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It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? (2/17/19)
Sorry for the radio silence last week, y’all! I was sick on Monday, and then the work week ended up being a lot busier than I expected. It’s crazy how my anxiety can go from being 100% manageable, to exhausting, in no time flat. This last week was quite the balancing act, but I did! And I’m proud of myself. Which is why my reading stalled out a bit, but picked up again yesterday. Here’s what it looks like now! For Romance Bingo I decided to re-read The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight, and it was a great…
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Book Review: You Asked For Perfect by Laura Silverman
Media Type: Ebook (ARC) Title: You Asked For Perfect Author: Laura Silverman Publisher: Sourcebooks Fire Pages: Paperback; 288 Release Date: March 5, 2019 Source: Publisher / FFBC Tours ——————————————- Content Screening: Nothing of note. HDB Rating: 5 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who love contemporary stories that really hit home, and books about realistic people. Add it on: Goodreads | Amazon | B&N Senior Ariel Stone is the perfect college applicant: first chair violin, dedicated community volunteer, and expected valedictorian. He works hard – really hard – to make his life look effortless. A failed Calculus quiz is…
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Book Blitz & Giveaway: The Council of Nereth by T.J. Amberson
Title: The Council of Nereth Author: T.J. Amberson Publication date: December 2nd 2018 Genres: Fantasy, Historical, Young Adult Six months have passed since the Council of Nereth was formed. The land is at peace. The people are thriving, secure in the knowledge that Raelin, the evil sorceress who once ruled over them, is no more.Like the other members of the Council of Nereth, Edlyn has returned home to live and work, waiting for the time when the council will meet again. Busy serving the people and restoring the manor of her childhood, Edlyn keeps her deepest wishes hidden away in…
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Book Review: Dark of the West (Glass Alliance #1) by Joanna Hathaway
Media Type: Ebook (ARC) Title: Dark of the West * Series: Glass Alliance #1 Author: Joanna Hathaway Publisher: Tor Teen Pages: Hardcover; 480 Release Date: February 5, 2019 Source: Publisher / FFBC Tours —————————————— Content Screening: Violence HDB Rating: 3 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who love sweeping military epics with vivid characters. Add it on: Goodreads | Amazon | B&N He was raised in revolution. She was raised in a palace. Can their love stop a war? Code Name Verity meets The Winner’s Cursein Joanna Hathaway’s Dark of the West, a breathtaking YA fantasy debut. Aurelia…
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Book Blitz & Giveaway: Rune’s Folly by Garen Glazier
Title: Rune’s Folly Author: Garen Glazier Publication date: February 5th 2019 Genres: Adventure, Fantasy, Young Adult By day, Tansy McCoy is a florist making charmed bouquets for the citizens of Junonia, capital of the Kingdom of Terranmar. By night, she’s an assassin and the keeper of the Dangerous Garden where deadly blooms grow. Together with the town tailor, butcher, baker, and metalsmith (just don’t call her a candlestick maker), she is part of the Guild, a secret group of spell-wielding thieves and mercenaries. Their task: consolidate all that remains of the realm’s fading magic under the ruthless King Zeno’s control.…
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Book Review: Song For A Whale by Lynne Kelly
Media Type: Print Book (ARC) Title: Song For A Whale Author: Lynne Kelly Publisher: Delacorte Press Pages: Hardcover; 320 Release Date: February 5, 2019 Source: Publisher —————————————– Genre: Contemporary HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Young readers who love stories with heart, and a little bit of science to boot! Add it on: Goodreads | Amazon | B&N In the spirit of modern-day classics like Fish in a Tree and Counting by 7s comes the story of a deaf girl’s connection to a whale whose song can’t be heard by his species, and the journey she takes…
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Small Business Spotlight – Tinted Prose (Custom Painted Books)
Alright y’all, it’s time for another SMALL BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT! This is the feature where I introduce you to wonderful people who make extraordinary items, and also act as your enabler. Yup, I don’t have any regrets. I’m glad I get you to buy these items. Think of all the love put into every single one! Open that wallet. Let’s get started. Today’s spotlight is on Tinted Prose, run by one of my best bookstagram friends! Do you love books with gilded edges? Oh, friends, this shop takes that to the next level. Get ready for some painted books that will…
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Book Review: That’s Not What I Heard by Stephanie Kate Strohm
Media Type: Ebook (ARC) Title: That’s Not What I Heard Author: Stephanie Kate Strohm Publisher: Scholastic Pages: Hardcover; 368 Release Date: January 29, 2019 Source: FFBC Tours / Publisher —————————————– Content Screening: Nothing of note. HDB Rating: 3 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy high school drama at it’s adorable best! Add it on: Goodreads | Amazon | B&N What did you hear? Kimberly Landis-Lilley and Teddy Lin are over. Yes, the Kim and Teddy broke up. At least that’s what Phil Spooner thinks he overheard and then told Jess Howard, Kim’s best friend. Something about Teddy…
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Book Blitz + Giveaway: EVO by Diane May
Title: EVO Author: Diane May Publication date: July 23rd 2018 Genres: Adult, Thriller A covert CIA operation that involves genetic engineering. A serial killer nicknamed “The Hypnotist”. And the most terrifying threat humanity has to face. What if someone could take complete control over your mind? And what if that someone was a serial killer? Discover EVO, a gripping crime thriller that reviewers and readers describe as “spellbinding”, “high-energy” and “impossible to put down”. Langley, Virginia, twenty years earlier: John Blake, a CIA special agent, stumbles upon an illegal genetic experiment within the agency, conducted on unborn babies and officially…
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Book Review: Renegade Heart (Renegades #1) by Lissa Lynn Thomas
Media Type: Ebook (ARC) Title: Renegade Heart *Series: Renegades Book 1 Author: Lissa Lynn Thomas Publisher: Self-Published Pages: Ebook; 147 Release Date: February 5, 2018 Source: Author ——————————————– Genre: Contemporary Romance HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy more realistic romance, with tough characters and sweet romance. Add it on: Goodreads | Amazon Raif Montgomery, lead singer of Renegades, the area’s most popular band, isn’t like other guys. When he gets left at the altar by a woman most men would kill to have, he finds himself more relieved than heartbroken. Things take another twisted…