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Dec 13, 2012

End of the World Giveaway Hop!


As all of you may heard from one fanatic or another, the world is supposed to end ~ according to some ancient Mayan calendar ~ on 12/21/12. I've heard various theories such as super high winds, catastrophic weather, aligning planets (this is a big one lately) and such. Just to give you some info... According to NASA, the planets won't align again for the next few decades, and the last three occurred in 1962, 1982, and 2000 ~ even if the planets did align, "their effects on Earth would be negligible."

So while the world may or may not end this month, it's not out of the realm of possibility for the world as we know it to come to an end one day. War, crumbling economies, revolutions... Things change and they very well drastically could again...

My husband and I talk about this sometimes... What we would do... We always end up in the deep woods of Northern Maine, away from other people, with lots of guns and ammunition... My hunny could survive anywhere ~ he used to teach it and live it, so I know we'd be okay...

Except for the lack of books ~ which brings me to our giveaway...


Since she'd been on the outside, she'd survived an Aether storm, she'd had a knife held to her throat, and she'd seen men murdered. This was worse.

Exiled from her home, the enclosed city of Reverie, Aria knows her chances of surviving in the outer wasteland - known as The Death Shop - are slim. If the cannibals don't get her, the violent, electrified energy storms will. She's been taught that the very air she breathes can kill her. Then Aria meets an Outsider named Perry. He's wild - a savage - and her only hope of staying alive.

A hunter for his tribe in a merciless landscape, Perry views Aria as sheltered and fragile - everything he would expect from a Dweller. But he needs Aria's help too; she alone holds the key to his redemption. Opposites in nearly every way, Aria and Perry must accept each other to survive. Their unlikely alliance forges a bond that will determine the fate of all who live under the never sky.

If you had to escape your home in order to avert certain demise, a book about survival would probably be best... I don't have any nonfiction books on my shelf, so fictional characters overcoming a wasteland will have to do.. Under the Never Sky offers just that... then there's the entertainment factor, which can never be underestimated when your whole world is turned upside down... A little fun might keep you leveled...

Anyway... In case the world does end, I'm giving away a copy of Veronica Rossi's dystopian novel as a part of the End of the World Giveaway Hop hosted by I Am a Reader, Not a Writer and My Life With Books.

Get clickin' :)

P.S. This giveaway is international, because hey, the world would end everywhere, not just in the U.S. :)



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Happy Reading Everyone :)

~ Keely ~

99 comments:

  1. I'd use my skills learnt from survival books to survive

    ths for the giveaway

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  2. TBH, I'm not sure what I'd do. Cause if it's the end of the world there's no place to escape to. o__o

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  3. Anonymous12/13/2012

    I study the Maya in university, and whenever someone mentions that the Mayan calendar has predicted out demise, I get irrationally angry because it says no such thing. Maybe I should stay off the internet for the next week :P

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  4. I will go with my family in a Caveau with books and food XD

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  5. I'd hide in my house and hope for the best!

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  6. I'd probably stay in my house with my books until the end XD

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  7. I live in my country's biggest city, so I'd probably try to catch a train out to my family in the countryside. We have a safe room (not that I think we'd need it) and they have canned food and wood for heating and stuff. Also, facing like 700 other crazy people sounds much better than facing like 200,000 or so of them. Then I'd probably read and be bored until all the idiots are done beating each others' heads in.

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  8. Lacey T12/14/2012

    I'd probably try to read as many books as I could and just hope I can survive.

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  9. Natasha12/14/2012

    I would try to survive and read alot of books! Thanks for the chance to win!

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  10. I'd hide in my closet and read lol.

    Thanks for the giveaway.

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  11. Just be with the people I love I think, try to protect them, since it's the end of the world there is nothing I really can do now, can I :)

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  12. Take pictures,lol.
    No, seriously, when everything`s back to normal, I`ll have proof :D

    Thanks! :)

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  13. Anonymous12/14/2012

    Umm... Hug my family, BFF, dog and books very closely and pray that everything will turn out alright? D:

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  14. Anonymous12/14/2012

    I'm not sure. I might go crazy myself! But I would try to make the best of it and survive.
    Thanks for the chance to win!

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  15. I would love to spend the last hour with my loved ones!

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  16. Thanks for this! I do hope the world won't end anytime soon. :)

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  17. Lol barracked ourselves in the house :D

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  18. I follow via GFC as DoingDewey and I would raid abandoned book stores :)

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  19. Anonymous12/14/2012

    GFC - Books Worth Remembering
    And my best friend's three brothers are in the army so I'd go with them and hope they'd know what to do!

