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Book Review: Jepp, Who Defied the Stars
Media Type: Print Book (ARC) Title: Jepp, Who Defied the Stars Author: Katherine Marsh Publisher: Hyperion Book CH Pages: Hardcover; 384 Release Date: October 9, 2012 Source: Publisher ————————————————— Intended Reading Group: Young Adult Content Screening: Mild Violence ————————————————— HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy a mix of historical elements and fantasy. Add it: Goodreads / Shelfari / Amazon / B&N / Book Depository Fate: Is it written in the stars from the moment we are born? Or is it a bendable thing that we can shape with our own hands? Jepp of Astraveld…
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An Interview with Mary Casanova and your chance to win!
Today Hopelessly Devoted Bibliophile is pleased to welcome Mary Casanova! Mary’s work spans from YA to Children’s picture books. In other words, this is one talented lady. Today she is here to promote her newest book, Frozen. I wrote a review of this book yesterday and I can honestly tell you that it is a gorgeously written historical fiction novel. Well worth the add to your TBR! I’ll let Mary have the floor now, and share her interview answers. Don’t forget to check out the giveaway too! ******************** 1) Hello Mary, and welcome! Let’s start with something fun. If you…
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Book Review: Frozen
Media Type: Ebook (ARC) Title: Frozen Author: Mary Casanova Publisher: University of Minnesota Press Pages: Hardcover; 264 Release Date: September 1, 2012 Source: NetGalley ——————————————— Intended Reading Group: Young Adult Content Screening: Nothing of note ——————————————— HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy Historical Fiction with vivid characters and story line. Add it: Goodreads / Shelfari / Amazon / B&N Sixteen-year-old Sadie Rose hasn’t said a word in eleven years—ever since the day she was found lying in a snowbank during a howling storm. Like her voice, her memories of her mother and what happened…
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An Interview with Genevieve Graham, and a giveaway!
Ready for some Scottish sexiness? In case you missed it, I reviewed Sound of the Heart a few days ago. This is a wonderful story, with rich historical content and a great romance! I highly recommend it. Today I’m lucky enough to have Genvieve Graham here to answer a few questions! So, without further ado, I’ll let her take it away! ***** 1) Truth be told, it’s a little hard not to stare at your gorgeous cover. What inspired you to write the Dougal’s character? Dougal is the brother of Andrew, who was the hero in my first novel, “Under the…
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Book Review: Sound of the Heart
Media Type: Print Book Title: Sound of the Heart Author: Genevieve Graham Publisher: Berkley Trade Pages: Paperback; 336 Release Date: May 1, 2102 Source: Publisher / Author ———————————– Genre: Historical Romance HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who love historical romance, and to be immersed in the land it is set in. Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Amazon / B&N From Genevieve Graham, author of Under the Same Sky, comes a sweeping romantic historical novel of one man’s strange gift and dangerous battles… Dougal MacDonnell, a fierce warrior from the Highlands of Scotland, is…
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Book Review: The Queen’s Lover
Media Type: Print Book (ARC) Title: The Queen’s Lover Author: Francine Du Plessix Gray Publisher: Penguin Pages: Hardcover; 300 Release Date: June 14, 2012 Source: Publisher / TLC Book Tours ————————————— Genre: Historical Fiction HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Fans of this genre, but also fans of this time period as well. Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Amazon / B&N Historical fiction of the highest order, The Queen’s Lover reveals the untold love affair between Swedish aristocrat Count Axel Von Fersen and Marie Antoinette The Queen’s Lover begins at a masquerade ball in Paris…
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Book Review: The Blood Lie
Media Type: Print Book Title: The Blood Lie Author: Shirley Reva Vernick Publisher: Cinco Puntos Press Pages: Hardcover; 141 Release Date: October 4, 2011 Source: The Teen Book Scene ———————————– Intended Reading Group: Young Adult Content Screening: Mild Violence ———————————– HDB Rating: 3 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy very realistic historical fiction novels. Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Amazon / B&N September 22, 1928, Massena, New York. Jack Pool’s sixteenth birthday. He’s been restless lately, especially during this season of more-times-at-the-synagogue than you can shake a stick at. If it wasn’t Rosh Hashanah, then…
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Book Review: The Printmaker’s Daughter
Media Type: Print Book Title: The Printmaker’s Daughter Author: Katherine Govier Publisher: Harper Collins Pages: Paperback; 494 Release Date: November 22, 2011 Source: TLC Book Tours ———————————————– Genre: Historical Fiction HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy vivid storytelling and historical references. Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Amazon / B&N A lost voice of old Japan reclaims her rightful place in history in this breathtaking work of imagination and scholarship from award-winning and internationally acclaimed author Katherine Govier. In the evocative tale of 19th century Tokyo, The Printmaker’s Daughter delivers an enthralling tale of…
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Book Review: Ruby Red
Media Type: Print Book Title: Ruby Red Author: Kerstin Gier Publisher: Henry Holt and Co. Pages: Hardcover; 324 Release Date: May 10, 2011 Source: Publisher =================== Intended Reading Group: Young Adult Content Screening: Very mild violence HDB Rating: 5 Keys to My Heart Gwyneth Shepherd’s sophisticated, beautiful cousin Charlotte has been prepared her entire life for traveling through time. But unexpectedly, it is Gwyneth, who in the middle of class takes a sudden spin to a different era! Gwyneth must now unearth the mystery of why her mother would lie about her birth date to ward off suspicion about her…
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Book Review: The Lens and the Looker
Tweet Media Type: Book Title: The Lens and the Looker Author: Lory Kaufman Publisher: The Fiction Studio Pages: Paperback; 336 Release Date: March 16, 2011 Source: Pump Up Your Book ===================== Intended Reading Group: Young Adult Content Screening: Mild language, Mild violence HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart It’s the 24th century and humans, with the help of artificial intelligences (A.I.s) have finally created the perfect post-dystopian society. To make equally perfect citizens for this world, the elders have created History Camps, full sized recreations of cities from Earth’s distant pasts. Here teens live the way their ancestors did,…