Lots of thanks to Valerie at Stuck in Books for hosting this fantastic Giveaway Hop!
So many of us have read and loved (or at least enjoyed) a book that no one else seems to be aware of it's existence. Well this is a chance to help get the word out about them.
I am going to share some of my favorite lesser known books with you then I have a giveaway below.
These are books that do not seem to be well heard of or acknowledged. These books have less than 500 ratings on goodreads, and not because they are new titles! Most are under 100 even...
These books deserve more and come with my recommendation to read. Click the picture for a link to learn more about each Title!
So for this giveaway I am offering you the chance to choose any book from The Book Depository or any ebook offered on Amazon, up to $12, that also has less than 500 rating on Goodreads and was published AT LEAST 6 months ago.
PLUS I will pick out a second book of similar or same genre and send that as an added bonus. This book will be a surprise Title of my choosing for you.
Rules:
As always-Be Honest. Entries will be
verified-false entries will result in complete disqualification and I do
check. I am in between jobs so time is not an issue. I cannot stand cheating!
Any comments or likes must be made on date
of entry (previous actions do not count). No unliking something to re-like it later!! I keep very detailed
spreadsheets of previous giveaway entries so I do know who has done what
for the most part. So if you previously liked a review I have that listed so no trying to use that for this giveaway!
Also be sure to include your
rafflecopter name or email when you comment if it is different from
your comment name. So I know who you are typically.
Facebook/twitter following and sharing
MUST be done from a legit account. Meaning you have friends/follows and
are active in other activities besides giveaways. The point of
sharing/tweeting is to reach others.
Comments should be meaningful!
For the comment on a review-simple saying "Great review" doesn't fly.
Why is it great? What did you like/not like about it? What do you
think of the book? I need to be able to tell you actually paid
attention to the post for the entry to count.
Be sure to read what the instructions say for comments. If I ask for a book Title and author, simple giving me one or the other does not count. Nor does saying 'I don't know' or similar vague answers.
The chosen winner will have 48 hours to respond once I have emailed them to claim winnings.
The chosen winner will have 48 hours to respond once I have emailed them to claim winnings.
I think Fair Weather by Barbara Gaskell Denvil. Should be way more popular :) it was SOOO good.
ReplyDeleteThe Twin's Daughter by Lauren Baratz-Logsted because I thought that it was a super well thought out and perfectly plotted!
ReplyDeleteThe Law of Attraction (Lawyers in Love, #1) by N.M. Silber because I will be forever obsessed with it, amazing book/series.
ReplyDeleteMaya's Notebook by Isabelle allende! I hardly see people talking about that book but i think it's amazing.
ReplyDeleteEdmond Manning's Lost and Founds series is brilliantly thought-provoking, and is so innovative for fiction in general, let alone m/m. His wordplay is great, and you actually learn different things about the story arc depending on the order you read the books in. And Vin is such a perplexing, heartrending, wonderful character...
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Any of H.D. Gordon's books deserve more attention! She's awesome!
ReplyDeleteGreat post! I nominated you for the Ten Book Challenge! Details on my blog :)
ReplyDeleteA tale for the time being, by Ruth Oseki. Japanese literature is great and not so well known all over the world.
ReplyDeleteI am surprised that Robyn Carr does not get more attention, I love her Virgin River series, The Thunder Point series and a few others, one of her books in the Virgin River series, is Virgin River or Shelter Mountain.
ReplyDeleteCrave the Darkness by Amanda Bonilla (#3 Shaede Assassin) : one of the best UF series I`ve read!
ReplyDeleteI'm surprised that The Dark Between by Sonia Gensler isn't a bigger book. It had some very scary scenes and lots of suspense. The characters were also very likable, and I liked the historical parts of it.
ReplyDeleteDead of Eve by Pam Godwin is one I wish more peoplek new about. It was spectacular!
ReplyDeleteHonestly I don't keep up with what is popular or not, I just go with what I like, so I picked one of yours, Night Chill (1) by Jeff Gunhus, because horror is my fave genre.
ReplyDeleteSlathbog's Gold by Forman, M.L. I don't really know whether it's popular or not, but I've not heard much of it, apart from when I read it. (Sorry if it doesn't qualify.)
