Over the course of the last two years, one of my favorite series has been Diana Peterfreund’s Ivy League series. Recently, the fourth and final book in the series, Tap and Gown, came out, and though I was sad to see the series end, it was nice to see how things worked out for all my favorite characters. The books make for great lazy summer day reading, so my first giveaway of the Summer Reading Blitz is a set of all four books in this series. The descriptions below are taken from the back covers of the novels.
Secret Society Girl: Elite Eli University junior Amy Haskel never expected to be tapped into Rose & Grave, the country’s most powerful- and notorious- secret society. She isn’t rich, politically connected, or… well, male. So when Amy receives the distinctive black-lined invitation with the Rose & Grave seal, she’s blown away. Could they really mean her?
Whisked off into an initiation rite that’s a blend of Harry Potter and Alfred Hitchcock, Amy awakens the next day to a new reality and a whole new set of “friends”- from the gorgeous son of a governor to an Afrocentric lesbian activist whose society name is Thorndike. And that’s when Amy starts to discover the truth about getting what you wish for. Because Rose & Grave is quickly taking her away from her familiar world of classes and keggers, fueling a feud, and undermining a very promising friendship with benefits. And that’s before Amy finds out that her first duty as a member of Rose & Grave is to take on a conspiracy of money and power that could, quite possibly, ruin her whole life. [See my review here]
Under the Rose: Amy Haskel made it into elite Eli University. Then she made it into the ultraselective Order of Rose & Grave. Now a senior, Amy is looking her future squarely in the eye- until someone starts selling society secrets. When a series of bizarre messages suggests conspiracy within the ranks and a female knight mysteriously disappears, no member of Rose & Grave is safe… or above suspicion.
On her side, Amy has a few loyal Diggirls- her fellow female Rose & Grave knights. Against her? Certainly it’s a group of Rose & Grave’s überpowerful patriarchs who want their old boys’ club back. As new developments in her love life threaten to implode, and the case of the vanished Diggirl gets weirder by the moment, Amy will need to use every society trick she’s ever learned in order to get things right. Even if it means turning to old adversaries for help- or discovering that the real foes are closer than she’d thought… [See my review here]
Rites of Spring (Break): For Amy, a week of R&R on her secret society’s private island should be all fun in the sun- and an escape from an on-campus feud with a rival society that’s turned disturbingly personal. But along with her SPF 30 and a bikini, Amy is bringing a suitcase full of issues to remote Cadavor Key. Graduation from Eli University looms, not to mention buckets of unfinished business with a former flame and- most pressing of all- the sudden, startling transformation of a mysterious Rose & Grave patriarch from sheerly evil to utterly… appealing?
Just when Amy thinks spring break can’t get any less relaxing, a wacky “accident” puts everyone on edge. And that’s only the beginning, as the knights start to suspect that someone has infiltrated the island. With some major Rose & Grave secrets to be exposed, and the potential fallout enough to take down one of America’s most loathsome figureheads, it’s all “Bugaboo” can do to outwit the party crasher and get back to Eli alive. [See my review here]
Tap and Gown: For Amy, the countdown to graduation has begun, and suddently the perfect ending to a perfectly iconoclastic Eli career is slipping from her grasp. Her new boyfriend’s been made an offer he just can’t refuse. Her fellowship applications haven’t even been filed. And the student she’s chosen to take her place in Rose & Grave- the country’s most powerful and notorious secret society- seems to come complete with a secret life already intact.
Lunging toward the finish line, Amy finds trouble around every corner, from society intrigues and unlikely stalkers to former flames and mandatory science credits. Surely it couldn’t get worse… until Initiation Night explodes into a terrifying scene and into a last test of wits for a young woman just trying to make it out of the Ivy League in one piece. [review coming later this week]
The rules:
- This giveaway is open to all readers, both in the States and internationally. I will probably have to limit other giveaways to the United States and Canada, but I wanted to make sure to at least have one international giveaway.
- This giveaway is open until Wednesday, June 1o at 10:00 PM Pacific. I will be announcing the winner on Thursday, June 11.
