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Book Review: Exiled
Media Type: Ebook (ARC) Title: Exiled *Series: The Never Chronicles Author: J.R. Wagner Publisher: Live Oak Book Company Pages: Paperback; 350 Release Date: June 5, 2012 Source: JKS Communications ——————————————- Intended Reading Group: Young Adult Content Screening: Mild Violence ——————————————- HDB Rating: 3 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy Fantasy worlds with well described characters and events. Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Amazon / B&N James has never known an ordinary life. As long as he can remember, he and his family have been on the run—moving from place to place, never settling…
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Book Review: Goddess Interrupted
Media Type: Print Book (ARC) Title: Goddess Interrupted * Series: Goddess Test #2 Author: Aimee Carter Publisher: Harlequin Teen Pages: Paperback; 296 Release Date: March 27, 2012 Source: Publisher ——————————————— Intended Reading Group: Young Adult Content Screening: Mild Violence ——————————————— HDB Rating: 3 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers of the series, or those who enjoy greek mythology with a YA twist. Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Amazon / B&N KATE WINTERS HAS WON IMMORTALITY. BUT IF SHE WANTS A LIFE WITH HENRY IN THE UNDERWORLD, SHE’LL HAVE TO FIGHT FOR IT. Becoming immortal wasn’t supposed…
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Book Review: The Goddess Test
Media Type: Print Book Title: The Goddess Test * Series: Goddess Test #1 Author: Aimee Carter Publisher: Harlequin Teen Pages: Paperback; 293 Release Date: April 19, 2011 Source: Library —————————————— Intended Reading Group: Young Adult Content Screening: Mild Violence —————————————— HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy YA with a twist on Greek mythology. Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Amazon / B&N EVERY GIRL WHO HAS TAKEN THE TEST HAS DIED. NOW IT’S KATE’S TURN. It’s always been just Kate and her mom–and her mother is dying. Her last wish? To move back…
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Book Review: Sound of the Heart
Media Type: Print Book Title: Sound of the Heart Author: Genevieve Graham Publisher: Berkley Trade Pages: Paperback; 336 Release Date: May 1, 2102 Source: Publisher / Author ———————————– Genre: Historical Romance HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who love historical romance, and to be immersed in the land it is set in. Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Amazon / B&N From Genevieve Graham, author of Under the Same Sky, comes a sweeping romantic historical novel of one man’s strange gift and dangerous battles… Dougal MacDonnell, a fierce warrior from the Highlands of Scotland, is…
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Book Review: The Book Blogger’s Cookbook
The 2012 Book Blogger’s Cookbook is a community project from some of the blogosphere’s best book bloggers in a simple, easy to read format. The cookbook combines a love of reading and dining to help you find books you’ll devour and recipes you can’t put down. You’ll love The Book Blogger’s Cookbook because… The Book Blogger’s Cookbook has 50 different book reviewers from every corner of the blogosphere. It bridges the gap between author and reader—putting you in touch with book reviewers who can separate the 5 star books from the mediocre. The Book Blogger’s Cookbook showcases great reads and…
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Book Review: Fated
Media Type: Print Book Title: Fated Author: Alyson Noel Publisher: St. Martin’s Press Pages: Hardcover; 306 Release Date: May 22, 2012 Source: Publisher ———————————– Intended Reading Group: Young Adult Content Screening: Nothing of note ———————————– HDB Rating: 3 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy a suspenseful read, with a touch of romance and hints of Native American lore. Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Amazon / B&N The first book in a magnificent new series about a girl who can navigate between the worlds of the living and the dead by #1 New York Times bestselling author…
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Book Review: Anna Dressed In Blood
Media Type: Print Book Title: Anna Dressed In Blood Author: Kendare Blake Publisher: Tor Teen Pages: Hardcover; 316 Release Date: August 30, 2011 Source: Library ————————————– Intended Reading Group: Young Adult Content Screening: Violence ————————————– HDB Rating: 5 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who are okay with some pretty graphic violence, and like a good scare. Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Amazon / B&N Just your average boy-meets-girl, girl-kills-people story… Cas Lowood has inherited an unusual vocation: He kills the dead. So did his father before him, until his gruesome murder by a ghost he sought…
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Book Review: The Queen’s Lover
Media Type: Print Book (ARC) Title: The Queen’s Lover Author: Francine Du Plessix Gray Publisher: Penguin Pages: Hardcover; 300 Release Date: June 14, 2012 Source: Publisher / TLC Book Tours ————————————— Genre: Historical Fiction HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Fans of this genre, but also fans of this time period as well. Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Amazon / B&N Historical fiction of the highest order, The Queen’s Lover reveals the untold love affair between Swedish aristocrat Count Axel Von Fersen and Marie Antoinette The Queen’s Lover begins at a masquerade ball in Paris…
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Audio Book Review: Blood Red Road
Media Type: Audio Book Title: Blood Red Road *Series: Dust Lands #1 Author: Moira Young Narrator: Heather Lind Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio Format: Digital MP3 Duration: 10 hours 17 minutes Source: Purchased on Audible ————————————– Intended Reading Group: Young Adult Content Screening: Violence, Mild Language ————————————– HDB Rating: 5 Keys to My Heart Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Amazon / B&N A girl goes on an epic journey through a bleak landscape in the first book of this post-Apocalyptic trilogy. Saba has spent her whole life in Silverlake, a dried-up wasteland ravaged by constant sandstorms. The…
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Book Review: The Iron Daughter
Media Type: Ebook Title: The Iron Daughter *Series: The Iron Fey (#2) Author: Julie Kagawa Publisher: Harlequin Teen Pages: Paperback; 359 Release Date: August 1, 2010 Source: NetGalley ———————————– Intended Reading Group: Young Adult Content Screening: Mild Fantasy Violence ———————————– HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers of the series, readers who love a good romance mixed in with fantasy elements. Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Amazon / B&N Half Summer faery princess, half human, Meghan has never fit in anywhere. Deserted by the Winter prince she thought loved her, she is prisoner to…