ReplyDeleteThe book (and the rest of the series) is great. It's a little bit reminiscent of The Lord of the Rings, but it's quite unique in many ways. It's basically a good-spirited adventure novel.
lovely, dark ,and deep by Susannah Sandlin. it's a excellent romantic suspense story which deserve to be more know sadly publisher decided to do it as a serial first so it discouraged a lot of reader ( and now if teh sales don't go up we won't have a book3) i recommend it wholeheartily
ReplyDeleteI recently read The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Hadoon. It's about a fifteen year old with Asperger's Syndrome and how he overcomes difficulties in his life from his perceptive.
ReplyDeleteI really liked the heart of hannen (fawn bonning) and the sterkarm handshake (susan price). It's such a shame they're not very popular.
ReplyDeleteI would say Looking for me by Beth Hoffman. I loved and adored that book.
ReplyDeleteThere are so many, but I'll say Angelbound by Christina Bauer, since the third one is coming out soon.
ReplyDeleteGood Omens by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett. It has to be one of the most unique reads ever. It's full of clever humour and is a blast to read.
ReplyDeleteThe Nightingale Girls by Donna Douglas- in fact this whole series is wonderful. If you enjoyed BBC's "Call the Midwife" this series is a must. I love this era and love the London setting.
ReplyDeleteDef Curse of the Shamra by Barry Hoffman! I this book and NEEDED to read the other two! The plot was amazing and original! He deserves to be noticed more!
ReplyDeleteOne of my favorite authors is an older author, I think she was writing in the 1950s or 1960s, but she didn't get much attention and her books are out of print. Her name is Gwen Bristow and she wrote really amazing historical romances, really well-researched and with strong characters and in-depth plots. I buy her books used whenever I can find them. My favorite of hers is called Calico Palace, about the Gold Rush in California.
ReplyDeleteCephrael's Hand by Melissa McPhail. Honestly an awesome fantasy, right up there with the likes of LOTR and GoT.
ReplyDeleteI just read Nona And Me by Clare Atkins and it was incredibly and definitely underrated. :)
ReplyDeleteI loved Elizabeth C. Bunce's Thief Errant series, but due to poor sales, the publisher dropped it. It's a real shame, because the world she created was amazing.
ReplyDeleteMaggie Shayne's Thicker than Water is one of my favorites that's not at all popular.
ReplyDeleteAny book with zombies in it!
ReplyDeleteDie for me by Amy Plum, because was amazing.
ReplyDeletethe Veneficas Americana series (The Native Star, The Hidden Goddess, The Warlock's Curse) by M. K. Hobson - the books are impossible to put down, and anyone who like steampunk, alternate history or magic will love them.
ReplyDeletedie for me by amy plum!!
ReplyDeleteThe Bishop Series books by Kay Hooper
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I think the book Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Rigss deserves attention :)
ReplyDeleteThis book!! https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/9820495-letters-to-my-wife
ReplyDeleteI loved it so much...I cried...alot. For some reason I love books that make me cry lol. It only has 166 ratings, 43 reviews.
Precinct 13 by Tate Hallaway, it isn't as well known as some other books but I really loved this book. It was an amazing urban fantasy novel. I'm sad that because it didn't get as much attention, the series got cancelled so it's only going to be a standalone.
ReplyDeleteI think Molly Moon's Incredible Book of Hypnotism by Georgia Byng needs more attention. Even though it's a little older, I loved it when I was younger! And I never hear anyone talking about it. Thanks for the giveaway! :)
ReplyDeleteBlog This by Cami Checketts, or any book by Cami Checketts as I'm fairly sure all have less than 500 ratings on Goodreads. I have read three of Cami's books and I loved them all. They talk about a number of issues that aren't really discussed in society but should be and the writing and characters are fantastic!
ReplyDeleteFalling for the Ghost of You by Nicole Christie because it's funny
ReplyDeleteStormdancer by Jay Kristoff. Beautifully imagined, futuristic sort of setting, tied to old legends of feudal Japan.
ReplyDeletelean on me by angela verdenius..i like how she writes and the book is great and suprisingly funny
ReplyDeletethx u for the chance :)
Popular by Maya van Wagenen, because it's nonfiction, but super cute! It kind of reads like YA fiction in places, and Maya's story is sooo wonderful!