- To enter, please leave a comment on this post. You must do this. For an additional entry, Tweet about the contest on Twitter with a link to this entry. If you include @shootingstarr7 to the Tweet, I will see it and note the additional entry. Please make sure to leave your Twitter username in your comment so I can make sure to credit you the additional entry. Thanks!
THIS GIVEAWAY IS NOW CLOSED.
Lisette said:
These sound great! Please enter me 🙂
Thanks!
mindy said:
very nice thanks for the giveaway
scottsgal said:
This is a new author to me – sounds like a great series
Deltay said:
Wow, I’ve been really intrigued by this series for a while, and it definitely sounds great! I’d love to be entered, thanks 🙂
Deltay said:
Tweet’d. Should show up as from @lucidconspiracy =)
JenP said:
I’d love to be entered!!
JenP said:
I also tweeted about it, too! http://twitter.com/jpetroroy/status/1998039404
kay said:
Please enter me! 🙂
I also tweeted about your contest, and added you too my Tweet (@infiniteshelf)
Contact : infiniteshelf at gmail dot com
Julie D said:
Please enter me!
And tweeted (http://twitter.com/julibeth/)
Mary D said:
Amy sounds like she’s got some great mysterys going on and I’d love to read about them! Thank you so very much 🙂
MMW said:
I would love to be entered in this great giveaway!!
Thanks
Cathy said:
Oh, I want to enter!!!
Genna said:
I want Tap and Gown so badddd! 🙂
Tweeting: @caffeinatedgen
Kelsey said:
Please enter me!
Thanks!
stephanie said:
please enter me! i’m about to tweet about the contest also, i’m @furies, though i will address it to you. 😉
Cari said:
I’m about to tweet this and post it on my website.
yacontests.blogspot.com
So great!
S. Krishna said:
I’d love to be entered and am going to tweet it as well (@skrishna)
Liyana said:
Count me in please. 😀
loony_balooga_91@hotmail.com
sandy said:
looks interesting mrs.mommyyatgmaildotcom
Saundra said:
I’d love to win the whole set!
Feywriter said:
I’ve been wanting to read these. 🙂
Indigo said:
I’m getting to know Diana Peterfreund through her blog and would love the opportunity to discover her through these books. Thanks for the opportunity! Indigo
Vicki said:
Please enter me and I tweeted @Vickilane
Lisa Marie said:
yay for giveaway!
Teresa W said:
I’m always looking for new authors and series to read, count me in! tWarner419@aol.com
Janus said:
Please enter me in the contest.
g said:
I’d love to try these out.
cg said:
put me in too, please…
Twitter: bookworm134
Holly G said:
I’ve been wanting to read this series for awhile now. Thanks for entering me!
Alicia said:
i JUST started the first one of this series and i know I’m going to want to fly through them. winning this series would be a dream… 🙂
Andrea H said:
Ooh… I’ve been wanting to read these. Please put me in the running. =)
Connie said:
Very cool contest. I’m definitely interested! 😀
rachel said:
The second book in this series really grabbed me…but the third one hooked me for good! Looking forward to reading the fourth one.
Lesly Orf said:
I would love to read these. Please enter me. Thanks.
adminwbhs said:
I’d like to enter, too!
Samantha said:
Count me in!
Cariadne said:
Looking forward to your review this week on Tap & Gown. Please enter me in the contest.
Rafa said:
i tottaly want it!!!
😀
Abbey said:
I keep hearing such great things about this series- I’d love to check it out.
brenda helgeson said:
looks like a great line up for summer reading
Carol said:
I really want to win these books! They sound like great summer reads! 🙂
Alyssa Goodnight said:
What an awesome opportunity! I loved the first three books and am looking forward to the last!
Sharon A said:
I would enjoy reading this series.
amateurdelivre said:
I’ve never heard of this author or series…sounds great! Will Twitter about it as well. Thanks!
AztecLady said:
I have heard great things about this series and would very much like to enter the drawing. Thank you!
(blame Angie for this, by the way)
Megan O said:
Please enter me! Thanks!
scoutlee said:
Please enter me as well.
Thanks, Shonda
MD said:
This is an awesome giveaway! I would love to win!
Victoria said:
Ohhhh I’ve been wanting to read this series! Thanks.
