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The resurrection of “And… Discuss!” – let’s talk spoilers in reviews!
Hi everyone! So as you’ve probably noticed, it’s been rather quiet this month. To fill some of that silence with good old fashioned debate, I thought I’d resurrect one of the posts that I used to do a lot when I first started this blog! In fact, I’m going to revisit all the topics that have already been done, since there’s a much larger and more diverse set of you now. Sound good? Do you have your discussion caps on? Okay, let’s do this. ================================================================= Today’s topic is: SPOILERS IN REVIEWS From a reader’s standpoint, how do you feel about…
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Book Review: The Life Intended by Kristin Harmel, reviewed by Jessica
Media Type: Ebook (ARC) Title: The Life Intended Author: Kristin Harmel Publisher: Gallery Books Pages: Paperback; 368 Release Date: December 30, 2014 Source: NetGalley ——————————————— Genre: Contemporary / Women’s Fiction HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Fans of “sliding doors” books, as well as any reader who loves a good cathartic cry. Add it on: Goodreads | Amazon | BookLikes From the author of the international bestseller The Sweetness of Forgetting, named one of the Best Books of Summer 2012 by Marie Claire magazine, comes a captivating novel about the struggle to overcome the past when our…
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Book Spotlight + Giveaway: Of Sea and Stone by Kate Avery Ellison
Spotlight time! I never tire of these, especially when Kate Avery Ellison is the author in question! Let me tell you, if you haven’t read The Frost Chronicles, you need to. Ellison is an amazing writer. This time around she’s here to promote her new book, Of Sea and Stone, which I’m sure will be just as fantastic! Here’s the synopsis: Goodreads | Amazon | B&N All her life, clever Aemi has been a slave in the Village of the Rocks, a place where the sea and sky meet. She’s heard the stories about the fabled People of the Sea,…
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Book Review: The Question of Miracles by Elana K. Arnold
Media Type: Ebook (ARC) Title: The Question of Miracles Author: Elana K. Arnold Publisher: HMH Books For Young Readers Pages: Hardcover; 240 Release Date: February 3, 2015 Source: NetGalley ——————————————————— Content Screening: Tough Issues – Death HDB Rating: 5 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers of all ages, especially those who love moving and realistic fiction. Add it on: Goodreads | Amazon | BookLikes Following the death of her best friend, Iris and her family move to Oregon for a fresh start in this middle-grade story of miracles, magic, rain, hope, and a hairless cat named Charles. Sixth-grader Iris…
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Book Spotlight + Giveaway: Bricks by John Davidson
*Lights – Camera – Action!* Today’s blog spotlight centers right on a new book presented to me by Anaiah Press. Bricks, by John Davidson, is billed as a contemporary novel and one that looks pretty tempting to this bookworm. Interested? Let’s take a look at the synopsis. Amazon | B&N Sixteen-year old Cori Reigns learns that not all tornadoes take you to magical places. Some take your house, your school, and life as you knew it. Struggling to put the pieces of her life back together, Cori learns to rebuild what the storm destroyed by trusting a family she didn’t…
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We’re Still Here!
Hello awesome followers! And happy February! Isn’t it crazy that a whole month of 2015 has already come and gone? If I think about it too long, I start to feel anxious. So I’m going to just enjoy February while it lasts :). This is just a quick note to let you know that we’re still here! Tina is very busy at work, and at home, while I’m currently transitioning into a new job. So, you might not see us post as much for the next few weeks. Life, unfortunately (someone hurry up and hire me to read!), takes precedence…
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2015 January Wrap Up
And so, the first month of 2015 has already come and gone. I’m not certain how time flies so fast, but it definitely does. I measure my months in books :). It’s the best way. ************ (C) = Children / (YA) = Young Adult / (NA) = New Adult (A) = Adult / (MG) = Middle Grade *GN (Graphic Novel) *AB (Audio Book) Books read and reviewed in January: A Discovery of Witches (All Souls #1) by Deborah Harkness – Review (4/5) The Recipe Hacker by Diana Keuilian – Review (4/5) Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea by April Genevieve…
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Author Spotlight + Giveaway: Deceived by L.A. Starkey
Good morning bookworms! It’s time, once again, for a new book to be in the spotlight. L.A. Starkey is touring Deceived, the beginning of the Soul Keeper Series, and I’m please to be one of the stops! The concept of soul mates has always intrigued me. Since that’s the basis of Starkey’s new book? Well, I’m pretty well excited. They say a soul is the immaterial essence, the animating principle, the actuating cause of an individual life. But what if you had to share yours with the one person you hated the most? The soul mate principle states that for…
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Waiting on Wednesday (1/28/15)
“Waiting On” Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted here, that spotlights upcoming releases that we’re eagerly anticipating. It’s hosted by Breaking the Spine. *** This week I thought I’d share a Middle Grade book that I’m absolutely giddy over! I am, and always have been, a huge fan of fairy tales. Everything about them makes me remember what it was like to be a young reader, and fall head over heels for the magical place that books would take me. So when I saw that Sourcebooks was publishing Flunked: Fairy Tale Reform School, a book about trying to reform fairy tale…
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Book Review: The Flesh Market by Richard Wright
Media Type: Ebook Title: The Flesh Market Author: Richard Wright Publisher: Self-published Pages: Paperback; 376 Release Date: February 10, 2014 Source: Author ——————————————— Genre: Thriller / Historical Fiction HDB Rating: 5 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy darker tales, with a hint of history hiding underneath. Add it on: Goodreads | Amazon | BookLikes “Doon the wynds an’ up the streets, Where revenants sought souls tae eat, The Butcher called for twitching meat An’ Burke an’ Hare did answer.” -anon. 1827. A year after the Cadaver Riots tore the heart from Edinburgh. Fear still chokes the Old…