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Book Review: Low Town (Low Town #1) by Daniel Polansky
Media Type: Audio Book Title: Low Town * Series: Low Town #1 Author: Daniel Polansky Publisher: Random House Pages: Paperback; 354 Release Date: August 16, 2001 (Reprint) Source: Library —————————————————– Genre: Dark Fantasy / Noir Fantasy HDB Rating: 5 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Any reader who loves a dark fantasy story with a well fleshed out main character. Add it on: Goodreads | Amazon | BookLikes In the forgotten back alleys and flophouses that lie in the shadows of Rigus, the finest city of the Thirteen Lands, you will find Low Town. It is an ugly place,…
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Book Spotlight + Giveaway: Asleep by Krystal Wade
To celebrate the release of the spine-chilling YA psychological thriller ASLEEP by Krystal Wade, I’m part of an epic blog tour that has plenty of content and tons of giveaways! ASLEEP is the debut novel from Blaze Publishing, and answers the question of what happens when Sleeping Beauty meets Freddy Krueger. What’s not to love about that kind of premise? Asleep Krystal Wade Published by: Blaze Publishing Publication date: February 16th 2016 Genres: Horror, Young Adult “To cure fear, you must use fear.” Rose Briar claims no responsibility for the act that led to her imprisonment in an asylum. She…
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Book Review: Of Light and Darkness by Shayne Leighton
Media Type: Ebook Title: Of Light And Darkness * Series: Of Light And Darkness #1 Author: Shayne Leighton Publisher: Self-published Pages: Kindle (2nd Ed.); 400 Source: Author ————————————————- Genre: Urban Fantasy / Paranormal Fantasy HDB Rating: 3 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy discovering worlds situated on the fringe of our own. Add it on: Goodreads | Amazon | BookLikes Shayne Leighton’s stunning New Adult debut is a fiercely imaginative, multilayered dark fantasy where Erin Morgenstern’s The Night Circus meets Anne Rice’s The Vampire Chronicles in a story about a girl caught between two societies .…
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Book Spotlight: Chosen Soldiers by R.H. Scott
It’s time for another book spotlight! Are you a fan of dystopian adventures? If you are, Chosen Soldiers by R.H. Scott is a great choice. Check out the synopsis below: After the missiles tore up the Earth, societies crumbled, leaving scattered patches of humanity struggling to survive. Slowly, a group came together, helping each other regrow a world worth living in. And then the Others attacked. Realizing the need to truly protect themselves, they formed the Academy: a place where young people could be built into an elite military force. The training is intense…and so are the consequences for failure. Sloan Radcliffe…
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Book Spotlight: Rarity from the Hollow by Robert Eggleton
To those of you who have the day off today, I hope you’re spending it reading an amazing book! If you haven’t quite found your next read yet, let me assist you by sharing today’s book spotlight. This time, it’s all about Robert Eggelton and Rarity from the Hollow. Lacy Dawn is a true daughter of Appalachia, and then some. She lives in a hollow with her worn-out mom, her Iraq War disabled dad, and her mutt Brownie, a dog who’s becoming very skilled at laying fiber optic cable. Lacy Dawn’s android boyfriend has come to the hollow with a…
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FFBC Book Review: Marked by Laura Williams McCaffrey
Marked by Laura Williams McCaffrey Publisher: Clarion Books Release Date: February 16th 2016 Genre: Young Adult, Dystopia Rate: 3 Keys to My Heart Synopsis: Sixteen-year-old Lyla lives in a bleak, controlling society where only the brightest and most favored students succeed. When she is caught buying cheats in an underground shadow market, she is tattooed—marked—as a criminal. Then she is offered redemption and she jumps at the chance . . . but it comes at a cost. Doing what is right means betraying the boy she has come to love, and, perhaps, losing even more than she thought possible. Graphic novel–style…
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Book Spotlight: Baggage by S.G. Redling
It’s time for another book spotlight! Are you a fan of mysteries and thrillers? If you do, Baggage by S.G. Redling is right up your alley. Let me share the synopsis with you. Over the years, terrible things keep happening to Anna Ray on February 17. First, there was the childhood trauma she’s never been able to speak about. Then, to her horror, her husband killed himself on that date. A year later and a thousand miles away, Anna tries to find solace in the fresh start of a new job in a new place. She takes comfort in her outspoken…
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Book Review Tour: Finding Lyla by Cate Beauman
Media Type: Ebook (ARC) Title: Finding Lyla Series: Book 10 in the Bodyguards of LA County Series Publisher: Self Author: Cate Beauman Pages: Kindle; 430 Release Date: January 11, 2016 Source: Author —————————————– Genre: Romantic Suspense HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy lots of build and in depth characters Add it on: Goodreads | Amazon | BookLikes Principal Dancer Lyla Markovik-Avery is always on the go. Grueling practices and endless performances rule her busy days—and things are about to get more hectic. Russia is rolling out the red carpet for their beloved star, despite the string of violent terrorist attacks that have rocked the nation.Bodyguard Collin Michaels’ life is…
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Book Review: Puppy Pirates: Catnapped!
Media Type: Print Book Title: Puppy Pirates: Catnapped! * Series: Puppy Pirates #3 Author: Erin Soderberg Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers Pages: Paperback; 96 Release Date: January 26, 2016 Source: Publisher ——————————————————————- Age Group: 4 – 7 years (Transition Book) HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who love adventure on the high seas, with adorable puppies and kittens! Add it on: Goodreads | Amazon | BookLikes Ahoy, mateys! Set sail for fun and adventure on a pirate ship full of puppies. Fighting like cats and dogs? Exactly! The puppy pirates played a prank on the…
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Book Spotlight + Giveaway: Viscountess of Vice by Jenny Holiday
Happy Wednesday everyone! Are you ready for another bookish spotlight? We have a tasty Historical Romance in store for you today. Jenny Holiday and Viscountess of Vice are center stage. Secrets and lies, scandals and spies. All Lady Catharine, Viscountess Cranbrook, wants is a little excitement. Bored of playing the role of the ton’s favorite slightly scandalous widow, she jumps at the chance to go undercover as a courtesan to help with an espionage mission. After all, beneath her outrageously low bodice beats the heart of a patriot. Social reformer James Burnham is conducting a study of vice in England’s capital.…