-
Book Review: The Archived
Media Type: Print Book Title: The Archived *Series: The Archived #1 Author: Victoria Schwab Publisher: Hyperion Pages: Hardcover; 328 Release Date: January 22, 2013 Source: Library ——————————————————– Content Screening: Mild Violence; Adult Language HDB Rating: 5 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers looking for an amazing adventure with a strong and capable female protagonist. Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Amazon / B&N Imagine a place where the dead rest on shelves like books. Each body has a story to tell, a life seen in pictures that only Librarians can read. The dead are called Histories, and…
-
Children’s Book Review: I Hate Picture Books!
Media Type: Ebook Title: I Hate Picture Books! Author: Timothy Young Illustrator: Timothy Young Publisher: Schiffer Publishing Pages: Hardcover; 32 Release Date: February 28, 2013 Source: NetGalley —————————————- Recommended to: Parents who are looking for a book to share with their kids. Difficulty Level: Great parent/child read. Readers with more vocabulary under their belt can read alone, maybe 5-8. HDB Rating: 5 Keys to My Heart Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Amazon / B&N Max hates his picture books and hes throwing them all away. But he soon learns just how invaluable imagination is and has a change…
-
Book Review: The Guilty One
Media Type: Ebook (ARC) Title: The Guilty One Author: Lisa Ballantyne Publisher: William Morrow Paperbacks Pages: Paperback; 480 Release Date: March 19, 2013 Source: Eidelweiss / Publisher ————————————————— Genre: Mystery / Thriller HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who love a good crime thriller with an ending you won’t see coming. Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Amazon / B&N An eight-year-old boy is found dead in a playground . . . and his eleven-year-old neighbor is accused of the crime. Leading the defense is London solicitor Daniel Hunter, a champion of lost causes. A damaged…
-
Book Review: Untold Damage
Media Type: Print Book (ARC) Title: Untold Damage Author: Robert K. Lewis Publisher: Midnight Ink Pages: Paperback; 288 Release Date: April 8, 2013 Source: TLC Book Tours —————————————— Genre: Thriller HDB Rating: 3 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy dark, gritty thrillers with strong male leads. Add it on: Goodreads / Amazon / B&N Sometimes the darkest moments of our lives give us the brightest chance at our redemption Estranged from his wife and daughter, former undercover cop Mark Mallen has spent the last four years in a haze of heroin. And when his best friend from…
-
Book Review: Destiny, Rewritten
Media Type: Ebook (ARC) Title: Destiny, Rewritten Author: Kathryn Fitzmaurice Publisher: Katherine Tegen Books Pages: Hardcover; 352 Release Date: February 19, 2013 Source: Eidelweiss ————————————————– Content Screening: Nothing of note HDB Rating: 5 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who love smart, quirky female characters. Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Amazon / B&N Eleven-year-old Emily Elizabeth Davis has been told for her entire life that her destiny is to become a poet, just like her famous namesake, Emily Dickinson. But Emily doesn’t even really like poetry, and she has a secret career ambition that she suspects her…
-
Book Review: The Cavendish Home for Boys and Girls
Media Type: Print Book Title: The Cavendish Home for Boys and Girls Author: Claire Legrand Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers Pages: Hardcover; 343 Release Date: August 28, 2012 Source: Library —————————————————————– Content Screening: Nothing of note HDB Rating: 5 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Young readers who love big adventures with a darker side to them. Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Amazon / B&N Victoria hates nonsense. There is no need for it when your life is perfect. The only smudge on her pristine life is her best friend Lawrence. He is a disaster—lazy…
-
Book Review: The Voyage of Lucy P. Simmons
Media Type: Print Book Title: The Voyage of Lucy P. Simmons Author: Barbara Mariconda Publisher: Katherine Tegen Books Pages: Hardcover; 224 Release Date: October 2, 2012 Source: Library ————————————————– Content Screening: Nothing of note HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Those who enjoy a feisty female lead, and a read with ample adventure. Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Amazon / B&N An enchanted flute that vibrates when danger is near, sparkling mist that unlocks a drawer of family secrets, and a bookcase that expands to conceal her hiding place—these are the bits of magic Lucy…
-
Book Review: Angelopolis
Media Type: Ebook (ARC) Title: Angelopolis * Series: Angeology #2 Author: Danielle Trussoni Publisher: Viking Adult Pages: Hardcover; 320 Release Date: March 26, 2013 Source: NetGalley ————————————————– Genre: Paranormal Fiction HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Both fans of the first book, and newcomers! This one reads just fine as a standalone. Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Amazon / B&N A decade has passed since Verlaine saw Evangeline alight from the Brooklyn Bridge, the sight of her new wings a betrayal that haunts him still. Now an elite angel hunter for the Society of Angelology,…
-
Children's Book Review: The Man and the Moon
Media Type: Ebook Title: The Man and the Moon Author: Jamie Martin Illustrator: Kath McLaughlin Publisher: Self-published Pages: Paperback; 24 Release Date: January 9, 2013 Source: Author —————————————- Recommended to: Parents looking for an adventurous picture book to share with their little ones. Difficulty Level: Elementary school readers should start to be able to read this on their own, although some vocabulary is a little advanced. Add it on: Goodreads / Amazon Two kids sneak out of their room and uncover a robbery! The old man is taking the moon! They rush after the man in hopes of setting the moon free. Easy read for children with a pleasant rhyme scheme and beautiful…
-
Book Review: Earth-Sim
Media Type: Print Book Title: Earth-Sim Author: Jade Kerrion Publisher: Self-published Pages: Kindle; 207 Release Date: February 2, 2013 Source: Author ——————————————————– Genre: Science Fiction HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Those who adore an intelligently written and enjoyable Sci Fi novel. Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Amazon / B&N Jem Moran has a reputation to prove and a secret to protect. The prestigious world simulation program seems the answer to both her problems, but only if she can succeed in spite of her partner, Kir Davos, and the uncooperative human beings who populate her…