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Book Review: The Tumbling Turner Sisters by Juliette Fay
Media Type: Ebook (ARC) Title: The Tumbling Turner Sisters Author: Juliette Fay Publisher: Gallery Books Pages: Ebook; 352 Release Date: June 14, 2016 Source: Publisher ———————————————– Genre: Historical Fiction HDB Rating: 3 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy historical fiction with family drama and growth. Add it on: Goodreads | Amazon | BookLikes In 1919, the Turner sisters and their parents are barely scraping by. Their father is a low-paid boot-stitcher in Johnson City, New York, and the family is always one paycheck away from eviction. When their father’s hand is crushed and he can no longer…
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Book Review: Read Me Like A Book by Liz Kessler
Media Type: Ebook (ARC) Title: Read Me Like A Book Author: Liz Kessler Publisher: Candlewick Press Pages: Hardcover; 304 Release Date: June 14, 2016 Source: Publisher ————————————— Content Screening: Sexual Situations HDB Rating: 3 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who are looking for a character who is journeying through self-discovery and realizing who they really are. Add it on: Goodreads | Amazon | BookLikes Ashleigh Walker is a mediocre student with an assortment of friends, a sort-of boyfriend, and no plans for the future. Then a straight-from-college English teacher, Miss Murray, takes over Ash’s class and changes everything.…
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Book Review: The Eagle Tree by Ned Hayes
Media Type: Ebook (ARC) Title: The Eagle Tree Author: Ned Hayes Publisher: Little A Pages: Paperback; 270 Release Date: July 5,2016 Source: TLC Book Tours —————————————— Content Screening: Mild Adult Language HDB Rating: 3 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who are interested in gaining new knowledge of trees, and enjoy reading from the POV of a character on the autism spectrum. Add it on: Goodreads | Amazon | BookLikes Fourteen-year-old March Wong knows everything there is to know about trees. They are his passion and his obsession, even after his recent falls—and despite the state’s threat to take him…
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Book Review: Ava and Taco Cat by Carol Weston
Media Type: Ebook (ARC) Title: Ava and Taco Cat *Series: Ava and Pip #2 Author: Carol Weston Publisher: Sourcebooks Jabberwocky Pages: Hardcover; 224 Release Date: April 7, 2015 Source: Publisher / NetGalley ——————————————————– Content Screening: Nothing of note HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who have a passion for writing, or for their feline companions! Add it on: Goodreads | Amazon | BookLikes Ava desperately wants a pet for her eleventh birthday-but gets way more than she bargained for when she adopts T-A-C-O-C-A-T. When Ava Wren hears about an injured yellow tabby with mismatched ears,…
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Graphic Novel Review: Zodiac Starforce: By the Power of Astra
Title: Zodiac Starforce: By the Power of Astra * Collects Issues #1-#4 Author: Kevin Panetta Illustrator: Paulina Ganucheau Publisher: Dark Horse Books Pages: Paperback; 136 Recommended Age Group: 13+ (Fantasy Violence) Release Date: May 31, 2016 Source: Purchased They’re an elite group of teenage girls with magical powers who have sworn to protect our planet against dark creatures . . . as long as they can get out of class! Known as the Zodiac Starforce, these high-school girls aren’t just combating math tests. They’re also battling monsters–not your typical afterschool activity! But when an evil…
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Book Review: The Summer Guest by Alison Anderson
Media Type: Print Book (ARC) Title: The Summer Guest Author: Alison Anderson Publisher: HarperCollins Pages: Hardcover; 400 Release Date: May 24, 2016 Source: Publisher / TLC Book Tours ———————————————– Genre: Historical Fiction HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy lush, descriptive writing with a beautiful take on the source material. Add it on: Goodreads | Amazon | BookLikes Blinded by a fatal illness, young Ukrainian doctor Zinaida Lintvaryova is living on her family’s rural estate in the summer of 1888. When a family from Moscow rents a cottage on the grounds, Zinaida develops a deep…
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Book Review: This Monstrous Thing by Mackenzi Lee
Media Type: Ebook (ARC) Title: This Monstrous Thing Author: Mackenzi Lee Publisher: Katherine Tegen Books Pages: Kindle; 384 Release Date: September 22, 2015 Source: Publisher / NetGalley ———————————————— Content Screening: Mild Violence HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy reimaginings of classic stories, and love vivid characters. Add it on: Goodreads | Amazon | BookLikes In 1818 Geneva, men built with clockwork parts live hidden away from society, cared for only by illegal mechanics called Shadow Boys. Two years ago, Shadow Boy Alasdair Finch’s life shattered to bits. His brother, Oliver—dead. His sweetheart, Mary—gone. His…
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Book Review: Roses and Rot by Kat Howard
Media Type: Print Book (ARC) Title: Roses and Rot Author: Kat Howard Publisher: Saga Press Pages: Hardcover; 336 Release Date: May 17, 2016 Source: Publisher ——————————————– Genre: Fantasy / Contemporary (This borders the line between YA and NA.) HDB Rating: 5 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Everyone who loves fairy tales, especially the true life ones. Add it on: Goodreads | Amazon | BookLikes Imogen and her sister Marin have escaped their cruel mother to attend a prestigious artists’ retreat, but soon learn that living in a fairy tale requires sacrifices, be it art or love. What would you…
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Book Review: Scarlet and Ivy: The Lost Twin by Sophie Cleverly
Media Type: Ebook (ARC) Title: Scarlet and Ivy: The Lost Twin *Series: Scarlet and Ivy Author: Sophie Cleverly Publisher: Sourcebooks Jabberwocky Pages: Hardcover; 304 Release Date: May 3, 2016 Source: NetGalley / Publisher ————————————————- Content Screening: Mild Violence HDB Rating: 5 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: All readers, of every age! This mystery definitely transcends the group it’s written for. Add it on: Goodreads | Amazon | BookLikes Ivy, I pray that it’s you reading this. And if you are, well, I suppose you’re the new me… When shy Ivy’s troublemaking twin Scarlet vanishes from Rookwood boarding school,…
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Book Review: The Girl Who Stayed by Tanya Anne Crosby
Media Type: Print Book Title: The Girl Who Stayed Author: Tanya Anne Crosby Publisher: Story Plant Pages: Hardcover; 292 Release Date: April 19, 2016 Source: TLC Book Tours —————————————— Genre: Mystery/Thriller HDB Rating: 3 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy deep stories, with a lot of character introspection. Add it on: Goodreads | Amazon | BookLikes Zoe Rutherford wasn’t sure what she was expecting when she returned to Sullivan’s Island. The house on Sullivan’s hadn’t represented home to her in decades. It was the place where she endured her father’s cruelty. It was the place where her…