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Guest Post + Giveaway: Scar of the Downers by Scott Keen
Hello bookish people! I have quite the book to share with you today, written by an author who already has my attention with the guest post that’s he’s saved for today. Are you a Fantasy reader? Do you love sweeping stories with vivid characters? I do believe you’ll be just as excited about Scar of the Downers as I am. Goodreads | B&N | Amazon Branded on the slaves in the Northern Reaches beyond Ungstah, the scar marks each one as a Downer. It is who they are. There is no escaping this world. Still, strange things are stirring. Two foreigners…
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Book Excerpt and Giveaway: BlindSight by Susan Peterson Wisnewski
Go ahead, celebrate. We’re half way through the week! If there’s one thing I love about Wednesday is that we’re one step closer to Friday. Today we have Susan Peterson Wisnewski’s and her book, Blindsight. This book intrigued me as soon as I read the description and I am looking forward to reading it! If you’ve been following the tour, this is stop number 18! Life is already bad enough after Tisha Adams loses both her job and her beautiful Manhattan apartment. Living in a musty garage apartment and working for her uncle in Queens, her life is upended when she witnesses a…
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Book Spotlight + Giveaway: In An Instant by Janae Mitchell
Today I have the honor of helping Janae Mitchell share her brand new release, In An Instant. For those of you out there who enjoy contemporary romance, this might be right up your alley! Sixteen year old Emersyn Moore spends her summer days working part-time in a book store, enjoying her next read, and hanging out with her best friend, Brianna. She also spends a lot of time admiring Brianna’s older brother, Kaden, who has made it clear that he sees Emersyn as nothing more than a sister. Emersyn concedes to her sisterly role, keeping her feelings to herself, as…
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Graphic Novel Review: Ms. Marvel, Volume 2: Generation Why
Title: Ms. Marvel, Volume 2: Generation Why Author: G. Willow Wilson Illustrator: Adrian Alphona Publisher: Marvel Pages: Trade Paperback; 136 Recommended Age Group: 13+ Release Date: April 7, 2015 Source: Library Who is the Inventor, and what does he want with the all-new Ms. Marvel and all her friends? Maybe Wolverine can help! Kamala may be fan-girling out when her favorite (okay maybe Top Five) super hero shows up, but that won’t stop her from protecting her hometown. Then, Kamala crosses paths with Inhumanity for the first time – by meeting the royal dog, Lockjaw! Every girl wants a puppy,…
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Book Review: Backward Compatible by Sarah Daltry & Pete Clark
Media Type: ebook Title: Backward Compatible Author: Sarah Daltry & Pete Clark Publisher: Self Pages: Paperback, 314 Release Date: December 10, 2013 Source: Author ——————————————- Content Screening: Strong Language and some Sexual Situations HDB Rating: 3 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who are into video game culture and sarcasm Add it on: Goodreads | Amazon | BookLikes Not too long ago, in a town that, depending on your current location, is either not super far or actually quite close… It is a time of chaotic hormones. Two nerdy gents home for winter break have discovered a female gamer at a midnight release. During the break, the gamer trio manages to reveal the game’s…
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Book Review: Station Eleven: A Novel by Emily St. John Mandel
Media Type: Print Book Title: Station Eleven: A Novel Author: Emily St. John Mandel Publisher: Knopf Pages: Hardcover; 352 Release Date: September 4, 2014 Source: Library ——————————————- Genre: Science Fiction HDB Rating: 5 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who want a new take on a post-apocalyptic world. Add it on: Goodreads | Amazon | BookLikes An audacious, darkly glittering novel set in the eerie days of civilization’s collapse, Station Eleven tells the spellbinding story of a Hollywood star, his would-be savior, and a nomadic group of actors roaming the scattered outposts of the Great Lakes region, risking everything…
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On reading books at the “right time”.
As I sit here with a mild sinus headache, my mind keeps flitting back to the book I just finished. We’ve all been there. You pick up a book, and it just hits home so hard that it won’t leave you alone. You think about it even when you aren’t reading it and then, when it’s over, it keeps replaying in your mind. Those kinds of stories are the ones I live for. Last night I finished Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel. It absolutely blew me away. All I could think about was how expertly this book pried into…
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Graphic Novel Review: Ms. Marvel, Volume 1: No Normal by G. Willow Wilson, Adrian Alphona
Title: Ms. Marvel, Volume 1: No Normal Author: G. Willow Wilson Illustrator: Adrian Alphona Publisher: Marvel Pages: Trade Paperback; 120 Recommended Age Group: 13+ Release Date: October 28, 2014 Source: Library Marvel Comics presents the all-new Ms. Marvel, the groundbreaking heroine that has become an international sensation! Kamala Khan is an ordinary girl from Jersey City – until she is suddenly empowered with extraordinary gifts. But who truly is the all-new Ms. Marvel? Teenager? Muslim? Inhuman? Find out as she takes the Marvel Universe by storm! As Kamala discovers the dangers of her newfound powers, she unlocks a secret behind them…
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Book Blitz + Giveaway: Fabled by Vanessa K. Eccles
Good morning, and happy end to your week, my bookish friends! Before I say anything else about the book that’s in the spotlight today, let’s all take a minute to sigh in contentment over the gorgeous cover. Okay? Get ready. Goodreads | Amazon | B&N Rowena thinks the Grimm’s infamous podcasts are simply another teen fad until she finds herself trapped in a land of nightmarish storybook characters. She tries desperately to flee Mezzanine and return home, but Dresdem, Mezzanine’s wicked monarch, plans to use Rowena’s access to her world to bring dark magic and absolute rule into Georgia and…
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Book Review: Love Is Red by Sophie Jaff
Media Type: Ebook (ARC) Title: Love Is Red Author: Sophie Jaff Publisher: Harper Pages: Hardcover; 384 Release Date: May 12, 2015 Source: TLC Book Tours / Publisher ———————————————— Genre: Suspense / Thriller HDB Rating: 3 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who like books that keep you guessing, and aren’t afraid of some violence. Add it on: Goodreads | Amazon | BookLikes Redefining the thriller’s tale of the hunter and the hunted, This electrifying, hypnotically beautiful debut spins dark suspense and literary fantasy into a mesmerizing story of survival. Katherine Emerson was born to fulfill a dark prophecy centuries…