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Courage, a guest post by Helen Laibach
Today I’m pleased to have Helen Laibach, author of A Soul Less Broken here on the blog. I recently finished reading her book and I have to say, it’s heartbreaking and empowering at the same time. Helen is here to share a look into the rape statistics that drive her book. Catherine’s situation is terrifying, and yet very real people face that every day. I’ll let her explain. I’ve heard it said that the definition of courage is “doing what you know is right even when you are afraid.” There are the obvious examples of people who display courage every day…
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Book Review: Shadow of a Dead Star
Media Type: Ebook Title: Shadow of a Dead Star Author: Michael Shean Publisher: Self-published Pages: Ebook; 228 Release Date: June 23, 2011 Source: Author ==================== Intended Reading Group: Adult Genre: Cyberpunk, Crime Thriller HDB Rating: 5 Keys to My Heart Seattle, 2078. The future hasn’t been kind to the spirit of humanity; commercial obsession and technological fetishism rules the day, religion and belief has died screaming in the fires of war, and what remains is moral decrepitude. Cities of glass and exotic metals reach toward the poisoned sky, and every night sees a host of sins played out under glittering…
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Book Review: Adam & Eve
Media Type: Print Book Title: Adam & Eve Author: Sena Jeter Naslund Publisher: William Morrow Pages: Hardcover; 352 Release Date: October 1, 2010 Source: TLC Book Tours ————————————– Intended Reading Group: Adult Genre: General Fiction ————————————– HDB Rating: 3 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy books with biblical themes. Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Amazon / B&N What Happened To Eden? The New York Times bestselling author of Ahab’s Wife, Four Spirits, and Abundance returns with a daring and provocative novel that envisions a world where science and faith contend for the allegiance of a new Adam & Eve. Hours before his untimely—and highly suspicious—death,…
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Book Review: Bears, Recycling, and Confusing Time Paradoxes
Media Type: Ebook Title: Bears, Recycling and Confusing Time Paradoxes Author: Greg X. Graves Publisher: 1889 Labs Pages: Paperback; 168 Release Date: April 1, 2011 Source: Author ————————————– Genre: Um? Hilarity? HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers looking for some ridiculous fun! Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Amazon / B&N / Smashwords Do you want to recycle but aren’t sure how? Are you concerned that a potential suitor may be a vampire? Have you attended a job interview only to be greeted by Hideous Telepathic Space-faring Lizardmen in Mansuits? The Guide to Moral Living in Examples educates on these and many more common moral conundrums,…
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A STRONG summer giveaway
Not participating yet? Click HERE to start! Ready for our first giveaway and game? I know I am! Up for grabs today is a shiny new copy of Lot’s Return to Sodom by Sandra Brannan. In case you may have missed it, Sandra guest posted here yesterday. Keep in mind that if you go and comment on that post you get an extra entry into this giveaway! Here’s a little bit about the book to get you psyched. The Sturgis Motorcycle Rally is no place for button-downed citizens-unless they’re trying to hide a murder. Sharp-witted Liv Bergen can’t avoid becoming embroiled…
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MISERERE: One question tour with Teresa Frohock
Teresa Frohock, author of Miserere, is stopping by the blog today! As she tours her newest book she is stopping by blogs and sharing little pieces of herself. Each blogger was able to ask her one question! So I made sure to make mine count. See my question below, along with her answer, info about the book, and the stops coming up! Jessica asks: “If money wasn’t an issue, what would be one place you’d love to visit long term?” Cool question, Jessica. Um, let me see, right now I would have to pick Spain. I had to take two…
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Book Review: Graveminder
Media Type: Book Title: Graveminder Author: Melissa Marr Publisher: William Morrow & Company Pages: Hardcover; 324 Release Date: May 17, 2011 Source: Publisher ===================== Intended Reading Group: Adult Genre: Paranormal Fiction HDB Rating: 5 Keys to My Heart Melissa Mar is known to young adult readers as the author of the popular faery series Wicked Lovely. Her debut leap into adult fiction lands her in the small community of Claysville, a town where the dead walk free unless there their graves are not properly tended. Into this eerie maelstrom, Rebekkah Barrow descends as she returns to a place that she…
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Book Review: The Final Alice
Tweet Media Type: Book Title: The Final Alice Author: Alycia Ripley Publisher: Trafford Publishing Pages: Paperback; 196 Release Date: October 19, 2010 Source: Publisher ======================== Intended Reading Group: Adult Genre: Fantasy HDB Rating: 3 Keys to My Heart A lysergic head trip of a novel, The Final Alice is the rare tale that possesses equal measures of heart, wit, and inspired demented madness. Alycia Ripley’s fine novel deserves to be read, re-read, analyzed, debated, and perhaps become the sacred text of a passionate cult.’ -James Ponsoldt, writer/director of Off the Black and Junebug and Hurricane Add it on: Goodreads /…
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Book Review: Thoughts Without Cigarettes
Media Type: Book Title: Thoughts Without Cigarettes Author: Oscar Hijuelos Publisher: Gotham Pages: Hardcover; 384 Release Date: June 2, 2011 Source: TLC Book Tours ——————————— Genre: Memoir HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers looking for an honest look at this author’s life, peppered with great stories. Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Librarything / Amazon / B&N Oscar Hijuelos has enchanted readers with vibrant characters who hunger for success, love, and self-acceptance. In his first work of nonfiction, Hijuelos writes from the heart about the people and places that inspired his international bestselling novels. Born in Manhattan’s Morningside Heights to Cuban immigrants in 1951, Hijuelos introduces…
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Book Review: Escape
Tweet Media Type: Book Title: Escape Author: Lisa Polisar Publisher: NukeWorks Pages: Paperback; 174 Release Date: December 7, 2010 Source: Author ================== Intended Reading Group: Adult Book Genre: Mystery HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart From the quiet English countryside to the gritty streets of Boston’s Chinatown, there is a silent commonality among these eerie tales – Polisar’s fascination with the darkness of the human psyche. Whether it’s murder in a jazz club or deadly assassins, Polisar’s intricate storytelling and startling characters will take you on an unforgettable journey from fear and terror to escape. Add it on: Goodreads…