Contest and REACHED Trader Challenge #5: Reach Out

I was one of the bloggers selected to become a trader for the Silk & Paper campaign. As traders, it's our job to get the word out about the fantastic Matched Trilogy as we wait for the final novel, REACHED, to release. Last week, we shared the Matched Facts Tumblr, and this week the Archivists and the Rising have given us (even you!) another task to complete:

ASSIGNMENT: The Rising is coming, nothing can stop it. Help them spread their mission as quickly as possible—post the link to the Reached trailer and excerpt on your blog, Twitter, Facebook, Tumblr, etc. and get as many civilians as possible to do the same.

View the book trailer for REACHED by Ally Condie

'Reached,' by Allie Condie -- EXCLUSIVE Excerpt

One winner will receive a Matched Trilogy boxed set + a Matched trilogy poster and buttons, and two more winners will receive the Matched Trilogy posters + buttons! Want to enter? You're going to have to work for it (easy tasks, I promise). Here are this week's tasks:

Task 1 (for 10 entries): Blog, Tweet or post on Facebook (or other social media) about the Reached Book Trailer!

Task 2 (for 10 entries): Blog, Tweet or Post on Facebook (or other social media) about the Reached excerpt!

Complete one or both of these tasks? 

Fill out the rafflecopter below to gain your entries! 

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Contest and REACHED Trader Challenge #4: Cross Over

I was lucky enough to be selected to become one of the traders for the Silk & Paper campaign! As traders, it's our job to get the word out about the fantastic Matched Trilogy as we wait for the final novel, REACHED, to release. Last week, we shared the Matched Trilogy Facebook Fan Page, and this week the Archivists and the Rising have given us (even you!) another task to complete:

Trader Challenge #4: Cross Over 

ASSIGNMENT: It is one thing to wake up from the Society’s dream of a “perfect” civilization, but it is another thing altogether to cross the boundary from your safe and sound world into new and dangerous territory. Follow and help Cassia through her journey into the Outer Provinces to reunite with Ky and ultimately discover herself. Drive as much traffic as possible to the Matched Facts Tumblr and the Crossed Facts campaign by reblogging, promoting the link and images on Facebook, etc.  & get as many people as possible to embed the CROSSED trailer on their blogs, post about them on Facebook, etc.

I'm a fan of Matched Facts, simply because they always refresh my memory of what happened in each book without adding in any unnecessary information. Here are a couple Matched and Crossed Facts that I like:

And now, for my contest with awesome prizes! But, I'm going to make you work for it (Don't worry, the challenges are easy and fun!) 

Challenge #4

Option 1: Find one MATCHED OR CROSSED Fact that you like and Tweet it OR Post it to Facebook.

OR

Option 2: Tweet OR Post the CROSSED Book Trailer to Facebook.

Easy, right? Did you complete one of the options for Challenge #4? Copy the link to your tweet or Facebook post, click on Challenge #4 on the Rafflecopter below and paste the link in the space provided. You can also still complete the first three challenges - the more challenges you complete, the more entries into the giveaway you receive!

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Slowing Things Down and Taking a Step Back

Hey everyone!

I've been having some health concerns for the last three weeks, and I finally managed to meet with my doctor a few days ago. Apparently, all of my current health problems are being caused by stress, and I was told to take it easy and try to cut out as much stress in my life as possible. 

Unfortunately, since I can't exactly take a break from all of my school/college stress (darn it), I'm going to have to slow things down with the blog instead. While blogging may be so much fun, it can also be extremely stressful for me. It bothers me to have to push blogging to the side, since I love it so much, but I need to focus on my health right now.

So, I'm going to be slowing things down and taking a step back from YA Book Queen for the rest of October and possibly November (we'll see). However, I will still have my posts for the Silk and Paper campaign (and my contest) each Monday. But, for the rest of October, those posts are likely going to be the only ones going up on YA Book Queen until I start feeling better. I'll hopefully get my stress level down and health back in order soon!

Also, out of curiosity, do any of you have any de-stressing tips?

Hope you all are having a fabulous October so far,