Review: The Inheritance of Orquídea Divina

Thank you to Goodreads and the publisher for selecting me as a winner for this book! I was drawn in by the cover alone and the description just sealed the deal for me, so I was so happy when I won a copy! I went into this story semi-blind, open to what was going to happen, and I absolutely loved it. I can’t even articulate how much I loved this book and how hard it was for me to finish it, I did not want this story to end.

This is a spoiler free, honest review and all thoughts and feelings are my own.

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ApollyCon 2020 Giveaway Winners

Let Alexa and I start off by saying thank you to everyone who entered this giveaway! You all blew our expectations out of the water. Alexa and I each have posts announcing the winners, so make sure to check out her post over on Writing the Universe! We are super thrilled at your excitement for these bags filled with books and bookish goodies. So far, 2020 has been a bit of a mess but we hope these prizes brings a little joy to the chaos that has been 2020 . . .  so far. We can only hope that time becomes relevant again, as of right now it feels a bit nonexistent. Days seem to blur into one another, and the most enticing thing is staying in bed all day. But in the meantime, here are the new books and goodies for you to enjoy!

Each of these boxes are stuffed completely full of books of various genres and formats, including some exclusive book box swag of various fandoms. We are both very, very grateful for your help in promoting this giveaway – we saw all your retweets and comments. It was so much fun seeing which Jennifer L. Armentrout books were your favorites. There were some that surprised us. And others that we expected to see, though really there isn’t a bad choice.

Initially we planned for four US and two international winners, but we don’t appear to have any international entries. Since this seems to be the case, we opted to pull two more US winners who will get an e-book of Jen’s From Blood and Ash. Winners will be emailed a google form to fill out with their shipping/mailing situation. You will have 24 hours upon receiving the email to fill out the form and email it back. Once we have your information, we will ship out the box containing your prize. Due to COVID-19 and potential shipping delays, we will be emailing you your tracking information when we have it available. The plan is to pack and mail the boxes hopefully by the end of the week upon receiving your filled out Google Form.

Now without further ado, the moment you are all waiting for THE WINNERS:

THESORBETJOURNEY: Giveaway Winner Announcement !!

4 ApollyCon Bag Winners:

  1. Kati Zollinhofr
  2. Allisa White
  3. Belle Ellrich
  4. Lindsey Smith

From Blood and Ash e-book Winners:

  1. Linda Cruz
  2. Robyn Besthuffman

We want to thank you all again for participating in this giveaway, it wouldn’t be possible without you. We hope to do more of these in the future together and individually, so make sure you continue to follow both of our blogs. We even post giveaways over on our other various social media platforms, keep you eyes peeled for those there. Alexa and I hope that you enjoy your boxes of books and bookish goodies. Winners will also be tagged on Twitter and emails should be in your inbox by 12:00pm EST on April 29, 2020. Please let us know if you do not receive an email by this time. Thanks again to everyone who entered, you’re the best!

ApollyCon 2020 + Giveaway!

***Just a reminder: If you want to be entered to win one of the 4 bags or if you’re an international reader, you NEED to enter and do the task via the Rafflecopter. If you do the tasks and don’t track them in the Rafflecopter, you won’t be counted as a possible winner.

So I’m a bit peeved at COVID-19 because, well, everything. I had planned to go to ApollyCon 2020 and was so upset when the event was cancelled. This would have been my first time going to this event and I was so excited to see some of my favorite authors and meet new authors, but alas, it was not meant to be. While I am in support of Jen’s decision to cancel the event and move it online, I’m still really sad I wasn’t able to experience it in full, but I loved the online experience. Getting to hear from different authors and the different giveaways they did were so much fun! While ApollyCon 2021 is not confirmed, I really hope it can put be on and I can experience the event for myself next year.

While ApollyCon may have been cancelled, the fun continues on! I am so excited to be able to co-host this HUGE ApollyCon giveaway with Alexa over at Writing the Universe. I met Alexa just after ApollyCon 2019 and we quickly became friends after meeting up for a trade. Her giveaway last year looked like so much fun that I had to participate this year.

For 2020 we are giving away FOUR ApollyCon prize bags. Each will contain a mixture of books, ARCs, ApollyCon swag, and book box swag. There will also be TWO international giveaway winners who will receive a choice of a Jen Armentrout book through Book Depository (if BD ships to them) or a kindle copy of her newest book From Blood and Ash!

I will post the Terms and Conditions of the giveaway below, but I wanted to post a sneak peak of some of the items you could win!

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We will be randomly choosing the winners through Rafflecopter and I will provide a link in my post. Here are the terms and conditions for this giveaway:

This Giveaway is split between my blog Lady and Star and my friend Alexa’s blog, Writing the Universe. We each will post 2 of the 4 ApollyCon Bags. These bags are what were included with the purchase of a Titan ticket for the event, plus extra books and book box swag. These bags are packed completely full of books and bookish items. Each bag is a mix of genres, fandom, and items. Each bag is different but may share similar/same items.

