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Book Review: Eon’s Door
Media Type: Ebook Title: Eon’s Door Author: J.G. McKenney Publisher: Self-published Pages: Ebook; 316 Release Date: July 10, 2011 Source: Author ——————————- Intended Reading Group: Young Adult Content Screening: Fantasy Violence ——————————- HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommend for: Lovers of Fantasy Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Librarything / Amazon / B&N Eon’s Door should not be open. Two thousand years after three clans flee the world of humans through Eon’s Door to find sanctuary in a realm called Erla, a prophecy left to them by the ancient race that created the tree portal is coming…
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Book Review: Vanish
Media Type: Print Book Title: Vanish Author: Sophie Jordan Publisher: HarperTeen Pages: Hardcover; 304 Release Date: September 6, 2011 Source: Publisher ———————————— Intended Reading Group: Young Adult Content Screening: Mild Violence ———————————— HDB Rating: 5 Keys to My Heart Recommended for: Lovers of Firelight, Dragons and Paranormal Romance Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Librarything / Amazon / B&N To save the life of the boy she loves, Jacinda did the unthinkable: She betrayed the most closely-guarded secret of her kind. Now she must return to the protection of her pride knowing she might never see Will again—and worse,…
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An Interview with Beth Barany
Beth Barany, author of Henrietta the Dragon Slayer, is here today for an author interview. I asked her a few questions and she was sweet enough to answer them! You can see my review here, the book was great, but I’ll let her go ahead and take the center stage. Don’t forget to leave a comment for her! 1) I saw on your website that you help aspiring authors! What led you to choose that as a path? I’ve always seemed to gravitate to teaching and helping others, and what better way to focus my talents and enthusiasm and knowledge…
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Book Review: Fury
Media Type: Print Book Title: Fury Author: Elizabeth Miles Publisher: Simon Pulse Pages: Hardcover; 352 Release Date: August 30, 2011 Source: Galley Grab ====================== Intended Reading Group: Young Adult Content Screening: Violence HDB Rating: 2 Keys to My Heart Sometimes sorry isn’t enough…. It’s winter break in Ascension, Maine. The snow is falling and everything looks pristine and peaceful. But not all is as it seems… Between cozy traditions and parties with her friends, Emily loves the holidays. And this year’s even better–the guy she’s been into for months is finally noticing her. But Em knows if she starts things…
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Laid back summers with Lauren Hammond, and a giveaway!
Give a warm standing ovation for Lauren Hammond! *claps* She is the author of the very popular Love Sucks and now of a FABULOUS book called Famished. Which, you lucky people you, she brought a copy of along to give away! Lucky….so lucky. Anyway I asked Lauren to share with us a little bit about her summertime traditions, and this is what she sent me. Enjoy, and don’t forget to enter the giveaway below! To me, the summertime is a calm laid back time of year where I get to do my favorite things, relax and spend time with my…
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An Interview with R.T. Kaelin, author of Progeny
You, my friends, are in for a treat today! R.T. Kaelin, author of the epic high fantasy Progeny, is here for an author interview! Now if you are a fan of fantasy, this is a book you need to pick up. At 672 pages it might seem a bit daunting at first, but I can promise you that this book is absolutely worth the read. It’s amazing! I’ll have a review up very soon, but in the meantime I’ll give the floor over to R.T. and let him talk. Enjoy! 1) Progeny must have been quite an undertaking! The book…
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Interviewing Jacinda from Firelight and Vanish
Sophie Jordan is here! If you saw me right now, you’d know that I’m grinning like a mad woman. Sophie Jordan’s Firelight was one of my favorite books when I first started my blog, and now I’m lucky enough to be able to host her for the sequel, Vanish. I can promise you, if you haven’t started this series yet you need to. It’s fabulous. Enough fangirl antics though, I’ll give the floor over to Sophie! She brought along her main character Jacinda to shed a little light into the books. Enjoy, and make sure to add these to your reading…
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Book Review: Dark Parties
Media Type: Print Book Title: Dark Parties Author: Sara Grant Publisher: Little, Brown BYR Pages: Hardcover; 320 Release Date: August 3, 2011 Source: NetGalley =================== Intended Reading Group: Young Adult Content Screening: Mild violence; sexual situations HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Sixteen-year-old Neva has been trapped since birth. She was born and raised under the Protectosphere, in an isolated nation ruled by fear, lies, and xenophobia. A shield “protects” them from the outside world, but also locks the citizens inside. But there’s nothing left on the outside, ever since the world collapsed from violent warfare. Or so the…
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Book Review: Torn
Media Type: Book Title: Torn Author: Erica O’Rourke Publisher: Kensington Pages: Paperback; 336 Release Date: June 28, 2011 Source: Publisher ———————————————— Content Screening: Mild violence; sexual situations HDB Rating: 3 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy multi-layered reads with strong characters. Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Librarything / Amazon / B&N Everyone has secrets. Even best friends. Swirling black descends like ravens, large enough to block the glow of the streetlights. A dull roar starts like a train on the ‘L’, a far-away rumbling that grows louder as it pulls closer, until it’s directly overhead and you feel it in your chest, except this doesn’t pass…
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Publication road, with Cheryl Rainfield
Cheryl Rainfield is on a blog tour to promote the paperback release of her popular book, Scars. She is a wonderful person, and an equally wonderful writer! I’m proud today to host a guest post she wrote about her road to publication. What I love about this is that she’s so honest. I’ll let Cheryl do the talking though. I tend to be shy and an introvert—though I’m getting better at being more comfortable around people—and since I’m also a survivor, there can be triggers for me. So some of my scariest moments have been when I had to put myself…