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Book Blogger Hop (4/12/19)
Book Blogger Hop I decided to join in the weekly Book Blogger Hop this week! It’s honestly been a while since I’ve done one of these, but I’m in need of inspiration and I loved the question for this week! Friday is finally here, so let’s do this thing! When reading a series, do you re-read the previous book/s before reading the newly released book? (submitted by Angelica @ Paperback Princess) In a perfect world, where I had all the time I wanted to read, I would so want to re-read previous books! Sometimes it actually takes me a few…
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Book Review: Lovestruck by Kate Watson
Title: Lovestruck Author: Kate Watson Publisher: Flux Pages: Paperback; 300 Release Date: April 2, 2019 Source: NetGalley / Publisher ————————————– Content Screening: Nothing of note. HDB Rating: 3 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy lighter reads with great messages. Add it on: Goodreads | Amazon | B&N Sixteen-year-old cupid-in-training Kali is in an Olympus-sized mountain of trouble. Rule number one in arrow-toting matchmaking: don’t stick yourself. But accidents happen, and Kali instantly falls hard for her indie rock, bass-playing target, Benicio. The God of Love is going to kill her. Even if he is her dad. Being…
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Graphic Novel Review: Operatic by Kyo Maclear
Title: Operatic Author: Kyo Maclear Illustrator: Byron Eggenschwiler Publisher: Groundwood Books Pages: Hardcover; 160 Recommended Age Group: Upper MG/YA Release Date: April 2, 2019 Source: NetGalley / Publisher It’s almost the end of middle school, and Charlie has to find her perfect song for a music class assignment. The class learns about a different style of music each day, from hip-hop to metal to disco, but it’s hard for Charlie to concentrate when she can’t stop noticing her classmate Emile, or wondering about Luka, who hasn’t been to school in weeks. On top of everything, she has been talked into…
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It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? (4/8/19)
Happy Monday, my little readers! I’m hoping you had as lovely of a weekend as I did! I didn’t get much reading done, but honestly it was kind of nice to take a break. I spent time with family and friends, ate way too much good food, and just spent time with my hubby. Weekends like that keep me sane, and so I’m not too sad that I had to give up reading time. I’ll make up for it this week, I’m sure! Here’s how my reading is going right now. Last week I finished, and reviewed, We Rule the…
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Our Blog’s NINTH birthday!
Nine years ago, I stumbled into the magical world of book blogging. I found this place where my people were hiding. People who gushed endlessly about the books that they loved, had friendly debates about books that were on the fence, and actually talked to authors who they admired. My little bookish heart was overjoyed! I’d found a home. I wanted to be a bigger part of that world. So, I decided I was going to start a blog of my very own. Nine years ago, I started my blog under the name “A Fanatic’s Book Blog”. I went with one of…
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Book Review: We Rule the Night by Clarie Eliza Bartlett
Media Type: Ebook (ARC) Title: We Rule The Night Author: Claire Eliza Bartlett Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers Pages: Hardcover; 400 Release Date: April 2, 2019 Source: Publisher / FFBC Tours ————————————————————- Content Screening: Violence, Adult Language HDB Rating: 5 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who love stories with realistic characters, facing impossible odds. Add it on: Goodreads | Amazon | B&N Two girls use forbidden magic to fly and fight–for their country and for themselves–in this riveting debut that’s part Shadow and Bone, part Code Name Verity. Seventeen-year-old Revna is a factory worker, manufacturing war…
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Book Review: Semiosis (Semiosis Duology #1) by Sue Burke
Media Type: Print Book Title: Semiosis * Series: Semiosis Duology #1 Author: Sue Burke Publisher: Tor Books Pages: Hardcover; 336 Release Date: February 6, 2018 Source: Publisher —————————————- Genre: Science Fiction HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy science fiction rife with survival, and with deep roots to nature. Add it on: Goodreads | Amazon | B&N In this character driven novel of first contact by debut author Sue Burke, human survival hinges on an bizarre alliance. Only mutual communication can forge an alliance with the planet’s sentient species and prove that mammals are…
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Book Review: Hitched by Britni Hill
Media Type: Ebook (ARC) Title: Hitched Series: Western Palm series Author: Britni Hill Publisher: Self Pages: Paperback; 99 Release Date: March 18, 2019 Source: Author ————————————————— Genre: New Adult Romance HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy happily ever afters. Grab it: Amazon / Barnes & Noble / Kobo Western Palm University brought them together, making them a family. Tess and Blake stuck together and headed straight toward their happily ever after. They have everything they need and can’t imagine wanting more. Does that mean they’ve reached the end of their story? Jason stood up to his father. He made all the right choices for…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Audio Books Narrators I Adore
Good morning lovely people! Can you believe that it’s almost April? I feel like that shocked emoji would fit just perfectly here, because March absolutely flew by. It’s been a pretty great year of reading so far though, so I can’t complain at all. Now, let me stop rambling and let’s get to today’s Top Ten Tuesday! Top Ten Audio Book Narrators This was a hard one, and so these are in no particular order. It would be way too hard on my poor little reader brain to do that, and I love them all so much! — Kathleen Gati…
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Book Review: Sky Without Stars by Jessica Brody & Joanne Rendell
Media Type: Ebook (ARC) Title: Sky Without Stars Series: System Divine Book 1 Authors: Jessica Brody & Joanne Rendell Publisher: Simon Pulse Pages: Hardcover; 592 Release Date: March 26, 2019 Source: Publisher / FFBC Tours ————————————————— Content Screening: Mild Violence HDB Rating: 3 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy retellings with vivid characters. Add it on: Goodreads | Amazon | B&N A thief. An officer. A guardian. Three strangers, one shared destiny . . . When the Last Days came, the planet of Laterre promised hope. A new life for a wealthy French family and their descendants.…