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Book Review: Valkyrie Rising
Media Type: Print Book Title: Valkyrie Rising * Series: Valkyrie #1 Author: Ingrid Paulson Publisher: HarperTeen Pages: Hardcover; 352 Release Date: October 9, 2012 Source: Library ————————————————- Intended Reading Group: Young Adult Content Screening: Mild Violence ————————————————- HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy paranormal fiction but are looking for something outside the box. Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Amazon / B&N Nothing ever happens in Norway. But at least Ellie knows what to expect when she visits her grandmother: a tranquil fishing village and long, slow summer days. And maybe she’ll…
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Book Review: The Spindlers
Media Type: Print Book Title: The Spindlers Author: Lauren Oliver Publisher: Harper Collins Pages: Hardcover; 256 Release Date: October 2, 2012 Source: Library —————————————————- Intended Reading Group: Middle Grade Content Screening: Mild Violence —————————————————– HDB Rating: 5 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Young readers who love a good story and aren’t afraid of a little darkness in their reading. Add it: Goodreads / Shelfari / Amazon / B&N One night when Liza went to bed, Patrick was her chubby, stubby, candy-grubbing and pancake-loving younger brother, who irritated and amused her both, and the next morning, when she woke up,…
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Audio Book Review: Magic Bleeds (Kate Daniels #4)
Media Type: Audio Book Title: Magic Bleeds * Series: Kate Daniels #4 Author: Ilona Andrews Narrator: Renee Raudman Publisher: Tantor Media Format: Digital MP3 Duration: 13 hours and 7 minutes Source: Library Download ———————————————- Genre: Urban Fantasy HDB Rating: 5 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Fans of the series! Seriously, if you’re not hooked now I just don’t know what to tell you. Add it: Goodreads / Shelfari / Amazon / B&N Atlanta would be a nice place to live, if it weren’t for the magic. When the magic is up, rogue mages cast their spells and monsters appear, while guns refuse to fire and cars fail to start. But…
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Book Review: Obumbrate
Media Type: Ebook Title: Obumbrate *Series: Illumine Series #2 Author: Alivia Anders Publisher: Self-published Pages: Paperback; 292 Release Date: July 7, 2012 Source: Purchased ———————————————————— Intended Reading Group: Young Adult Content Screening: Mild Violence; Mild Language ————————————————————- HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Fans of the series, and new readers who love a darker story with a strong female protagonist. Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Amazon / B&N Essallie Hanley just wishes her life could go back to normal. But what’s normal when you carry the burden of knowing you’re a half-angel created for…
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Book Review: The Vincent Boys
Media Type: Ebook Title: The Vincent Boys *Series: The Vincent Boys #1 Author: Abbi Glines Publisher: Simon Pulse Pages: Paperback; 288 Release Date: October 30, 2012 Source: Amazon —————————————————————– Intended Reading Group: Young Adult Content Screening: Sexual Situations; Adult Language —————————————————————– HDB Rating: 3 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy contemporary romance, with some sass! Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Amazon / B&N Ashton is getting tired of being good, of impressing her parents and playing ideal girlfriend to Sawyer Vincent. Sawyer is perfect, a regular Prince Charming, but when he leaves town for…
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Book Review: Splintered
Media Type: Ebook (ARC) Title: Splintered Author: A.G. Howard Publisher: Amulet Books Pages: Hardcover; 384 Release Date: January 1, 2013 Source: NetGalley ————————————————- Intended Reading Group: Young Adult Content Screening: Mild Violence ————————————————- HDB Rating: 3 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy retellings of classic stories and are okay with a little oddness! Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Amazon / B&N This stunning debut captures the grotesque madness of a mystical under-land, as well as a girl’s pangs of first love and independence. Alyssa Gardner hears the whispers of bugs and flowers—precisely the affliction that…
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Audio Book Review: Magic Strikes
Media Type: Audio Book Title: Magic Strikes * Series: Kate Daniels #3 Author: Ilona Andrews Narrator: Renee Raudman Publisher: Tantor Media Format: Digital MP3 Duration: 10 hours and 50 minutes Source: Library Download ———————————————- Genre: Urban Fantasy HDB Rating: 5 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Fans of the series! Seriously, if you’re not hooked now I just don’t know what to tell you. Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Amazon / B&N Drafted into working for the Order of Merciful Aid, mercenary Kate Daniels has more paranormal problems than she knows what to do with. And in…
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Book Review: Wild About You
Media Type: Ebook Title: Wild About You * Series: Love At Stake #13 Author: Kerrelyn Sparks Publisher: Avon Books Pages: MMP; 384 Release Date: November 27, 2012 Source: TLC Book Tours ————————————————— Intended Reading Group: Adult Genre: Paranormal Romance ————————————————— HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Both readers of the series and newbies! Lovers of a great paranormal romance novel. Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Amazon / B&N Handsome Howard…Hunky Howard…Hot Howard… It’s not every day that Elsa Bjornberg feels delicate, not when she hosts a home renovation show where she can effortlessly demolish…
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Book Review: Mystic City
Media Type: Print Book Title: Mystic City * Series: Mystic City #1 Author: Theo Lawrence Publisher: Delacorte Books for Young Readers Pages: Hardcover; 416 Release Date: October 9, 2012 Source: Library ——————————————————— Intended Reading Group: Young Adult Content Screening: Mild Violence ———————————————————- HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who love vivid stories set in futuristic societies. Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Amazon / B&N Aria Rose, youngest scion of one of Mystic City’s two ruling rival families, finds herself betrothed to Thomas Foster, the son of her parents’ sworn enemies. The union of…
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Book Review: Above Ground
Media Type: Ebook Title: Above Ground Author: A.M. Harte Publisher: 1889 Labs Ltd. Pages: Paperback; 342 Release Date: October 31, 2012 Source: Author ———————————————- Intended Reading Group: Young Adult Content Screening: Violence ———————————————- HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy a dystopian/fantasy mix and are ready to explore a new world. Add it on: Goodreads / Amazon The first glimpse of sun may be her last. When Lilith Gray goes above ground for the first time, she hardly expects to stay there — much less be trapped on the surface with no way home. Hunted by…