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  20. I am following via GFC.
    Well I guess it is according to what you mean by "crazy". Now if it was zombies I would get my hands on a few big knives and chop off a few heads. Only to take care of the people I love and keep my books safe of course. Hey, I could probably get caught up on my TBR list if I had to say indoors a lot.

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  21. I would spend as much time possible with the people that I care about :)

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  22. Thanks for the giveaway! I would hole up somewhere with all my books and food and read them. :)

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  23. oh and I forgot I follow you by GFC-Cali Willette

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  24. Go to the beach. If the world's ending I might as well enjoy my last days at my favourite place. Thank you. :)

    Following via GFC: Isa

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  25. GFC: Debbie W.

    I'd probably sleep it off and hope that it's just a weird dream.

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  26. I'd probably panic and run into the abyss :D

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  27. I'd make sure that I had my family and my kindle with me. Other than that, I'm not really much of a "planner". More of a throw stuff against the wall and see what sticks type of person :)

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  28. I'd probably in a corner or a safe place, watching. lol :))

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  29. I would probably hide until the danger is over, lol! (=

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  30. I follow via GFC! :D
    And the world isnt ending the Mayan calendar is circluar; therefore the circle is starting over (think of a clock striking midnight) its awesome bc instead of 24 hours like a clock its a 50 year long calendar. :) So ya, no end of the world...................as an anthropology major this is getting really annoying.

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  31. I'd probably be crazy as well. o.O LOL

    Old follower. :)

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  32. I'd barricade myself in my house with all my possessions and just freak out! And maybe keep a gun close by, just in case s**t goes down.

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  33. Eat and read and just basically do crazy things... and of course, pray!

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  34. I really would have no idea what to do. Maybe try to read as many books as I could before the end haha

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  35. GFC: paula
    I really don't know. Maybe find a safe place for me and my family

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  36. Definitely try to survive. I'd ask for a few tips from The Walking Dea d:D

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  37. Anonymous12/15/2012

    GFC follower: Brianne

    I would try to survive with my husband!

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  38. I'd stay home all the way. and let no one get in or out the house.

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  39. I would stay in my home.

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  40. I'd hole up with my books and let it go crazy:)

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  41. I would go somewhere safe and read :)
    Following on Linky!

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  42. Spend time with my family.

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  43. I'd try to keep my family safe.

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  44. I'd hide with my family and read :D

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  45. i' d stay with my family at home and read ( after all nothing is better than that and i can't save the world)

    i follow by email
    thank you for the giveaway

    happy holidays

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  46. Followed by GFC as Lisa Mandina

    I'd probably spend time with family and friends!

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  47. GFC: iLuvReadingTooMuch

    Freak out.. hide under the bed :/

    Thanks for the amazing giveaway!

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  48. Hmmmm think i would find a field start a HUGE fire and then dance around it (scare away the crazies XD)

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  49. I'd probably be ten shades of crazy along with the world LOL

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  50. Anonymous12/17/2012

    maybe go crazy with the others

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  51. Stay at home? LOL
    GFC : Aline Tobing

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  52. I don't really want to know when the end comes. I'd prefer it nice and fast I'd live my life like normal until the last moment :)

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  53. Hide in my room and read?

    Not much different from now. XD

    Lilian @ A Novel Toybox

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  54. join in! the more the merrier eh?

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  55. Probably go out just reading my fave books with a nice cup of cocoa. Ah...bliss

    Thanks!

    raffle name: Nikki O

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  56. Ileana A.12/17/2012

    I would probably freak out first but them I'd anything to survive!
    GFC: Gisele Alvarado

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  57. I`d probably go shoplifting first and then drive to country side, where my father lives. Then together, the whole family, would figure eveything else out

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  58. I would try to find my loved ones - and I would get a loooot of food and water!

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  59. I'd spend a lot of time with my family and probably read since I wouldn't have much else to do!

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  60. I dont know!!! hahaha
    I guess I'd be the type of person who tries to do everything while they can...

    Thanks for the giveaway =)

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  61. Hi, I'm following by GFC and email. New follower! Love the snow falling--it's peaceful to watch. :)

    I guess I'd make sure my family was safe and get them somewhere that was super safe. And I'd hope I'd come across Daryl with his crossbow in hand, lol.

