Challenge Welcome Post + Giveaway!

Welcome!

Today we officially open our Summer Beach Reads Challenge!
If you haven't signed up yet, please follow the instructions below:

1) Visit the Reading Challenge Intro Post page.

2) Scroll down to the bottom and copy the code for the button you'll see down there.

3) Open a "New Post", paste the code and tell your blog readers what you'll be reading or what level you plan to go for!

4) Publish that post and copy the URL.

5) Come back to the Reading Challenge Intro Post page and scroll down to the bottom.

6) Paste your URL into the Mr. Linky with your name and VIOLA! You're all ready to go!

Got it done? Now we can *party* and you're automatically entered to the giveaways we'll be hosting until August 30th! Contests and giveaways will be going on our blogs every week!

Giveaway Time!

The first week is being hosted by Jessica and she's first giving away a signed ARC of Low Red Moon by Ivy Devlin and a kind crouchet octopus, Mr. Octavio the Octopus (which is super cute!) to U.S. and Canada residents only. For International participants, there will be a $15 Amazon Gift Card!


However, if you are an International participant and want to enter the giveaway, please leave a comment on Jessica's post with your name, your email address and the country that you reside in AFTER you sign up for the challenge!

Let's have fun!

Today there will be two more posts going up later on. One will be a recommended reading/sponsors and prizes list. The other will be a calendar of events for the remainder of the week on A Fanatic's Book Blog!

NOTE: The challenge button has been changed since it didn't have the timeline dates or the host blog. If you already have the button can you please take a moment to update it on your blog? Thanks!