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    Book Review: Death’s Academy by Michael Bast

    Media Type: Paperback Title: Death’s Academy Author: Michael Bast Publisher: Cedar Fort Publishing Pages: Paperback; 249 Release Date: January 14, 2014 Source: Author —————————————————- Content Screening: Mild Violence HDB Rating: 3 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy exciting adventures that mix a little bit of scary with a whole lot of fun! Add it on: Goodreads / Amazon / BookLikes The Death’s Academy entrance exam for Midnight Smith is quickly approaching. There’s just one problem: Midnight is the worst exam taker the academy has ever seen. If Midnight wants to ever step foot inside the school, he’ll…

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    Book Review: Antigoddess (Goddess Wars #1) by Kendare Blake

    Media Type: Print Book Title: Antigoddess    *Series: Goddess War #1 Author: Kendare Blake Publisher: Tor Teen Pages: Hardcover; 336 Release Date: September 10, 2013 Source: Library ————————————————- Content Screening: Mild Violence HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy Greek Mythology with a new twist! Add it on: Goodreads / Amazon / BookLikes Old Gods never die… Or so Athena thought. But then the feathers started sprouting beneath her skin, invading her lungs like a strange cancer, and Hermes showed up with a fever eating away his flesh. So much for living a quiet eternity…

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    Book Review: Chase Tinker and the House of Secrets by Malia Ann Haberman

    Media Type: Ebook Title: Chase Tinker and the House of Secrets    *Series: Chase Tinker #2 Author: Malia Ann Haberman Publisher: Crossroad Press Pages: Kindle; 224 Release Date: January 2, 2014 Source: Author ————————————————- Content Screening: Mild Violence HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who love magic and mystery. Or those who want to continue on with this series. Add it on: Goodreads / Amazon / BookLikes In Chase Tinker’s world, magic, lies and secrets can be a lethal combination… After spending the summer at his grandfather’s gigantic, incredibly magical house, thirteen-year-old Chase Tinker thought things…

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    Book Review: Chase Tinker and the House of Magic (Chase Tinker #1) by Malia Ann Haberman

    Media Type: Ebook Title: Chase Tinker and the House of Magic    *Series: Chase Tinker #1 Author: Malia Ann  Haberman Publisher: Crossroad Press Pages: Kindle; 248 Release Date: August 13, 2012 Source: Author ————————————————————– Content Screening: Mild Violence HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who love stories filled with magic and brave heroes/heroines.  Add it on: Goodreads / Amazon / BookLikes In Chase Tinker’s world, magic, lies and secrets can be a lethal combination… Thirteen-year-old Chase Tinker can’t understand why he has the power to move things with his mind. Besides that, his dad has been…

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    Audio Book Review: These Broken Stars (Starbound #1) by Amie Kaufman and Meagan Spooner

    Media Type: Audio BookTitle: These Broken Stars    * Series: Starbound #1Author: Amie Kaufman, Meagan SpoonerNarrator: Christine Holloway, Johnathan McClainPublisher: Disney HyperionFormat: MP3 DownloadLength: 11 hours and 15 minutesSource: Library———————————————Content Screening: Mild ViolenceHDB Rating: 5 Keys to My HeartRecommended to: Fans of romance and science fiction blended together in a beautiful way. Add it on: Goodreads / Amazon / BookLikes It’s a night like any other on board the Icarus. Then, catastrophe strikes: the massive luxury spaceliner is yanked out of hyperspace and plummets into the nearest planet. Lilac LaRoux and Tarver Merendsen survive. And they seem to be alone. Lilac is the daughter of the richest man in the universe. Tarver comes…

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    Book Review: Fires of Man (Psionic Earth #1) by Dan Levinson

    Media Type: Ebook Title: Fires of Man    *Series: Psionic Earth #1 Author: Dan Levinson Publisher: Jolly Fish Press Pages: Paperback; 400 Release Date: June 17, 2014 Source: Author ————————————————— Genre: Science Fiction HDB Rating: 3 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who love sweeping science fiction with memorable characters. Add it on: Goodreads / Amazon / BookLikes Supposedly, the war between Calchis and Orion ended decades ago. But upon reporting to an isolated Orion army base for basic training, Private Stockton Finn learns the war still rages, only the weapons have changed—most disturbingly of all, Finn has been…

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    Audio Book Review: Landry Park by Bethany Hagen

    Media Type: Audio Book Title: Landry Park Author: Bethany Hagen Narrator: Leslie Bellair Publisher: Penguin Audio Format: MP3 CD Length: 7 hours 50 minutes Source: Library ——————————————— Content Screening: Mild Violence HDB Rating: 3 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Fans of dystopian fiction, science fiction and historical romance! Add it on: Goodreads / Amazon / BookLikes Downton Abbey meets The Selection in this dystopian tale of love and betrayal In a fragmented future United States ruled by the lavish gentry, seventeen-year-old Madeline Landry dreams of going to the university. Unfortunately, gentry decorum and her domineering father won’t allow that.…

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    ARC Review: Eyes on You by Kate White

    Media Type: Print Book (ARC) Title: Eyes on You Author: Kate White Publisher: Harper Collins Pages: Hardcover; 320 Release Date: June 24, 2014 Source: Publisher ———————————————- Genre: Mystery/Thriller HDB Rating: 3 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy stories centered around television stars and celebrities. Add it on: Goodreads / Amazon / BookLikes  From New York Times bestselling author Kate White comes a riveting psychological suspense in which a media star must battle a malevolent enemy who may be disturbingly close to her. After losing her on-air job two years ago, television host Robin Trainer has fought her…

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    Book Review: Will in Scarlet

    Media Type: Ebook (ARC) Title: Will in Scarlet Author: Matthew Cody Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers Pages: Hardcover; 272 Release Date: October 8, 2013 Source: NetGalley —————————————————- Content Screening: Mild Violence HDB Rating: 5 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Fans of reimaginings/retellings of popular stories, or anyone wanting to be swept up in something fabulous! Add it on: Goodreads / Amazon / BookLikes This reimagining of the Robin Hood legend tells the story of the young boy behind the bandit hero’s rise to fame.  Will Shackley is the son of a lord, and though just thirteen, he’s led…

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    Graphic Novel Review: The Extinction Parade (Vol 1)

    Title: The Extinction Parade: Vol 1 *Series: The Extinction ParadeAuthor: Max BrooksIllustrator: Raúlo Cáceres Publisher: Avatar PressPages: Paperback; 160Release Date: July 1, 2014Source: NetGalley Max Brooks, the best selling Zombie writer in history, unleashes an all-new horror epic! As humans wage their losing fight versus the hoards of the subdead, a frightening realization sets in with the secretive vampire race: our food is dying off. This is the story of the vampire’s decent into all-out war with the mindless, hungry hordes of the zombie outbreak as humanity tries to survive them all! This collected edition contains the entire first chapter of Extinction Parade (Issues #1-5) and a…