The Hunger Games Giveaway #1 with Shining Gift on Etsy

Today marks the start of The Hunger Games Giveaway on The Bookaholics! We are very lucky to get you guys an awesome sponsor who is also a creative jewelry maker based in Shenzhen, Guangdong --- Tina Lau from Shining Gift!

Vintage Style Birdcage Pocket Watch Locket Necklace, with a loving Key $5.99 USD

Tina has a great passion for beautiful jewelry since she was young. Fueled by her love for beautiful accessories, she resigned her job as a salesperson in an international trading company and started making and selling DIY accessories on her Etsy shop, Shining Gift.

Vintage style Robot Pocket Watch Necklace $3.99 USD

Her 5 years job experience in the trading company proves to be valuable as it makes her understand the importance of honesty and good customer service. Buyers have been greatly satisfied with her service, and she has, since the opening of her shop, successfully maintained a 100% positive feedback score.

Vintage style Pocket watch Locket Necklace, with a loving Key $5.99 USD

Tina's shop offers a selected array of accessories which are both pretty and affordable. While browsing her shop, you will certainly find yourself falling in love with one of more of the pieces.

Harry Potter Golden Snitch WATCH necklace silver Double side wings $3.99 USD

The Golden Snitch is a must for Harry Potter fans.

Victorian Cupid's Arrow Pendant necklace $4.99
This pendant is perfect as a Valentine's Day gift!

Other Notable Lovelies:

From left to right:
Vintage Inspired Chrysanthemum Earrings $3.99 USD
Vintage style antiqued brass headband with resin flower $4.99 USD

The above rings are all priced at $3.99 USD. For more rings, please visit the Ring section.

For today's event, Tina is offering a lucky reader this beautiful piece:


The Hunger Games Inspired Arrow, Mockingjay, and Peeta Pearl Victorian pattern golden dial Pocket Watch locket Necklace $8.99 USD

• Watch necklace: (with function, battery operated)
• Size: chain 80cm (31.49 inches Length)
• Pocket watch: 4.7cm (1.85 inches Diameter), 1.6cm (0.63 inches Thickness)
• High Quality A-class Quartz Movement
• Material: Stainless steel watch, Alloy chain, all Nickel & Lead Free

To enter, just feel up the Rafflecopter form below. May the odds be ever in your favour!


a Rafflecopter giveaway
CONTEST RULES

1. This contest is international. Contest duration is 20 March 2012 - 23 March 2012.
2. One (1) winner will be selected at the end of the contest using Rafflecopter.
3. The winner has to reply to our notification e-mail within 48 hours or else his/her prize will be forfeited and awarded to a replacement winner chosen randomly in a redraw.
4. The prize is not changeable for cash or other items.
5. The sponsor will be responsible for the shipping fees. However, both The Bookaholics and the sponsor will not be liable for any loss, expense or other damage directly or indirectly caused by any delay in delivery.

Don't forget to enter:

Are You Hungry for The Hunger Games? (+ Upcoming Contest)

The movie will be showing in cinemas on 22 March!
Are you going to watch it?

Come back on 20th March for a chance to win this gorgeous Hunger Games Pocket Watch from Shininggift! Contest is international and runs for 3 days only.

The Hunger Games Inspired Arrow, Mockingjay, and Peeta Pearl Victorian pattern golden dial Pocket Watch locket Necklace
--Watch necklace: (with function, battery operated)
--Size: chain 80cm (31.49 inches Length)
Pocket watch: 4.7cm (1.85 inches Diameter), 1.6cm (0.63 inches Thickness)
--High Quality A-class Quartz Movement
--Material: Stainless steel watch, Alloy chain, all Nickel & Lead Free
--All items come ready for gift giving

Can't wait to win one? Buy one HERE for only $8.99 USD!

Book Review : Return the Heart by T.K. Richardson

Return the Heart by T.K. Richardson

Paperback, 292 pages

Published July 1st 2010 by Yorkshire Publishing
Available on Amazon / Barnes & Noble / The Book Depository

Synopsis

What if your gift was a curse?

To a casual passerby, Lilly Paige is anything but special. As a seventeen year old, she is faced with all the complications of a teenager, but deep down there is much more.

Lilly has a gift, though sometimes it seems to be a curse. Lilly can peer into the hearts of others - their deepest, darkest secrets are there for Lilly to see - but to what end? Raised by aloof parents, Lilly has been independent her whole life, but soon she will need to rely on her friends to evade an evil that has sold her gift to the highest bidder on the black market.

Lilly and her four closest friends are immersed in a dangerous game of cat and mouse, that will not only reveal more about Lilly's gift, but also her link to an old Russian prophecy. Can Lilly and her friends escape the danger that is so close they can practically feel it? Where will their perilous journey lead them - to darkness or light?

Review

“She who reads the hearts of many shall return the hearts of many to Russia.” So is the story of Lily Paige, a girl with extraordinary abilities – to read and understand the hearts of people. No matter good or evil, you’re bound to be revealed completely in the eyes of this girl.

Even though the main character is Lily Paige, Return the Heart actually focuses on five teenagers, Seth, Claire, Kyle, Andrew and Lily herself – each of them with a different ability that can merge together as one in times of danger.

Lily’s character is portrayed as diminutive but with the heart of a lion. She seems introverted to me at first - being shy, having no friends and always avoiding Claire whenever she approaches her. But eventually, the gang is able to gain Lily’s trust, and she in turn, becomes best buddies with them.

I like how the author incorporates foreign elements in this story – a reflection of the Russian literature she greatly enjoys. Many of the characters in this story are Russians. Nikolai, a member of The Family, is a good friend of Lily. Even the evil character is a Russian. But the author did not give us a chance to discover his identity, as Lily was able to tell who he was at the first moment.

Lily and Seth’s romance seems a bit rushed. It’s like putting two ends of a magnet close to each other – they undergo an instant attraction towards each other, and quickly fall in love. Nevertheless, it is still sweet as they are getting to know each other more in the process, and Seth’s composure and leadership is admirable.

The part where the teens work together to thwart an evil scheme seems a bit unrealistic. Yes, it is true that they have special abilities, but somehow, I was flabbergasted upon knowing their plans. It’s just too much – what these teens could do, despite the author’s explanation about how things work out.

Return the Heart is a fairly well read, but perhaps it is more suitable for the younger me.

Rating:

Note of Thanks
Many thanks to T. K. for providing a copy of Return the Heart for this review!

About The Author

T. K. Richardson is the author of several books for young adults and much of her writing is subtly influenced by her love of Russian history and literature.

Raised on the West Coast, she improves the lives of children near and far by advocating for abused and neglected children in her community, as well as sponsoring a Christian based orphanage in India.

She is the founder of Partners In Print, a book donation program for children in the foster care system, and runs The Writer's Resource Directory. Writing books and helping children are her passion. She lives in California where she is at work on her next novel.