4 winners will be chosen, but you do not get to choose your bag.

There is a list of 10 things you can do to enter this giveaway, 5 of them are mandatory, the other 5 are bonuses – giving you a possibility for 10 total entries.

These are mandatory:

  1. Follow Lady and Star (My Blog)
  2. Follow Writing the Universe (Alexa’s Blog)
  3. Follow Jennifer L. Armentrout’s Twitter (@JLArmentrout)
  4. Follow my Twitter (@SuchABadBASS)
  5. Follow Alexa’s Twitter (@lexacourtney)
    *Email followers count as well; you do not need to have a WordPress account to qualify. We just have to be able to determine you are actually following our blogs

Extra Entries:

  1. Retweet Pinned Giveaway Tweet on My Twitter
  2. Retweet Pinned Giveaway Tweet on Alexa’s Twitter
  3. Follow My Blog Twitter (@ladyandstar)
  4. Comment on this post with your favorite JLA Book
  5. Comment on Alexa’s Giveaway post with your favorite JLA Book

All of these tasks are listed in the Rafflecopter, as well as all the terms and conditions listed below.

Here is the link to enter! RAFFLECOPTER GIVEAWAY

http://www.rafflecopter.com/rafl/display/5b9c1f832/?

This Giveaway is going to run from April 6, 2020 8 AM EST, to April 27, 2020 12:00 AM EST . Winners will be announced April 29, and notified via email with a Google Doc to fill out.

***Due to circumstances surrounding COVID -19 and various forms of Stay At Home Directives in place, we will notify you when we are able to ship. Of course, we will do our best to get them out as soon as possible after announcing the winners.

NO GIVEAWAY ACCOUNTS FOR EITHER KIND OF PRIZES.

NO FOLLOWING TO UNFOLLOW AFTER  THE GIVEAWAY ENDS.

We will be checking, and you will be blocked from any future giveaways.

For the 4 Apollycon 2020 Bags

Bags contain a mix of Apollycon 2020 books and swag, plus a variety of ARCs and Book Box swag. Each bag is different, but there may be some similarities. The above photos contain what you may receive, but are not a guarantee of what will be included in your prize if you win.

– Must be US residents with a US mailing address

– Must be 18+ or have a parent’s permission

The four Apollycon bags will ship in a Medium Flat Rate USPS Box.

We wanted to include our international friends in this giveaway, while keeping it Apollycon related. Since Jen, the creator of Apollycon, surprise released a new book at the end of March, we wanted to give people a chance to acquire it.

For the 2 Books* – 2 Winners

*This is for International People ONLY, please do not enter if you are a US resident!

– Must be 18+ or have a parent’s permission

– If Book Depository ships to your country, you can chose any Jennifer L. Armentrout Book up to $15, OR get a Kindle version of her Newest Book FROM BLOOD AND ASH.

All the same rules apply, 10 possible entries, but only 5 are mandatory. If chosen as a winner, you will be notified via email with a Google Doc to fill out.

Alexa and I are so excited to be able to put on this giveaway for you and wish everyone the best of luck!

***If/when you head over to Alexa’s blog, you’re going to see a lot of the same information. Know that it doesn’t mean double, the Rafflecopter’s are the same, with all of the same tasks. It does not matter which link you click on, or who’s blog you access it from.

Thanks for entering! ❤

 

Success! We Hit 100 Followers! Now time for a GIVEAWAY

On December 4th, 2019 I decided to check on my follower count and HOLY COW I HIT 100 FOLLOWERS! I’m so excited to have 100 people following my blog and not running away – thank you for not running away.

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As a big THANK YOU to everyone, I am going to be running a mystery giveaway! The giveaway will include 2 ARCs, 1 finished copy, and some swag items from various subscription boxes that are a good, fun mix!

It is super easy to enter, simply repost this blog post to twitter and tag me in it (@SuchABadBASS), follow me on twitter @SuchABadBASS, make sure you’re following my blog, and leave a comment on one of my blog posts! Make sure to leave a comment on this post as well with your name and twitter handle so I can find our winner on January 1st, 2020. I will message the winner through Twitter, so be prepared to check your inboxes on New Years Day! Once the winner has answered and accepted, I will make an announcement through Twitter.

See, super easy to enter! This giveaway is available to US RESIDENTS ONLY and entries are open until December 31st, 2019 11:59PM EST.

And the ruley rules – anyone who unfollows my blog or Twitter before the giveaway ends is immediately disqualified. If you unfollow before or after the giveaway you will be banned from future giveaways on my blog. No spam or giveaway accounts allowed, and yes, I will be checking.

Just so everyone is aware, my home is smoke free, mold free, but pet friendly.

Thanks for entering and good luck!