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Book Review: The Blue Blazes
Media Type: Ebook (ARC) Title: The Blue Blazes *Series: Mookie Pearl #1 Author: Chuck Wendig Publisher: Angry Robot Pages: Paperback; 397 Release Date: May 28, 2013 Source: NetGalley ——————————————————– Genre: Urban Fantasy HDB Rating: 5 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy tough characters and unique storylines! Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Amazon / B&N Meet Mookie Pearl. Criminal underworld? He runs it. Supernatural underworld? He hunts in it. Nothing stops Mookie when he’s on the job. But when his daughter takes up arms and opposes him, something’s gotta give… The Blue Blazes – the first in…
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Book Review: Riding on a Beam of Light
Media Type: Ebook Title: Riding on a Beam of Light Author: Ramsey Dean Illustrator: Noah Hamdan Publisher: The Light Beam Riders Pages: Ebook; 26 Release Date: April 23, 2013 Source: JKS Communications —————————————- Recommended to: Parents/Readers looking for a fantastic look at the imagination of Albert Einstein! Difficulty Level: Elementary school readers should start to be able to read this on their own, although some vocabulary is a little advanced. Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Amazon / iTunes Albert Einstein adamantly emphasized the importance of imagination and so does Riding on a Beam of Light. In this vividly illustrated storybook, lights-out…
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Book Review: Tempestuous
Media Type: Print Book Title: Tempestuous Author: Kim Askew & Amy Helmes Publisher: Merit Press Pages: Hardcover; 224 Release Date: December 18, 2012 Source: Publisher ————————————————————– Content Screening: Nothing of note HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy modern day retellings of classic stories, and fun plots. Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Amazon / B&N Recently banished, unfairly, by the school’s popular crowd, former “it girl,” Miranda Prospero, finds herself in a brave new world: holding dominion amongst a rag-tag crew of geeks and misfits where she works at the Hot-Dog Kabob in the…
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Book Review: This is W.A.R.
Media Type: Ebook (ARC) Title: This is W.A.R. Author: Lisa Roecker & Laura Roecker Publisher: Soho Teen Pages: Kindle; 288 Release Date: July 2, 2013 Source: Edelweiss —————————————————– Content Screening: Mild Violence; Mild Language HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who love thrillers with strong female characters. Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Amazon / B&N At Hawthorne Lake Country Club your trust fund can’t buy you happiness, but if it’s big enough, it almost always buys innocence. When Willa Ames-Rowan drowns in Hawthorne Lake everyone who’s anyone knows James Gregory is the one who…
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Book Review: Playing the Part
Media Type: Ebook (ARC) Title: Playing the Part Author: Robin Covington Publisher: Entangled: Brazen Pages: Ebook; 250 Release Date: June 10, 2013 Source: Publisher —————————————————— Genre: Romance HDB Rating: 5 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who love evenly matched characters who have sizzling chemistry! Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Amazon / B&N After publicly self-destructing over a heartbreak a year ago, bestselling romance writer Piper James is now making nice with her publisher by agreeing to teach Hollywood’s favorite action star how to act like he’s in love. Only playboy Mick Blackwell has no clue what…
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Book Review: Beside Your Heart
Media Type: Ebook Title: Beside Your Heart Author: Mary Whitney Publisher: Omnific Publishing Pages: Paperback; 256 Release Date: June 17, 2013 Source: Literati Literature Lovers Tours ————————————————— Content Screening: Adult Language HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy sweet, and heartbreaking reads with honestly amazing characters. Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Amazon / B&N “It’s an emotional story that will take the reader back to those feelings that made the late teen years such a powerful time.” Late one night Nicki Johnson plays with emotional fire and Googles her high school love, only…
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Book Review: Shattered
Media Type: Ebook (ARC) Title: Shattered Author: Kathi Baron Publisher: Westside Books Pages: Hardcover; 262 Release Date: September 1, 2009 Source: JKS Communications —————————————————————– Content Screening: Mild Violence HDB Rating: 3 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy more realistic reads, that deal with tough issues. Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Amazon / B&N Teen violin prodigy Cassie has been tiptoeing around her father, whose moods have become increasingly explosive.After he destroys her beloved and valuable violin in a sudden rage, Cassie, shocked, runs away, eventually seeking refuge in a homeless shelter.She later learns that her…
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Book Review: The Battle for Princess Madeline
Media Type: Ebook Title: The Battle for Princess Madeline Author: Kirstin Pulioff Publisher: Self-published Pages: Kindle; 156 Release Date: May 2013 Source: Prism Book Tours ———————————————————- Content Screening: Mild Violence HDB Rating: 3 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy sweet and short Fantasy reads Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Amazon / B&N The Kingdom of Soron bustled with activity as preparations for the Fall Festival began. Lively merchants, hardworking farmers, and musicians eagerly awaited this event of harvest and joy. This year’s festival was even more important, as they celebrated Princess Madeline’s betrothal to her…
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Book Review: Wanted: Wife
Media Type: Ebook (ARC) Title: Wanted: Wife Author: Gwen Jones Publisher: Avon Books Pages: Paperback; 384 Release Date: June 4, 2013 Source: Publisher ———————————————— Genre: Romance HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Romance readers who love a sweet, enjoyable read with a stunning male lead! Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Amazon / B&N Andy Devine is advertising for a wife on a utility pole, and interviewing him is the last thing TV reporter Julie Knott needs. Especially after her cheating fiancé just tweeted their disengagement. Now she has got to choose: get the story—or become…
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Book Review: The Goddess
Media Type: Ebook Title: The Goddess *Series: Idol Series #1 Author: Robyn Grady Publisher: Entangled: Indulgence Pages: Ebook; 250 Release Date: May 13, 2013 Source: Publisher ———————————————— Genre: Romance HDB Rating: 3 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Lovers of classic romance with a princely male lead. Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Amazon / B&N After college graduation, Helene Masters is excited to land a job in a picturesque Aegean kingdom. Tasked with sprucing up the Prince’s villa, she inadvertently finds herself trapped on the island with the sexiest man alive. Of course she has to fall…