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And…Discuss! Mount TBR and scheduled reading.
And…Discuss is a way for me to share a topic I’ve been thinking about, ramble about it for a bit, and then open the floor to your opinions. An open forum for bookaholics! This time the topic is…. SCHEDULED READING: YAY OR NAY? This week I thought I’d talk about a topic that’s been weighing on my mind a lot lately, especially since my review TBR pile has gotten rather out of control. If you’re like me, you get so focused on wanting to read ALL THE BOOKS that you forget you’re only one person and (rather unfortunately) can’t devote…
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Book Review: Professor Gargoyle
Media Type: Print Book Title: Professor Gargoyle *Series: Tales From Lovecraft Middle School #1 Author: Charles Gilman Publisher: Quirk Books Pages: Hardcover; 168 Release Date: September 25, 2012 Source: Publisher ————————————————————– Content Screening: Mild Cartoonish Violence HDB Rating: Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who love a good giggle! I think this is the Wayside School of the new generation. Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Amazon / B&N Strange things are happening at Lovecraft Middle School. Rats are leaping from lockers. Students are disappearing. The school library is a labyrinth of secret corridors. And the science…
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Book Review: The Fourth Channel
Media Type: Ebook Title: The Fourth Channel Author: Jen Kirchner Publisher: Self-published Pages: Kindle; 312 Release Date: December 3, 2012 Source: Author ———————————————– Genre: Urban Fantasy HDB Rating: 3 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Fans of Urban Fantasy with a mix of magic and mystery. Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Amazon / B&N For years, Kari Hunter’s fooled the world into thinking she’s just an everyday girl. Sure, she’s the lead singer of world-renowned band Vis Viva, but outside of that, she recycles religiously, is an avid supporter of the environment, and a certifiable coffee addict. But…
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Spotlight and Excerpt: The Mapmaker’s War
Today I’m spotlighting a book that is currently sitting in my TBR pile, and that looks utterly fabulous. The Mapmaker’s War is a book about adventure, loss and redemption. I’m here to convince you that it needs a spot on your reading list as well! Check out the synopsis. This will be the map of your heart, old woman. In an ancient time, in a faraway land, a young woman named Aoife is allowed a rare apprenticeship to become her kingdom’s mapmaker, tasked with charting the entire domain. Traveling beyond its borders, she finds a secretive people who live in peace,…
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Waiting on Wednesday (4/24/2013)
“Waiting On” Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted by Breaking The Spine! Each blogger spotlight one or more upcoming releases that they are eagerly awaiting. This week I’m waiting on… THE OCEAN AT THE END OF THE LANE is a fable that reshapes modern fantasy: moving, terrifying and elegiac – as pure as a dream, as delicate as a butterfly’s wing, as dangerous as a knife in the dark, from storytelling genius Neil Gaiman. It began for our narrator forty years ago when the family lodger stole their car and committed suicide in it, stirring up ancient powers best left undisturbed.…
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Book Review: The Archived
Media Type: Print Book Title: The Archived *Series: The Archived #1 Author: Victoria Schwab Publisher: Hyperion Pages: Hardcover; 328 Release Date: January 22, 2013 Source: Library ——————————————————– Content Screening: Mild Violence; Adult Language HDB Rating: 5 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers looking for an amazing adventure with a strong and capable female protagonist. Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Amazon / B&N Imagine a place where the dead rest on shelves like books. Each body has a story to tell, a life seen in pictures that only Librarians can read. The dead are called Histories, and…
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Children’s Book Review: I Hate Picture Books!
Media Type: Ebook Title: I Hate Picture Books! Author: Timothy Young Illustrator: Timothy Young Publisher: Schiffer Publishing Pages: Hardcover; 32 Release Date: February 28, 2013 Source: NetGalley —————————————- Recommended to: Parents who are looking for a book to share with their kids. Difficulty Level: Great parent/child read. Readers with more vocabulary under their belt can read alone, maybe 5-8. HDB Rating: 5 Keys to My Heart Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Amazon / B&N Max hates his picture books and hes throwing them all away. But he soon learns just how invaluable imagination is and has a change…
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Blogoversary Giveaway #3 – Rouge by Leigh T. Moore!
Let’s keep this party going, shall we? I’m so enjoying spreading the love to all you wonderful followers. Also I thank you massively for your entries! The Indie authors that I’m featuring in my giveaways are wonderful people. People who weave amazing stories that tend to get overlooked. So click away, enter like mad, and get your own copies of their amazing work for your very own! ******************** Question of the Day: What is one book that you’d recommend to everyone out there? Argh, this is so hard! Let me tell you that I’ve had my fair share of books…
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Brad Cotton: Guest Post + Giveaway!
Please welcome Brad Cotton to the blog today! Brad is the author of A Work in Progress, an adult fiction novel that follows writer Danny Bayle. Check out the synopsis below! Writer Danny Bayle’s life is in shambles. His true love has left him and his grandfather — the last and most important influence in his life — has just passed away. Danny has spent the last few months languishing, unable to write a single word, but at the urging of a friend ventures out into the world in an attempt to jumpstart a new life, befriending in the process…
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Blogoversary Giveaway #2 – The Zellie Wells Trilogy by Stacey Wallace Benefiel!
I’ve said it a ton of times today, eloquently and not so eloquently, but I again send out all my love to everyone out there. Whether you were personally affected by the tragedy or not, we are all hurting. I just feel the need to keep saying again and again that I am thinking of everyone. I wanted to keep the mood light today, since I think we can all use a smile or two. So here’s today’s question and answer: ******************** Question of the Day: What is your favorite thing about the book blogger culture? What I love more…