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Book Review: The Northern Frights
Media Type: Print Book Title: The Northern Frights *Series: Scary School #3 Author: Derek the Ghost Publisher: HarperCollins Pages: Ebook; 272 Release Date: July 1, 2013 Source: Author ————————————————— Content Screening: Mild Fantasy Violence HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers, both young and old, who enjoy a silly and adventure driven story with amazing characters! Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Amazon / B&N In The Northern Frights, the third book in the spooky Scary School series, Charles “New Kid” Nukid and his friends, including Lattie, a girl ninja, must fight an epic battle…
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Book Review: Monsters on the March (Scary School #2)
Media Type: Print Book Title: Monsters on the March * Series: Scary School #2 Author: Derek the Ghost Publisher: HarperCollins Pages: Hardcover; 256 Release Date: June 26, 2012 Source: Author ————————————————- Content Screening: Nothing of note. HDB Rating: 5 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who love to reads that are a bit creepy and a whole lot of fun! Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Amazon / B&N As winners of last year’s Ghoul Games, the students of Scary School are off to Monster Forest. School may be scary, but the forest has a few frights of its own,…
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Spotlight on Zombie, Incorporated
Twilight. With zombies. Eighteen-year-old Katie Allred is socially awkward and unpopular at school. The only child of parents who had her right out of high school, Katie is herself about to leave the nest, even though she hardly feels ready. Katie’s new after-school job at the Zimble Box Corporation draws her into the complex social strata of high school cliques and backstabbing friends in ways she never imagined. Katie soon discovers there’s something very strange about the “in” crowd at school—and about her employer, too. Shortly after starting her new job, the Contagion breaks out, plunging her town and the…
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Wilde Nights Spotlight and Giveaway!
I’m in Vegas this weekend in honor of getting yet another year older! When I thought of what book I’d take with me to read poolside, there was no contest. Wilde Nights in Paradise sounded like steamy perfection, and what’s better to get lost in while relaxing? In case you doubt me though, here’s the synopsis. He’ll guard her body all night long. Former Marine Jude Wilde’s motto has always been “burn bridges and never look back,” so nobody is more surprised when Wilde Security is hired to protect assistant district attorney Libby Pruitt, the woman he loved and left.…
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Book Review: The Blue Blazes
Media Type: Ebook (ARC) Title: The Blue Blazes *Series: Mookie Pearl #1 Author: Chuck Wendig Publisher: Angry Robot Pages: Paperback; 397 Release Date: May 28, 2013 Source: NetGalley ——————————————————– Genre: Urban Fantasy HDB Rating: 5 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy tough characters and unique storylines! Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Amazon / B&N Meet Mookie Pearl. Criminal underworld? He runs it. Supernatural underworld? He hunts in it. Nothing stops Mookie when he’s on the job. But when his daughter takes up arms and opposes him, something’s gotta give… The Blue Blazes – the first in…
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Book Review: Domino Falls
Media Type: Ebook (ARC) Title: Domino Falls *Series: Devil’s Wake #2 Author: Steven Barnes and Tananarive Due Publisher: Atria Books Pages: Ebook; 384 Release Date: February 19, 2013 Source: NetGalley ——————————————————– Content Screening: Violence; Adult Language HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Fans of zombie stories! Especially those who love new twists in their literature. Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Amazon / B&N It began on Freak Day—that day no one could explain, when strangers and family members alike went crazy and started biting one another. Some thought the outbreak was caused by a…
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Spotlight and Giveaway: Riding on a Beam of Light
Welcome my bibliophile friends! Are you ready for a spotlight and a giveaway? I bet you are! Albert Einstein adamantly emphasized the importance of imagination and so does Riding on a Beam of Light. In this vividly illustrated storybook, lights-out turns into learning as we’re swept away by young Albert Einstein’s fantastical, and ultimately world-changing idea in an adventure that’s reminiscent of classics like Harold and the Purple Crayon and Where the Wild Things Are. At it’s heart is a story about imagination and dreaming, adventurous and engaging, with gorgeous illustrations that captures our grown-up hearts and our children’s curiosity.…
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Book Review: Riding on a Beam of Light
Media Type: Ebook Title: Riding on a Beam of Light Author: Ramsey Dean Illustrator: Noah Hamdan Publisher: The Light Beam Riders Pages: Ebook; 26 Release Date: April 23, 2013 Source: JKS Communications —————————————- Recommended to: Parents/Readers looking for a fantastic look at the imagination of Albert Einstein! Difficulty Level: Elementary school readers should start to be able to read this on their own, although some vocabulary is a little advanced. Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Amazon / iTunes Albert Einstein adamantly emphasized the importance of imagination and so does Riding on a Beam of Light. In this vividly illustrated storybook, lights-out…
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Book Review: Tempestuous
Media Type: Print Book Title: Tempestuous Author: Kim Askew & Amy Helmes Publisher: Merit Press Pages: Hardcover; 224 Release Date: December 18, 2012 Source: Publisher ————————————————————– Content Screening: Nothing of note HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy modern day retellings of classic stories, and fun plots. Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Amazon / B&N Recently banished, unfairly, by the school’s popular crowd, former “it girl,” Miranda Prospero, finds herself in a brave new world: holding dominion amongst a rag-tag crew of geeks and misfits where she works at the Hot-Dog Kabob in the…
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Sunday Post / In My Mailbox (3)
Sunday Post and In My Mailbox are hosted by Kimba’s Caffeinated Book Reviewer and Mod Podge Bookshelf respectively. Click the buttons above to join in the fun! ======================================================================= It’s been a wonderful week here on the blog! I can’t wait to post reviews for some of the amazing books I’ve read this week :). Book Review: Beside Your Heart by Mary Whitney A sweet and heartbreaking read with wonderful characters! Book Review: Playing the Part by Robin Covington Looking for a sexy romance with lots of steam? Mick will charm your pants off! Guest Post: Lois Metzger, author of A Trick of the…