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Book Review: The Bone Charmer by Breeana Shields
Media Type: Print Book Title: The Bone Charmer Author: Breeana Shields Publisher: Page Street Kids Pages: Hardcover; 400 Release Date: May 21, 2019 Source: FFBC Tours / Publisher —————————————– Content Screening: Mild Violence HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy “sliding doors” stories with vivid characters and settings. Add it on: Goodreads | Amazon | B&N In Saskia’s world, bones are the source of all power. They tell the future, reveal the past, and expose secrets in the present. Each village has a designated seer who performs readings for the townsfolk, and in Midwood, the…
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Book Review: The Pumpkin War by Cathleen Young
Media Type: Print Book (ARC) Title: The Pumpkin War Author: Cathleen Young Publisher: Wendy Lamb Books Pages: Hardcover; 192 Release Date: May 21, 2019 Source: Publisher —————————————- Content Screening: Nothing of note. HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers looking for a sweet story about real family and friend relationships. Add it on: Goodreads | Amazon | B&N Former best friends compete to see who can grow the biggest pumpkin and win the annual giant pumpkin race on the lake. A great pick for fans of Half a Chance and Gertie’s Leap to Greatness. At the end…
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Book Review: Brief Chronicle of Another Stupid Heartbreak
Media Type: Print Book (ARC) Title: Brief Chronicle of Another Stupid Heartbreak Author: Adi Alsaid Publisher: Inkyard Press Pages: Hardcover; 384 Release Date: April 30, 2019 Source: TLC Book Tours / Publisher —————————————————– Content Screening: Nothing of note. HDB Rating: 3 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers looking for a refreshing look at teenage love. Add it on: Goodreads | Amazon | B&N The summer after senior year is not going as eighteen-year-old Lu Charles expected: after her longtime boyfriend unexpectedly breaks up with her, Lu can’t write a single word, despite the fact that her college scholarship is…
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Book Review: Deposing Nathan by Zack Smedley
Media Type: Print Book Title: Deposing Nathan Author: Zack Smedley Publisher: Page Street Publishing Pages: Hardcover; 400 Release Date: May 7, 2019 Source: FFBC Tours / Publisher —————————————— Content Screening: Violence; Adult Language/Topics HDB Rating: 5 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Everyone. Literally everyone. This book is so important, and it needs to be in all the hands. Add it on: Goodreads | Amazon | B&N For sixteen years, Nate was the perfect son—the product of a no-nonsense upbringing and deep spiritual faith. Then he met Cam, who pushed him to break rules, dream, and accept himself. Conflicted, Nate…
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It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? (5/6/19)
Happy Monday, my little readers! I’ll admit, this weekend wasn’t all that fruitful in terms of reading. I watched a ton of tv though! It seems I’m in “zone out” mode lately, just trying to make it through one day at a time. The bright spot of that is that between Netflix, Hulu and HBO there are a TON of things for me to watch right now. I’m in content heaven, and I have no complaints! Here’s how my reading looks at the moment. Last week I finished, and reviewed, Last Things by Jacqueline West. This book was GOOD. If you’re…
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So many emotions.
Ah, emotions. One of the hardest things about being an empathetic person is the fact that the emotions of others absolutely affect my mood too. If someone is really angry, I get stressed out. If someone is really sad, I feel sad too. It’s made me able to be a really good sounding board for people, and also great at emotional support, but it’s definitely draining as well. What I’ve noticed lately though is that book characters do this to me too. I finally figured out that this was the reason that I was staying away from Contemporary reads for…
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Book Review: Last Things by Jacqueline West
Media Type: Print Book (ARC) Title: Last Things Author: Jacqueline West Publisher: Greenwillow Books Pages: Hardcover; 416 Release Date: May 7, 2019 Source: FFBC Tours / Publisher ——————————————– Content Screening: Mild Violence HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who love dark, atmospheric stories that keep you guessing right up until the end. Add it on: Goodreads | Amazon | B&N When strange things start happening to local music idol Anders Thorson, everyone blames his number-one-fan, Thea. But is she out to hurt him? Or protect him? High school senior Anders Thorson is unusually gifted. His band,…
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April 2019 Wrap Post
Happy Tuesday lovely people, and happy end of April! While last month felt like it flew by, this month felt long enough that it more than made up for it. So, I’m ready to say goodbye to April. Come on May! Be a good month? Please? I haven’t done a wrap post in quite a while, so I thought it was time! It’s actually been a pretty amazing reading year so far. I’ve worked my way through 55 books! Here’s the breakdown for April. We Rule the Night by Claire Eliza Bartlett 5 Stars This book was amazing. Bleak, yes, but…
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Book Review: Monster Hunter International (MHI #1) by Larry Correia
Media Type: Audio Book Title: Monster Hunter International * Series: MHI #1 Author: Larry Correia Publisher: Audible Audio Narrator: Oliver Wyman Run Length: 24 hours Release Date: March 15, 2011 Source: Purchased ———————————————- Genre: Urban Fantasy / Paranormal HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who love action packed, rollicking adventures! Add it on: Goodreads | Amazon | B&N Monsters are real. And some people kill them for a living. Monster Hunter International is the premier eradication company in the business, and Owen Zastava Pitt — CPA, average guy, and survivor of a brutal supernatural attack —…
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Book Review: The Devouring Gray by Christine Lynn Herman
Media Type: Print Book Title: The Devouring Gray Author: Christine Lynn Herman Publisher: Disney-Hyperion Pages: Hardcover; 368 Release Date: April 2, 2019 Source: Publisher —————————————– Content Screening: Mild Violence HDB Rating: 3 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy stories that are dark and atmospheric. Add it on: Goodreads | Amazon | B&N Branches and stones, daggers and bones, They locked the Beast away. After the death of her sister, seventeen-year-old Violet Saunders finds herself dragged to Four Paths, New York. Violet may be a newcomer, but she soon learns her mother isn’t: They belong to one of the…