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Book Review: Evergreen
Media Type: Print Book Title: Evergreen * Series: Mer Tales #2 Author: Brenda Pandos Publisher: Obsidian Mountain Publishing Pages: Paperback; 275 Release Date: June 29, 2012 Source: Author ——————————————— Intended Reading Group: Young Adult Content Screening: Nothing of note ——————————————— HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who love a great mermaid story and a fabulous romance! Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Amazon / B&N A kingdom on the brink of war. A king on the fringes of insanity. A family running for their lives. Ash and Fin’s only desire is to be together…
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Book Review: Throne of Glass
Media Type: Ebook (ARC) Title: Throne of Glass *Series: Throne of Glass #1 Author: Sarah J. Maas Publisher: Bloomsbury USA Children’s Pages: Hardcover; 416 Release Date: August 7, 2012 Source: NetGalley ——————————————– Intended Reading Group: Young Adult Content Screening: Violence, Mild Language ——————————————– HDB Rating: 5 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who love a strong female character, and amazing adventure! Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Amazon / B&N After serving out a year of hard labor in the salt mines of Endovier for her crimes, 18-year-old assassin Celaena Sardothien is dragged before the Crown Prince.…
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52 Days of 52 Reasons to Love Jessica Brody and Her Books! (Plus a giveaway!)
Hello there fellow bibliophiles! Today you have the pleasure of being introduced to a new book by the fabulous Jessica Brody AND have a chance to win! Read on! 1 of the 52 Reasons to Love Jessica Brody and Her Books….for 51 other reasons, visit In Bed With Books (August 16th), The Hiding Spot (August 18th), and Novel Novice (August 19th), and stay tuned for more! Today’s Reason: Jessica sang background vocals on ABC’s TV commercials for “Shrek the Halls” and “How the Grinch Stole Christmas”. About 52 Reasons to Hate My Father (FSG, July 2012) Being America’s favorite heiress is…
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Book Review: The Downside of Being Charlie
Media Type: Print Book (ARC) Title: The Downside of Being Charlie Author: Jenny Torres Sanchez Publisher: Running Press Kids Pages: Paperback; 268 Release Date: May 22, 2012 Source: Publisher ————————————- Intended Reading Group: Young Adult Content Screening: Mild Language ————————————- HDB Rating: 5 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Everyone. Seriously. EVERYONE. Especially readers who enjoy contemporary reads. Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Amazon / B&N Charlie is handed a crappy senior year. Despite losing thirty pounds over the summer, he still gets called “Chunks” Grisner. What’s worse, he has to share a locker with the biggest Lord…
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Book Review: The Secret War
Media Type: Print Book Title: The Secret War *Series: Jack Blank Adventure #2 Author: Matt Myklusch Publisher: Aladdin Pages: Hardcover; 525 Release Date: August 9, 2011 Source: Author ——————————————– Intended Reading Group: Middle Grade Content Screening: Mild Violence ——————————————– HDB Rating: 5 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Everyone! Ages 8 to 80. Seriously, this is a fabulous series. Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Amazon / B&N Jack and his fellow students are now well into their School of Thought training and are “sidekicking” for official, card-carrying superheroes. But even though Jack feels more at home in…
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Book Review: The Accidental Hero (Jack Blank and the Imagine Nation)
Media Type Reviewed: Audio Book Title: The Accidental Hero (Jack Blank and the Imagine Nation) *Series: Jack Blank Adventure #1 Author: Matt Myklusch Publisher: Aladdin Pages: Paperback; 496 Release Date: April 26, 2011 (first July 10, 2010) Source: Author ————————————————————— Intended Reading Group: Middle Grade Content Screening: Mild Fantasy Violence ————————————————————— HDB Rating: 5 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who love action, adventure and a wonderful protagonist all rolled into one book! Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Amazon / B&N All Jack Blank knows is his bleak, dreary life at St. Barnaby’s Home for the…
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Book Review: The Lost Saint
Media Type: Ebook Title: The Lost Saint *Series: The Dark Divine #2 Author: Bree Despain Publisher: EgmontUSA Pages: Hardcover; 404 Release Date: December 28, 2010 Source: Purchased —————————————— Intended Reading Group: Young Adult Content Screening: Mild Violence —————————————— HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who love this series and can’t wait to find out what happens next! Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Amazon / B&N A family destroyed. A love threatened. An enemy returns. Grace Divine made the ultimate sacrifice to cure Daniel Kalbi. She was infected with the werewolf curse while trying…
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Book Review: Tools of Prophecy
Media Type: Print Book Title: Tools of Prophecy *Series: Prophecies Series #2 Author: Michael A. Rothman Publisher: M & S Publishing LLC. Pages: Paperback; 380 Release Date: August 1, 2012 Source: Publisher / Author ————————————– Intended Reading Group: Middle Grade / Young Adult Content Screening: Mild Violence ————————————– HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Middle grade readers, or lower YA readers, who enjoy an adventurous fantasy story. Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Amazon / B&N The TOOLS OF PROPHECY is the second volume in an epic saga which describes a prophecy that has placed the…
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Audio Book Review: If I Stay
Media Type: Audio Book Title: If I Stay *Series: If I Stay #1 Author: Gayle Forman Narrator: Kirsten Potter Publisher: Penguin Group Format: MP3; 5 hours 2 minutes Release Date: April 30, 2009 Source: Audible ——————————————- Intended Reading Group: Young Adult Content Screening: Nothing of note ——————————————- Recommended to: Readers who love a good contemporary and aren’t afraid to cry. HDB Rating: 5 Keys to My Heart Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Amazon / B&N In a single moment, everything changes. Seventeen-year-old Mia has no memory of the accident; she can only recall riding along the snow-wet…
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Book Review: Eden’s Root
Media Type: Ebook Title: Eden’s Root Author: Rachel E. Fisher Publisher: Self-published Pages: Paperback; 371 Release Date: April 8, 2012 (first released Dec 17, 2011) Source: Author ———————————————————— Intended Reading Group: Young Adult Content Screening: Nothing of note ———————————————————— HDB Rating: 5 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy a well-written, and eerily believable dystopian story line. Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Amazon / B&N The year is 2033 and the world hovers on the edge of explosion as unexplained crop deaths lead to severe global food shortages. In the United States, the Sickness is taking lives…