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An Interview with Ryan Jacobson
Today on the blog we have Ryan Jacobson, author of Can You Survive: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes. A mouthful I know but how much do you miss Choose Your Own Adventure books? I know I do! This book made me happy inside because I got to experience what I love about making my own path through a book all over again. *ahem* Anyway, I’ll give the floor over to Ryan! He answered my questions with only lines from the book. Brave man. 1) How would you describe yourself to your readers? He is shorter and rounder than you, and…
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Book Review: Vicious Grace
Media Type: Print Book Title: Vicious Grace *Series: The Black Sun’s Daughter Author: M.L.N. Hanover Publisher: Pocket Books Pages: Mass Market Paperback; 367 Release Date: November 30, 2010 Source: Publisher ——————————————— Genre: Urban Fantasy HDB Rating: 3 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers of the series. Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Librarything / Amazon / B&N When you’re staring evil in the eye, don’t forget to watch your back . . . For the first time in forever, Jayné Heller’s life is making sense. Even if she routinely risks her life to destroy demonic parasites that…
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Book Review: Darker Angels
Media Type: Print Book Title: Darker Angels Author: M.L.N. Hanover *Series: The Black Sun’s Daughter #2 Publisher: Pocket Books Pages: Mass Market Paperback; 360 Release Date: September 29, 2009 (Original September 23, 2009) Source: Publisher ——————————————————————– Genre: Urban Fantasy HDB Rating: 5 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Lovers of this series! Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Librarything / Amazon / B&N In the battle between good and evil, there’s no such thing as a fair fight. When Jayné Heller’s uncle Eric died, she inherited a fortune beyond all her expectations — and a dangerous mission in…
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Interviewing Maddi from Shattered Souls
A special treat today on the blog! Mary Lindsey, author of the gorgeously written Shattered Souls, is here to share one of her characters with us! I devoured this book, and if you haven’t already added it to your wishlist I highly suggest you do. (My review is here and you can win at Goodreads here!) In the meantime though, take a peek at Maddi’s inner workings. Enjoy! Hi Maddi! Thanks for dropping in. Let’s start with something fun. If you made the front page, what would the headline say? Local Protector Chosen “Best Dressed” at Rodeo So, you’ve spent a long…
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Book Review: Unclean Spirits
Media Type: Print Book Title: Unclean Spirits * Series: The Black Sun’s Daughter Author: M.L.N. Hanover Publisher: Pocket Books Pages: Mass Market Paperback; 400 Release Date: July 28, 2009 (original December 2, 2008) Source: Publisher ———————————————————— Genre: Urban Fantasy HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Fans of UF. Anyone who loves kick ass heroines. Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Librarything / Amazon / B&N Jayné Heller thinks of herself as a realist, until she discovers reality isn’t quite what she thought it was. When her uncle Eric is murdered, Jayné travels to Denver to settle his estate,…
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Book Review: Nightingale
Media Type: Enhanced Ebook Title: Nightingale Author: David Farland Publisher: East India Press Pages: Kindle; 424 Release Date: October 31, 2011 Source: Publisher ———————————— Intended Reading Group: Young Adult Content Screening: Mild Violence ————————————- HDB Rating: 5 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: EVERYONE. Seriously. Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Amazon / B&N Bron Jones was abandoned as a newborn. Thrown into foster care, he is rejected by one family after another, until he meets Olivia, a gifted and devoted high-school teacher who recognizes him for what he really is—what her people call a “nightingale.” But Bron isn’t…
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Reading in the Future: A guest post by the epic David Farland
If you are a lover of Fantasy and Science Fiction, you might recognize this man. David Farland is the author of multiple award winning single books and series in these genres. His Runelords series is one I’ve gotten completely hooked on. He is, in a word, my idol. You have no idea how happy I am to have him on the blog today! David Farland is pushing the boundaries of what we know as a “book” with his new enhanced novel Nightingale. I will be reviewing it tomorrow, but let me just say that it is truly impressive how immersing…
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The Paranormal Turkey Tour! Meet some great authors, get some great books!
Ah yes, Thanksgiving. Nothing says the holidays like sitting around a fully decked out dining room table with mouthwatering temptations waiting to be gobbled up. Everyone waits anxiously for the big reveal… the turkey! Lovingly prepared since early that morning, the turkey is brought out in a covered, silver serving platter. Aunt Edith smacks little Tommy’s hand as he attempts to steal a candied yam dripping with marshmallow. The collective breath is held as the silver cover is removed… revealing… a zombie turkey! What—what? That’s right folks, this year, we are celebrating this American holiday paranormal style. And what says…
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From Sketch to Chapter Art, an Illustrator at Work: Inside the Moon Coin
I’m very pleased today to have Richard Due, and his lovely illustrator Carolyn Arcabascio, here to share a little bit about the making of The Moon Coin. If you missed my review you can find it here, but quite honestly this book is pure magic. Read on my friends, and get lost in the artwork that brings this book to life! Then check below for a chance to take a copy home for your very own! From Sketch to Chapter Art, an Illustrator at Work For me, getting to work with Carolyn Arcabascio was a dream come true. On The…
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Book Review: The Moon Coin
Media Type: Ebook Title: The Moon Coin Author: Richard Due Illustrator: Carolyn Arcabascio Publisher: Gibbering Gnome Press Pages: Ebook; 297 Release Date: August 25, 2011 Source: Publisher ———————————— Intended Reading Group: Middle Grade/Lower YA Content Screening: Mild Fantasy Violence ———————————— HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Fantasy readers, or those who love a good story. Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Librarything / Amazon / B&N For Lily and Jasper Winter, the Moon Realm began with a single secret bedtime tale. As the children grew older, Uncle Ebb enthralled them with thrilling tales of the Dragondain…