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Book Review: The Lost Gate
Dan North knows from early childhood that his family is different — and that the differences are secrets that can never be told. This contemporary Urban Fantasy introduces the North family, a clan of mages in exile in our world, and their enemies who will do anything to keep them locked here. –From Goodreads Cover Inspection: My first thought was as to why there is a book on the cover when I initially saw it. Were books the gates? I could understand that! Still, the cover totally drew me in. I won’t lie, I was smitten from moment one. First…
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Blog Tour: Book Review – The Girl in the Green Raincoat
In the third trimester of her pregnancy, Baltimore private investigator Tess Monaghan is under doctor’s orders to remain immobile. Bored and restless, reduced to watching the world go by outside her window, she takes small comfort in the mundane events she observes . . . like the young woman in a green raincoat who walks her dog at the same time every day. Then one day the dog is running free and its owner is nowhere to be seen. Certain that something is terribly wrong, and incapable of leaving well enough alone, Tess is determined to get to the bottom…
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Book Review: City of Fire
When her older sister dies trying to prevent the theft of one of her people’s great treasures, Scirye sets out to avenge her and recover the precious item. Helping her are Bayang, a dragon disguised as a Pinkerton agent; Leech, a boy with powers he has not yet discovered; and Leech’s loyal companion Koko, who has a secret of his own. All have a grudge against the thieves who stole the treasure: the evil dragon Badik and the mysterious Mr. Roland. Scirye and her companions pursue the thieves to Houlani, a new Hawaiian island being created by magic. There, they…
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Blog Tour – Book Review: A Chronicle of Endylmyr
Media Type: Print Book (ARC) Title: A Chronicle of Endylmyr: The Witches of Endylmyr Author: Charles Hall Publisher: Outskirts Press Pages: Paperback; 564 Release Date: September 28, 2010 Source: Pump Up Your Book Promotions ————————————————- Genre: Science Fiction / Fantasy HDB Rating: 5 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Fantasy lovers Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Amazon / B&N A clash of civilizations Full of ambition an Eastern despot seeks to control all magical items in the world of the novel. These items include a magical falcon, a magical owl, and crystal orbs that allow their owners to…
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Blog Tour – Book Review: Trickster’s Girl
In the year 2098 America isn’t so different from the USA of today. But, in a post-9/11 security-obssessed world, “secured” doesn’t just refer to borders between countries, it also refer to borders between states. Teenagers still think they know everything, but there is no cure for cancer, as Kelsa knows first-hand from watching her father die. The night Kelsa buries her father, a boy appears. He claims magic is responsible for the health of Earth, but human damage disrupts its flow. The planet is dying. Kelsa has the power to reverse the damage, but first she must accept that magic…
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Book Review: Tandem
Media Type: Print Book Title: Tandem Author: Tracey Bateman Publisher: Waterbrook Multnomah Pages: Paperback; 320 Release Date: October 5, 2010 Source: Received from Blogging For Books ———————————————- Genre: Mystery / Christian Fiction HDB Rating: 2 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy Christian Fiction meshed with vampires. Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Amazon / B&N As obsession and loss become dark partners, how far must the people of Abbey Hills go to survive? Six months ago, brutal murders shook the small Ozark town—murders that stopped after a house fire reportedly claimed the killer’s life. Lauryn McBride’s family…
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Book Review: Wither (Chemical Garden #1)
What if you knew exactly when you would die? Thanks to modern science, every human being has become a ticking genetic time bomb—males only live to age twenty-five, and females only live to age twenty. In this bleak landscape, young girls are kidnapped and forced into polygamous marriages to keep the population from dying out. — See more at Goodreads Cover Inspection: I fell in love with this cover from the first moment I saw it. It simply screams Dystopian! First Thoughts: I’m going to have to give Rhine brownie points for being so brave. This is terrifying. *** My…