Saturday Sensation! Reading Extravaganza: EVEN MORE Chick Lit Books and Special Contests

May 2011 has been one of the most exciting months in Chick Lit since I can remember. The Chicklit Club, Novelicious and Chick Lit is Not Dead teamed up for the inaugural International Chick Lit Month to celebrate women’s fiction and everyone seems to be jumping onboard. I kicked off the weekend with Friday Fiesta with freebies and fabulous book giveaway links galore. In continuing with a weekend of winnings, I’ve perused the web to find EVEN MORE chick lit novels being offered online plus an audio book library gift set, a writing prompt prize pack and a NOOK Color! It’s a Saturday Sensation at Lip Gloss and Literature. ENTER NOW TO WIN!

Beneath A Starlet Sky by Amanda Goldberg & Ruthanna Khalighi Hopper (5 Copies)

Chick Lit Is Not Dead; Ends: May 22, 2011

http://chicklitisnotdead.com/2011/05/amanda-goldberg-ruthanna-khalighi-hoppers-5-dos-and-a-do-over/

Ten Beach Road by Wendy Wax

Life in Review; Ends: May 23, 2011

http://lifeinreviewblog.wordpress.com/2011/05/16/tlc-book-tour-for-ten-beach-road-by-wendy-wax/

When God Was a Rabbit by Saran Winman

Life in Review; Ends: May 24, 2011

http://lifeinreviewblog.wordpress.com/2011/05/18/tlc-book-tour-giveaway-for-when-god-was-a-rabbit-by-sarah-winman/

Rude Awakenings of a Jane Austen Addict by Laura Viera Rigler (4 Copies) (US/Canada & UK/Ireland)

International Chick Lit Month; Chicklit Club; Ends: May 25, 2011

http://internationalchicklitmonth.com/giveaways/

Win a NOOK Color + a $1,000.00 B&N Gift Card

Barnes & Noble on Facebook; Ends: May 25, 2011

http://www.facebook.com/nookBN?sk=app_156563374406560&app_data=%2526utm_referrer%253Dhttp%25253A%25252F%25252Fapps.facebook.com%25252Freadforever%25252F#!/nookBN?sk=app_156563374406560

The Scarlet Kimono by Christina Courtenay

Novelicious, Ends: May 26, 2011

http://www.novelicious.com/competitions/

Viola in the Spotlight by Adriana Trigiani (2 Copies) (US ONLY)

The Book Butterfly; Ends: May 28, 2011

http://thebookbutterfly.com/2011/05/win-copy-of-viola-in-spotlight-by.html

Friendship Bread by Darien Gee

A Cozy Reader’s Corner; Ends: May 30, 2011

http://acozyreaderscorner.blogspot.com/2011/05/friendship-bread.html

Ten Beach Road by Wendy Wax

Reviews By Molly; Ends May 30, 2011

http://www.reviewsbymolly.com/2011/05/tlc-blog-tour-review-plus-bonus.html

Various Chick Lit Teen Books (Choice of Sarah Dessen’s The Truth About Forever, Jenny Han’s The Summer I Turned Pretty, Maureen Johnson’s 13 Little Blue Envelopes and more) (2 Winners; One Book Each)

LC’s Adventures in Library Land; Ends: June 1, 2011

http://lcsadventuresinlibraryland.blogspot.com/2011/05/lcs-200-follower-giveaway.html

Summer in the South by Cathy Holton (3 Hardcover copies)

Bookin’ With Bingo; Ends: June 2, 2011

http://bookinwithbingo.blogspot.com/2011/05/summer-in-south-author-interview-and.html

100 Personalized Writing Prompts + The Writing Sampler by Bryan Cohen; $50.00 Amazon Gift Card

Writing is a Blessing; Ends: June 2, 2011

http://writingisablessing.blogspot.com/2011/05/guest-post-and-giveaway-by-bryan-cohen.html

When God Was a Rabbit by Sarah Winman

Chick Lit Reviews; Ends: June 5, 2011

http://chicklitreviews.com/2011/05/21/aw-giveaway-when-god-was-a-rabbit-by-sarah-winman/

Abby MacDonald Audiobook Library! Sophomore Switch, The Anti-Prom & Boys, Bears and a Serious Pair of Hiking Boots

Chick Lit Reviews; Ends: June 12, 2011

http://chicklitreviews.com/2011/05/20/aw-giveaway-abby-mcdonald-3-audiobook-library/

**Please Check Back to Friday's Post for a Fiesta of Free & Fabulous Finds in Chick Lit Books Across the Web!!**

Waiting on Wednesday - Faking It by Charlotte Kymberley

"Waiting On Wednesday"(WOW) is a weekly event, hosted by Jill from Breaking The Spine that spotlights upcoming releases eagerly anticipated. This is my third week joining the 100 plus book bloggers who participate in the weekly meme and I am very excited to be a part of it. I hope to hear from you and your own WOW so that I can add some more books to my TBR shelf.

One of my favorite web sites is Chick Lit Plus. It’s a very varied site with its articles and features on chick lit and general fiction, celebrity gossip, book reviews, fashion, fitness, writing resources and a whole lot more; and this year, the woman behind the site has even added a few services to her list, one of which is serving as Host of a 2011 Chick Lit Reading Challenge. The goal, over the course of the twelve months in 2011, is to read 12 chick lit genre books – with one exception: two MUST be by debut authors with book releases in 2011. I am grateful to be a part of this challenge, not only because it increases my personal quota of reading chick lit novels and writing reviews but because this is the first year I can remember being really focused on what the upcoming new books and authors are going to be out there in the publishing world and make it into local bookstores.  It’s really caused my TBR list to skyrocket!

This week I am featuring a book I saw featured on both the Chicklit Club as well as Chick Lit Plus (this week). Oddly enough when I looked it up on Goodreads for a synopsis it said the book was by “Charlotte Kymberley” but then I noticed the cover of the book said it was by “Lotte Daley”. Is it fair to assume Lotte is the pseudonym or shortened name for Charlotte and similarly, Daley is a shortened, play on Kymberley? I’m open to any and all ideas….

The synopsis reminds me a lot of a book I recently read by Ilana Fox called the Making of Mia, in that the leading lady undergoes a drastic makeover and becomes the paparazzi’s latest IT Girl to target – but will it help her find true love? The right career? Her own place in the world? Or even herself? It brings up the idea about whether making oneself over really serves its purpose? Is it all worth it? And at what costs? Or is it just a false disguise? I guess I’ll have to wait and find out.

'It's not you, it's me'. That's the cowardly text message that Katie receives from Jack, her actor boyfriend of three years, when he dumps her. And things go from bad to worse when photos of Jack canoodling with a famous size-zero actress are splashed across every gossip magazine and tabloid soon after. Just how much humiliation can a girl take? With the paparazzi camped out on her doorstep, Katie decides to preserve what's left of her dignity. So she agrees to become her PR colleagues' next project. They will make her over (hair, teeth, clothes, Botox, and boobs - the works) and turn her into an instant celebrity in order to win back her ex and show the world that an ordinary girl can rival a beautiful bimbo. But will a new life in the limelight be everything Katie dreamt of? Can she make it in the cut-throat world of the beautiful, rich and famous? Is Jack worth all the hassle or is there someone else out there who might love Katie just the way she is?

The above cover and synopsis were found on Amazon via the Paperback edition.

Faking It by Lotte Daley/Charlotte Kymberley will be released February 17, 2011 (Tomorrow!!)

For more debut authors coming out soon visit Chick lit Plus’ latest post at:

http://chicklitplus.com/debut-authors-novels-februarymarch-2011/