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Audio Book Review: Landry Park by Bethany Hagen
Media Type: Audio Book Title: Landry Park Author: Bethany Hagen Narrator: Leslie Bellair Publisher: Penguin Audio Format: MP3 CD Length: 7 hours 50 minutes Source: Library ——————————————— Content Screening: Mild Violence HDB Rating: 3 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Fans of dystopian fiction, science fiction and historical romance! Add it on: Goodreads / Amazon / BookLikes Downton Abbey meets The Selection in this dystopian tale of love and betrayal In a fragmented future United States ruled by the lavish gentry, seventeen-year-old Madeline Landry dreams of going to the university. Unfortunately, gentry decorum and her domineering father won’t allow that.…
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Guest Post: Jennifer Ellision, author of Threats of Sky and Sea
Click the banner for more tour stops! Happy Monday my friends! Are you ready for some gorgeous cover love? Not only is Jennifer Ellision’s Threats of Sky and Sea an absolutely beautiful book, it’s also one that has my attention. The synopsis drew me in, and I can’t wait to dive in! Take a look. Sixteen year-old Breena Perdit has spent her life as a barmaid, innocent to her father’s past and happily free from the Elemental gifts that would condemn her to a life in the Egrian King’s army. Until the day that three Elemental soldiers recognize her father as…
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ARC Review: Eyes on You by Kate White
Media Type: Print Book (ARC) Title: Eyes on You Author: Kate White Publisher: Harper Collins Pages: Hardcover; 320 Release Date: June 24, 2014 Source: Publisher ———————————————- Genre: Mystery/Thriller HDB Rating: 3 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy stories centered around television stars and celebrities. Add it on: Goodreads / Amazon / BookLikes From New York Times bestselling author Kate White comes a riveting psychological suspense in which a media star must battle a malevolent enemy who may be disturbingly close to her. After losing her on-air job two years ago, television host Robin Trainer has fought her…
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Guest Post: Edward Lorn on Horror and the Objectification of Women
If you’ve been following my blog for any length of time, you’ll probably note that I’ve had Edward Lorn on my blog before! He’s not only a stellar author, but also one of the funniest and most honest people I’ve ever had the pleasure of interacting with. In other words? He always has a place on my blog whenever he wants one. Period. This time, E. is touring the blogosphere to promote the newest addition to his ongoing serial novel. Cruelty: Episode Five is out now and, if you’re new to this serial novel, you can actually pick up Episodes 1-5…
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Book Review: Will in Scarlet
Media Type: Ebook (ARC) Title: Will in Scarlet Author: Matthew Cody Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers Pages: Hardcover; 272 Release Date: October 8, 2013 Source: NetGalley —————————————————- Content Screening: Mild Violence HDB Rating: 5 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Fans of reimaginings/retellings of popular stories, or anyone wanting to be swept up in something fabulous! Add it on: Goodreads / Amazon / BookLikes This reimagining of the Robin Hood legend tells the story of the young boy behind the bandit hero’s rise to fame. Will Shackley is the son of a lord, and though just thirteen, he’s led…
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It’s time for SYNC Summer!
Have you heard? It’s SYNC Summer! I love this program, and I always promote it every year. I’m a bit late to the game this time, since I was gone the entire month of May, but there’s still plenty of free listening to be had! From now through August, SYNC is offering up two free listens each week. This Week’s Audiobooks: Download FREE pair here. Available June 5 – June 11. For more information, a schedule of upcoming books, and other goodies, check out the SYNC Summer website! Free audio books for your summer break. What could be better?
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Waiting on Wednesday (6/4/2014)
“Waiting On” Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted here, that spotlights upcoming releases that we’re eagerly anticipating. It’s hosted by Breaking the Spine. Okay I think it’s fair to say that I’m not the only one waiting on this book. To all the Throne of Glass fans out there, waiting for Heir of Fire is like trying to avoid a giant bar of chocolate sitting on the table. It’s nearly impossible I tell you! I got super lucky to get approved for it on NetGalley, but since it doesn’t release until September I’m too scared to start it yet. I’ll have to…
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Graphic Novel Review: The Extinction Parade (Vol 1)
Title: The Extinction Parade: Vol 1 *Series: The Extinction ParadeAuthor: Max BrooksIllustrator: Raúlo Cáceres Publisher: Avatar PressPages: Paperback; 160Release Date: July 1, 2014Source: NetGalley Max Brooks, the best selling Zombie writer in history, unleashes an all-new horror epic! As humans wage their losing fight versus the hoards of the subdead, a frightening realization sets in with the secretive vampire race: our food is dying off. This is the story of the vampire’s decent into all-out war with the mindless, hungry hordes of the zombie outbreak as humanity tries to survive them all! This collected edition contains the entire first chapter of Extinction Parade (Issues #1-5) and a…
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May 2014 Wrap Up
So as you know, I wasn’t here on the blog in May. I did get a lot of reading done though! All the links below will take you to my BookLikes review of the books that I read. I’m pretty caught up, and feeling good about it! Looking forward to a new month of reading :). ********** (C) = Children / (YA) = Young Adult / (NA) = New Adult (A) = Adult / (MG) = Middle Grade ** Books read in previous months Books Read and Reviewed in May: (YA) The Inventor’s Secret by Andrea Cremer – Review (4/5) (YA)…
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I’m back!
It’s okay if you didn’t, lol. I just wanted to let you all know that I’m back! I took a month off from blogging to get things straightened up in my life. There are a lot of circumstances I won’t go into right now that kept me from enjoying being a blogger for the last few months. It was starting to become a chore, and I couldn’t have that! I love this blog, I adore all of you, and I always want to do it for the love of books. So I took a month off and now I’m back!…