The Chase for Chasing Brooklyn

I was very fortunate to be the fifth stop on Lisa Schroeder's Chase around the USA featuring Chasing Brooklyn.

I have to stay that this book really surprised me. It is filled with so many varying emotions. Once minute you will find yourself laughing, and the next you are crying. It is a very quick read due to the unique writing style that Schroeder used. The story is told through alternating points of view in verse form. At first, I thought the way it was written was going to take away from the story since I would be too focused on the writing. But I was wrong. This is a beautiful story filled with amazing messages. But more on my thoughts later in an official review.

For my one word choice, I picked HOPE. This word means so much in this novel. The hope to overcome obstacles. The hope to love again. The list goes on and on. For my picture, I tried to recreate Brooklyn's desk. On the screen is a picture of Hyacinths, the flower of hope, along with my word choice. On the desk is her notebook that she writes to Lucca in with his Ipod that she took from Nico.


Now if you would like a chance to be the next stop in the Chase for Chasing Brooklyn, please fill out the form below. One name will be randomly drawn 24 hours from the date and time of this blog post, and the winner will be contacted via e-mail. The winner will not only get to read Chasing Brooklyn way before its release, but will also receive a $10.00 gift card from the bookstore of his/her choice from Lisa. And if Lisa guesses what state the winner lives in before the state is revealed to her, that amount doubles to $20.00!

Please note that the Participants in the Chase Around the USA have 5 responsibilities. If you don’t think you can meet these responsibilities, PLEASE DO NOT enter your information. The responsibilities are as follows:

1) READ - CHASING BROOKLYN within 7 days of receiving it. If you can read it sooner, even better!

2) Take a photo of ONE word - about the book, to describe the book, something in the book that’s important, etc. How do you show us your word? Be creative! Write on paper, on a t-shirt, in the sand, on the wall, in cereal – the possibilities are endless! Please TRY TO INCLUDE THE ARC IN THE PHOTO SOMEHOW. The only requirement is that it cannot be something negative. Of course some people may not like the book. But Lisa plans to use these pictures in a special way when the chase is over, so positive is best. If you don’t like the book, simply pick a word that shares the tone of the book, describes a character, etc. (By participating in this contest, you agree to e-mail the photo to Lisa for her to use as she chooses.)

3) Post the ONE WORD photo on your blog - along with a picture of the CHASING BROOKLYN cover and these rules, and hold another contest just like this one, drawing a name within 24 hours of the blog post. Do what you can (tweet, facebook, etc) to point people to your blog about the contest.

4) Post a comment on Lisa Schroeder's blog - that you've held the contest and drawn the next blogger's name (without revealing the name) to receive the ARC. Lisa will then try to CHASE the ARC down by posting a guess on her blog of what state the ARC will go to next. Once Lisa's blog post goes up with the guess, the current holder of the ARC will post the new winner's name and the state he/she lives in on his/her blog. If Lisa guesses the correct state, the next recipient of the ARC receives a $20.00 gift card to the bookstore of his/her choice!!

5) Mail the ARC - to the winner IMMEDIATELY after receiving the winner's address, so the book can get into as many hands as possible. Lisa is hoping for at least 7-8 stops on the chase, but that will only happen if people get the book read and sent off quickly. Use the flat shipping rate envelopes at the post office for a low price and speedy delivery! Whoever has the book on the release date of 1/5 will mail the book back to Lisa. Please feel free to write notes in the ARC for Lisa to read when the book is returned to her.

At the end of chase across the USA, Lisa will draw three names from the bloggers who participated in the chase to receive FREE signed copies of one of her books - I HEART YOU, YOU HAUNT ME, FAR FROM YOU or CHASING BROOKLYN.

Finally, the blogger who has the most creative one word photo (judged by three teens in Lisa's neighborhood) gets a signed copy of FLASH BURNOUT by L.K. Madigan, a signed copy of LIPS TOUCH by Laini Taylor, and a copy of CRASH INTO ME by Albert Borris.


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