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Book Review: Human Blend
Escaping from them had been difficult enough, now Laney needs to keep hidden. All she wanted was to be on her own. Laney is not like other girls… she has very special abilities that set her apart from others. How or why she came about these abilities is a mystery she has yet to unfold. Haunted by memories and flashbacks of the suffering she endured at the hands of her captors, she changes her appearance and hides out in a small town. Ignoring her own warnings, she begins a relationship with a local boy. –See more at Goodreads Cover Inspection: The…
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Book Review: The Long Weekend
Sam knows that he and his friend Lloyd made a colossal mistake when they accepted the ride home. They have ended up in a dark mansion in the middle of nowhere with man who means to harm them. But Sam doesn’t know how to get them out. They were trapped, then separated. Now they are alone. Will either of them get out alive? This gripping and hypnotic thriller will have you reading late into the night. –From Goodreads Cover Inspection: Isn’t this the most foreboding cover you’ve ever seen? Phew. It sends shivers up my spine. First Thoughts: Poor poor…
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Book Review: Trapped
The day the blizzard started, no one knew that it was going to keep snowing for a week. That for those in its path, it would become not just a matter of keeping warm, but of staying alive…. Scotty and his friends Pete and Jason are among the last seven kids at their high school waiting to get picked up that day, and they soon realize that no one is coming for them. Still, it doesn’t seem so bad to spend the night at school, especially when distractingly hot Krista and Julie are sleeping just down the hall. But then…
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Book Review: Fallen Angel
Heaven-sent? Ellie was never particularly good at talking to boys—or anyone other than her best friend and fellow outcast, Ruth. Then she met Michael. Michael is handsome, charming, sweet. And totally into Ellie. It’s no wonder she is instantly drawn to him. But Michael has a secret. And he knows Ellie is hiding something, too. They’ve both discovered they have powers beyond their imagining. Powers that are otherworldly. Ellie and Michael are determined to uncover what they are, and how they got this way . . . together. But the truth has repercussions neither could have imagined. Soon they find…
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Book Review: Jazz In Love
Jasbir, a.k.a. Jazz, has always been a stellar student and an obedient, albeit wise-cracking, daughter. Everything has gone along just fine–she has good friends in the “genius” program she’s been in since kindergarten, her teachers and principal adore her, and her parents dote on her. But now, in her junior year of high school, her mother hears that Jazz was seen hugging a boy on the street and goes ballistic. Mom immediately implements the Guided Dating Plan, which includes setting up blind dates with “suitable,” pre-screened Indian candidates. The boy her mother sets her up with, however, is not at…
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Book Review: The Vyne
For as long as he can remember, Asher has possessed unexplainable abilities, which his widowed father has forced him to keep hidden. But when an elusive girl named Scar enters his village, Asher’s life is forever transformed. Bound by despair, the teens plot to run away. However, when a mystical medallion finds its way into Asher’s hands, they soon learn that running is not an option, it’s imperative. Asher is thrust into the pursuit of a legendary treasure, believed to possess the power to save the world from the prophesied apocalypse. And the key to unlocking this power lies within…
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Book Review: Debugging Tori Redding
Fed up with her peers and their loose morals, Tori starts a new school program, the Not So Fast club, a group dedicated to keeping teens from doing everything they want to do–drink, have sex, and rush to grow up. A severe toothache interrupts her plan, sending her to the dentist, where she’s given an emergency root canal. During the surgery, she’s electrocuted and ends up blacking out. When she awakes, her brain has the ability to function like a computer. Tori uses her new skills and aggressive personality to charge up the club. Hated by the entire school, she discovers…
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Book Review: Connie Cobbler: Toy Detective
Media Type: Print Book Title: Connie Cobbler: Toy Detective Author: James DeSalvo Publisher: Doozie Press Pages: Paperback; 106 Release Date: November 13, 2010 Source: Received from author for review ———————————————- Genre: Mystery HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers with a sense of humor who also enjoy a good mystery! Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Amazon / B&N Connie Cobbler is a toy who had it all. She was the star of her own television series Connie Cobbler and the Pastry Pals. Her face appeared on t-shirts and she even starred in The Pastry Pals Movie.…
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Book Review: The Devil’s Star
Oslo is sweltering in the summer heat when a young woman is murdered in her flat. One finger has been cut off and a tiny red diamond in the shape of a pentagram—a five-pointed star—is found under her eyelid. Detective Harry Hole is assigned the case with Tom Waaler, a colleague he neither likes nor trusts. He believes Tom is behind a gang of arms smugglers—and the murder of his partner. But Harry, an off-the-rails alcoholic, is barely holding on to his job and has little choice but to play nice. Five days later, another woman is reported missing. When…
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Book Review: Anyone Can Die
Media Type: Print Book Title: Anyone Can Die Author: James LePore Publisher: The Story Plant Pages: Paperback; 48 Release Date: February 22, 2011 Source: Promotional Tour ————————————- Intended Reading Group: Adult Genre: Thriller/Suspense ————————————- HDB Rating: 3 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Those who have read the first book. Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Amazon / B&N James LePore’s first novel, A World I Never Made earned raves from reviewers, readers, and fellow authors alike. Blogcritics called it, “An outstanding first novel, and a wonderful thriller.” Bella Online said, “I highly recommend this compelling suspense story filled with vivid characters and haunting…