• Book Reviews

    Book Review: To Best The Boys by Mary Weber

    Media Type: Print Book (ARC) Title: To Best The Boys Author: Mary Weber Publisher: Thomas Nelson Pages: Hardcover; 352 Release Date: March 5, 2019 Source: Publisher / FFBC Tours —————————————— Content Screening: Mild Violence HDB Rating: 5 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy fast paced, female centered and powerful reads! Add it on: Goodreads | Amazon | B&N Every year for the past fifty-four years, the residents of Pinsbury Port receive a mysterious letter inviting all eligible-aged boys to compete for an esteemed scholarship to the all-male Stemwick University. Every year, the poorer residents look to see…

  • Book Blitzes/Promo Posts

    Cover Reveal: Hitched by Britni Hill

    The FINAL book of the Western Palm series is almost here, and I have the adorable cover to show you today! Are you ready? Hitched Britni Hill Western Palm #5 Romance March 18, 2019 Add it: Goodreads Western Palm University brought them together, making them a family. Tess and Blake stuck together and headed straight toward their happily ever after. They have everything they need and can’t imagine wanting more. Does that mean they’ve reached the end of their story? Jason stood up to his father. He made all the right choices for his family. Corinne and their toddler, Arianna,…

  • Book Blitzes/Promo Posts

    Book Spotlight: The Chef’s Secret by Crystal King

    Good morning lovely bookworms, and happy Friday to boot! If you’re even 1/16 as happy as I am that this week has finally come to end, I’m sending you a giant mental hug. Whew. This week was rough. On the bright side, I get to end it with a stellar spotlight, of a book that I’m wholly intrigued over. Want to join me? The Chef’s Secret by Crystal King Adult fiction, Historical Fiction Atria/Simon & Schuster 352 pages Release date: Feb 12, 2019 Rated R (for a couple of explicit, but loving, sex scenes (no abuse or rape) and minor…

  • Book Reviews

    Graphic Novel Review: Bone Parish, Volume 1 by Cullen Bunn

    Media Type: Ebook (ARC) Title: Bone Parish, Volume 1    * Series: Bone Parish Author: Cullen Bunn Publisher: BOOM! Studios Pages: Paperback; 112 Release Date: May 7, 2019 Source: NetGalley ————————————- Content Screening: Violence HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Graphic novel readers who are looking for something with dark, science fiction elements. Add it on: Goodreads | Amazon | B&N A necromantic horror series about an upstart crime family trafficking in a new designer drug that’s just hit the market made from the ashes of the dead. A new drug is sweeping through the streets of…

  • Ramblings

    Stuck in a rut.

    See that beautiful number of books read? That’s because I powered through 23 books in the first 45 days of the year. I was in this reading mania, where every book I finished just lead to me picking up the next one, and most of my reading was great! Alas, I think I may have read myself right into a rut though. Despite the fact that I have great reads I’m going through right now, and the fact that I’ve actually had a lot of time to read, I’ve found myself slowing down a lot. I’ve been opting instead to…

  • Feature Posts/Weekly Memes

    It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? (2/17/19)

    Sorry for the radio silence last week, y’all! I was sick on Monday, and then the work week ended up being a lot busier than I expected. It’s crazy how my anxiety can go from being 100% manageable, to exhausting, in no time flat. This last week was quite the balancing act, but I did! And I’m proud of myself. Which is why my reading stalled out a bit, but picked up again yesterday. Here’s what it looks like now! For Romance Bingo I decided to re-read The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight, and it was a great…

  • Book Reviews

    Book Review: You Asked For Perfect by Laura Silverman

    Media Type: Ebook (ARC) Title: You Asked For Perfect Author: Laura Silverman Publisher: Sourcebooks Fire Pages: Paperback; 288 Release Date: March 5, 2019 Source: Publisher / FFBC Tours ——————————————- Content Screening: Nothing of note. HDB Rating: 5 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who love contemporary stories that really hit home, and books about realistic people. Add it on: Goodreads | Amazon | B&N Senior Ariel Stone is the perfect college applicant: first chair violin, dedicated community volunteer, and expected valedictorian. He works hard – really hard – to make his life look effortless. A failed Calculus quiz is…

  • Book Blitzes/Promo Posts

    Book Blitz & Giveaway: The Council of Nereth by T.J. Amberson

    Title: The Council of Nereth Author: T.J. Amberson Publication date: December 2nd 2018 Genres: Fantasy, Historical, Young Adult Six months have passed since the Council of Nereth was formed. The land is at peace. The people are thriving, secure in the knowledge that Raelin, the evil sorceress who once ruled over them, is no more.Like the other members of the Council of Nereth, Edlyn has returned home to live and work, waiting for the time when the council will meet again. Busy serving the people and restoring the manor of her childhood, Edlyn keeps her deepest wishes hidden away in…

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    Book Review: Dark of the West (Glass Alliance #1) by Joanna Hathaway

    Media Type: Ebook (ARC) Title: Dark of the West    * Series: Glass Alliance #1 Author: Joanna Hathaway Publisher: Tor Teen Pages: Hardcover; 480 Release Date: February 5, 2019 Source: Publisher / FFBC Tours —————————————— Content Screening: Violence HDB Rating: 3 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who love sweeping military epics with vivid characters. Add it on: Goodreads | Amazon | B&N He was raised in revolution. She was raised in a palace. Can their love stop a war? Code Name Verity meets The Winner’s Cursein Joanna Hathaway’s Dark of the West, a breathtaking YA fantasy debut. Aurelia…

  • Book Blitzes/Promo Posts

    Book Blitz & Giveaway: Rune’s Folly by Garen Glazier

    Title: Rune’s Folly Author: Garen Glazier Publication date: February 5th 2019 Genres: Adventure, Fantasy, Young Adult By day, Tansy McCoy is a florist making charmed bouquets for the citizens of Junonia, capital of the Kingdom of Terranmar. By night, she’s an assassin and the keeper of the Dangerous Garden where deadly blooms grow. Together with the town tailor, butcher, baker, and metalsmith (just don’t call her a candlestick maker), she is part of the Guild, a secret group of spell-wielding thieves and mercenaries. Their task: consolidate all that remains of the realm’s fading magic under the ruthless King Zeno’s control.…