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Book Review: The Scandalous Sisterhood of Prickwillow Place by Julie Berry
Media Type: Ebook (ARC) Title: The Scandalous Sisterhood of Prickwillow Place Author: Julie Berry Publisher: Roaring Brook Press Pages: Kindle; 368 Release Date: September 23, 2014 Source: NetGalley / Publisher ——————————————————————– Content Screening: Mild Violence HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy witty banter, mixed with mystery and farce. Add it on: Goodreads / Amazon / BookLikes There’s a murderer on the loose—but that doesn’t stop the girls of St. Etheldreda’s from attempting to hide the death of their headmistress in this rollicking farce. The students of St. Etheldreda’s School for Girls face a bothersome…
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Book Review: Revealed by Britni Hill
Media Type: Ebook Title: Revealed *Series: Western Palm Author: Britni Hill Publisher: Self-published Pages: Ebook; 161 Release Date: September 14, 2014 Source: Won —————————————— Genre: Contemporary Romance HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Fans of New Adult Romance Add it on: Goodreads / Amazon / BookLikes Recommended for 17+ due to language and sexual situations. Angry and jealous. That’s the perfect way to describe Jason Parker. After feeling that way for so long, Jason’s had enough. He’s starting to hate who he’s become and his perfect facade is cracking. Jason’s blaming everyone but himself, he’s lashing out and the only thing that matters is…
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Book Review: Hushed by Britni Hill
Media Type: Ebook Title: Hushed *Series: Western Palm Author: Britni Hill Publisher: Self-published Pages: Ebook; 299 Release Date: March 16, 2014 Source: Purchased —————————————— Genre: Contemporary Romance HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Fans of New Adult Romance Add it on: Goodreads / Amazon / BookLikes When Tess meets step-brothers Blake and Jason, their differences and her past push her toward Jason even though she’s instantly drawn to Blake. Tess quickly learns people aren’t always who they seem to be when her relationship with Jason ends. A spring break trip pushes Blake and Tess together leaving…
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Book Review: The Betrayed (Krewe of Hunters #14) by Heather Graham
Media Type: Ebook (ARC) Title: The Betrayed *Series: Krewe of Hunters #14 Author: Heather Graham Publisher: Harlequin MIRA Pages: MMP; 368 Release Date: September 30, 2014 Source: NetGalley / Publisher ———————————————- Genre: Romantic Suspense / Thriller HDB Rating: 3 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Fans of the series, although this can be read as a standalone as well. Add it on: Goodreads / Amazon / BookLikes Sleepy Hollow isn’t so sleepy anymore… One night, New York FBI agent Aiden Mahoney receives a visitor in a dream—an old friend named Richard Highsmith. The very next day he’s sent to…
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Book Review: The Whispering Skull (Lockwood & Co. #2) by Jonathan Stroud
Media Type: Ebook (ARC) Title: The Whispering Skull *Series: Lockwood & Co. #2 Author: Jonathan Stroud Publisher: Disney-Hyperion Pages: Hardcover; 448 Release Date: September 16, 2014 Source: NetGalley / Publisher ——————————————— Content Screening: Mild Violence HDB Rating: 5 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Everyone! Especially those who loved the first book in this series. Can you believe it? It gets better! Add it on: Goodreads / Amazon / BookLikes In the six months since Anthony, Lucy, and George survived a night in the most haunted house in England, Lockwood & Co. hasn’t made much progress. Quill Kipps and…
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Book Review: Made For You
Media Type: Print Book (ARC) Title: Made For You Author: Melissa Marr Publisher: Harper Collins Pages: Hardcover; 368 Release Date: September 16, 2014 Source: Publisher / Publicity ——————————————- Content Screening: Violence HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy atmospheric, dark and twisted YA thrillers. Add it on: Goodreads / Amazon / BookLikes When Eva Tilling wakes up in the hospital, she’s confused—who in her sleepy little North Carolina town could have hit her with their car? And why? But before she can consider the question, she finds that she’s awoken with a strange new skill:…
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Book Review: Solomon’s Whisper (Liv Bergen #5) by Sandra Brannan
Media Type: Ebook (ARC) Title: Solmon’s Whisper *Series: A Liv Bergen Mystery #5 Author: Sandra Brannan Publisher: Greenleaf Book Group Pages: Ebook; 350 Release Date: September 2, 2014 Source: NetGalley / Publisher ——————————————– Genre: Mystery / Thriller HDB Rating: 3 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Fans of the series, if you haven’t started it yet you definitely should! Add it on: Goodreads / Amazon / BookLikes As Liv Bergen investigates the long-ago murder of her niece, she uncovers a well-guarded secret—and stumbles into one the most prolific killer she’s faced yet Once an amateur sleuth, Liv “Boots” Bergen…
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ARC Review: Winterkill by Kate A. Boorman
Media Type: Ebook (ARC) Title: Winterkill Author: Kate A. Boorman Publisher: Amulet Books Pages: Hardcover; 336 Release Date: September 9, 2014 Source: NetGalley ———————————————- Content Screening: Mild Violence HDB Rating: 3 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy rich, atmospheric writing with a desolate setting to match. Add it on: Goodreads / Amazon / BookLikes Emmeline knows she’s not supposed to explore the woods outside her settlement. The enemy that wiped out half her people lurks there, attacking at night and keeping them isolated in an unfamiliar land with merciless winters. Living with the shame of her grandmother’s…
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Book Review: Heir of Fire (Throne of Glass #3) by Sarah J. Maas
Media Type: Ebook (ARC) Title: Heir of Fire *Series: Throne of Glass #3 Author: Sarah J. Maas Publisher: Bloomsbury USA Childrens Pages: Hardcover; 576 Release Date: September 2, 2014 Source: NetGalley / Publisher ——————————————– Content Screening: Violence HDB Rating: 5 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who love this series, and are ready for more! If you haven’t started, what are you waiting for? Add it on: Goodreads / Amazon / BookLikes Celaena has survived deadly contests and shattering heartbreak—but at an unspeakable cost. Now, she must travel to a new land to confront her darkest truth .…
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ARC Review: Julia’s House for Lost Creatures by Ben Hatke
Media Type: Ebook (ARC) Title: Julia’s House for Lost Creatures Author: Ben Hatke Publisher: First Second Pages: Hardcover; 40 pages Recommended Grade Level: Kindergarten – 3rd Release Date: September 2, 2014 When Julia and her walking house come to town, she likes everything about her new neighborhood except how quiet it is! So Julia puts a sign up: “Julia’s House for Lost Creatures.” Soon she’s hosting goblins, mermaids, fairies, and even a dragon. Quiet isn’t a problem anymore for Julia…but getting her housemates to behave themselves is! The first ever picture book by Zita the Spacegirl author/illustrator Ben Hatke is…