• Ramblings

    Fall. I need some of that.

    Although I’ve loved living in Southern California my whole life (especially the part of that where I moved to the beach), the one thing that I’ve always been envious of, is Fall. I mean a real Fall. Complete with turning leaves, crisp weather, and warm sweaters. If this year is anything like last year, it’ll be Halloween and 85 degrees outside at 9 pm :). I mean just look at that photo! Who wouldn’t want that? I guess it’s true that we all think the grass is greener on the other side. When my friends on the East Coast are…

  • Book Blitzes/Promo Posts

    Book Spotlight: The Lady in Pink by J.A Kazimer

    Happy Friday readers! Today I have an exciting new mystery for your reading pleasure. Are you ready for some suspense? For some action? For some wild hair colors? I’ve got you covered. Coming home to find a dead body in your living room isn’t the best way to end a long day’s work, especially when that work is as New Never City’s premier blue-haired PI. It’s even worse when the corpse is your intern, electrocuted to death, and you’re the one with enough voltage flowing through your veins to power Fairyland. Blue Reynolds has nabbed his fair share of criminals—with…

  • Book Reviews

    Book Review: The Heartbeat Thief by AJ Krafton

    Media Type: Ebook Title: The Heartbeat Thief Author: AJ Krafton Publisher: Self-published Pages: Kindle; 318 Release Date: June 12, 2015 Source: Xpresso Book Tours / Author —————————————————- Genre: Paranormal Fiction HDB Rating: 3 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy stories that span the decades, with a heaping helping of unrequited romance. Add it on: Goodreads | Amazon | BookLikes Haunted by a crushing fear of death, a young Victorian woman discovers the secret of eternal youth–she must surrender her life to attain it, and steal heartbeats to keep it. In 1860 Surrey, a young woman has only…

  • Book Reviews

    Book Review: Rules for Stealing Stars by Corey Ann Haydu

    Media Type: Ebook (ARC) Title: Rules for Stealing Stars Author: Corey Ann Haydu Publisher: Katherine Tegen Books Pages: Hardcover; 336 Release Date: September 29, 2015 Source: Publisher / NetGalley ——————————————————————— Content Screening: Parental Depression, Mild Violence HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy deep stories about families, and specifically about sisters. Add it on: Goodreads | Amazon | BookLikes In the tradition of Sharon Creech and Wendy Mass, Corey Ann Haydu’s sparkling middle grade debut is a sister story with a twist of magic, a swirl of darkness, and a whole lot of hope. Silly…

  • Book Reviews

    Book Review: Shadow of Night (All Souls Trilogy #2) by Deborah Harkness

    Media Type: Audio Book Title: Shadow of Night   *Series: All Souls Trilogy #2 Author: Deborah Harkness Publisher: Penguin Books Run Time: 24 hours and 30 minutes Release Date: July 10, 2012 Source: Audible ————————————————– Genre: Paranormal / Historical Fiction HDB Rating: 3 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy plenty of history in their historical fiction. Add it on: Goodreads | Amazon | BookLikes Deborah Harkness exploded onto the literary scene with her debut novel, A Discovery of Witches, Book One of the magical All Souls Trilogy and an international publishing phenomenon. The novel introduced Diana Bishop,…

  • Feature Posts/Weekly Memes

    TBR Thursday (9/17/15)

    So to slowly get back into the groove of blogging, I’ve decided to participate in some memes! They’re a great way to get some conversation going, and plus I haven’t really finished reading much lately. It’s a travesty… I know. Sponsored by She Is Too Fond of Books, this is a meme where you spotlight a book off your owned TBR. It can be an ebook, a physical book, or an audio book. Something that you own, but haven’t gotten to. (That’s like, everything… ha!) Told in Kvothe’s own voice, this is the tale of the magically gifted young man…

  • Ramblings

    That Slump.

    I thought this meme was doubly appropriate today, since it is Wednesday after all. Ugh, that slump. You know, since March I’ve been trying to pull myself out of this reading/blogging slump and back into the full-force blogger that I usually am. Truth be told, I’m not winning at this. At all. Oh sure, I’ll get a wave of excitement for a few days. Then terrible TV calls my name, or that video game looks tempting, or I just want a nap, and suddenly reading takes a back seat. I realized that my blog is 5 years old. Yup, April marked…

  • Ramblings

    Random Musings: The Post About Tea

    The post about tea. If only my tea looked that elegant. Usually it’s placed in my favorite mug that my husband painted for me at Color Me Mine. It’s also usually accompanied by a muffin or a breakfast sandwich! Tea is my favorite breakfast drink. Which brings me to the joyful experience that has been learning about tea! I used to be a coffee addict. Working at a job that required a 3 hour round-trip commute made it so that I felt like I was a zombie without my coffee. It got to the point where I’d get headaches without…

  • Book Reviews

    Book Review: The Last Necromancer by C.J. Archer

    Media Type: Ebook Title: The Last Necromancer Series: The Ministry of Curiosities #1 Author: C.J. Archer Publisher: Self-published Pages: Paperback; 268 Release Date: August 11, 2015 Source: Xpresso Book Tours/Author ———————————————— Content Screening: Mild Violence HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy stories with a slow burn, and a twist at the end. Add it on: Goodreads | Amazon | BookLikes Victorian London: For five years, Charlotte (Charlie) Holloway has lived as a boy in the slums. But when one theft too many gets her arrested, her only means of escape lies with a dead…

  • Book Blitzes/Promo Posts

    Book Spotlight: Counteract and Resist by Tracy Lawson

    I hope so, because today’s spotlight is on a very action-packed series that already had two gorgeous books out! Today it’s all about Tracy Lawson, Counteract and Resist. In Counteract, Book One of The Resistance Series, the Office of Civilian Safety and Defense (OCSD) has guarded the public against the rampant threat of terrorism for the last fifteen years with the full backing of the US government. Their carefully crafted list of Civilian Restrictions means no concerts or sporting events, no travel, no social media, no cash transactions, and no driver’s licenses for eighteen-year-olds Tommy and Careen. The OCSD has even…