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Book Review: The Window by Amelia Brunskill
Media Type: Print Book (ARC) Title: The Window Author: Amelia Brunskill Publisher: Delacorte Pages: Hardcover; 352 Release Date: April 3, 2018 Source: Publisher —————————————– Content Screening: Nothing of note. HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy mysteries with a slow burn, and a big finish. Add it on: Goodreads | Amazon | B&N Anna is everything her identical twin is not. Outgoing and athletic, she is the opposite of quiet introvert Jess. The same on the outside, yet so completely different inside–it’s hard to believe the girls are sisters, let alone twins. But they are.…
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Book Review: The Unsound Theory by Emilia Zeeland
Media Type: Ebook Title: The Unsound Theory Series: Star Academy Book 1 Author: Emilia Zeeland Publisher: Self Pages: 251 Release Date: January 27, 2018 Source: Xpresso Book Tours ——————————————- Genre: Young Adult, Science Fiction HDB Rating: 5 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy science fiction and space exploration. Add it on: Goodreads | Amazon | Yalena Russo, your STAR Academy invitation has arrived.Unlike other teenagers across the near worlds, Yalena isn’t space-crazed. But a surprise invitation to join the exclusive STAR Academy opens a window to her unknown origins, making her ponder… What if space is where she belongs?Mystified by the leadership trio known as the O’Donnells, as well as…
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Book Review: Phoenix Fire by S.D Grimm
Media Type: Ebook (ARC) Title: Phoenix Fire *Series: Phoenix Cycle #1 Author: S.D. Grimm Publisher: Entangled Teen Pages: Ebook; 432 Release Date: March 5, 2018 Source: Publisher ————————————– Content Screening: Violence HDB Rating: 3 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy new takes on the fantasy genre. Add it on: Goodreads | Entangled After spending her life in foster care, Ava has finally found home. But all it takes is a chance encounter with hot nerd Wyatt Wilcox for it to unravel. Now, things are starting to change. First, the flashes of memories slowly creeping in. Memories of other…
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Book Review: The Cruel Prince by Holly Black
Media Type: Ebook Title: The Cruel Prince *Series: The Folk of the Air #1 Author: Holly Black Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers Pages: Kindle; 384 Release Date: January 2, 2018 Source: Library Borrow —————————————————————- Content Screening: Mild Violence HDB Rating: 5 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers looking for a layered and excellently rendered story revolving around the Fae. Add it on: Goodreads | Amazon | B&N Of course I want to be like them. They’re beautiful as blades forged in some divine fire. They will live forever.And Cardan is even more beautiful than the rest.…
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Book Review: Sunburn by Laura Lippman
Media Type: Print Book Title: Sunburn Author: Laura Lippman Publisher: William Morrow Pages: Hardcover; 304 Release Date: February 20, 2018 Source: Harper Collins / TLC Book Tours —————————————————- Genre: Mystery / Thriller HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Fans of a mystery/thriller that features well made characters and plenty of tension! Add it on: HarperCollins | Amazon | Barnes & Noble A Bustle, Entertainment Weekly and PopSugar Most Anticipated Book of 2018. “Every time Laura Lippman comes out with a new book, I get chills because I know I am back in the hands of the master. She is…
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Book Review: The Final Six by Alexandra Monir
Media Type: Ebook (ARC) Title: The Final Six Author: Alexandra Monir Publisher: HarperTeen Pages: Hardcover; 352 Release Date: March 6, 2018 Source: HarperTeen / FFBC Tours ——————————————– Content Screening: Nothing of note. HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy Science Fiction with diverse characters and lots of adventure. Add it on: Goodreads | Amazon | B&N | Book Depository When Leo, an Italian championship swimmer, and Naomi, a science genius from California, are two of the twenty-four teens drafted into the International Space Training Camp, their lives are forever altered. After erratic climate change has made…
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Book Review: Hug Chickenpenny: The Panegyric of an Anomalous Child by S. Craig Zahler
Media Type: Print Book (ARC) Title: Hug Chickenpenny: The Panegyric of an Anomalous Child Author: S. Craig Zahler Publisher: Cinestate Pages: Paperback; 264 Release Date: January 23, 2018 Source: Publisher —————————————————————————— Content Screening: Mild Violence HDB Rating: 3 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy coming of age stories that are a little bit on the quirky side, but full of heart! Add it on: Goodreads | Amazon | B&N “S. Craig Zahler is certain to become one of the great imaginers of our time.” ― Clive Barker Hug Chickenpenny is an anomalous child. Born from tragedy and…
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Book Review: Girl Unknown by Karen Perry
Media Type: Print Book Title: Girl Unknown Author: Karen Perry Publisher: Henry Holt and Co. Pages: Hardcover; 304 Release Date: February 6, 2018 Source: TLC Book Tours / Publisher ———————————————– Genre: Thriller HDB Rating: 3 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy thrillers that are slow burns. Add it on: Amazon | Barnes & Noble | IndieBound | Goodreads How quickly could the family we have created for ourselves unravel—and how far will we go to protect it? David and Caroline Connolly are swimming successfully through their marriage’s middle years—raising two children; overseeing care for David’s ailing mother; leaning into their careers, both…
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Book Review + Giveaway: Sugar Lump by Megan Gaudino
Media Type: Ebook Title: Sugar Lump Author: Megan Gaudino Publisher: Evernight Teen Pages: 226 Release Date: January 17, 2018 Source: Xpresso Book Tours ——————————————- Genre: Young Adult Mystery HDB Rating: 5 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy mysteries and have a curiosity about human behavior Add it on: Goodreads | Amazon | B&N Seventeen-year-old travel blogger CC is stuck on a never-ending road trip with her wanderlust-addicted father. When her dad lands the job of his dreams in Sugar Lump—wedding capital of the world—CC finally finds a place to call home. Complete with two quirky best friends and a quixotic guy to crush on, Sugar Lump is more shades of perfect…
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Book Review: Dominion (The Molly Stout Adventures #1) by Shane Arbuthnott
Media Type: Ebook (ARC) Title: Dominion * Series: The Molly Stout Adventures #1 Author: Shane Arbuthnott Publisher: Orca Book Publishers Pages: Paperback; 312 Release Date: March 27, 2018 Source: Publisher / NetGalley ——————————————————– Content Screening: Nothing of note. HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who love fantastical adventures with amazingly rendered characters. Add it on: Goodreads | Amazon | B&N Molly grew up hearing the tales of Haviland Stout, her ancestor who discovered the dangerous magical spirits that inhabit the far corners of the world. Now, on the edge of the New World, in the…