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Book Review: Finders, Inc by Michael Jasper
Media Type: Ebook (ARC) Title: Finders, Inc. Series: The Finder Team Book 1 Author: Michael Jasper Publisher: UnWrecked Press Pages: ebook; 204 Release Date: December 9, 2014 Source: Author/Publisher —————————————– HDB Rating: 3 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy a good characters with some unusual research tactics. Add it on: Goodreads / Amazon / BookLikes Sometimes those who can’t be found just might not be lost… Finders, Inc. co-founders Hank Johnson and Bim Mayer have spent the past two decades successfully solving mysteries and—almost miraculously, thanks to Bim’s special skills—finding missing people in and around the remote mountain town of Boone, North Carolina. Until now. Their most recent case deals with…
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Book Review: Suspicion by Alexandra Monir
Media Type: Print Book (ARC) Title: Suspicion Author: Alexandra Monir Publisher: Delacorte Press Pages: Hardcover; 368 Release Date: December 9, 2014 Source: NetGalley —————————————– Content Screening: Mild Violence HDB Rating: 3 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy gothic mysteries set against lavish backdrops. Add it on: Goodreads / Amazon / BookLikes “There’s something hidden in the Maze.” Seventeen-year-old Imogen has never forgotten the last words her father said to her seven years ago, before the blazing fire that consumed him, her mother, and the gardens of her family’s English country manor. Haunted by her parents’ deaths, Imogen…
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Book Review: The Luck Uglies by Paul Durham
Media Type: Print Book Title: The Luck Uglies Author: Paul Durham Publisher: HarperCollins Pages: Hardcover; 400 Release Date: April 29, 2014 Source: Library ——————————————– Content Screening: Mild Violence HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who love adventure and intrigue in a Middle Grade package. Add it on: Goodreads / Amazon / BookLikes Rye O’Chanter has seen a lot of strange things happen in Village Drowning: children are chased through the streets. Families are fined for breaking laws that don’t even exist. Girls aren’t allowed to read anymore, and certain books—books that hold secrets about Drowning’s past—have…
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Book Review: The Shape of My Heart by Ann Aguirre
Media Type: Ebook Title: The Shape of My Heart Series: 2B Trilogy- Book 3 Author: Ann Aguirre Publisher: Harlequin HQN Pages: ebook, 352 Release Date: November 25, 2014 Source: Netgalley ——————————————- Content Screening: Intended for mature audiences 18+ Genre: Romance/New Adult HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Fans of characters that grow and learn Add it on: Goodreads / Amazon / BookLikes Some people wait decades to meet their soul mate. Courtney Kaufman suspects she met hers in high school—only to lose him at seventeen. Since then, Courtney’s social life has been a series of meaningless encounters, though she’s made a few close friends along the way. Especially her roommate, Max Cooper, who oozes damaged…
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Audio Book Review: Rebel by Amy Tintera
Media Type: Audio Book Title: Rebel * Series: Reboot #2 Author: Amy Tintera Narrator: Khristine Hvam, Mike Chamberlain Publisher: Harper Teen Format: MP3 Download Length: 7 hours and 59 minutes Source: Audible ——————————————— Content Screening: Mild Violence HDB Rating: 3 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Fans of the first book in the series! Add it on: Goodreads / Amazon / BookLikes The sequel to the action-packed Reboot is a can’t-miss thrill ride, perfect for fans of James Patterson, Veronica Roth, and Marie Lu.After coming back from death as Reboots and being trained by HARC as soldiers, Wren and Callum have…
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Book Review: A Second Bite at the Apple by Dana Bate
Media Type: Ebook (ARC) Title: A Second Bite at the Apple Author: Dana Bate Publisher: Kensington Books Pages: ebook, 344 Release Date: November 25, 2014 Source: Publisher/Netgalley ——————————————- Genre: Adult Fiction/Women’s Fiction HDB Rating: 3 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Fans of second chance stories Add it on: Goodreads / Amazon / BookLikes Sydney Strauss is obsessed with food. Not with eating it–though she does that too–but with writing about the wonders of the gastronomic world, from obscure fruit hybrids to organic farming techniques. Since food journalism jobs are more coveted than Cronuts®, Sydney pays her bills working for one of TV’s biggest egomaniacs–until she’s left scrambling for shifts at a local farmers’…
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Book Review: The Killer Next Door by Alex Marwood
Media Type: Ebook Title: The Killer Next Door Series: Blackwell Files Book 4 Author: Alex Marwood Publisher: Penguin Books Pages: 400 Release Date: October 28, 2014 Source: Publisher/Netgalley ——————————————- Genre: Psychological Thriller HDB Rating: 5 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Fans of psychological stories with an in depth look at a killer’s mind. Add it on: Goodreads / Amazon / BookLikes Alex Marwood’s debut novel, The Wicked Girls, earned her lavish praise from the likes of Stephen King, Laura Lippman, and Erin Kelly, and was shortlisted for an Edgar Award. Now Marwood’s back with a brilliant, tightly paced thriller that will keep you up at night and make you ask yourself: just how well…
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Book Review: Zoey and the Nice Guy by Carter Ashby
Media Type: Ebook Title: Zoey and the Nice Guy Series: Big Girl Panties Book 1 Author: Carter Ashby Publisher: Self Pages: ebook, 231 Release Date: November 18, 2014 Source: Netgalley ——————————————- Content Screening: Excessive language, sex and mild violence Genre: Romance/New Adult HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Fans of a feisty lead and some hot sex scenes Add it on: Goodreads / Amazon / BookLikes For Zoey Odell, the definition of family is her two best friends, Maya and Addy. So when Maya makes the decision to leave her abusive husband, Zoey is only too happy to lavish her with support and a temporary home. Unfortunately, taking in her best…
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Review: Havoc by Steven F. Freeman
Media Type: Ebook Title: Havoc Series: Blackwell Files Book 4 Author: Steven F. Freeman Publisher: Self Pages: Ebook; 371 Release Date: July 22, 2014 Source: Author ——————————————- Genre: Thriller/Mystery HDB Rating: 2 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Fans of the series Add it on: Goodreads / Amazon / BookLikes Technology So Valuable It Could Change Your Life…Or End it When Cryptologist Alton Blackwell takes his girlfriend, FBI Agent Mallory Wilson, on a surprise trip to Italy, the couple expects the vacation of a lifetime, but their pleasure is short-lived. Intent on selling Vidulum Inc.’s proprietary technology to the highest bidder, a rogue employee of the high-tech company arranges a clandestine meeting at one of…
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Double Graphic Novel Review: Zita the Spacegirl + Legends of Zita the Spacegirl by Ben Hatke
Title: Zita the Spacegirl Author: Ben Hatke Illustrator: Ben Hatke Publisher: First Second Pages: Paperback; 192 Release Date: February 1, 2011 Source: Library ======================== Recommended Age Group: 8+ HDB Rating: 5 Keys to My Heart Zita’s life took a cosmic left turn in the blink of an eye. When her best friend is abducted by an alien doomsday cult, Zita leaps to the rescue and finds herself a stranger on a strange planet. Humanoid chickens and neurotic robots are shocking enough as new experiences go, but Zita is even more surprised to find herself taking on the role of intergalactic hero. Before long, aliens in all shapes and…