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Book Review: Shadow of Night (All Souls Trilogy #2) by Deborah Harkness
Media Type: Audio Book Title: Shadow of Night *Series: All Souls Trilogy #2 Author: Deborah Harkness Publisher: Penguin Books Run Time: 24 hours and 30 minutes Release Date: July 10, 2012 Source: Audible ————————————————– Genre: Paranormal / Historical Fiction HDB Rating: 3 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy plenty of history in their historical fiction. Add it on: Goodreads | Amazon | BookLikes Deborah Harkness exploded onto the literary scene with her debut novel, A Discovery of Witches, Book One of the magical All Souls Trilogy and an international publishing phenomenon. The novel introduced Diana Bishop,…
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TBR Thursday (9/17/15)
So to slowly get back into the groove of blogging, I’ve decided to participate in some memes! They’re a great way to get some conversation going, and plus I haven’t really finished reading much lately. It’s a travesty… I know. Sponsored by She Is Too Fond of Books, this is a meme where you spotlight a book off your owned TBR. It can be an ebook, a physical book, or an audio book. Something that you own, but haven’t gotten to. (That’s like, everything… ha!) Told in Kvothe’s own voice, this is the tale of the magically gifted young man…
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That Slump.
I thought this meme was doubly appropriate today, since it is Wednesday after all. Ugh, that slump. You know, since March I’ve been trying to pull myself out of this reading/blogging slump and back into the full-force blogger that I usually am. Truth be told, I’m not winning at this. At all. Oh sure, I’ll get a wave of excitement for a few days. Then terrible TV calls my name, or that video game looks tempting, or I just want a nap, and suddenly reading takes a back seat. I realized that my blog is 5 years old. Yup, April marked…
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Random Musings: The Post About Tea
The post about tea. If only my tea looked that elegant. Usually it’s placed in my favorite mug that my husband painted for me at Color Me Mine. It’s also usually accompanied by a muffin or a breakfast sandwich! Tea is my favorite breakfast drink. Which brings me to the joyful experience that has been learning about tea! I used to be a coffee addict. Working at a job that required a 3 hour round-trip commute made it so that I felt like I was a zombie without my coffee. It got to the point where I’d get headaches without…
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Book Review: The Last Necromancer by C.J. Archer
Media Type: Ebook Title: The Last Necromancer Series: The Ministry of Curiosities #1 Author: C.J. Archer Publisher: Self-published Pages: Paperback; 268 Release Date: August 11, 2015 Source: Xpresso Book Tours/Author ———————————————— Content Screening: Mild Violence HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy stories with a slow burn, and a twist at the end. Add it on: Goodreads | Amazon | BookLikes Victorian London: For five years, Charlotte (Charlie) Holloway has lived as a boy in the slums. But when one theft too many gets her arrested, her only means of escape lies with a dead…
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Book Spotlight: Counteract and Resist by Tracy Lawson
I hope so, because today’s spotlight is on a very action-packed series that already had two gorgeous books out! Today it’s all about Tracy Lawson, Counteract and Resist. In Counteract, Book One of The Resistance Series, the Office of Civilian Safety and Defense (OCSD) has guarded the public against the rampant threat of terrorism for the last fifteen years with the full backing of the US government. Their carefully crafted list of Civilian Restrictions means no concerts or sporting events, no travel, no social media, no cash transactions, and no driver’s licenses for eighteen-year-olds Tommy and Careen. The OCSD has even…
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Where we’ve been.
*pads into blog and brushes away the cobwebs* Yeah, it’s been pretty quiet around here lately. I’m sure you’ve all noticed. In case you wanted to keep up with all things Jessica and Tina, here’s a little bit about where we’ve been. Jessica is proud to announce that, after working her booty off for an entire month, and neglecting pretty much everything for the sake of work, she was hired full time at her job! Now things have calmed down, and she’s trying her best to figure out how to deal with having free time again. Oh, and playing catch-up…
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Book Spotlight + Giveaway: Dear Opl by Shelly Sackier
I hope you’re ready for another great book spotlight! This time it’s a Middle Grade novel inthe spotlight, and one that I’m pretty darn excited about. A book about an important time in a girl’s life, and about an important subject, Dear Opl looks fabulous! Take a look for yourself. There are three things Opl never expected to do during the eighth grade: ● Start a vendetta against celebrity check Alfie Adams, the “Nude Food Dude” ● Take yoga classes with her grandpa ● Become a famous blogger But after a year of shrinking down her personality to compensate for the…
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Book Review: Don’t Vote for Me by Krista Van Dolzer
Media Type: Ebook (ARC) Title: Don’t Vote for Me Author: Krista Van Dolzer Publisher: Sourcebooks Jabberwocky Pages: Hardcover; 240 Release Date: August 4, 2015 Source: Publisher / NetGalley ————————————————– Content Screening: Nothing of note. HDB Rating: 3 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy stories about middle school friendships and lessons. Add it on: Goodreads | Amazon | BookLikes Veronica rules the school.David’s starting a revolution. It’s class president election time, and no one is surprised when Veronica Pritchard-Pratt is the only name on the list. She’s the most popular girl in school, a social giant who rules…
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Book Spotlight + Guest Post: The Felix Chronicles: Freshmen by R.T. Lowe
Apologies for the radio silence, awesome followers. Sometimes life just gets so crazy that blogging has to take a back seat. We always come back though! It’s an obsession. I’m happy to pop back in with a new book for you to put on your reading list. Please give a warm welcome to Randall T. Lowe and his dark urban fantasy, The Felix Chronicles: Freshmen. Reeling from a terrible accident that claimed the lives of his parents, Felix arrives at Portland College hoping only to survive the experience. In time, however, his reality star roommate shows him there is more…