It's hard to believe that little 'ol Squeaky Books is really 6 years old. I've been neglecting the site lately, but hopefully that will change soon. Or... how about right now!

I've done a guess the cover contest for a few years for my blogoversary, but this year I decided to shake things up. This year it's a GUESS THE AUTHORS contest!

That's right, instead of book covers, I've got author pictures. You need to guess who the author is and fill out this form. To make it easier, these are all of the author's profile pictures on Goodreads.

Author friends! Sorry if you didn't make it onto this. I literally had a list so long that I had to randomly select 12 people to make it on. So... blame Random.org!

Ready? Guess away! Winner will get a $10 Amazon gift card! Just to keep things fresh, I'm not going to say when this is going to end. It'll end WHEN I FEEL LIKE IT! Muahahaha! If there are any that you just can't get, leave a comment! If people agree with you, I'll give a hint. :)

Wow! I have officially discovered how hard is too hard. Only 32 people entered this contest. And of those 32, only ONE PERSON got all of the covers right. You can see the original post here. And now, I'll reveal the covers and the winners!

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Here are the text answers. The percentage indicates how many people got the answer correct.

1. Origin by Jessica Khoury, 63%
2. Days of Blood and Starlight by Laini Taylor, 44%
3. Breathe by Sarah Crossan, 91%
4. Revolution 19 by Gregg Rosenblum, 34%
5. The Crown of Embers by Rae Carson, 59%
6. Fathomless by Jackson Pearce, 44%
7. Crewel by Gennifer Albin, 56%
8. Level 2 by Lenore Applehans, 50%
9. Sweet Shadows by Tera Lynn Childs, 59%
10. Falling Kingdoms by Morgan Rhodes, 34%
11. What's Left of Me by Kat Zhang, 53%
12. Stormdancer by Jay Kristoff, 25%

And now, winners!

The only person who got ALL questions right and gets any book of your choice under $13 from TBD or Amazon is...


And the randomly selected winner is...

I almost can't believe it. I've made it to my five year blogoversary! How crazy is that?!  Tomorrow is my actual blogoversary, but since I don't post on Sundays, we're going to celebrate TODAY!

To be completely honest, I feel like Squeaky Books has always been a part of my life. It's hard to remember when I wasn't blogging. And I can't imagine ever stopping blogging. So here's hoping for at least another five years!

If you've been around for my blogoversary in the past, you know what's coming: a guess the cover contest!!

There are only 12 covers this year, but I did my darndest to make them REALLY hard! Check out the images, then check out the rules/hints below!


HINTS:

• All of these books have not yet been released (as of 7-14-2012)
• They will all release in 2012 or early 2013
• All of these books are US covers (so far as I am aware)
• Not all have been featured on Squeaky Books, but some
• They are all books I REALLY want

Those are your only hints! And there are two prizes!

Prize #1 Fastest 100%
The first prize will go to the first person who gets ALL of the covers correct.

Prize #2 Random
I will then randomly select a winner from all participants. The more covers you get right, the more entries you get!

Both winners will get to choose any book they want from Amazon.com or TBD under $13.

Here are the details:

• Giveaway open 7/14-7/29
• Open International!
• You MUST have at least one cover correct to be entered
• You must fill out THE FORM to enter
• DO NOT LEAVE ANSWERS IN COMMENTS
• Multiple submissions WILL NOT COUNT. If you enter more than once, only your first submission will be counted. If you're going for the 100% prize, you have to have them all at the same time. Much more challenging that way, I think.

Hello peeps! I'm home, and it's time to announce the results and winners of my blogoversary contest. You can see the original post and images here. But now, answers! I'll let you know the covers in the order they were listed in the contest, and then let you know how many people got them right.

#1 Dark Inside
55% of people got this right, and no one got it wrong. Either you guess and got it right, or you left it blank.

#2 Incarnate
90% of people got this right. Impressive! It does have a very memorable (and BEAUTIFUL) cover, doesn't it?

#3 Forest Born
58% of people got this one right, which really surprised me. With all my Shannon Hale stalker-ness and crazy fandom, I thought EVERYONE would know this. I have failed you all. Did the "not yet released" clue throw people off? Because technically, this specific book isn't released yet.

#4 Tris & Izzie
This is the one that people got right the most. 94% of you got it. Great job! I even tried to pick a really unremarkable part of the cover.

