting up again next year! Thank you again to the all the publishers who made this meeting extra fun by providing awesome gift bags and prizes for the event.

My own gift bag included


Mixed bookmarks and other goodies


Mila 2.0 by Debra Driza (goodreads)
Between The Devil and the Deep Blue Sea (goodreads)
Reconstructing Amelia by Kimberly McCreight (goodreads)


Takedown by Allison Van Diepen (goodreads)
Poison by Bridget Zinn (goodreads)
The Loop by Shandy Lawson (goodreads)

I also have a special giveaway. Since I had extra copies of Allison Van Diepen's new novel Takedown (Advance Reader Copy), I had her sign an extra and am giving it away. Simply fill out the rafflecopter entry form below. OPEN TO US/CANADA ONLY.

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6 comments:

  1. It sounds lovely to be able to get together with other bloggers to hang out and talk. The book sounds interesting too, thanks for doing the giveaway!

    ~Ailsa @The Book Bundle.

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    1. Whoops, I commented before I saw the question! I've never been to a blogger meet up before, but I think I'd just like to be able to talk about new books that I've read and loved with other people who appreciate them as much as me.

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  2. Sounds like so much fun! I have not met any other book bloggers yet...I am hoping to attend BEA but not sure yet. I don't know of any other bloggers near me (in upstate NY) but I am always on the lookout in case I can meet up with them in person!

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  3. I haven't ever attended one before, but I want to. How do you find out about them?

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  4. I haven't yet, but I would love to get to go to one!
    Thanks for the chance to win!

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  5. It was so fun to meet everyone and talk books! I'm already looking forward to next year!

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