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Book Spotlight + Giveaway: Charmed by Jen Calonita
I’m so happy to present today’s spotlight book, because it’s the second in one of my favorite series! Jen Calonita’s Flunked soared to the top of my reading list last year, with it’s adorable characters and fun, magical premise. When I found out that there was a sequel coming, I was so excited. I’m proud to be able to share that sequel with you! Goodreads It takes a (mostly) reformed thief to catch a spy. Which is why Gilly Cobbler, Enchantasia’s most notorious pickpocket, volunteers to stay locked up at Fairy Tale Reform School…indefinitely. Gilly and her friends may have defeated…
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2016: The Year We Found Our Castle
Okay, so I don’t actually have a castle. That’d be way too much cleaning, and much too drafty for my liking. I’d have to invite all of you to come and stay too, because I hate empty space. Yeah, no castles for this girl. However my husband and I are calling this “The Year We Found Our Castle”, because our last name is Nottingham, and we’ve found a home. Get it? Yeah, it’s cheesy. I’m owning it! So yes! We’ve found a home. A real, actual house to call our very own. As renters for the last 9 years, we’ve…
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Book Spotlight + Giveaway: Nora & Kettle by Lauren Nicolle Taylor
Good morning everyone, and happy Wednesday! We’re halfway through the week, which probably has a few of you pretty giddy. Allow me to add to that feeling by sharing a great book! This spotlight is on Nora & Kettle by Lauren Nicolle Taylor, and I promise you that it sounds amazing. Goodreads What if Peter Pan was a homeless kid just trying to survive, and Wendy flew away for a really good reason? Seventeen-year-old Kettle has had his share of adversity. As an orphaned Japanese American struggling to make a life in the aftermath of an event in history not often…
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Book Spotlight + Giveaway – EDGE: A Young Adult/New Adult Paranormal Collection
I’m happy to present a book blitz for one edgy paranormal collection! (See what I did there?) Truly though, collections like this are one of my favorite ways to discover new authors. Are you looking for your next read? Why not check out the Edge Collection. EDGE: A Young Adult/New Adult Paranormal Collection Publication date: April 5th 2016 Genres: New Adult, Paranormal, Young Adult Limited Edition Paranormal Boxed Set 20 New York Times, USA Today, and International Bestselling Authors. 20 of today’s most magical, sought-after titles. Yours for only $0.99. Twenty Edgy Young Adult & New Adult Paranormal Tales Twenty…
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Book Spotlight: Tearing Down the Statues by Brian Bennudriti
I’m on vacation this week, and what better way to spend some time off then finding new and exciting books to read! Check out one of my finds below. Misling is a Recorder, having perfect memory and expected to help build a seamless record of history. That’s what the Salt Mystic taught us two thousand years ago when she came stumbling from the flats with her visions. Unfortunately he’s probably the worst Recorder ever. So when he meets a joker with an incredible secret, the two of them are soon on the run from swarming lunatics and towering assault troops…
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Book Review: The Mapmaker’s Children by Sarah McCoy
Media Type: Print Book Title: The Mapmaker’s Children Author: Sarah McCoy Publisher: Broadway Books Pages: Paperback; 336 Release Date: February 9, 2016 Source: TLC Book Tours ———————————————– Genre: Historical Fiction HDB Rating: 5 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy lushly written historical fiction with vivid characters. Add it on: Goodreads | Amazon | BookLikes When Sarah Brown, daughter of abolitionist John Brown, realizes that her artistic talents may be able to help save the lives of slaves fleeing north, she becomes one of the Underground Railroad’s leading mapmakers, taking her cues from the slave code quilts and…
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Book Review: Low Town (Low Town #1) by Daniel Polansky
Media Type: Audio Book Title: Low Town * Series: Low Town #1 Author: Daniel Polansky Publisher: Random House Pages: Paperback; 354 Release Date: August 16, 2001 (Reprint) Source: Library —————————————————– Genre: Dark Fantasy / Noir Fantasy HDB Rating: 5 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Any reader who loves a dark fantasy story with a well fleshed out main character. Add it on: Goodreads | Amazon | BookLikes In the forgotten back alleys and flophouses that lie in the shadows of Rigus, the finest city of the Thirteen Lands, you will find Low Town. It is an ugly place,…
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Book Spotlight + Giveaway: Asleep by Krystal Wade
To celebrate the release of the spine-chilling YA psychological thriller ASLEEP by Krystal Wade, I’m part of an epic blog tour that has plenty of content and tons of giveaways! ASLEEP is the debut novel from Blaze Publishing, and answers the question of what happens when Sleeping Beauty meets Freddy Krueger. What’s not to love about that kind of premise? Asleep Krystal Wade Published by: Blaze Publishing Publication date: February 16th 2016 Genres: Horror, Young Adult “To cure fear, you must use fear.” Rose Briar claims no responsibility for the act that led to her imprisonment in an asylum. She…
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Book Review: Of Light and Darkness by Shayne Leighton
Media Type: Ebook Title: Of Light And Darkness * Series: Of Light And Darkness #1 Author: Shayne Leighton Publisher: Self-published Pages: Kindle (2nd Ed.); 400 Source: Author ————————————————- Genre: Urban Fantasy / Paranormal Fantasy HDB Rating: 3 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy discovering worlds situated on the fringe of our own. Add it on: Goodreads | Amazon | BookLikes Shayne Leighton’s stunning New Adult debut is a fiercely imaginative, multilayered dark fantasy where Erin Morgenstern’s The Night Circus meets Anne Rice’s The Vampire Chronicles in a story about a girl caught between two societies .…
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Book Spotlight: Chosen Soldiers by R.H. Scott
It’s time for another book spotlight! Are you a fan of dystopian adventures? If you are, Chosen Soldiers by R.H. Scott is a great choice. Check out the synopsis below: After the missiles tore up the Earth, societies crumbled, leaving scattered patches of humanity struggling to survive. Slowly, a group came together, helping each other regrow a world worth living in. And then the Others attacked. Realizing the need to truly protect themselves, they formed the Academy: a place where young people could be built into an elite military force. The training is intense…and so are the consequences for failure. Sloan Radcliffe…