#5 Midnight in Austenland
Only 32% of people got this one. I don't blame you. I haven't mentioned it on the blog, and it is technically an adult book. But it's Shannon Hale, so OF COURSE I had to include it.

#6 Isle of Blood
42% of people got this right. This series isn't uber-popular, but I really liked the first book. There aren't many horror books I can read, but when I can read them, I usually like them.

#7 Prized
 68% Got this right. Birthmarked was one of my favorite books of 2010. I can't WAIT for this one!

#8 Dust & Decay
Zombies FTW! 42% got this right. I'm SOOOOO excited to read this.

#9 The Death Cure
Only 39% got this right. Many people got it confused with A Million Suns by Beth Revis, or Ascend by Amanda Hocking. I can see that. But it's THIS book that I'm the most excited about.

#10 Enshadowed
I was so very proud of this one. The little clip I took is just of the pendant she's wearing. Can you see it? Just above the L in Kelly. I was very satisfied. This was the one that people got the least. Only 29% got this. Tee hee. I'm so clever.

#11 The Pledge
 I'm only so-so when it comes to Derting's Body Finder series, but I love me some dystopia. So I'm excited for it. 58% got this right.

#12 The Fox Inheritance
 Remember how I recently gushed over how much I loved the first book in this series? So of course this is on my list of books I want to own! 87% got this right!

#13 Everneath
 Many people thought this was Anna Dressed in Blood which I guess I can understand, but this cover is GORGEOUS! It may be the prettiest cover I've seen all year. AND it's by a local author. I can't wait. 61% got this right.

#14 Drink, Slay, Love
 I LURV me some Sarah Beth Durst. She's never failed to amaze me. 74% got this one.

#15 A Monster Calls
 This one was pretty widely missed as well. Some people thought it was Wolfsbane, and Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi. You either love Patrick Ness, you hate him, or you've never heard of him. At least, that's my experience. 39% got this right.

#16 Daughter of Smoke and BoneI had a chance to read this book a few weeks ago and ADORED it. It's in the running for my favorite book of 2011. It's got some crazy stuff in it, but I LOVED it. 52% got this one right.





But NOW you want to know winners, eh? All right. First off, there were only FOUR people who got ALL of the books right, and they are:


The time difference between the first person to get it right and the second was only NINE minutes. So close! But the winner is...


And the randomly selected winner (who only missed one, BTW) is...

Both of them get their choice of any book from Amazon.com under $13.

Thanks to everyone who answered. This was fun for me, I hope it was fun for you!

It's my four year blogoversary! How crazy is that?! FOUR YEARS! True, my blog didn't really kick it into gear until about 18 months ago, but still. FOUR YEARS! I'm pretty excited about that. I was also excited to realize (maybe I realized this before) but my blogoversary also marks the day I first met/saw Shannon Hale! It's been FIVE years since that. Crazy!

I can't imagine ever stopping blogging. Yes, I love all of my readers, but the blog has just become such an important part of my life that I can't believe it could ever stop. How would I remember what I read? How would I remember how I felt about what I read?

And since I'm so excited about this, I've decided to have a contest! It's been over six months since I did my last guess-the-cover contest, so that's what we're going to do!

Last time you guys were WAY smarter than I gave you credit for, so this time I've made it REALLY HARD. You only have 100x100 pixel squares, and I tried to pick obscure peices of the covers. Here they are! Look below for some hints and contest details.


HINTS:

• All of these books have not yet been released (as of 7-15-2011)
• They will all release in 2011 or early 2012
• All of these books are US covers (so far as I am aware)
• Shannon Hale may be involved
• Not all have been featured on Squeaky Books, but some
• They are all books I REALLY want

Those are your only hints! And there are two prizes!

Prize #1 Fastest 100%
The first prize will go to the first person who gets ALL of the covers correct.

Prize #2 Random
I will then randomly select a winner from all participants. The more covers you get right, the more entries you get!

Both winners will get to choose any book they want from Amazon.com under $13.

Here are the details:

• Giveaway open 7/15-7/29
• Open to ages 13 and up
• Open to US residents only (Puerto Rico is fine)
• You MUST have at least one cover correct to be entered
• You must fill out THE FORM to enter
• DO NOT LEAVE ANSWERS IN COMMENTS
• Multiple submissions WILL NOT COUNT. If you enter more than once, only your first submission will be counted. If you're going for the 100% prize, you have to have them all at the same time. Much more challenging that way, I think.