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Book Review: The Goddess Test
Media Type: Print Book Title: The Goddess Test * Series: Goddess Test #1 Author: Aimee Carter Publisher: Harlequin Teen Pages: Paperback; 293 Release Date: April 19, 2011 Source: Library —————————————— Intended Reading Group: Young Adult Content Screening: Mild Violence —————————————— HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy YA with a twist on Greek mythology. Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Amazon / B&N EVERY GIRL WHO HAS TAKEN THE TEST HAS DIED. NOW IT’S KATE’S TURN. It’s always been just Kate and her mom–and her mother is dying. Her last wish? To move back…
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Book Review: Sound of the Heart
Media Type: Print Book Title: Sound of the Heart Author: Genevieve Graham Publisher: Berkley Trade Pages: Paperback; 336 Release Date: May 1, 2102 Source: Publisher / Author ———————————– Genre: Historical Romance HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who love historical romance, and to be immersed in the land it is set in. Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Amazon / B&N From Genevieve Graham, author of Under the Same Sky, comes a sweeping romantic historical novel of one man’s strange gift and dangerous battles… Dougal MacDonnell, a fierce warrior from the Highlands of Scotland, is…
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Book Review: Fated
Media Type: Print Book Title: Fated Author: Alyson Noel Publisher: St. Martin’s Press Pages: Hardcover; 306 Release Date: May 22, 2012 Source: Publisher ———————————– Intended Reading Group: Young Adult Content Screening: Nothing of note ———————————– HDB Rating: 3 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy a suspenseful read, with a touch of romance and hints of Native American lore. Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Amazon / B&N The first book in a magnificent new series about a girl who can navigate between the worlds of the living and the dead by #1 New York Times bestselling author…
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Book Review: Anna Dressed In Blood
Media Type: Print Book Title: Anna Dressed In Blood Author: Kendare Blake Publisher: Tor Teen Pages: Hardcover; 316 Release Date: August 30, 2011 Source: Library ————————————– Intended Reading Group: Young Adult Content Screening: Violence ————————————– HDB Rating: 5 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who are okay with some pretty graphic violence, and like a good scare. Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Amazon / B&N Just your average boy-meets-girl, girl-kills-people story… Cas Lowood has inherited an unusual vocation: He kills the dead. So did his father before him, until his gruesome murder by a ghost he sought…
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Book Review: The Queen’s Lover
Media Type: Print Book (ARC) Title: The Queen’s Lover Author: Francine Du Plessix Gray Publisher: Penguin Pages: Hardcover; 300 Release Date: June 14, 2012 Source: Publisher / TLC Book Tours ————————————— Genre: Historical Fiction HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Fans of this genre, but also fans of this time period as well. Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Amazon / B&N Historical fiction of the highest order, The Queen’s Lover reveals the untold love affair between Swedish aristocrat Count Axel Von Fersen and Marie Antoinette The Queen’s Lover begins at a masquerade ball in Paris…
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Audio Book Review: Blood Red Road
Media Type: Audio Book Title: Blood Red Road *Series: Dust Lands #1 Author: Moira Young Narrator: Heather Lind Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio Format: Digital MP3 Duration: 10 hours 17 minutes Source: Purchased on Audible ————————————– Intended Reading Group: Young Adult Content Screening: Violence, Mild Language ————————————– HDB Rating: 5 Keys to My Heart Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Amazon / B&N A girl goes on an epic journey through a bleak landscape in the first book of this post-Apocalyptic trilogy. Saba has spent her whole life in Silverlake, a dried-up wasteland ravaged by constant sandstorms. The…
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Book Review: The Iron Daughter
Media Type: Ebook Title: The Iron Daughter *Series: The Iron Fey (#2) Author: Julie Kagawa Publisher: Harlequin Teen Pages: Paperback; 359 Release Date: August 1, 2010 Source: NetGalley ———————————– Intended Reading Group: Young Adult Content Screening: Mild Fantasy Violence ———————————– HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers of the series, readers who love a good romance mixed in with fantasy elements. Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Amazon / B&N Half Summer faery princess, half human, Meghan has never fit in anywhere. Deserted by the Winter prince she thought loved her, she is prisoner to…
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Book Review: Altered
Media Type: Ebook Title: Altered Author: Aubrey Coletti Publisher: Escape Artist Press Pages: Paperback; 272 Release Date: August 19, 2011 Source: Author / Lightning Book Promotions ———————————————— Intended Reading Group: Young Adult Content Screening: Violence, Harsh Language ———————————————— HDB Rating: 3 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers looking for an adventure with dark twists and turns, but are okay with some grittier content. Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Amazon / B&N When Toni, Joseph and Charlie arrive at their new boarding school, they are glad to leave their families — and respective problems — behind. Isolated as boarders,…
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Book Review: The Immortal Rules
Media Type: Print Book (ARC) Title: The Immortal Rules Author: Julie Kagawa Publisher: Harlequin Teen Pages: Hardcover; 485 Release Date: April 24, 2012 Source: Publisher / Media Masters Publicity ———————————————— Intended Reading Group: Young Adult Content Screening: Violence, Mild Language ———————————————— HDB Rating: 5 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who love a good vampire story, complete with a feisty heroine! Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Amazon / B&N In a future world, Vampires reign. Humans are blood cattle. And one girl will search for the key to save humanity. Allison Sekemoto survives in the Fringe, the…
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Book Review: Silver and Stone
Media Type: Ebook Title: Silver and Stone * Series: Bloodlines Series #1 Author: J.D. Thompson Publisher: Self-published Pages: Paperback; 142 Release Date: August 3, 2011 Source: Author ————————————- Intended Reading Group: Young Adult Content Screening: Mild Language ————————————– HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy star-crossed lovers and a good amount of suspense. Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Amazon / B&N Welcome to high school high society hell, where last season’s slingbacks can warrant a lunch table demotion, the wrong date will knock you off the it-list and behind every pair of…