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Small Business Spotlight: Bookish Apparel
Happy Friday, my bookish friends! I’m here today to give you some fabulous Friday feelings, with another Small Business Spotlight. In case this is the first one that you’ve seen, this is a post where I share with you all of the amazing bookish finds I’ve stumbled across on the web. You can find the rest of them right up there (*points to the nav bar*) under “Features”. This week’s theme is APPAREL, because what’s better than wearing your love for reading on your sleeve? ** note that all photos are the property of the store owners ** ========================================================= Jane…
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Book Review: A Single Stone by Meg McKinlay
Media Type: Ebook Title: A Single Stone Author: Meg McKinlay Publisher: Candlewick Press Pages: Hardcover; 272 Release Date: March 14, 2017 Source: Publisher ———————————– Content Screening: Mild Action Violence HDB Rating: 3 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who are looking for a MG friendly dystopian novel. Add it on: Goodreads | Amazon | B&N In an isolated society, one girl makes a discovery that will change everything — and learns that a single stone, once set in motion, can bring down a mountain. Jena — strong, respected, reliable — is the leader of the line, a job every…
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Guest Post: R.J. Corgan – The Character in the Flaw
Good morning everyone, and happy Wednesday! You’ve made it through half the week, so congratulations on that! Hopefully I can keep the content flowing, and give you some distraction to help you get through the day. In my opinion, today’s guest post definitely fits that bill. R.J. Corgan is here, talking about his characters in Cold Flood. I think you’ll enjoy this! For geologist Kea Wright, when a volcano erupts under an ice cap, it isn’t just a good time, it’s a living. Camped at the base of an icecap in southeast Iceland, geologist Kea Wright and her team are…
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Mortal Engines – First Look!
Friends. Gather around, and let me share my complete and utter excitement about the upcoming Mortal Engines movie! I know that those of us out there who have read Philip Reeve’s Hungry City Chronicles might be the minority, but I can promise you that once you see this trailer you’ll be just as excited as I am! Imagine a world where resources are scare. In Reeve’s world, cities travel on rolling tracks and smaller cities are eaten by the larger ones for scrap. Intrigued yet? Oh, you should be. I’ll stop rambling now, and just put this trailer here: See, I…
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Post Holiday Weekend Feels
Hey bookish people! So you may remember that I took a vacation recently and, to my surprise, did pretty much no reading. Hahaha. I watched a ton of Netflix, did cross stitch projects, and worked in the garden. I just never really fell into that reading place. Honestly a first, and it felt SO WEIRD. So when the holiday weekend rolled around, it felt amazing to get back into the groove. I knocked out the endings of three books (yes, I’m that kind of person) that I was part way through. I caught up to my reading goal. It was…
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Book Review: The Reckless Rescue (The Explorers #2) by Adrienne Kress
Media Type: Ebook (ARC) Title: The Reckless Rescue *Series: The Explorers #2 Author: Adrienne Kress Publisher: Delacorte Books for Young Readers Pages: Hardcover; 208 Release Date: April 24, 2018 Source: Publisher ————————————————- Content Screening: Nothing of note. HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who have been eagerly awaiting the next adventures of Sebastian and Evie! Add it on: Goodreads | Amazon | B&N More mystery, more bravery, more danger, and one amazingly reckless rescue await in the second book in the Explorers series! The perfect read for fans of The Name of This Book Is…
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Book Review: The Cleaner of Chartres by Salley Vickers
Media Type: Audio Book Title: The Cleaner of Chartres Author: Salley Vickers Publisher: Viking Pages: Hardcover; 304 Release Date: June 27, 2013 Source: NetGalley ————————————– Genre: Historical Fiction HDB Rating: 2 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy slow moving historical fiction that has a very psychology heavy bend. Add it on: Goodreads | Amazon | B&N From the author of Miss Garnet’s Angel, a story of the redemptive power of love and community in the famous French cathedral town There is something very special about Agnès Morel. A quiet presence in the small French town of Chartres,…
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It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? (5/7/18)
Happy Monday, y’all! Yes, I actually mean that. Monday it may be, but I’m feeling pretty optimistic about it. As you can see, things have settled into a nice rhythm here at HDB, and that in itself means that things are in a good place. Huzzah! Likewise, my reading has been doing so much better lately as well! I’ve been back into the swing of things, and my review roadblock has vanished. I’ve just kind of learned to let my brain do its thing. If it says that I need to take a break, I do. It makes things go…
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Book Review: The Book Knights by J.G. McKenney
Media Type: Print Book Title: The Book Knights Author: J.G. McKenney Publisher: J.G. McKenney Pages: Paperback; 272 Release Date: July 5, 2017 Source: Author —————————————- Content Screening: Mild Violence HDB Rating: 3 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers looking for a fast paced mix of fantasy and a dystopian future. Add it on: Goodreads | Amazon When her parents are condemned to death by Morgan Fay for the crime of reading, Arti Penderhagen becomes a fugitive. Hunted by Mordred, the sadistic police captain who recites poetry to enhance his physical strength, Arti escapes to the Isle of Avalon, a…
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Just breathe, and move forward.
This is what I’ve been trying to do lately. Truthfully most of my time and effort has been concentrated on just keeping things in this tenuous balance that I’ve built. It’s like I’m holding this massive stack of very expensive plates on a really, really small pedestal. One false move, and the whole stack goes crashing to the ground. No pressure, right? The nice thing is that it’s been easier this time around. All the work that I’ve been doing on myself, and on the environments around me, has really helped me find a stronger center. It makes that scary…