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Book Review: The Final Alice
Tweet Media Type: Book Title: The Final Alice Author: Alycia Ripley Publisher: Trafford Publishing Pages: Paperback; 196 Release Date: October 19, 2010 Source: Publisher ======================== Intended Reading Group: Adult Genre: Fantasy HDB Rating: 3 Keys to My Heart A lysergic head trip of a novel, The Final Alice is the rare tale that possesses equal measures of heart, wit, and inspired demented madness. Alycia Ripley’s fine novel deserves to be read, re-read, analyzed, debated, and perhaps become the sacred text of a passionate cult.’ -James Ponsoldt, writer/director of Off the Black and Junebug and Hurricane Add it on: Goodreads /…
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Book Review: Thoughts Without Cigarettes
Media Type: Book Title: Thoughts Without Cigarettes Author: Oscar Hijuelos Publisher: Gotham Pages: Hardcover; 384 Release Date: June 2, 2011 Source: TLC Book Tours ——————————— Genre: Memoir HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers looking for an honest look at this author’s life, peppered with great stories. Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Librarything / Amazon / B&N Oscar Hijuelos has enchanted readers with vibrant characters who hunger for success, love, and self-acceptance. In his first work of nonfiction, Hijuelos writes from the heart about the people and places that inspired his international bestselling novels. Born in Manhattan’s Morningside Heights to Cuban immigrants in 1951, Hijuelos introduces…
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Book Review: Escape
Tweet Media Type: Book Title: Escape Author: Lisa Polisar Publisher: NukeWorks Pages: Paperback; 174 Release Date: December 7, 2010 Source: Author ================== Intended Reading Group: Adult Book Genre: Mystery HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart From the quiet English countryside to the gritty streets of Boston’s Chinatown, there is a silent commonality among these eerie tales – Polisar’s fascination with the darkness of the human psyche. Whether it’s murder in a jazz club or deadly assassins, Polisar’s intricate storytelling and startling characters will take you on an unforgettable journey from fear and terror to escape. Add it on: Goodreads…
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Book Review: The Diva Doctrine
Media Type: Book Title: The Diva Doctrine Author: Patricia V. Davis Publisher: Bonneville Books Pages: Paperback; 160 Release Date: May 8, 2011 Source: Cedar Fort Books ——————————— Genre: Self-Help HDB Rating: 5 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Women who are looking for something uplifting and funny to read. Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Librarything Patricia V. Davis may be the first to tell you she’s an expert in failed relationships. But ask any of the readers who helped a post on her advice blog go viral, and they’ll say that whether you’re wide-eyed twenty-something dreamer, the world’s grooviest grandma, or something in between, there’s…
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Book Review: Unsavory Delicacies
Media Type: Book Title: Unsavory Delicacies Author: Russell Brooks Publisher: Self-published Pages: Ebook; 22 Release Date: April 21, 2011 Source: Author ——————————————- Genre: Thriller / Mystery HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers looking for a book of short stories with some thrill attached! Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Amazon A three-course story collection with a side-order of revenge. For fans of Barry Eisler, Robert Ludlum, and Clive Cussler. Three short stories of suspense with unsavory results. Crème Brulé—Rogue operative, Monique Beauvais, cons a software genius into selling her a coveted technology that would allow its…
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Book Review: Angelology
Media Type: Print Book Title: Angelology Author: Danielle Trussoni Publisher: Penguin Pages: Paperback; 480 Release Date: February 22, 2011 Source: TLC Book Tours ————————————- Intended Reading Group: Adult Genre: Historical Fiction ————————————- HDB Rating: 3 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy biblical themes. Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Librarything / Amazon / B&N When Sister Evangeline of the St. Rose Convent stumbles across a mysterious correspondence with Abigail Rockefeller in the archive, it reveals that angels once walked among us…and might still. This discovery plunges Evangeline into the hidden and dangerous world of the Angelologists – a secret society that…
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Book Review: Connie Cobbler: Toy Detective
Media Type: Print Book Title: Connie Cobbler: Toy Detective Author: James DeSalvo Publisher: Doozie Press Pages: Paperback; 106 Release Date: November 13, 2010 Source: Received from author for review ———————————————- Genre: Mystery HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers with a sense of humor who also enjoy a good mystery! Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Amazon / B&N Connie Cobbler is a toy who had it all. She was the star of her own television series Connie Cobbler and the Pastry Pals. Her face appeared on t-shirts and she even starred in The Pastry Pals Movie.…
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Book Review: Anyone Can Die
Media Type: Print Book Title: Anyone Can Die Author: James LePore Publisher: The Story Plant Pages: Paperback; 48 Release Date: February 22, 2011 Source: Promotional Tour ————————————- Intended Reading Group: Adult Genre: Thriller/Suspense ————————————- HDB Rating: 3 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Those who have read the first book. Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Amazon / B&N James LePore’s first novel, A World I Never Made earned raves from reviewers, readers, and fellow authors alike. Blogcritics called it, “An outstanding first novel, and a wonderful thriller.” Bella Online said, “I highly recommend this compelling suspense story filled with vivid characters and haunting…
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Blog Tour – Book Review: A Chronicle of Endylmyr
Media Type: Print Book (ARC) Title: A Chronicle of Endylmyr: The Witches of Endylmyr Author: Charles Hall Publisher: Outskirts Press Pages: Paperback; 564 Release Date: September 28, 2010 Source: Pump Up Your Book Promotions ————————————————- Genre: Science Fiction / Fantasy HDB Rating: 5 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Fantasy lovers Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Amazon / B&N A clash of civilizations Full of ambition an Eastern despot seeks to control all magical items in the world of the novel. These items include a magical falcon, a magical owl, and crystal orbs that allow their owners to…
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Book Review: Tandem
Media Type: Print Book Title: Tandem Author: Tracey Bateman Publisher: Waterbrook Multnomah Pages: Paperback; 320 Release Date: October 5, 2010 Source: Received from Blogging For Books ———————————————- Genre: Mystery / Christian Fiction HDB Rating: 2 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy Christian Fiction meshed with vampires. Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Amazon / B&N As obsession and loss become dark partners, how far must the people of Abbey Hills go to survive? Six months ago, brutal murders shook the small Ozark town—murders that stopped after a house fire reportedly claimed the killer’s life. Lauryn McBride’s family…