Hear ye, hear ye, I’m giving away 20 signed copies of Danger Peak on Goodreads…one final time. I know I swore that the last time would probably be it, but you know what they say about using the word “never.” (Fievel had a whole song about it in An American Tail.) A few weeks ago, I was rummaging around in my basement looking at leftover copies of my book, thinking I didn’t have many left, and it turns out I have a little over 20, so after this giveaway, I’ll only have a few copies remaining. (I need to keep some for me, y’know; I am a nostalgic guy.)
But there’s actually another reason why this will likely be the last Goodreads giveaway. If I’m being 100% real (and honestly guys, after blogging for almost a year and a half, I think I’ve gotten close enough to both of my readers to tell you the truth), the Goodreads reviewers haven’t been particularly kind to my little novel-that-could. (Amazon readers were much kinder.) I find this ironic since most of them received the book for free. The profile of one Goodreads winner who gave my book a negative review reveals her favorite genre is women’s fiction, especially romance novels. I couldn’t help thinking, “Did you bother reading the description of my book in the giveaway, or do you just enter every Goodreads contest willy-nilly hoping you’ll eventually win one?” If you’ve read my book, you know it’s as far away as possible from the genre that this reader prefers: It’s young adult (some would say “middle grade”), and there are hardly any female characters in it. It’s very much a boys’ adventure. Do your research, Goodreads users! Pick a different giveaway that suits your tastes and give the readers of my genre a chance to win!
The profile of another “Goodreader” who gave my book a negative review revealed he gives most books 1 or 2 stars (out of 5), not counting his favorite books of all time. It’s like, “Why join Goodreads if you’re just going to crap on everything? Do you even like reading?”
But I digress. To reiterate: This is it! I’m not doing another Goodreads giveaway until my next novel. As most gamblers are painfully aware, you have to be in it to win it, so try to grab a free copy before they’re all gone!
Click on the link below for your chance to win!
Goodreads Book Giveaway
Danger Peak
by Michael Thomas Perone
Giveaway ends July 28, 2023.
See the giveaway details at Goodreads.
*Disclaimer: The leftover copies of my book are from three different editions, so you may get the typo-riddled first edition (I kid; there were only a few mistakes), the more polished second edition, or the third and final edition with a few extra ‘80s references thrown in. It’s a grab bag! I have no idea which version you’ll receive, so please don’t complain on Goodreads that you didn’t get the extra special version you wanted. Again, the book was free.
In other news, there’s been some technical difficulties with uploading the video version of my 1980s Now interview on YouTube, but hopefully, that’ll be up in a day or so. When it does go up, I’ll update my last blog about the podcast with a link to the video. Also, be sure to follow my socials for the latest and greatest updates on all things Danger Peak:
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P.S.: Next week’s blog: What Exactly Does “Coming of Age” Mean?
P.P.S.: Danger Peak is now available on Amazon and Barnes & Noble:
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