• Book Blitzes/Promo Posts

    Author Interview + Giveaway: Scion of the Sun by Nicola Marsh

    Happy Thankful Thursday my friends! Whether you’re celebrating Thanksgiving today, or not, I hope you have an utterly fabulous day! To aid in that, I’m happy to be featuring Nicola Marsh and Scion of the Sun today! Looking for your next read? Love Fantasy reads? Well then, you may have just found your new favorite read. When she least expects it, sixteen-year old Holly Burton’s unremarkable life is shaken to the core. A vision of the mother Holly never knew leaves her questioning everything she believes. Eager for answers, Holly enrolls at a boarding school for highly gifted students in Wolfebane,…

  • Book Reviews

    Book Review: Ink

    Media Type: Ebook Title: Ink    *Series: Paper Gods #1 Author: Amanda Sun Publisher: Harlequin Teen Pages: Paperback; 326 Release Date: June 25, 2013 Source: NetGalley ———————————————- Content Screening: Mild Violence HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who quick moving stories and a Japanese setting! Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Amazon / BookLikes On the heels of a family tragedy, the last thing Katie Greene wants to do is move halfway across the world. Stuck with her aunt in Shizuoka, Japan, Katie feels lost. Alone. She doesn’t know the language, she can barely hold…

  • Book Reviews

    Book Review: Gated

    Media Type: Print Book Title: Gated Author: Amy Christine Parker Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers Pages: Hardcover, 352 pages Release Date: August 6th 2013 Source: Library ———————————————————- Content Screening: Mild Violence HDB Rating: 5 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy books on cult communities and their inner workings. Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Amazon / B&N A fast-paced, nerve-fraying contemporary thriller that questions loyalties and twists truths. Appearances can be deceiving. In the Community, life seems perfect. After the 9/11 terrorist attacks, Pioneer invited Lyla’s family to join his group and escape the…

  • Feature Posts/Weekly Memes

    Sunday Post / Stacking the Shelves (9)

    Sunday Post and Stacking the Shelves are hosted by Kimba’s Caffeinated Book Reviewer and Tynga’s Reviews respectively. Click the buttons above to join in the fun! ================================================================ I’ve finally come to terms with the fact that I am in a review slump. I’ve been reading like crazy, but I just haven’t had the energy to sit down actually write up reviews. Here’s hoping this short, holiday week will lift my spirits! I’m all kinds of burnt out. -.- It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? (11/18) Book Review: Six Months Later by Natalie D. Richards Great  book! Totally worth the read if you’re a…

  • Ramblings

    Long Beach Comic Con 2013!

    Today I spent most of my day wandering around my hometown’s version of Comic Con! I’m a huge fan of comics, graphic novels, and all things horror related. What’s not to love? Seriously! I wandered the floor in a daze. Half caught between staring at things I wanted to buy, and things that were just were created with such insane talent that I couldn’t look away. You know that feeling when you wish you had enough money to buy everything you look at? Yeah, that was me. Anyway I wanted to two of the cool, bookish things I found today!…

  • Feature Posts/Weekly Memes

    Feature & Follow Friday #176 – I’m a featured blogger!

    Hosted by Parajunkee and Alison Can Read I am featured this week on Alison Can Read ! I’m really excited! If, you know, you couldn’t tell by the use of so many exclamation points. If you’d like to follow me you can choose any of the options over in the left hand side bar, or just click the lovely BlogLovin’ button below! Thanks! *********************** 1. When did you start blogging?Wow, almost four years ago! In April 2010 I stumbled my way into the book blogging world and haven’t looked back since. I was fascinated by the fact that there were…

  • Book Reviews

    Book Review: Correlation

    Media Type: Ebook Title: Correlation Author: Mia Grace Publisher: Red Adept Publishing Pages: Ebook; N/A Release Date: November 2013 Source: Publisher ———————————————— Content Screening: Nothing of note HDB Rating: 3 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy a mix of a contemporary read and time travel. Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Amazon / B&N When the past and the present collide… Hailey Kent knows how she wants to spend the summer before her junior year in high school: hanging out at the pool with Jenna, her BFF; riding her new trail bike on Vermont’s country roads;…

  • Book Reviews

    Book Review: Six Months Later

    Media Type: Ebook (ARC) Title: Six Months Later Author: Natalie D. Richards Publisher: Sourcebooks Fire Pages: Paperback; 326 Release Date: October 1, 2013 Source: NetGalley —————————————————– Genre: Contemporary / Thriller HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy quick moving  plots with just enough twists to keep you guessing! Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Amazon / BookLikes Chloe didn’t think about it much when she nodded off in study hall on that sleepy summer day. But when she wakes up, snow is on the ground and she can’t remember the last six months of…

  • Feature Posts/Weekly Memes

    It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? (11/18/13)

    Click above to join in the fun! A new week means new reads! I’m super excited that it’s almost Thanksgiving, and even more excited that it’s almost Christmas! This time of year never fails to make me dance around like a little kid. There’s something about the decorations, the scents, and the food that I just can’t get enough of. Ah, the holidays. How I love thee. Almost as much as I love reading! Let’s see what I’ve been up to. Last week was a slower week, but I did get through three books! I finally finished Unraveling by Elizabeth Norris after…

  • Book Reviews

    Book Review: Renegade Magic

    Media Type: Print Book Title: Renegade Magic    * Series: Kat, Incorrigible #2 Author: Stephanie Burgis Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers Pages: Hardcover; 336 Release Date: April 3, 2012 Source: Library —————————————————— Content Screening: Nothing of note HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who love quirky, intelligent characters in a Middle Grade setting! Add it on: Goodreads / Amazon / B&N The feisty Kat Stephenson is back in the second installment of the Regency era magical trilogy Kirkus Reviews calls “enjoyable mayhem.” Nowhere in England is safe from the mischief and magic of Kat Stephenson:…