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Sunday Post / Stacking the Shelves (6)
Sunday Post and Stacking the Shelves are hosted by Kimba’s Caffeinated Book Reviewer and Tynga’s Reviews respectively. Click the buttons above to join in the fun! ================================================================ So many goodies this week :). I’ve been working hard to catch up on my TBR, and then more amazing books just show up. It’s a pretty wonderful problem to have for a bookworm! Book Review: Escape From Eden by Elisa Nader What will Mia discover beneath the surface of her cult’s calm facade? Book Review: The Family That Stays Together by Deborah Plummer Bussey A former nun turned sleuth! Watch as she solves the mystery as…
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Bout of Books 8.0 – Let’s Do This!
It’s that time again! The Bout of Books read-a-thon is organized by Amanda @ On a Book Bender and Kelly @ Reading the Paranormal. It is a week long read-a-thon that begins 12:01am Monday, August 19th and runs through Sunday, August 25th in whatever time zone you are in. Bout of Books is low-pressure, and the only reading competition is between you and your usual number of books read in a week. There are challenges, giveaways, and a grand prize, but all of these are completely optional. For all Bout of Books 8.0 information and updates, be sure to visit…
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A Really Awesome Mess Giveaway!
Hello fellow bibliophiles! Ready for another giveaway? This time Trish Cook and Brendan Halpin’s A Really Awesome Mess is up for grabs. Check out the synopsis. B&N / Amazon / Indiebound A hint of Recovery Road, a sample of Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist, and a cut of Juno. A Really Awesome Mess is a laugh-out-loud, gut-wrenching/heart-warming story of two teenagers struggling to find love and themselves. Two teenagers. Two very bumpy roads taken that lead to Heartland Academy. Justin was just having fun, but when his dad walked in on him with a girl in a very compromising position, Justin’s…
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Guest Post + Giveaway: Catherine Stine, author of Ruby’s Fire!
Another great author is on the blog today! Catherine Stine, author of Fireseed One and now Ruby’s Fire, is on tour! I’ve read Fireseed One and can honestly say it’s amazing. I can’t wait to dive into Ruby’s Fire as well. Check out the synopsis! If everything about you changes, what remains? Seventeen year-old Ruby, long-pledged to the much older Stiles from the Fireseed desert cult, escapes with only a change of clothes, a pouch of Oblivion Powder and her mute little brother, Thorn. Arriving at The Greening, a boarding school for orphaned teens, she can finally stop running. Or can she? The…
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July Wrap Up
(YA) = Young Adult / (A) = Adult / (MG) = Middle Grade / (C) = Children ** Books read in previous months Books Read and Reviewed in July: (YA) Chantress by Amy Butler Greenfield – Review (2/5) (MG) Monsters on the March (Scary School #2) – Review (5/5) ** (MG) The Northern Frights (Scary School #3) by Derek the Ghost – Review (4/5) (A) Snow Day by Dan Maurer – Review (4/5) (A) League of Somebodies by Samuel Sattin – Review (3/5) (A) Love Him or Leave Him by Sara Daniel – Review (4/5) (YA) Land of the Awoken by Ben…
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Book Review: The Family That Stays Together
Media Type: Ebook (ARC) Title: The Family That Stays Together *Series: Sister Nun Mystery #2 Author: Deborah Plummer Bussey Publisher: Half Dozen Publications Pages: Paperback; 278 Release Date: July 5, 2013 Source: JKS Communications —————————————————- Genre: Cozy Mystery HDB Rating: 3 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy slow moving, cozy mysteries. Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Amazon When a television celebrity becomes suspect in the murder of her ex-fiancé, sister sleuths Kathy and Tina rally to support their family friend. Soon they end up in trouble. Will family ties be strong enough to protect…
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Book Review: Escape From Eden
Media Type: Ebook (ARC) Title: Escape From Eden Author: Elisa Nader Publisher: Merit Press Pages: Hardcover; 272 Release Date: August 18, 2013 Source: Publisher —————————————————————– Content Screening: Mild Violence HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who are looking for a haunting read dealing with a cult mindset. Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Amazon / B&N Since the age of ten, Mia has lived under the iron fist of the fundamentalist preacher who lured her mother away to join his fanatical family of followers. In Edenton, a supposed “Garden of Eden” deep in the South American…
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Quarantine Series Giveaway!
Yesterday, if you’ll recall, I reviewed Quarantine: The Loners by Lex Thomas. You can check my ramblings out here, if you’re interested! I know that at the end of the first book, I was eager for the second and I was lucky enough to have both to devour. Which brings me to my point: You too can have both of Lex Thomas’ books to devour! EgmontUSA has been so kind as to offer up a paperback copy of Quarantine: The Loners and a hardback copy of Quarantine: The Saints to one lucky winner! Open to U.S. mailing address only. Giveaway ends August 4, 2013.…
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Book Review: Quarantine: The Loners
Media Type: Print Book Title: Quarantine: The Loners *Series: Quarantine #1 Author: Lex Thomas Publisher: EgmontUSA Pages: Hardcover; 416 Release Date: July 10, 2012 Source: Publisher ————————————————– Content Screening: Violence; Adult Language HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who love reads like Lord of the Flies and Gone. Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Amazon / B&N It was just another ordinary day at McKinley High—until a massive explosion devastated the school. When loner David Thorpe tried to help his English teacher to safety, the teacher convulsed and died right in front of him. And…
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Queen’s Lover Giveaway!
It’s almost Friday my darling friends! (And possibly it IS already Friday depending on where you reside.) So I thought it was the perfect time to give you all a reward. You worked hard this week, you likely put up with all manner of annoyances. Perhaps it’s time to enter to win a new read? I’ve already read, and reviewed The Queen’s Lover by Francine Du Plessix Gray. You can find my review here if you are so inclined. Here’s the synopsis: Francine du Plessix Gray’s beautifully realized historical novel reveals the untold love story between Swedish aristocrat Count Axel von Fersen…