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Book Review: 15 Seconds
Media Type: Print Book Title: 15 Seconds Author: Andrew Gross Publisher: William Morrow Pages: Hardcover; 336 Release Date: July 10, 2012 Source: TLC Book Tours ———————————– Genre: Thriller HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who love a good thriller/suspense with plenty of action! Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Amazon / B&N Henry Steadman is a successful Florida plastic surgeon on his way to deliver a keynote address at a conference when his world falls apart. Stopped by the police for a minor traffic violation, the situation escalates and he is pulled from his vehicle,…
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DOOMED has a cover!
You may or may not know this (it probably depends on how often you read my ramblings here) but I love book covers! They are like the eye candy of reading. Who can resist? I’m happy to share with you a brand new book cover courtesy of the wonderful Tracy Deebs! You might know her from the Tempest series, that starts with Tempest Rising. Well today? Today Tracy Deebs dives head first into the dystopian genre with her new book Doomed. Complete with a gorgeous cover… Beat the game. Save the world. Pandora’s just your average teen, glued to her…
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Book Review: The Forsaken
Media Type: Print Book Title: The Forsaken *Series: The Forsaken #1 Author: Lisa M. Stasse Publisher: Simon & Schuster Pages: Hardcover; 375 Release Date: July 10, 2012 Source: Author ———————————— Intended Reading Group: Young Adult Content Screening: Mild Violence ————————————- HDB Rating: 3 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy dystopian stories and are okay with some violence. Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Amazon / B&N A thought-provoking and exciting start to a riveting new dystopian trilogy. As an obedient orphan of the U.N.A. (the super-country that was once Mexico, the U.S., and Canada), Alenna…
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An Interview with Brendan O’Keeffe
In case you missed it, yesterday I reviewed Andor Awakening by Brendan O’Keeffe. For all you fantasy lovers out there, this is a book that you need to read! Pure, amazing, self-published goodness. War is everywhere. Shae is consumed by a vicious war between the human Imperium and a brutal race known only as the Raz. Humanity stands on the edge of destruction as the Razian forces advance city by city, burning everything in their path. Waking to find no memory of his troubled past and haunted by the implications of his abilities, Andor must find his place in this violent…
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Book Review: Andor Awakening
Media Type: Ebook Title: Andor Awakening Author: Brendan O’Keeffe Publisher: Self-published Pages: Kindle; 210 Release Date: March 15, 2012 Source: Author ————————————– Intended Reading Group: Adult Genre: Fantasy ————————————– HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who love fantasy that immerses them in the world with great descriptions. Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Amazon War is everywhere. Shae is consumed by a vicious war between the human Imperium and a brutal race known only as the Raz. Humanity stands on the edge of destruction as the Razian forces advance city by city, burning everything in…
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Book Review: Glimmer
Media Type: Print Book (ARC) Title: Glimmer Author: Phoebe Kitanidis Publisher: Balzer + Bray Pages: Hardcover; 352 Release Date: April 17, 2012 Source: The Teen Book Scene ————————————- Intended Reading Group: Young Adult Content Screening: Mild Violence ————————————- HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who love a good paranormal read with plenty of twists and turns! Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Amazon / B&N What if you forgot your identity and had to rely on other people to tell you who you were?And what if to discover your true self, you first had to…
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Book Blogger Hop: The Return
I realized the other day that I haven’t done one of these in forever! I’d been so packed with reviews and scheduled posts that I haven’t had a chance to participate in any memes at all. So I’m making a comeback. Here we go! If you could be a character from any book, who would you be? Oh my gosh, how do I answer this question! So tough. If I could be any character, I’d go with Allie from Julie Kagawa’s The Immortal Rules for so many reasons! First off she kicks some massive butt in that book. You want a…
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Book Review: The Mapmaker and the Ghost
Media Type: Ebook (ARC) Title: The Mapmaker and the Ghost Author: Sarvenaz Tash Publisher: Walker Childrens Pages: Hardcover; 256 Release Date: April 24, 2012 Source: NetGalley ————————————– Intended Reading Group: Middle Grade Content Screening: Nothing of note ————————————– HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Young readers looking for an adventure with a bit of a historical twist. Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Amazon / B&N Goldenrod Moram loves nothing better than a good quest. Intrepid, curious, and full of a well-honed sense of adventure, she decides to start her own exploring team fashioned after her…
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Audio Book Review: The Whites of Their Eyes
Media Type: Audio Book Title: The Whites of Their Eyes *Series: Keepers of the School #3 Author: Andrew Clements Narrator: Keith Nobbs Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio Format: Unabridged Compact Disc; 4 discs Release Date: February 21, 2012 Source: Audiobook Jukebox ———————————————– Intended Reading Group: Middle Grade / YA Content Screening: Nothing of note. ———————————————– Recommended to: Readers who love adventure! HDB Rating: 3 Keys to My Heart Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Amazon / B&N Andrew Clements delivers the latest in his adventure-filled school series. This could be the last great Memorial Day weekend on Barclay Bay, and…
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Book Review: The Age of Miracles
Media Type: Print Book (ARC) Title: The Age of Miracles Author: Karen Thompson Walker Pages: Paperback; 288 Publisher: Random House Release Date: June 26, 2012 Source: TLC Book Tours —————————————– Intended Reading Group: Young Adult Content Screening: Nothing of note. —————————————– HDB Rating: 5 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who like realistic fiction, coming of age stories, and dystopian reads. Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Amazon / B&N On a seemingly ordinary Saturday in a California suburb, 11-year-old Julia and her family awake to discover, along with the rest of the world, that the rotation of…