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Book Review: The Iron Thorn
Media Type: Print Book Title: The Iron Thorn *Series: The Iron Codex (Book 1) Author: Cailtlin Kittredge Publisher: Delacorte Pages: Hardcover; 512 Release Date: February 22, 2011 Source: Library —————————————– Intended Reading Group: Young Adult Content Screening: Mild violence —————————————– HDB Rating: 5 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy immersion in a fabulous fantasy world. Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Librarything / Amazon / B&N In the city of Lovecraft, the Proctors rule and a great Engine turns below the streets, grinding any resistance to their order to dust. The necrovirus is blamed for Lovecraft’s epidemic of madness, for the strange and eldritch creatures that roam…
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This or That? with Heather Terrell
This lovely lady right here is Heather Terrell! I fell in love with her first book, Fallen Angel when I read it earlier this year. Now she’s here to support the sequel, Eternity! Heather brought along a “This or That?” list to give us a little insight into the new character, Rafe. Hi Jessica! I just wanted to take a second to say thank you so much for your interest in Eternity, the second book in the Fallen Angel series!! I really appreciate it, and am looking forward to blogging with you today. If you or your readers want to chat…
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Looking back with Gabriella Goliger
Gabriella Goliger is here today. She is the author of Song of Ascent and the recently released Girl Unwrapped. When I was researching Gabriella what I really liked was how honest and forthcoming she is. I honestly can’t wait to read her books! Today, she’s here to share with us a little bit about her past in a garage sale of her teenage years. Let’s see what she would have parted with shall we? Visit her at: http://www.gabriellagoliger.com/index.html Some of the items listed are things I never would have wanted to own in the first place, so they would be free, or…
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A garage sale of Jim Maher’s teenage years
Today Jim Maher, author of Hemingway Man, is here to share a little bit about his teenage years in the form of a garage sale! Ever curious what things your favorite author might have amassed as a teen? Well here’s your chance to find out what Jim Maher would sell! A garage sale of my teenage years, hmmm? That was about twelve thousand years ago (or 12, Iâm 31 now.) What did I have in high school? -Nirvana, Green Day, Bob Marley and Offspring CDs -MAD magazine (not the most mature person in the world) -baseball cards -the Wheel of…
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Book Review: Meridian
Media Type: Print Book Title: Meridian Author: Amber Kizer Publisher: Delacorte Pages: Hardcover; 320 Release Date: August 11, 2009 Source: Library ================== Intended Reading Group: Young Adult Content Screening: Mild violence HDB Rating: 3 Keys to My Heart Half-human, half-angel, Meridian Sozu has a dark responsibility. Sixteen-year-old Meridian has been surrounded by death ever since she can remember. As a child, insects, mice, and salamanders would burrow into her bedclothes and die. At her elementary school, she was blamed for a classmate’s tragic accident. And on her sixteenth birthday, a car crashes in front of her family home and Meridian’s…
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Book Review: The Moon in Habock’s Mirror
Media Type: Print Book Title: The Moon in Habock’s Mirror Author: Kara Bartley Publisher: Self-published Pages: Paperback; 244 Release Date: April 25, 2011 Source: Pump Up Your Book Promotions ======================= Intended Reading Group: Young Adult Content Screening: Mild language HDB Rating: 3 Keys to My Heart From the moments Scarlett Cavanaugh enters the attic, her life begins to change. Family secrets and hidden voices are soon discovered as she delves into another time. With a guide she never envisioned and a world now unfamiliar, Scarlett must battle her inner demons to find the strength that lies within. On her quest…
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This or That? with G.S. Wolff and giveaway info!
Author G.S. Wolff is here today to spread the love for her Galstanberry Girlz series! I’ll be reviewing these later on in the month, but for now we get a peek into the mind of this author with another game of This or That? G.S. Wolff was tons of fun and answered in pictures! So take a look and get to know this author just a little bit more. Jelly or Jam? Slippers or socks? I wear them in funky colors/designs. Plus, their easier to dance around my apartment with đ Library or book store? The architecture of libraries…
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Spotlight on: Pearl by Jo Knowles
Bean (nĂ©e Pearl) and Henry, misfits and best friends, have the strangest mothers in town. Henryâs mom Sally never leaves the house. Beanâs mom Lexie, if she is home, is likely nursing a hangover or venting to her friend Claire about Beanâs beloved grandfather Gus, the third member of their sunny household. Gusâs death unleashes a host of family secrets that brings them all together. And they threaten to change everythingâincluding Beanâs relationship with Henry, her first friend, and who also might turn out to be her first love. Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Amazon / B&N I…
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Interviewing (the swoon worthy) Magnus from the Blood Coven series!
The ever stunning (and talented) Mari Mancusi is on the blog today. Lucky me!!! She’s here to promote the newest book in the Blood Coven Series, Blood Ties. I cannot wait for this one! For those of you who may not be familiar with this series, the snarky wit and delicious chemistry of the characters is to die for. Part humor, part vampire lore, all scrumptious, these are books to watch out for. I was lucky enough to score an interview with the handsome, debonair, and very swoon worthy Magnus. He’s in love with Sunny, but reading these books makes me…
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Teenage Garage Sale with Amber Kizer and giveaway!
Amber Kizer, author of Meridian and Wildcat Fireflies, is here today to share a bit about her past in TEENAGE GARAGE SALE! This is my favorite post. We get to see what Amber would put in a garage sale now, if she found things from her teenage years. Ready to take a look back? Let’s go! Hello! Welcome to my Teen Garage Sale! Iâll make all these âor best offerâ 1) Earrings The bigger, the bolder, the more dangly, the better. I preferred earrings that were representative of actual things like fish, asparagus (yes, really), birds, frogs, cats, rainbows, starsâŠyou get…