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Book Review: Facial by Jeff Strand
Media Type: Ebook (ARC) Title: Facial Author: Jeff Strand Publisher: DarkFuse Pages: ebook; 86 Release Date: December 16, 2014 Source: Netgalley —————————————– Content Screening: Violence and Sexual Situations HDB Rating: 5 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy dark humor and aren’t afraid of a little gore. Add it on: Goodreads / Amazon / BookLikes Greg has just killed the man he hired to kill one of his wife’s many lovers. He’s now got a dead body in his office. Carlton, Greg’s brother, desperately needs a dead body. It’s kind of related to the lion corpse that he found in his basement. This is the normal part of the story. From Jeff Strand,…
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Book Spotlight + Giveaway: The Lebrus Stone by Miriam Khan
It’s time for another bookish spotlight! This time the lovely Giselle of Xpresso Book Tours is running a tour for The Lebrus Stone by Miriam Khan. I have to say, the reason that I chose to host this was that it sounds deliciously creepy. Nightmares and witchcraft? That’s my kind or read. Perhaps it’s yours too? Goodreads | Amazon | B&N When Eighteen-year-old orphan, Crystal Valdez, accepts an invitation to the small town of Blacksville, West Virginia, she hopes to have a summer to remember and a chance to learn more about her parents, to also get to know the family…
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Guest Post: There’s Something About Bim by Michael Jasper
Happy release day to the wonderful Michael Jasper! In celebration of his new release Finders, Inc., we get some insights into the world of Bim- one of the characters. Check it out! My latest novel, Finders, Inc., is the first book in what I hope will be a long series of mystery novels (with a hint of the paranormal) set in the small town of Boone, North Carolina tucked away in the Blue Ridge Mountains. The name of the series is “The Finder Team,” and the team is made up of an eclectic group of forty-somethings, all of whom bring…
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Book Review: Finders, Inc by Michael Jasper
Media Type: Ebook (ARC) Title: Finders, Inc. Series: The Finder Team Book 1 Author: Michael Jasper Publisher: UnWrecked Press Pages: ebook; 204 Release Date: December 9, 2014 Source: Author/Publisher —————————————– HDB Rating: 3 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy a good characters with some unusual research tactics. Add it on: Goodreads / Amazon / BookLikes Sometimes those who can’t be found just might not be lost… Finders, Inc. co-founders Hank Johnson and Bim Mayer have spent the past two decades successfully solving mysteries and—almost miraculously, thanks to Bim’s special skills—finding missing people in and around the remote mountain town of Boone, North Carolina. Until now. Their most recent case deals with…
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Book Review: Suspicion by Alexandra Monir
Media Type: Print Book (ARC) Title: Suspicion Author: Alexandra Monir Publisher: Delacorte Press Pages: Hardcover; 368 Release Date: December 9, 2014 Source: NetGalley —————————————– Content Screening: Mild Violence HDB Rating: 3 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy gothic mysteries set against lavish backdrops. Add it on: Goodreads / Amazon / BookLikes “There’s something hidden in the Maze.” Seventeen-year-old Imogen has never forgotten the last words her father said to her seven years ago, before the blazing fire that consumed him, her mother, and the gardens of her family’s English country manor. Haunted by her parents’ deaths, Imogen…
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Book Review: The Luck Uglies by Paul Durham
Media Type: Print Book Title: The Luck Uglies Author: Paul Durham Publisher: HarperCollins Pages: Hardcover; 400 Release Date: April 29, 2014 Source: Library ——————————————– Content Screening: Mild Violence HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who love adventure and intrigue in a Middle Grade package. Add it on: Goodreads / Amazon / BookLikes Rye O’Chanter has seen a lot of strange things happen in Village Drowning: children are chased through the streets. Families are fined for breaking laws that don’t even exist. Girls aren’t allowed to read anymore, and certain books—books that hold secrets about Drowning’s past—have…
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2014 November Wrap Up
Well hello December! It’s my favorite month of the year, and so full of good cheer! Yeah, I meant for that to rhyme ;). ************ (C) = Children / (YA) = Young Adult / (NA) = New Adult (A) = Adult / (MG) = Middle Grade *GN (Graphic Novel) *AB (Audio Book) Books read and reviewed in November: (A) Texts from Jane Eyre by Mallory Ortberg – Review (4/5) (YA) Earth & Sky by Megan Crewe – Review (2/5) (MG) *GN* Legends of Zita the Spacegirl – Review (4/5) (A) Carbide Tipped Pens by Ben Bova & Eric Choi – Review (3/5) (A)…
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Book Spotlight: Reflections by Jena Baxter
It’s time for another book spotlight! Today in the spotlight we have Jena Baxter and her book Reflections. When Juliette has a domestic servant beaten for pursuing a young man above her station, she finds herself cursed by a witch to live in a world behind her own mirror. She is unable to leave except on the first night of a full moon. Juliette is forced to seek what food and shelter the new world provides with the help of a unicorn, a man who is half bear, and a centaur. Together they struggle to survive against lions, wolves, and…
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Book Review: The Shape of My Heart by Ann Aguirre
Media Type: Ebook Title: The Shape of My Heart Series: 2B Trilogy- Book 3 Author: Ann Aguirre Publisher: Harlequin HQN Pages: ebook, 352 Release Date: November 25, 2014 Source: Netgalley ——————————————- Content Screening: Intended for mature audiences 18+ Genre: Romance/New Adult HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Fans of characters that grow and learn Add it on: Goodreads / Amazon / BookLikes Some people wait decades to meet their soul mate. Courtney Kaufman suspects she met hers in high school—only to lose him at seventeen. Since then, Courtney’s social life has been a series of meaningless encounters, though she’s made a few close friends along the way. Especially her roommate, Max Cooper, who oozes damaged…
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Books to watch (11/24/14)
I haven’t done one of these in a while, so let me slowly ease back into it! Books to watch is a feature where I share with you two or more books I’ve read recently that absolutely need a spot on your reading list! See, I don’t post all my reviews on this blog. Many sit over at BookLikes, just waiting for the right reader to discover their new favorite book. It’s my hope that doing this feature will add some amazing new books to your radar! So, are you ready for some book candy? Let’s go! My first pick definitely goes…