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Book Review: The Shape of My Heart by Ann Aguirre
Media Type: Ebook Title: The Shape of My Heart Series: 2B Trilogy- Book 3 Author: Ann Aguirre Publisher: Harlequin HQN Pages: ebook, 352 Release Date: November 25, 2014 Source: Netgalley ——————————————- Content Screening: Intended for mature audiences 18+ Genre: Romance/New Adult HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Fans of characters that grow and learn Add it on: Goodreads / Amazon / BookLikes Some people wait decades to meet their soul mate. Courtney Kaufman suspects she met hers in high school—only to lose him at seventeen. Since then, Courtney’s social life has been a series of meaningless encounters, though she’s made a few close friends along the way. Especially her roommate, Max Cooper, who oozes damaged…
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Audio Book Review: Rebel by Amy Tintera
Media Type: Audio Book Title: Rebel * Series: Reboot #2 Author: Amy Tintera Narrator: Khristine Hvam, Mike Chamberlain Publisher: Harper Teen Format: MP3 Download Length: 7 hours and 59 minutes Source: Audible ——————————————— Content Screening: Mild Violence HDB Rating: 3 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Fans of the first book in the series! Add it on: Goodreads / Amazon / BookLikes The sequel to the action-packed Reboot is a can’t-miss thrill ride, perfect for fans of James Patterson, Veronica Roth, and Marie Lu.After coming back from death as Reboots and being trained by HARC as soldiers, Wren and Callum have…
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Book Review: A Second Bite at the Apple by Dana Bate
Media Type: Ebook (ARC) Title: A Second Bite at the Apple Author: Dana Bate Publisher: Kensington Books Pages: ebook, 344 Release Date: November 25, 2014 Source: Publisher/Netgalley ——————————————- Genre: Adult Fiction/Women’s Fiction HDB Rating: 3 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Fans of second chance stories Add it on: Goodreads / Amazon / BookLikes Sydney Strauss is obsessed with food. Not with eating it–though she does that too–but with writing about the wonders of the gastronomic world, from obscure fruit hybrids to organic farming techniques. Since food journalism jobs are more coveted than Cronuts®, Sydney pays her bills working for one of TV’s biggest egomaniacs–until she’s left scrambling for shifts at a local farmers’…
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Book Review: The Killer Next Door by Alex Marwood
Media Type: Ebook Title: The Killer Next Door Series: Blackwell Files Book 4 Author: Alex Marwood Publisher: Penguin Books Pages: 400 Release Date: October 28, 2014 Source: Publisher/Netgalley ——————————————- Genre: Psychological Thriller HDB Rating: 5 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Fans of psychological stories with an in depth look at a killer’s mind. Add it on: Goodreads / Amazon / BookLikes Alex Marwood’s debut novel, The Wicked Girls, earned her lavish praise from the likes of Stephen King, Laura Lippman, and Erin Kelly, and was shortlisted for an Edgar Award. Now Marwood’s back with a brilliant, tightly paced thriller that will keep you up at night and make you ask yourself: just how well…
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Book Review: Zoey and the Nice Guy by Carter Ashby
Media Type: Ebook Title: Zoey and the Nice Guy Series: Big Girl Panties Book 1 Author: Carter Ashby Publisher: Self Pages: ebook, 231 Release Date: November 18, 2014 Source: Netgalley ——————————————- Content Screening: Excessive language, sex and mild violence Genre: Romance/New Adult HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Fans of a feisty lead and some hot sex scenes Add it on: Goodreads / Amazon / BookLikes For Zoey Odell, the definition of family is her two best friends, Maya and Addy. So when Maya makes the decision to leave her abusive husband, Zoey is only too happy to lavish her with support and a temporary home. Unfortunately, taking in her best…
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Review: Havoc by Steven F. Freeman
Media Type: Ebook Title: Havoc Series: Blackwell Files Book 4 Author: Steven F. Freeman Publisher: Self Pages: Ebook; 371 Release Date: July 22, 2014 Source: Author ——————————————- Genre: Thriller/Mystery HDB Rating: 2 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Fans of the series Add it on: Goodreads / Amazon / BookLikes Technology So Valuable It Could Change Your Life…Or End it When Cryptologist Alton Blackwell takes his girlfriend, FBI Agent Mallory Wilson, on a surprise trip to Italy, the couple expects the vacation of a lifetime, but their pleasure is short-lived. Intent on selling Vidulum Inc.’s proprietary technology to the highest bidder, a rogue employee of the high-tech company arranges a clandestine meeting at one of…
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Double Graphic Novel Review: Zita the Spacegirl + Legends of Zita the Spacegirl by Ben Hatke
Title: Zita the Spacegirl Author: Ben Hatke Illustrator: Ben Hatke Publisher: First Second Pages: Paperback; 192 Release Date: February 1, 2011 Source: Library ======================== Recommended Age Group: 8+ HDB Rating: 5 Keys to My Heart Zita’s life took a cosmic left turn in the blink of an eye. When her best friend is abducted by an alien doomsday cult, Zita leaps to the rescue and finds herself a stranger on a strange planet. Humanoid chickens and neurotic robots are shocking enough as new experiences go, but Zita is even more surprised to find herself taking on the role of intergalactic hero. Before long, aliens in all shapes and…
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Book Review: Texts From Jane Eyre: And Other Conversations With Your Favorite Literary Characters
Media Type: Print Book (ARC) Title: Texts From Jane Eyre: And Other Conversations With Your Favorite Literary Characters Author: Malory Ortberg Publisher: Henry Holt & Co. Pages: Hardcover; 240 Release Date: November 4, 2014 Source: Publisher —————————————————————— Genre: Satire / Humor HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who love Classics and satire! Hilariously imagined text conversations—the passive aggressive, the clever, and the strange—from classic and modern literary figures, from Scarlett O’Hara to Jessica Wakefield Mallory Ortberg, the co-creator of the cult-favorite website The Toast, presents this whimsical collection of hysterical text conversations from your favorite literary…
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Review: The Marquess of Cake by Heather Hiestand
Media Type: Ebook Title: The Marquess of Cake Author: Heather Hiestand Publisher: eKensington Pages: Ebook; 254 Release Date: July 4, 2013 Source: Gifted ——————————————- Genre: Historical Romance HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Fans of romance or historical romance Add it on: Goodreads / Amazon / BookLikes Coffee. . .tea. . .or a pastry chef sweeter than any confection. . . Scotch trifle fit for Queen Victoria, scones with clotted cream. . .Alys Redcake knows the way to a man’s heart. Yet she is unaware that with each morsel–and flash of ankle–she is seducing the handsome marquess frequenting her father’s tea shop. Unmarried at twenty-six, Alys’s first love is the family business.…
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Book Review: Tainted Energy by Lynn Vroman
Media Type: Ebook (ARC) Title: Tainted Energy Author: Lynn Vroman Publisher: Untold Press Pages: Kindle; 304 Release Date: November 4, 2014 Source: Author ——————————————————————– Content Screening: Domestic Violence, Sexual Situations HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy strong characters, beautiful world building and fantasy. Add it on: Goodreads / Amazon / BookLikes For seventeen-year-old Lena, living in the trailer park with the rest of town’s throwaways isn’t exactly paradise. Dealing with a drunken father who can’t keep his fists to himself doesn’t help matters either. The only good thing in her life, other than track, is the mysterious man who visits her dreams, promising to find her. When a chair burns…