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Book Review: Prayer for the Dead
Media Type: Ebook Title: Prayer for the Dead *Series: Revenants in Purgatory #1 Author: Nicki Scalise Publisher: Self-published Release Date: September 30, 2013 Source: Literati Author Services ———————————————— Genre: Paranormal Romance HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy paranormal romance with strong characters. Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Amazon / BookLikes A story about a girl who lived, died, and met a guy… in that order. Is it possible to find true love and happiness, while condemned to purgatory until the end of days? Olivia Brennan wasn’t eager to find out. Working for a…
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Book Review: Demon Dance
Media Type: Ebook Title: Demon Dance *Series: A Sundancer Novel #1 Author: Brian Freyermuth Publisher: Middark Press Pages: Paperback; 332 Release Date: April 22, 2013 Source: Publisher ———————————————– Genre: Urban Fantasy HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy dark urban fantasy with some great characters! Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Amazon / B&N You can run all you want, but the game’s in your blood. And blood never forgets… Nick St. James was born different. His extraordinary gifts have saved him time and time again, but they couldn’t save the one thing…
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Book Review: Pendomus
Media Type: Ebook Title: Pendomus *Series: Pendomus Chronicles #1 Author: Carissa Andrews Publisher: Self-published Release Date: October 10, 2013 Source: Xpresso Book Tours ————————————————- Content Screening: Mild Violence HDB Rating: 3 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy stories filled with action and adventure. Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Amazon Humanity has colonized on the tidally locked planet Pendomus. Residing between extreme heat and frigid cold is the complex known as the Helix. Within lies a highly sophisticated society functioning solely on humans fulfilling their life’s purpose as determined by their natural aptitudes and daily brain…
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Book Review: Scorched
Media Type: Ebook (ARC) Title: Scorched *Series: Scorched #1 Author: Mari Mancusi Publisher: Sourcebooks Fire Pages: Hardcover; 352 Release Date: September 3, 2013 Source: NetGalley ————————————————– Content Screening: Mild Violence HDB Rating: 3 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who love action and adventure mixed with dragons! Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Amazon / B&N / BookLikes Trinity Don’t leave me here… It starts with a whisper. At first Trinity thinks she’s going crazy. It wouldn’t be a big surprise—her grandpa firmly believes there’s a genuine dragon egg in their dusty little West Texas town. But this…
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Book Review: The Grotto Under the Tree
Media Type: Ebook Title: The Grotto Under the Tree Author: John A. Theo Jr. Publisher: Astrea Press Pages: Ebook; 139 Release Date: February 15, 2013 Source: CBB Book Promotions ————————————————– Content Screening: Mild Fantasy Violence HDB Rating: 3 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Young readers who enjoy short and sweet fantasy reads Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Amazon / B&N Sebastian and Sara mistakenly descend into a mystical land where elves, mermaids, gnomes and other mythological creatures live. The two discover they have stumbled into an ancient battle between these fair folk and evil creatures called the…
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Book Review: Time Spell
Media Type: Ebook (ARC) Title: Time Spell Author: T.A. Chase Pages: Paperback; 242 Publisher: Bookbaby Release Date: August 27, 2013 Source: Author ————————————————— Content Screening: Nothing of note HDB Rating: 3 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy mystery blended with paranormal aspects Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Amazon / B&N Ivy Grace is learning that magic–and love–are all about the right timing. Follow the adventures of this spirited young Southern woman as she embarks upon a successful new career writing novels and movies that explore romantic mysteries of the past. Ivy, a witch who spends…
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Book Review: Oddities and Entities
Media Type: Print Book Title: Oddities and Entities Author: Roland Allnach Publisher: All Things That Matter Press Pages: Ebook; 266 Release Date: March 2012 Source: Author —————————————— Genre: Horror HDB Rating: 3 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy intelligently written horror stories Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Amazon / B&N “There’s more to this world than flesh and bone.” Set in the mysterious space between the everyday world and an existence just beyond reach, “Oddities & Entities” traces a path through the supernatural, the paranormal, and the speculative. With moments of horror, dark humor, and…
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Book Review: Vicious
Media Type: Print Book Title: Vicious Author: V.E. Schwab Publisher: Tor Pages: Hardcover; 368 Release Date: September 24, 2013 Source: Publisher ———————————————— Genre: Fantasy / Paranormal Fiction HDB Rating: 5 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Everyone. Seriously, everyone. Get out there and get a copy of this book. Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Amazon / B&N / BookLikes A masterful, twisted tale of ambition, jealousy, betrayal, and superpowers, set in a near-future world. Victor and Eli started out as college roommates—brilliant, arrogant, lonely boys who recognized the same sharpness and ambition in each other. In their senior…
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Book Review: Find Me
Media Type: Ebook (ARC) Title: Find Me Author: Romily Bernard Publisher: Harper Teen Pages: Hardcover; 307 Release Date: September 24, 2013 Source: Publisher / Blog Tour ————————————————- Content Screening: Mild Violence HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy chilling mysteries wrapped up in real life events. Add it on: Goodreads / BD / Amazon / B&N / BookLikes “Find Me.” These are the words written on Tessa Waye’s diary. The diary that ends up with Wick Tate. But Tessa’s just been found . . . dead. Wick has the right computer-hacking skills for the job,…
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Book Review: Confessions of a Murder Suspect (Confessions #1)
Media Type: Print Book Title: Confessions of a Murder Suspect *Series: Confessions #1 Author: James Patterson and Maxine Paetro Publisher: Little, Brown and Company Pages: Paperback; 372 Release Date: September 24, 2012 Source: Publisher ————————————————— Content Screening: Violence; Mild Adult Language HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy mystery stories, especially as written in James Patterson’s signature style. Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Amazon / B&N / BookLikes James Patterson returns to the genre that made him famous with a thrilling teen detective series about the mysterious and magnificently wealthy Angel family…