• Ramblings

    Please welcome my new co-blogger!

    As you all may have noticed, things have gotten a little sparse over here. It’s gotten to the point where blogging had to scoot down the priorities ladder a bit. Still, I love this blog and want to see it flourish! I’ve been debating on whether or not to bring someone else on to provide you quality content, and I’ve finally decided it’s time. Please welcome my new co-blogger, Tina! Hello lovely readers! My name is Tina and I love books. The wonderful Jessica, who I’ve known for *gasp* 15 years now, has invited me to join the HDB family…

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    Monday Musings

    Picture of the day: Because whether this is a kitten, or a puppy, or some kind of adorable new puff ball pet? It’s absolutely adorable! How can you have a bad Monday when something that adorable is staring at you? *** I’ve slowly been settling back in to blogging more regularly over here. I’m still only making it a 3-4 day a week thing, but it’s feeling more natural. I think I’m getting back into the groove of wanting to write new content. To all of you still out there? You have no idea how much I always appreciate you…

  • Book Reviews

    Book Review: The Betrayed (Krewe of Hunters #14) by Heather Graham

    Media Type: Ebook (ARC) Title: The Betrayed    *Series: Krewe of Hunters #14 Author: Heather Graham Publisher: Harlequin MIRA Pages: MMP; 368 Release Date: September 30, 2014 Source: NetGalley / Publisher ———————————————- Genre: Romantic Suspense / Thriller HDB Rating: 3 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Fans of the series, although this can be read as a standalone as well. Add it on: Goodreads / Amazon / BookLikes Sleepy Hollow isn’t so sleepy anymore… One night, New York FBI agent Aiden Mahoney receives a visitor in a dream—an old friend named Richard Highsmith. The very next day he’s sent to…

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    Book Review: The Whispering Skull (Lockwood & Co. #2) by Jonathan Stroud

    Media Type: Ebook (ARC) Title: The Whispering Skull    *Series: Lockwood & Co. #2 Author: Jonathan Stroud Publisher: Disney-Hyperion Pages: Hardcover; 448 Release Date: September 16, 2014 Source: NetGalley / Publisher ——————————————— Content Screening: Mild Violence HDB Rating: 5 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Everyone! Especially those who loved the first book in this series. Can you believe it? It gets better! Add it on: Goodreads / Amazon / BookLikes In the six months since Anthony, Lucy, and George survived a night in the most haunted house in England, Lockwood & Co. hasn’t made much progress. Quill Kipps and…

  • Feature Posts/Weekly Memes

    It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? (9/22/14)

    Click above to join in the fun! Good news? I have three more weeks left until my vacation. It’s my hope that it’ll pull me out of this existential funk I currently find myself in. Bad news? It’s still three weeks away. LOL. Ah, Monday. You never cease to make me pout. It was a good reading week though! Here’s what I devoured, and what’s on deck. Last week I finished reading some more of the NetGalley ARCs I had piling up. I’m trying to cull them into submission, since my clicking finger goes a little crazy sometimes :). The…

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    Thoughts on Thursday

    Picture of the day: Donuts. Mmmm… donuts. That’s what’s on my mind today. So, once upon a time, a long time ago, in a blog far far away, there was a Jessica who actually loved posting in her book blog every day. She’d lay out posts weeks in advance, revel in the opportunity to create new content, and grimace only slightly when one line of HTML would throw off her whole formatted blog post. Then, she got a full time job. It’s been two years since then. I miss having more time to blog, but I also miss not actually…

  • Book Reviews

    Book Review: Made For You

    Media Type: Print Book (ARC) Title: Made For You Author: Melissa Marr Publisher: Harper Collins Pages: Hardcover; 368 Release Date: September 16, 2014 Source: Publisher / Publicity ——————————————- Content Screening: Violence HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy atmospheric, dark and twisted YA thrillers. Add it on: Goodreads / Amazon / BookLikes When Eva Tilling wakes up in the hospital, she’s confused—who in her sleepy little North Carolina town could have hit her with their car? And why? But before she can consider the question, she finds that she’s awoken with a strange new skill:…

  • Feature Posts/Weekly Memes

    It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? (9/15/14)

    Click above to join in the fun! Is it really Monday again already? Sigh.  The weekends are just never long enough, I tell you. That, and I’ve been in a bit of a reading slump again. Hopping between books, just trying to find something to hold my attention.  I made it through 3 of the books I’ve flitting between last week. Solomon’s Whisper is the fifth book in Sandra Brannan’s Liv Bergen Mystery Series! I love Liv with all my heart. While this wasn’t my favorite book in the series so far, I did enjoy it. I also finished The Swallow:…

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    Book Review: Solomon’s Whisper (Liv Bergen #5) by Sandra Brannan

    Media Type: Ebook (ARC) Title: Solmon’s Whisper    *Series: A Liv Bergen Mystery #5 Author: Sandra Brannan Publisher: Greenleaf Book Group Pages: Ebook; 350 Release Date: September 2, 2014 Source: NetGalley / Publisher ——————————————– Genre: Mystery / Thriller HDB Rating: 3 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Fans of the series, if you haven’t started it yet you definitely should! Add it on: Goodreads / Amazon / BookLikes As Liv Bergen investigates the long-ago murder of her niece, she uncovers a well-guarded secret—and stumbles into one the most prolific killer she’s faced yet Once an amateur sleuth, Liv “Boots” Bergen…

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    ARC Review: Winterkill by Kate A. Boorman

    Media Type: Ebook (ARC) Title: Winterkill Author: Kate A. Boorman Publisher: Amulet Books Pages: Hardcover; 336 Release Date: September 9, 2014 Source: NetGalley ———————————————- Content Screening: Mild Violence HDB Rating: 3 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy rich, atmospheric writing with a desolate setting to match. Add it on: Goodreads / Amazon / BookLikes Emmeline knows she’s not supposed to explore the woods outside her settlement. The enemy that wiped out half her people lurks there, attacking at night and keeping them isolated in an unfamiliar land with merciless winters. Living with the shame of her grandmother’s…