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Graphic Novel Review: Secrets, Monsters & Magic Mirrors
Media Type: Graphic Novel Title: Secrets, Monsters & Magic Mirrors Author: Donald B. Lemke Illustrator: Various Publisher: Capstone Pages: Paperback; 176 Release Date: August 1, 2011 Source: NetGalley Five of the world’s greatest fairy tales are retold in the popular and attractive graphic novel format. Beautiful, bold illustrations give these timeless tales a modern edge. The stories include Beauty and the Beast, Rapunzel, Princess and the Pea, Snow White, and Thumbelina. Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Librarything / Amazon Overall, Secrets, Monsters & Magic Mirrors is a pretty nice retelling of fairy tales. What really kept me from…
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Bloodspell Swagalicious Summer Giveaway!
Not participating yet? You can only win if you play! Click HERE to start! Hi again everyone! Apologies for the radio silence on this event. I’ve been a bit under the weather, and my blog hasn’t exactly been top priority. Lucky for me, I had lots of posts pre-scheduled so I’ve been able to rest :). I’m feeling slightly better though, and so I figured it’s time for another giveaway! ********** Earlier this week, Amalie Howard stopped by with a guest post about her Caribbean Summers. As I mentioned, I’m totally jealous of her summertime memories. Today she’s here with…
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Book Review: Torn
Media Type: Book Title: Torn Author: Erica O’Rourke Publisher: Kensington Pages: Paperback; 336 Release Date: June 28, 2011 Source: Publisher ———————————————— Content Screening: Mild violence; sexual situations HDB Rating: 3 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy multi-layered reads with strong characters. Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Librarything / Amazon / B&N Everyone has secrets. Even best friends. Swirling black descends like ravens, large enough to block the glow of the streetlights. A dull roar starts like a train on the ‘L’, a far-away rumbling that grows louder as it pulls closer, until it’s directly overhead and you feel it in your chest, except this doesn’t pass…
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Publication road, with Cheryl Rainfield
Cheryl Rainfield is on a blog tour to promote the paperback release of her popular book, Scars. She is a wonderful person, and an equally wonderful writer! I’m proud today to host a guest post she wrote about her road to publication. What I love about this is that she’s so honest. I’ll let Cheryl do the talking though. I tend to be shy and an introvert—though I’m getting better at being more comfortable around people—and since I’m also a survivor, there can be triggers for me. So some of my scariest moments have been when I had to put myself…
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Caribbean Summers with Amalie Howard
Not participating yet? Click HERE to get started! It’s time for another fantastic guest post. I’ll keep it short and let things roll on their own. You’re GOING to want to check out the giveaway tomorrow though. Just saying. Amalie Howard, the extremely talented author of Bloodspell, is here to honor us with summertime memories! What I loved about this post is the way she writes it so vividly. I can almost imagine myself swinging in a hammock and staring over blue waters. I’m jealous….I admit it. Please enjoy the post below, and remember to check out Bloodspell. (You can…
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Book Review: Running from Secrets
Media Type: Ebook Title: Running from Secrets Author: Stephanie Void Publisher: Self-published Pages: Ebook; 198 Release Date: January 23, 2010 Source: Author ================== Intended Reading Group: Young Adult Content Screening: Mild violence HDB Rating: 3 Keys to My Heart Bethany has never felt as alone as she feels in Linwood—until she dreams up Chime, a woman on the run because of a magic crime she didn’t commit. The dreams get more and more urgent, so Bethany tries to banish them by writing them down, only to discover she’s stumbled into the role of unwitting controller of Chime’s world.<br><br>Chime is real…
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Interviewing Matt Myklusch of the Jack Blank series
The very talented Matt Myklusch is here today with an author interview. I was lucky enough to interview him in honor of his upcoming book in the Jack Blank series, The Secret War. If you haven’t already had a chance to add these to your TBR, you can find them on Goodreads. You can also find out more about Matt at his website. Either way, you’ll likely find yourself completely intrigued like I was. I am so excited to read these! 1) If Jack Blank’s adventures were being turned into a movie, what would the tagline on the movie poster…
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Mega Giveaway! The Zellie Wells trilogy by Stacey Wallace Benefiel
Want to WIN awesome prizes? Love books? Click HERE to join up with us! Just a reminder, it’s not too late to sign up! Click the link above to see all the goodies that are currently up for grabs. We’d love to have you! *********** Today we have another giveaway! Yes my friends, the awesome Stacey Wallace Benefiel stopped by yesterday with a guest post about her summertime recipe for delicious potato salad. Today she’s here with a giveaway. Up for grabs is two entire trilogies of Zellie Wells! TWO! Yup. To enter: *Be a part of the summer challenge…
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Book Review: Ruby Red
Media Type: Print Book Title: Ruby Red Author: Kerstin Gier Publisher: Henry Holt and Co. Pages: Hardcover; 324 Release Date: May 10, 2011 Source: Publisher =================== Intended Reading Group: Young Adult Content Screening: Very mild violence HDB Rating: 5 Keys to My Heart Gwyneth Shepherd’s sophisticated, beautiful cousin Charlotte has been prepared her entire life for traveling through time. But unexpectedly, it is Gwyneth, who in the middle of class takes a sudden spin to a different era! Gwyneth must now unearth the mystery of why her mother would lie about her birth date to ward off suspicion about her…
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The Lying Game, coming to ABC Family!
If you haven’t already heard… THE LYING GAME is being made into a tv series on ABC Family! Yup, the much loved book (soon to be 2 books) is coming to a television near you on August 15th! SO EXCITED! (I have a DVR now so I can actually watch the whole show as it goes on.) Yes, I’m a happy girl. Anyway, in honor of that, I was sent a very special copy of THE LYING GAME. It was a massive surprise, as I wasn’t expecting it. In fact, if I hadn’t opened it I wouldn’t even had known…