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Book Review: White Stag by Kara Barbieri
Media Type: Ebook (ARC) Title: White Stag * Series: Permafrost #1 Author: Kara Barbieri Publisher: Wednesday Books Pages: Hardcover; 368 Release Date: January 8, 2018 Source: Publisher / NetGalley —————————————— Content Warning: Rape, Violence, Abuse HDB Rating: 3 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy dark, grittier fantasy stories. Add it on: Goodreads | Amazon | B&N The first book in a brutally stunning series where a young girl finds herself becoming more monster than human and must uncover dangerous truths about who she is and the place that has become her home. As the last child…
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Book Review: Girl at the Grave by Teri Bailey Black
Media Type: Ebook Title: Girl at the Grave Author: Teri Bailey Black Publisher: Tor Teen Pages: Hardcover; 336 Release Date: August 7, 2018 Source: FFBC Tours / Publisher —————————————– Content Screening: Nothing of note HDB Rating: 3 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy slow moving, but well executed mixes of historical fiction and fantasy. Add it on: Goodreads | Amazon | B&N Valentine has spent years trying to outrun her mother’s legacy. But small towns have long memories, and when a new string of murders occurs, all signs point to the daughter of a murderer. Only one…
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Book Review: Begone the Raggedy Witches by Celine Kiernan
Media Type: Ebook (ARC) Title: Begone the Raggedy Witches Author: Celine Kiernan Publisher: Candlewick Press Pages: Hardcover; 288 Release Date: September 11, 2018 Source: NetGalley / Publisher ——————————————- Content Screening: Mild Fantasy Violence HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers of all ages who love a good story about family, filled to the brim with magic. Add it on: Goodreads | Amazon | B&N When witches kidnap her dad, Mup is swept up in a wild tide of magic that carries her to another world. Can she reunite her family and find her way back? On the night…
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Book Review: Foundryside (Founders #1) by Robert Jackson Bennett
Media Type: Ebook (ARC) Title: Foundryside * Series: Founders #1 Author: Robert Jackson Bennett Publisher: Crown Publishing Group Pages: Hardcover; 505 Release Date: August 21, 2018 Source: NetGalley / Publisher ———————————————- Genre: Fantasy HDB Rating: 5 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who are looking for a gorgeous new Fantasy series to get lost in. Add it on: Goodreads | Amazon | B&N In a city that runs on industrialized magic, a secret war will be fought to overwrite reality itself–the first in a dazzling new fantasy series from City of Stairs author Robert Jackson Bennett. Sancia Grado…
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Book Review: The Reckless Rescue (The Explorers #2) by Adrienne Kress
Media Type: Ebook (ARC) Title: The Reckless Rescue *Series: The Explorers #2 Author: Adrienne Kress Publisher: Delacorte Books for Young Readers Pages: Hardcover; 208 Release Date: April 24, 2018 Source: Publisher ————————————————- Content Screening: Nothing of note. HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who have been eagerly awaiting the next adventures of Sebastian and Evie! Add it on: Goodreads | Amazon | B&N More mystery, more bravery, more danger, and one amazingly reckless rescue await in the second book in the Explorers series! The perfect read for fans of The Name of This Book Is…
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Book Review: The Book Knights by J.G. McKenney
Media Type: Print Book Title: The Book Knights Author: J.G. McKenney Publisher: J.G. McKenney Pages: Paperback; 272 Release Date: July 5, 2017 Source: Author —————————————- Content Screening: Mild Violence HDB Rating: 3 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers looking for a fast paced mix of fantasy and a dystopian future. Add it on: Goodreads | Amazon When her parents are condemned to death by Morgan Fay for the crime of reading, Arti Penderhagen becomes a fugitive. Hunted by Mordred, the sadistic police captain who recites poetry to enhance his physical strength, Arti escapes to the Isle of Avalon, a…
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Cover Reveal: Strayed by Kristalyn A. Vetovich
Today KristaLyn A. Vetovich and Rockstar Book Tours are revealing the cover and an exclusive content for STRAYED, her new Paranormal which releases September 2018! Check out the awesome cover and enter to win a $10 Amazon GC! On to the reveal! Title: STRAYED Author: KristaLyn A. Vetovich Pub. Date: September 2018 Publisher: Glass House Press Formats: eBook Pages: 85 Find it: Goodreads In the struggle between good and evil, humans don’t stand a chance—not on their own. Which is why, for every living soul, there is a Firn: a spirit assigned to guide and defend humans from demonic beings like the Aropfain. But earning a place…
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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: 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…