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Book Spotlight + Giveaway: The Kingmaker by Gemma Perfect
Happy Tuesday! If you had a long weekend, this Tuesday probably feels like a Monday so what better way to cheer you up than with a wonderful new fantasy book? Oh and did I mention the fabulous giveaway too? The Kingmaker is one you won’t want to miss! “I am sixteen years old and I will die on the morning of my seventeenth birthday. As tradition dictates, I will be sacrificed and my life’s blood will determine which one of my two brothers will be King. My blood will kill one and crown one. My name is Everleigh and I am…
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Book Review: Love and First Sight by Josh Sundquist
Media Type: Ebook (ARC) Title: Love and First Sight Author: Josh Sundquist Publisher: Little, Brown BFYR Pages: Hardcover; 281 Release Date: January 3, 2017 Source: NetGalley / Publisher ———————————————- Content Screening: Nothing of note HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers looking for a well-written book from the perspective of a blind protagonist. Add it on: Goodreads | Amazon | B&N Love is more than meets the eye. On his first day at a new school, blind sixteen-year-old Will Porter accidentally groped a girl on the stairs, sat on another student in the cafeteria, and somehow drove…
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Book Review: The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden
Media Type: Ebook (ARC) Title: The Bear and the Nightingale Author: Katherine Arden Publisher: Del Rey Pages: Hardcover; 336 Release Date: January 10, 2017 Source: NetGalley / Publisher —————————————— Content Screening: Mild Violence HDB Rating: 5 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who love a good fairy tale, complete with a strong heroine. Add it on: Goodreads | Amazon | B&N At the edge of the Russian wilderness, winter lasts most of the year and the snowdrifts grow taller than houses. But Vasilisa doesn’t mind—she spends the winter nights huddled around the embers of a fire with her beloved…
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Book Spotlight: The River At Night by Erica Ferencik
Bookish darlings, come closer and let me tell you about an upcoming book that I’m REALLY excited for. I may or may not actually have a copy of this that I’m reading right now. It may or may not be, thus far, absolutely stellar. Perhaps you’ll find out tomorrow. Until then, stare in loving wonder at The River at Night, won’t you? A high stakes drama set against the harsh beauty of the Maine wilderness, charting the journey of four friends as they fight to survive the aftermath of a white water rafting accident, The River at Night is a…
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Book Review: Love and Other Unknown Variables by Shannon Lee Alexander
Media Type: Ebook Title: Love and Other Unknown Variables Author: Shannon Lee Alexander Publisher: Entangled Teen Pages: Paperback; 352 Release Date: October 7, 2014 Source: Purchased ——————————————– HDB Rating: 5 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy young adult romance and aren’t afraid of a little sadness Add it on: Goodreads| Amazon | Booklikes Charlie Hanson has a clear vision of his future. A senior at Brighton School of Mathematics and Science, he knows he’ll graduate, go to MIT, and inevitably discover solutions to the universe’s greatest unanswered questions. He’s that smart. But Charlie’s future blurs the moment he reaches out to touch the tattoo on a beautiful girl’s neck. The…
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It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? (1/9/17)
Oh look, it’s the first check in of the year! I shied away from memes for a while there, because I didn’t want to rely too much on things that weren’t reviews, but I’ve come to realize that I really should just post what I love. As it turns out, this meme is one of those things! I really enjoy checking in, and seeing what other people are reading as well. So, this is a keeper! This was actually a pretty amazing week of finished reads. I finally finished up Revival by Stephen King which, while it wasn’t what I was…
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Book Review: Return to The Secret Garden
Media Type: Ebook (ARC) Title: Return to the Secret Garden Author: Holly Webb Publisher: Sourcebooks Jabberwocky Pages: Hardcover; 240 Release Date: November 1, 2016 Source: Edelweiss / Publisher ———————————————— Content Screening: Nothing of note! HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who loved The Secret Garden, or who want to share this new chapter with their little ones! Add it on: Goodreads | Amazon | B&N It’s 1939, and the occupants of the Craven Home for Orphaned Children have been evacuated to Misselthwaite Hall, a fancy manor in the English countryside, to escape the Blitz. Emmie would…
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Reading List – January 2017
Happy 2017, my fellow readers! Are you ready to tackle a new year of reading? I definitely am, and this year my aim is to be a lot more organized. So I’m going back to monthly reading lists. Nothing too strict, and nothing too big (so I can leave plenty of space for impulse reads!), but definitely trying to set myself some direction this year. That being said, here’s what I plan on tackling for January. I fell in love with Josh Sundquist’s writing last year, and I was so excited to see that he had published a new book!…
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Top 5 Books of 2016
The end of 2016 is upon us! Therefore, I thought it appropriate to do a top 5 post, even if I might not quite be done reading for the month. I doubt this will change much, to be honest. This year ,so far, I’ve read 200 books. Out of those 200 books, I only rated 39 with 5-star ratings. Out of those 39, only 13 were books (not graphic novels or comics, those are coming in a different post). Needless to say, it’s a lot easier this year to pin down some great 5-star reads. So be prepared for me…
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Looking Forward & 2017 Reading Plans
You know what they say about the best laid plans… It’s officially the latter half of December, which means there are only a two more weeks standing between us, and 2017. I always take this time to reflect, to reassess and, my most favorite thing of all, think about what my reading is going to look like in the new year. I’ve been known to cackle delightedly over plots and plans regarding books. 2017 is going to be a lot different than 2016 was though, mostly because of what I’ve learned about myself this year. Which, to be completely honest,…