• Book Reviews

    Book Review: Foundryside (Founders #1) by Robert Jackson Bennett

    Media Type: Ebook (ARC) Title: Foundryside    * Series: Founders #1 Author: Robert Jackson Bennett Publisher: Crown Publishing Group Pages: Hardcover; 505 Release Date: August 21, 2018 Source: NetGalley / Publisher ———————————————- Genre: Fantasy HDB Rating: 5 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who are looking for a gorgeous new Fantasy series to get lost in. Add it on: Goodreads | Amazon | B&N In a city that runs on industrialized magic, a secret war will be fought to overwrite reality itself–the first in a dazzling new fantasy series from City of Stairs author Robert Jackson Bennett. Sancia Grado…

  • Book Blitzes/Promo Posts

    Book Blitz + Giveaway: Twelve Months of Awkward Moments by Lisa Acerbo

    Happy almost-but-not-quite-Friday friends! Today we have an exciting new release for you to dive into. I think a few of you out there might be able to relate to our introverted lead, Dani, and he struggles with being social. After all, a good book is great company.  Twelve Months of Awkward Moments Lisa Acerbo Publication date: August 30th 2018Genres: Adult, Romance, Suspense Dani can’t wait for senior year at college. A straight-A scholar whose anxiety is a daily struggle, being awkward, introverted, and studious has become a way of life. She vows this year will be different. It’s time to…

  • Book Blitzes/Promo Posts

    Book Blitz + Giveaway: Eight Goodbyes by Christine Brae

    Eight Goodbyes Christine Brae Published by: Vesuvian Books Publication date: August 28th 2018 Genres: Adult, Romance One universe, nine planets, 204 countries, 809 islands and 7 seas, and I had the privilege of meeting you.” –Unknown When Tessa Talman meets Simon Fremont for the first time, not only is she attracted to him, she’s intrigued by how different their lives are. He’s a dedicated scientist, practical, pragmatic, and grounded—while she’s a head-in-the-clouds romance author. As their relationship grows, they agree to meet in places around the world, while continuing to live on opposite sides of the globe. Though their feelings…

  • Book Reviews

    Book Review: The Last Harvest by Kim Liggett

    Media Type: Print Book Title: The Last Harvest Author: Kim Liggett Publisher: Tor Teen Pages: Paperback; 352 Release Date: July 24, 2018 Source: Publisher ————————————– Content Screening: Violence, Blood/Gore HDB Rating: 3 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy a YA horror story that keeps you guessing. Add it on: Goodreads | Amazon | B&N Kim Liggett’s The Last Harvest is a thrilling YA horror story that draws on her childhood during the Satanic Panic. “I plead the blood.” Those were the last words seventeen-year-old golden boy quarterback Clay Tate heard rattling from his dad’s throat when he discovered…

  • Book Blitzes/Promo Posts

    Cover Reveal + Giveaway: Rekindled by Genevieve Iseult Eldredge

    Rekindled Genevieve Iseult Eldredge (A Circuit Fae NEMESIS Prequel Novella, #3.5) Published by: Monster House Books Publication date: March 26th 2019 Genres: Urban Fantasy, Young Adult It’s good to be queen. Except when it’s a total disaster. Syl Skye, newly crowned Queen of Fair Faerie, would be psyched to be the ruler of her Summer realm, except for two things. First, her girlfriend Rouen Rivoche became Queen of Dark Faerie, the Winter realm. That would be great except the Winter realm’s always been at war with Summer. By tradition, that makes Rouen Syl’s mortal enemy. That said, love can break…

  • Book Reviews

    Book Review: Monster City: Murder, Music and Mayhem in Nashville’s Dark Age by Michael Artnfield

    Media Type: Ebook (ARC) Title: Monster City: Murder, Music, and Mayhem in Nashville’s Dark Age Author: Michael Arntfield Publisher: Little A Pages: Paperback; 352 Release Date: September 4, 2018 Source: NetGalley / Publisher —————————————— Genre: Nonfiction / True Crime HDB Rating: 3 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy a real life look into the spree of serial murders in Nashville in the 1980’s and 1990’s. Add it on: Goodreads | Amazon | B&N The never-before-told true account of the serial killers who terrorized Nashville’s music scene for decades—and the cold-case Murder Squad determined to bring an end…

  • Ramblings

    Gearing up for Halloween Bingo!

    It’s nearing the end of August and I am ECSTATIC. September and October may not necessarily be cold in Southern California, but they still herald the beginning of cooler temperatures, sweaters, baking time and HORROR BOOKS. Yup, that’s right. This is the 2nd year in a row that I’m participating in a Halloween Bingo game on Booklikes, and I’ve come to love this part of the year for its scary and mysterious reads. I’m so ready! Here is my super cool bingo card, and all the books I’m pondering reading for the squares are listed below. You can expect to…

  • Book Reviews

    Book Review: Miss Behave by Traci Highland

    Media Type: Ebook Title: Miss Behave Series: The Anderson Family Series Author: Traci Highland Publisher: Cheshire Lane Press Pages: 330 Release Date: June 24, 2018 Source: PUYB ——————————————- Genre: Romantic Comedy HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy a good hearty laugh and a fun romcom. Add it on: Goodreads | Amazon She’s great at giving advice, too bad she never takes it…Piper Anderson wants to be a serious journalist at a serious paper covering serious news. Instead, she’s stuck at the Pendleton Falls Herald, where her massive investigative skills are wasted penning the paper’s advice column, Miss Behave.Her shot at a meaty story comes when she’s assigned…

  • Book Reviews

    Book Review + Giveaway: How to Breathe Underwater by Vicky Skinner

    Format: ebook Title: How to Breathe Underwater Author: Vicky Skinner Published by: Swoon Reads Pages: 336  Publication date: August 14th 2018 Source: Xpresso Book Tours Genres: Contemporary, Romance, Young Adult HDB Rating: 5 keys to my heart Kate’s father has been pressuring her to be perfect for her whole life, pushing her to be the best swimmer she can be. But when Kate finds her dad cheating on her mom, Kate’s perfect world comes crashing down, and Kate is forced to leave home and the swim team she’s been a part of her whole life. Now in a new home, new…

  • Feature Posts/Weekly Memes

    It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? (8/13/18)

    Happy Monday, friends! If it’s as hot where you are as it was here this weekend, please know that I’m thinking of you. Staying inside and reading this weekend was the best possible thing I could have done. I’m hoping you did the same! Here’s what I’ve been working my way through. My reading has been a bit all over the place lately. I’ve been flipping between reading books on homesteading, comics, fantasy, and now a true crime series. Hahaha. It’s nice to feel free to read whatever strikes my fancy. It’s really helping me keep my reading mojo up!…