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Fiction Bundle: Book Bundles With a Purpose!
Happy Holidays my friends! Are you looking for your next read? Maybe looking for a good way to fill up that new Kindle that found its way under your Christmas tree? If you’re like me, the time after the holidays brings plenty of time for reading, but also a fairly empty wallet. That’s why I’ve turned to bundles. Ever since I first stumbled upon sites like StoryBundle and Humble Bundle, I realized that it’s an amazing way to find new content, support great creators, and even help out charity at the same time! Being able to help someone else with…
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Bout of Books 9.0
Guess time time it is again? I’m so freaking excited! It feels like the time between Bout of Books both runs slow, and insanely quickly. If that even makes any sense? Anyway, let’s get to it! The Bout of Books read-a-thon is organized by Amanda @ On a Book Bender and Kelly @ Reading the Paranormal. It is a week long read-a-thon that begins 12:01am Monday, January 6th and runs through Sunday, January 12th in whatever time zone you are in. Bout of Books is low-pressure, and the only reading competition is between you and your usual number of books…
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Book Review: Life A.D.
Media Type: Ebook (ARC) Title: Life A.D. Author: Michelle E. Reed Publisher: Month 9 Books Pages: Paperback; 300 Release Date: December 10, 2013 Source: Chapter by Chapter Book Tours —————————————————— Content Screening: Mild Violence HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy powerful stories with vivid characters. Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Amazon / B&N Welcome to Atman Station, where the only thing harder than getting out is getting through. A moment’s distraction sends Dez headlong into a violent collision of steel and screaming brakes. Her newly departed soul is trapped between worlds, and the…
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Book Blitz + Giveaway: The Cure by Stephanie Erickson
Good morning, lovely bookworms! A very happy pre-holiday Friday to you all. I thought I’d celebrate today with a bookish spotlight, complete with giveaway. I must say, this one? It looks good. Today it’s all about The Cure by Stephanie Erickson. “One life will make the difference.” Macey Holsinger has been hearing that promise her whole life. But it hasn’t saved anyone yet, not even her little brother. The disease has claimed countless lives in the last hundred years, and the government is working hard to find a cure through human testing. Testing that has killed nearly as many…
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Book Review: The World Without a Future
Media Type: Ebook (ARC) Title: The World Without a Future Author: Nazarea Andrews Publisher: A&A Literary Pages: Kindle Edition, 358 pages Release Date: December 1, 2013 Source: InkSlinger PR ——————————————— Content Screening: Mild Violence HDB Rating: 3 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Fans of zombie fiction. Readers who are okay with some blood and gore. Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Amazon / B&N She was born the day the world ended… Nurrin has lived her entire life with zombies—trapped behind walls meant to keep them safe. She’s mostly happy there. But when a zombie horde breach the…
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It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? (12/16/13)
Click above to join in the fun! It’s almost Christmas! Yes, yes, I know I’m an adult. Still, this time of year never fails to make me all giddy inside. It isn’t even the presents. It’s the feeling, the food, and the family! I can’t wait! I made it through three books again this last week. All pleasure reads, no review books. I’m trying to take a break so that I’ll go in with a clear mind in 2014! I loved The Grimm Legacy and can’t wait to finish the series. I’d already read Pure, but decided to give…
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Book Review: Somewhere to Dream
Media Type: Ebook Title: Somewhere to Dream Author: Genevieve Graham Publisher: Berkley Press Pages: Paperback, 336 pages Release Date: November 5, 2013 Source: Author —————————————- Genre: Historical Romance HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who love well-written romance set against sweeping historical backdrops. Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Amazon / B&N From Genevieve Graham, author of Sound of the Heart, comes the tale of two strangers living with the Cherokee—one with a warrior’s heart; the other with deadly dreams… The Cherokee call her Shadow Girl. A white woman adopted by Indians, Adelaide is haunted…
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Choosing Favorites: And…Discuss!
And…Discuss is a way for me to share a topic I’ve been thinking about, ramble about it for a bit, and then open the floor to your opinions. An open forum for bookaholics! This time the topic is…. Here’s a topic I always think about near the end of the year. A time where Top 10 lists pop up like mad, people reminisce about their favorite reads of the year, and I sit back and ponder what series to continue with. A time of reading reflection if you will! I generally don’t do end of the year lists, mainly because it’s…
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Book Review: The Book of Lost Things (Mister Max #1)
Media Type: Ebook (ARC) Title: Mister Max: The Book of Lost Things * Series: Mister Max #1 Author: Cynthia Voigt Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers Pages: Hardcover; 400 Release Date: September 10, 2013 Source: NetGalley ————————————————— Content Screening: Nothing of note. HDB Rating: 3 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy MG fiction with quirky main characters and mysteries. Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Amazon / BookLikes Max Starling’s theatrical father likes to say that at twelve a boy is independent. He also likes to boast (about his acting skills, his wife’s acting skills, a…
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Author Interview: Bethany Hensel, author of Unstoppable
Happy Tuesday my friends, and welcome to another wonderful book spotlight! Today it’s all about Unstoppable by Bethany Hensel. High stakes action, espionage and delicious main characters? Yes, please! See for yourself why you should add this to your reading list. Derek Archer’s life is finally beginning. He’s just about to graduate from high school, land the job he’s always wanted, and move in with the girl he’s always loved, Victoria. There’s no reason for him to question or want for anything. …until the day Victoria’s father is shot and killed, setting off a devastating, heartbreaking chain of reactions. Now, the…