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Book Review: The Library of Lost Things by Laura Taylor Namey
Media Type: Print BookTitle: The Library of Lost ThingsAuthor: Laura Taylor NameyPublisher: Inkyard PressPages: Hardcover; 384Release Date: October 8, 2019Source: FFBC Tours / Publisher Content Screening: Nothing of note. HDB Rating: 4* Recommended to: Readers who love characters with depth, and a story that hits hard. Add it on: Goodreads | Amazon | B&N From the moment she first learned to read, literary genius Darcy Wells has spent most of her time living in the worlds of her books. There, she can avoid the crushing reality of her mother’s hoarding and pretend her life is simply ordinary. But when a new property manager becomes more active in the upkeep of their…
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Book Review: Dark Justice by Angela Smith
Media Type: eBookTitle: Dark JusticeAuthor: Angela SmithPublisher: IndependentPages: Paperback; 249Release Date: September 17, 2019Source: PUYB/AuthorGenre: Romantic Suspense Content Screening: Violence, descriptive death. HDB Rating: 4* Recommended to: Readers who enjoy a good redemption story. Add it on: Goodreads | Amazon | B&N She’s in love with her sister’s killer… Lauren has loved Luke since first grade. They planned to marry—until he murdered her sister. The moment he was sentenced to prison, Lauren fled with her secret baby and made a new life. Now she’ll do anything to keep their daughter safe. But her hard won peace shatters when Luke is exonerated, and it sets her on a path of mixed emotions to discover…
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Book Review: The Speed of Falling Objects by Nancy Richardson Fischer
Media Type: Ebook (ARC)Title: The Speed of Falling ObjectsAuthor: Nancy Richardson FischerPublisher: Inkyard PressPages: Hardcover; 384Release Date: October 1, 2019Source: FFBC Tours / Publisher Content Warning: Violence and Death HDB Rating: 4* Recommended to: Readers who enjoy stories that put characters into situations that really cause them to grow. Add it on: Goodreads | Amazon | B&N From the author of When Elephants Fly comes an exceptional new novel about falling down, risking everything and embracing what makes us unique. Don’t miss this compulsively readable novel about the most unlikely of heroes. Danger “Danny” Danielle Warren is no stranger to falling. After losing an eye in a childhood accident, she had to relearn…
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Book Review: Justice Gone by N. Lombardi Jr
Media Type: ebookTitle: Justice GoneAuthor: N. Lombardi JrPublisher: Roundfire BooksPages: Paperback; 336Release Date: February 22, 2019Source: Author Genre: Legal ThrillerContent Warning: Violence and graphic language HDB Rating: 4* Recommended to: Readers who enjoy a good who-dun-it with a serious commentary on our current justice system. Add it on: Goodreads | Amazon The courtroom scenes are wonderfully written…the characters are well described and the author paints a picture of each in the mind of the reader…Strong plot, strong characters and a strong writing style that I really enjoyed. This one is a definite “thumbs-up.” Strongly recommend! I look forward to reading additional works by N. Lombardi, Jr.Kim M Aalaie, Author’s Den One of…
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Book Review: Chilling Effect by Valerie Valdes
Media Type: Print Book Title: Chilling EffectAuthor: Valerie ValdesPublisher: Harper VoyagerPages: Paperback; 448Release Date: September 17, 2019Source: Publisher / TLC Book Tours Genre: Space OperaHDB Rating: 3* Recommended to: Readers who love snarky heroines, plenty of action, and lots of madcap antics. Add it on: Goodreads | Amazon | B&N A hilarious, offbeat debut space opera that skewers everything from pop culture to video games and features an irresistible foul-mouthed captain and her motley crew, strange life forms, exciting twists, and a galaxy full of fun and adventure. Captain Eva Innocente and the crew of La Sirena Negra cruise the…
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Book Review: The Babysitters Coven
Media Type: Ebook (ARC)Title: The Babysitters CovenAuthor: Kate WilliamsPublisher: Delacorte PressPages: Hardcover; 368Release Date: September 17, 2019Source: Publisher / FFBC Tours Content Screening: Nothing of note.HDB Rating: 3* Recommended to: Readers who love cute, fun stories with plenty of snarkiness! Add it on: Goodreads | Amazon | B&N Adventures in Babysitting meets Buffy the Vampire Slayer in this funny, action-packed novel about a coven of witchy babysitters who realize their calling to protect the innocent and save the world from an onslaught of evil. Seventeen-year-old Esme Pearl has a babysitters club. She knows it’s kinda lame, but what else is she supposed to…
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Book Review: Stormrise by Jillian Boehme
Media Type: Ebook (ARC)Title: StormriseAuthor: Jillian BoehmePublisher: Tor TeenPages: Hardcover; 320Release Date: September 24, 2019Source: Publisher / FFBC Tours Content Screening: Mild ViolenceHDB Rating: 4* Recommended to: Readers who love stories with strong female characters who beat the odds. Add it on: Goodreads | Amazon | B&N A combat warrior will risk everything to awaken the dragons and save her kingdom in Jillian Boehme’s epic YA Fantasy debut, Stormrise, inspired by Twelfth Night and perfect for fans of Tamora Pierce. If Rain weren’t a girl, she would be respected as a Neshu combat master. Instead, her gender dooms her to a colorless…
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Book Review: After the Flood by Kassandra Montag
Media Type: Print BookTitle: After The FloodAuthor: Kassandra MontagPublisher: William MorrowPages: Hardcover; 432Release Date: September 3, 2019Source: Publisher / TLC Book Tours Genre: Science Fiction/DystopianHDB Rating: 3* Recommended to: Readers who love slow burn books that deal excellently with climate change as an end of the world scenario. Add it on: Goodreads | Amazon | HarperCollins An inventive and riveting epic saga, After the Flood signals the arrival of an extraordinary new talent. A little more than a century from now, our world has been utterly transformed. After years of slowly overtaking the continent, rising floodwaters have obliterated America’s great coastal cities…
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Book Review: Realm of Knights by Jennifer Anne Davis
Title: The Realm of KnightsAuthor: Jennifer Anne DavisSeries: Knights of the Realm: Book OnePublisher: Reign Publishing Publication date: September 10, 2019Pages: paperback, 268Source: Xpresso Book Tours/AuthorGenres: Fantasy, Young Adult HDB Rating: 5 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy exciting fantasy stories with interesting characters Reid has spent her whole life pretending to be a man so she can inherit her father’s estate, but when a chance encounter threatens to expose her lie, she is forced to risk everything. In the kingdom of Marsden, women are subservient to men and land can only pass from father to son. So when…
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Book Review: The Body Painter by Pepper Winters
Title: The Body Painter Author: Pepper Winters Series: (Master of Trickery Duet #1)Publisher:Publication date: August 20th 2019Pages: paperback, 300Source: Xpresso Book Tours/AuthorGenres: Adult, Contemporary, Romance, Suspense Content Screening: Rape, violence, death. HDB Rating: 3 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy tempestuous characters and cliff hanger endings. “Must be slim, able to stand for long periods of time, and be impervious to the cold.” The headline caught my attention. “Hours are negotiable, pay is minimal, clothing absolutely forbidden.” The second line piqued my curiosity. “Able to hold your bladder and tongue, refrain from opinions or suggestions, and be the perfect…