Release December 2008 (Bay Back Books) * 320 pages * ISBN 13: 9780316067638
Thanks to Hachette Book Group, I have another title to give away: Gods Behaving Badly by Marie Phillips. I haven’t had a chance to read this one, but I have a copy on its way to me and you can enter to win your copy here.
Here is Hachette’s description of the book:
Being a Greek god is not all it once was. Yes, the twelve gods of Olympus are alive and well in the twenty-first century, but they are crammed together in a London townhouse-and none too happy about it. And they’ve had to get day jobs: Artemis as a dog-walker, Apollo as a TV psychic, Aphrodite as a phone sex operator, Dionysus as a DJ. Even more disturbingly, their powers are waning, and even turning mortals into trees-a favorite pastime of Apollo’s-is sapping their vital reserves of strength.
Soon, what begins as a minor squabble between Aphrodite and Apollo escalates into an epic battle of wills. Two perplexed humans, Alice and Neil, who are caught in the crossfire, must fear not only for their own lives, but for the survival of humankind. Nothing less than a true act of heroism is needed-but can these two decidedly ordinary people replicate the feats of the mythical heroes and save the world?
Interested?
You can read Chapter 1 on Hachette’s site.
Giveaway Details (Sorry, this giveaway is now closed)
Eligibility
- Open to residents of the United States and Canada. Sorry, you must have a street address (no P.O. boxes) to enter. Shipping courtesy of Hachette Book Group. I do have a giveaway that’s open worldwide if you aren’t eligible for this one.
- You must be contactable. If I can’t reach you, you can’t win.
The Book
The winners will each receive a new finished copy of Gods Behaving Badly by Marie Phillips.
How to Enter
There are a number of ways to enter, depending on how many entries you want. The list only looks long. You can do only #1 and be done. The extra ways to enter just increase your chances of winning (pick any or none of them or come back later and do more of them):
- Post a comment on this post saying that you want to be entered (1 entry). If you want more entries, keep reading. If one’s enough for you, thanks for coming by and don’t forget to check out the other freebies and giveaways at the end of this post.
- Help me keep in touch:
- Subscribe to my RSS feed in a reader OR by e-mail (no need to do both) and tell me in your comment (2 entries). If you are already a subscriber let me know that too.
- Follow me on Twitter (1 entry). If you already follow me on Twitter, remind me when you post.
- Help me publicize this giveaway:
- Blog about this giveaway and link back here OR link this giveaway on your blog sidebar (3 entries).
- Show me you’re interested in the book by telling me why you want to read it (2 entries).
Deadlines
This giveaway is a bit different because there are five copies to give away so there are several closing dates (ALL entries count for ALL draws):
On November 9, 2008 I will draw up to 3 winners based on the number of entries on November 8 at 11:59 pm Mountain Standard Time. If there are at least 10 unique entries I’ll draw one winner, at least 20/two winners, and at least 30/three winners.
The remaining two winners will be drawn November 16 and November 23 (cut off for those draws is 11:59 pm Mountain Standard Time the night before). Remember all entries (except for winners) are eligible for all draws. There may be more ways to enter as the month wears on, so don’t forget to come back (better yet, subscribe to the RSS feed or follow me on Twitter)!
The winners will be announced and e-mailed the day of the drawings. If the winners don’t reply to the e-mail notification within 72 hours, new winners will be drawn.
More Free Stuff
If you’re new to Booklorn, check out the free reading tag. Don’t forget to come back for the other book giveaways this month, check out the links to other bloggers’ giveaways in my sidebar and wander over to the Book Giveaway Carnival running November 3-8th.
104 Comments
i’ve heard so many good things about this book and would love to read it!
for another entry, the reason why i want to read this is because i’m a huge fan of Greek and Roman history (fiction and non-fiction!) and would love to add this to my book collection. and i would love to pass this along to family and friends!
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4) I have a motivational/creativity book about Greek muses in the modern day, so I’d love to see how this concept translates to fiction. Thanks!
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I’ve heard about this book so much, I’d love to read it! I’ve always had a small fixation on Greek mythology and I’m very interested in the different ways it can be adapted or interpreted.
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and I’d really like to be entered becaues one year when I was taking Latin we spend Fridays in the Spring reading myths outside and I’d love this other kind of story about the gods (sue it’s their Greek versions but I think I could handle it ;))
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This book sounds great; I’d love to read it! I love reading about mythology, it would be interesting to see the Ancient Greek gods in a modern day setting.
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I read this book earlier in the year and loved it. I would really like to own a copy so I can read it again. I thought Aphrodite was the best character in the book, although everyone was pretty great. Thanks for the chance to win!
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I would love to read this book. I enjoy stories where ancient Gods are portrayed in modern times. It reminds me of the PC Cast Goddess Summoning Series.
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I’ve heard so many good things about this book! I think it sounds like something I would enjoy. I’ve read just about every fiction I can find where legendary gods are put into modern times (Neil Gaiman and Katie MacAlister did some good ones).
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2 entries–I want to read this book because I love Greek and Roman history, I love modern-day ’sequels’ and I love books that are fun!
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A romantic comedy featuring mythological beings in the modern world? The possibilities of how this could go intrigue me. I’d heard about this book and thought it would be a fun read, something to curl up with and forget the tediums of the real world for a bit. I enjoy good British comedy and this seems to be right on track for that. Thanks for the giveaway — and for hosting the Giveaway Carnival for all of us readers out here.
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I want to read this book as I read a review of it in our local paper and I love the twist on modern day associated with Roman Gods - it sounds like a fun read. It’s also on my Christmas wish list so I’d love to get it.
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I think the basis of my desire to read this is because I have always had a fascination with mythology. I loved learning the greek and roman stories and I even took classes again in college. My kids are carrying on the love too. My daughter has already taken classes in college and my son just informed me that he scheduled for next semester with a class in mythology. It’s funny that this book giveaway came up at the same time because now I know there would be at least 3 people in this house who’d be reading it!
I don’t know a whole lot about this book, but from your description it sounds like it would be quite interesting. Please enter me to win! Thanks for a great giveaway!
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Sound like a amusing read.Please throw my name it to the hat with the rest of the mortals.
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Well, I’m Greek, so it captured my interest and now I want to read it.
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For 1 entry, please accept my name into the contest. For another 2 entries… I’d love to read this book because it seems like a modern and hilariously comical take on likely the most dysfunctional and twisted family EVER (kidnappings, drug and drug addicts, children born of incest, etc. etc.) and only Gods could get away with it… LOL! I’d love to win and get a laugh out of this lovely book. Thank you!
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I would love to read this as I have always had a passion for Greek mythology. I had to replace my original book of Greek myths because I wore it out (and that was just high school). In college, comparative studies classes and lit classes helped me further study these beloved stories. This book has an interesting take on the characters and a very new and different point of view
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At one point in my teens I was very into studying mythology; I read several books on the subject cover to cover. Now fiction is my game and this book marries both. Love to win.
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And lastly, I actually saw this in Barnes & Noble a few weeks ago, and was so tempted to pick it up, it looked like such a kick to read. Unfortunately, hubby limits me to one book per trip, so was a no go that day
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God’s Behaving Badly sounds like a great read.
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