• Book Blitzes/Promo Posts

    Book Spotlight + Guest Post: Molly Lee by Andrew Joyce

    What is this adorable dog doing at the top of this post, you ask? I thought he’d get your attention! You’ll have to wait patiently to find out, but I can promise you that you won’t be disappointed. Now, on to the book spotlight! Today I have the pleasure of featuring Molly Lee by Andrew Joyce. Molly is about to set off on the adventure of a lifetime . . . of two lifetimes. It’s 1861 and the Civil War has just started. Molly is an eighteen-year-old girl living on her family’s farm in Virginia when two deserters from the Southern…

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    Cover Love: Blood in the Water by Tash McAdam

    Happy Saturday ladies and gents!  I’m a big fan of Glass House Press, and all the things they do. Their authors are amazing, and so I always rush to give them any promotional space they ask for. Plus, I can’t deny I’m a sucker for a good cover. Are you ready for some cover love? ================================================================== Glass House Press is proud – and slightly giddy – to announce Tash McAdam’s latest YA Fantasy novella, BLOOD IN THE WATER – the first in the Warp Weavers series! BLOOD IN THE WATER is Glass House’s first book by a queer author, and…

  • Book Reviews

    Book Review: Siren’s Fury (Storm Siren #2) by Mary Weber

    Media Type: Ebook Title: Siren’s Fury Series: Storm Siren #2 Author: Mary Weber Publisher: Thomas Nelson Pages: Hardcover; 368 Release Date: June 2, 2015 Source: Publisher ————————————————————- Content Screening: Nothing of note. HDB Rating: 3 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoyed the first book in the series and are looking for a follow up. Add it on: Goodreads | BookLikes | Amazon “I thrust my hand toward the sky as my voice begs the Elemental inside me to waken and rise. But it’s no use. The curse I’ve spent my entire life abhorring—the thing I trained so…

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    Guest Post + Giveaway: Scar of the Downers by Scott Keen

    Hello bookish people! I have quite the book to share with you today, written by an author who already has my attention with the guest post that’s he’s saved for today. Are you a Fantasy reader? Do you love sweeping stories with vivid characters? I do believe you’ll be just as excited about Scar of the Downers as I am. Goodreads | B&N | Amazon Branded on the slaves in the Northern Reaches beyond Ungstah, the scar marks each one as a Downer. It is who they are. There is no escaping this world. Still, strange things are stirring. Two foreigners…

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    Book Excerpt and Giveaway: BlindSight by Susan Peterson Wisnewski

    Go ahead, celebrate. We’re half way through the week! If there’s one thing I love about Wednesday is that we’re one step closer to Friday. Today we have Susan Peterson Wisnewski’s and her book, Blindsight. This book intrigued me as soon as I read the description and I am looking forward to reading it! If you’ve been following the tour, this is stop number 18!  Life is already bad enough after Tisha Adams loses both her job and her beautiful Manhattan apartment. Living in a musty garage apartment and working for her uncle in Queens, her life is upended when she witnesses a…

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    Book Spotlight + Giveaway: In An Instant by Janae Mitchell

    Today I have the honor of helping Janae Mitchell share her brand new release, In An Instant. For those of you out there who enjoy contemporary romance, this might be right up your alley! Sixteen year old Emersyn Moore spends her summer days working part-time in a book store, enjoying her next read, and hanging out with her best friend, Brianna. She also spends a lot of time admiring Brianna’s older brother, Kaden, who has made it clear that he sees Emersyn as nothing more than a sister. Emersyn concedes to her sisterly role, keeping her feelings to herself, as…

  • Book Reviews

    Graphic Novel Review: Ms. Marvel, Volume 2: Generation Why

    Title: Ms. Marvel, Volume 2: Generation Why Author: G. Willow Wilson Illustrator: Adrian Alphona Publisher: Marvel Pages: Trade Paperback; 136 Recommended Age Group: 13+ Release Date: April 7, 2015 Source: Library Who is the Inventor, and what does he want with the all-new Ms. Marvel and all her friends? Maybe Wolverine can help! Kamala may be fan-girling out when her favorite (okay maybe Top Five) super hero shows up, but that won’t stop her from protecting her hometown. Then, Kamala crosses paths with Inhumanity for the first time – by meeting the royal dog, Lockjaw! Every girl wants a puppy,…

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    Book Review: Backward Compatible by Sarah Daltry & Pete Clark

    Media Type: ebook Title: Backward Compatible Author: Sarah Daltry & Pete Clark Publisher: Self Pages: Paperback, 314 Release Date: December 10, 2013 Source: Author ——————————————- Content Screening: Strong Language and some Sexual Situations HDB Rating: 3 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who are into video game culture and sarcasm Add it on: Goodreads | Amazon | BookLikes Not too long ago, in a town that, depending on your current location, is either not super far or actually quite close… It is a time of chaotic hormones. Two nerdy gents home for winter break have discovered a female gamer at a midnight release. During the break, the gamer trio manages to reveal the game’s…

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    Book Review: Station Eleven: A Novel by Emily St. John Mandel

    Media Type: Print Book Title: Station Eleven: A Novel Author: Emily St. John Mandel Publisher: Knopf Pages: Hardcover; 352 Release Date: September 4, 2014 Source: Library ——————————————- Genre: Science Fiction HDB Rating: 5 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who want a new take on a post-apocalyptic world. Add it on: Goodreads | Amazon | BookLikes An audacious, darkly glittering novel set in the eerie days of civilization’s collapse, Station Eleven tells the spellbinding story of a Hollywood star, his would-be savior, and a nomadic group of actors roaming the scattered outposts of the Great Lakes region, risking everything…

  • Ramblings

    On reading books at the “right time”.

    As I sit here with a mild sinus headache, my mind keeps flitting back to the book I just finished. We’ve all been there. You pick up a book, and it just hits home so hard that it won’t leave you alone. You think about it even when you aren’t reading it and then, when it’s over, it keeps replaying in your mind. Those kinds of stories are the ones I live for. Last night I finished Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel. It absolutely blew me away. All I could think about was how expertly this book pried into…