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  62. Have fun and also go with the craziness. Is that crazy?lol

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  63. i dont know what i would do exactly, because that kind of defines me. so i'd play along

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  64. I follow by email.
    I would hide in my house with books and movies.
    magic5905 at embarqmail dot com

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  65. Following you via GFC as ThePixieSprinkles

    I'd probably stay in my house with my husband and daughters and be glad we could defend ourselves from the crazies! lol

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  66. follow on gfc as teressa oliver
    grab a few bottles of wine and my spouse and hide away

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  67. Suz Reads12/19/2012

    I agree with Jillyn - hide in the closet and read with my cat! Thanks for this amazing giveaway! I follow on GFC as Suz and I would love to win this book!

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  68. I follow via GFC: MeganP
    makeighleekyleigh at yahoo.com

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  69. GFC: Holly Letson

    Guess I'd participate.

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  70. I'd stock up and start digging underground

    GFC: Gabbie

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  71. I'd try to gather up as many canned goods and medicine as I could and then burrow down with my family and as many books as I could carry!

    GFC follow: Stephanie Huff

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  72. I don't think that the world is going to end, but if it happens in the future (which I highly doubt) I will just let it happen. It doesn't seem like a good life after an apocalypse, you would be alone and fighting for your life everyday. It sounds horrible.

    GFC: TiffanyLove

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  73. I'd snatch a survival book and head to my uncles were they got a an emergency food storage and get my hands on some weapons because people can be crazy and we'll need to protect ourselves.

    If the world does end a survival book would be great but fiction would help you escape for a while if you got some time to yourself...like if you can't sleep from all the craziness.

    Thanks for the great giveaway!

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  74. I would hide in the closet with my family. Thanks for the giveaway!

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  75. I'll stay at home and watch the crazy from above... :D
    Thanks for the great giveaway and for making it international!
    GFC: Marti@SBBCreviews

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  77. If it wasn't for my older son always researching and learning whatever he can about surviving the end of the world I would go completely crazy and I wouldn't know what to do!
    Thank you for having this giveaway!!!
    Following Linky & GFC: Lisa Vazquezanzua
    livvie_v@yahoo.com

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  78. There are supposed to be certain "safe" zones in the US--places to go when things fall apart. One if for natural disasters, the other if there is a revolution of some sort. My hubby has all that info, so I'm sticking with him!

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  79. I'd probably curl into a ball and hope that my crazy half doesn't loose itself upon the world (poor world) :)

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  80. I would hide away with my family and kindle!!!

    I forbid the world to end!! I have way too many books on my TBR list!!
    Merry Book-mas to one and all!

    grapeapril75(AT)gmail.com

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  81. I'd try to survive, just like all those heroines in the dystopias I read. :D

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  82. I would probably get a weapon and join the crazies! Thanks for the great giveaway!

    GfC:red_tigergirl2

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  83. Anonymous12/20/2012

    I would hole up in our basement which has some stocked up things
    and make sure I had plenty of batteries, books, and games.
    Bonnie Hilligoss/bonhill@speakeasy.net

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  84. Followed by GFC: Beatriz Guadron

    I think I would try to hide out and ride out the worst of it.

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  85. if it went i am sure it already has just join the crazy
    gfc kimberly
    kaholgate at ymail dot com

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  86. Hide out and read ;)

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  87. @Kate

    oh and gfc: caitlin

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  88. I.have.no.idea...Hide in the basement??

    Thank you for the giveaway!
    GFC Cayce
    Linky Cayce
    Twitter Cayce_23

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  89. I'd probably lock myself inside and totally freak out!

    GFC Nuzaifa H

    nbookaholic(AT)gmail(DOT)com

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  90. I would faint, then after I was standing upright again, I would grab ahold of my kids and never let them go

    GFC Jolene and Family

    Jolene A

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  91. I'd just hunker down out here on my farm. GFC follower- Kylie C.

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  92. Haha! If the world went crazy, i would be grateful to live in the countryside with lots of fencing, big dogs, and friendly armed neighbors. Oh, and my large book collection. I follow you on twitter (@nrlymrtl). Thanks for the chance to win.

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  93. I'd probably hunker down and try to wait it out. We have lots of stockpiled food to live off of, so we'd be okay for a while.

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  94. Anonymous12/21/2012

    I'd run...and run even faster :)

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  95. Stay inside for as long as possible!

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  96. Spending it with the people that I love. Thanks for this giveaway.

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