Tiff said:
This is an amazing series, one of my favorites! If you guys don’t win, you should totally pick it up…it’s addictive!
I tweeted, too, @tiffing
cherry naval said:
i love this series!
Sharold said:
I am very interested in this series. Please include me inte drawing.
Julia said:
Please enter me in the contest… its always great to find others that love these books! 🙂
Michelle M said:
I just picked up the first book in this series since I’ve heard so many good things about it lately. Since I never did any type of sorority in college I’ve always been so intrigued by the whole concept of a society like this. Thanks for the great reviews!
April Hawkins said:
Love this series! Great contest!
Katee R said:
I’ve been hearing good things about these books and, even though they’re not my typical genre, I’m really interested in reading them.
chey said:
This series sounds great! Great summer reading!
Stephen Buchheit said:
Excellent contest for excellent books.
Nessa said:
Sounds awesome. Please sign me up for the give away
jeniferm said:
The books sound great. Throw my name in the hat, please!
Ingrid said:
I’ve been wanting to read these for a while. Sign me up!
I Heart Book Gossip said:
I love this contest please count me in.
cindyc725 at gmail dot com
I Heart Book Gossip said:
I’ve also mentioned this on my site.
Renee said:
i LOVE all of these books…i’m in the process of reading ‘tap & gown’ right now.
Jess said:
oh! oh, me! pick me!
Catherine M said:
Please enter me! I would love those books!
Libby said:
I haven’t read this series – but I am curious! Add me to the list, please. 🙂 I will tweet links in a second.
Bess said:
I haven’t read these yet either, so consider this my entry!
(My closest Borders has all books but the first on their shelves – thwarted!) 🙂
Thanks!
Crystal said:
Great contest – please enter me. I also tweeted about the contest – my twitter username is cfulcher.
Katie said:
Enter me! I tweeted about it. My username is katiesbookshelf.
wendy wallach said:
looks like some good books.
madamerkf at aol dot com
Christina Brunetti said:
I would love to read these.
Thanks,
darkfyre1(at)gmail(dot)Com
amy said:
I would LOVE to win this…it looks awesome….
addictedtobooks1993@yahoo.com
Liviania said:
Awesome! This series looks so cool. (And I love that it’s about people in college – I have trouble finding books about my own age group.)
Belle said:
What a great giveaway – I’d love to be entered. This sounds like a good series.
Seahn said:
I’ve read the first and enjoyed it. Please enter me
Marie said:
I would love to read these, they sound great!
Ladytink_534 said:
You’ve convinced me! This sounds like a seriously cool series! I’d love to enter!
Sylvia said:
This series sounds really good! Please enter me:)
Renee G said:
Would love to read these.
rsgrandinetti@yahoo.com
Sarah Z said:
I love reading book series!
Thanks
Linna said:
I love international giveaways, and I’m from Taiwan. 😀 Please count me in.
Sara L said:
Wow, what a contest! And it’s international too, perfect 🙂 Count me in;
Sara
sosarora_11 @ hotmail.com
bunny said:
Awesome!!! Thanks for making this international!
bunny said:
I’ve tweeted: http://twitter.com/bunnyb/status/2075777149
angie said:
would love to be entered in this contest for chance to win
shopannies@Yahoo.com
angie said:
twittered about the giveaway http://twitter.com/shopannies/status/2075934503
ID is shopannies
shopannies@Yahoo.com
Dottie Taylor said:
This series looks great, I’m always looking for books to share with my daughter.
Please enter me!
Dottie 🙂
gymmom_027@yahoo.com
Alexa said:
Enter me please!
calcamanin said:
This is a new author for me too. I would love to read it.
Aik said:
I’d love to enter. THANKS!
Aik said:
http://twitter.com/aikychien/status/2101583897
Ldybg93 said:
Wow, I’m glad I found this link from Diana’s blog in the nick of time. I’d so love to win this series rather than repeatedly borrowing it from the library!! I can’t wait to read T&G although am sad the series is ending – it’s truly addictive!!
gaby317 said:
please count me in! these books look great – thank you for doing the review and giveaway.
gaby317nyc AT gmail DOT com