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Book Review: Fair Coin
Media Type: Print Book Title: Fair Coin *Series: Coin #1 Author: E.C. Meyers Publisher: Pyr Pages: Hardcover; 250 Release Date: March 27, 2012 Source: Publisher ———————————- Intended Reading Group: Young Adult Content Screening: Mild Violence ———————————– HDB Rating: 5 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Science Fiction nerds! This is for you! Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Amazon / B&N Sixteen-year-old Ephraim Scott is horrified when he comes home from school and finds his mother unconscious at the kitchen table, clutching a bottle of pills. The reason for her suicide attempt is even more disturbing: she thought she’d identified…
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Book Review: The Nightmare Garden
Media Type: Ebook (ARC) Title: The Nightmare Garden * Series: Iron Codex (Book 2) Author: Caitlin Kittredge Publisher: Delacorte Books for Young Readers Pages: Hardcover; 432 Release Date: February 14, 2012 Source: NetGalley ——————————————— Intended Reading Group: Young Adult Content Screening: Mild Violence/Language ——————————————— HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who devoured the first book and were eagerly awaiting the next! Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Amazon / B&N Everything Aoife thought she knew about the world was a lie. There is no Necrovirus. And Aoife isn’t going to succumb to madness because…
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Behind the scenes with Feyland: The Dark Realm
On the blog today, we have Anthea Sharp! Anthea is the author of one of my favorite new books, Feyland: The Dark Realm. Truth be told, I’m in love with this book. A mixture of fantasy and technology, it’s an amazing and fresh new take on the genre. It’s definitely something I recommmend you pick up!In the meantime though, here’s a behind the scenes look at the inspiration Anthea used for her book. Enjoy, and make sure to check back tomorrow for my review! Thanks, Jessica, for having me here at Hopelessly Devoted Bibliophile! To celebrate the release of my…
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Take home a copy of Nightingale by David Farland!
Dear readers, I have the best news for you! Do you remember when I reviewed Nightingale and raved about how wonderful it was? If you don’t, you can check out my review and see for yourself. I still stand by the fact that it is an amazing addition to the Fantasy genre! Now a copy can be yours! Up for grabs is one enhanced copy of Nightingale for you, my dear readers! To enter, FILL OUT THIS FORM. Open to everyone. Giveaway ends December 23, 2011.
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Book Review: Nightingale
Media Type: Enhanced Ebook Title: Nightingale Author: David Farland Publisher: East India Press Pages: Kindle; 424 Release Date: October 31, 2011 Source: Publisher ———————————— Intended Reading Group: Young Adult Content Screening: Mild Violence ————————————- HDB Rating: 5 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: EVERYONE. Seriously. Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Amazon / B&N Bron Jones was abandoned as a newborn. Thrown into foster care, he is rejected by one family after another, until he meets Olivia, a gifted and devoted high-school teacher who recognizes him for what he really is—what her people call a “nightingale.” But Bron isn’t…
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Reading in the Future: A guest post by the epic David Farland
If you are a lover of Fantasy and Science Fiction, you might recognize this man. David Farland is the author of multiple award winning single books and series in these genres. His Runelords series is one I’ve gotten completely hooked on. He is, in a word, my idol. You have no idea how happy I am to have him on the blog today! David Farland is pushing the boundaries of what we know as a “book” with his new enhanced novel Nightingale. I will be reviewing it tomorrow, but let me just say that it is truly impressive how immersing…
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From Sketch to Chapter Art, an Illustrator at Work: Inside the Moon Coin
I’m very pleased today to have Richard Due, and his lovely illustrator Carolyn Arcabascio, here to share a little bit about the making of The Moon Coin. If you missed my review you can find it here, but quite honestly this book is pure magic. Read on my friends, and get lost in the artwork that brings this book to life! Then check below for a chance to take a copy home for your very own! From Sketch to Chapter Art, an Illustrator at Work For me, getting to work with Carolyn Arcabascio was a dream come true. On The…
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Book Review: The Moon Coin
Media Type: Ebook Title: The Moon Coin Author: Richard Due Illustrator: Carolyn Arcabascio Publisher: Gibbering Gnome Press Pages: Ebook; 297 Release Date: August 25, 2011 Source: Publisher ———————————— Intended Reading Group: Middle Grade/Lower YA Content Screening: Mild Fantasy Violence ———————————— HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Fantasy readers, or those who love a good story. Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Librarything / Amazon / B&N For Lily and Jasper Winter, the Moon Realm began with a single secret bedtime tale. As the children grew older, Uncle Ebb enthralled them with thrilling tales of the Dragondain…
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Meet Kersten Hamilton’s characters and take a book home. It’s a win/win!
For those of you who may not know, I am an avid Kersten Hamilton fan. Her writing mixes fantasy and Celtic mythology, and her characters are wonderfully vivid! Kersten has two books out so far, both which are fantastic. You can find my review for Tyger, Tyger here and my review for In the Forests of the Night here, if you’re interested in seeing what I thought! I’d definitely suggest you give them a try though!———————————————————————————————————Now, without further ado, I give you an interview with Teagan, Finn and Abby (who just sort of snuck in but we won’t say anything). Jessica: Since…
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Book Review: The Magic Warble
Media Type: Print Book Title: The Magic Warble Author: Victoria Simcox Publisher: Two Harbors Press Pages: Paperback; 276 Release Date: January 1, 2009 Source: Author ———————————- Intended Reading Group: Middle Grade/Lower YA Content Screening: Very Mild Fantasy Violence ———————————- HDB Rating: 3 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Young readers looking for a foray into fantasy. Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Librarything / Amazon / B&N Dwarfs, gnomes, fairies, talking animals, and an evil queen – all these and more can be found in The Magic Warble, an enchanting tale of adventure and friendship. What first attracted my attention…