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Book Review: Natchez Burning (Penn Cage #4) by Greg Iles
Media Type: Print Book Title: Natchez Burning *Series: Penn Cage #4 Author: Greg Iles Publisher: William Morrow Paperbacks Pages: Paperback; 816 Release Date: Reprint Edition; August 4, 2015 Source: TLC Book Tours / William Morrow Paperbacks ——————————————————- Genre: Mystery / Crime Thriller HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy hard hitting, well fleshed out crime dramas with a hefty helping of historical background. Add it on: Goodreads | Amazon | BookLikes #1 New York Times bestselling author Greg Iles returns with his most eagerly anticipated novel yet—Natchez Burning—the first installment in an epic trilogy…
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Book Review: The Memory Thief by Bryce Moore
Media Type: Print Book (ARC) Title: The Memory Thief Author: Bryce Moore Publisher: Adaptive Books Pages: Hardcover; 256 Release Dates: September 20, 2016 (exclusively at Barnes & Noble) March 2017, everywhere else! Source: Publisher —————————————– Content Screening: Nothing of note HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who love fast-paced adventure with a good moral base. Add it on: Goodreads | Amazon | BookLikes Inside Out meets a modern Something Wicked This Way Comes in this evocative middle grade novel that explores the power of memory and family. Twin brother and sister Benji and Kelly wander off at…
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Book Review: Blood of the Prophet (The Fourth Element #2) by Kat Ross
Media Type: Ebook Title: Blood of the Prophet *Series: The Fourth Element #2 Author: Kat Ross Publisher: Acorn Publishing Pages: Paperback; 337 Release Date: September 12, 2016 Source: Xpresso Book Tours ————————————————- Content Screening: Mild Violence HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who are looking for a series that blends Fantasy and Mythology. Add it on: Goodreads | Amazon | BookLikes Visionary. Alchemist. Savior. Saint. The Prophet Zarathustra has been called many things. Now he spends his time drawing pictures of weird-looking goats. That’s what happens when you’ve been stuck in a prison cell for…
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Book Review: A Mortal Song by Megan Crewe
Media Type: Ebook (ARC) Title: A Mortal Song Author: Megan Crewe Publisher: Another World Press Pages: Kindle; 382 Release Date: September 13, 2016 Source: Xpresso Book Tours ———————————————— Content Screening: Mild Violence HDB Rating: 3 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who are looking for a Fantasy story steeped in Japanese lore. Add it on: Goodreads | Amazon | BookLikes Sora’s life was full of magic—until she discovered it was all a lie. Heir to Mt. Fuji’s spirit kingdom, Sora yearns to finally take on the sacred kami duties. But just as she confronts her parents to make a…
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Roald Dahl 100 Celebratory Blog Tour – Review of Esio Trot
This year Penguin Young Readers and the Roald Dahl Literary Estate are celebrating 100 years since the birth of Roald Dahl —the world’s number one storyteller. ==================================================================== Roald Dahl holds a special place in this bookworm’s heart. His stories were some of my favorites while I was growing up, and I love the fact that they are still so popular with today’s kids as well! There’s something magical about Roald Dahl’s writing. It’s a bit silly, a bit magic-filled, and always manages to have this beautiful message in it that is never preachy. They’re little portals to the best part…
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Book Review: Song of Princes by Janell Rhiannon
Media Type: Ebook Title: Song of Princes *Series: The Homeric Chronicles Author: Janell Rhiannon Publisher: Self-Published Pages: Kindle; 377 Release Date: June 22, 2016 Source: Xpresso Book Tours ———————————————– Genre: Fantasy / Mythology HDB Rating: 3 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Anyone looking for a fresh take on the Homeric legends. Add it on: Goodreads | Amazon | BookLikes Sing Muse. Sing of the shining citadel of Troy rising from the hot sands of Asia. Sing of the Greek palaces ascending from their rocky hilltops. Sing of one woman’s dream heralding the madness of men and the murder…
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Book Review: Harry Potter and the Cursed Child – Parts One and Two by J.K Rowling, Jack Thorne and John Tiffany
Media Type: Hardcover Book Title: Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Parts One and Two Series: Harry Potter #8 Authors: J.K Rowling, John Tiffany and Jack Thorne Publisher: Pottermore Pages: Hardcover; 320 Release Date: July 31, 2016 Source: Purchased ———————————————- Genre: Young Adult Fantasy HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy play manuscripts and the Harry Potter wizarding world. Add it on: Goodreads | Amazon | BookLikes Based on an original new story by J.K. Rowling, Jack Thorne and John Tiffany, a new play by Jack Thorne, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child is the eighth story in the Harry Potter series and the first official Harry Potter story to be…
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Book Review: Deception Island by Brynn Kelly
Media Type: Ebook Title: Deception Island Author: Brynn Kelly Publisher: HQN Books Pages: Kindle; 336 Release Date: May 31, 2016 Source: Publisher/Netgalley —————————————————- Genre: Romance / Thriller Content Screening: Violence HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy action packed stories that include some dark moments Add it on: Goodreads | Amazon | BookLikes A stolen boy A haunted soldier A cornered con woman… Rafe Angelito thought he was done with the demons from his past—until his son is kidnapped. Blackmailed into abducting an American heiress, the legionnaire soon finds himself trapped in paradise with a fiery, daring beauty who’s nothing he expects…and everything he desires. But when he uncovers…
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Book Review: The Light Fantastic by Sarah Combs
Media Type: Print Book (ARC) Title: The Light Fantastic Author: Sarah Combs Publisher: Candlewick Press Pages: Hardcover; 320 Release Date: September 13, 2016 Source: Publisher ———————————————- Content Screening: Mild Violence HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who are looking for an engaging read, dealing with a tough subject. Add it on: Goodreads | Amazon | BookLikes Seven tightly interwoven narratives. Three harrowing hours. One fateful day that changes everything. Delaware, the morning of April 19. Senior Skip Day, and April Donovan’s eighteenth birthday. Four days after the Boston Marathon bombing, the country is still reeling, and…
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Book Review: Another Brooklyn by Jacqueline Woodson
Media Type: Print Book (ARC) Title: Another Brooklyn Author: Jacqueline Woodson Publisher: Amistad Pages: Hardcover; 192 Release Date: August 9, 2016 Source: TLC Book Tours ——————————————– Genre: Historical Fiction HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Anyone looking for a gorgeously written look at the streets of 1970’s Brooklyn. Add it on: Goodreads | Amazon | BookLikes Running into a long-ago friend sets memories from the 1970s in motion for August, transporting her to a time and a place where friendship was everything—until it wasn’t. For August and her girls, sharing confidences as they ambled through neighborhood streets, Brooklyn…