-
Book Review: Miss Mabel’s School for Girls (Network Series #1) by Katie Cross
Media Type: Ebook Title: Miss Mabel’s School for Girls *Series: The Network Series #1 Author: Katie Cross Publisher: Self-published Pages: Kindle; 316 Release Date: March 21, 2014 Source: Author/CBB Book Promotions ————————————————– Content Screening: Mild Violence HDB Rating: 3 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy stories about feisty girls and witch schools. Add it on: Goodreads | Amazon | BookLikes Never underestimate the power of a determined witch. Letum Wood is a forest of fog and deadfall, home to the quietly famous Miss Mabel’s School for Girls, a place where young witches learn the art of magic.…
-
Book Review & Tour: Welcome to Fat Chance Texas by Celia Bonaduce
Media Type: Kindle/Paperback Title: Welcome to Fat Chance, Texas Author: Celia Bonaduce Publisher: Lyrical Press Pages: paperback, 268 Release Date: July 21, 2015 Source: Author/PUYB ——————————————- Genre: Contemporary- Fiction/Humor HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy an eclectic group of characters in unusual circumstances. Add it on: Goodreads | Amazon | BookLikes “A fresh, heartwarming voice.” —Jodi Thomas, New York Times bestselling author For champion professional knitter Dymphna Pearl, inheriting part of a sun-blasted ghost town in the Texas hill country isn’t just unexpected, it’s a little daunting. To earn a cash bequest that could change her life, she’ll have to leave California to live in tiny, run-down Fat…
-
Book Spotlight + Giveaway: Don’t Vote For Me by Krista Van Dolzer
It’s that time again! Time for another book and its amazing author to step into the spotlight. Do you know what I love most about these posts? I love the fact that I get to promote books that you might not have been aware of. In this case, Don’t Vote For Me may not have been on your TBR but I have sneaky suspicion that it will be after you read this post. Onward! Goodreads | Amazon | B&N | BAM Veronica rules the school David’s starting a revolution. It’s class president election time and no one is surprised when Veronica Pritchard-Pratt is…
-
Book Spotlight + Giveaway: Gifted (The Hayven Series) by J.A. George
Happy Friday, my favorite bookish people! Yes, you’ve made it through the week. The weekend awaits and, if you’re like me, you’re probably planning on spending it doing some reading. So, let me take a moment to put a new book on your radar! Amazon | Goodreads ***** Today, the spotlight is on J.A. George and her novel, Gifted from The Hayven Series. If you’ve been following my blog for any length of time, you probably know that I’m a sucker for Fantasy. Better still, a book that has a gifted, or extra special, main character always catches my eye!…
-
On the power of the dreaded “DNF”.
I’ve posted about this before, that dreaded DNF, but it’s been a while and my opinion on this has actually changed! Let me say that once, when I was fresh and new, I never left a book in DNF status. I always finished everything that I started. I’d wade through books that drove me crazy from beginning to end. Those were simpler times. Then, I wised up. Now I understand the power of that dreaded DNF status. It’s the power to say “Hey, you know what? This book isn’t working for me. There are lots of other things I want…
-
Book Review: Fat Ballet by T.R. Whittier
Media Type: Ebook Title: Fat Ballet Author: T.R. Whittier Publisher: Self-published Pages: Paperback; 230 Release Date: June 25, 2015 Source: Author —————————————— Genre: Contemporary / Humor HDB Rating: 3 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy books that are sweet, light-hearted, and still deal with real world characters. Add it on: Goodreads | Amazon | BookLikes It’s not easy being Olga Dolovich. Orphaned at a time when she had only just begun to appreciate her parents, tormented by her beautiful-but-bitchy sex goddess of a sister, and doomed to clean the world’s dirtiest bathroom, Olga doesn’t exactly lead a…
-
Book Review: The Perfect Bargain (Entangled Lovestruck) by Jessa McAdams
Media Type: ebook (ARC) Title: The Perfect Bargain Author: Jessa McAdams Publisher: Entangled Lovestruck Pages: ebook, 179 Release Date: June 30, 2015 Source: Netgalley/Publisher ——————————————- Content Screening: Sexual Situations HDB Rating: 3 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Romance readers who enjoy a man in a kilt Add it on: Goodreads | Amazon | BookLikes American lass seeks brawny Scot…As if being newly single isn’t brutal enough, Sloane Chatfield’s friends are getting obnoxious about setting her up. When Sloane insists she’s waiting for a certain sexy fictional Highlander to come along, her friends surprise her with a trip to Scotland to find her a new boyfriend. She’d rather have a root canal. But if…
-
Book Review: Awakened (Resilient #2) by Patricia Vanasse
Media Type: Ebook Title: Awakened Series: Resilient #2 Author: Patricia Vanasse Publisher: Pants on Fire Press Pages: Paperback; 317 Release Date: July 2015 Source: CBB Book Promotions ————————————————- Content Screening: Violence HDB Rating: 3 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy strong female protagonists and lots of action. Add it on: Goodreads | BookLikes Under the control of The Agency, a secret, governmental organization that created genetically engineered teens who posses a combination of extraordinary abilities, Adam is serving the purpose for which he was created while his girlfriend, Livia fights to save him. Manipulated to forget his…
-
Book Review: Don’t Ever Change by M. Beth Bloom
Media Type: Ebook Title: Don’t Ever Change Author: M. Beth Bloom Publisher: HarperTeen Pages: Paperback; 368 Release Date: July 7, 2015 Source: FFBC Book Tours ——————————————- Content Screening: Nothing of note HDB Rating: 3 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy true to life characters, and stream of consciousness in their books. Add it on: BookLikes | Amazon | Goodreads | B&N Eva has always wanted to write a modern classic—one that actually appeals to her generation. The only problem is that she has realized she can’t “write what she knows” because she hasn’tyet begun to live. So before…
-
Book Review: Bridesmaid Blues by Boone Brux
Media Type: ebook (ARC) Title: Bridesmaid Blues Author: Boone Brux Publisher: Entangled Lovestruck Pages: Paperback, 152 Release Date: June 30, 2015 Source: Netgalley/PUYB ——————————————- Content Screening: Sexual Situations HDB Rating: 3 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who are looking for a light, fun read Add it on: Goodreads | Amazon | BookLikes A wedding. An ex. And a secret. Maid-of-Honor Dani Brown can handle anything that comes her way when it comes to her best friend’s wedding. That is, until the bride asks for a huge favor-Dani needs to distract the best man, who happens to be Dani’s ex. The ex she has fantasized dismembering for a year now. The ex she’ll…