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Spotlight and Excerpt: The Mapmaker’s War
Today I’m spotlighting a book that is currently sitting in my TBR pile, and that looks utterly fabulous. The Mapmaker’s War is a book about adventure, loss and redemption. I’m here to convince you that it needs a spot on your reading list as well! Check out the synopsis. This will be the map of your heart, old woman. In an ancient time, in a faraway land, a young woman named Aoife is allowed a rare apprenticeship to become her kingdom’s mapmaker, tasked with charting the entire domain. Traveling beyond its borders, she finds a secretive people who live in peace,…
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A guest post by Liz Gruder
Tour Link When New Orleans went under during Hurricane Katrina, I worked in the media. Martial law had been declared. Driving through the warzone, soldiers poked guns in my face as I held up ID. I saw the Xs painted on houses with a number declaring the dead. I drove to a beloved marina with boats piled up like Tinker Toys. All wildlife was dead and the seagulls had been blown away. Everything had been destroyed. I saw my husband, who had kept his boat there and loved the marina, the wildlife, and the sunsets, fall to his knees and…
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Book Review: The Voyage of Lucy P. Simmons
Media Type: Print Book Title: The Voyage of Lucy P. Simmons Author: Barbara Mariconda Publisher: Katherine Tegen Books Pages: Hardcover; 224 Release Date: October 2, 2012 Source: Library ————————————————– Content Screening: Nothing of note HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Those who enjoy a feisty female lead, and a read with ample adventure. Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Amazon / B&N An enchanted flute that vibrates when danger is near, sparkling mist that unlocks a drawer of family secrets, and a bookcase that expands to conceal her hiding place—these are the bits of magic Lucy…
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A Natural History of Dragons: Excerpt and Giveaway
I’m so overjoyed to be on the blog tour for A Natural History of Dragons by Marie Brennan! I’ve been pining over this book and its gorgeous illustrations since I first laid eyes on the teasers, ages ago. It is with a happy heart that I share this book with you in all its glory! You, dear reader, continue at your own risk. It is not for the faint of heart—no more so than the study of dragons itself. But such study offers rewards beyond compare: to stand in a dragon’s presence, even for the briefest of moments—even at the risk…
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Book Review: Keeper of the Black Stones
Media Type: Print Book Title: Keeper of the Black Stones * Series: Stone Ends, Book 1 Author: P.T. McHugh Publisher: Glass House Press Pages: Paperback; 369 Release Date: February 26, 2013 Source: Publisher —————————————————- Content Screening: Mild Violence HDB Rating: 5 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Everyone! Especially readers who genuinely enjoy a romp through history. Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Amazon / B&N Awkward in his own skin, shy around girls and worried about anything and everything, Jason Evans is just like a million other teenage boys in high school, with one very large exception:…
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Book Review: The Mirrored Shard
Media Type: Print Book (ARC) Title: The Mirrored Shard *Series: Iron Codex #3 Author: Caitlin Kittredge Publisher: Delacorte Books for Young Readers Pages: Hardcover; 304 Release Date: February 12, 2013 Source: Publisher ———————————————————- Intended Reading Group: Young Adult Content Screening: Mild Violence ———————————————————- HDB Rating: 3 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who are fans of the Iron Codex series. Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Amazon / B&N Aoife Grayson must face death to win back Dean—the love who was ripped from the Iron Lands of the living when he was shot in the arctic north.…
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Book Review: Zephyr The West Wind
Media Type: Ebook (ARC) Title: Zephry: The West Wind * Series: Chaos Chronicles #1 Author: R.J. Tolson Publisher: Universal Kingdom Print Pages: Paperback; 492 Release Date: August 1, 2012 Source: JKS Communications —————————————————- Intended Reading Group: Young Adult Content Screening: Mild Fantasy Violence —————————————————- HDB Rating: 3 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers of the Fantasy genre Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Amazon / B&N Seventeen years ago, in the island village of Dentro, lived a large and powerful demon. With just a howl, mountains were obliterated. With the help of an outsider, the chief of…
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Book Review: Mystic City
Media Type: Print Book Title: Mystic City * Series: Mystic City #1 Author: Theo Lawrence Publisher: Delacorte Books for Young Readers Pages: Hardcover; 416 Release Date: October 9, 2012 Source: Library ——————————————————— Intended Reading Group: Young Adult Content Screening: Mild Violence ———————————————————- HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who love vivid stories set in futuristic societies. Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Amazon / B&N Aria Rose, youngest scion of one of Mystic City’s two ruling rival families, finds herself betrothed to Thomas Foster, the son of her parents’ sworn enemies. The union of…
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Book Review: Above Ground
Media Type: Ebook Title: Above Ground Author: A.M. Harte Publisher: 1889 Labs Ltd. Pages: Paperback; 342 Release Date: October 31, 2012 Source: Author ———————————————- Intended Reading Group: Young Adult Content Screening: Violence ———————————————- HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy a dystopian/fantasy mix and are ready to explore a new world. Add it on: Goodreads / Amazon The first glimpse of sun may be her last. When Lilith Gray goes above ground for the first time, she hardly expects to stay there — much less be trapped on the surface with no way home. Hunted by…
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Book Review: Three Parts Dead
Media Type: Print Book Title: Three Parts Dead Author: Max Gladstone Publisher: Tor Books Pages: Hardcover; 336 Release Date: October 2, 2012 Source: Publisher ——————————————- Genre: Urban Fantasy HDB Rating: 3 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy the UF genre, and are okay with starting off a little lost. Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Amazon / B&N A god has died, and it’s up to Tara, first-year associate in the international necromantic firm of Kelethres, Albrecht, and Ao, to bring Him back to life before His city falls apart. Her client is Kos, recently deceased…