• Book Blitzes/Promo Posts

    Writing By Hand: A Guest Post by Mary-Rose MacColl

    I’m pleased to welcome Mary-Rose MacColl to the blog today! She is the author of a gorgeous book entitled, In Falling Snow. If the cover doesn’t draw you in, I’m certain that the synopsis will. Take a peek at what you can expect between the pages of this lovely book. A vivid and compelling story of love, war and secrets, set against the backdrop of WWI France. ‘In the beginning, it was the summers I remembered – long warm days under the palest blue skies, the cornflowers and forget-me-nots lining the road through the Lys forest, the buzz of insects…

  • Book Reviews

    Book Review: Disconnect (Divided Worlds #1)

    Media Type: Ebook Title: Disconnect    *Series: Divided Worlds #1 Author: Imran Siddiq Publisher: Flickimp Publishing Pages: Paperback; 277 Release Date: January 27, 2013 Source: Xpresso Book Tours ————————————————— Content Screening: Mild Violence HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Fans of Science Fiction with vivid characters and rules. Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Amazon / B&N Zachary, a 16-year old Underworlder digs in waste to find anything worth bartering. That is the rule of scavenging. When he discovers footage of an Overworld girl, Rosa, he’s intrigued by her sorrow and breaks the rule. That decision…

  • Feature Posts/Weekly Memes

    Books to Watch (8/26/13)

    It seems it has been a few months since I’ve done on of these. No time like the present! Time to spotlight some books and hopefully add them to your ever growing TBR pile.  So, sit back and relax, while I share with you some books that I am loving/pining for and think you should too.  ******************** This edition is dedicated to Middle Grade books. OUT NOW Eleven-year-old Emily Elizabeth Davis has been told for her entire life that her destiny is to become a poet, just like her famous namesake, Emily Dickinson. But Emily doesn’t even really like poetry,…

  • Book Reviews

    Book Review: The Darwin Elevator

    Media Type: Print Book Title: The Darwin Elevator    *Series: Dire Earth Cycle #1 Author: Jason M. Hough Publisher: Del Rey Pages: Paperback; 472 Release Date: July 30, 2013 Source: Publisher —————————————————- Genre: Science Fiction HDB Rating: 3 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who really enjoy science fiction and world building in their reads. Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Amazon / B&N Jason M. Hough’s pulse-pounding debut combines the drama, swagger, and vivid characters of Joss Whedon’s Firefly with the talent of sci-fi author John Scalzi. In the mid-23rd century, Darwin, Australia, stands as the last human…

  • Book Reviews

    Book Review: The Exemeus

    Media Type: Ebook Title: The Exemeus    *Series: The Exemeus Author: Folami and Abeni Morris Publisher: Royal Colours Ink Pages: Paperback; 337 Release Date: January 3, 2013 Source: CBB Book Promotions —————————————————– Content Screening: Mild Violence HDB Rating: 3 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy books that are out of the ordinary, and looking for adventure. Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Amazon Hyalee Smith is dead, she just doesn’t know it yet. Her short life was devoted to love and to hate. Love of the man who stole her heart, hate for the man who…

  • Book Reviews

    Book Review: Craven Place

    Media Type: Ebook Title: Craven Place Author: Richard Wright Publisher: Self-published Pages: Paperback; 240 Release Date: June 22, 2013 Source: Author ———————————————- Genre: Horror / Thriller HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy books with plenty of twists and turns to keep them guessing. Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Amazon / B&N The author. The psychic. The vagrant. The hack. An invitation to a crumbling cottage in the lonely wilds. The legend of the witch who haunts it still. A disappearance from a locked room and the rising, ancient power that may be…

  • Book Blitzes/Promo Posts

    Anyone But You: A Modern-Day Spin on Shakespeare’s Romeo & Juliet (Cover Love + Giveaway)

    It’s Friday my bookish friends! You’ve made it through another week and, in my opinion, that means you deserve something awesome. Which is why I’m so thrilled with today’s post! Authors Kim Askew and Amy Helmes are excited to offer a sneak peak at the synopsis to the third book in their “Twisted Lit” series of Shakespeare-inspired YA novels. This time around, they’ve put their unique spin on Romeo & Juliet. Two Italian restaurants, both alike in dignity, in Chicago’s Little Italy where we lay our scene… After her family’s struggling eatery, Cap’s, falls prey to another of the Monte clan’s vicious and destructive…

  • Book Blitzes/Promo Posts

    Mari Mancusi – This Author is a ROCKSTAR!

    I’m so thrilled to be participating in the 2nd Annual Authors Are Rockstars Tour! We all know that there are tons of authors out there that deserve the spotlight, and I’m always happy to fan girl when given that chance! Which is why I’m totally prepared to answer…. WHY IS MARI MANCUSI A ROCKSTAR? Let’s be honest, this woman can write! The four books I posted above are just a small sampling of what you can find if you dive into everything that Mari Mancusi has done. Boys That Bite, the first book in the Blood Coven series, made me…

  • Book Reviews

    Book Review: All Our Yesterdays

    Media Type: Ebook (ARC) Title: All Our Yesterdays    * Series: Cassandra Chronicles #1 Author: Cristin Terrill Publisher: Disney Hyperion Pages: Hardcover; 368 Release Date: September 3, 2013 Source: Publisher ————————————————— Content Screening: Violence HDB Rating: 5 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Absolutely everyone! Especially those who love time travel. Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Amazon / B&N “You have to kill him.” Imprisoned in the heart of a secret military base, Em has nothing except the voice of the boy in the cell next door and the list of instructions she finds taped inside the drain.…

  • Ramblings

    Bout of Books 8.0: Goals Post

    The Bout of Books read-a-thon is organized by Amanda @ On a Book Bender and Kelly @ Reading the Paranormal. It is a week long read-a-thon that begins 12:01am Monday, August 19th and runs through Sunday, August 25th in whatever time zone you are in. Bout of Books is low-pressure, and the only reading competition is between you and your usual number of books read in a week. There are challenges, giveaways, and a grand prize, but all of these are completely optional. For all Bout of Books 8.0 information and updates, be sure to visit the Bout of Books…