• Wrap Up Posts/Reading Lists

    May Wrap Up

    (YA) = Young Adult / (A) = Adult / (MG) = Middle Grade / (C) = Children ** Books read in previous months Books Read and Reviewed in May: (A) The Magic Circle by Jenny Davidson – Review (3/5) (A) 24 Bones by Michael F. Stewart – Review (4/5) (MG) Deadweather and  Sunrise by Geoff Rodkey – Review (4/5)** (YA) Don’t Hate the Player, Hate the Game by Katie Ashley – Review (3/5) (MG) New Lands by Geoff Rodkey – Review (4/5) (YA) Forbidden Sister by V.C. Andrews – Review (3/5)** (A) First Born by Tricia Zoeller – Review (3/5) (YA) The…

  • Book Blitzes/Promo Posts

    An Interview with Toni De Palma

    Toni De Palma, author of The Devil’s Triangle, is my guest on the blog today! She was kind enough to spend a stop on her blog tour here on HDB, and I even had the opportunity to interview her. Please enjoy, and don’t forget to enter the giveaway at the end! When 17 year old Cooper dies in an attempt to burn down his school, he finds himself in the afterlife. Lucy, the Devil’s sister who has crossed party lines, decides to give Cooper another shot at heaven. The deal? Cooper returns to Earth and has to find a girl named…

  • Feature Posts/Weekly Memes

    Waiting on Wednesday (5/29/13)

    “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… Asylum is a thrilling and creepy photo-novel perfect for fans of the New York Times bestseller Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children. For sixteen-year-old Dan Crawford, New Hampshire College Prep is more than a summer program–it’s a lifeline. An outcast at his high school, Dan is excited to finally make some friends in his last summer before college. But when he arrives at the program, Dan learns that his dorm for…

  • Book Reviews

    Book Review: The Eternity Cure

    Media Type: Ebook (ARC) Title: The Eternity Cure    *Series: Blood of Eden #2 Author: Julie Kagawa Publisher: Harlequin Teen Pages: Hardcover; 446 Release Date: April 30, 2013 Source: NetGalley —————————————————– Content Screening: Violence; Adult Language HDB Rating: 3 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who are looking for a new take on the vampire genre. Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Amazon / B&N Allison Sekemoto has vowed to rescue her creator, Kanin, who is being held hostage and tortured by the psychotic vampire Sarren. The call of blood leads her back to the beginning—New Covington and…

  • Book Reviews

    Book Review: Game

    Media Type: Print Book Title: Game    *Series: Jasper Dent #2 Author: Barry Lyga Publisher: Little, Brown Young Readers Pages: Hardcover; 528 Release Date: April 16, 2013 Source: Library ———————————————————— Content Screening: Violence; Adult Language HDB Rating: 5 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers with a strong stomach who don’t mind darker reads. Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Amazon / B&N Billy grinned. “Oh, New York,” he whispered. “We’re gonna have so much fun.” I Hunt Killers introduced the world to Jazz, the son of history’s most infamous serial killer, Billy Dent. In an effort to prove…

  • Book Blitzes/Promo Posts

    What’s Your Animal Totem?: A Guest Post by H.B. Bolton

    Please welcome H.B. Bolton to the blog! Touring with her newest book in the Relics of Mysticus series, The Trickster’s Totem, H.B. is here to share with you some of the myth behind the story! What’s Your Animal Totem?  Animal totems instruct and protect each of us as we learn how to navigate through our life’s journey. They are with us for a period of time and then are replaced by another animal, depending on the direction we are headed. The notion of our being guided by an animal is not limited to Native American beliefs. In fact, similar totemlike…

  • Book Reviews

    Book Review: The Trickster’s Totem

    Media Type: Ebook Title: The Trickster’s Totem    * Series: Relics of Mysticus Author: H.B. Bolton Publisher: Self-published Pages: Paperback; 226 Release Date: April 15, 2013 Source: Author ————————————————— Content Screening: Nothing of note HDB Rating: 3 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who love a good adventure story with young protagonists Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Amazon / B&N Life has returned to normal for fourteen-year-old Evan and his older sister, Claire. That is until Dunkle, a clever but stinky little imp, pays an unexpected visit to their school. He has come to take the siblings…

  • Ramblings

    1000 Follower Celebration!

    Well my friends, you’ve made me the happiest blogger this side of the blogosphere! I often talk about how I’ll always blog, whether I have 5 followers or 500. How I’ll continue to rant and rave about books no matter what. It’s the truth! However I think we all know that it feels nice to look at that number in the sidebar and know people are reading your ramblings. To show my appreciation, and utter elation, I’ve decided a giveaway is in order! UP FOR GRABS 1 winner will receive a $25 gift card to Amazon Spend it on books,…

  • Book Reviews

    Book Review: Tristis Manor

    Media Type: Ebook Title: Tristis Manor    * Series: Novella in The Never Chronicles Author: J.R. Wagner Publisher: Solomon Claw Publishing Pages: Ebook; 107 Release Date: March 20, 2013 Source: NetGalley ————————————————— Content Screening: Mild Violence, Tough Situations HDB Rating: 3 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who are okay with tough issues in their reading. Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Amazon / B&N Margaret lives in a constant state of fear. Fear of her mother, whose constant state of anger and unwillingness to speak of Margaret’s past have long since pushed Margaret away. Fear of disappointing her…

  • Book Reviews

    Book Review: The Rules for Disappearing

    Media Type: Ebook (ARC) Title: The Rules for Disappearing Author: Ashley Elston Publisher: Disney-Hyperion Pages: Hardcover; 320 Release Date: May 14, 2013 Source: NetGalley ———————————————- Content Screening: Nothing of note HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Fans of quick moving novels with vivid characters and true to life situations. Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Amazon / B&N She’s been six different people in six different places: Madeline in Ohio, Isabelle in Missouri, Olivia in Kentucky . . . But now that she’s been transplanted to rural Louisiana, she has decided that this fake identity will…