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Book Review: Prisoner of Night and Fog
Media Type: Ebook (ARC) Title: Prisoner of Night and Fog * Series: Prisoner of Night and Fog #1 Author: Anne Blankman Publisher: Balzer + Bray Pages: Hardcover; 416 Release Date: April 22, 2014 Source: The Fantastic Flying Book Club Tour ————————————————– Content Screening: Violence HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who are fans of historical fiction, or who have an interest in this time period. Add it on: Goodreads / Amazon / BookLikes In 1930s Munich, danger lurks behind dark corners, and secrets are buried deep within the city. But Gretchen Müller, who grew up in…
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Book Review: The Secret of Isobel Key
Media Type: Ebook Title: The Secret of Isobel Key Author: Jen McConnel Publisher: Bloomsbury Spark Pages: Ebook; 220 Release Date: December 2013 Source: Xpresso Book Tours ——————————————— Content Screening: Nothing of note HDB Rating: 3 Key to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy shorter stories that span continents and time periods. Add it on: Goodreads / Amazon / BookLikes Lou is in the middle of a quarter-life crisis. Fresh out of college, she’s unemployed and unsure of herself. But when she gets the chance to escape to Scotland with her best friend, it could be the answer to her…
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Book Review: Somewhere to Dream
Media Type: Ebook Title: Somewhere to Dream Author: Genevieve Graham Publisher: Berkley Press Pages: Paperback, 336 pages Release Date: November 5, 2013 Source: Author —————————————- Genre: Historical Romance HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who love well-written romance set against sweeping historical backdrops. Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Amazon / B&N From Genevieve Graham, author of Sound of the Heart, comes the tale of two strangers living with the Cherokee—one with a warrior’s heart; the other with deadly dreams… The Cherokee call her Shadow Girl. A white woman adopted by Indians, Adelaide is haunted…
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Book Review: The Ghost Bride
Media Type: Print Book Title: The Ghost Bride Author: Yangsze Choo Publisher: William Morrow Pages: Hardcover; 368 Release Date: August 6, 2013 Source: Publisher ————————————————— Genre: Historical Fiction HDB Rating: 3 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy historical fiction, especially centering around Chinese culture. Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Amazon / B&N “One evening, my father asked me if I would like to become a ghost bride…” Though ruled by British overlords, the Chinese of colonial Malaya still cling to ancient customs. And in the sleepy port town of Malacca, ghosts and superstitions abound. Li…
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P.T. McHugh on his book release + the title of book two!
Earlier this year I devoured and raved about Keeper of the Black Stones, the first book in the Stone Ends trilogy! From my review, it should be obvious that this a book that you want to add to your reading list! I’ll refresh your memory below. Add it on Goodreads / Amazon / B&N Awkward in his own skin, shy around girls and worried about anything and everything, Jason Evans is just like a million other teenage boys in high school, with one very large exception: he has been given a gift that allows him to jump through time. A set of…
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Spotlight and Excerpt: The Mapmaker’s War
Today I’m spotlighting a book that is currently sitting in my TBR pile, and that looks utterly fabulous. The Mapmaker’s War is a book about adventure, loss and redemption. I’m here to convince you that it needs a spot on your reading list as well! Check out the synopsis. This will be the map of your heart, old woman. In an ancient time, in a faraway land, a young woman named Aoife is allowed a rare apprenticeship to become her kingdom’s mapmaker, tasked with charting the entire domain. Traveling beyond its borders, she finds a secretive people who live in peace,…
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Book Review: Keeper of the Black Stones
Media Type: Print Book Title: Keeper of the Black Stones * Series: Stone Ends, Book 1 Author: P.T. McHugh Publisher: Glass House Press Pages: Paperback; 369 Release Date: February 26, 2013 Source: Publisher —————————————————- Content Screening: Mild Violence HDB Rating: 5 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Everyone! Especially readers who genuinely enjoy a romp through history. Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Amazon / B&N Awkward in his own skin, shy around girls and worried about anything and everything, Jason Evans is just like a million other teenage boys in high school, with one very large exception:…
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Book Review: Untimed
Media Type: Print Book Title: Untimed Author: Andy Gavin Publisher: Mascherato Pages: Paperback; 325 Release Date: December 17, 2012 Source: Author ——————————————————- Content Screening: Violence, Mild Language HDB Rating: 3 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who are fans of deep historical fiction with elements of steampunk thrown in. Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Amazon / B&N Charlie’s the kind of boy that no one notices. Hell, even his own mother can’t remember his name. And girls? The invisible man gets more dates. As if that weren’t enough, when a mysterious clockwork man tries to kill him…
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We’ve Got History : Post & Giveaway
Today I’m lucky enough to be participating in the We’ve Got History blog tour, celebrating the paperback release of Philippa Greogry’s Order of Darkness: Changeling. I can’t tell you how excited I am to read this book! Look for a review next week. In the meantime, I’ve been asked to answer the question… If you could go back in time, which era would you choose? © Jenny Rollo Without a doubt, I’d travel back to early 19th Century England. Pride and Prejudice is forever one of my favorite books, and I’d love to opportunity to actually live it! The clothes, the food,…
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Book Review: Rouge
Media Type: Ebook Title: Rouge Author: Leigh T. Moore Publisher: Self-published Pages: Ebook; 250 Release Date: November 11, 2012 Source: Author —————————————————- Intended Reading Group: Mature YA/Adult Genre: Historical Romance —————————————————- HDB Rating: 5 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy historical fiction, especially when it comes to early New Orleans! Add it on: Goodreads / Smashwords / Amazon / B&N Trapped in the underground theater world of 1890s New Orleans, Hale Ferrer has only one goal: escape. But not without Teeny, the orphan-girl she rescued from the streets and promised to protect. Freddie Lovel, Hale’s wealthy Parisian…