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Character Interview: Matchbox Girls by Chrysoula Tsavelas
Today on the blog is a little visit from Chrysoula Tsavelas, the author of Matchbox Girls. I reviewed this book yesterday and liked it’s uniqueness. Here is your chance to see a little further into it! You can also fill out this form to enter to win a digital copy here on the blog (ends 3/1), and make sure to check out the information at the bottom of the guest post to see how to win a prize pack! Without further ado, I give Chrysoula the floor. Today’s interviewer at Character Backstage is Corbin Adair. In-story, he plays the role of…
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Book Review: Matchbox Girls
Media Type: Ebook (ARC) Title: Matchbox Girls Author: Chrysoula Tzavelas Publisher: Candlemark & Gleam Pages: Paperback; 326 Release Date: February 21, 2012 Source: Publisher —————————————- Intended Reading Group: Young Adult Content Screening: Mild Language —————————————- HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers looking for a paranormal that is unique. Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Amazon / B&N Marley Claviger is just trying to get her life together. Stumbling into an ancient conflict between celestial forces is going to make that a whole lot harder… When Marley wakes up to a phone call from a pair of terrified…
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Take home a copy of Undertow by Callie Kingston!
In case you missed it, today I reviewed Undertow by Callie Kingston. This is a book that wasn’t quite what I expected, but what it turned out to be was great! This was a book that I really enjoyed. Marissa can’t wait to leave behind her mom and the traumatic life they shared. With Drake, she has it all figured out–until she discovers his betrayal. She flees to a desolate beach on the wild Oregon coast hoping to escape her pain where, overcome with exhaustion, she dozes off beside a log. When the first icy waves strike her, it is too…
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Book Review: Undertow
Media Type: Ebook Title: Undertow Author: Callie Kingston Publisher: Carolwood Press Pages: Paperback; 230 Release Date: February 17, 2012 Source: Author ————————————- Intended Reading Group: Young Adult Content Screening: Mild Language ————————————- HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who are comfortable with characters who face difficult situations. Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Amazon Marissa can’t wait to leave behind her mom and the traumatic life they shared. With Drake, she has it all figured out–until she discovers his betrayal. She flees to a desolate beach on the wild Oregon coast hoping to escape her…
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Ten things you didn’t know about Amanda Grace
Today Amanda Grace (or Mandy Hubbard depending on who you ask *wink*) is here to share some little know items about herself! Getting to know an author better is one of my favorite things. She is on tour in honor of her newest book, In Too Deep. Click the book cover to add it to your Goodreads list. I never meant for anyone to get hurt. All I wanted to do that night was make a play for Carter Davis. His heartless rejection was mortifying, but people got the wrong idea when they saw me leaving his bedroom, crying. That’s…
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It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? (Feb 20)
Much love to Book Journey for hosting! Click the button to join on in. I’m sticking right to what I’ve been planning to read. In all honesty, only setting myself 2 or 3 books per week to read has massively lowered my stress over this blog. After all, this is my passion! I don’t want it to turn into a job instead :). Here’s what this bibliophile’s week looks like! This Week’s Reviews: Slipping Reality by Emily Beaver (3/5) – An original concept that was executed fairly well! The Nightmare Garden (Iron Codex #2) by Caitlin Kitteredge (4/5) – Pretty…
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Book Review: Life Eternal
Media Type: Ebook (ARC) Title: Life Eternal *Series: Dead Beautiful (Book 2) Author: Yvonne Wood Publisher: Disney-Hyperion Pages: Hardcover; 392 Release Date: January 24, 2012 Source: NetGalley ————————————- Intended Reading Group: Young Adult Content Screening: Nothing of note. ————————————- HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who read and loved Dead Beautiful. Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Amazon / B&N Renée Winters has changed. When she looks in the mirror, a beautiful girl with an older, sadder face stares back. Her condition has doctors mystified, but Renée can never reveal the truth: she died…
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Win a copy of Trafficked by Kim Purcell!
Earlier today I reviewed Trafficked by Kim Purcell. This is a tough read, but one that is definitely worth your time. It deals with a character named Hannah who becomes a modern day slave. Hannah believes she’s being brought from Moldova to Los Angeles to become a nanny for a Russian family. But her American dream quickly spirals into a nightmare. The Platonovs force Hannah to work sixteen-hour days, won’t let her leave the house, and seem to have a lot of secrets – from Hannah and from each other. Stranded in a foreign land with false documents, no money, and…
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Book Review: Trafficked
Media Type: Print Book Title: Trafficked Author: Kim Purcell Publisher: Viking Children’s Books Pages: Hardcover; 352 Release Date: February 16, 2012 Source: Publicity Company ————————————— Intended Reading Group: Young Adult Content Screening: Sexual situations; Violence ————————————— HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who aren’t afraid of a realistic and gritty read. Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Amazon / B&N Hannah believes she’s being brought from Moldova to Los Angeles to become a nanny for a Russian family. But her American dream quickly spirals into a nightmare. The Platonovs force Hannah to work sixteen-hour days,…
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5 Favorite Book Picks with Emily Beaver, author of Slipping Reality
Special thanks to Emily Beaver and JKSCommunicatons for this original content! Emily Beaver’s Top 5 Book Picks 5 – In Cold Blood by Truman Capote I read this book for one of my analytical papers in AP Literature, and I just couldn’t put it down. Technically this is a non-fiction book, but I felt like it was fiction with how rich the characters and descriptions were. I’m already a fan of his most famous novel, Breakfast at Tiffany’s, but this book was written so simply and so effortlessly you can’t help but feel aligned with the characters. While much of…