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Book Review: Insurgent
Media Type: Print Book Title: Insurgent *Series: Divergent #2 Author: Veronica Roth Publisher: Harper Teen Pages: Hardcover; 525 Release Date: May 1, 2012 Source: Library ——————————————— Intended Reading Group: Young Adult Content Screening: Violence ———————————————- HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Fans of the series! You definitely need to have read the first to fully appreciate this one. Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Amazon / B&N One choice can transform you–or it can destroy you. But every choice has consequences, and as unrest surges in the factions all around her, Tris Prior must continue…
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Book Review: This Is Not A Test
Media Type: Print Book Title: This Is Not A Test Author: Courtney Summers Publisher: St. Martin’s Griffin Pages: Paperback; 323 Release Date: June 19, 2012 Source: Library ———————————————————– Intended Reading Group: Young Adult Content Screening: Violence, Sexual Situations ———————————————————– HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy a good zombie novel, with a very realistic twist. Add it: Goodreads / Shelfari / Amazon / B&N It’s the end of the world. Six students have taken cover in Cortege High but shelter is little comfort when the dead outside won’t stop pounding on the doors. One bite…
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Book Review: Walk Two Moons
Media Type: Ebook Title: Walk Two Moons Author: Sharon Creech Publisher: Harper Collins Pages: Paperback; 288 Release Date: July 18, 1996 Source: Amazon ———————————————– Intended Reading Group: Middle Grade Content Screening: Nothing of note ———————————————– HDB Rating: 5 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Everyone. Seriously. I wish this read by every person of every age. It’s that amazing. Add it: Goodreads / Shelfari / Amazon / B&N / Book Depository Thirteen-year-old Salamanca Tree Hiddle’s mother has disappeared. While tracing her steps on a car trip from Ohio to Idaho with her grandparents, Salamanca tells a story to pass the…
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Book Review: Hanging By A Thread
Media Type: Ebook (ARC) Title: Hanging By A Thread Author: Sophie Littlefield Publisher: Delacorte Books for Young Readers Pages: Hardcover; 288 Release Date: September 11, 2012 Source: NetGalley ——————————————————– Intended Reading Group: Young Adult Content Screening: Mild Language ——————————————————– HDB Rating: 3 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy a paranormal read, and are looking for something a little different. Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Amazon / B&N Summer is the best part of the year in Winston, California, and the Fourth of July is the highlight of the season. But the perfect town Clare remembers…
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Book Review: Velveteen
Media Type: Print Book (ARC) Title: Velveteen *Series: Velveteen #1 Author: Daniel Marks Publisher: Delacorte Books for Young Readers Pages: Hardcover; 464 Release Date: October 9, 2012 Source: Publisher ——————————————————– Intended Reading Group: Young Adult Content Screening: Violence ——————————————————– HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who don’t mind graphic scenes, and unflinchingly morbid humor. Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Amazon / B&N Velveteen Monroe is dead. At 16, she was kidnapped and murdered by a madman named Bonesaw. But that’s not the problem. The problem is she landed in purgatory. And while it’s not…
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Book Review: Undead Reckoning
Media Type: Print Book Title: Undead Reckoning Author: Mike Slabon Publisher: Self-published Pages: Paperback; 455 Release Date: December 15, 2011 Source: Author ————————————————- Intended Reading Group: Adult Genre: Horror / Satire? ————————————————- HDB Rating: 3 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who don’t mind violence in their books, and are okay with a lot of plot hopping. Add it on: Goodreads / Amazon / B&N When Eddie Griffin becomes the youngest NFL rookie to win the Super Bowl, little does he realize it will save his life. The day he pays a post-Super Bowl visit to the troops stationed…
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Book Review: Three Parts Dead
Media Type: Print Book Title: Three Parts Dead Author: Max Gladstone Publisher: Tor Books Pages: Hardcover; 336 Release Date: October 2, 2012 Source: Publisher ——————————————- Genre: Urban Fantasy HDB Rating: 3 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy the UF genre, and are okay with starting off a little lost. Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Amazon / B&N A god has died, and it’s up to Tara, first-year associate in the international necromantic firm of Kelethres, Albrecht, and Ao, to bring Him back to life before His city falls apart. Her client is Kos, recently deceased…
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Book Review: Luthecker
Media Type: Ebook Title: Luthecker Author: Keith Domingue Publisher: Domingue, Inc. Pages: Paperback; 376 Release Date: July 24, 2012 Source: Author —————————————— Genre: Thriller HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who love a good, fast-paced thriller with vivid characters. Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Amazon ALEX LUTHECKER lives off of the grid. He prefers the comfort of the night. He avoids the crowded and chaotic daylight hours, because the relentless anxieties of the multitudes overwhelm him. This is because Alex has a rare gift. He is a pattern reader. Patterns in nature, patterns in…
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Book Review: Divergent
Media Type: Print Book (ARC) Title: Divergent *Series: Divergent #1 Author: Veronica Roth Publisher: Katherine Tegen Books Pages: Hardcover; 487 Release Date: May 3, 2011 Source: Publisher ———————————————– Intended Reading Group: Young Adult Content Screening: Mild Language; Violence ———————————————– HDB Rating: 5 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: EVERYONE Add it: Goodreads / Shelfari / Amazon / B&N / Book Depository In Beatrice Prior’s dystopian Chicago, society is divided into five factions, each dedicated to the cultivation of a particular virtue–Candor (the honest), Abnegation (the selfless), Dauntless (the brave), Amity (the peaceful), and Erudite (the intelligent). On an appointed…
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Book Review: Envy
Media Type: Print Book Title: Envy * Series: Empty Coffin #1 Author: Gregg Olsen Publisher: Splinter Pages: Hardcover; 285 Release Date: August 23, 2011 Source: Library ———————————————- Intended Reading Group: Young Adult Content Screening: Violence ———————————————– HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who love a good chill up their spine as they read, plus a great mystery. Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Amazon / B&N Murder is such a dirty word… New York Times bestselling adult true crime author Gregg Olsen makes his YA debut with Empty Coffin, a gripping new fiction series…