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Book Review: Stormrise by Jillian Boehme
Media Type: Ebook (ARC)Title: StormriseAuthor: Jillian BoehmePublisher: Tor TeenPages: Hardcover; 320Release Date: September 24, 2019Source: Publisher / FFBC Tours Content Screening: Mild ViolenceHDB Rating: 4* Recommended to: Readers who love stories with strong female characters who beat the odds. Add it on: Goodreads | Amazon | B&N A combat warrior will risk everything to awaken the dragons and save her kingdom in Jillian Boehme’s epic YA Fantasy debut, Stormrise, inspired by Twelfth Night and perfect for fans of Tamora Pierce. If Rain weren’t a girl, she would be respected as a Neshu combat master. Instead, her gender dooms her to a colorless…
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Book Review: After the Flood by Kassandra Montag
Media Type: Print BookTitle: After The FloodAuthor: Kassandra MontagPublisher: William MorrowPages: Hardcover; 432Release Date: September 3, 2019Source: Publisher / TLC Book Tours Genre: Science Fiction/DystopianHDB Rating: 3* Recommended to: Readers who love slow burn books that deal excellently with climate change as an end of the world scenario. Add it on: Goodreads | Amazon | HarperCollins An inventive and riveting epic saga, After the Flood signals the arrival of an extraordinary new talent. A little more than a century from now, our world has been utterly transformed. After years of slowly overtaking the continent, rising floodwaters have obliterated America’s great coastal cities…
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Book Review: Realm of Knights by Jennifer Anne Davis
Title: The Realm of KnightsAuthor: Jennifer Anne DavisSeries: Knights of the Realm: Book OnePublisher: Reign Publishing Publication date: September 10, 2019Pages: paperback, 268Source: Xpresso Book Tours/AuthorGenres: Fantasy, Young Adult HDB Rating: 5 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy exciting fantasy stories with interesting characters Reid has spent her whole life pretending to be a man so she can inherit her father’s estate, but when a chance encounter threatens to expose her lie, she is forced to risk everything. In the kingdom of Marsden, women are subservient to men and land can only pass from father to son. So when…
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Project Management or Time Management?
Ah, friends. I’ve done it. I’ve gone back to school, to pursue my Master’s Degree. It’s week one and I’m already remembering how much effort it takes to balance that work/life/school load in a way that won’t drive me mad. Most of my weekend was taken up with reading school texts and composing discussion posts, so I didn’t do much reading for fun. I’m going to have to remember how to fit both into my schedule. Hahaha. Ah, school. How anxious you make me. Anyway I’ll be around, but don’t be surprised if I’m a little scarce now and then!…
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Book Review: The Body Painter by Pepper Winters
Title: The Body Painter Author: Pepper Winters Series: (Master of Trickery Duet #1)Publisher:Publication date: August 20th 2019Pages: paperback, 300Source: Xpresso Book Tours/AuthorGenres: Adult, Contemporary, Romance, Suspense Content Screening: Rape, violence, death. HDB Rating: 3 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy tempestuous characters and cliff hanger endings. “Must be slim, able to stand for long periods of time, and be impervious to the cold.” The headline caught my attention. “Hours are negotiable, pay is minimal, clothing absolutely forbidden.” The second line piqued my curiosity. “Able to hold your bladder and tongue, refrain from opinions or suggestions, and be the perfect…
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Book Blitz + Giveaway: When Light Shatters by Laney Wylde
When Light Shatters Laney Wylde Published by: CTP Pulse- Crimson TreePublication date: August 26th 2019Genres: Contemporary, LGBTQ+, New Adult, Romance Harlow’s parents are dead. So is her brother. So is Tenley. Probably. Hopefully. She’s like… ninety-five percent sure about that last one. Seventeen and orphaned, Harlow is eager to leave her past behind when she moves in with her guardians. But in her new environment, she’s drawn to Brighton, a senior in her art class who is haunted by ghosts similar to her own. It’s not long before Harlow realizes their friendship has turned into something deeper—something that Brighton would…
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Book Review: The Fire Unseen by Andrew C. Jaxson
Media Type: EbookTitle: The Dark UnseenSeries: Unseen Series #1Author: Andrew C JaxsonPublisher: SelfPages: kindle edition; 345Release Date: November 28, 2017Source: Author Content Screeninig: Death, violenceHDB Rating: 5 Keys to My HeartRecommended to: Readers who enjoy supernatural stories that leave you on the edge of your seat. Add it on: Goodreads | Amazon Every town has secrets. This one could end the world. Sixteen-year-old Ari Carpenter should be dead. Instead, her impossible survival has exposed a dangerous global conspiracy. When her small-town home is attacked by supernatural creatures, Ari has only one choice: join the secret, super-powered war and fight back. But Ari soon discovers that she’s more important than she thinks, and her…
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Book Review: All The Bad Apples by Moïra Fowley-Doyle
Media Type: Print Book (ARC)Title: All The Bad ApplesAuthor: Moïra Fowley-DoylePublisher: Kathy Dawson BooksPages: Hardcover; 320Release Date: August 27, 2019Source: Publisher / FFBC Tours Content Screening: Mild Violence; Adult Language HDB Rating: 5* Recommended to: Everyone. Seriously. This book is a beautiful work of art. Add it on: Goodreads | Amazon | B&N The day after the funeral all our mourning clothes hung out on the line like sleeping bats. ‘This will be really embarrassing,’ I kept saying to my family, ‘when she shows up at the door in a week or two.’ When Deena’s wild and mysterious sister Mandy…
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The Review Slump
Ah, friends. Settle in and let me tell you a story. It’s a story about a reader who, despite knowing that she has a hard time with time management, has been reading ravenously and not writing any reviews. It’s a horror story, of sorts, because she now sits in a spot where they are all looming over her and clamoring for attentions. Ghosts, if you will. Ghosts of reviews shirked, and begging for attention. Yup, that’s me. I’m that reader. While I’ve been doing really well on the reading front, my review writing motivation has been slim. It’s not even…
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Book Blitz and Giveaway: The Body Painter by Pepper Winters
The Body Painter Pepper Winters (Master of Trickery Duet #1)Publication date: August 20th 2019Genres: Adult, Contemporary, Romance “Must be slim, able to stand for long periods of time, and be impervious to the cold.” The headline caught my attention. “Hours are negotiable, pay is minimal, clothing absolutely forbidden.” The second line piqued my curiosity. “Able to hold your bladder and tongue, refrain from opinions or suggestions, and be the perfect living canvas.” The third made me scowl. “Other attributes required: non-ticklish, contortionist, and obedient. Must also enjoy being studied while naked in a crowd.” The fourth made me shudder. “Call…