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Guest Post + Giveaway: Stones and Finger Bones by Jessica Minyard
Good morning lovely bookworms, and welcome to another amazing guest post! I tell you, choosing which of these to participate in is always hard for me. I only want to spotlight authors I know that I would read, and hopefully push them onto your overflowing TBR as well. In the case of Stones and Finger Bones by Jessica Minyard, that’s definitely true! Aurelia Barone, Jewel of Starry Stone, harbors no illusions about the purpose of her life as heir to the throne. But after two failed betrothals, she starts to feel like nothing more than a pawn being…
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Book Review: Grift (A Neon Noir) by Jason Mosberg
Media Type: Ebook Title: Grift (A Neon Noir) Author: Jason Mosberg Publisher: Self-published Pages: Ebook; 234 Release Date: March 4, 2015 Source: Author —————————————————- Content Screening: Violence; Adult Language HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who like fast paced, well-written stories with plenty of action. Add it on: Goodreads | Amazon | BookLikes Why would a 17-year-old girl pretend to be a high class escort? Piper is a con artist whose canvas is the city of Las Vegas. She rolls with a crew of young grifters including a card-counting genius, a tourist-hustling pool shark, and a…
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Book Spotlight + Giveaway: Numbers Game by Rebecca Rode
Welcome to the middle of another week, friends. I’m thrilled that it’s been busier around HDB this month. Bringing you fun content is what we love to do! So, without further ado, let’s get to our next book spotlight. This time Numbers Game by Rebecca Rode is just waiting for you to snatch it up! Goodreads | Amazon Treena can’t wait for Rating Day. Her high score will mean a life of luxury, showing the world that she’s a valuable member of society, not a pathetic waste of space. It won’t hurt her chances with her top-Rated boyfriend, either. But when…
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Book Review: Flunked: Fairy Tale Reform School by Jen Calonita
Media Type: Ebook (ARC)Title: Flunked: Fairy Tale Reform School *Series: Fairy Tale Reform School #1Author: Jen CalonitaPublisher: Sourcebooks JabberwockyPages: Hardcover; 256Release Date: March 3, 2015Source: NetGalley——————————————————Content Screening: Nothing of note. HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Young readers who love a good fairy tale and are looking for something different and fun. Add it on: Goodreads | Amazon | BookLikes Would you send a villain to do a hero’s job? An exciting new twisted fairy tale series from award-winning author Jen Calonita. Full of regret, Cinderella’s wicked stepmother, Flora, has founded the Fairy Tale Reform School with…
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Book Spotlight + Giveaway: Flunked: Fairy Tale Reform School by Jen Calonita
Today’s spotlight post is one that I’m extremely excited about! I fell in love with the idea of Flunked: Fairy Tale Reform School the moment that I saw the synopsis. Fairy tale retellings are some of my favorite stories, and this one looked like a ton of fun. I hope you’re ready! Amazon | B&N | BAM |!ndigo | IndieBound OUR MISSION: To turn WICKED DELINQUENTS and FORMER VILLAINS into FUTURE HEROES Gilly wouldn’t call herself wicked exactly…but when you have five little brothers and sisters and live in a run- down boot, you have to get creative to make ends meet. Gilly’s a pretty good thief…
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Book Spotlight + Giveaway: Grift by Jason Mosberg
Go ahead, celebrate. It’s almost Friday! If there’s one thing I love about Thursday, it’s knowing that the weekend is right around the bend. Today’s delightful post is centered around Jason Mosberg and his book, Grift. I must admit, when Jason first contacted me I was instantly intrigued by this story! I’m fairly certain you will be too, but let’s give you a chance to find out, shall we? Why would a 17-year-old girl pretend to be a high-class escort? Piper is a con artist whose canvas is the city of Las Vegas. She rolls with a crew of young…
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Book Review: As Red As Blood by Salla Simukka
Media Type: Ebook Title: As Red As Blood * Series: The Snow White Trilogy #1 Author: Salla Simukka | Owen Witesman (Translator) Publisher: Skyscape – Reprint Edition Pages: Ebook; 274 Release Date: August 1, 2014 Source: Amazon (Purchased) ========================================= Content Screening: Mild Violence HDB Rating: 3 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who are looking for a more action based story with roots in fairy tales. Add it on: Goodreads | Amazon | BookLikes In the midst of the freezing Arctic winter, seventeen-year-old Lumikki Andersson walks into her school’s dark room and finds a stash of wet, crimson-colored…
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Book Spotlight + Guest Post: The Haunting of Sunshine Girl by Paige McKenzie
Happy Sunday friends! It seems like a good time for a guest post, specifically a guest post all about the love of books. If you haven’t already heard of Paige McKenzie and her YouTube channel, you’re in for a treat! I’m pleased as punch to give our blog over to her, and her creative soul, for today. Shortly after her sixteenth birthday, Sunshine Griffith and her mother Kat move from sunny Austin, Texas, to the rain-drenched town of Ridgemont, Washington. Though Sunshine is adopted, she and her mother have always been close, sharing a special bond filled with laughter and…
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Book Review: Seed by Lisa Heathfield
Media Type: Print Book (ARC) Title: Seed Author: Lisa Heathfield Publisher: Running Press Kids Pages: Hardcover; 336 Release Date: March 10, 2015 Source: Publisher ———————————————————————— Content Screening: Mild Violence, Some Adult Language HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy stories based around cults, and are okay with reading about tough issues. Add it on: Goodreads | Amazon | BookLikes All that Pearl knows can be encapsulated in one word: Seed. It is the isolated community that she was born into. It is the land that she sows and reaps. It is the center of her…
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February 2015 Wrap Up
Goodbye February, and hello March! It was a quiet month here on the blog, and for that we apologize. Blogging is a labor of love, and sometimes life just gets in the way. Surprisingly, it wasn’t a bad month of reading! Let’s take a look. ************ Books read and reviewed in February:Lost Lake by Sarah Addison Allen – Review (4/5)Firefight (Reckoners #2) by Brandon Sanderson – Review (4/5)The Question of Miracles by Elana K. Arnold – Review (5/5)The Rules According to Gracie by Stefanie London – Review (4/5)Nice Girls Don’t Have Fangs (Jane Jameson #1) by Molly Harper – Review…