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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…
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Waiting on Wednesday
“Waiting On” Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted here, that spotlights upcoming releases that we’re eagerly anticipating. It’s hosted by Breaking the Spine. When I first came across the synopsis for The Daylight Marriage I was immediately intrigued. With a recommendation from Stephen King about it being a page turner I clearly had to add this to my TBR and now I’m anxiously awaiting it’s release in May 2015. “A page-turning exploration of unexpressed love and unnecessary loss. Riveting and heartbreaking.” —Geraldine Brooks Hannah was the kind of woman who turned heads. Tall and graceful, naturally pretty, often impulsive, always spirited, the upper-class…
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Audio Book Review: Rebel by Amy Tintera
Media Type: Audio Book Title: Rebel * Series: Reboot #2 Author: Amy Tintera Narrator: Khristine Hvam, Mike Chamberlain Publisher: Harper Teen Format: MP3 Download Length: 7 hours and 59 minutes Source: Audible ——————————————— Content Screening: Mild Violence HDB Rating: 3 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Fans of the first book in the series! Add it on: Goodreads / Amazon / BookLikes The sequel to the action-packed Reboot is a can’t-miss thrill ride, perfect for fans of James Patterson, Veronica Roth, and Marie Lu.After coming back from death as Reboots and being trained by HARC as soldiers, Wren and Callum have…
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Book Review: A Second Bite at the Apple by Dana Bate
Media Type: Ebook (ARC) Title: A Second Bite at the Apple Author: Dana Bate Publisher: Kensington Books Pages: ebook, 344 Release Date: November 25, 2014 Source: Publisher/Netgalley ——————————————- Genre: Adult Fiction/Women’s Fiction HDB Rating: 3 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Fans of second chance stories Add it on: Goodreads / Amazon / BookLikes Sydney Strauss is obsessed with food. Not with eating it–though she does that too–but with writing about the wonders of the gastronomic world, from obscure fruit hybrids to organic farming techniques. Since food journalism jobs are more coveted than Cronuts®, Sydney pays her bills working for one of TV’s biggest egomaniacs–until she’s left scrambling for shifts at a local farmers’…
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Sunday Funday: Harry Potter Season!
Happy Sunday my lovely bookworms! Harry Potter Season has officially started in my household (yes, HP gets it’s own season, don’t judge!). This weekend I marathon watched the last 4 movies, although I’ve seen every movies multiple times they never seem to get old. HP season is the beginning of the holidays for me. Rum cake baking, Christmas card making and HP watching season is my favorite of the year. When we get back from Thanksgiving travels it will be decorating time! This is our second year in the house but the first year we’re decorating and I’m pretty excited.…