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Graphic Novel Review: Through the Woods by Emily Carroll
Title: Through the Woods Author: Emily Carroll Illustrator: Emily Carroll Publisher: Margaret K. McElderberry Books Pages: Paperback; 208 Recommended Age Group: 16+ Release Date: July 15, 2014 Source: Library Discover a terrifying world in the woods in this collection of five hauntingly beautiful graphic stories that includes the online webcomic sensation “His Face All Red,” in print for the first time. Journey through the woods in this sinister, compellingly spooky collection that features four brand-new stories and one phenomenally popular tale in print for the first time. These are fairy tales gone seriously wrong, where you can travel to “Our…
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Book Review: Aunty Lee’s Chilled Revenge (Singaporean Mystery #3) by Ovidia Yu
Media Type: Ebook (ARC) Title: Aunty Lee’s Chilled Revenge *Series: Singaporean Mystery #3 Author: Ovidia Yu Publisher: William Morrow Paperbacks Pages: Paperback; 368 Release Date: April 5. 2016 Source: TLC Book Tours / Publisher ————————————————— Genre: Cozy Mystery HDB Rating: 3 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy quirky characters, with a fabulous cozy mystery. Add it on: Goodreads | Amazon | B&N Rosie “Aunty” Lee—feisty widow, amateur sleuth and proprietor of Singapore’s best-loved home cooking restaurant—is back in another delectable, witty mystery set in Singapore. Slightly hobbled by a twisted ankle, crime-solving restaurateur Aunty Lee begrudgingly…
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Graphic Novel Review: The Beauty (Volume 1)
Title: The Beauty: Volume 1 Author(s): Jeremy Haun, Jason A. Hurley Illustrator: Jeremy Haun Publisher: Image Pages: Trade Paperback; 164 Recommended Age Group: 18+ (Nudity, Violence) Release Date: March 16, 2016 Source: Netgalley / Publisher Modern society is obsessed with outward beauty. What if there was a way to guarantee you could become more and more beautiful every day? What if it was a sexually transmitted disease? In the world of The Beauty, physical perfection is only one sexual encounter away. The vast majority of the population has taken advantage of it, but Detectives Vaughn and Foster will soon discover…
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Giveaway: Journey to Death by Leigh Russell
Good morning everyone, and happy Wednesday! Are you in the mood to win something? I’m hoping so, because there’s a copy of Journey to Death by Leigh Russell just waiting to live on your shelf. You can’t win if you don’t enter, so read the synopsis below, and then get to entering! Lucy Hall arrives in the Seychelles determined to leave her worries behind. The tropical paradise looks sun-soaked and picture-perfect—but as Lucy soon discovers, appearances can be very deceptive. A deadly secret lurks in the island’s history, buried deep but not forgotten. And it is about to come to light.…
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Book Review: End Time (Vol. 1) by Daniel Greene
Media Type: Ebook Title: End Time *Series: End Time Vol. 1 Author: Daniel Greene Publisher: Rune Publishing LLC Pages: Kindle; 416 Release Date: March 10, 2016 Source: Author ————————————————- Genre: Thriller HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who love fast-paced, zombie filled stories with excellent protagonists. Add it on: Goodreads | Amazon | BookLikes The fall of mankind is nigh. And it all began in the dark primal jungles of the Congo River basin. Easily ignored with just a click. When protests turn violent in front of the US Embassy Kinshasa, only the foreign policy…
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Book Review: Journey to Death by Leigh Russell
Media Type: Ebook Title: Journey to Death: A Lucy Hall Mystery Author: Leigh Russell Publisher: Thomas & Mercer Pages: Paperback; 304 Release Date: February 9, 2016 Source: Publisher ———————————————————- Genre: Mystery / Thriller HDB Rating: 3 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy mysteries that are set in vividly drawn locales. Add it on: Goodreads | Amazon | BookLikes Lucy Hall arrives in the Seychelles determined to leave her worries behind. The tropical paradise looks sun-soaked and picture-perfect—but as Lucy soon discovers, appearances can be very deceptive. A deadly secret lurks in the island’s history, buried deep but…
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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: Rarity from the Hollow by Robert Eggleton
To those of you who have the day off today, I hope you’re spending it reading an amazing book! If you haven’t quite found your next read yet, let me assist you by sharing today’s book spotlight. This time, it’s all about Robert Eggelton and Rarity from the Hollow. Lacy Dawn is a true daughter of Appalachia, and then some. She lives in a hollow with her worn-out mom, her Iraq War disabled dad, and her mutt Brownie, a dog who’s becoming very skilled at laying fiber optic cable. Lacy Dawn’s android boyfriend has come to the hollow with a…
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Book Spotlight: Baggage by S.G. Redling
It’s time for another book spotlight! Are you a fan of mysteries and thrillers? If you do, Baggage by S.G. Redling is right up your alley. Let me share the synopsis with you. Over the years, terrible things keep happening to Anna Ray on February 17. First, there was the childhood trauma she’s never been able to speak about. Then, to her horror, her husband killed himself on that date. A year later and a thousand miles away, Anna tries to find solace in the fresh start of a new job in a new place. She takes comfort in her outspoken…
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Book Review Tour: Finding Lyla by Cate Beauman
Media Type: Ebook (ARC) Title: Finding Lyla Series: Book 10 in the Bodyguards of LA County Series Publisher: Self Author: Cate Beauman Pages: Kindle; 430 Release Date: January 11, 2016 Source: Author —————————————– Genre: Romantic Suspense HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy lots of build and in depth characters Add it on: Goodreads | Amazon | BookLikes Principal Dancer Lyla Markovik-Avery is always on the go. Grueling practices and endless performances rule her busy days—and things are about to get more hectic. Russia is rolling out the red carpet for their beloved star, despite the string of violent terrorist attacks that have rocked the nation.Bodyguard Collin Michaels’ life is…