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Book Review: Of Light and Darkness by Shayne Leighton
Media Type: Ebook Title: Of Light And Darkness * Series: Of Light And Darkness #1 Author: Shayne Leighton Publisher: Self-published Pages: Kindle (2nd Ed.); 400 Source: Author ————————————————- Genre: Urban Fantasy / Paranormal Fantasy HDB Rating: 3 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy discovering worlds situated on the fringe of our own. Add it on: Goodreads | Amazon | BookLikes Shayne Leighton’s stunning New Adult debut is a fiercely imaginative, multilayered dark fantasy where Erin Morgenstern’s The Night Circus meets Anne Rice’s The Vampire Chronicles in a story about a girl caught between two societies .…
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Book Review Tour: Finding Lyla by Cate Beauman
Media Type: Ebook (ARC) Title: Finding Lyla Series: Book 10 in the Bodyguards of LA County Series Publisher: Self Author: Cate Beauman Pages: Kindle; 430 Release Date: January 11, 2016 Source: Author —————————————– Genre: Romantic Suspense HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy lots of build and in depth characters Add it on: Goodreads | Amazon | BookLikes Principal Dancer Lyla Markovik-Avery is always on the go. Grueling practices and endless performances rule her busy days—and things are about to get more hectic. Russia is rolling out the red carpet for their beloved star, despite the string of violent terrorist attacks that have rocked the nation.Bodyguard Collin Michaels’ life is…
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Book Review: Puppy Pirates: Catnapped!
Media Type: Print Book Title: Puppy Pirates: Catnapped! * Series: Puppy Pirates #3 Author: Erin Soderberg Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers Pages: Paperback; 96 Release Date: January 26, 2016 Source: Publisher ——————————————————————- Age Group: 4 – 7 years (Transition Book) HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who love adventure on the high seas, with adorable puppies and kittens! Add it on: Goodreads | Amazon | BookLikes Ahoy, mateys! Set sail for fun and adventure on a pirate ship full of puppies. Fighting like cats and dogs? Exactly! The puppy pirates played a prank on the…
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Book Review + Playlist: The Year We Fell Apart by Emily Martin
The Year We Fell Apart by Emily Martin Publisher: Simon Pulse Release Date: January 26th 2016 Genre: Young Adult, Contemporary, Romance, Realistic Fiction Rate: 4 out of 5 stars In the tradition of Sarah Dessen, this powerful debut novel is a compelling portrait of a young girl coping with her mother’s cancer as she figures out how to learn from—and fix—her past. Few things come as naturally to Harper as epic mistakes. In the past year she was kicked off the swim team, earned a reputation as Carson High’s easiest hook-up, and officially became the black sheep of her family. But…
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Book Review: The Wednesday Group by Sylvia True
Media Type: Ebook (ARC) Title: The Wednesday Group Author: Sylvia True Publisher: St. Martin’s Griffin Pages: Paperback; 288 Release Date: March 24, 2015 Source: NetGalley —————————————– Genre: Contemporary Fiction HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy richly written characters facing real life issues. Add it on: Goodreads | Amazon | BookLikes Gail. Hannah. Bridget. Lizzy. Flavia. Each of them has a shameful secret, and each is about to find out that she is not alone… Gail, a prominent Boston judge, keeps receiving letters from her husband’s latest girlfriend, while her husband, a theology professor, claims…
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Book Review + Giveaway: Shallow Graves by Kali Wallace
Shallow Graves by Kali Wallace Publisher: Katherine Tegen Books Release Date: January 26th 2016 Genre: Young Adult, Paranormal, Horror, Zombies, Fantasy, Thriller, Contemporary, Fiction, Mystery, Supernatural Rate: 3 out of 5 Synopsis: For fans of Holly Black and Nova Ren Suma, a gripping, hauntingly atmospheric novel about murder, revenge, and a world where monsters—human and otherwise—lurk at the fringes. When seventeen-year-old Breezy Lin wakes up in a shallow grave one year after her death, she doesn’t remember who killed her or why. All she knows is that she’s somehow conscious—and not only that, she’s able to sense who around her…
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Book Review: To Catch a Lady by Pamela Labud
Media Type: Ebook (ARC) Title: To Catch a Lady Series: Hunt Club Book #1 Publisher: Loveswept Author: Pamela Labud Pages: Kindle; 322 Release Date: January 19, 2016 Source: Netgalley/Publisher —————————————– Genre: Adult Historical Romance HDB Rating: 2 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy lots of details and passionate characters Add it on: Goodreads | Amazon | BookLikes Ashton Blakely, the Duke of Summerton, cannot stop his aunt from meddling in his affairs. So rather than let her select a most disagreeable mate, Ashton decides to fire the first volley by holding a ball as a scheme to bag the ideal wife: a deferential girl eager to produce and raise an heir, leaving…
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Book Review: The Night Parade by Kathryn Tanquary
Media Type: Ebook (ARC) Title: The Night Parade Author: Kathryn Tanquary Publisher: Sourcebooks Jabberwocky Pages: Hardcover; 336 Release Date: January 5, 2016 Source: NetGalley / Publisher ————————————————– Content Screening: Nothing of note. HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy vivid magical adventures in new lands! Add it on: Goodreads | Amazon | BookLikes “I thought you might sleep through it.” The creature smiled.Saki’s voice was little more than a whisper. “Sleep through what?” It leaned over. She stared into its will-o’-the-wisp eyes.“The Night Parade, of course.” The last thing Saki Yamamoto wants to do for…
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Book Review: Zeroboxer by Fonda Lee
Media Type: Ebook (ARC) Title: Zeroboxer Author: Fonda Lee Publisher: Flux Pages: Paperback; 362 Release Date: April 1, 2015 Source: NetGalley ————————————- Content Screening: Mild Violence; Adult Language HDB Rating: 3 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy books centering around sports, with Science Fiction tied in. Add it on: Goodreads | Amazon | BookLikes A rising star in the weightless combat sport of zeroboxing, Carr “the Raptor” Luka dreams of winning the championship title. Recognizing his talent, the Zero Gravity Fighting Association assigns Risha, an ambitious and beautiful Martian colonist, to be his brandhelm––a personal marketing strategist.…
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Graphic Novel Review: Transformers: More Than Meets the Eye, Vol 1
Title: Transformers: More Than Meets the Eye, Vol 1 Author(s): James Roberts Illustrator(s): Alex Milne, Nick Roach Publisher: IDW Pages: TPB; 145 Recommended Age Group: 16+ Release Date: June 13, 2012 Source: Comixology (Purchased) Issues 1-3, plus the on-shot Death of Optimus Prime. Transformers saga begins here! More Than Meets The Eye reunites the fan-favorite creative team behind Last Stand of the Wreckers and sends the Transformers on an epic quest to the farthest reaches of the Transformers Universe and beyond! Also includes the one-shot Death of Optimus Prime. What a good way to kick off the year it was!…