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Book Review: The Enchantress of Lynniah
Media Type: Ebook Title: The Enchantress of Lynniah *Series: The Enchantress of Lynniah #1 Author: A.L. Bawden Publisher: Self-Published Pages: Kindle Edition, 286 Release Date: November 11, 2013 Source: Author ————————————————- Content Screening: Mild Violence HDB Rating: 3 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy fun and quick moving fantasy stories. Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Amazon / B&N Have you ever come across a vain, impetuous little creature called a Mandie, and had to quickly dodge one of her poisonous darts? Or, have you ever imagined having to sing to a fruit to get…
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Book Review: Life A.D.
Media Type: Ebook (ARC) Title: Life A.D. Author: Michelle E. Reed Publisher: Month 9 Books Pages: Paperback; 300 Release Date: December 10, 2013 Source: Chapter by Chapter Book Tours —————————————————— Content Screening: Mild Violence HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy powerful stories with vivid characters. Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Amazon / B&N Welcome to Atman Station, where the only thing harder than getting out is getting through. A moment’s distraction sends Dez headlong into a violent collision of steel and screaming brakes. Her newly departed soul is trapped between worlds, and the…
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Book Review: The World Without a Future
Media Type: Ebook (ARC) Title: The World Without a Future Author: Nazarea Andrews Publisher: A&A Literary Pages: Kindle Edition, 358 pages Release Date: December 1, 2013 Source: InkSlinger PR ——————————————— Content Screening: Mild Violence HDB Rating: 3 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Fans of zombie fiction. Readers who are okay with some blood and gore. Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Amazon / B&N She was born the day the world ended… Nurrin has lived her entire life with zombies—trapped behind walls meant to keep them safe. She’s mostly happy there. But when a zombie horde breach the…
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Book Review: Somewhere to Dream
Media Type: Ebook Title: Somewhere to Dream Author: Genevieve Graham Publisher: Berkley Press Pages: Paperback, 336 pages Release Date: November 5, 2013 Source: Author —————————————- Genre: Historical Romance HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who love well-written romance set against sweeping historical backdrops. Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Amazon / B&N From Genevieve Graham, author of Sound of the Heart, comes the tale of two strangers living with the Cherokee—one with a warrior’s heart; the other with deadly dreams… The Cherokee call her Shadow Girl. A white woman adopted by Indians, Adelaide is haunted…
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Book Review: The Book of Lost Things (Mister Max #1)
Media Type: Ebook (ARC) Title: Mister Max: The Book of Lost Things * Series: Mister Max #1 Author: Cynthia Voigt Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers Pages: Hardcover; 400 Release Date: September 10, 2013 Source: NetGalley ————————————————— Content Screening: Nothing of note. HDB Rating: 3 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy MG fiction with quirky main characters and mysteries. Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Amazon / BookLikes Max Starling’s theatrical father likes to say that at twelve a boy is independent. He also likes to boast (about his acting skills, his wife’s acting skills, a…
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Book Review: Buying In
Media Type: Ebook Title: Buying In Author: Laura Hemphill Publisher: New Harvest Pages: Hardcover, 304 pages Release Date: November 5, 2013 Source: TLC Book Tours ——————————– Genre: Contemporary Fiction HDB Rating: 2 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy contemporary fiction, with realistic characters and situations. Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Amazon / B&N Bright, ambitious Sophie Landgraf has landed a job as a Wall Street analyst. The small-town girl finally has her ticket to the American elite, but she doesn’t realize the toll it will take—on her boyfriend, on her family, and on her. It…
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Book Review: Night Chill
Media Type: Ebook Title: Night Chill Author: Jeff Gunhus Publisher: Seven Guns Press Pages: Paperback, 437 pages Release Date: May 31st 2013 Source: Xpresso Book Tours ————————————- Genre: Paranormal Fiction / Horror HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who love dark, chilling stories with vivid characters. Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Amazon / B&N From the author of Jack Templar Monster Hunter comes a supernatural thriller for adult audiences. Jack Tremont moves his family to the quiet mountains of Western Maryland hoping to leave behind a troubled past and restart his life. Instead, he…
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Book Review: Perfect Ruin
Media Type: Print Book Title: Perfect Ruin * Series: The Internment Chronicles #1 Author: Lauren DeStefano Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers Pages: Hardcover; 356 Release Date: October 1, 2013 Source: Library ——————————————————— Content Screening: Mild Violence HDB Rating: 5 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy gorgeous writing and seriously wonderful characters! Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Amazon / B&N On Internment, the floating island in the clouds where 16-year-old Morgan Stockhour lives, getting too close to the edge can lead to madness. Even though Morgan’s older brother, Lex, was a Jumper, Morgan…
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Book Review: Ink
Media Type: Ebook Title: Ink *Series: Paper Gods #1 Author: Amanda Sun Publisher: Harlequin Teen Pages: Paperback; 326 Release Date: June 25, 2013 Source: NetGalley ———————————————- Content Screening: Mild Violence HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who quick moving stories and a Japanese setting! Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Amazon / BookLikes On the heels of a family tragedy, the last thing Katie Greene wants to do is move halfway across the world. Stuck with her aunt in Shizuoka, Japan, Katie feels lost. Alone. She doesn’t know the language, she can barely hold…
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Book Review: Gated
Media Type: Print Book Title: Gated Author: Amy Christine Parker Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers Pages: Hardcover, 352 pages Release Date: August 6th 2013 Source: Library ———————————————————- Content Screening: Mild Violence HDB Rating: 5 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy books on cult communities and their inner workings. Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Amazon / B&N A fast-paced, nerve-fraying contemporary thriller that questions loyalties and twists truths. Appearances can be deceiving. In the Community, life seems perfect. After the 9/11 terrorist attacks, Pioneer invited Lyla’s family to join his group and escape the…