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    Book Review and Giveaway: Cable Car Mystery by Greg Messel

    Media Type: Paperback Title: Cable Car Mystery Series: Sam Slater Mystery Book 6 Author: Greg Messell Publisher: Sunbreaks Publishing Pages: 180 Release Date: June 14, 2016 Source: PUYB/Author ———————————————– Genre: Mystery/Romance HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy a good mystery set in 1950’s San Francisco. Add it on: Goodreads | Amazon | BookLikes On the hottest day of the year in San Francisco in 1959, Private Detectives Sam and Amelia Slater are contemplating fleeing the city for their Stinson Beach house. However, when Sam decides to take a cable car ride to run some errands on the lazy summer day, he’s suddenly thrust into the spotlight when he…

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    Book Spotlight & Giveaway: Lazlo’s Revenge by Glen Hierlmeier

    Do you love stories about history and finding out about your past? Do you love a little romance with your war stories? Well then I have just the book for you! Lazlo’s Revenge follows Maxine “Max” Fischer, a writer and Swiss war correspondent, whose parents (Hank and Roberta Fischer, the main characters from Hierlmeier’s previous book, Honor and Innocence) lived through the tragedies of the Great World Wars. In Lazlo’s Revenge, Max sets out on an adventure throughout Europe to uncover her parents’ pasts and see the very places where they survived on their odyssey to escape danger and death.…

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    Book Spotlight + Giveaway: Black Five by J. Lynn Bailey

    YA Bound Book Tours is organizing a Blog Tour for: Black Five by J. Lynn Bailey. This tour will run from June 27th to July 1st. I’m lucky enough to be one of the first promo stops on the tour, and share this awesome looking book with all of you. Are you ready for Black Five? Black Five by J. Lynn Bailey Release Date: 11/17/15 Poorhouse Publishing 400 pages No one ever accused Penelope Jackson of being normal, nor did they suspect the dark secret she kept. A dangerous web of deceit and secrecy unravels when news of a stranger’s death puts Penn on…

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    Novella Review: The Planets All Shone by Nora Fleischer

    Media Type: Ebook (Novella) Title: The Planets All Shone Author: Nora Fleischer Publisher: Jennifer Lee Goloboy Pages: Kindle; 44 Release Date: May 25, 2016 Source: Author ———————————————– Genre: Science Fiction, Humor HDB Rating: 3 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers looking for a quick jaunt into a funny and lighthearted Science Fiction read. Add it on: Goodreads | Amazon | BookLikes Dana Elson never should have drunk that soda. Now she’s sharing her body with the clone of a dead man– and she and the clone’s gun-happy boyfriend are on the run from the sinister Mahler Corporation. Can Dana…

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    Original Bespoke Poetry by Dane Cobain

    Good evening my darling bookworms! I’ve quite the treat for you today, as bookish things go. Dane Cobain, author of the amazing books you’ll see below, has graced us with a piece of original poetry! What’s even cooler, is that he allowed me to give him 5 words, and then wove those into said poetry. I played with a random word generator and came up with: justice   passion   joy   cement   breakfast If that’s not an impressive set of words to weave into a bespoke poem, I don’t know what would be. Please enjoy a look at…

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    Book Review: Neverwhere (Author’s Preferred Text) by Neil Gaiman

    Media Type: Print Book Title: Neverwhere: Author’s Preferred Text Author: Neil Gaiman Publisher: William Morrow Paperbacks Pages: Paperback; 464 Release Date: June 7, 2016 Source: TLC Book Tours ——————————————————- Genre: Urban Fantasy HDB Rating: 5 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy darkly written fiction with vivid characters. Add it on: Goodreads | Amazon | BookLikes The #1 New York Times bestselling author’s ultimate edition of his wildly successful first novel featuring his “preferred text”—and including his special Neverwhere tale, “How the Marquis Got His Coat Back”. Published in 1997, Neil Gaiman’s darkly hypnotic first novel, Neverwhere, heralded the…

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    Book Review: What Happens Now by Jennifer Castle

    Media Type: Print Book Title: What Happens Now Author: Jennifer Castle Publisher: HarperTeen Pages: Hardcover; 384 Release Date: June 7, 2016 Source: Publisher / FFBC Tours ——————————————– Content Screening: Trigger warnings for depression/anxiety and cutting. HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy deeper contemporary reads with real relationships. Add it on: Goodreads | Amazon | BookLikes “I know what it is to want something so badly, you feel like your cells aren’t properly bonded together without it. I also know what it’s like to get that something. And honestly, I’m still not sure which is…

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    Book Review: The Tumbling Turner Sisters by Juliette Fay

    Media Type: Ebook (ARC) Title: The Tumbling Turner Sisters Author: Juliette Fay Publisher: Gallery Books Pages: Ebook; 352 Release Date: June 14, 2016 Source: Publisher ———————————————– Genre: Historical Fiction HDB Rating: 3 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy historical fiction with family drama and growth. Add it on: Goodreads | Amazon | BookLikes In 1919, the Turner sisters and their parents are barely scraping by. Their father is a low-paid boot-stitcher in Johnson City, New York, and the family is always one paycheck away from eviction. When their father’s hand is crushed and he can no longer…

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    Book Review: Read Me Like A Book by Liz Kessler

    Media Type: Ebook (ARC) Title: Read Me Like A Book Author: Liz Kessler Publisher: Candlewick Press Pages: Hardcover; 304 Release Date: June 14, 2016 Source: Publisher ————————————— Content Screening: Sexual Situations HDB Rating: 3 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who are looking for a character who is journeying through self-discovery and realizing who they really are. Add it on: Goodreads | Amazon | BookLikes Ashleigh Walker is a mediocre student with an assortment of friends, a sort-of boyfriend, and no plans for the future. Then a straight-from-college English teacher, Miss Murray, takes over Ash’s class and changes everything.…

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    Book Spotlight + Giveaway: How to (Almost) Ruin Your Summer by Taryn Souders

    You may be wondering why the picture above shows a goat in a canoe.  Good question! Now that I have your attention, it’s time to put the spotlight on How to (Almost) Ruin Your Summer by Taryn Souders. If you’ve ever been to summer camp, I think you’ll love this story. Chloe’s summer camp experience is both hilarious and adorable, which makes this the perfect addition to your warm weather reading list! Top Three Reasons Camp Minnehaha is The Worst1. The spiders (wayyyy too many legs)2. King Arthur (a rampaging goat intent on my destruction)3. Victoria a.k.a The Diva (an evil…