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We’ve Got History : Post & Giveaway
Today I’m lucky enough to be participating in the We’ve Got History blog tour, celebrating the paperback release of Philippa Greogry’s Order of Darkness: Changeling. I can’t tell you how excited I am to read this book! Look for a review next week. In the meantime, I’ve been asked to answer the question… If you could go back in time, which era would you choose? © Jenny Rollo Without a doubt, I’d travel back to early 19th Century England. Pride and Prejudice is forever one of my favorite books, and I’d love to opportunity to actually live it! The clothes, the food,…
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Book Review: The Mirrored Shard
Media Type: Print Book (ARC) Title: The Mirrored Shard *Series: Iron Codex #3 Author: Caitlin Kittredge Publisher: Delacorte Books for Young Readers Pages: Hardcover; 304 Release Date: February 12, 2013 Source: Publisher ———————————————————- Intended Reading Group: Young Adult Content Screening: Mild Violence ———————————————————- HDB Rating: 3 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who are fans of the Iron Codex series. Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Amazon / B&N Aoife Grayson must face death to win back Dean—the love who was ripped from the Iron Lands of the living when he was shot in the arctic north.…
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Book Review: Midnight City
Media Type: Print Book Title: Midnight City *Series: Conquered Earth #1 Author: J. Barton Mitchell Publisher: St. Martin’s Griffin Pages: Hardcover; 384 Release Date: October 30, 2012 Source: Library —————————————————– Intended Reading Group: Young Adult Content Screening: Mild Violence —————————————————– HDB Rating: 5 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy strong characters who are being forced to survive under insane circumstances! Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Amazon / B&N Lord of the Flies meets War of the Worlds in J. Barton Mitchell’s alien-invaded post-apocalyptic world where two teens and a young girl with amazing powers…
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Coming Soon on HDB… (2/3/13)
MONDAY Monday I’ll be reviewing the first YA book I’ve marked 5 stars this year! Midnight City blew my mind and I can’t wait to convince you that you should read it too. TUESDAY On Tuesday I’ll be reviewing The Mirrored Shard by Caitlin Kittredge! I’m about half way through this one right now and *swoon* I just can’t explain. WEDNESDAY Changing it up on Wednesday. Instead of a review, I’ll be sharing an excerpt with you from Order of Darkness: Changeling by Philippa Gregory! Plus I’ll be giving away 2 copies of the paperback! THURSDAY Friday’s review will be of The…
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Blogger Backstage Pass: Rebecca from Rebecca Books!
It’s time for another edition of Blogger Backstage Pass! Are you always looking for shiny new blogs to follow? Do you feel like you’d just like to get to know some of the bloggers a little better? Here’s your opportunity. Each month I’ll pick a new blogger and host them here! You’ll get to see an interview with them and nab all their contact info. Also, in case you forget who they are and want to visit them, their information will be in the right hand sidebar all month. This month’s featured blogger is… Rebecca from Rebecca Books! Rebecca-Books is…
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January 2013 Wrap Up
Happy February everyone! It’s time to wrap up the last month of reading and see how things went :). Shall we? (YA) = Young Adult / (A) = Adult / (MG) = Middle Grade / (AB) = Audio Book Books Read and Reviewed in January: (YA) Zephyr: The West Wind by R.J. Tolson – Review (3/5) (YA) What We Saw At Night by Jacquelyn Mitchard – Review (3/5) (YA) Breathe by Sarah Crossan – Review (3/5) (YA) Provex City by Michael Pierce – Review (4/5) (AB) (A) On The Edge by Ilona Andrews – Review (4/5) (YA) Shadows of the Hidden by Anne Riley –…
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A guest post by Marion Croslydon and a giveaway!
Oxford Whispers by Marion Croslydon is on tour with AToMR Tours! Lucky me, I get to help promote it! I have to say that the premise of this book sounds deliciously creepy. If you haven’t had a chance to read it just yet, let me tempt you with it right now! Madison LeBon is dead set against the dead. Her fresh start at Oxford University is a brand new beginning. She finally has a chance to turn the page on her psychic powers and cumbersome voodoo heritage. Snakes, dolls, ghosts, and spirits: Farewell… Not quite. When the tragic lovers in…
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Book Review: Iron Hearted Violet
Media Type: Print Book Title: Iron Hearted Violet Author: Kelly Barnhill Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers Pages: Hardcover; 432 Release Date: October 9, 2012 Source: Library ———————————————————– Intended Reading Group: Middle Grade Content Screening: Nothing of note ———————————————————– HDB Rating: 3 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Lovers of MG who enjoy a vivid fairy tale story. Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Amazon / B&N The end of their world begins with a story. This one. In most fairy tales, princesses are beautiful, dragons are terrifying, and stories are harmless. This isn’t most fairy tales. Princess Violet…
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Book Review: The Six Gun Tarot
Media Type: Ebook (ARC) Title: The Six Gun Tarot Author: R.S. Blecher Publisher: Tor Books Pages: Hardcover; 368 Release Date: January 22, 2013 Source: Publisher ———————————————- Intended Reading Group: Young Adult Content Screening: Mild Violence ———————————————- HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy gritty, dark stories with a wide cast of characters. Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Amazon / B&N Buffy meets Deadwood in a dark, wildly imaginative historical fantasy Nevada, 1869: Beyond the pitiless 40-Mile Desert lies Golgotha, a cattle town that hides more than its share of unnatural secrets. The sheriff bears…
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Coming Soon on HDB… (1/27/13)
MONDAY Starting out the week, a review of The Six Gun Tarot by R.S. Belcher. This was definitely an interesting read, see my take on it! TUESDAY Tuesday brings another review, this time of Iron Hearted Violet by Kelly Barnhill. I so fell in love with this cover! WEDNESDAY On Wednesday, I’ll be sharing a guest post from Marion Crosly all about the Paranormal in her book Oxford Whispers. THURSDAY More MG loveliness on Thursday, with a review of The Voyage of Lucy P. Simmons. Loved this book! Super cute, and I’ll share the love :). FRIDAY Can you believe it’s already February…