-
Graphic Novel Review: Secrets, Monsters & Magic Mirrors
Media Type: Graphic Novel Title: Secrets, Monsters & Magic Mirrors Author: Donald B. Lemke Illustrator: Various Publisher: Capstone Pages: Paperback; 176 Release Date: August 1, 2011 Source: NetGalley Five of the world’s greatest fairy tales are retold in the popular and attractive graphic novel format. Beautiful, bold illustrations give these timeless tales a modern edge. The stories include Beauty and the Beast, Rapunzel, Princess and the Pea, Snow White, and Thumbelina. Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Librarything / Amazon Overall, Secrets, Monsters & Magic Mirrors is a pretty nice retelling of fairy tales. What really kept me from…
-
Book Review: Torn
Media Type: Book Title: Torn Author: Erica O’Rourke Publisher: Kensington Pages: Paperback; 336 Release Date: June 28, 2011 Source: Publisher ———————————————— Content Screening: Mild violence; sexual situations HDB Rating: 3 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy multi-layered reads with strong characters. Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Librarything / Amazon / B&N Everyone has secrets. Even best friends. Swirling black descends like ravens, large enough to block the glow of the streetlights. A dull roar starts like a train on the ‘L’, a far-away rumbling that grows louder as it pulls closer, until it’s directly overhead and you feel it in your chest, except this doesn’t pass…
-
Book Review: Running from Secrets
Media Type: Ebook Title: Running from Secrets Author: Stephanie Void Publisher: Self-published Pages: Ebook; 198 Release Date: January 23, 2010 Source: Author ================== Intended Reading Group: Young Adult Content Screening: Mild violence HDB Rating: 3 Keys to My Heart Bethany has never felt as alone as she feels in Linwood—until she dreams up Chime, a woman on the run because of a magic crime she didn’t commit. The dreams get more and more urgent, so Bethany tries to banish them by writing them down, only to discover she’s stumbled into the role of unwitting controller of Chime’s world.<br><br>Chime is real…
-
Book Review: Ruby Red
Media Type: Print Book Title: Ruby Red Author: Kerstin Gier Publisher: Henry Holt and Co. Pages: Hardcover; 324 Release Date: May 10, 2011 Source: Publisher =================== Intended Reading Group: Young Adult Content Screening: Very mild violence HDB Rating: 5 Keys to My Heart Gwyneth Shepherd’s sophisticated, beautiful cousin Charlotte has been prepared her entire life for traveling through time. But unexpectedly, it is Gwyneth, who in the middle of class takes a sudden spin to a different era! Gwyneth must now unearth the mystery of why her mother would lie about her birth date to ward off suspicion about her…
-
Book Review: Henrietta the Dragon Slayer
Media Type: Print Book Title: Henrietta the Dragon Slayer Author: Beth Barany Publisher: Firewolf Books Pages: Paperback; 236 Release Date: June 17, 2011 Source: Author =================== Intended Reading Group: Young Adult Content Screening: None HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Henrietta, the legendary Dragon Slayer of the Kingdom of Bleuve, can’t stomach the thought of one more kill. Yet, in order to save her dying mentor, she must go on one last quest. But will misfit companions, seasickness, and an ego maniacal king derail the quest for the healing stone? And will she be able to cut past her conscience…
-
Book Review: Galstanberry #2
Media Type: Print Book Title: Galstanberry #2 Author: G.S. Wolff Publisher: Wolf House Books Pages: Paperback; 182 Release Date: June 21, 2011 Source: Publisher ================== Intended Reading Group: Middle Grade/Lower YA Content Screening: Nothing HDB Rating: 3 Keys to My Heart The second installment in the Galstanberry series, Book #2, follows the 5 characters–Lillian, Brandi, Fei, Tabitha, and Nisha– as they navigate Galstanberry Girls Academy. Who rooms with whom? What traditions are followed? Readers and the 5 characters will discover the TRUE meaning of “Galstanberry Girl”. Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Amazon In this second installment of the…
-
Book Review: The Circle Cast
Media Type: Print Book Title: The Circle Cast Author: Alex Epstein Publisher: Tradewind Books Pages: Paperback; 300 Release Date: January 4, 2011 Source: Author =================== Intended Reading Group: Young Adult Content Screening: Violence HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart How did an exiled girl become the most powerful witch in legend? Britain, 480 AD. Saxon barbarians are invading, pushing the civilized British out of their own island. Morgan is the daughter of the governor of Cornwall. But when her father is murdered and her mother taken as the King’s new wife, she has to flee to Ireland to avoid…
-
Book Review: Adam & Eve
Media Type: Print Book Title: Adam & Eve Author: Sena Jeter Naslund Publisher: William Morrow Pages: Hardcover; 352 Release Date: October 1, 2010 Source: TLC Book Tours ————————————– Intended Reading Group: Adult Genre: General Fiction ————————————– HDB Rating: 3 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy books with biblical themes. Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Amazon / B&N What Happened To Eden? The New York Times bestselling author of Ahab’s Wife, Four Spirits, and Abundance returns with a daring and provocative novel that envisions a world where science and faith contend for the allegiance of a new Adam & Eve. Hours before his untimely—and highly suspicious—death,…
-
Book Review: The Girlz of Galstanberry
Media Type: Print Book Title: The Girlz of Galstanberry Author: G.S. Wolff Publisher: Wolf House Books Pages: Ebook; 180 Release Date: October 10, 2010 Source: Publisher =================== Intended Reading Group: Middle Grade/Young Adult Content Screening: Nothing of note HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart From the boroughs of New York, to the beaches of San Francisco, girls hail from all walks of life, to sport the violet blazer, pink beret, and coveted Galstanberry Girl title. The Galstanberry twenty acre estate, flanked by a magnificent rose garden and horse stables, rises up from the horizon like a French chateau with…
-
Book Review: Six Moon Summer
Media Type: Ebook Title: Six Moon Summer Author: SM Reine Publisher: Self-published Pages: Ebook; 198 Release Date: April 29, 2011 Source: Author =================== Intended Reading Group: Young Adult Content Screening: Violence HDB Rating: 3 Keys to My Heart Rylie’s been bitten. She’s changing. And now she has three months to find a cure before becoming a werewolf… forever. Rylie Gresham hates everything about summer camp: the food, the fresh air, the dumb activities, and the other girls in her cabin. But the worst part is probably being bitten by a werewolf. Being a teenager is hard enough, but now she’s…