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Book Spotlight + Giveaway: Fledgling by Nicole Conway
Click the banner for more tour stops! What better way to make a Monday more bearable than an awesome tour stop? Especially when that tour stop features dragons! Today’s spotlight is on Fledgling by Nichole Conway, a book that speaks to my Fantasy loving heart. Can one boy stand between two kingdoms at war? Jaevid Broadfeather has grown up as a wartime refugee, hiding from the world because of his mixed racial heritage. He feels his future is hopeless, until a chance encounter with a wild dragon lands him in Blybrig Academy—a place usually forbidden to anyone but the rich and…
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It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? (4/21/14)
Click above to join in the fun! I just realized how long it has been since I’ve participated in this meme! I used to do it pretty regularly, because I love finding new books on others’ shelves. So, I’m participating today! I think I’ll try to keep this going at least twice a month. It’s a fun way to interact with fellow bookworms. So, without further ado, here’s what’s going on in this bookworm’s reading life. I was reading The Rosie Project with my book club, and I loved it so much that I didn’t manage to stick to the…
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Book Review: Prisoner of Night and Fog
Media Type: Ebook (ARC) Title: Prisoner of Night and Fog * Series: Prisoner of Night and Fog #1 Author: Anne Blankman Publisher: Balzer + Bray Pages: Hardcover; 416 Release Date: April 22, 2014 Source: The Fantastic Flying Book Club Tour ————————————————– Content Screening: Violence HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who are fans of historical fiction, or who have an interest in this time period. Add it on: Goodreads / Amazon / BookLikes In 1930s Munich, danger lurks behind dark corners, and secrets are buried deep within the city. But Gretchen Müller, who grew up in…
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Book Spotlight + Giveaway: Whispering Woods Series by Brinda Berry
Today I have a whole series in the spotlight! Brinda Berry’s Whispering Woods has peaked my interest, mainly because of all the topics wrapped up into it. Time travel, inter-dimensional portals, and romance? Yes, please. Give me all the books! Below you’ll find information on this whole series, but first please enjoy a Top 10 list from Brinda Berry herself! I asked her who her Top 10 Favorite Female Characters were. Here’s here list: Top 10 Favorite Female Characters I’ll be honest and tell you that I was a little stumped when I started this post. For some reason, it’s…
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Book Review: Wish You Weren’t
Media Type: Ebook (ARC) Title: Wish You Weren’t Author: Sherrie Peterson Publisher: Intrepid Publications Pages: Paperback; 139 Release Date: March 17, 2014 Source: Publicity Blog Tour ———————————————– Content Screening: Nothing of note HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy fun, quick reads with lots of heart. Add it on: Goodreads / Amazon / BookLikes Marten doesn’t believe in the power of wishes. None of his have ever come true. His parents ignore him, his little brother is a pain and his family is talking about moving to Texas. Not cool. So when he makes an…
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Waiting on Wednesday (4/9/2014)
“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. The book that I’m most looking forward to right now is The Infinite Sea by Rick Yancey. This is the second book in The Fifth Wave series and I’m so excited for it to come out! I finished the last book with my mouth gaping open. I absolutely need to know what happens next. Alas, it doesn’t release until September. So I’ll have to keep waiting :). How do you rid the Earth of seven billion humans? Rid the humans of…
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Book Spotlight: Daughter of Chaos by Jen McConnel
Daughter of Chaos (Red magic #1) by Jen McConnel Publisher: Month9Books Release Date: March 25, 2014 Synopsis: There comes a time in every witch’s life when she must choose her path. Darlena’s friends have already chosen, so why is it so hard for her to make up her mind? Now, Darlena is out of time. Under pressure from Hecate, the Queen of all witches, Darlena makes a rash decision to choose Red magic, a path no witch in her right mind would dare take. As a Red witch, she will be responsible for chaos and mayhem, drawing her deep into…
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Book Review: Rose and the Lost Princess
Media Type: Ebook (ARC) Title: Rose and the Lost Princess *Series: Rose #2 Author: Holly Webb Publisher: Sourcebooks Pages: Paperback; 256 Release Date: April 1, 2014 Source: Publisher ——————————————- Content Screening: Nothing of note HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who love witty young heroines and stories filled with plenty of magic! Add it on: Goodreads / Amazon / BookLikes Now an apprentice magician, Rose is asked to help find a very special missing person Turning the worn pages of her spell book, Rose can’t believe how much her life has changed. Once a poor…
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Friday’s Random Thoughts
I was sitting here, moving reviews over to Goodreads and getting posts set up for the coming weeks and I realized something: I haven’t actually posted anything personal on here in a long time. Back when I first started my blog, I used to mix it up! I’d have reviews, muse about books that were coming up, gush about my favorite authors, and occasionally throw in a movie review or two. Lately I’ve been so busy that I’ve only been posting what’s scheduled on my calendar :). I know this is a book blog, but I always like to get to…
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Book Review: The Eyes of the Dragon
Media Type: Audio Book Title: The Eyes of the Dragon Author: Stephen King Narrator: Bronson Pinchot Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc. Format: MP3 Download Duration: 10 hours and 18 minutes Source: Library Download ———————————————– Genre: Fantasy HDB Rating: 5 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: All readers who love sweeping Fantasy with amazing characters written in! Add it on: Goodreads / Amazon / BookLikes Once upon a time – there was terror and dragons and princes… evil wizards and dark dungeons… and an enchanted castle and a terrible secret. With this enthralling masterpiece of magical evil and daring adventure, Stephen King…