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Book Spotlight + Author Interview: Blood & Lilies by Lyn Croft
Who’s in the spotlight today? That’d be Lyn Croft, author of Blood & Lilies! Looking for something a little more supernatural in your reading list? Check out this book. First in the Bloodlines Series Once cast from Heaven, Zillah has vowed to destroy God and overtake his kingdom. But a key is needed to open the gates between the two realms. The Key to the gate walks the earth in the form of a woman…young, innocent and completely unaware of her importance in the battle between good and evil. Once her blood is shed, Zillah can open the portal to…
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Book Spotlight + Guest Post: X&Y by Rebecca Finlayson
I hope you’re ready, because there’s a stellar guest post headed your way right now! Today the spotlight is on X&Y by Rebecca Finlayson, a book all about people who design humans and the webs they weave. Sound like a book up your alley? Check out the synopsis! Olivia Adonane has it all; remarkable intelligence, stunning beauty, and – as the daughter of the head of the Triad, Society’s top three Human Designers – immeasurable wealth. Yet, all is not as it seems. Olivia discovers a dark secret about her homeland, formerly known as Great Britain, where humans are designed…
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Book Review: Stim
Media Type: Ebook Title: Stim Author: Kevin Berry Publisher: Waspie Publishing Pages: Kindle; 176 Release Date: October 16, 2013 Source: Xpresso Book Tours ——————————————- Genre: Contemporary Fiction HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who are looking for an honest glimpse into the inner workings of a person with Asperger’s Syndrome. Add it on: Goodreads / Amazon / BookLikes Robert is different. He has Asperger’s Syndrome. He experiences the world differently to 99% of the population. Follow his entertaining and highly empathetic story as he struggles to realise and accept who he really is, try to understand other…
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Book Review: Cruelty (Episode: One)
Media Type: Ebook Title: Cruelty (Episode: One) *Series: Cruelty (Serial Novel) Author: Edward Lorn Publisher: Self-published Pages: Ebook; N/A Release Date: October 5, 2013 Source: Purchased ————————————————- Genre: Horror HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who love to be scared, and have a strong stomach. Add it on: Goodreads / Amazon / BookLikes CRUELTY is a serial novel in ten parts. Episode One. On a lonely stretch of deserted Texas highway, Will Longmire breaks down. But he’s not alone. In the dead of night, Innis Blake hits someone, or something, with her car. The figure…
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Book Review: Side Effects May Vary
Media Type: Ebook (ARC) Title: Side Effects May Vary Author: Julie Murphy Publisher: Harper Collins/Balzer + Bray Pages: Hardcover; 336 Release Date: March 18, 2014 Source: The Fantastic Flying Book Club/Publisher —————————————————- Content Screening: Mild Adult Language HDB Rating: 3 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who want a different take on a character who is dealing with cancer. Add it on: Goodreads / Amazon / B&N What if you’d been living your life as if you were dying—only to find out that you had your whole future ahead of you? When sixteen-year-old Alice is diagnosed with leukemia, her prognosis is…
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Author Spotlight: Edward Lorn
Today I have the pleasure of featuring one of my favorite people on the Internet right now, Edward Lorn! Call him Edward, call him E., whatever you call him he’s definitely one of the coolest authors I’ve ever had the opportunity to work with. He’s funny, honest, and interacts with his readers constantly. If you’re looking for your next read, look no further. Edward Lorn’s writing is perfection, and that’s the truth. Please read on to find more about this fantastic author, and check out the interview he was kind enough to do! In my opinion, those answers alone make…
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Book Review: Shattered Veil (The Diatous Wars #1)
Media Type: Ebook Title: Shattered Veil * Series: The Diatous Wars #1 Author: Tracy E. Banghart Publisher: Self-published Pages: Paperback; 377 Release Date: February 28, 2014 Source: Xpresso Book Tours —————————————————- Genre: Science Fiction / Fantasy HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy new worlds, with fascinating characters and situations. Add it on: Goodreads / Amazon / B&N When everything that defines you is stripped away, who do you become? ~ For Aris, a talented wingjet pilot, war means sacrificing everything: her home, her name, her face—and the one promise she swore she’d never break. In the…
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Book Spotlight + Guest Post: Forest’s Heir by Ley Hayley
Another wonderful book spotlight for you today my friends! Best of all, it’s paired with a guest post from Ley Hayley herself. Are you a fan of Fantasy? You’ll want to check this one out. Seventeen year old Rosalind Rowan was born a princess, the apple of her father’s eye. She loves the thick forests and lush meadows of the Forested Land. She is sometimes selfish and reckless, but she is also kind and loves fearlessly. Rosalind–who is known to everyone but the Queen as Rose–is desperately in love with Gavin Ashford, the dashing and intriguing son of an important…
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Book Spotlight: LOCKED by Eva Morgan
Congratulations bookish friends, you’ve made it to the middle of the week! That in itself is a reason to celebrate, but how about a book spotlight to brighten your day even more? Check out Locked by Eva Morgan. Love Sherlock Holmes? This is your kind of book. When eighteen-year-old Irene Adler meets her new neighbor, the gorgeous, brilliant, and arrogant Sherlock Holmes, she never expects him to be the one to make her feel like life is worth living again. Ever since her sister’s death, she’s been addicted to risk-taking as a way to deal with her depression, and Sherlock quickly…
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February 2014 Wrap Up
February always throws me off. It’s a short month, and it just speeds by! A lot of good things happened this month though, not the least of which was that I read some great books. So here’s a list of what I devoured in February. ********** (C) = Children / (YA) = Young Adult / (NA) = New Adult (A) = Adult / (MG) = Middle Grade ** Books read in previous months Books read and reviewed in January: (MG) Ophelia and the Marvelous Boy by Karen Foxlee – Review (3/5) (A) Etched on Me by Jenn Crowell – Review (4/5) (A)…