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I’m back!
Hello friends! I’m back! Did you miss me? I know it gets pretty quiet around here when I’m out and about, but our vacation to Chicago was much needed. I needed to get away from work for a bit, decompress, wander around in awe in a place I’d never been before, and eat way too much good food. I’m happy to report, all of those missions were completed! I’m back, and feeling a million times better than I was before I left. We spent 9 days away from home, and 5 of those traipsing around Chicago and utilizing all manner…
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Vacations, Babies, and Blogging- Oh My!
Greetings my fellow readers! It has been far too long since I’ve done a personal update and I *magically* have 2 sleeping children at the moment so I figured now is my chance! If you’re wondering why our site has been so quiet this week it’s because Jessica is on vacation. I’m sure we’ll hear more about her many adventures when she gets back, but until then you’re stuck with just me. Unfortunately I haven’t been doing a ton of reading/blogging stuff lately but bear with us, we’ll have more updates soon. If you’ve been following our blog for a…
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Small Business Spotlight: Luna Love by Corinna
It’s been over a month since I last posted one of these, and I’m so sorry bookish friends! I honestly want to keep this habit going, because there are so many amazing small businesses out there deserve your love! As a member of bookstagram, I’m constantly buying bookish merchandise and gushing over it. Let me bring you into that circle too. If you spend too much money? Well… I’ll consider it a job well done! Today’s spotlight is on one of my favorite shops, and people: Luna Love by Corrina! =================================================================== Now not only is Corinna a totally fabulous person,…
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Book Review: Taking a Gamble by Britni Hill
Media Type: Ebook Title: Taking a Gamble Author: Britni Hill Publisher: Self Published Pages: ebook, 134 Release Date: June 6, 2017 Source: Author ——————————————– Genres: New Adult Romance HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy a lighthearted romance Add it on: Goodreads / Amazon Who knew a weekend in Vegas could change everything about your life? Not me. I went to there to get married. Kind of. That was the plan. Until it wasn’t anymore. I had the perfect dress, an awesome venue, and my closest friends with me. What was missing? My groom. That’s right. He bailed. It’s all going to be okay. Some things are…
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Book Review: Nahia by Patricia Bossano
Media Type: Print Book (ARC) Title: Nahia Author: Patricia Bossano Publisher: WaterBearer Press Pages: Paperback; 261 Release Date: March 2017 Source: Author ————————————— Content Screening: Nothing of note. HDB Rating: 3 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Fans of stories filled with fae and mischief. (Buy Links to Be Added) Like most teenagers, Nahia is a rebellious faery princess who struggles with satisfying her own desires over what’s best for her loved ones. Following her heart in pursuit of the man she loves, Nahia hides her true identity as a faery in order to enter the human dimension. After giving…
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Book Review: Grace and the Fever by Zan Romanoff
Media Type: Ebook Title: Grace and the Fever Author: Zan Romanoff Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers Pages: hardcover, 352 Release Date: May 16, 2017 Source: Author/Penguin Random House ——————————————– HDB Rating: 5 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy coming of age stories and have ever loved a boy band Add it on: Goodreads / Amazon / Barnes & Noble Rainbow Rowell’s Fangirl meets Jenny Han’s The Summer I Turned Pretty in this contemporary YA about what it means to be a fan—and what it means to be a friend—when your whole world is in flux. In middle school, everyone was a Fever Dream fan. Now, a few weeks after her high school graduation, Grace Thomas…
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Author Interview + Giveaway: CALL ME SUNFLOWER by Miriam Spitzer Franklin
Happy Tuesday, bookish friends! I’m hoping you had a chance to recharge during this long weekend, and hopefully get some reading done as well! I know that I did. Anyway, I’m here today to share with you a fun spotlight on Call Me Sunflower by Miriam Spitzer Franklin! If you follow my bookstagram account, you might have noticed that this book arrived for my review recently. Well, guess what? Now you can read this wonderful book right along with me! Yes, that’s right. Not only is Miriam Spitzer Franklin here with an interview, but she’s also offering up a gorgeous signed…
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Book Review: Seeds of Eden by A.P. Watson
Media Type: Ebook Title: Seeds of Eden Series: The Concilium #1 Author: A.P Watson Publisher: 1st Ride Enterprises Pages: ebook, 338 Release Date: January 25, 2017 Source: Author/Xpresso Tours ——————————————– Genres: New Adult, Paranormal, RomanceContent Screening: Violence HDB Rating: 3 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy horror, romance and an interesting take on religious figures. Add it on: Goodreads / Amazon/ Barnes & Noble Visions of decapitated corpses, pools of blood, and a masked executioner have haunted Evey for as long as she can remember. Torn between a life in the waking world and dreams of the dead, she realizes her normal existence is nothing more than an illusion.…
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Book Review: American Gods by Neil Gaiman
Media Type: Print Book Title: American Gods *Series: American Gods #1 Author: Neil Gaiman Publisher: William Morrow Paperbacks Pages: Paperback; TV Tie-In; 792 Release Date: March 28, 2017 Source: HarperCollins / TLC Book Tours ————————————————— Genre: Urban Fantasy / Fantasy HDB Rating: 5 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who love rich, deep stories with mythology to spare. Fans of Gaiman! Add it on: Goodreads | HarperCollins | Amazon | B&N First published in 2001, here is the New York Times bestselling novel that became an instant classic and was hailed by USA Today as “a powerful, searing force…
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Book Review: Lemons by Melissa Savage
Media Type: Ebook (ARC) Title: Lemons Author: Melissa Savage Publisher: Crown Books for Young Readers Pages: Hardcover; 236 Release Date: May 2, 2017 Source: Publisher ——————————————————– Content Screening: Dealing with loss. HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy quirky characters, and stories that have amazing messages. Add it on: Goodreads | Amazon | B&N Fans of Kate DiCamillo’s Flora & Ulysses and Katherine Applegate’s Crenshaw will fall in love with this charming adventure story about a girl learning to accept her new life, her quirky detective neighbor, and their epic search for Bigfoot. Lemonade Liberty…