ReplyDeleteFan Art by Sarah Tregay because it is a really good book with a strong message.
ReplyDeleteEdenbrooke by Julianne Donaldson because it is such a sweet love story!
ReplyDeleteThe Great Lenore by JM Tohline. This book haunted me for weeks after I read it!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the amazing giveaway!
"Tethered" by Amy MacKinnon -- I absolutely loved this book, but it's barely ever spoken of. The book is a bit of thriller with lots of crime, funeral activity, floriography, and paranormal! One of my favorites.
ReplyDeleteThe Elysium Chronicles by J.A. Souders. I've only read the first book so far (Renegade) but it was so good, much darker than I had expected.
ReplyDeleteAnything by Brenda Rothert. She is an amazing writer and I love all of her books.
ReplyDeleteI think Dreams by Savannah Morgan needs more attention. It really is a wonderful adult book with romance and some spicy scenes:).
ReplyDeleteI think The Testing series by Joelle Charbonneau needs more attention. It's an amazing series that I really like. :)
ReplyDeleteImposter by Susanne Winnacker--it was unlike anything I've read :)
ReplyDeleteThe Sentinels of New Orleans Series (Royal Street, River Road, and Elysian Fields) by Suzanne Johnson is an amazing urban fantasy. Thanks for the great giveaway!
ReplyDeleteI think the Eon duology by Alison Goodman needs more attention. The books are one of the best fantasy books I've ever read!
ReplyDeleteI really enjoyed Christian Schoon's Zenn Scarlet series. I thought that would have been more popular, but I feel like he wrote it just for my teenage self!
ReplyDeleteAnything from Stephen King and Ransom Riggs! x
ReplyDeleteFive Days Left by Julie Lawson Timmer because she is a wonderful debut author
ReplyDeleteI think any of Cameron Jace's books deserve more attention!! :)
ReplyDeleteI really enjoy Tiffany Reisz's work, she definitely needs to get more attention, I love Hannah Johnson and Hannah Moskowitz, I've read lgbtq books from them and they're fantastic authors. Thank you for the giveaway. Enjoy your day. :)
ReplyDeleteI am an huge fan of multiple indie authors, who dont get the attention they deserve, JA Huss being one of them
ReplyDeleteGoodnight, Brian by Steven Manchester. It's such a beautiful and realistically scary book but it has the most wonderfully positive message.
ReplyDeleteI loved Prime of Life by P.d. Bekendam . In fact, I bought it for my mother in law after I read it because I knew she would enjoy it too!
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Juniper by Monica Furlong should get more attention. It kind of changed my life. I read it when I was seven and decided I wanted to write fantasy. It's so different bu a lovely story.
ReplyDeleteOh! And Daughter of Chaos by Jen McConnel. The mythology is fascinating and I loved the magical system.
Guarding Poppy by Christine Wenrick. I am reading it now. I skipped dinner to keep reading it.
ReplyDeleteThe Full Moon Bride by Shobhan Bantwal explores the topic of arranged marriage. It's an endlessly fascinating topic for those who are unfamiliar with it. I have read one book by this author, The Sari Shop Widow, and enjoyed it. Her other books are on my TBR list. These are books I would keep b/c of the topic and the beautiful covers.
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Thanks :)
I really enjoyed Paradigm by Helen Stringer, it is a dystopian read that offers a little something different and I hope there will be more :) Thank you for participating in this fun hop.
ReplyDeleteI like The Strange and Beautiful Sorrows of Ava Lavender by Leslye Walton. I really liked the characters and I didn't feel like I had read this plot somewhere before,
ReplyDeleteI love Last of the Bastion by R. Frater. It is a great Scifi zombie thriller trying to find a cure and how the event happened. :)
ReplyDeleteThe Oksa Pollock series by Cendrine Wolf aand Anne Plichota or something like that
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ReplyDeleteI loved Shadows by Paula Weston ... It's fascinating, It kept me waiting to know something through all the book and the other 2 books and still want to know it xD
ReplyDeleteBy My Side by Wendy Lou Jones, the story is really beautiful!
ReplyDeleteThe Kathleen Turner series by Tiffany Snow. I read the first book when it was first released. I didn't know what to expect but was blown away with how much I loved it. I count Tiffany Snow now among my favorite authors and will read anything she puts out!!
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