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Book Review: Change Places With Me by Lois Metzger
Media Type: Ebook (ARC) Title: Change Places With Me Author: Lois Metzger Publisher: Balzer + Bray Pages: Hardcover; 224 Release Date: June 14, 2016 Source: FFBC / Publisher —————————————– Content Screening: Nothing of note. HDB Rating: 3 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who like YA that has a bit of Sci Fi twist to it. Add it on: Goodreads | Amazon | BookLikes Rose has changed. She still lives in the same neighborhood and goes to the same high school with the same group of kids, but when she woke up today, something was a little different. Her clothes…
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Book Spotlight & Giveaway: Lazlo’s Revenge by Glen Hierlmeier
Do you love stories about history and finding out about your past? Do you love a little romance with your war stories? Well then I have just the book for you! Lazlo’s Revenge follows Maxine “Max” Fischer, a writer and Swiss war correspondent, whose parents (Hank and Roberta Fischer, the main characters from Hierlmeier’s previous book, Honor and Innocence) lived through the tragedies of the Great World Wars. In Lazlo’s Revenge, Max sets out on an adventure throughout Europe to uncover her parents’ pasts and see the very places where they survived on their odyssey to escape danger and death.…
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Book Spotlight + Giveaway: Black Five by J. Lynn Bailey
YA Bound Book Tours is organizing a Blog Tour for: Black Five by J. Lynn Bailey. This tour will run from June 27th to July 1st. I’m lucky enough to be one of the first promo stops on the tour, and share this awesome looking book with all of you. Are you ready for Black Five? Black Five by J. Lynn Bailey Release Date: 11/17/15 Poorhouse Publishing 400 pages No one ever accused Penelope Jackson of being normal, nor did they suspect the dark secret she kept. A dangerous web of deceit and secrecy unravels when news of a stranger’s death puts Penn on…
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Book Spotlight + Giveaway: How to (Almost) Ruin Your Summer by Taryn Souders
You may be wondering why the picture above shows a goat in a canoe. Good question! Now that I have your attention, it’s time to put the spotlight on How to (Almost) Ruin Your Summer by Taryn Souders. If you’ve ever been to summer camp, I think you’ll love this story. Chloe’s summer camp experience is both hilarious and adorable, which makes this the perfect addition to your warm weather reading list! Top Three Reasons Camp Minnehaha is The Worst1. The spiders (wayyyy too many legs)2. King Arthur (a rampaging goat intent on my destruction)3. Victoria a.k.a The Diva (an evil…
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Book Spotlight + Giveaway: Undead Ultra by Camille Picott
Are you ready for some zombie goodness on this fine Tuesday, my bookish friends? I certainly hope so, since that’s exactly what I have to offer today. My ongoing joke is that I’ll only run if there are zombies chasing after me. Well, in the case of Undead Ultra, that’s exactly Kate and Frederico’s motivation. Camille Picott has meshed together the ultramarathon, with the walking dead. Intrigued? Read on. Undead: a reanimated corpse with a craving for human flesh. Ultramarathon: any footrace longer than a traditional marathon (26.2 miles). For ultrarunners Kate and Frederico, a typical Saturday morning is spent…
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Book Spotlight + Giveaway: Terrapin by A.C. Troyer
Well, back to the grind after a long and lazy weekend. There was a lot of reading time to be had, happily, but of course that also meant that there’s a lot to catch up on in “real adult life”. Still, I had to carve out a piece of the day to get this wonderful book spotlight posted, and share it with all of you! I’m never too busy to promote books. Especially ones with stunning covers. Terrapin A.C. Troyer (Nordic Airre, #1) Publication date: May 30th 2016 Genres: Fantasy, Young Adult Eighteen-year-old Charlotte (Jinx), fights her past to chase…
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Book Spotlight + Giveaway: Curse by Steven James
Good morning ladies and gents. Welcome to another book spotlight! Today started out completely insane, but things have finally calmed down and I can finally get this post into the wild! After all, I would want Steven James’ Curse to miss your radar. Enjoy! Curse Steven James (Blur Trilogy #3) Published by: Skyscape Publication date: May 24th 2016 Genres: Thriller, Young Adult Don’t miss this intriguing and climactic conclusion to the Blur Trilogy. As Daniel Byers prepares to attend a basketball camp before his senior year of high school, the terrifying blurs that’ve plagued him for the last nine months return.…
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Book Spotlight + Giveaway: The Dream Protocol: Descent by Adara Flynn Quick
Good morning, my darling bookworms! A very happy Wednesday to you, as well. As you can tell from the uptick in posts, things are settling down at HDB headquarters, and we’re gearing up to bring you a lot more amazing book spotlights, and wonderful book reviews. Which brings me to this particular spotlight, and the fact that I may have a bit of a case of cover lust. The Dream Protocol: Descent has a cover that borders somewhere between steampunk and whimsical, which makes my heart happy. Add in a synopsis that sounds delicious, and you have a book that I…
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Book Spotlight + Giveaway: The Lost Twin by Sophie Cleverly
I sincerely hope so, because it’s time for another book spotlight! This time, our spotlight shines on a book that not only has an adorable cover, but also looks like a ton of fun to read. You all know that I have a soft spot in my heart for Middle Grade reads, and The Lost Twin looks like my kind of book! Ivy, I pray that it’s you reading this. And if you are, well, I suppose you’re the new me… When shy Ivy’s troublemaking twin Scarlet vanishes from Rookwood boarding school, Ivy is invited to “take her place.” But when…
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Book Spotlight + Giveaway: Ava and Taco Cat by Carol Weston
It’s SPOTLIGHT TIME! Today’s book is especially adorable, and aimed at those young readers in your life who are looking for their next read. I have a soft spot in my heart for Middle Grade fiction with plucky little girl characters, and Ava absolutely fits that bill. Feast your eyes on Ava and Taco Cat by Carol Weston. Ava desperately wants a pet for her eleventh birthday—but gets way more than she bargained for when she adopts T-A-C-O-C-A-T. When Ava Wren hears about an injured yellow tabby with mismatched ears, she becomes obsessed and wants to rescue him. She even picks…