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Book Review: Curiosity House: The Shrunken Head by H.C. Chester and Lauren Oliver
Media Type: Print Book (ARC) Title: Curiosity House: The Shrunken Head Series: Curiosity House #1 Author (s): Lauren Oliver; H.C. Chester Publisher: Harper Collin’s Children’s Books Pages: Hardcover; 368 Release Date: September 29, 2015 Source: Publisher ——————————————————— Content Screening: Mild Violence HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who love vivid characters, settings that come to life, and a great mystery. Add it on: Goodreads | Amazon | BookLikes What you will find in this book: – A rather attractive bearded lady – Several scandalous murders – A deliciously disgusting Amazonian shrunken head – Four extraordinary…
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Book Review: Meditations in Wonderland by Anna Patrick
Media Type: Ebook Title: Meditations in Wonderland Author: Anna Patrick Publisher: River Grove Books Pages: Ebook; 225 Release Date: October 6, 2015 Source: Author ———————————————– Genre: Contemporary / Retelling HDB Rating: 3 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy a darker look at Wonderland, and the parallels to our own minds. Add it on: Goodreads | Amazon | BookLikes Follow Elizabeth down the rabbit hole—and meet a whole new Alice. Elizabeth, a twenty-four-year-old interior designer living in Brooklyn, New York, encounters a little more than mental static when she sits down for her morning meditation, feeling disconnected from…
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Book Review: The Dead House by Dawn Kurtagich
Media Type: Ebook (ARC) Title: The Dead House Author: Dawn Kurtagich Publisher: Little Brown, BFYR Pages: Hardcover; 432 Release Date: September 15, 2015 Source: NetGalley ————————————————— Content Screening: Mild Violence HDB Rating: 3 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy a slow burn, and prefer their stories less gory and more haunting. Add it on: Goodreads | Amazon | BookLikes Welcome to the Dead House. Three students: dead. Carly Johnson: vanished without a trace. Two decades have passed since an inferno swept through Elmbridge High, claiming the lives of three teenagers and causing one student, Carly Johnson, to…
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Book Review: The Heartbeat Thief by AJ Krafton
Media Type: Ebook Title: The Heartbeat Thief Author: AJ Krafton Publisher: Self-published Pages: Kindle; 318 Release Date: June 12, 2015 Source: Xpresso Book Tours / Author —————————————————- Genre: Paranormal Fiction HDB Rating: 3 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy stories that span the decades, with a heaping helping of unrequited romance. Add it on: Goodreads | Amazon | BookLikes Haunted by a crushing fear of death, a young Victorian woman discovers the secret of eternal youth–she must surrender her life to attain it, and steal heartbeats to keep it. In 1860 Surrey, a young woman has only…
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Book Review: Rules for Stealing Stars by Corey Ann Haydu
Media Type: Ebook (ARC) Title: Rules for Stealing Stars Author: Corey Ann Haydu Publisher: Katherine Tegen Books Pages: Hardcover; 336 Release Date: September 29, 2015 Source: Publisher / NetGalley ——————————————————————— Content Screening: Parental Depression, Mild Violence HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy deep stories about families, and specifically about sisters. Add it on: Goodreads | Amazon | BookLikes In the tradition of Sharon Creech and Wendy Mass, Corey Ann Haydu’s sparkling middle grade debut is a sister story with a twist of magic, a swirl of darkness, and a whole lot of hope. Silly…
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Book Review: Shadow of Night (All Souls Trilogy #2) by Deborah Harkness
Media Type: Audio Book Title: Shadow of Night *Series: All Souls Trilogy #2 Author: Deborah Harkness Publisher: Penguin Books Run Time: 24 hours and 30 minutes Release Date: July 10, 2012 Source: Audible ————————————————– Genre: Paranormal / Historical Fiction HDB Rating: 3 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy plenty of history in their historical fiction. Add it on: Goodreads | Amazon | BookLikes Deborah Harkness exploded onto the literary scene with her debut novel, A Discovery of Witches, Book One of the magical All Souls Trilogy and an international publishing phenomenon. The novel introduced Diana Bishop,…
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Book Review: The Last Necromancer by C.J. Archer
Media Type: Ebook Title: The Last Necromancer Series: The Ministry of Curiosities #1 Author: C.J. Archer Publisher: Self-published Pages: Paperback; 268 Release Date: August 11, 2015 Source: Xpresso Book Tours/Author ———————————————— Content Screening: Mild Violence HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy stories with a slow burn, and a twist at the end. Add it on: Goodreads | Amazon | BookLikes Victorian London: For five years, Charlotte (Charlie) Holloway has lived as a boy in the slums. But when one theft too many gets her arrested, her only means of escape lies with a dead…
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Book Review: Don’t Vote for Me by Krista Van Dolzer
Media Type: Ebook (ARC) Title: Don’t Vote for Me Author: Krista Van Dolzer Publisher: Sourcebooks Jabberwocky Pages: Hardcover; 240 Release Date: August 4, 2015 Source: Publisher / NetGalley ————————————————– Content Screening: Nothing of note. HDB Rating: 3 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy stories about middle school friendships and lessons. Add it on: Goodreads | Amazon | BookLikes Veronica rules the school.David’s starting a revolution. It’s class president election time, and no one is surprised when Veronica Pritchard-Pratt is the only name on the list. She’s the most popular girl in school, a social giant who rules…
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Book Review: Taking the Heat by Victoria Dahl
Media Type: Ebook (ARC) Title: Taking the Heat Author: Victoria Dahl Publisher: HQN Books Pages: Paperback; 384 Release Date: July 28, 2015 Source: Publisher/Netgalley —————————————— Genre: Romance- 18+ recommended HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy books that are sweet, funny and full of chemistry. Add it on: Goodreads | Amazon | BookLikes All revved up for bright lights and steamy nights, writer Veronica Chandler chased her dreams to New York City. When she hit a dead end, reality sent her back home to Jackson Hole, Wyoming. Saving her pride and her new gig—writing a relationship advice column!—requires some faking. No one can know the truth about her big-city flop…
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Book Review: Her Sister’s Shoes by Ashley Farley
Media Type: Ebook Title: Her Sister’s Shoes Author: Ashley Farley Publisher: Self-published Pages: Paperback; 320 Release Date: June 24, 2015 Source: TLC Book Tours / Author ————————————————— Genre: Contemporary Fiction HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy family dramas, and aren’t afraid to get a bit teary eyed. Add it on: Goodreads | Amazon | BookLikes Set in the South Carolina Lowcountry and packed with Southern charm and memorable characters, Her Sister’s Shoes is the story of three sisters—Samantha, Jackie, and Faith—who struggle to balance the demands of career and family while remaining true to…