Heartfelt thanks to everyone who entered my giveaway to celebrate 20 years of blogging at Carpe Librum.
Entrants were invited to share their favourite Carpe Librum post from the last 20 years as well as any additional comments and I received so many messages of warmth, I'd like to share a few of my favourites here before we draw the winner.
Share your favourite post from the last 20 years:
"I have a memory like a sieve so had a little look at your top fives for each year and realised you had introduced me to Jack Heath's books so I love you for that! And Strange the Dreamer by Laini Taylor which is one of my all time favourite novels."
"I won (and then read) your book giveaway for The Winter Dress and it was around the time I started liking the history genre and have loved reading your email! You are one of the few I open and read the whole way through!"
"So many good ones! The Life of Birds (love birds), The Dictionary of Lost Words (one of my most fave books ever) and The Woman in the Library (another great)."
"Can't remember the specific post but I early on realised I enjoyed seeing the new post notification pop up in my inbox. Always found myself nodding along with the reviews, we often have very similar opinions!"
"Carpe Librum has become a motto for me to treasure as long as I am able to do so. ANCORA IMPARO!!!"
I love that last comment of Ancora imparo! It's a quote by Michelangelo and it's an Italian phrase that means 'I am still learning'. I couldn't agree more!
Entrants were also able to leave feedback or the book/s they planned to buy if they won the giveaway:
"I'd just like to say I look forward to reading your reviews even if I decide many of them are not for me. You are so thorough and because of this I get a good idea what the book is all about and can make my decision, to read or not to read, from there. Thank you."
"Congratulations Tracey - I don’t visit your blog as often as I should, but I do always read your emails, and get a little thrill when I see them in my inbox."
"Keep reading, keep writing, keep blogging - don’t conform to books you don’t like (we’ll be able to tell in your reviews!). But overall, you are doing a great job and I enjoy seeing your emails pop up in my inbox. Truth be told if I win this book giveaway I will be unashamedly searching for romantasy haha."
"Congratulations on 20 years, Tracey! An amazing achievement. I always enjoy seeing your reviews pop into my inbox. Yours remains the only blog I subscribe to and I look forward to reading many more great reviews in the years to come!"
See what I mean? Entrants left such touching and thoughtful comments, many of whom have been subscribers for more than 10 years, which is amazing in itself. And I love the cheeky comment that one of the entrants will be using the voucher to be purchase some romantasy if they win, hilarious!
Well, the time has come to the announce the winner. There were 73 entries in total and congratulations go to:
Rachel
Congratulations Rachel! You've won a $50AUD gift card from Dymocks. If you don't have access to a Dymocks store and prefer not to order from them online, I'll happily organise a gift card of the same value from your preferred bookseller to be emailed to you. Enjoy and Carpe Librum!
