Hello, there! Today is day one of the Matched and Crossed by Ally Condie read-a-long!
First things first: if you are signed up for this read-a-long, you get a GOLD STAR. If not, sign-ups are still open til 10/9, the day of our first discussion post. So... head on over to HERE to get yourself signed-up. Then you'll get a gold star just like everybody else! We've had over fifty people sign-up, so you won't want to miss discussing these awesome sauce books. Because they really are filled with awesome sauce. And now there is the little issue of needing to have obtain a copy of Matched! If you already have a copy, then you get ANOTHER gold star. If you don't, then here are some links to purchase it:
The three people who won copies of Matched and Crossed will be notified shortly, if you are not a winner, make sure you buy or borrow a copy to make sure you can participate in this awesome read-a-long!
On October 9th you we will be discussing Chapters One through 12! Plan to discuss, have fun, and drool all over these books!
Now it's time for our first discussion question:
Introductions first! Let's start out by telling everyone who you are and if you have read Matched before? What are you most excited about in this read-a-long?
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Once you fill out that question enter our giveaway to win a slipcase containing all of the Breathless Reads! And make sure to head over to Squeaky Books to answer her discussion question and gain another entry in the giveaway!
Fill out the giveaway form after the page break!
I'm Rachel @ Beauty and the Bookshelf, and I haven't read Matched before! I'm doing this because I've wanted to read the books, and this is a great way to do so.
ReplyDeleteI'm Gina (ginabeanud) and don't have a blog, but I do enjoy reading blogs! I've read Matched and Crossed several times. They are beautifully written books - some of my favorites. I'm excited about the read-along because 1) I love the books, and 2) it will refresh my memory in preparation for Reached to come out.
ReplyDeleteHi I'm Erin. I also do not have a blog, but I read quite a bit. I wanted to join this read a long because I haven't read these books yet. I have them and I've wanted to pick them up, but it just seems like something else grabbed my attention. This is my first read a long and I am really excited to participate and discuss this series. I think it's going to be such a blast!!
ReplyDeleteI'm Debz, and Matched was the first dystopia I ever read. It opened my eyes up to a whole new world of books! I'm really excited to be able to geek out with other Matched fans during the read-along!
ReplyDeleteHello! I'm Kristen from MatchedSource and I am reading along because I obviously flipping LOVE this series! I'm hoping to enjoy fresh looks at the first two books and definitely have lots of FUN & laughs!
ReplyDeleteMy names Emilee! I've read the book the book before, but I thought it would be super fun to discuss it with other people!
ReplyDeleteI really like your name! (I swear I'm not a creeper.) :)
DeleteYes, Monica is many things (partner in sarcasm, twitter buddy, general pain in the arse to name a few) but creeper is not one of them.
DeleteHi people! I'm Monica and I have read Matched before. I got it for, I think, $6 at my school's book fair and thought "Hey that's a pretty cover. Why not?" I happily handed over my money and read it shortly after. :)
ReplyDeleteHey everyone! My name is Marie. I adored both Matched and Crossed, but can't remember much about them. I thought this was a good oppurtunity to reread them and to discuss it with others people who also love the series.
ReplyDeleteHi everyone! I'm Jamie of The Paranormal Palace. I just re-started blogging recently and just started TPP. I haven't read the Matched series yet and I signed up for the read along to finally learn about these characters! Happy reading everyone!
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Hi, my name is Lindy. I have read Matched before and loved it, but there was such a long gap between Matched and Crossed that I couldn't get into Crossed because I forgat alot of MTched. So I'm retracing Matched to prepare to read Crosed and Reached!
ReplyDeleteI'm Kathryn at Clean Teen Fiction ! I've read both books and can't wait to read them again! I love Ally's writing and the world she created.
ReplyDeleteHi! I'm Lisa. I have never read Matched before but I've been meaning to for a while now. The story sounds interesting and the cover is really pretty so I'm excited to finally read this book!
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