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Giveaway Time! The Magic Shop by Justin Swapp!
Yesterday I posted an Author Interview with Justin Swapp, the author of The Magic Swap! In case you missed it, you can click that pretty link. Also let me jog your memory all about this book, because it’s one the top on my list! This is such a gorgeous cover! When Marcus and Ellie’s grandparents decide it would be good for them to tend the family business, the children discover a strange, secret world that has been kept from them all their lives. Not only is the family business a front, but the children learn that they’ve only narrowly escaped death…
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Book Spotlight + Author Interview: The Magic Shop by Justin Swapp
It’s Wednesday bookworms! If you’re like me, you’re super excited that it’s finally the middle of the week. That means all that’s left is the countdown to the weekend! Let me make your mid-week day a little better, with another amazing spotlight. This time tantalize your taste buds with Justin Swapp’s book, The Magic Shop. When Marcus and Ellie’s grandparents decide it would be good for them to tend the family business, the children discover a strange, secret world that has been kept from them all their lives. Not only is the family business a front, but the children learn…
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Book Review: Before They Find Us
Media Type: Ebook Title: Before They Find Us Author: Michelle A. Hansen Publisher: Priest Rapids Press Pages: Paperback; 334 Release Date: November 2013 Source: Xpresso Book Tours —————————————— Content Screening: Nothing of note HDB Rating: 3 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy mystery novels, mixed with a little bit of romance. Add it on: Goodreads / Amazon / BookLikes I’m going to make you wish you were dead. Just a text. Seventeen-year-old Rebecca Hales tries not to worry. Probably a wrong number. Not really meant for her, and definitely not related to the crime she witnessed six…
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Book Review: Breadcrumbs
Media Type: Print Book Title: Breadcrumbs Author: Anne Ursu Publisher: Walden Pond Press Pages: Hardcover; 312 Release Date: September 27, 2011 Source: Library ————————————————– Content Screening: Mild Violence HDB Rating: 5 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Lovers of fairy tales, both young and old. Anyone looking to get lost in a book. Add it on: Goodreads / Amazon / BookLikes Once upon a time, Hazel and Jack were best friends. They had been best friends since they were six, spending hot Minneapolis summers and cold Minneapolis winters together, dreaming of Hogwarts and Oz, superheroes and baseball. Now that they…
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Book Review: The Secret Side of Empty
Media Type: Print Book Title: The Secret Side of Empty Author: Maria E. Andreu Publisher: Running Press Kids Pages: Hardcover; 336 Release Date: March 11, 2014 Source: Publisher ————————————————- Content Screening: Violence HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Everyone. This is a beautiful book and I recommend it to everyone! Add it on: Goodreads / Amazon / BookLikes As a straight-A student with a budding romance and loyal best friend, M.T.’s life seems as apple-pie American as her blondish hair and pale skin. But M.T. hides two facts to the contrary: her full name of Monserrat Thalia…
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Book Spotlight + Guest Post: Rumpled, by Lacey Louwagie
If there’s one thing I love doing on this blog, it’s putting new authors on your radar! There’s so many tantalizing books out there, just waiting for you to discover them. I’d like to help that along. So, let’s get started with today’s book spotlight, shall we? Hold on to your fairy tale hats, my friends! Today’s author is bringing out a new take on a story you know and love. Please give a warm welcome to Lacey Louwagie, author of Rumpled. Gold for a poor girl, Beauty for a twisted man, A child for a powerful sorcerer . .…
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Book Review: The Cruelty
Media Type: Ebook Title: The Cruelty Author: S. Bergstrom Publisher: JKSCommunications Pages: Paperback; 377 Release Date: March 15, 2014 Source: Publisher ————————————————– Content Screening: Violence; Adult Language HDB Rating: 5 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy deeply written, fast paced thrillers with an amazing protagonist! Add it on: Goodreads / Amazon / BookLikes When her diplomat father is kidnapped and the U.S. Government is unable to help, 17 year-old Gwendolyn Bloom sets off across the sordid underbelly of Europe to rescue him. Following the only lead she has—the name of a Palestinian informer living in France—she plunges…
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Book Spotlight + Author Interview: Blood & Lilies by Lyn Croft
Who’s in the spotlight today? That’d be Lyn Croft, author of Blood & Lilies! Looking for something a little more supernatural in your reading list? Check out this book. First in the Bloodlines Series Once cast from Heaven, Zillah has vowed to destroy God and overtake his kingdom. But a key is needed to open the gates between the two realms. The Key to the gate walks the earth in the form of a woman…young, innocent and completely unaware of her importance in the battle between good and evil. Once her blood is shed, Zillah can open the portal to…
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Book Spotlight + Guest Post: X&Y by Rebecca Finlayson
I hope you’re ready, because there’s a stellar guest post headed your way right now! Today the spotlight is on X&Y by Rebecca Finlayson, a book all about people who design humans and the webs they weave. Sound like a book up your alley? Check out the synopsis! Olivia Adonane has it all; remarkable intelligence, stunning beauty, and – as the daughter of the head of the Triad, Society’s top three Human Designers – immeasurable wealth. Yet, all is not as it seems. Olivia discovers a dark secret about her homeland, formerly known as Great Britain, where humans are designed…
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Book Review: Stim
Media Type: Ebook Title: Stim Author: Kevin Berry Publisher: Waspie Publishing Pages: Kindle; 176 Release Date: October 16, 2013 Source: Xpresso Book Tours ——————————————- Genre: Contemporary Fiction HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who are looking for an honest glimpse into the inner workings of a person with Asperger’s Syndrome. Add it on: Goodreads / Amazon / BookLikes Robert is different. He has Asperger’s Syndrome. He experiences the world differently to 99% of the population. Follow his entertaining and highly empathetic story as he struggles to realise and accept who he really is, try to understand other…