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Book Spotlight + Giveaway: In An Instant by Janae Mitchell
Today I have the honor of helping Janae Mitchell share her brand new release, In An Instant. For those of you out there who enjoy contemporary romance, this might be right up your alley! Sixteen year old Emersyn Moore spends her summer days working part-time in a book store, enjoying her next read, and hanging out with her best friend, Brianna. She also spends a lot of time admiring Brianna’s older brother, Kaden, who has made it clear that he sees Emersyn as nothing more than a sister. Emersyn concedes to her sisterly role, keeping her feelings to herself, as…
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Graphic Novel Review: Ms. Marvel, Volume 2: Generation Why
Title: Ms. Marvel, Volume 2: Generation Why Author: G. Willow Wilson Illustrator: Adrian Alphona Publisher: Marvel Pages: Trade Paperback; 136 Recommended Age Group: 13+ Release Date: April 7, 2015 Source: Library Who is the Inventor, and what does he want with the all-new Ms. Marvel and all her friends? Maybe Wolverine can help! Kamala may be fan-girling out when her favorite (okay maybe Top Five) super hero shows up, but that won’t stop her from protecting her hometown. Then, Kamala crosses paths with Inhumanity for the first time – by meeting the royal dog, Lockjaw! Every girl wants a puppy,…
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Book Review: Station Eleven: A Novel by Emily St. John Mandel
Media Type: Print Book Title: Station Eleven: A Novel Author: Emily St. John Mandel Publisher: Knopf Pages: Hardcover; 352 Release Date: September 4, 2014 Source: Library ——————————————- Genre: Science Fiction HDB Rating: 5 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who want a new take on a post-apocalyptic world. Add it on: Goodreads | Amazon | BookLikes An audacious, darkly glittering novel set in the eerie days of civilization’s collapse, Station Eleven tells the spellbinding story of a Hollywood star, his would-be savior, and a nomadic group of actors roaming the scattered outposts of the Great Lakes region, risking everything…
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On reading books at the “right time”.
As I sit here with a mild sinus headache, my mind keeps flitting back to the book I just finished. We’ve all been there. You pick up a book, and it just hits home so hard that it won’t leave you alone. You think about it even when you aren’t reading it and then, when it’s over, it keeps replaying in your mind. Those kinds of stories are the ones I live for. Last night I finished Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel. It absolutely blew me away. All I could think about was how expertly this book pried into…
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Graphic Novel Review: Ms. Marvel, Volume 1: No Normal by G. Willow Wilson, Adrian Alphona
Title: Ms. Marvel, Volume 1: No Normal Author: G. Willow Wilson Illustrator: Adrian Alphona Publisher: Marvel Pages: Trade Paperback; 120 Recommended Age Group: 13+ Release Date: October 28, 2014 Source: Library Marvel Comics presents the all-new Ms. Marvel, the groundbreaking heroine that has become an international sensation! Kamala Khan is an ordinary girl from Jersey City – until she is suddenly empowered with extraordinary gifts. But who truly is the all-new Ms. Marvel? Teenager? Muslim? Inhuman? Find out as she takes the Marvel Universe by storm! As Kamala discovers the dangers of her newfound powers, she unlocks a secret behind them…
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Book Blitz + Giveaway: Fabled by Vanessa K. Eccles
Good morning, and happy end to your week, my bookish friends! Before I say anything else about the book that’s in the spotlight today, let’s all take a minute to sigh in contentment over the gorgeous cover. Okay? Get ready. Goodreads | Amazon | B&N Rowena thinks the Grimm’s infamous podcasts are simply another teen fad until she finds herself trapped in a land of nightmarish storybook characters. She tries desperately to flee Mezzanine and return home, but Dresdem, Mezzanine’s wicked monarch, plans to use Rowena’s access to her world to bring dark magic and absolute rule into Georgia and…
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Book Review: Love Is Red by Sophie Jaff
Media Type: Ebook (ARC) Title: Love Is Red Author: Sophie Jaff Publisher: Harper Pages: Hardcover; 384 Release Date: May 12, 2015 Source: TLC Book Tours / Publisher ———————————————— Genre: Suspense / Thriller HDB Rating: 3 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who like books that keep you guessing, and aren’t afraid of some violence. Add it on: Goodreads | Amazon | BookLikes Redefining the thriller’s tale of the hunter and the hunted, This electrifying, hypnotically beautiful debut spins dark suspense and literary fantasy into a mesmerizing story of survival. Katherine Emerson was born to fulfill a dark prophecy centuries…
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On my new comic addiction, and why it’s important.
Comics, and graphic novels. Oh my! I’m sure that anyone else out there that reviews books as a hobby, or as a living, can attest to the fact that we go through reading slumps. Those sad, desperate times where no matter how many times you try to pick up a book you just can’t get into it. Oh sure, you’ll try over and over to pick something new. Maybe a Fantasy will help! A re-read? Alas, your motivation to read has come and gone. I used to think it was hopeless. Then, I fell headfirst into the world of comics…
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Book Review: The Edge of Forever by Melissa E. Hurst
Media Type: Ebook (ARC) Title: The Edge of Forever Author: Melissa E. Hurst Publisher: Sky Pony Press Pages: Paperback; 256 Release Date: June 2, 2015 Source: FFBC Blog Tours / Publisher —————————————————– Content Screening: Nothing of note HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Fans of time travel, and sliding door type stories. Add it on: Goodreads | Amazon | BookLikes In 2013: Sixteen-year-old Alora is having blackouts. Each time she wakes up in a different place with no idea of how she got there. The one thing she is certain of? Someone is following her. In 2146:…
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Book Review: The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight by Jennifer E. Smith
Media Type: Ebook Title: The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight Author: Jennifer E. Smith Publisher: Poppy Pages: Hardcover; 256 Release Date: January 2, 2012 Source: NetGalley ——————————————————————— Content Screening: Nothing of note HDB Rating: 5 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy sweet romance coupled with a bittersweet teenage life. Add it on: Goodreads | Amazon | BookLikes Four minutes changes everything. Hadley Sullivan 17 misses her flight at JFK airport, is late to her father’s second wedding in London with never-met stepmother. Hadley meets the perfect boy. Oliver is British, sits in her row. A long…