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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…
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Book Review: Cruelty (Episode: One)
Media Type: Ebook Title: Cruelty (Episode: One) *Series: Cruelty (Serial Novel) Author: Edward Lorn Publisher: Self-published Pages: Ebook; N/A Release Date: October 5, 2013 Source: Purchased ————————————————- Genre: Horror HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who love to be scared, and have a strong stomach. Add it on: Goodreads / Amazon / BookLikes CRUELTY is a serial novel in ten parts. Episode One. On a lonely stretch of deserted Texas highway, Will Longmire breaks down. But he’s not alone. In the dead of night, Innis Blake hits someone, or something, with her car. The figure…
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Book Review: Side Effects May Vary
Media Type: Ebook (ARC) Title: Side Effects May Vary Author: Julie Murphy Publisher: Harper Collins/Balzer + Bray Pages: Hardcover; 336 Release Date: March 18, 2014 Source: The Fantastic Flying Book Club/Publisher —————————————————- Content Screening: Mild Adult Language HDB Rating: 3 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who want a different take on a character who is dealing with cancer. Add it on: Goodreads / Amazon / B&N What if you’d been living your life as if you were dying—only to find out that you had your whole future ahead of you? When sixteen-year-old Alice is diagnosed with leukemia, her prognosis is…
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Author Spotlight: Edward Lorn
Today I have the pleasure of featuring one of my favorite people on the Internet right now, Edward Lorn! Call him Edward, call him E., whatever you call him he’s definitely one of the coolest authors I’ve ever had the opportunity to work with. He’s funny, honest, and interacts with his readers constantly. If you’re looking for your next read, look no further. Edward Lorn’s writing is perfection, and that’s the truth. Please read on to find more about this fantastic author, and check out the interview he was kind enough to do! In my opinion, those answers alone make…
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Book Review: Shattered Veil (The Diatous Wars #1)
Media Type: Ebook Title: Shattered Veil * Series: The Diatous Wars #1 Author: Tracy E. Banghart Publisher: Self-published Pages: Paperback; 377 Release Date: February 28, 2014 Source: Xpresso Book Tours —————————————————- Genre: Science Fiction / Fantasy HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy new worlds, with fascinating characters and situations. Add it on: Goodreads / Amazon / B&N When everything that defines you is stripped away, who do you become? ~ For Aris, a talented wingjet pilot, war means sacrificing everything: her home, her name, her face—and the one promise she swore she’d never break. In the…