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Weekly Rewind – March 17, 2013
Monday – Romance in Dystopia! Nazarea Andrews stopped by to talk about why she thinks romance is so important in dystopian fiction. After all, if the hero/heroine doesn’t have anything to fight for, what’s the point? Giveaway alert! — It doesn’t end until 8 pm tonight so hurry and get your entries in! Tuesday – Book Review: Edge of the Falls In case you needed further prodding to go enter the giveaway above, here’s my review of this stunning book. Love, danger, and friendship? Oh yes, it’s all here. Wednesday – Book Review: Escape Theory Margeaux Foley’s book was a breath…
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Book Review: The Demi Monde: Winter
Media Type: Print Book Title: The Demi Monde *Series: The Demi Monde Saga Author: Rod Rees Publisher: Quercus Publishing Pages: Hardcover; 522 Release Date: January 1, 2011 Source: Publisher ————————————————- Genre: Science Fiction HDB Rating: 3 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Fans of down and dirty science fiction mixed with steampunk. Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Amazon / B&N EXPERIENCE THE ULTIMATE IN VIRTUAL REALITY. The Demi-Monde is the most advanced computer simulation ever devised. Created to prepare soldiers for the nightmarish reality of urban warfare, it is a virtual world locked in eternal civil war.…
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Book Review: The Culling
Media Type: Ebook (ARC) Title: The Culling * Series: The Torch Keeper #1 Author: Steven Dos Santos Publisher: Flux Pages: Paperback; 421 Release Date: March 8, 2013 Source: NetGalley ———————————————— Content Screening: Violence HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Fans of gritty dystopian fiction with strong characters. Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Amazon / B&N Recruitment Day is here…if you fail, a loved one will die… For Lucian “Lucky” Spark, Recruitment Day means the Establishment, a totalitarian government, will force him to become one of five Recruits competing to join the ruthless Imposer task force.…
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Why I Write: A guest post by Mia Hoddell
I’m pleased to welcome Mia Hoddell to the blog today! She is the author of Deadly to Love, a story about the power of love and the danger that it can lead to in the end. Sound tantalizing? Have some more temptation! There is a love that is so dangerous, so powerful, so intoxicating that it embraces your heart and smothers your mind until it leaves you defenceless. Serena knew that but still, it didn’t stop her. His name was Kai. He was the most beautiful, irresistible man she had ever encountered. Their attraction was too compelling to fight and…
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Book Review: Escape Theory
Media Type: Ebook (ARC) Title: Escape Theory Author: Margaux Froley Publisher: Soho Teen Pages: Hardcover; 288 Release Date: March 12, 2013 Source: Publisher —————————————————- Content Screening: Drug use, Mild Violence HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers that enjoy a good contemporary, shrouded in mystery, and are okay with a little grit in their reading. Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Amazon / B&N Sixteen-year-old Devon Mackintosh has always felt like an outsider at Keaton, the prestigious California boarding school perched above the Pacific. As long as she’s not fitting in, Devon figures she might as…
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Book Review: Edge of the Falls
Media Type: Ebook Title: Edge of the Falls * Series: After the Fall #1 Author: Nazarea Andrews Publisher: Andrews-Hale Pages: Ebook; 300 Release Date: March 12, 2013 Source: Author ————————————————— Content Screening: Mild Violence HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy a good paranormal romance with a dystopian twist. Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Amazon / B&N Sabah always knew where she belonged—with Berg—and what was expected of her—to care for the other children the Mistress took in. But when a ban-wolf saves her life, things begin to change. Arjun isn’t like…
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Romance in Dystopia: Guest post and giveaway with Nazarea Andrews!
I’m proud to welcome Nazarea Andrews here today, as she tours the blogsphere promoting Edge of the Falls. If you are a fan of dystopian romance, this is a book you’ll definitely want to add to your TBR! Let me tempt you a bit, shall I? Sabah always knew where she belonged—with Berg—and what was expected of her—to care for the other children the Mistress took in. But when a ban-wolf saves her life, things begin to change. Arjun isn’t like the other ban-wolves, the savage creatures that are barely human. He’s gentle and furious and as Sabah spends time…
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Grave Bound Book Release Giveaway!
I’m happy to help celebrate the release of Grave Bound by T.R. Graves! This is an adult contemporary novel with a paranormal twist. Do you love smoldering scenes and tantalizing characters? Welcome to your next read! Some secrets follow you to the grave. Others send you there. Emily Riddle has lived her entire life inside a patriarchal commune led by her father. There are many rules, but the most important one, ‘keep it in the commune’, is the most difficult for her to follow… especially since the only people willing to champion her cause live on the outside. When Emily…
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A Natural History of Dragons: Excerpt and Giveaway
I’m so overjoyed to be on the blog tour for A Natural History of Dragons by Marie Brennan! I’ve been pining over this book and its gorgeous illustrations since I first laid eyes on the teasers, ages ago. It is with a happy heart that I share this book with you in all its glory! You, dear reader, continue at your own risk. It is not for the faint of heart—no more so than the study of dragons itself. But such study offers rewards beyond compare: to stand in a dragon’s presence, even for the briefest of moments—even at the risk…
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Book Review: Keeper of the Black Stones
Media Type: Print Book Title: Keeper of the Black Stones * Series: Stone Ends, Book 1 Author: P.T. McHugh Publisher: Glass House Press Pages: Paperback; 369 Release Date: February 26, 2013 Source: Publisher —————————————————- Content Screening: Mild Violence HDB Rating: 5 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Everyone! Especially readers who genuinely enjoy a romp through history. Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Amazon / B&N Awkward in his own skin, shy around girls and worried about anything and everything, Jason Evans is just like a million other teenage boys in high school, with one very large exception:…