• Book Reviews

    Book Review + Giveaway: Dark & Stormy by J. Mercer

    Media Type: Ebook Title: Dark & Stormy Author: J. Mercer Publisher: Self Published Pages: 189 Release Date: May 17, 2017 Source: Author/Xpresso Book Tours ——————————————- Genre: Romantic Suspense HDB Rating: 3 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy a plot twist. Add it on: Goodreads | Amazon Faryn Miller wants to build a new life in a small town. It’s her last chance to figure out, of all the roles she’s played in her thirty-some years, which one truly fits. Her aim at simplicity sounds like the perfect medicine until she meets Kai Allen, who’s spent his life doing everything the hard way and never bending for anyone. Lucky for…

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    Book Review: Revolutions (Pendomus Chronicles #3) by Carissa Andrews

    Media Type: Ebook (ARC Title: Revolutions *Series: Pendomus Chronicles #3 Author: Carissa Andrews Publisher: Self-published Pages: Kindle; 310 Release Date: November 21, 2017 Source: Author ———————————————— Content Screening: Violence HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who have been following this series and are ready for an epic conclusion! Add it on: Goodreads | Amazon | B&N As the timelines of Pendomus fray, one girl born with power has the ability to set things right…. Forcing her way into Videus’ vassalage may be the last thing Runa will ever do, but she knows she has to try.…

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    It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? (11/13/17)

    Hello bookish friends! Am I the only one who is having a mild meltdown at the fact that Thanksgiving is next week, the month is almost over, and that means that Christmas and New Year are right around the corner? I set a goal to read 120 books this year, to keep things calm and simple, and I might actually not hit that. It’s been a great year so far, just not quite a great one for reading. The good news is that I’m not super worried about it. If I’ve been slacking off on blogging as much as I…

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    Book Review: Hiddensee: A Tale of the Once and Future Nutcracker by Gregory Maguire

    Media Type: Print Book Title: Hiddensee: A Tale of the Once and Future Nutcracker Author: Gregory Maguire Publisher: William Morrow Pages: Hardcover; 304 Release Date: October 31, 2017 Source: Publisher / TLC Book Tours —————————————————- Genre: Fairy Tales / Retellings / Fantasy HDB Rating: 3 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy Maguire’s magical way of writing, and fairy tale adaptations. Add it on: HarperCollins | Amazon | Barnes & Noble From the author of the beloved #1 New York Times bestseller Wicked, the magical story of a toymaker, a nutcracker, and a legend remade . . .Gregory Maguire…

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    Book Review: Snow & Rose by Emily Winfield Martin

    Media Type: Print Book (ARC) Title: Snow & Rose Author: Emily Winfield Martin Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers Pages: Kindle; 224 Release Date: October 10, 2017 Source: Publisher —————————————————————– Content Screening: Mild Fantasy Violence HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who love lush fairy tales with characters who are superbly easy to love. Add it on: Goodreads | Amazon | B&N A New York Times bestselling author-illustrator brings readers into the woods to meet two young sisters and a strange bit of magic in this reimagining of the classic but little-known fairy tale “Snow…

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    Book Review: A Wanted Man by Robert Parker

    Media Type: Ebook ARC Title: A Wanted Man Author: Robert Parker Publisher: Endeavour Press Pages: Hardcover; 307 Release Date: May 14, 2017 Source: Author/PUYB ——————————————- Genre: Crime Thriller HDB Rating: 3 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy a good who done it with some violence. Add it on: Goodreads | Amazon It’s down to fathers and fatherhood.Ben Bracken, ex-soldier, has just got out of Strangeways.Not by the front door.With him, he has his ‘insurance policy’ – a bag of evidence that will guarantee his freedom, provided he can keep it safe – and he has money, carefully looked after by a friend, Jack Brooker.Rejected by the army, disowned by his…