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Book Review: Song For A Whale by Lynne Kelly
Media Type: Print Book (ARC) Title: Song For A Whale Author: Lynne Kelly Publisher: Delacorte Press Pages: Hardcover; 320 Release Date: February 5, 2019 Source: Publisher —————————————– Genre: Contemporary HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Young readers who love stories with heart, and a little bit of science to boot! Add it on: Goodreads | Amazon | B&N In the spirit of modern-day classics like Fish in a Tree and Counting by 7s comes the story of a deaf girl’s connection to a whale whose song can’t be heard by his species, and the journey she takes…
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Small Business Spotlight – Tinted Prose (Custom Painted Books)
Alright y’all, it’s time for another SMALL BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT! This is the feature where I introduce you to wonderful people who make extraordinary items, and also act as your enabler. Yup, I don’t have any regrets. I’m glad I get you to buy these items. Think of all the love put into every single one! Open that wallet. Let’s get started. Today’s spotlight is on Tinted Prose, run by one of my best bookstagram friends! Do you love books with gilded edges? Oh, friends, this shop takes that to the next level. Get ready for some painted books that will…
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Book Review: That’s Not What I Heard by Stephanie Kate Strohm
Media Type: Ebook (ARC) Title: That’s Not What I Heard Author: Stephanie Kate Strohm Publisher: Scholastic Pages: Hardcover; 368 Release Date: January 29, 2019 Source: FFBC Tours / Publisher —————————————– Content Screening: Nothing of note. HDB Rating: 3 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy high school drama at it’s adorable best! Add it on: Goodreads | Amazon | B&N What did you hear? Kimberly Landis-Lilley and Teddy Lin are over. Yes, the Kim and Teddy broke up. At least that’s what Phil Spooner thinks he overheard and then told Jess Howard, Kim’s best friend. Something about Teddy…
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Book Blitz + Giveaway: EVO by Diane May
Title: EVO Author: Diane May Publication date: July 23rd 2018 Genres: Adult, Thriller A covert CIA operation that involves genetic engineering. A serial killer nicknamed “The Hypnotist”. And the most terrifying threat humanity has to face. What if someone could take complete control over your mind? And what if that someone was a serial killer? Discover EVO, a gripping crime thriller that reviewers and readers describe as “spellbinding”, “high-energy” and “impossible to put down”. Langley, Virginia, twenty years earlier: John Blake, a CIA special agent, stumbles upon an illegal genetic experiment within the agency, conducted on unborn babies and officially…
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Book Review: Renegade Heart (Renegades #1) by Lissa Lynn Thomas
Media Type: Ebook (ARC) Title: Renegade Heart *Series: Renegades Book 1 Author: Lissa Lynn Thomas Publisher: Self-Published Pages: Ebook; 147 Release Date: February 5, 2018 Source: Author ——————————————– Genre: Contemporary Romance HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy more realistic romance, with tough characters and sweet romance. Add it on: Goodreads | Amazon Raif Montgomery, lead singer of Renegades, the area’s most popular band, isn’t like other guys. When he gets left at the altar by a woman most men would kill to have, he finds himself more relieved than heartbroken. Things take another twisted…
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Book Review: Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas
Media Type: Ebook Title: Throne of Glass * Series: Throne of Glass #1 Author: Sarah J Maas Publisher: Bloomsbury Pages: Paperback; 443 Release Date: August 7, 2012 Source: Purchased —————————————— Content Warning: Violence HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy dark themes and teenage angst. Add it on: Goodreads | Amazon | In the dark, filthy salt mines of Endovier, an eighteen-year-old girl is serving a life sentence. She is a trained assassin, the best of her kind, but she made a fatal mistake. She got caught. Young Captain Westfall offers her a deal: her freedom in return for one huge sacrifice. Celaena must represent the prince in a…
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Hopelessly Devoted To Books
Ah, friends. The season of love slowly approaches. That V-Day that people either love, or loathe, is on its way, and with that comes a milestone for this little blog. Believe it or not, Hopelessly Devoted Bibliophile is celebrating it’s 9th birthday this year. *tears* I’m such a proud momma. It’s been a weird ride to get to this point. The blog has gone through ups and downs, right along with my own roller coaster ride of a life. I was blessed to bring Tina on as a co-blogger a few years ago and, between the two of us, we’ve valiantly…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Books I Meant to Read In 2018 But Didn’t Get To
Good morning ladies and gents! As you can see, I’m getting in the groove of posting more often, and allowing myself more fun posts on here. Not that writing reviews isn’t fun, but trust me sometimes it’s nice to stop thinking of everything so critically and just post. So let’s do this Top Ten Tuesday thing! Books I Meant To Read In 2018 But Didn’t Get To Ah, this list is so long. Here’s the top ten, as far as I can remember them right now! 1. Truly Devious by Maureen Johnson I received a finished copy of this book early in…
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Small Business Spotlight – Bookish Jewelry
It’s time for another small business spotlight post, and this time around we’re celebrating all things shiny and wearable. Jewelry to be exact! Heck, it’s just stuff that I would totally want to buy and now I’m sharing it with you. Let’s get started! ** note that all photos are the property of the store owners ** Realistic Miniature Book Earrings by Silver Fox Craft I had to start with these because the INSTANT I saw them, I wanted them in my life. Not only do these perfect little earrings have the beautiful covers of our favorite books, but they even…
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Gardening Is Good For The Soul
I know I went a bit MIA this week. I promised myself that I’d be kind to my reader brain and, since all I wanted to do was do a re-read of The Bear and the Nightingale, I haven’t had much inspiration to fuel any posts. Work was a bit hectic this week, and so today I woke up and promised myself that I’d go outside. The weather was beautiful, everything was green because of all the rain the past few days, and so I dragged myself outdoors and started to plant. This is my second year of gardening, and…