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Book Review: The Chosen
Media Type: Ebook Title: The Chosen Author: Sheenah Freitas Publisher: Lulu.com Pages: Paperback; 232 Release Date: Nov 28, 2010 Source: Author =================== Intended Reading Group: Young Adult Content Screening: Mild Fantasy Violence HDB Rating: 3 Keys to My Heart Kaia’s entire life has erupted in flames after an assassin appears and burns her village down. She’s rescued by a god from another planet who requests her help because she’s the descendant of their last savior. Together with Reeze — the only other survivor from her village and her appointed guardian — they set off on a quest to find the…
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Book Review: Werewolf Descent
Media Type: Book Title: Werewolf Descent Author: Elizabeth J. Kolodziej Publisher: Self-published Pages: Paperback; 375 Release Date: July 15, 2011 Source: Author ==================== Intended Reading Group: Upper YA/Adult Content Screening: Mild language HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Last witch in the world, Faith Scott, and her Irish vampire boyfriend Trent have just come back from fighting for their lives to recover the Vampiric Blood gem and Werewolf Moon gem. Thinking they could finally relax and work on the romance growing between them, they now meet a mysterious psychic vampire named Vincent who has his heart set on being…
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Book Review: Effie at the Wedding
Media Type: Short Story/Ebook Title: Effie at the Wedding Author: Tracy Marchini Publisher: Squirrel Books Release Date: March 30, 2011 Source: Author ==================== Intended Reading Group: Middle Grade/Young Adult Content Screening: Just adorable snark. HDB Rating: 5 Keys to My Heart Effie has a million reasons why she’s not thrilled to be at her sister’s wedding — and the monstrously pink bridesmaid’s dress isn’t even on the list. When Effie finds herself locked in the bathroom, she thinks she might just stay there. After all, it’s better than hearing from her mom about how often she’s been to the buffet…
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Book Review: Elantra: Song of Tears, Lady of Dawn
Media Type: Ebook Title: Elantra: Song of Tears, Lady of the Dawn Author: Christine Schulze Publisher: Self-published Release Date: March 23, 2010 Source: Author ===================== Intended Reading Group: Young Adult Content Screening: Mild violence HDB Rating: 3 Keys to My Heart The Elantra, the queen of our people, dwells high in the clouds alongside the Moragon, her king and husband. Daily the laughter of the Elantra fills the sky, causing a magical rain to drizzle down, its spell providing Adelar with all it needs for its success, its happiness, and its prosperity. Lies. Children’s fairy tales. Add it on: Goodreads…
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Book Review: Between
Media Type: Book Title: Between Author: Cyndi Tefft Publisher: Createspace Pages: Paperback; 246 Release Date: April 21, 2011 Source: Author ================== Intended Reading Group: Upper YA/Adult Content Screening Sexual situations, mild language HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart It just figures that the love of Lindsey Water’s life isn’t alive at all, but the grim reaper, complete with a dimpled smile and Scottish accent. After transporting souls to heaven for the last 300 years, Aiden MacRae has all but given up on finding the one whose love will redeem him and allow him entry through the pearly gates. Torn…
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Graphic Novel Review: Return of the Dapper Men
Media Type: Graphic Novel Title: Return of the Dapper Men Author: Jim McCann Illustrator: Janet Lee Publisher: Archaia Pages: Hardcover; 144 Release Date: Oct 27, 2010 Source: NetGalley Enter a world in between time, where children have played so long it’s almost become work, machines have worked so long they have begun to play, and all the clocks have stopped at the same time. This is how this land has remained, until 314 dapper-looking gentlemen rain down from the sky and set off in different directions to start the world anew. Now Ayden, the only boy to still ask questions;…
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Book Review: Land of Corn Chips
Media Type: Book Title: Land of Corn Chips Author: Angela Carlie Publisher: Darkside Publishing Pages: Ebook; 100 Release Date: May 24, 2011 Source: Author/TBS ==================== Intended Reading Group: Middle Grade Content Screening: Minor violence and gore HDB Rating: 3 Keys to My Heart Eleven-year-old Nate Hansen never believed in dragons before an eccentric man with a purple-feather hat kidnaps him. Spirited to the Land of Corn Chips on the back of a mechanical yellow dragon, Nate must find a way to avoid being ground into compost. His only hope of escape is to earn the friendship of the local wrestling…
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Book Review: Graveminder
Media Type: Book Title: Graveminder Author: Melissa Marr Publisher: William Morrow & Company Pages: Hardcover; 324 Release Date: May 17, 2011 Source: Publisher ===================== Intended Reading Group: Adult Genre: Paranormal Fiction HDB Rating: 5 Keys to My Heart Melissa Mar is known to young adult readers as the author of the popular faery series Wicked Lovely. Her debut leap into adult fiction lands her in the small community of Claysville, a town where the dead walk free unless there their graves are not properly tended. Into this eerie maelstrom, Rebekkah Barrow descends as she returns to a place that she…
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Book Review: The Detention Club
Media Type: Book Title: The Detention Club Author: David Yoo Publisher: Balzer & Bray Pages: Hardcover; 240 Release Date: July 1, 2011 Source: Publisher ================== Intended Reading Group: Middle Grade/Young Adult Content Screening: None HDB Rating: 5 Keys to My Heart Sixth-grader Peter Lee, in a desperate attempt to regain the popularity he had in elementary school, discovers that serving detention can win him important friends, much to the dismay of his over-achieving eighth-grade sister, Sunny. Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Librarything / Amazon / B&N Kudos, first of all, to David Yoo for perfectly capturing the world…
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Book Review: Wildefire
Media Type: Book Title: Wildefire Author: Karsten Knight Publisher: Simon & Schuster Pages: Hardcover; 400 Release Date: July 26, 2011 Source: Publisher ===================== Intended Reading Group: Young Adult Content Screening: Mild language; Violence HDB Rating: 5 Keys to My Heart Every flame begins with a spark. Ashline Wilde is having a rough sophomore year. She’s struggling to find her place as the only Polynesian girl in school, her boyfriend just cheated on her, and now her runaway sister, Eve, has decided to barge back into her life. When Eve’s violent behavior escalates and she does the unthinkable, Ash transfers to…