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Book Review: Wish You Weren’t
Media Type: Ebook (ARC) Title: Wish You Weren’t Author: Sherrie Peterson Publisher: Intrepid Publications Pages: Paperback; 139 Release Date: March 17, 2014 Source: Publicity Blog Tour ———————————————– Content Screening: Nothing of note HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy fun, quick reads with lots of heart. Add it on: Goodreads / Amazon / BookLikes Marten doesn’t believe in the power of wishes. None of his have ever come true. His parents ignore him, his little brother is a pain and his family is talking about moving to Texas. Not cool. So when he makes an…
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Waiting on Wednesday (4/9/2014)
“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. The book that I’m most looking forward to right now is The Infinite Sea by Rick Yancey. This is the second book in The Fifth Wave series and I’m so excited for it to come out! I finished the last book with my mouth gaping open. I absolutely need to know what happens next. Alas, it doesn’t release until September. So I’ll have to keep waiting :). How do you rid the Earth of seven billion humans? Rid the humans of…
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Book Spotlight: Daughter of Chaos by Jen McConnel
Daughter of Chaos (Red magic #1) by Jen McConnel Publisher: Month9Books Release Date: March 25, 2014 Synopsis: There comes a time in every witch’s life when she must choose her path. Darlena’s friends have already chosen, so why is it so hard for her to make up her mind? Now, Darlena is out of time. Under pressure from Hecate, the Queen of all witches, Darlena makes a rash decision to choose Red magic, a path no witch in her right mind would dare take. As a Red witch, she will be responsible for chaos and mayhem, drawing her deep into…
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Book Review: Rose and the Lost Princess
Media Type: Ebook (ARC) Title: Rose and the Lost Princess *Series: Rose #2 Author: Holly Webb Publisher: Sourcebooks Pages: Paperback; 256 Release Date: April 1, 2014 Source: Publisher ——————————————- Content Screening: Nothing of note HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who love witty young heroines and stories filled with plenty of magic! Add it on: Goodreads / Amazon / BookLikes Now an apprentice magician, Rose is asked to help find a very special missing person Turning the worn pages of her spell book, Rose can’t believe how much her life has changed. Once a poor…
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Friday’s Random Thoughts
I was sitting here, moving reviews over to Goodreads and getting posts set up for the coming weeks and I realized something: I haven’t actually posted anything personal on here in a long time. Back when I first started my blog, I used to mix it up! I’d have reviews, muse about books that were coming up, gush about my favorite authors, and occasionally throw in a movie review or two. Lately I’ve been so busy that I’ve only been posting what’s scheduled on my calendar :). I know this is a book blog, but I always like to get to…
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Book Review: The Eyes of the Dragon
Media Type: Audio Book Title: The Eyes of the Dragon Author: Stephen King Narrator: Bronson Pinchot Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc. Format: MP3 Download Duration: 10 hours and 18 minutes Source: Library Download ———————————————– Genre: Fantasy HDB Rating: 5 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: All readers who love sweeping Fantasy with amazing characters written in! Add it on: Goodreads / Amazon / BookLikes Once upon a time – there was terror and dragons and princes… evil wizards and dark dungeons… and an enchanted castle and a terrible secret. With this enthralling masterpiece of magical evil and daring adventure, Stephen King…
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March 2014 Wrap Up
Another month has come and gone. Another month of amazing reads, and fun posts! If you’ll notice, things have slowed down a little here on the blog. I’ve been adjusting to having new responsibilities at work, and also to daily gym visits! I had the time, I just had to make it work :). Things will pick back up again in April! So let’s see those books! ********** (C) = Children / (YA) = Young Adult / (NA) = New Adult (A) = Adult / (MG) = Middle Grade ** Books read in previous months Books Read and Reviewed in…
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Book Spotlight: Unforseen (A Kingdom Keepers Novella)
Today’s spotlight is on a series that’s new to me, but definitely on my radar now! The Kingdom Keepers series, by Ridley Pearson, centers on Disneyland. I ask you, what could be a better setting for a book filled with magic and intrigue? There are quite a few books out in this series so far, but I’m here to spotlight a novella in particular. Whether you’ve started this series or not, it still reads as a standalone. Fairlies Amanda and Jess have won the hearts of Kingdom Keepers fans. Over the years, they’ve protected and supported the five Disney guides with…
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Book Review: The Mark of the Dragonfly
Media Type: Ebook Title: The Mark of the Dragonfly Author: Jaleigh Johnson Publisher: Delacorte Books for Young Readers Pages: Hardcover; 400 Release Date: March 25, 2014 Source: Publisher —————————————————- Content Screening: Mild Violence HDB Rating: 3 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Young readers who love big adventures with brave characters. Add it on: Goodreads / Amazon / BookLikes Fans of The City of Ember will love The Mark of the Dragonfly, an adventure story set in a magical world that is both exciting and dangerous. Piper has never seen the Mark of the Dragonfly until she finds the girl amid…
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Giveaway Time! The Magic Shop by Justin Swapp!
Yesterday I posted an Author Interview with Justin Swapp, the author of The Magic Swap! In case you missed it, you can click that pretty link. Also let me jog your memory all about this book, because it’s one the top on my list! This is such a gorgeous cover! When Marcus and Ellie’s grandparents decide it would be good for them to tend the family business, the children discover a strange, secret world that has been kept from them all their lives. Not only is the family business a front, but the children learn that they’ve only narrowly escaped death…